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  1. FTC Acts To Stop Debt Relief Scheme Targeting Spanish-Speaking Student Loan Borrowers The Federal Trade Commission has stopped the operators of a scheme that it says tricked financially strapped consumers seeking student loan relief into paying hundreds of dollars in junk fees. Read
  2. African Development Bank Expresses Strong Support For AU Peace Fund Revitalization The African Development Bank has expressed strong support for revitalizing the African Union (AU) Peace Fund, pledging to continue implementing innovative strategies to address fragility and build resilience across the continent. Read
  3. Justice Department to Recover Nearly $85M in Additional Funds Linked to 1MDB Scheme The Justice Department has reached an agreement with “Jasmine” Loo Ai Swan (Loo), the former general counsel of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s sovereign investment development fund, to recover artwork by Pablo Picasso and a financial account in Switzerland traced to funds allegedly embezzled from 1MDB. Read
  4. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on July 23, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on July 23 Read
  5. DoD Announces Publication of 2024 Arctic Strategy The Department of Defense (DOD) released its 2024 DOD Arctic Strategy. This is the first update to DOD's approach to the region since 2019. Read
  6. DOI Announces Funding Opportunity for Ecosystem and Habitat Restoration in the Upper Colorado River Basin The Department of the Interior recently announced a funding opportunity for ecosystem and habitat restoration projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin that address impacts caused by drought. Read
  7. Czech Republic: Construction of Ostrava Concert Hall receives CZK 2 billion from the EIB The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending 2 bn Czech crowns (ca €84 million) for the construction of a state-of-the-art concert hall in the Czech city of Ostrava. Read
  8. IFC Partners with Ayala Land on its First Sustainability-Linked Financing As part of efforts to grow the market for green development in the Philippines, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is partnering with Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) on its first sustainability-linked financing package, which will support the company in decarbonizing its commercial real-estate portfolio. Read
  9. Oropouche Virus Update: Cases Of Mother-to-Child Transmission Under Investigation In Brazil The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert informing its Member States about the identification of possible cases of expectant mother-to-child transmission of the Oropouche virus (OROV) under investigation in Brazil. Read
  10. European Commission Publishes New Guidelines For More Clarity On Air Passenger Rights The European Commission is publishing revised interpretative guidelines on air passenger rights that will facilitate compliance with regulations and harmonise enforcement by national bodies. Read
  11. Additional 9,600 Flights Cancelled Since July 20 After 46,000 Grounded on July 19 Because of CrowdStrike Update The software flaw that crippled over 8.5 million computers worldwide continues to leave carnage in multiple industries. Read
  12. NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for NOAA’s JPSS-4 Mission NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) to provide launch services for NOAA’s JPSS-4 mission. Read
  13. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on July 22, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on July 22 Read
  14. ADB Partners With KEGOC To Enhance Kazakhstan’s Power Grid, Enabling Large-Scale Renewable Power Distribution The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Kazakhstan Electricity Grid Operating Company (KEGOC) have signed a financing deal worth 58.2 billion tenge (around $123 million) to expand the high-voltage transmission network in the southern region of Kazakhstan. Read
  15. EU Inaugurates New Training Facilities for Somali National Army On July 16, the European Union marked a milestone with the inauguration of newly constructed facilities at the General Dhagabadan Training Center (GDTC) in Somalia. Read
  16. DOE Opens Bids To Construct ORNL’s Next-Generation Supercomputer The Department of Energy recently released a request for proposals to advance its leadership in high-performance computing, inviting vendors to submit their plans for a successor to Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s exascale (a quintillion or more calculations per second) supercomputer, Frontier. Read
  17. UAE Launches Global Initiative To Build 10 Hospitals To Address Critical Healthcare Gaps The United Arab Emirates has unveiled an ambitious program aimed at bridging critical healthcare gaps worldwide as part of the Zayed Humanitarian Legacy Initiative, announced in March of this year by President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Read
  18. USDA Invests in Innovative Projects that Help Conserve Natural Resources and Address Climate Change Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $90 million in 53 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) projects, which support the development of new tools, approaches, practices and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands. Read
  19. Biden is Out, Harris is In Joe Biden announced yesterday he is stepping aside as the Democratic Party’s candidate for President in the November race. Read
  20. ICJ Declares Israel Is Illegally Occupying Palestinian Territories in Gaza and West Bank and Must Leave The International Court of Justice issued a groundbreaking opinion on July 19 that Israel violated the terms of lawfully binding agreements dating from 1967 and forward regarding Palestinian rights to territories set aside for it in Gaza and the West Bank. Read
  21. $5 Billion Aims to Restore, Reconstruct, and Repair Nationally Significant Large Bridges Across the Country U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced more than $5 billion in Large Bridge Project awards through the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) competitive Bridge Investment Program. Read
  22. Cancer Risk: Most Australian Welders Exposed To High Levels Of Dangerous Fumes New Curtin University research has revealed at least 46,000 Australian welders are exposed to high levels of dangerous, potentially cancer-causing fumes at work — and little is being done to protect them. Read
  23. Justice Department and FTC Extend Public Comment on RFI Targeting Serial Acquisitions, Roll-Up Strategies The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are extending the deadline for the public to comment on serial acquisitions and roll-up strategies that harm competition by 60 days. Read
  24. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on July 19, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on July 19 Read
  25. DOE Announces Intent to Fund Solar and Battery Storage in Puerto Rico The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intent to issue a $325 million funding opportunity for the new Programa de Comunidades Resilientes, funded by DOE’s Puerto Rico Energy Resilience Fund (PR-ERF). Read