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Sam Bankman-Fried’s pledges for billions to stop future wars and pandemics in tatters on FTX’s collapse
Sam Bankman-Fried said he wanted to prevent nuclear war and stop future pandemics. And he publicly pledged to use his vast and growing wealth to do so. But the collapse of Bankman-Fried’s firm, […]
Russian parliament passes law banning “LGBTQ propaganda” – JURIST
The Russian State Duma Thursday approved a bill prohibiting “LGBTQ propaganda.” The bill passed the Russian Federal Assembly’s lower house in a unanimous roll-call of 397 votes to zero. The legislation will […]
Former British soldier convicted of manslaughter for 1988 Northern Ireland killing – JURIST
A Northern Ireland court Friday found David Holden, a former British soldier, guilty of the 1988 manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie. McAnespie was shot in the back at an army border checkpoint in […]
Bahamas bear the brunt of FTX’s brutal collapse
NASSAU, Bahamas — Last year, an FTX executive walked into a bank office here and put $4.5m of the company’s money behind an ambitious plan to buy an oceanside parcel of land […]
HSBC poaches ex-FCA comms boss Tom Willetts for private banking role
Former Financial Conduct Authority communications director Tom Willetts is joining HSBC as global head of communications for private banking and wealth, according to two sources familiar with the move. Financial News first […]
British Columbia introduces amendment to seize property of persons suspected of crime – JURIST
David Eby, premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia, announced an amendment to the 2013 Community Safety Act Tuesday to expand the province’s authority to seize assets amassed by suspected criminals. […]
Litigation funder Harbour targets $400m war chest to invest in legal cases
Harbour Litigation Funding is gearing up to raise a new $400m fund to invest in legal cases. The litigation finance firm has backed cases against financial services giants such as The Royal […]
Tanzania villagers sue Barrick Gold in Canada court for mining abuses – JURIST
A group of Tanzanian villagers Wednesday filed legal action with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the mining company Barrick Gold for a number of human rights violations at its North […]
Paycoin Brings Crypto Payments to Korea
Paycoin, a crypto payments company that has successfully introduced crypto payment services to more than three million users and 150,000 merchants in Korea. This has kickstarted its expansion into the global crypto […]
Listen back: FN in conversation with veteran dealmaker Malik Karim
On 17 November, Financial News caught up with former Conservative Party treasurer and veteran City dealmaker Malik Karim. We talked about what he’s learned in more than 30 years at the top […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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