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Finland extends closure of Russia border until mid-April amid migrant crisis – JURIST

Finland announced on Thursday the extension of the closure of its border crossing points with Russia until April 14, 2024, citing concerns over weaponized migration and threats to national security from Russia. […]

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Economy

The dividend is back. Are investors right to be pleased?

Meta celebrated its 20th anniversary this week as all good and mature businesses should: by paying shareholders a dividend. In lieu of a birthday bash, the Silicon Valley stalwart marked its coming […]

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Economy

Bankers have reason to hope Trump triumphs

Have you noticed that America’s bankers are seething over proposed new capital rules? What gave it away? Perhaps it was the advertisements that warn of dire consequences for the economy, which blare […]

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Economy

The false promise of Indonesia’s economy

In politics, repetition is a crucial part of any campaign. But for Indonesian voters, who go to the polls to elect a new president on February 14th, one pledge is starting to […]

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Banks

PayU Collaborates With Thought Machine to Expand Footprint in Indian Market

PayU, the India-based payment solutions provider, has successfully migrated its credit service, ‘LazyPay’, to core banking service provider Thought Machine’s cloud-native core banking platform, ‘Vault Core’, and is now live. The new […]

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Economy

Are NYCB’s troubles the start of another banking panic?

A bank publishes lousy earnings or an “update” on its business. Its share price plunges. Its name is splashed on newspaper front pages. The bank’s bosses hold a conference call urging calm. […]

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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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