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German court rules government violated climate change policy – JURIST

The Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court held Thursday that the German Government violated federal climate change law by failing to reach annual targets. The ruling now means the government must implement changes to […]

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Israel refuses to extend visa for UN humanitarian aid coordinator – JURIST

UN Spokesperson for the Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric announced Friday during his daily press briefing that UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory Lynn Hastings’ visa will not be […]

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Visa and Standard Chartered Bring BNPL to Markets in Across Asia Pacific

Payments giant Visa and Standard Chartered Bank have entered into a regional partnership to accelerate the delivery of instalment payment options to Standard Chartered’s Visa credit cardholders across markets in Asia Pacific […]

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UN condemns resumption of conflict in Gaza after temporary ceasefire expires – JURIST

The UN condemned the resumption of conflict in Gaza on Friday, following the end of a temporary ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and called for a return to negotiations for 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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