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Iran authorities practice ‘state hostage-taking,’ rights groups say – JURIST

International human rights charities Redress and Free Nazanin Wednesday released a report describing Iranian authorities’ actions, especially in the midst of the nationwide Mahsa Amini protests, as “state hostage-taking.” The nearly 50-page report […]

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Australian government to develop new Indigenous heritage protections after mining disaster – JURIST

Australia Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek Thursday announced that the federal government will legislate new protections for Aboriginal cultural heritage sites following a report that mining giant Rio Tinto destroyed a sacred 46,000-year-old […]

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FTX hires former regulators to investigate what led to the crypto giant’s bankruptcy

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, whose recent collapse has led to questions about lacking regulatory oversight, has hired a fitting team to help untangle the mess: former senior US regulators. In its first hearing […]

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Move Over CBDCs, Stablecoins Will Do More for Central Banks; Says FRBNY Advisor

Instead of funnelling time, money and resources into the bottomless pit of central bank digital currency (CBDC) development, central banks should back stablecoins as an alternative.  This is the main takeaway from […]

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Meet Denis Okema — the ex-political refugee now fighting to diversify the investment industry

SEI Investments director Denis Okema fled his home country as a political refugee after he was the target of an assassination, which tragically claimed the life of his brother instead.  At the […]

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Businesses and TUC plead with UK government to scrap plans to burn up EU rules

Business secretary Grant Schapps has come under pressure to scrap his plans to tear up established EU rules that sit within the UK’s legislative framework over fear of ‘significant disruption’. In a […]

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Morgan Stanley names new leaders for European financial sponsors unit in dealmaker shake-up

Morgan Stanley has installed new heads of its financial sponsors business in Europe, the latest changes at the US bank, which has shaken up the senior dealmaker ranks in recent months. The […]

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What are the Use Cases of Smart Contracts? With Baton Systems, DappRadar, CertiK, Endaoment

Year in, and year out, people continue to wonder how long the crypto hype is going to continue. The volatility of the market keep leading some to believe that the digital currency’s […]

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UK government mulls changes to MiFID II equity research rules among package of measures to boost City

The government is planning to announce a package of measures to boost the City and its provision of finance to the broader economy which could include changes to the MiFID II rules […]

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Crypto Is a Top Investment Priority for 30% Of Canadian Millennials Uncovers HelloSafe

In 2021, Canada established itself as global fintech player, as it received the highest amount of investment in the sector to date. This trend continued in 2022, as according to Statsita, Canada’s […]

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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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