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Slovenia votes to depoliticize television broadcaster in triple referendum – JURIST

In a triple referendum held Sunday, the citizens of Slovenia chose to uphold three laws initially put to a vote by the Democrats Party (SDS). The legislation at stake included: removing the […]

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BlockFi files for bankruptcy as crypto rout claims latest victim

Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi filed for bankruptcy on 28 November, making it the latest major digital assets company to fail since FTX, with which BlockFi is financially intertwined. BlockFi was founded in 2017 […]

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BBC journalist arrested and detained while covering COVID-19 protests in China – JURIST

The BBC Sunday stated that one of its journalists, Ed Lawrence, was arrested and handcuffed by police while covering ongoing protests in Shanghai, China. Lawrence was covering the thousands of people gathered […]

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Hedge funds’ 2 and 20 fee structure is facing challenges, former Bridgewater exec says

As hedge funds battle plunging equity markets, rising inflation, and large outflows, they are set to face another challenge next year — their so-called 2 and 20 fee structure. The structure — charging a […]

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FTX flopped simply because it veered from decentralised finance

Jurica Dujmovic is a columnist for MarketWatch. He is a business publisher, consultant, designer and gamer The past few weeks have been a roller- coaster ride for crypto, and a good chunk of the […]

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Ex-Conservative Party treasurer Malik Karim on Truss’ tenure: ‘I’d be lying to you if I told you it wasn’t a challenge’

Navigating the uncertainty of Liz Truss’s tenure as prime minister was a “challenge” for former Conservative Party treasurer Malik Karim, who now welcomes the stability ushered in by the government’s new top […]

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Demand for office space with green credentials drives City’s refurb boom

Demand for buildings with better green credentials is one of the driving forces of a refurbishment boom in the City. New construction activity in the Square Mile over the six months to […]

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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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