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Journalists from Washington Post, New York Times, Voice of America, CNN and more abruptly suspended from Twitter – JURIST

Prominent journalists, including those from The Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, Voice of America and other outlets, had their Twitter accounts suspended Thursday. The ban also affected non-media related accounts, such […]

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Mazars halts work for crypto firms including Binance

Global accounting firm Mazars is pausing its work with all cryptocurrency clients worldwide, soon after it published several “proof of reserve reports” for digital-asset platforms. Earlier this month, a five-page letter from […]

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UK nurses strike for the first time in history over stagnant pay – JURIST

National Health Service (NHS) nurses in Britain Thursday staged their first ever national walkout and strike. The industrial action comes in the wake of unsuccessful efforts to negotiate pay with the government […]

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Credit Suisse has promoted 183 people to MD — here are the names

Credit Suisse has promoted 183 people to managing director, a reduction of just 12% on the prior year despite the ongoing cutbacks at the bank. The Swiss bank has unveiled the names […]

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BlackRock, State Street grilled by Texas as ESG row escalates

Two of the US’s biggest asset management companies appeared in Texas on 15 December to defend their ESG investing and actions on climate change, in particular as it relates to the oil and […]

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ICC unanimously rejects appeal by Uganda rebel group commander – JURIST

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday unanimously rejected the appeal of Dominic Ongwen, former commander of Ugandan rebel group the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). In May 2021, the ICC sentenced Ongwen to […]

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Credit Suisse private markets executives latest to leave bank

Credit Suisse Group has lost two managing directors, according to people familiar with the matter, following the departure of a global leader in its private fund group just weeks earlier. Brian Williams and Jerome […]

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Hedge fund talent picks Middle East over London and New York, headhunters say

Amid the rising cost of living and higher taxes, top hedge fund talent is moving away from financial centres like London and New York to the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain, […]

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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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