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UN calls upon Pakistan to stop planned mass deportation of Afghan nationals – JURIST

The UN human rights experts called upon Pakistan on Tuesday to discontinue their planned deportation of a large number of Afghans from the country. The pressure from human rights groups has increased […]

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Former Bank of China chairman arrested on bribery charges in China – JURIST

Chinese officials arrested former chairman of the Bank of China Liu Liange on corruption charges, Chinese official state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) filed the charges […]

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Economy

China’s economy may be growing faster, but big problems remain

China’s emergence from its covid-19 controls was meant to be the biggest economic event of the year. Instead, the reopening has turned into one of the biggest disappointments. In a recent survey […]

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Fintech

Lyon’s fintech firm Mon Petit Placement bags €6.5M to turn savers into budding investors

Mon Petit Placement team | Image credit: Mon Petit Placement Lyon-based Mon Petit Placement, a fintech company that claims to simplify the investment experience by making it accessible to everyone, announced on […]

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Banks

EY Reveals Exponential Growth in MENA as Net Profits up by 30%

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has seen exponential growth year-on-year (YoY) according to EY MENA’s latest banking report.  Titled, EY MENA H1 2023 Banking Report, the report reveals a […]

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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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