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  1. U.S.-Mexico Border 2025 Environmental Program Releases Binational Highlights Report On July 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT, acronym in Spanish), released the Border 2025 mid-term Highlights Report. This report highlights the 2021-2023 accomplishments within border communities through the Border 2025 program. Read
  2. AfDB Approves ZAR 18.85 Billion ($1 Billion) Corporate Loan For Transnet’s Business Recovery Plan The African Development Bank Group has approved a ZAR 18.85 billion ($1 billion) corporate loan to Transnet, South Africa’s major freight transport and logistics company, for its recovery and growth plans. Read
  3. New Era For Defense: Government Launches Root And Branch Review Of UK Armed Forces A root and branch review of UK defence has been launched by Prime Minister Keir Starmer on July 16 to make Britain secure at home and strong abroad for decades to come. Read
  4. Agencies Finalize Interagency Guidance on Reconsiderations of Value for Residential Real Estate Valuations Five federal regulatory agencies recently issued final guidance addressing reconsiderations of value (ROVs) for residential real estate transactions. Read
  5. EU To Invest Record €7 Billion Into Sustainable, Safe And Smart Transport Infrastructure The European Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU's instrument for strategic investment in infrastructure. This represents the largest call under the current CEF Transport programme. Read
  6. NASA Signs US, Saudi Arabia Agreement for Civil Aeronautics, Space Collaboration The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a framework agreement that opens new possibilities for cooperation with NASA in areas such as space science, exploration, aeronautics, space operations, education, and Earth science. Read
  7. In China, Property Rights Take Wrong Turn China’s economy, long an engine of world growth, has been sputtering lately. During the second quarter of 2024, it grew at an annual rate of 4.7% — down from an average 7% a year during the past decade. For the next two years, the International Monetary Fund forecasts more of the same. Read
  8. DaVita to Pay Over $34M to Resolve Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks DaVita Inc. has agreed to pay $34,487,390 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce referrals to DaVita Rx and by paying kickbacks to nephrologists and vascular access physicians to induce the referral of patients to DaVita’s dialysis centers. Read
  9. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on July 18, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on July 18 Read
  10. Restricting Access To Pesticides And Firearms Could Prevent More Than 120,000 Suicide Deaths In The Americas Over A Decade A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas, reveals that implementing policies to restrict access to highly hazardous pesticides and firearms could prevent more than 120,000 deaths by suicide in the region of the Americas over a 10-year period. Read
  11. Central African Republic: Urgent Action Required To Address Human Rights Violations In Places Of Detention Urgent and concrete action is required to ensure respect for human rights in places of detention in the Central African Republic (CAR), where torture and ill-treatment, illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention, malnutrition and poor healthcare are prevalent, a UN report issued today says. Read
  12. EIB Board Of Directors Backs €8.4B Of New Financing For Housing, Education, Energy, Water And Business Investment The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) recently approved €8.4 billion of new financing to build homes and schools, harness renewable energy, upgrade water, transport and communications networks and bolster business innovation and growth in Europe and around the world. Read
  13. CDC Data Shows Over 70 Million U.S. Adults Reported Having a Disability CDC released on July 16 the annual update to the Disability and Health Data System (DHDS), providing quick and easy online access to state-level health data on adults with disabilities. Read
  14. Agencies Issue Final Rule to Help Ensure Credibility and Integrity of Automated Valuation Models Six federal regulatory agencies rently issued a final rule, pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, designed to help ensure the credibility and integrity of models used in valuations for certain mortgages secured by a consumer’s principal dwelling. Read
  15. NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA announced Wednesday its intent to discontinue development of its VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. NASA stated cost increases, delays to the launch date, and the risks of future cost growth as the reasons to stand down on the mission. Read
  16. Former Government Official Arrested for Acting as Unregistered Agent of South Korean Government Sue Mi Terry Provided South Korean Intelligence Officers Access, Information and Advocacy in Exchange for Luxury Goods and Funding Read
  17. U.S., Australia, Philippines, U.K. begin Exercise Predator’s Run 24 in Northern Territory U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force arrived at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on July 15, 2024, to commence Exercise Predator’s Run 24. Read
  18. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on July 17, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on July 17 Read
  19. United States and Singapore Sign SOI to Strengthen Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Cooperation The United States Department of Defense and Singapore Ministry of Defence signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) regarding Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Cooperation. Read
  20. New Defence Secretary Sets Out Commitment To AUKUS To Drive Regional British Growth New Defence Secretary, John Healey, has set out Britain’s commitment to the AUKUS partnership as an important driver of jobs and growth in Yorkshire and across the UK. Read
  21. Scientists To Shed Light On The Status Of Sharks, Big Cats And Other Animal Species In International Trade On 12-19 July 2024, the 33rd meeting of the CITES Animals Committee (AC33) will convene scientific experts to discuss the status in international trade of African carnivores, pangolins, sharks, amphibians, songbirds, and marine ornamental fishes, among other species. Read
  22. Argonne Develops New Kind Of AI Model For Weather Prediction New AI foundation model can provide high-accuracy forecasts from even low-resolution data Read
  23. Recovery Fund: European Council Greenlights Germany’s Amended Plan That Includes A REPowerEU Chapter The Council today approved the Commission’s positive assessment of Germany’s amended recovery and resilience plan. The amended plan now includes a new REPowerEU chapter worth €2.3 billion. Read
  24. EIB: New Agreement Signed To Provide Additional €2B To Back The Reconstruction Of Areas Hit By Central Italian Earthquake The European Investment Bank (EIB) is further bolstering its commitment to back reconstruction and safety work in the central Italian regions hit by the 2016 and 2017 earthquakes, announcing the approval of a new €2 billion financing package. Read
  25. Senator Bob Menendez Convicted on All 16 Corruption Charges One of the previously most powerful Democratic Senators was found guilty of a slew of criminal charges including accepting bribes and acting as a foreign agent. Read