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China ends COVID-19 travel and quarantine restrictions – JURIST

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Tuesday announced an end to certain restrictions on international arrivals posed by the country’s “zero-COVID” policies that have been in place […]

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Citi on the brink of agreement to recover accidental payout to Revlon’s lenders

Finders keepers, losers weepers is not always the law of the land. Hedge funds are on the verge of reluctantly returning some $500m that Citigroup accidentally gave to them three years ago, […]

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Taiwan announces extension of compulsory military service amid China military threats – JURIST

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Tuesday announced a plan to strengthen and restructure the nation’s military defence strategies, including extending the current mandatory conscription period from four months to one year. Beginning in […]

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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says banker talent war is ‘as strong as ever’ despite cuts

Goldman Sachs chief executive David Solomon said that the job market for bankers is “surprisingly tight” and that the bank is straddling the need to manage expenses with retaining talent. The US […]

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Alexei Navalny claims Russia prison authorities deliberately undermine his health as he remains in solitary confinement – JURIST

Russian dissident and critic Alexei Navalny Monday announced that he has been suffering from worsening back pain due to the conditions of his solitary confinement. Navalny has been intermittently held in a […]

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Numis eyes dealmaker hires as larger rivals cut back

City investment bank Numis is aiming to add dealmakers as larger rivals cut back, while shifting its business away from its traditional reliance on equity capital markets. The City’s biggest corporate broker, […]

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UN official meets Taliban authorities to withdraw ban on women working in NGOs – JURIST

UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) head Ramiz Alakbarov Monday called for a reversal of the decision to ban women from domestic and international NGO humanitarian jobs, in a meeting with Economy […]

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Citigroup’s European financial institutions co-head Piers Davison departs

A senior Citigroup dealmaker who co-heads the bank’s coverage of financial institutions in Europe has left as part of a shake-up of the team. Piers Davison, a former JPMorgan banker who joined Citigroup […]

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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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