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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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Finance

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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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