Why keeping collaborative remote work environment options open is key for business innovation

At a time when remote work is increasingly up for debate among companies, it remains an often underestimated lever for fostering open innovation. This article examines how initiatives designed to encourage collaborative work outside the workplace can contribute to the development of open innovation. Open innovation traditionally refers to purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge […]

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Three dead in suspected hantavirus infection outbreak on cruise ship: WHO

WHO is supporting the response, noting that one case of the rodent-borne disease has been confirmed so far and there are five additional suspected cases.  Detailed investigations are ongoing, including further laboratory testing. Of the six people affected, three have died and one is currently in intensive care in South Africa.  “Medical care and support […]

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Global demining work strained by rising conflicts and shrinking aid

“They’re telling me, ‘Never in my career have I ever seen so many conflicts,’” said Kazumi Ogawa, speaking at the close of a Mine Action National Directors and UN advisers meeting in Geneva.  Despite the clear need to continue demining work in the world’s conflict zones and those now at peace, “for various reasons, the level of funding has gone […]

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Gang-controlled streets, shuttered newsrooms: How violence is eroding Haiti’s media

The Caribbean island nation is faced with widespread insecurity as well as deepening poverty. Some 1.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes, largely because of the violence perpetrated by gangs. According to UNESCO’s Observatory of Killed Journalists 14 media workers have been killed in Haiti since 2021. Ahead of World Press Freedom […]

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‘Real impact on the ground’ needed as Indonesia backs UN reform

The UN80 Initiative is a system-wide reform effort to make the UN more effective, coherent and better equipped to deliver results in a changing world On the occasion of his upcoming retirement, UN News spoke to Mr. Tharyat about the role of the UN development system in middle-income countries like Indonesia and how to make the […]

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Ecuador’s Rainforests Recover Faster Than Expected

– Advertisement – Good news from Ecuador: rainforests can recover faster than previously thought. A study by TU Darmstadt shows that biodiversity on abandoned agricultural land in Ecuador returned to more than 90 per cent of its original level within 30 years. However, researchers warn that this recovery only works if intact primary forests are […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Colombian Transnational Robbery Crew Member Sentenced to 57 Months

The last member of a transnational Colombian robbery crew in Miami was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for his role in a series of robberies of and thefts from jewelry couriers that targeted high-end retailers and resulted in losses exceeding $5 million. Leroy Ortega, also known as “el Enano,” 43, of Miami, was […]

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World News in Brief: Aung San Suu Kyi released from prison, Israel’s new death penalty, Cambodia convictions, healthcare inequalities in South America

The UN Secretary-General took note of the move in a statement, reiterating his call for the swift and unconditional release of all those arbitrarily detained as a fundamental step towards essential political reform. António Guterres believes that a viable political solution must be founded on an immediate end to the brutal civil conflict across Myanmar […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Mobile PET Scan Provider to Pay $8.33 Million to Resolve Allegations of False Claims Act Violations Based on Unlawful Kickbacks to Medical Practices

Modern Nuclear Inc. (MNI), a provider of mobile positron emission tomography (PET) scans headquartered in La Habra, California, has agreed to pay a total of $8,334,350.71, plus additional amounts based on future revenues, to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it paid referring cardiologists excessive fees to supervise PET scans in violation of the Anti-Kickback […]

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