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UK Banks Under Fire for Erroneously Closing Customer Accounts

Banks are facing scrutiny over their handling of customer accounts, as data obtained by consumer champion Which? reveals that they are wrongly closing accounts in over 30 per cent of cases referred […]

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Thailand fails to elect new prime minister as progressive candidate faces court challenges – JURIST

Pita Limjaroenrat, a leading progressive candidate for Thai prime minister, failed on Thursday to obtain enough votes to secure the leadership position in Thai’s Parliament. During a joint parliamentary session, Pita fell […]

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Canada Supreme Court denies appeal on bank account information sharing case – JURIST

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed an application for leave Thursday in the case of Gwendolyn Louise Deegan v. Attorney General of Canada. The decision brings to an end a legal battle […]

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Ukraine receives cluster munitions from US amid international criticism – JURIST

The Ukrainian armed forces confirmed Thursday they received cluster munitions sent by the US. Tavria Region defense spokesman Valery Shershen confirmed the delivery to Radio Free Liberty in Ukraine amidst international condemnation […]

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UK SMEs Struggle Without Support, as 73% Can’t Even Secure a Meeting With Their Bank

Interest rates and trading costs have been rapidly rising, while SME survival rates continue to take a hit. But when business owners need support the most, many SMEs in the UK are […]

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Emirates NBD Encourages Shift from Phone Banking to WhatsApp With Upgraded Service

Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye) region, has launched an enhanced and upgraded version of its WhatsApp banking service.  Emirates NBD WhatsApp banking allows […]

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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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