ARCHIVE November2022
Amnesty International alleges Russian war crimes, forceful transfer of civilians in Ukraine – JURIST
Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine, according to an Amnesty International report released Thursday. The allegations center on civilian torture, Russia’s forcible transfer of Ukrainian civilians to Russian-controlled territory and […]
CBDC Development: Who’s Leading it With Bitcoin Foundation, Web3 Labs, and More
Year in, and year out, people continue to wonder how long the crypto hype is going to continue. The volatility of the market and the crashes it has faced keep leading some […]
Regulators eye curbs on big bank dominance in Treasury market
Regulators are looking to broaden trading in the immense $24tn market for US Treasury securities, a potential power shift away from the small club of big banks that have dominated the market for decades, […]
UN Human Rights Council reviews UK rights record – JURIST
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Thursday reviewed the UK’s human rights record for the fourth time. The UPR announced the review on November 7.Some delegations, such as […]
FTX crisis bruises BlackRock, VanEck: ‘Crypto industry will need to work twice as hard to rebuild bridges’
Investors in BlackRock’s and other firms’ crypto products saw values plunge on 9 November as the embattled digital assets industry reeled afresh from a crisis engulfing crypto giant FTX. BlackRock’s iShares Blockchain […]
Binance backtracks on deal to rescue FTX amid crypto firm’s $8bn shortfall
Crypto exchange Binance reversed course on a rescue offer for FTX on 9 November, leaving the prominent digital firm with an uncertain future as it faces a shortfall of up to $8bn, […]
Fund houses tell FTSE: 'show restraint' on CEO pay
The Investment Association missive comes hot on the heels of PwC report showing FTSE 100 CEO pay shot up 22% after record bonus payouts FinMag
Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred […]
Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST
Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act […]
Niger junta revokes law which restricted migrant smuggling routes to Europe – JURIST
Niger’s junta issued a decree Monday revoking a law which had helped curb migration of West Africans to Europe. The law had been backed by the EU but faced strong opposition from […]
UN report reveals surge in violence in Haiti rural central region – JURIST
According to a UN report issued Tuesday, there has been a rise in gang violence in Haiti’s central rural region, an area previously considered safe from the increased instability in the country. […]
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