ARCHIVE January2024
Meet Almacena, the Dutch startup transforming origin producers
What does a business need to grow internationally? Most people will say finance but Dimo Yanchev disagrees. In 2019, Yanchev co-founded Almacena Platform with Karl Robijns as a debt crowdfunding platform to […]
ECHR finds Greece violated private life rights of HIV-positive sex workers – JURIST
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday in O.G. and Others v. Greece that Greece violated the right to respect for private life of HIV-positive sex workers. Greece imposed blood tests […]
Philippines national security representative condemns actions of China Coast Guard against local fishermen – JURIST
Jonathan Malaya, a representative of the Philippines National Security Council, condemned the latest action by the China Coast Guard (CCG) against local Philippine fishermen in a televised interview on Monday night.Malaya was […]
Wall Street titans are betting big on insurers. What could go wrong?
Blackstone listed on the New York Stock Exchange during the summer of 2007. Doing so just before the global financial crisis was hardly auspicious, and come early 2009 the firm’s shares had […]
Protests erupt across France in lead up to Constitutional Court ruling on regressive immigration reforms – JURIST
In the lead-up to a highly-anticipated ruling from France’s Highest Constitutional Court that must be delivered before Thursday, hundreds of thousands gathered across the country to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed […]
As China’s markets plunge, what alternatives do investors have?
Every day brings more misery for China’s foreign investors. Some are most worried by China’s souring relations with Western governments. Others fret about the unprecedented slump in the country’s property market. Many […]
EU council adopts sanctions against 6 entities in Sudan conflict – JURIST
The Council of the European Union on Monday adopted economic sanctions against six entities involved in the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In its […]
Japan prosecutors indict ruling party faction members amid political fundraising scandal – JURIST
Japanese prosecutors indicted several individuals from three factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) amidst political a fundraising scandal on Friday, according to local media. Former accountants of the Abe and […]
Thousands protest far-right party in Germany after mass deportation meeting revealed – JURIST
Mass protests took place across 114 cities in Germany on Saturday against the country’s far-right political party, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD). The demonstrations were in response to the party’s increasing popularity and […]
Wise UK Urges Transparency in Exchange Rates as £180Billion Hidden Fees Revealed
UK banks should be ‘more transparent’ about their exchange rates says international money transfer company Wise UK as it reveals a ‘widespread use of hidden fees’. According to research commissioned by Wise […]
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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