ARCHIVE November2022
Singapore decriminalizes gay sex but defines marriage as heterosexual institution – JURIST
The Singaporean Parliament Tuesday voted to repeal a ban on gay sex in the country. The law was remained from the colonial era and did not enjoy support from the Singaporean public.In […]
Bridgepoint mulls $1bn deal for energy investment firm
Bridgepoint Group in London said it is evaluating a possible bid for Energy Capital Partners, commenting after a report that the private equity firm was negotiating a $1bn purchase with the energy transition […]
Iran official acknowledges death of more than 300 people in nationwide Mahsa Amini protests – JURIST
An Iranian general Tuesday acknowledged that more than 300 people have been killed in the nationwide Mahsa Amini protests, citing a figure significantly lower than the 448 deaths reported by Iran Human […]
Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Suffers Breach But Insists Customers’ Assets are Safe
Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has sparked concern for its customers after revealing it had spotted unusual activity on the platform. On Saturday 19 November, Coinsquare tweeted that it would “undergo an unscheduled […]
HSBC sells Canadian arm to Royal Bank of Canada for $10bn
Royal Bank of Canada said 29 November it has reached an agreement to acquire HSBC Canada for $10.1bn in cash. “This acquisition builds on our core domestic retail business and expands our international […]
FTSE Russell launches first crypto-based index series
FTSE Russell has launched its first index series covering the digital asset market. The firm said it had worked with crypto pricing and market data firm Digital Asset Research to launch eight indices, […]
Why the wealthy will have to play their part in stopping the next pandemic
Mariana Mazzucato, professor in the economics of innovation and public value at University College London, is founding director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, chair of the World Health […]
What Carlyle founder David Rubenstein makes of the FTX crash
David Rubenstein co-founded The Carlyle Group in 1987, and it has since become a private equity behemoth with $369bn under management and 29 offices across five continents. A lawyer by training, Rubenstein […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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