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India bar council: legal recognition of same-sex marriage better left for legislative determination – JURIST
The Bar Council of India (BCI) Sunday passed a resolution to urge the Supreme Court of India to leave the issue of same-sex marriage for legislative consideration. The resolution came after a […]
Amsterdam’s fintech unicorn Backbase achieves Carbon Neutral company certification: Know more
Image credits: Backbase Amsterdam-based Backbase, a fintech unicorn, announced on Monday that it has been certified as carbon neutral according to The CarbonNeutral Protocol, the leading global framework for carbon neutrality. In […]
UK military evacuate British diplomats from Sudan amid violence – JURIST
The UK government Sunday announced the successful evacuation of British embassy staff and their families from Khartoum, Sudan. The military operation was carried out as a response to “significant escalation in violence and […]
Social Engineering and the Emergence of New Investment Scams
By Mike Britton At a time when sophisticated threats like ransomware are rampant, a new and devious breed of investment fraud has surfaced with significant concerns: pig butchering. This sinister scam combines […]
Mexican immigration director detained for trial for refugee deaths from fire at detention centre – JURIST
A Mexican judge Saturday ordered the immigration director of Mexico’s northern border state Chihuahua to stand trial for his failure to manage a deadly fire at an immigration detention centre which caused […]
Crypto’s Regulatory Grey Area Tackled by EU Following MiCA Legislation
For years, one of the biggest challenges cryptocurrency adoption faced was regulation. Trying to ensure anonymity whilst holding those responsible for illicit use has been a struggle. However, the EU has now […]
Venture capital’s $300bn question | The Economist
Consider the following puzzle. In 2021 venture capitalists raised $150bn in fresh cash, a record amount. Despite a market slowdown, they broke the record once again in 2022, raising more than $160bn. […]
China’s re-globalisation paradox | The Economist
At the annual World Economic Forum meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland, China’s economic tsar, Liu He, met a number of “old friends” he had not seen during his country’s long battle […]
The rise of the uber-luxurious office
It is lunchtime at One Vanderbilt, a new office tower which juts out of midtown Manhattan. The building’s vast basement kitchen hums, as harried staff in chef’s whites leap in and out […]
Citing rights to privacy, customers sue Australian telecoms giant Optus over major data breach – JURIST
An Australian law firm on Friday launched a class-action lawsuit against telecommunications giant Optus, seeking compensation for the fallout of a major data breach that occurred in September. Filed in the Federal Court […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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