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HRW: Ethiopia must release opposition figures from arbitrary detention – JURIST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Monday calling on Ethiopian authorities to immediately release seven “arbitrarily detained” opposition figures. The seven detained individuals belong to the formerly banned Oromo Liberation […]
Lithuania’s AMLYZE launches screening module to give financial institutions powerful tool for risk mitigation
The team of co-founders and experts. | Image credit: AMLYZE Lithuania-based RegTech company AMLYZE announced that it has launched a Screening Module to help financial institutions recognise and decrease potential risks linked […]
Eyeing up WorldCoin as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Launches Iris-Scanning Crypto Technology
Worldcoin, a new cryptocurrency project co-founded by Sam Altman, CEO of the AI research laboratory OpenAI, has officially launched. But what actually is the initiative and what can we expect to see […]
UNESCO warns Russia that strikes on Ukraine World Heritage Sites may breach international law – JURIST
UNESCO released a statement Sunday condemning Russian strikes on Odesa, Ukraine, which allegedly damaged several World Heritage Sites, including the first Orthodox Christian church built in Odesa, the Transfiguration Cathedral. Ukraine is […]
Amsterdam’s fintech unicorn bunq secures €44.5M for international expansion
Amsterdam-based neobank bunq, announced on Monday, that it has secured an additional €44.5M in growth funding, bringing the total raised capital this year to nearly €100M. The investors in this round include […]
Italy’s Mediobanca Group Launches new Fintech Venture Studio Alongside London-based Founders Factory
Mediobanca Group, Italy’s largest investment bank, has partnered with London-based Founders Factory, the global company builder and early-stage investor, to launch a new fintech venture studio and accelerator. The new strategic alliance […]
Italian bank Mediobanca partners with UK’s Founders Factory to back 35 fintech startups
Founders Factory team | Image credit: Founders Factory Milan-based Mediobanca Group, Italy’s largest investment bank, announced on Monday that it has signed a partnership with Founders Factory, a London-based company builder and […]
Atom Bank’s Profit Milestone: ‘Lowest Cost Wins’ Approach for Success
Atom bank has suggested that all banks should follow its formula of ‘lowest cost wins’ as the app-based bank announces its first-ever annual operating profit of £4million. Over the past year, Atom […]
Singapore police to investigate discrimination and bullying after claims by now-deceased officer – JURIST
Singapore Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugan asked the Singapore Police Force (SPF) on Friday to investigate allegations of racial discrimination and workplace bullying in the force made by a Singaporean […]
Sweden embassy officials in Iraq relocated to Stockholm after protesters storm building – JURIST
Operations and staff at the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad were relocated temporarily on Friday to Stockholm after it was stormed by protesters. In a statement, Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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