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Germany sounds alarm over rise of anti-government extremism – JURIST

Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution—or the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV)—warned Monday against rising levels of anti-government extremism in the midst of provocation from authoritarian states, such as Russia. […]

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ECHR finds Romania violated same-sex couples’ rights in denying marriage recognition – JURIST

European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Tuesday that Romania violated the European Convention on Human Rights article 8’s right to respect for private and family life because of the “absence of […]

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Banks

Financial Edge and Northeastern University London Launch Investment Banking Degree

Financial Edge, the training provider for Wall Street investment banks, has joined forces with Northeastern University London to launch a new Masters in Global Investment Banking. The programne caters to postgraduate students from […]

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Economy

China and Russia compete for Central Asia’s favour

Central Asia’s top brass is on tour. On May 9th presidents of the region’s former Soviet republics were in Moscow, having been roped in as spectators for Vladimir Putin’s annual military parade. […]

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Economy

China’s state capitalists celebrate their soaring shares

Remember the name: China Science Publishing & Media (cspm) might be the hottest state-owned textbook stock, ever. Shares in the company, which publishes titles such as “Gaseous Detonation Physics and its Universal […]

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Economy

What performance-enhancing stimulants mean for economic growth

Towards the end of last year America began running short of medicines used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), including Adderall (an amphetamine) and Ritalin (a central-nervous-system stimulant). Nine in ten pharmacies […]

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Banks

Change for Good? Starling Bank Founder Anne Boden Steps Down as CEO

Anne Boden, founder of Starling Bank, is to step aside as CEO at the end of June.  Her decision to step down after nine years at the helm coincides with Starling’s record […]

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Сryptocurrencies

UAE Crypto Investors Saw 5x More the Total Gains Than the Global Community According to Chainalysis

The crypto market boomed in 2021, with users experiencing gains of $159.7billion. However, a year later this number plummeted with losses in the range of $127.1billion. According to research from Chainalysis, the […]

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Colombia president suspends ceasefire with armed rebel group following attack on indigenous community – JURIST

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Sunday that his government suspended the ceasefire with the EMC group of rebels in the departments of Nariño, Cauca and Valle del Cauca. The announcement comes a […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Bitget Wallet Launches BWB Token With Total Supply of 1 Billion

In late 2023, Bitget Exchange acquired BitKeep, the Web3 wallet, and transformed it into Bitget Wallet. Over half a year later, Bitget Wallet has launched its official ecosystem token, BWB. The Bitget […]

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Latvia security service initiates criminal proceedings against European lawmaker over suspected collusion with Russian intelligence services – JURIST

Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) was reported on Saturday to have initiated criminal proceedings against Tatjana Ždanoka, a European Parliament lawmaker (MEP) and Latvian citizen, on suspicion of cooperating with Russian intelligence […]

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