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HRW: Panama indigenous peoples need better government support for climate change-related relocation efforts – JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Monday critiquing the Panamanian government’s lax efforts to assist coastal indigenous peoples in the country with relocation as their ancestral homelands are destroyed by climate […]

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Bank of Spain authorises eToro as a virtual currency exchange service provider

eToro gains Bank of Spain approval as Virtual Asset Service Provider. | Image credit: Unsplash/Piggy Bank Multi-asset investing platform eToro (Europe) Digital Assets Ltd. announced on Friday, July 28, that it has […]

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Denmark exploring means to intervene in holy Quran burning protests – JURIST

The Danish government announced Sunday that they are exploring legal means of intervening in the recent holy Quran burning protests. In the statement, the Danish government clarified that the government has played […]

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Azerbaijan prosecutor detains man wanted for war crimes during first Nagorno-Karabakh War – JURIST

Azerbaijan’s Prosecutor General’s office confirmed in an Instagram post on Saturday that they had detained Vagif Khachatryan, a 68-year-old who was traveling from Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia for medical care. Khachatryan will be […]

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Monese XYB Integrates with Paymentology

Paymentology, a global issuer-processor, has forged a strategic partnership with Monese’s XYB, an end-to-end ‘coreless’ banking platform provider. The XYB platform, launched just a few months ago, aims to shake up the […]

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General Abdourahamane Tiani installed as Niger leader following coup – JURIST

Niger’s national broadcaster identified Army General Abdourahamane Tiani as President of Niger’s new military government on Friday following a coup that deposed former President Mohamed Bazoum. The country’s ruling council, called the […]

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UN human rights experts appeal for Russia to release detained journalist and prominent opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza – JURIST

Friday, an independent UN human rights expert appealed for Russia to immediately release detained journalist and prominent opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, whose life is at risk due to deteriorating health. In a […]

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Republic of Palau and Ripple Collaborate on Palau Stablecoin

The Republic of Palau and Ripple have launched a limited stablecoin pilot as the next phase of their collaboration. This initiative aims to explore potential use cases as well as drive financial […]

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Singapore executes first woman in almost 20 years on drug-trafficking conviction – JURIST

Singapore executed Saridewi Binte Djamani, a 45-year-old woman, on Friday as the penalty for a 2018 drug-trafficking conviction. It was Singapore’s first execution of a woman in almost 20 years.After a covert […]

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Hong Kong court refuses injunction against protest-related song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ – JURIST

The High Court of Hong Kong refused the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) application for an injunction to prohibit “Glory to Hong Kong” on Friday. “Glory to Hong Kong” is a song associated […]

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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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