LONDON, England, July 29 -- The British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs issued the following news: * * * Appointments made to the Board of Natural England * Two new appointments have been made to the Board of Natural England. Kunle Barker and Tom Sleigh have been newly appointed to the Board for three-year terms, both of which will commence on 1 August 2026 and run until 31 July 2029. The new appointments have been made on merit, and all appointments have been made in accordance with the Ministerial Governance Code on P more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 29 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on July 28, 2026, by senior researcher and political economist Andrew Longhurst: * * * Public versus private health care spending in Canada Canada already sees a higher portion of private health care spending than a lot of countries, and it needs to change - The big picture * Canada ranks near the bottom of OECD countries--28 out of 35--for its relatively low share of public health care spending compared to the private share of total he more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 29, 2026, by Alexis Serfaty, managing director at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group: * * * China Won the 5G Battle. Will It Win the 6G War? US pressure failed to stop Huawei from dominating global 5G telephone networks. It could do better with the next generation. - It was called the Clean Network initiative. The US jawboned European Union governments, and partners including Japan, India, and Australia, to remove Huawei and other Chinese ven more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Nwando Achebe elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society * Michigan State University historian Nwando Achebe has been elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, one of the world's most prestigious organizations dedicated to advancing historical scholarship. Founded in 1868, the Royal Historical Society is the United Kingdom's foremost learned society for historians. Fellowship is a significant professional distinction awarded to schol more PR