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Ukraine authorities accuse four appellate judges of bribery – JURIST

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office accused on Thursday four judges from the Kyiv Court of Appeal of graft totaling $35,000. According to NABU, the payment occurred […]

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Kenya High Court declares housing levy unconstitutional – JURIST

Kenya’s High Court declared on Tuesday that a 1.5 percent levy, introduced in an earlier bill to fund affordable housing, violated constitutional principles. The levy was a provision of the Finance Act […]

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Economy

Real wages have risen in America and are rebounding in Europe

Not much unites the world these days. Yet there is one sentiment shared by many people, regardless of nationality: pessimism about the economy. Just one in ten Americans thinks they are better […]

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Economy

China edges towards a big bail-out

Chinese buses are idling. Statements released by a handful of transport companies complain of deteriorating economic conditions and a lack of financial support. In October two in the city of Nanchong, in […]

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Economy

How to get African oil out of the ground without Western lenders

From western Uganda, the East African Crude Oil Pipleine will run for 1,443km through farms, forests and rivers, until it reaches the Tanzanian coast. If, that is, anyone pays for it. Already, […]

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Short-sellers are endangered. That is bad news for markets

If you want to be liked, don’t be a short-seller. Some other investors might defend you, at least in the abstract, as an important part of a healthy and efficient market. But […]

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Economy

Income gaps are growing inexorably, aren’t they?

According to a familiar saying, academic disputes are so vicious precisely because the stakes are so low. But in a scholarly battle over inequality, the stakes are rather higher. Research by a […]

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Banks

Inside Fintech Talents Festival With Rise, Created by Barclays

The Fintech Talents Festival returned for another year of fintech networking, discussions and deep dives into industry problems at the Brewery in London. To get a better view of the current UK […]

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Banks

GFT: Younger Adults Most Vulnerable to Fraud; While Fraudsters Target Over 55s for Over £900 Each

Despite the general assumption that older banking customers are more at risk of falling victim to fraud, GFT‘s latest ‘Banking Disruption Index’ has revealed that almost half (48 per cent) of 25 […]

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Standard Chartered to Act as Checkout.com’s Cash Management Bank Through Partnership

Checkout.com, the global payments service provider, has improved its operational and performance for its merchants in the UAE by partnering with Standard Chartered. In doing so, Standard Chartered will act as Checkout.com’s […]

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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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