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  1. DOI Announces Offshore Wind Lease Sale in Central Atlantic The Department of the Interior announced recently that it would hold an offshore wind energy lease sale in the Central Atlantic. Read
  2. Travel & Tourism in Latin America Could Boost Region’s Economy by US$260BN Over the Next Decade The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), in collaboration with VFS Global, revealed that the Latin American (LATAM) Travel & Tourism sector could add nearly US$260BN to the region’s economy and create nearly eight million new jobs over the next 10 years. Read
  3. Philippines’ Net External Liability Position Reaches US$59.3 Billion as of End-March 2024 Preliminary data on the country’s net international investment position (IIP) indicated a net liability position of US$59.3 billion as of end-March 2024, higher by 15.5 percent than the US$51.3 billion recorded in end-December 2023. Read
  4. Supreme Court Grants Presidents Unlimited Immunity for All Official Acts The Court's long-awaited ruling on presidential immunity gives an entirely new meaning to the phrase "Justice is Blind". Read
  5. CFPB Extends Compliance Dates for Small Business Lending Rule The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interim final rule to extend compliance deadlines for the small business lending rule. Read
  6. The EU And Egyp Sign A Memorandum Of Understanding Underpinning €1 Billion In Macro-financial Assistance For Egypt At the EU-Egypt Investment Conference, co-organised by the EU and the Government of Egypt on 29-30 June, the EU and Egypt are teaming up to intensify private sector investments in Egypt. They are also signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the disbursement to Egypt of up to €1 billion in Macro-Financial Assistance. Read
  7. Scientists Identify Safe Havens We Must Preserve to Prevent ‘the Sixth Great Extinction Of Life On Earth’ Conserving biodiversity hotspots which cover just 1.22% of the Earth’s terrestrial surface could stop extinctions in their tracks and protect the planet for future generations Read
  8. Three Former Executives Sentenced for $1B Corporate Fraud Scheme Three former executives of Outcome Health (Outcome), a Chicago-based health technology start-up company, were sentenced for their roles in a fraud scheme that targeted the company’s clients, lenders, and investors and involved approximately $1 billion in fraudulently obtained funds. Read
  9. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on July 1, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on July 1 Read
  10. Nearly 1.8 Billion Adults At Risk Of Disease From Not Doing Enough Physical Activity New data show that nearly one third (31%) of adults worldwide, approximately 1.8 billion people, did not meet the recommended levels of physical activity in 2022. Read
  11. Latin American Countries Continue to Lead the World in Positive Emotions The Gallup Global Emotions 2024 Report offers a snapshot from Gallup’s latest measurements of people’s positive and negative daily experiences. The findings are based on nearly 146,000 interviews with adults in 142 countries and areas in 2023. Read
  12. Israeli Citizens Protest in the Hundreds of Thousands Demanding Netanyahu Sign Truce and Call New Elections Pressures are intensifying for the Israeli prime minister to end the genocidal war in Gaza and dissolve his government. Read
  13. IFC Supports SeABank to Issue Viet Nam’s First Blue Bond, Boost Climate Finance To catalyze a viable blue finance market while fostering green bonds and supporting smaller businesses in Viet Nam, IFC is providing a financing package of $150 million to Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank). The investment entails the first blue bond in Viet Nam and the first green bond by a private commercial bank in the country. Read
  14. Sudan Is Facing An Unprecedented Hunger Catastrophe, Say UN Agency Chiefs Alarming new food security projections for Sudan published recently show that Sudan is facing a devastating hunger catastrophe on a scale not seen since the Darfur crisis in the early 2000s, warn the heads of three United Nations agencies. Read
  15. NASA Awards Contract for Infrared Telescope Facility Operations NASA has selected the University of Hawaii in Honolulu to maintain and operate the agency’s Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) on Mauna Kea in Hilo, Hawaii. Read
  16. Intake Of Ultra-Processed Foods Linked With Increased Risk Of Death In a new study, older adults who reported consuming higher amounts of ultra-processed foods, as defined by the NOVA classification system, were about 10% more likely to die over a median follow-up of 23 years compared with those who consumed less processed food. Read
  17. Justice Department to Recover Over $100 Million in Additional Funds Linked to 1MDB Scheme The Justice Department recently announced that it has reached an agreement with Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, members of his family, and trust entities Low established (collectively, the “Low Parties”) that resolves two civil forfeiture cases. Read
  18. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on June 28 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on June 28 Read
  19. Supreme Court Overturns Landmark Decision Which Was Fundamental to How Regulatory Agencies Operated for 40 Years The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling yesterday that that throws out long-standing precedent giving agencies like the EPA the right to regulate despite seemingly conflicting laws. Read
  20. Spain: EIB and CEPSA Sign €285 Million Loan To Finance The Construction Of A Second-generation Biofuels Plant for Aviation The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Cepsa sign a €285 million loan agreement for the construction of an advanced biofuels plant to be located next to the ¨La Rábida Energy Park¨ in Palos de la Frontera, Andalusia. Read
  21. NSF Awards $35M For Networks To Transform Research Capacity And Competitiveness The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $35 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-RISE RII) to boost research competitiveness, build partnerships across academic institutions and non-academic sectors and create workforce development opportunities. Read
  22. Child Hunger In Sudan Almost Doubles In Six Months With Three In Every Four Children Affected The number of children in Sudan facing severe food shortages has almost doubled in six months with about 75% of children now going hungry daily as conflict drives hunger levels to record levels, raising fears of rising child malnutrition, Save the Children said. Read
  23. USDA to Begin Accepting Applications for Expanded Emergency Livestock Assistance Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications starting on Monday, July 1 through its updated Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) to provide financial assistance to eligible dairy producers who incur milk losses due to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as H5N1infection in their dairy herds. Read
  24. U.S. Issues New Sanctions Against Iranian Shipping Partners As intel revealed Iran started construction on a major expansion of its uranium centrifuges, the White House yesterday announced new restrictions on external entities working with the Middle Eastern nation. Read
  25. NASA Advances Research to Grow Habitats in Space from Fungi As NASA prepares for long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars for the benefit of all, a habitat-growing concept selected Wednesday by the agency could help “grow” homes using fungi for future explorers. Read