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UK former PM Boris Johnson acknowledges government ‘may have made mistakes’ during COVID-19 inquiry – JURIST

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave testimony to the COVID-19 Inquiry, a body examining the UK’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, on Wednesday and Thursday. During the hearing, he acknowledged that […]

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Atom Bank Backs Durham Women in Technology Programme by Funding Female Scholarships

Atom Bank, the UK’s first app-based bank, is supporting the ‘Women in Technology’ programme at Durham University by funding two scholarships for prospective female students from low-income backgrounds. Two Atom-funded scholarships will […]

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Bunq’s Ali Niknam receives ‘Businessman of the Year’ award: Know more

Ali Niknam, the founder of Amsterdam-based neo bank bunq, has received the prestigious Businessman of the Year award, recognising his contributions to the business world.  The award was presented on the Master […]

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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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