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Italy Council of Ministers approves bill to directly elect future prime ministers – JURIST

The Italian Council of Ministers approved a bill on Friday to reform the Italian electoral system to elect the Prime Minister of Italy in a ballot alongside the election of Parliament.Under current […]

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Doctors Without Borders reports asylum-seekers face violence at Greece’s borders – JURIST

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, published a report on Thursday shedding light on the physical violence experienced by asylum-seekers upon reaching Greece, such as beatings and being […]

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Abu Dhabi Global Market Launches New Distributed Ledger Technology Regulations

The Registration Authority (RA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has officially released the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Foundations Regulations 2023, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of digital assets regulatory […]

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Ripple Selected by NBG to Test Practical Use Cases of Digital Lari CBDC in Georgia

Ripple, the real-time gross settlement system, currency exchange and remittance network, has powered the central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot programmes for Columbia and Montenegro this past year, and now it has […]

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US Congress introduces the Hong Kong Sanctions Act – JURIST

Three US representatives introduced the Hong Kong Sanctions Act to the US Congress on Thursday. Two US senators also introduced companion legislation.The Hong Kong Sanctions Act requires the US president to determine […]

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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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