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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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The Bank of Japan jolts global markets

On July 28th the Bank of Japan (boj) took markets by surprise. At the end of a two-day policy meeting Ueda Kazuo, the central bank’s governor, announced an unexpected change to its […]

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CFA Institute Reveals Emerging Markets Support the Creation of CBDCs More than Developed Ones

With the Bank of England (BoE) discussing the creation of a ‘digital pound’, a new survey released by the CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, has found limited understanding of […]

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Deflation is curbing China’s economic rise

China has a new central-bank boss. Pan Gongsheng, who became governor of the People’s Bank of China on July 25th, is a technocrat. His career, which includes a phd in economics, research […]

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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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