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  1. PAHO Partners With St Jude Children’s Research Hospital To Improve Access To Medicines The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced a new partnership agreement with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help strengthen equitable access to cancer medications for children in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read
  2. EIB, CEB Financing A €160 Million Project To Help Protect Key Farming Area In Crete The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) have each committed €80 million to support a significant new investment in Crete, which will shield vital agricultural lands in the Platys region from droughts by upgrading the water irrigation network in the area, while at the same time also protecting it against potential flooding. Read
  3. UK Strengthens Collaboration On Energy Security And Fusion EU Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho met with European allies recently to discuss plans to transition away from Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG), following the UK’s lead. Read
  4. Justice Department Sues Tennessee for Enforcing State Law that Discriminates Against People with HIV The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on February 15 against the State of Tennessee and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Read
  5. PNC Bank Announces Nearly $1 Billion Investment In Coast-to-Coast Branch Network PNC Bank announced recently a significant investment in its branch network aimed at extending access to banking services and financial expertise for customers and communities across the country. Read
  6. Africa Dominates List Of The World’s 20 Fastest-growing Economies In 2024 Africa will account for eleven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies in 2024, the African Development Bank Group said in its latest Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook (MEO) of the continent released on Friday. Read
  7. Venezuela Orders Closure of Local Human Rights Office, Accusing It of Plotting Coups and More The Maduro regime closed the local branch of the UN Commissioner for Human Rights agency and gave its staff three days to leave the country. Read
  8. CFPB Report Finds Large Banks Charge Higher Credit Card Interest Rates The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on February 16 reported on the first set of results from the newly updated Terms of Credit Card Plans survey. Read
  9. 1.4B Children Worldwide Missing Out On Basic Social Protection, According To Latest Data Globally, 1.4 billion children aged 0-15 lack any form of social protection, leaving them vulnerable to disease, poor nutrition and poverty, according to new data released today by the International Labor Organization (ILO), Save the Children and UNICEF. Read
  10. Mystery Solved: the Oldest Fossil Reptile from the Alps is an Historical Forgery A 280-million-year-old fossil that has baffled researchers for decades has been shown to be in part a forgery, following a new examination of the remnants. Read
  11. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on February 16, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on February 16, 2024 Read
  12. Interior Department Announces Expansion of Reconstruction Era National Historic Network In commemoration of Black History Month, the Department of the Interior on February 15 announced five additions to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, which was created in 2019 to recognize and amplify sites and programs throughout the country that share stories of freedom, struggle, education and self-determination associated with the period of Reconstruction from 1861 to 1900. Read
  13. IFC Invests in Tajikistan’s First Green Bond to Support Climate-Smart Projects, Build Resilience IFC has announced a subscription of up to $10 million in a landmark local currency green bond issued by Tajikistan's Eskhata Bank—the first in the country—to boost access to climate finance for smaller businesses amid a challenging macro-economic environment. Read
  14. U.S. Finally Shuts Down Russian Botnet A January 2024 court-authorized operation quietly neutralized a network of hundreds of Internet routers that GRU Military Unit 26165 used for espionage and cybercrime. Read
  15. Japan Falls into Recession and Declines in Rank to 4th Largest Economy by GDP in 2023 The land of the rising sun saw its economic growth rate sag to just 1.9% last year, allowing Germany to overtake the number 3 spot in total GDP. Read
  16. FTC Proposes New Protections to Combat AI Impersonation of Individuals The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit the impersonation of individuals. The proposed rule changes would extend protections of the new rule on government and business impersonation that is being finalized by the Commission on February 15. Read
  17. EIB Provides €1.2 Billion For Safer, Greener And More Resilient Motorway Network in Italy The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a €1.2 billion loan to Autostrade per l’Italia SpA (ASPI), one of Europe’s largest toll motorway construction and operation concession holders. Read
  18. NASA Selects Texas A&M as First Approved Exploration Park Facility NASA and the Texas A&M University System announced an agreement Thursday, Feb. 15, to lease underutilized land in Exploration Park, a 240-acre development at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The A&M System will develop a facility to enable human spaceflight research and development that enables the commercial space economy. Read
  19. Commission Approves Up To €6.9B In Hydrogen Infrastructure Subsidies From Seven Member States The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a third Important Project of Common European Interest (‘IPCEI') to support hydrogen infrastructure. This IPCEI is expected to boost the supply of renewable hydrogen, thereby reducing dependency on natural gas and helping to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal and the REPowerEU Plan. Read
  20. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on February 15, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on February 15, 2024 Read
  21. UAE And India Sign MoU to Accelerate Growth Of Digital Economy The Memorandum of Understanding between both countries aims to assess and evaluate the technical and investment potential of developing data center projects in India. Read
  22. Scientists to Gather at UT to Push Forward Earthquake Science The University of Texas at Austin will host an international gathering of earthquake researchers focused on better understanding the conditions that cause earthquakes and the science behind where and when they happen. Read
  23. JBIC Signs MOU Regarding Natural Resources and CO2 Capture with Northern Territory of Australia The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC; Governor: HAYASHI Nobumitsu) signed on February 14 a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Northern Territory Government of Australia to build a comprehensive strategic partnership. Read
  24. Israel Attacks Lebanon with Extensive and Reckless Airstrikes After the second Hezbollah retaliation on a military base in northern Israel killed several, Israeli military forces wasted no time with a widespread aerial assault into southern Lebanon. Read
  25. SEC Proposes Updated Rules for Certain VC Funds Not to Be Considered "Investment Companies" The Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 14, 2024 proposed a rule that would update the dollar threshold for a fund to qualify as a “qualifying venture capital fund” for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Act). Read