Economy

Is the global housing slump over?

In Australia house prices have risen for the past three months. In America a widely watched index of housing values has risen by 1.6% from its low in January, and housebuilders’ share […]

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Banks

Netbank Simplifies Overseas Remittances to the Philippines With International Partnerships

Banking as a service (BaaS) platform Netbank has launched a new service enabling international remittance companies to facilitate overseas remittances into the Philippines.  By partnering with international remittance companies, NetBank aims to […]

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Iceland suspends Moscow embassy and requests Russia limit Reykjavik embassy – JURIST

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland announced on Friday that it will suspend operations of its embassy in Moscow starting August 1, 2023. Iceland has also requested Russia to limit the […]

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China human rights lawyer sentenced to three and a half years in prison – JURIST

Chang Weiping, a Chinese human rights lawyer, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Thursday shortly after he was found guilty of “subversion of State Power.” He is […]

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Сryptocurrencies

SEC Set to Trade Haymakers With Binance and Coinbase as Lawsuits Filed – Industry Responds

It is no secret that organisations in the crypto world have often butted heads with regulators; with perhaps the most notable example being Ripple’s ongoing case vs the SEC. However, even bigger […]

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Protests calling for resignation of Serbian president continue in Belgrade after mass shootings – JURIST

Thousands of protesters gathered in Belgrade on Friday in opposition to the Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic. The peaceful demonstrators, whose action followed shortly after two mass shootings in the country, called for […]

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Banks

Fintech CWallet Signs Agreement With QNB, Supporting the ‘Future of Payments’ and Cashless Aim

Qatar-based fintech startup, CWallet Services, has signed an agreement with QNB, a bank operating in the Middle East and Africa, in an effort to enhance the fintech services in Qatar.  QNB will […]

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China judicial organs publish draft proposal to punish online abuse – JURIST

China’s Supreme People’s Court, Supreme People’s Procuratorate and Ministry of Public Security released a draft proposal to curb cyber abuse for public consultation on Friday.The draft, Guiding Opinions on Lawfully Punishing Cyber […]

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Sudan government bans UN envoy from entering country – JURIST

Sudan’s Foreign Ministry announced Thursday that the head of the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) Volker Perthes would no longer be welcome in the country. The statement comes weeks after […]

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Japan district court finds lack of protection for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional – JURIST

A Japanese district court found Thursday that the lack of legal protection for same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The Fukuoka District Court ruling comes amid growing pressure for Japan to protect same-sex marriage […]

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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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