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Ransomware Slams Healthcare, Logistics, Energy Firms

Attacks Traced to Gangs Wielding Nefilim, Snake Strains
Ransomware attacks hit at least four large organizations around the world this week, including a hospital group in Europe that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Ransomware Slams Healthcare, Logistics, Energy Firms

Attacks Traced to Gangs Wielding Nefilim, Snake Strains
Ransomware attacks hit at least four large organizations around the world this week, including a hospital group in Europe that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Ransomware Slams Healthcare, Logistics, Energy Firms

Attacks Traced to Gangs Wielding Nefilim, Snake Strains
Ransomware attacks hit at least four large organizations around the world this week, including a hospital group in Europe that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Ransomware Slams Healthcare, Logistics, Energy Firms

Attacks Traced to Gangs Wielding Nefilim, Snake Strains
Ransomware attacks hit at least four large organizations around the world this week, including a hospital group in Europe that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Ransomware Slams Healthcare, Logistics, Energy Firms

Attacks Traced to Gangs Wielding Nefilim, Snake Strains
Ransomware attacks hit at least four large organizations around the world this week, including a hospital group in Europe that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Ransomware Slams Healthcare, Logistics, Energy Firms

Attacks Traced to Gangs Wielding Nefilim, Snake Strains
Ransomware attacks hit at least four large organizations around the world this week, including a hospital group in Europe that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Ransomware Slams Healthcare, Logistics, Energy Firms

Attacks Traced to Gangs Wielding Nefilim, Snake Strains
Ransomware attacks hit at least four large organizations around the world this week, including a hospital group in Europe that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Ransomware Slams Healthcare, Logistics, Energy Firms

Attacks Traced to Gangs Wielding Nefilim, Snake Strains
Ransomware attacks hit at least four large organizations around the world this week, including a hospital group in Europe that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Ransomware Slams Healthcare, Logistics, Energy Firms

Attacks Traced to Gangs Wielding Nefilim, Snake Strains
Ransomware attacks hit at least four large organizations around the world this week, including a hospital group in Europe that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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RBI: Know Your Customer Norms - Letter Issued by UIDAI

The Reserve Bank of India on Sept. 28, 2011, issued a statement recognizing a letter issued by Unique Identification Authority of India containing details of name, address and Aadhaar number, as an officially valid document as contained in Rule 2[1][d] of the PML Rules, 2005.




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Ransomware Slams Healthcare, Logistics, Energy Firms

Attacks Traced to Gangs Wielding Nefilim, Snake Strains
Ransomware attacks hit at least four large organizations around the world this week, including a hospital group in Europe that has been battling the COVID-19 pandemic.




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[Opinion] Resources for Covid-19 abuse victims 'insufficient'

Support services for victims and witnesses, the police and other relevant authorities are stretched to the limits because of staff shortages, travel restrictions or other demands related to Covid-19.




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Updated: What the Proposed US Energy Tax Reforms Mean for Renewables

For those clamoring for (and against) the year-end-expiring legislation, and anyone in favor of some tax-code simplification, today the government has offered an early holiday present: proposed reform for some key areas including the production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC).




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UK Green Investment Bank Aims to Spend $1.2 Billion This Year

The U.K. Green Investment Bank aims to boost the capital it commits to carbon-cutting projects to 700 million pounds ($1.2 billion) this year as it chases deals in offshore wind, waste and energy efficiency.




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The Work of His Hands (Jeff Williams) (Selected Scriptures)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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Trump confirms virus task force to be disbanded

The White House coronavirus task force will wind down as the country moves into a second phase that focuses on the aftermath of the pandemic.




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Gas leak claims at least 11 in India

A GAS leaked from an LG chemical plant in southern India early yesterday, leaving people struggling to breathe and collapsing in the streets as they tried to flee.




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2020 - The year to get licensed - A new start for PE firms and family offices

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) issued two circulars on 7 January 2020 providing guidance on its approach to licensing private equity (“PE”) firms and family offices to carry out regulated activitie...




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The New Electronic Communications Code – Code of Practice, Notices & Standard Terms

The new Electronic Communications Code (“the Code”) received royal assent on 27 April 2017, as part of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (“the Act”). The Code came into force on 28 December 2017.  


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Coronavirus – CARES Act loans and related programs come with increased oversight and risk of False Claims Act prosecution: Borrowers beware – US

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Changes in the customs regulation of Russia and the EAEU caused by COVID-19 pandemic

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The Pre-Action Protocol for Possession Claims - a view from the courts?

The Pre–Action Protocol for Possession Claims (the Protocol) has been in operation for three months. In 2009, we are beginning to get an idea of how the courts are interpreting its use. However, before going further, it's worth remembering wha...




