Dentons announces 7 law firm tie-ups at once
By Elizabeth Olson – From Big Law Business Dentons plans to combine with seven other firms located in Africa, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, stepping up its already brisk global expansion, it announced March 14. The new additions involve a…
PepsiCo cuts ties with palm oil supplier over labor abuse claims
By Beh Lih Yi From Thomson Reuters Foundation KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Food and beverage giant PepsiCo has suspended procurement from a palm oil supplier over claims of labor abuses on its Indonesian plantations, a move hailed by…
Blue Moon lunar eclipse
A rare Blue Moon lunar eclipse will happen this month By Mallory Locklear This particular total eclipse, the first in over 150 years, will happen January 31st. One of the more exciting events of 2017 was the total solar eclipse…
China’s JD.com leads $19M investment in Southeast Asian online fashion brand Pomelo
by Jon Russell From TechCrunch This year has seen unprecedented interest in Southeast Asia’s startups from Chinese tech firms, and today we can add another deal to the pile. JD.com, the close rival to Alibaba, has led a $19 million…
Dozens die in explosions at Indonesia fireworks factory
From BBC Around 46 people have died, 46 are injured, and 10 are unaccounted for after explosions at a fireworks factory in Indonesia. The blaze took hold at around 09:00 local time (02:00 GMT), at an industrial complex in Tangerang,…
Sea horse & Q-tip
This photograph of a tiny seahorse hauling a Q-tip is both fantastic and shameful By Mike Wehner From BGR It’s a pretty rare occurrence when a photographer snaps a gorgeous image, shares it with thousands of fans who adore it,…
Destinations of the week
The 10 most popular travel destinations right now By Sophie-Claire Hoeller, INSIDER From Business Insider KAYAK just released its 2017 travel hacker guide. According to the travel search engine, which based its findings on data from its over 1.5 billion…
World’s Top 10 Islands
The World’s Top 10 Islands By Rebecca Ascher-Walsh From Travel leisure Whether you crave culture, adventure, or simply kicking back on a beach with a cold cocktail, at least one of these islands is sure to be an ideal destination. …
A gigantic, bloody dead thing just washed up in Indonesia and nobody knows what it is
By Mike Wehner From BGR The sea still holds great mysteries for mankind. A few examples of this are the peculiar disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle, the origins of the Baltic Sea Anomaly, and whatever the heck just washed up…
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The World Health Organization – why everyone should care
By Dr David Nabarro From Caribbean News Now Health is one of the most precious things to us all as individuals and families. It is something we very often take for granted, until we no longer have it. As the…
