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  1. Chile Must Build On Achievements In The Judiciary To Address Inequality And Prevent Undue Influence: Special Rapporteur Chile has built a legal and judicial system that is widely recognised for its strong institutions, and Chilean judges enjoy a commendable level of independence, with minimal political interference, an independent human rights expert said. However, these achievements are marred by significant inequality that translates into unequal access to justice. Read
  2. Court Reverses Order to Shut Down Award-Winning Philippine News Site Which Challenged Last President A ruling made public this week by the Philippines Court of Appeals declared the news site Rappler headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa can continue to operate. Read
  3. New DOE Report Identifies Solutions To Five Major Gaps in U.S. Hydropower Supply Chain The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released a report that makes actionable recommendations to address five gaps in the domestic hydropower supply chain. Read
  4. BLM To Hold Geothermal Lease Sale October 8, 2024 The Bureau of Land Management will hold a competitive geothermal lease sale on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. The agency will offer 66 parcels for leases totaling 219,250.240 acres in Churchill, Esmeralda, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, and Washoe counties in Nevada. Read
  5. Expressions Of Interest Sought For New Ambulance Station Sites Expressions of Interest are being sought for suitable sites to build new ambulance stations as part of the NSW Government’s $615.5 million NSW Ambulance Infrastructure Program. Read
  6. Calling All Innovators: Apply for NASA’s 2025 Lunabotics Challenge NASA invites teams from colleges, universities, as well as technical and vocational schools around the country to test their engineering skills in the 2025 Lunabotics Challenge. Read
  7. Company Indicted for $100M Price-Fixing Conspiracy Involving Publicly Funded Infrastructure Projects A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City returned an indictment, which was unsealed August 8, charging Sioux Erosion Control, Inc. (Sioux), its vice president and another employee with a price-fixing conspiracy targeting over $100 million in publicly-funded transportation construction contracts across Oklahoma. Read
  8. How A Legal Loophole Allows Unsafe Ingredients In US Foods The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tasked with overseeing the safety of the U.S. food supply, setting requirements for nutrition labeling, working with companies on food recalls, and responding to outbreaks of foodborne illness. But when it comes to additives already in our food and the safety of certain ingredients, FDA has taken a hands-off approach, according to a new article in the American Journal of Public Health. Read
  9. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on August 09, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on August 09, 2024 Read
  10. CTA’s $3.6 Billion Red Line Extension Project Now Expected To Receive $764 Million In 2025 The Chicago Transit Authority’s transformational Red Line Extension (RLE) Project has received a significant funding boost by the federal government, which has pledged to more than double funding for the project in its first year to $764 million from the previous pledge by the Biden-Harris administration of $350 million. Read
  11. UNDP Promotes Public-Private Partnership For Sustainable Regional Development The Regional Investment Council under the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Issyk-Kul province has been established and launched its first meeting. Read
  12. Norway To Join UK Navy Deployment To Indo-Pacific Next Year Norway will join the UK’s Carrier Strike Group deployment to Japan and the Indo-Pacific region in 2025, Defence Secretary John Healey has announced recently. Read
  13. Multiple Nations Reach Out to Iran to Reconsider Counterstrike on Israel Governments from the U.S. to Russia to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are asking Iran not to escalate the Middle East conflict. It isn't working. Read
  14. Recently Completed Geophysical Survey Will Help Protect Critical Infrastructure From Geomagnetic Storms After nearly two decades of data collection, the first-ever nationwide survey of Earth’s electrical conductivity is available. Read
  15. FTC Action Leads to Sweepstakes Ban for Individual Who Helped Run Massive Scheme that Cost Consumers Millions As a result of a Federal Trade Commission case, one of the operators of a sweepstakes scam that cost consumers millions has agreed to a settlement that permanently bans him from operating sweepstakes or making claims to consumers about prizes they have won or may win. Read
  16. Department Of Commerce Announces Preliminary Terms With SK Hynix The U.S. Department of Commerce and SK hynix have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $450 million in proposed federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act to establish a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) advanced packaging fabrication and research and development (R&D) facility. Read
  17. U.S. Department of Education Announces Schedule and New Process to Launch 2025-26 FAFSA Form The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced that the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA® form) will be launched through a new process. Read
  18. Saliva Indicates Severity Of Recurrent Respiratory Infections In Children A saliva test can more accurately indicate the severity of recurrent respiratory infections in children than the standard blood test. If saliva contains too few broadly protective antibodies, a child is more likely to suffer from pneumonia episodes. This is reported by researchers from Radboudumc Amalia Children's Hospital and UMC Utrecht Wilhelmina Children's Hospital in the European Respiratory Journal. Read
  19. Former Finance Minister of Mozambique Convicted of $2B Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York, convicted the former Finance Minister of Mozambique for his role in a $2 billion fraud, bribery, and money laundering scheme that victimized investors in the United States and elsewhere. Read
  20. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on August 08, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on August 08, 2024 Read
  21. 90,000 Australians Go Under The Knife For Hernia Repair Operations Each Year A new Australian study reveals who is most at risk of having hernia repair surgery, one of the most common medical conditions and surgical operations performed in hospitals worldwide. Read
  22. ADB, Japan, Fiji Commission New Facilities At Fiji International Airport The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently joined the governments of Fiji and Japan in a commissioning ceremony for various terminal facilities to help Fiji boost the capacity and resilience of its airport operations. Read
  23. Abu Dhabi Judicial Department And Dubai DIFC Courts Discuss Cooperation In The Fields Of Digital Technologies A delegation from the Dubai International Financial Center Courts was received by the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, and they talked about how to cooperate, form partnerships, and share knowledge and experience in the areas of innovation and contemporary digital technologies to enhance the litigation experience and implement best practices globally. Read
  24. Department Of Labor, GSA To Centralize Government Benefits Information On USA.gov And USAGov En Español The Department of Labor (DOL) and General Services Administration (GSA) announced a collaborative effort to centralize government benefits information on USA.gov and USAGov en Español, which will offer a new benefits experience for the public in both English and Spanish. Read
  25. USDA Updates Farm Loan Programs to Increase Financial Freedom, Resilience for Agricultural Producers The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced changes to the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Farm Loan Programs, effective Sept. 25, 2024 — changes that are intended to increase opportunities for farmers and ranchers to be financially viable. Read