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World Trade Organization 

Members discuss TRIPS review, pandemic preparedness and impact of new WIPO Treaty

At a meeting of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 10 July, WTO members discussed arrangements for reviewing implementation of the TRIPS Agreement, mandated to take place every two years. They also advanced work on pandemic preparedness, as requested by the Abu Dhabi Ministerial Declaration, and considered the implications of the newly concluded WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, examining how... Читать дальше...

Royals Review 

Games Ninety-Three and Ninety-Four: Kansas City Royals at St. Louis Cardinals

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images

Let’s play two!

The St. Louis leg of the I-70 series will both start and end today as the Royals and Cardinals prepare to play a day-night doubleheader after yesterday’s game was postponed due to weather. With both teams six games above .500, each will look to establish dominance over the Show Me state.

Game one will pit Alec Marsh against Andre Pallante. Marsh has been a perfectly capable fifth starter for most of the season, but he... Читать дальше...

World Trade Organization 

DDG Ellard, at FAO meeting, urges completion of critical work on fisheries subsidies

Addressing the 36th session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Committee on Fisheries in Rome on 10 July, WTO Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard highlighted the critical importance of entering into force the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies and successfully concluding the second wave of negotiations for additional provisions. DDG Ellard noted that the WTO Fish Fund is ready to support developing members and least-developed country members once the Agreement enters into force.

World Trade Organization 

DDG Paugam: WTO system can serve as insurance policy for green steel investors

In a keynote speech to a steel industry conference on 10 July, Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam emphasized the critical role of the WTO as an insurance policy for investment decisions in steel decarbonization. Highlighting the global imperative to shift to net zero, DDG Paugam called for innovative pathways and coordinated policies to secure a sustainable future for the steel industry. His remarks, shown below, were made at the 2024 World Steel Association Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and... Читать дальше...

New American 

Ammunition Vending Machines Hitting Rural Grocery Stores

In a groundbreaking development, Texas-based company American Rounds has introduced vending machines to sell ammunition in stores across three states. This initiative enables customers to purchase bullets alongside their groceries, providing unparalleled convenience for gun owners and marking a significant shift in the retail ammunition industry. The innovation, however, raises serious privacy and data security ...

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MCSWEENEY’S 

Lady Macbeth Urges Biden to Drop Out

Hie thee hither that I might pour my spirits in thine ear
On all that impedes thee from the Oval Room.
Thane Axelrod summoned me today to betray my nature
But follow my sense, when I say, my liege:
What’s done is done. The enterprise is shot.

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TheSpursWeb 

‘Stupid money’- Tottenham insider makes revelation about links with striker

According to Tottenham insider Paul O’Keefe, it would take a huge bid if Tottenham Hotspur had any intention of looking to prise Dominic Solanke away... The post ‘Stupid money’- Tottenham insider makes revelation about links with striker appeared first on The Spurs Web - Tottenham Hotspur Football News.

ATPWorldTour.com (Tennis) 

'Fede' Gomez, from club coach to ATP Challenger Tour champ

pAfter coaching for two years in Miami, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/federico-agustin-gomez/gj16/overview'Federico Agustin Gomez/a gave up feeding balls to chase his professional tennis dream./p p One glitch? The Argentine was not training regularly and any time with a racquet in hand was spent in a continental grip, feeding and coaching for 11 hours a day./p p A 2019 graduate of the University of Louisville, Gomez was figuring out his post-college life in south Florida. A summer internship... Читать дальше...

Variety 

Rachel Bloom Sets One-Woman Musical Comedy ‘Death, Let Me Do My Show’ as a Netflix Special

Rachel Bloom’s one-woman musical comedy “Death, Let Me Do My Show” is headed from off-Broadway to Netflix. Per the official description, the show “is definitely NOT about the ever-present specter of death. Rachel Bloom’s new show is filled with raunchy and escapist material that will in NO way explore the pandemic and all the tumultuous […]

Variety 

Paramount and Nickelodeon Animation’s Ramsey Naito Explains Why Animation Is the Hot Medium Right Now: ‘There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Creator’

Following a debut work-in-progress screening of Paramount Animation’s “Transformers One” last month during the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival, a capacity crowd at the 1,000-seat Bonlieu main theater erupted with a lengthy standing ovation for the movie and its Oscar-winning director, Josh Cooley. It was a great moment for the studio and filmmakers, and underscored the […]