The Lower House of India’s parliament early on Thursday passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments. The bill would add non-Muslims to boards that manage waqf land endowments and give the government a larger role in validating their land holdings. The government … Read more
Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: What Kent Businesses Must Know—and How to Prepare The UK Government’s proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill signals a new era of accountability, readiness, and proactive defence in cyber space. Designed to protect the nation’s critical services and digital economy, this legislation will have a direct impact on businesses across … Read more
“What can I do with a dollar?” Many people don’t think a dollar is worth all that much these days, but that doesn’t mean that it’s worthless. In fact, there are a lot of things that you can do with a $1 bill that have nothing to do with spending money (plus a lot that … Read more
With great sadness, we mourn the passing of Wilfred “Bill” Coggins, who founded what would become Kaiser Permanente’s Watts Counseling and Learning Center in California. Coggins celebrated his 98th birthday in February 2025. Coggins developed the “Watts Project” to address community drivers of inequitable health outcomes and other social challenges after being hired in the … Read more
Members and supporters of Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community march through Budapest, amid an increasingly hostile environment for sexual minorities led by the country’s right-wing government, on Saturday, July 23, 2022. ANNA SZILAGYI / AP Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday, March 18, passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify … Read more