Economy

How can American house prices still be rising?

Homeownership regularly nears the top of surveys about what Americans most want in life. Alas, this part of the American dream has rarely been harder to attain. Those looking to enter the […]

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Germany designates Georgia and Moldova as ‘safe countries of origin’ – JURIST

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s cabinet recognized the Eastern European countries of Georgia and Moldova as “safe countries of origin” on Wednesday in an effort to reduce irregular migration. Refugee rights group PRO […]

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UN experts condemn Russia court’s dismissal of challenges to censorship laws – JURIST

UN experts condemned Monday the Russian Constitutional Court’s decision to dismiss challenges to the constitutionality of recently enacted laws that criminalize any public act seeking to discredit the use of Russian Armed […]

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Gabon soldiers announce coup after release of disputed election results – JURIST

A group of Gabonese soldiers announced on public television Wednesday that they had seized control of the country and canceled the results of its 2023 presidential election, just after incumbent President Ali […]

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Pakistan court suspends conviction of former prime minister Imran Khan – JURIST

The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday suspended the conviction of Imran Khan. The former prime minister of Pakistan was previously convicted on corruption charges.In early August, Khan was sentenced to three years’ […]

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Economy

High bond yields imperil America’s financial stability

Interrogating a fairy tale is not usually the best use of an investor’s time. But there may be an exception. The internal logic of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”, and the idea […]

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Economy

China’s shadow-banking industry threatens its financial system

Shares in Xinhua Trust, a Chinese shadow lender, are selling for rock-bottom prices. The outfit went bankrupt in May, becoming the first Chinese trust to fall in more than two decades. Since […]

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Myanmar expels Timor-Leste diplomat over association with government in exile – JURIST

Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday that the Timorese Chargé d’Affaires had been told to leave Myanmar before September 1 over the diplomat’s alleged association with Myanmar’s government-in-exile. Timor-Leste’s Ministry […]

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Kenya High Court halts Worldcoin data processing amid privacy concerns – JURIST

A high court in Nairobi on Saturday issued a directive ordering cryptocurrency project Worldcoin and its partners to halt the processing of any new biometric data in Kenya until a pending case […]

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Fintech

SME Finance bag €40M from EIF to support SMEs in the Netherlands, among others

Image credit: SME Finance Vilnius-based SME Finance, a company reinventing financing for SMEs, announced on Monday that it has signed a strategic partnership with the European Investment Fund (EIF). This collaboration, operating […]

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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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