K&L Gates Partner Pallavi Mehta Wahi Appointed to Federal Reserve Seattle Branch Board of Directors

12 Januari 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Seattle – Pallavi Mehta Wahi, K&L Gates’ co-managing partner, United States; managing partner of the firm’s Seattle office; and chair of the firmwide diversity committee, has been appointed to the Seattle Branch Board of Directors of The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, effective January 1, 2022. Appointed to the […]

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Some 2.5 billion people in cities worldwide are exposed to air pollution

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Photo: Pixabay/moerschy Some 2.5 billion people, or 86% of people who live in cities worldwide, suffer from varying degrees of air pollution. And many of them are at increased risk of cardiovascular, respiratory and other diseases. This is according to a new study in the Lancet Planetary Health journal, whose […]

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UN Plea to Save Afghanistan from Full-Blown Humanitarian Crisis

11 Januari 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Gul Khan*, 53, alongside his children and grandchildren, adds a handful of plastic to the stove in their home in Kabul. Gul Khan* has five sons and two daughters, and two grandchildren. They fled their home in Nangarhar province three years ago. All the children are now in school and […]

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Walhi Sulsel tiada henti kampanyekan penyelamatan hutan

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Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (Walhi) Sulawesi Selatan terus mengampanyekan penyelamatan hutan dari ancaman alih fungsi lahan hutan hingga pembalakan liar. Selama 2021, Walhi Sulsel secara aktif dan gencar melakukan …

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What can we really learn from sex-disaggregated data?

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What can we really learn from sex-disaggregated data? Jan 11, 2022 jmcquaid Tue, 01/11/2022 – 08:15 What can we really learn from sex-disaggregated data? Bjorn Van Campenhout Els Lecoutere David Spielman Parsing sometimes contradictory responses in household surveys. IFPRI Blog : Research Post Open Access | CC-BY-4.0 Jan 11, 2022Bjorn […]

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UN and partners seek $5 billion to reach 28 million people in Afghanistan

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Countries: Afghanistan, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Pakistan Sources: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN High Commissioner for Refugees The largest single country aid appeal ever launched aims to assist 22.2 million people in Afghanistan and support 5.7 million displaced Afghans and local communities in neighbouring countries.

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Kazakhstan death toll spikes as 164 reported killed and thousands detained

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• Analysis: Cold War-style power grab plays out with deadly consequences

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What is Required Under the PIPL: A PRC-Based Representative or a Personal Information Protection Officer?

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Multinational entities with operations in or having business with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) should take note of the PRC’s new Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which took effect on 1 November 2021 and is extraterritorial in scope and effect. According to Article 3 PIPL, offshore entities or individuals who […]

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K&L Gates Expands Aviation Finance Practice with Addition of London Partner

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London – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Pete O’Hare as a partner in the finance practice. He joins the firm’s London office from Watson Farley & Williams LLP.   O’Hare advises banks and financial institutions, lessors, and operators in the aviation sector, and has played a leading role […]

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China Opens Embassy in Nicaragua for First Time since 1990 after Taiwan Ties Cut

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By Genevieve Donnellon-MayAUSTRALIA, Jan 10 2022 (IPS) For the first time since 1990, China has (re)opened an embassy in Managua, Nicaragua, less than a month after Nicaragua cut ties with Taiwan. The (re)opening of the embassy on January 1, 2022 comes amidst the backdrop of US-China tensions, particularly over trade […]

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