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Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond ends Spac tie-up with crypto firm Circle

A blank cheque company headed by former Barclays boss, Bob Diamond, has called off its planned merger with crypto firm Circle. Circle and Concord Acquisition Corp — the special purpose acquisition firm where […]

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LSE’s voluntary carbon market makes debut listing

Launched back in October, the London Stock Exchange’s voluntary carbon market has listed its first fund. Foresight Sustainable Forestry, an investment trust, became eligible to trade on the voluntary carbon market based […]

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Saudi prince sets sights on Credit Suisse spinoff

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and a US private-equity firm run by Barclays’ former chief executive are among investors preparing to invest $1bn or more into Credit Suisse’s new investment bank, people familiar with the matter […]

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‘It’s risky business’: Binance’s $1bn crypto industry recovery fund prompts antitrust concerns

Binance risks getting on the wrong side of global competition watchdogs with its new $1bn industry recovery fund, a crypto antitrust expert has warned. Thibault Schrepel, a professor at VU Amsterdam University and […]

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UN human rights chief: Myanmar junta has issued over 130 death sentences in private proceedings – JURIST

High commissioner of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Friday condemned military courts in Myanmar for handing out over 130 death sentences in court proceedings not […]

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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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