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Pre-action protocol for possession claims - a new checklist

Evidencing compliance The introduction of the pre-action protocol for possession claims in November 2008 represented one of the most significant changes for lenders in recent years. Few would argue with the principle behind the protocol - to encou...




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Further Reforms to Compulsory Purchase

Many of the reforms to the compulsory purchase system that were first consulted on back in 2015 are finally being implemented. However, the introduction of these measures has been complicated by the fact that they are split between the Housing and P...




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China to unveil policies to support firms, secure jobs

CHINA will unveil and further improve policies and step up efforts to support enterprises and secure job positions, according to a State Council executive meeting yesterday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang




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EWC Education Programs Awarded $870K in Grants

EWC Education Programs Awarded $870K in Grants
HONOLULU (October 13, 2010) -- East-West Center education programs have been awarded three grants totaling $869,704. The recent awards are:

  • $239,594 from the U.S. Department of State to support the Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders on Global Environmental Issues . The institute aims to develop young leaders with the ability to build and maintain resilient communities in light of global environmental challenges. Through field study in Hawai‘i and Washington D.C., participants gain a better understanding of sustainability and create a clear action plan addressing an environmental concern upon their return home.




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East-West Center Awarded $992,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs

East-West Center Awarded $992,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs
HONOLULU (Nov. 18) -- The East-West Center (EWC) received two grants of $496,000 from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the U.S.- Timor-Leste   (USTL) and U.S.- South Pacific (USSP) Scholarship Programs. These programs aim to develop a corps of leaders who will contribute to political, economic, and social development in their home countries and strengthen relations with the United States.




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EWC Accepting Applications For Two Journalism Fellowship Programs

EWC Accepting Applications For Two Journalism Fellowship Programs
HONOLULU (Nov. 7) – The East-West Center (EWC) is now accepting applications for two journalism travel-study fellowships—the Spring 2008 Jefferson Fellowships for Journalists and the 4th Korea-United States Journalists Exchange.

The Spring 2008 Jefferson Fellowships program
will take place May 3-25, 2008, and is open to journalists from the United States, Asia, and the Pacific islands. The theme for this program is “Beyond the Boomtowns: Development Challenges in The Other China.” Fellows will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii; and Beijing, Chongqing and Chengdu, China. The China study tour will include overland travel through smaller cities and rural areas. Fellows will visit regions that reflect different stages of China’s economic and political development.




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Environmental Impacts on Health: Problems and Solutions Explored at Beijing Conference

Environmental Impacts on Health: Problems and Solutions Explored at Beijing Conference




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Flower Exhibition Blooms at EWC Gallery

Flower Exhibition Blooms at EWC Gallery
HONOLULU (May 25) – Creating beautiful artistic works out of flowers and greenery is something shared among many cultures throughout the world.  Hawai`i is lucky to have an abundance of beautiful and fragrant plants, representatives of many cultures, and is home to countless flower artists … a winning trifecta the East-West Center Gallery is showcasing.




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U.S. Embassy in Pakistan Awards East-West Center $1.09 Million for Journalist Exchange Programs

HONOLULU (Aug. 15, 2011) – The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, has awarded the East-West Center $1,087,762 over three years to continue and expand several training and exchange programs for journalists. The award will fund the continuation of the Center’s Pakistan-U.S. Journalists’ Exchange program, which was held for the first time in April this year, as well as funding participation by Pakistani journalists in the Center’s existing multinational Jefferson Fellowships and Senior Journalists Seminar programs.

Under the overall theme of “Deepening Democracy through Media in Pakistan,” the objectives of the East-West Center project are to promote free, fair and responsible media in Pakistan to help the country cope with its political and developmental challenges and to bridge the gaps in understanding between the United States and Pakistan.




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EWC Awarded $970,000 for Timor-Leste and South Pacific Scholarship Programs

HONOLULU (Jan. 6, 2012) -- The East-West Center has received two grants totaling $970,000 from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to support the U.S.- Timor-Leste and U.S.- South Pacific Scholarship Programs over a five year period. These programs aim to develop a corps of leaders who will contribute to political, economic and social development in their home countries and strengthen relations with the United States.

“By investing in tertiary education through initiatives like these, the United States is helping to foster prosperity, good governance, the rule of law, journalistic freedom, and human rights in the Asia Pacific region,” said Terance Bigalke, EWC’s Director of Education.




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East-West Center to Conduct Media Programs in Burma for the First Time

HONOLULU (Feb. 21, 2013) – In the coming year, the East-West Center is planning to conduct two of its signature media exchange programs in Burma (also called Myanmar). It is the first time the Center will be bringing its internationally recognized media seminars to the country, which has recently relaxed its former strict government censorship of the press.

