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OKX Tailors to Growing Crypto Desires in Brazil, Launching Exchange and Web3 Wallet

Brazilian cryptocurrency users have been given a new means of accessing the world of decentralised finance (DeFi) and crypto as OKX launches its crypto exchange and Web3 wallet platform in the country.  […]

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Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after attack on military barracks in Freetown – JURIST

Sierra Leonean president Julius Maada Bio declared a nationwide curfew with immediate effect on Sunday, a few hours after several unidentified gunmen attacked the Military Barracks at Wilberforce in the capital Freetown […]

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Banks

BaaS and Generative AI Take Centre Stage: Finastra’s Insights for 2023

Nearly half of global financial institutions have swiftly embraced banking-as-a-service (BaaS) and generative AI, marking 2023 as a pivotal year of action and innovation, according to Finastra‘s latest report. The ‘Financial Services: […]

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Prominent Kashmir journalist granted bail after two years in detention over ‘anti-national content’ charges – JURIST

Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah, who endured nearly 21 months in jail on charges of “anti-national content” and “glorifying terrorism” in Kashmir, secured bail on Friday from Indian authorities. Shah’s release came three […]

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10 Syria civilians killed in government attack on rebel-held village – JURIST

Syria’s opposition government said Saturday that government forces shelled the northwestern village of Qaqfin, located in Idlib, Syria. The shelling resulted in the death of ten civilians, drawing further attention to allegations […]

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Ibanera Introduces Widget to Enhance Digital Asset Transactions

Ibanera, the US-based online fintech bank, introduces PORTL, a widget designed to streamline digital transactions. PORTL simplifies the purchase of digital assets with credit cards, expanding Ibanera’s financial solutions. Amid the growing […]

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Economy

The rich world claims it has paid its overdue climate debts

Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the element. Mission accomplished? Rich countries have at last met a promise to provide $100bn […]

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Investors are going loco for CoCos

Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the element. In a distant and forgotten era, around eight months ago, tremors were rippling […]

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Banks

Mashreq Leverages Visa and ecolytiq Climate Banking Solution for the MENA Region

Mashreq, the financial institution in the MENA region, is launching a new climate banking platform to its almost one million customers, in partnership with global payments leader Visa and Sustainability-as-a-Service firm ecolytiq. Via […]

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How to save China’s economy

Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the element. EARLIER THIS year a Chinese publisher released a translation of “In Defence of […]

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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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