FERC Prepares to Launch Long-Awaited MBR Relational Database

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Significant changes to the market-based rate (MBR) program administered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will begin rolling out in the coming days. In Order No. 860 (FERC Docket No. RM16-17), FERC established a new requirement for MBR sellers to submit a variety of information into a new “relational […]

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UN’s Double Standard on Human Rights Abusers Protects Big Powers

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Children in Douma, East Ghouta. The siege on East Ghouta lasted almost seven years. Douma is home to more than 250,000 people living amidst large scale urban destruction, wide contamination with explosive remnants of war and limited access to essential services. Credit: UNICEF/UN0264239/Syrian Arab Republic/Sanadiki By Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Jun […]

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Deadly surge in gang violence in Haiti’s capital displaces nearly twice as many people in June than in all of 2020

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Country: Haiti Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre This latest spike in displacement is in addition to 3,400 people already displaced by criminal violence in Haiti over the past nine months, bringing the total number of displaced to about 17,000.

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BMKG sebut fenomena di Jeneponto adalah ‘water spout’

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Badan Meteorologi Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) Wilayah IV Makassar mengatakan video viral pusaran angin puting terjadi di perairan Kabupaten Jeneponto Sulawesi Selatan adalah water spout atau belalai air. “Jadi …

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Russia’s vast forests sequester far more carbon than previously thought

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Russia, the world’s largest country, is home to a fifth of forests on the planet and protecting those forests is crucial to mitigating climate change. Encouragingly, Russia’s forests have accumulated a large amount of biomass since the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago when data on the extent […]

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Myanmar fighting since coup has displaced 230,000 people, UN says

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An estimated 230,000 people have been displaced by fighting in Myanmar and need assistance, the United Nations said on Thursday, as a major armed ethnic group expressed concern about military force, civilian deaths and a widening of the conflict.

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Singapore woman jailed 30 years for killing Myanmar maid she tortured and starved

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Singapore’s High Court sentenced a woman to 30 years in prison on Tuesday for killing her Myanmar domestic worker after more than a year of abuse that included starving, torturing and beating her.

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A New Framework for Transfers of Personal Data – EU and Korea Conclude Adequacy Decision Talks

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BACKGROUND On 30 March 2021, the European Commission, in a joint statement with the Personal Information Protection Commission, the data protection authority of the Republic of Korea (Korea), declared that Korea ensured a level of protection for personal data that is similar to the level provided in the European Union […]

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K&L Gates Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Ranked Among Leaders by Legal 500 2021 United States Guide

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Legal 500 has recognized K&L Gates LLP’s litigation and dispute resolution practice as leaders in the 2021 Legal 500 United States guide. Published annually, the Legal 500 rankings recognize the practice area teams who are providing the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel based on feedback from […]

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Southeast Asia and Food Price Inflation: Double Whammy

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Across the world, climate change and Covid-19 disruptions have led to rising food prices in the past year. Southeast Asian countries, which have not been immune to such challenges, need to build resilience in their food security policies. By Paul TengJun 24 2021 (IPS) In 2020, Southeast Asian countries were […]

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