Water covers 70% of the planet, yet just over 2% of that is freshwater. And of that freshwater, only 1% can be used for drinking, washing, and growing food – the rest of it is trapped in glaciers and snow. The upshot, as National Geographic notes, is that only 0.007% of the world’s water is available to sustain a population of 7 billion people.

On Sunday, Chilean citizens were called to vote to accept or reject a new constitution proposed by a recently called constitutional Convention. With an all-time-high of more than 13 million Chileans participating, the new Constitution was rejected by 62% of voters .

Following an attempt on the life of the Vice-President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, on Thursday night outside her home, the National Government has established a national holiday on Friday 2 September.

The June NATO Summit in Madrid, understandably focused heavily on Russia’s brutal War in Ukraine, and its wider threat to other countries in Europe. 

The Bloomberg Crypto Summit convened in July with notable players in the digital assets space coming together to discuss the issues shaping the industry.

Of the many G7 Summits I have played a role in, from their inception in 1975 in Rambouillet, France until now, this one posed the greatest number of challenges to Western nations represented there.

After years of debate on a workable federal data privacy legislation, Congressional lawmakers are actively discussing a potential solution. On June 3rd, key members of the House and Senate committees released a discussion draft of the “American Data Privacy and Protection Act” (ADPPA) as a sign of bipartisan, bicameral support; the bill was formally introduced on June 21st.