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  1. EU And Australia Sign Partnership On Sustainable Critical And Strategic Minerals The EU and Australia on May 28 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a bilateral partnership to cooperate on sustainable critical and strategic minerals. Read
  2. ADB Launches New Country Partnership For Cambodia The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new country partnership strategy for Cambodia, spanning the period 2024–2028. The new strategy, closely aligned with the first phase of the national Pentagonal Strategy for the same period, aims to strengthen pathways for a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient economy in Cambodia. Read
  3. FAA Proposes $239,000 Civil Penalty Against Idaho-Based Gem Air The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $239,000 civil penalty against Gem Air of Salmon, Idaho, for allegedly violating aircraft maintenance and flight-planning regulations. Read
  4. BLM Announces Criteria For Land Transactions That Benefit Conservation Values The Bureau of Land Management on May 28 announced criteria for landowners to nominate private lands that are adjacent to BLM, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, or U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service lands for sale or exchange under the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act. Read
  5. Travel & Tourism Set to Contribute a Record $182BN to the Canadian Economy in 2024 The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is forecasting an historic year for Canada’s Travel & Tourism sector this year, with the economic contribution set to reach an all-time high of almost $182BN. Read
  6. Czechia: EIB Backs Improved Wastewater Treatment With CZK 1.3 Billion Loan For City Of Brno The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a CZK 1.3 billion (about €53.2 million) loan agreement with Brněnské vodárny a kanalizace (BVK), the municipal water and wastewater company in the Czech city of Brno. Read
  7. Honduras-Based Leader of Migrant Smuggling Organization Sentenced The leader of a migrant smuggling organization was sentenced on May 28 to 10 years in prison for her role in smuggling over 100 migrants from Honduras to the United States for profit. Read
  8. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on May 28, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on May 28, 2024 Read
  9. Israeli Forces Shell Rafah Refugee Tent Site in "Barbaric" Attack An aerial attack by Israeli forces on a previously authorized Rafah refugee camp on May 26 left 45 dead, with many burned alive. Read
  10. WHO Launches Its First Investment Round To Sustainably Finance Its Health For All Mandate The World Health Organization (WHO) launched its first-ever Investment Round on Sunday as part of a broader plan to transform the way the Organization is funded heading into an era of climate change, mass migration, pandemic threats, an ageing world population, and turbulent geopolitics. Read
  11. Farm Bill Passed By House Agriculture Committee Would Cut Food Assistance By $30 Billion The U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee on May 24 passed the Farm Bill, which includes provisions that could strip roughly $30 billion in food assistance from SNAP households over the next decade. Read
  12. Child Migration Through The Darien Gap Up 40 Per Cent So Far This Year An increase in the number of children migrating through the dangerous Darien Gap so far this year puts the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record levels of child migration, according to UNICEF analysis. Read
  13. Gaza: Palestinians With Disabilities Fear Being Killed First, Says UN Committee People with disabilities in Gaza have been put in extreme distress with the expectation that they will be the first and the next to be killed because of the limited opportunities to flee or take part in evacuations due to their impairment, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) said. Read
  14. MoIAT Partners With Emirates Development Bank To Launch $100M Of Financing For AI The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has announced a partnership with Emirates Development Bank (EDB), the key financial engine of economic development an industrial advancement in the UAE, to provide a $100 million (AED 370 million) financing solution for the new AI Innovation Program. Read
  15. Travel & Tourism In Germany Is Still Trailing European Neighbours, WTTC Research Reveals The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR) has revealed May 24 a much slower recovery of Germany’s Travel & Tourism sector compared to other key European destinations. Read
  16. United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement valued at over $310 million with Norfolk Southern Railway Company holding the company accountable to address and pay for the damage caused by the Feb. 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Read
  17. Promethium Bound: Rare Earth Element’s Secrets Exposed Scientists have uncovered the properties of a rare earth element that was first discovered 80 years ago at the very same laboratory, opening a new pathway for the exploration of elements critical in modern technology, from medicine to space travel. Read
  18. Government Of Canada Invests in Next Generation Of Scientists? At the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation, Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, and Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth highlighted funding of more than $800 million for third-party science and research organizations through the Strategic Science Fund. Read
  19. UAW Workers at UC Campuses Strike Over University Crackdown on Pro-Palestine Protesters The union representing over 48,000 academic workers at the 10 UC schools voted to walk from their jobs at two more California universities on May 28. Read
  20. PAHO Urges Countries To Strengthen Dengue Prevention In Central America, Mexico And The Caribbean As a result of the increase in cases of dengue fever in the southern hemisphere and the beginning of the season of increased transmission in the northern hemisphere, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urges countries of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean to strengthen preventive measures against this disease. Read
  21. New FTC Data Sheds Light on Companies Most Frequently Impersonated by Scammers New data from the Federal Trade Commission shows that Best Buy/Geek Squad, Amazon, and PayPal are the companies people report scammers impersonate most often. Read
  22. New Technique Detects Novel Biomarkers For Kidney Diseases With Nephrotic Syndrome A groundbreaking study, presented today at the 61st ERA Congress, has uncovered a significant breakthrough in the diagnosis and monitoring of kidney diseases associated with nephrotic syndrome. Read
  23. Doctor Convicted Of $70M Medicare Fraud Scheme A federal jury convicted a Texas doctor today for causing the submission of over $70 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic tests ordered through a telemarketing scheme. Read
  24. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on May 24, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on May 24, 2024 Read
  25. International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Immediately End Fighting in Rafah The UN’s highest judicial body yesterday ordered fascist Israel to stop its destruction of Rafah and allow humanitarian aid to flow through immediately and unobstructed. Read