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43 killed during anti-UN demonstrations in DRC – JURIST

The UN announced Friday that 43 people were killed during anti-UN demonstrations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Demonstrators in Goma were protesting against a UN peacekeeping mission when soldiers interfered, […]

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Fintech

UK’s bank-verified digital identification services provider OneID bag €1.16M from ACF Investors

OneID CEO Paula Sussex committed to safeguard digital transformations. | Image credit: OneID UK-based OneID, a company that offers bank-verified digital identification services, announced that it has raised  £1M (€1.16M) in fresh […]

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Wise, N26 investor backs Germany’s Ivy in €18M round for its API for instant bank payments 

Image credits: Funtap/DepositPhotos Berlin-based Ivy, an API developer for instant bank payments, announced on Thursday, August 31, that it has raised $20M (approximately €18M) in a Series A round of funding led […]

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Banks

Banks are ‘Failing to Deliver’ What UK Customers and SMEs Need; SAP Calls for Enhanced Support

Over half of UK SMEs (52 per cent) are currently re-evaluating their bank’s suitability for them, according to new research from business solution provider SAP. Meanwhile, only 22 per cent of UK […]

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SEBA Hong Kong Makes Strides Towards Official Crypto Licence with Regulatory Nod

SEBA Hong Kong Limited, a subsidiary of Swiss crypto bank SEBA Bank AG, has received an approval-in-principle from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for its licensed crypto-related services. This […]

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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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