Сryptocurrencies

Ripple Capitalises on Crypto Opportunity in Canada Through University of Toronto

Ripple, the blockchain and crypto-based paytech, has solidified its place in the Canadian market following a partnership with the University of Toronto. Specifically, Ripple’s University Blockchain Initiative (UBRI) will be partnering with […]

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Ethiopia investigation finds authorities and Eritrea soldiers participated in food aid theft – JURIST

General Fiseha Kidanu, the head of an investigation committee established by Ethiopia’s Interim Regional Administration (IRA) of Tigray Region, announced Thursday that regional and federal authorities as well as Eritrean soldiers engaged […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Avantgarde Finance Group Joins Forces With Agio to Launch On-Chain Digital Asset Products

Avantgarde Finance Group has partnered with Agio Digital, a digital assets and fund services platform, to offer institutional-grade on-chain crypto products. Using the platform, it is now possible to set up fully […]

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Canada Supreme Court upholds Safe Third Country Agreement with US – JURIST

The Supreme Court of Canada ruled unanimously Friday that the country’s Safe Third Country Agreement (SCTA) with the United States is constitutional under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and […]

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Banks

Outdated Legacy Technology Could Cost Banks Over $57Billion in 2028; Says IDC Financial Insights

Spending on legacy paytech is rising rapidly and damaging the growth prospects of banks around the world; according to a new study by IDC Financial Insights sponsored by Episode Six, a global […]

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Economy

AI is not yet killing jobs

After astonishing breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, many people worry that they will end up on the economic scrapheap. Global Google searches for “is my job safe?” have doubled in recent months, as […]

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Economy

A new super-regulator takes aim at rampant corruption in Chinese finance

Hardly a day passes without someone in Chinese finance “falling off his horse”, or coming under a corruption investigation. State media warned on June 5th that the banking industry is infested with […]

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Economy

Sooner or later, America’s financial system could seize up

Masterly inactivity is back in vogue at the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee. After its meeting on June 14th it kept its benchmark rate on hold, rather than raising it, for the first […]

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Economy

America is losing ground in Asian trade

The intensifying rivalry between America and China has not been kind to open markets. Letting defence or foreign ministers dictate trade policy, it turns out, is not conducive to making goods move […]

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Economy

America is losing ground in Asian trade

The intensifying rivalry between America and China has not been kind to open markets. Letting defence or foreign ministers dictate trade policy, it turns out, is not conducive to making goods move […]

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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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