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Three aid workers among 56 feared dead in Sudan violence – JURIST

Leaders of the two warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a three-hour ceasefire on humanitarian grounds Sunday, as the World Food Programme (WFP) announced that three of its aid workers are […]

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Economy

After decades of stagnation, wages in Japan are finally rising

Kasahara yoshihisa, boss of Higo Bank, a lender in Japan’s south, beams with pride as he explains plans to lift wages. The firm’s workers will see a 3% boost, as well as […]

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Economy

What luxury stocks say about the new cold war

Is it in Europe’s interests to follow America into a conflict over Taiwan? The suggestion by Emmanuel Macron, president of France, that perhaps it is not provoked anger on both sides of […]

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Fintech

Google Pay error accidentally sends cashbacks up to $1072 to some Pixel phone users, here’s what happened, ET BFSI

A bug in Google Pay reportedly sent free money in cashback to some Pixel users. According to reports on Reddit, some Pixel users got money as random cashback rewards. This has happened […]

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Economy

More and more Americans are gaming the deposit-insurance system

Imagine you are the dealer at a vast card table. There are 3,000 players, each of whom is holding a different number of cards. Some have thousands; others a handful. Each will […]

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Fintech

NPCI appoints Vishal Kanvaty as CTO, BFSI News, ET BFSI

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced the appointment of Vishal Anand Kanvaty as the organisation’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Kanvaty was previously managing the portfolio of Chief Market Innovation at NPCI. […]

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Economy

Where did woke ideas start to spread?

“Team america: world police”, a comedy puppet film, pokes fun at American self-importance. The theme song boasts of the things the country has created: McDonald’s, the nfl and rock-and-roll; also, less plausibly, […]

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Economy

Where did woke ideas start to spread?

“Team america: world police”, a comedy puppet film, pokes fun at American self-importance. The theme song boasts of the things the country has created: McDonald’s, the nfl and rock-and-roll; also, less plausibly, […]

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Fintech

ICICI Bank introduces EMI facility for UPI payments by scanning QR code, ET BFSI

Customers of ICICI Bank can now pay their EMIs for UPI payments by simply scanning the QR code. This is eligible for PayLater, which is the bank’s ‘buy now, pay later’ service […]

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Fintech

exc, BFSI News, ET BFSI

Amazon Pay has been a key player in online payment setup providing a range of services to its customers on board. With the increasing penetration of UPI, the provider has been continuously […]

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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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