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  1. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on January 17, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on January 17, 2024 Read
  2. Sweden: EIB Finances Northvolt’s Battery Factory With Over $1 Billion The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance Northvolt’s gigafactory in Northern Sweden, with a total lending package to slightly over $1.038 billion (€942.6 million). Read
  3. Australia On Track For Missile Manufacturing And Increasing Long Range Strike Capability The Albanese Government will ensure Australia starts manufacturing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles from 2025, following the signing of a $37.4 million contract between Defense and Lockheed Martin Australia. Read
  4. Red Sea Ship Traffic Dropped by 30% After U.S. Started Attacks The company which manages the Suez Canal just issued the first full report on the decline in shipping since the U.S. launched its Operation Prosperity Guardian. Read
  5. UK Defense Secretary to Lay Out Plan to Expand British Military Speaking at Lancaster House on January 15, the Defense Secretary set out his vision for deterring threats, leading among allies, and defending the UK. Read
  6. France to Keep Its Crown as Most Popular Destination for International Visitors, Reveals WTTC Latest flight booking data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and its knowledge partner ForwardKeys, shows France is set to keep its pole position as the world’s most popular destination for international arrivals this year. Read
  7. Preventing Famine And Deadly Disease Outbreaks In Gaza Requires Faster, Safer Aid Access And More Supply Routes As the risk of famine grows, and more people are exposed to deadly disease outbreaks, a fundamental step change in the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza is urgently needed, United Nations agencies warned. Read
  8. New Jersey Hospital and Investors to Pay Settlement of over $30M for False Claims Act Violations Columbus LTACH, doing business as Silver Lake Hospital (Silver Lake), a long-term care hospital based in Newark, New Jersey, has agreed to pay over $18.6 million, plus interest, to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations for claiming excessive cost outlier payments from the Medicare program. In addition, certain Silver Lake investors have agreed to pay $12 million, plus interest, to resolve alleged Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act (FDCPA) violations for the fraudulent transfer of money by the hospital to its investors. Read
  9. Large U.S. Military Contracts Awarded on January 16, 2024 The U.S. Defense Department announced new major contracts awarded on January 16, 2024 Read
  10. Red Deer Populations In Europe: More Influenced By Humans Than By Wolves And Other Predators An international study shows that human hunting and land use have a decisive influence on red deer density in Europe. Red deer density is only reduced when wolves, lynx and bears co-occur at the same site. Research findings shed new light on the wolf’s return to Central Europe. Read
  11. Suriname: UN Experts Welcome Landmark Ruling Against Former President Desiré Bouterse UN experts* welcomed the recent decision by Suriname’s highest court, the Hof van Justitie, to uphold the 20-year prison sentence of former President Desiré Delano Bouterse for the torture and extrajudicial execution of 15 political opponents in 1982. Read
  12. RSV Shown to Infect Nerve Cells and Cause Inflammation Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection in children and senior adults, can also infect nerve cells and trigger inflammation leading to nerve damage, according to a new Tulane University study. Read
  13. UAE And Kazakhstan Sign Agreement On Investment Cooperation In Data Center And Artificial Intelligence Projects The Ministry of Investment of the UAE has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna. This strategic agreement aims to create a framework for investment cooperation in data center and artificial intelligence (AI) projects in Kazakhstan. Read
  14. Yemeni Missile Strikes U.S. Cargo Ship after U.S. Bombs Yemen a Second Time After the U.S. bombed Yemen a second night, the Yemenis managed to hit a U.S.-owned container ship sailing 100 miles off their coast. Read
  15. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Blow Up Suspected Mossad HQ in Northern Iraq Tehran claimed credit for a missile attack in Iraq’s Kurdistan region just before midnight on January 15, 2024. Read
  16. New USGS Map Shows Where Damaging Earthquakes Are Most Likely To Occur In US USGS Scientists And Our Partners Recently USGS scientists and our partners recently revealed the latest National Seismic Hazard Model, showing that nearly 75% of the United States could experience a damaging earthquake, emphasizing seismic hazards span a significant part of the country. Read
  17. SEC Charges Future FinTech CEO Shanchun Huang With Fraud and Disclosure Failures The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged Shanchun Huang with manipulative trading in the stock of Future FinTech Group Inc., using an offshore account shortly before he became Future FinTech’s CEO in 2020. Read
  18. Funding Available For Chinook Salmon Habitat Restoration Projects The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently announced the Notice of Funding Opportunity for projects that enhance Chinook salmon and steelhead trout production and associated habitats in the Central Valley, consistent with the Central Valley Project Improvement Act. Read
  19. European Union, BARMM Launch Major Agriculture Investment Program in the Philippines The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) launched on 15 January 2024 the Php 1.23 billion Bangsamoro Agri-Enterprise Program (BAEP). Read
  20. WHO Africa, Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation Pursue Collaboration to Leverage Data Analytics To Fight Diseases The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have committed to strengthening collaboration towards the use of data analytics in the fight against diseases in the African region. Read
  21. NASA Selects 12 Companies for Space Station Services Contract NASA has selected 12 companies to provide research, engineering, and mission integration services for the International Space Station Program. Read
  22. ADB, Cygnus Sign Deal to Promote Affordable Health Care in India The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed an agreement for 1.5 billion Indian rupees (or the equivalent of $18.4 million) in debt financing through the subscription of nonconvertible debentures for Cygnus Medicare Private Limited to expand access to affordable and quality health care in northern India. Read
  23. Current Ruling Party Candidate Lai Wins Taiwan Presidential Election The win on January 13 has already angered Beijing. What Lai does next could push them to harsh sanctions and worse. Read
  24. HHS Launches New Medicaid/CHIP Resource Hub to Help Keep People Covered The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new, online and user-friendly hub for partners to access critical Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) renewal and transition resources. Read
  25. USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program Applications To Be Accepted Through Jan. 17, 2024 Due to a number of circumstances on Saturday, January 13, 2024, including severe winter weather in the Midwest that may have prevented some applicants from reaching local program offices as well as a brief outage of the e-filing platform in the evening, the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program will accept applications through Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Read