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Taliban education ministry bars female students from attending universities in Afghanistan – JURIST

The Taliban Ministry of Higher Education Tuesday closed universities in Afghanistan to women in its latest move to restrict women’s access to formal education since the group took over the country.In a letter […]

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Bank Governors Approve Rules For Banks

Central bankers and supervisors have backed rules, laid out by the Basel Committee, on how much capital banks should hold to cover cryptoassets on their books. The Basel Committee is a powerful group […]

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Citigroup hires former Bank of America dealmaker Sirisha Kadamalakalva to head AI banking

Citigroup has hired a dealmaker to lead its coverage of artificial intelligence companies, joining growing ranks of technology-focused senior bankers at the Wall Street lender. Sirisha Kadamalakalva has joined Citigroup as global […]

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FTX CEO Samuel Bankman-Fried to face extradition to US for fraud – JURIST

Samuel Bankman-Fried Monday agreed to extradition to the US to face civil and criminal charges, his lawyer told local Bahamian news outlets. Bankman is currently being held in Fox Hill Prison, Bahamas […]

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BNP Paribas names new leaders for UK investment bank

BNP Paribas has shaken up the senior ranks of its UK dealmaking team as it looks to gain share from rivals in Europe’s biggest investment banking fee pool. John Bigham has been […]

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Rights group: Western Australia must ‘fully decriminalise abortion’ – JURIST

Australian rights group the Human Rights Law Centre Monday called for Western Australia to “fully decriminalise abortion and reform outdated laws.” According to the Centre, abortion is “tethered to the criminal law, […]

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Global IPOs slump 45% in year to forget

The global IPO market suffered a sharp slowdown this year, with activity tailing off from a record-breaking 2021 as market uncertainty took its toll. With 1,333 IPOs raising $179.5bn, IPO activity dipped 45% and 61% by number of deals and proceeds […]

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Is Australia Clamping Down on Crypto Firms?

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is suing digital asset trading firm Finder Wallet for offering an unlicensed financial product to consumers.  Finder Wallet offered its ‘Finder Earn’ service to customers […]

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Grayscale boss Michael Sonnenshein says firm may explore tender if bitcoin ETF fails

Grayscale Investments said the firm would explore new options to return a portion of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust’s capital to shareholders if it fails to transform the world’s largest bitcoin fund into an exchange-traded fund. […]

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CMA names first female CEO as Sarah Cardell gets top job

The Competition and Markets Authority has ended the year-long wait to find out who will become the regulator’s new chief executive. Former Slaughter & May partner Sarah Cardell has been serving as […]

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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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