In June, the Center will bring its distinguished Jefferson Fellowships program for Asia Pacific and U.S. journalists to Burma’s main city of Yangon as part of their study tour focusing on leadership changes in Asia Pacific. The journalists will have an opportunity to engage with Yangon's emerging media sector and ­– in another first for the fellowship –­ help provide professional training and regional perspectives to local journalists.




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EWC Conducts English Enrichment Programs in Myanmar

HONOLULU (July 13, 2015) - The Hawaii, USA-based East-West Center has been conducting three separate programs in Myanmar this summer designed to enrich English-language skills for local teachers and journalists. The programs include a media workshop focusing on journalist instruction through English news analysis, a teacher exchange designed to strengthen English instruction, and long-term teacher residencies through the Center-administrated Brunei-U.S. English Enrichment Program for ASEAN.




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Eversheds' HR e-briefing 513: Termination Payments – Parting on good terms

The Employment Appeals Tribunal has issued a decision this week which highlights a potential pitfall for employers who fail to identify correctly the nature of a termination payment. Payments expressed to be “ex-gratia” (ie paid without ...




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Webinar - COVID-19: The continuing rise of pension scams, with guest speaker Margaret Snowdon OBE

With figures (quoted by the FCA in 2019) suggesting that 5 million people could be at risk of falling for a pension scam, and (according to Action Fraud) March seeing a 400% rise in COVID-19 related scams, it is no surprise that pension scams featur...




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Eversheds' IHC HR e-briefing 112: Employment Tribunal claims soar

Statistics for 2009-10 released by the Tribunals Service this week reveal that claims to employment tribunals have dramatically increased this year. Despite an overall drop in 2008-9, when the number of claims was 151,028, claims have soared to 236,...




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IHC HR e-briefing 133 - Government confirms October abolition of default retirement age

The Government has today published a response to its public consultation on plans to abolish the default retirement age. Although the regulations by which this will be effected are unlikely to be published for a few weeks, the Government has confirm...




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Lawbite: The retail CVA – Lessons from the Debenhams case

(1) Discovery (Northampton) Limited (2) Discovery (Nuneaton) Limited (3) Southampton Estates Limited (4) Discovery (Torquay) Limited (5) Discovery (Folkestone) Limited (6) Discovery (Harrogate) Limited v Debenhams Retail Limited (2) James Robert Tuc...




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Lawbite: The takeover of 5G – proposed reforms to permitted development rights

In August 2019, the Government consulted on the principle of amending permitted development rights in England to grant planning permission for mobile infrastructure to support deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage. The Government is committed ...




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High Court reaffirms tests for (i) a non-disclosure order and (ii) setting aside a without notice order due to non-disclosure

United Kingdom Independence Party Limited v Richard Braine and others [2019] EWHC 3527 (QB) Facts of the Case This decision relates to: 1. applications by the Claimant (“UKIP”) for orders (a) continuing until trial an interim non-disclos...




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IPO Update: Lyra Therapeutics Proposes IPO Terms




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IPO Update: TRX Insurance Proposes IPO Terms




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IPO Update: Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Proposes IPO Terms




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Coronavirus - How to use fraud prevention controls to protect your business from scams – Global

Since the outbreak of  the coronavirus pandemic just a few months ago, unfortunately we have seen a continuous rise in coronavirus related frauds targeting individuals, businesses and health authorities. Recent estimates suggest that already ov...




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Financial crime systems and controls during coronavirus situation

As the FCA publishes new information on financial crime expectations for firms’ systems and controls during the coronavirus crisis, Ruth Paley and Hayley Astles of Eversheds Sutherland take a look at the key points for regulated firms to note....




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France – Private enforcement of competition law: French Supreme Courts dismisses nullity and follow-on damages claims of EDF and ERDF

On 13 September 2017, EDF and ERDF lost their fight to declare null and void the contracts they entered into further to bids that were rigged by Nexans France (“Nexans”), Prysmian Energies Câbles et Systèmes (“Prysmian...




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Family Claims Cambodian Detainee Was Tortured to Death in Prison, Despite Suicide Ruling

The man’s aunt demands that authorities bring his killers to justice.




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Corporate Claims Bulletin

Barlow v Wigan Council [2019] EWHC 1546 (QB) The claimant, Deborah Barlow, brought a claim against the defendant, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council for a trip which occurred on 21 September 2018. The claimant was walking along a path in Abram Park,...




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Corporate Claims Bulletin - October 2019

  Practice and Procedure Patel and another v Patel and others [2019] EWHC 2643 (Ch) This case looks at the obligations of defendants under CPR Part 16.5 when preparing their defences and very clearly sets out that defendants: (a) must say which...