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  1. Czech Railway Safety and Capacity Strengthened With EIB Loan Of CZK 13 Billion The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Czech Ministry of Finance signed a CZK 13 billion loan accord to upgrade the country’s rail network, unlocking the second part of planned EIB support totalling CZK 48.8 billion. Read
  2. European Commission Presents The Common Implementation Plan For The Pact On Migration And Asylum After a historic agreement was reached on the Pact on Migration and Asylum, work has started to translate the large and complex set of legislative acts into an operational reality over the next two years. Read
  3. National Strategy Aims to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the White House announced the National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics. Joint efforts will reduce waste, increase recycling of organics, reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy for all. Read
  4. Potent Synthetic Substances, New Drug Mixtures And Changing Patterns Of Use Pose Growing Threat In Europe Potent synthetic substances, new drug mixtures and changing patterns of use pose a growing threat in Europe. These are among the issues raised by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) as it launches its European Drug Report 2024: Trends and Developments. Read
  5. EU to Impose Duties of Up to 38.1% on Chinese-Made Electric Vehicles The European Commission is about to join the U.S. in imposing substantial tariffs on EVs built by Chinese manufacturers. Read
  6. UNECE, UNEP, and OECD announce Platform for Action on the Green Recovery of Ukraine At this week’s Ukraine Recovery Conference, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced the establishment of the Platform for Action on the Green Recovery of Ukraine. Read
  7. Board Approves World Bank’s Role As Host And Trustee For The Fund For Responding To Loss And Damage The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors recently approved the World Bank’s role as interim secretariat host and trustee of a fund for responding to loss and damage caused by climate change. Read
  8. Brain Regions That Bias The Brain’s Response To Pleasure In Bipolar Disorder Identified Momentary shifts in mood, even those lasting just a matter of seconds, profoundly alter the brain’s response to pleasurable experiences in people with bipolar disorder, finds a new study by UCL researchers. Read
  9. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on June 12 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on June 12 Read
  10. European Commission And EIB Group Seek To Unlock Over €1 Billion For Ukrainian Small Businesses The European Commission and European Investment Bank (EIB) Group  moved to support the private sector in Ukraine by seeking to unlock more than €1 billion in lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Read
  11. Israeli Authorities, Palestinian Armed Groups Are Responsible For War Crimes, Other Grave Violations Of International Law Israeli authorities are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the military operations and attacks in Gaza since 7 October 2023, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, said in a new report today. Read
  12. Saudi Arabia’s Travel & Tourism Industry Breaks All Records The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR) has revealed a record-breaking year for Travel & Tourism in Saudi Arabia, with new records in GDP contribution, sector jobs and visitor spend. Read
  13. Chiquita Brands Ordered to Pay $38M to Victims of Terrorists It Hired to Protect Its Colombian Facilities 17 years after Chiquita was found guilty of supporting armed guerillas to further its foreign business interests, a jury found the company liable for the deaths of those they killed. Read
  14. SEC Charges Founder of AI Hiring Startup Joonko with Fraud The Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11 charged Ilit Raz, CEO and founder of the now-shuttered artificial intelligence recruitment startup Joonko, with defrauding investors of at least $21 million by making false and misleading statements about the quantity and quality of Joonko’s customers, the number of candidates on its platform, and the company’s revenue. Read
  15. Department of Commerce and Rocket Lab Aree to Expand Production of Compound Semiconductors The Department of Commerce and Rocket Lab, the parent company of space power provider SolAero Technologies Corp., have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) to provide up to $23.9M in direct funding under the CHIPS and Science Act. Read
  16. CFPB Proposes to Ban Medical Bills from Credit Reports The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)on June 11 proposed a rule that would remove medical bills from most credit reports, increase privacy protections, help to increase credit scores and loan approvals, and prevent debt collectors from using the credit reporting system to coerce people to pay. Read
  17. NASA Selects 2024 Small Business, Research Teams for Tech Development NASA will award funding to nearly 250 small business teams to develop new technologies to address agency priorities, such as carbon neutrality and energy storage for various applications in space and on Earth. Read
  18. Rise In Global Number Of Patient Harms From 11 Million To 18 Million (59%) In 30 Years The proportion of patient harms associated with medical procedures, treatment, and contact with healthcare systems rose by 59%, from 11 million to 18 million globally between 1990 and 2019, finds a data analysis published online in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety. Read
  19. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on June 11 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on June 11 Read
  20. $3.4 Billion Boost Authorized to Upgrade NSW Hospitals and Health Facilities The Minns Labor Government will invest $3.4 billion in 2024-25 to upgrade hospitals and health facilities across the state as part of the 2024-25 NSW Budget ensuring patients continue to receive high-quality care in their local community. Read
  21. UN Security Council Votes Unanimously in Favor of Plan to End War in Gaza The UNSC voted 14-0 for a U.S.-sponsored plan which supposedly came from Israel. The problem is Hamas is on board this time but Israel is not. Read
  22. Raimondo Announces IPEF Agreements Signed In Singapore, Announces $23B In Priority Infrastructure Projects U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo recently traveled to Singapore to participate in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) Ministerial meeting, where the IPEF partners signed the Clean Economy Agreement, Fair Economy Agreement, and the Agreement on IPEF – and advanced progress on those agreements, as well as the Supply Chain Agreement, which entered into force in February. Read
  23. Wire-cut Forensic Examinations Currently Too Unreliable For Court, New Study Says A research article published June 10 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences highlights the importance of careful application of high-tech forensic science to avoid wrongful convictions. Read
  24. DOJ, FDA Announce Federal Multi-Agency Task Force to Curb Distribution and Sale of Illegal E-Cigarettes The Justice Department and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 10 announced the creation of a federal multi-agency task force to combat the illegal distribution and sale of e-cigarettes. Read
  25. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on June 10 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on June 10 Read