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Canada man charged with terrorism for plot to stage coup in Haiti – JURIST

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Thursday announced terrorism charges against Gérald Nicolas, a 51-year-old resident of Lévis, Quebec. The RCMP allege that he planned a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian […]

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Bitget to Cushion the Fall of FTX Customers With $5Million Builders’ Fund

The cryptocurrency exchange Bitget sets aside a $5million Builders’ Fund to help affiliates, influencers and professional traders distressed by the FTX collapse. The fall of FTX has cost consumers between $1billion and […]

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Finance

Trading Places: Evercore and BNP bulk up, Rokos bags ex-Brevan Howard manager

Evercore hired Richard Hoyle from Lazard, where he headed the independent investment bank’s UK technology, media and telecoms business. He joins as a senior managing director focused on deals in the information and media sectors, […]

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UK dismisses challenge to extradition of former FIFA vice president to US to face corruption charges – JURIST

The UK Privy Council Thursday dismissed former FIFA vice president Jack Warner’s appeal against a US extradition request in the USA v. Webb Et Al (known as the FIFA corruption case). The […]

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Coinbase Unveils Open Banking Payment Feature, Powered by TrueLayer

Open banking platform TrueLayer has forged a partnership with cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase to offer ‘Easy Bank Transfer’ for UK customers. The news of the ‘Easy Bank Transfer’ open banking feature makes […]

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Finance

Why PE’s investor appetite is waning

Investor appetite for private equity is coming under strain. The latest Rede Liquidity Index score – a closely followed industry benchmark – has fallen from 55 to 41 during the second half of […]

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How Brexit has chipped away at London’s financial crown

In the run up to Brexit, optimists and pessimists debated the City’s prospects after leaving the single market. Nearly two years on from the end of the transition period, and the future […]

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Sweden Riksdag approves anti-terrorism constitutional amendment in quest to join NATO – JURIST

The Swedish Riksdag Wednesday adopted a constitutional amendment regarding anti-terrorism – a key demand from Turkey in Sweden’s quest to join NATO.The amendment passed with 278 votes in favor out of a […]

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Why Goldman Sachs’ global co-head of private equity is in no hurry for acquisitions

How do you spend $10bn during a downturn? That is the question facing the private equity team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. In late September, the Wall Street investment giant officially closed […]

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US offers reward for information regarding assassination of Paraguay prosecutor – JURIST

US officials Thursday announced a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any individuals responsible for the death of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcello Pecci. In May, Pecci was […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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