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Canada court fines metals company $2.2M CAD for toxic British Columbia river spill – JURIST

A court in British Columbia, Canada, Tuesday fined Teck Metals, Ltd. $2.2 million CAD for a toxic spill in the Columbia River, Environment and Climate Change Canada reports. The vast majority of […]

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Meta restores post about Iran supreme leader after finding it is not a ‘credible threat’ – JURIST

The Meta Oversight Board Monday overturned Meta’s original decision to remove a Facebook post with the slogan, “marg bar Khamenei” which literally translates to “death to Khamenei.” Ayatollah Khamenei is the Supreme Leader […]

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Crypto Exchange Launches Across Africa to Ease and Cheapen Transactions

Yellow Card Financial’s new payment feature ‘Yellow Pay’  is now officially available across Africa, aiming to provide cheaper transactions across the continent.  Yellow Pay uses the Yellow Card crypto exchange platform to […]

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UK to mandate minimum service levels during strikes through new bill – JURIST

The UK Government Tuesday revealed a new anti-strike bill to ensure public services maintain “basic function” during industrial actions. The government said the legislation will ensure that “transport services keep running during […]

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EU should pass legislation to protect digital labor platform workers, HRW says – JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Monday said that the EU should pass clear legislation to protect people working for digital labor platforms, like Uber. HRW said the purpose of the legislation should be […]

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CoinJournal Data Reveals Concerning 10-Year Trend of Crypto Hacks and Fraud

According to new data, incidents of crypto hacking are up 27.66 per cent from 2021 and continue to climb.  A 10-year view of crypto hacks led by CoinJournal has uncovered the concerning […]

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Uganda Constitutional Court declares controversial section of communications law void – JURIST

The Ugandan Constitutional Court Tuesday declared a section of the Computer Misuse Act, No. 2 of 2011 void with enforcement banned. Section 25 of the act prohibited any person from “willfully and […]

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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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