ARCHIVE December2023
UK Supreme Court rules Guantanamo Bay detainee can bring claim against British authorities – JURIST
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Guantanamo Bay prisoner held by the US can bring a claim in the English and Welsh courts against UK authorities. The detainee, Zayn al-Abidin […]
Hong Kong’s problems trace back to China. And also America
Sevva, a swanky bar and restaurant with electrifying views, has been serving bankers and sightseers for more than 15 years. From its terrace, you can peer over a cocktail and through the […]
Can the carbon-offset market be saved?
“As soon as a coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs,” ran an early advertising jingle attributed to Johann Tetzel, a 16th-century indulgence salesman. Funding the church offered believers […]
Where does the modern state come from?
It is part metaphor, part myth and part history. Thomas Hobbes thought life there was nasty, brutish and short. John Locke disagreed, proclaiming that it was where people first learnt how to […]
Amsterdam’s neobank bunq launches GenAI platform ‘Finn’: Know more
Amsterdam-based bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, announced on Tuesday, December 19, that it has launched Finn, a GenAI platform at bunq Update 24 in DeLaMar Theater in Amsterdam. Powered by […]
Yemen Houthis say they will not stop attacks on ships in Red Sea despite new naval coalition force – JURIST
Senior Houthi official Mohammed Al-Bukaiti issued a statement Tuesday saying the Houthis would not stop their military operations in the Red Sea unless Israel stops what he referred to as “genocide crimes” […]
Oversight Board reverses Meta removal of two social media posts about Israel-Hamas war – JURIST
The semi-independent Oversight Board which handles appeals of social media company Meta’s content moderation decisions decided Tuesday to reverse Meta’s auto-removal of two posts on Instagram and Facebook about the ongoing Israel-Hamas […]
UK fintech Fiat Republic scores €6.4M; secures EMI licence from De Nederlandsche Bank
London-based Fiat Republic, the specialist Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $7M (approximately €6.4M) in a Seed extension round. Participants in the round include first-time investments from Kraken […]
Lune Unlocks Data Goldmine to Enable Better Bank Personalisation in UAE
The new generation has quickly become obsessed with payments personalisation. While personalisation has firmly established itself as a mainstream feature in Europe and the US, it still has considerable room for growth […]
Why bitcoin is up by almost 150% this year
Chopping off their heads does not work: cockroaches can live without one for as long as a week. Whacking them is no guarantee either: their flexible exoskeletons can bend to accommodate as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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