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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

Former Chinese Justice Minister Sentenced to Life for $20 Million Bribery Scheme

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

To what extent can an artificial system...

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Treasury’s Global Human Rights Action: 150+ Sanctions Combat Terrorism, LGBTQI+ Repression, and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence on UDHR’s 75th Anniversary

On December 10, 2023, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the Department of the Treasury reiterates its unwavering...

Binance Withdraws Abu Dhabi License Application: CEO Richard Teng Focuses on Global Compliance and Corporate Restructuring

Binance, under the leadership of CEO Richard Teng, withdrew its license application in Abu Dhabi after just over two weeks. A company spokesperson stated...

Kazakhstan Shuts Down 980 Illegal Crypto Exchanges: Strict Enforcement of Digital Assets Law Targets Unregistered Platforms

In 2023, Kazakhstan's Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA) took action against nearly a thousand unregistered crypto exchanges catering to its citizens. The FMA, as reported...

Jefferson County Felon Sentenced to Over 16 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Jefferson County man was sentenced yesterday to 16 years and eight months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm...

Afghanistan: Taliban Schools Also Failing Boys

The Taliban’s abusive educational policies in Afghanistan are harming boys as well as girls and women, with the departure of qualified teachers and regressive...

Israel: Strikes on Journalists in Lebanon Apparently Deliberate

Read a text description of this video VO: On October 13, 2023, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed Issam Abdullah, a Reuters journalist. The attack injured...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Human Rights Leaders Before Their Meeting

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  All right, well, good afternoon, everyone.  I just had a few words I wanted to say at the top of our meeting, and...

GRA Imposes S$2.25 Million Fine on RWS for Breach of Due Diligence: Unveiling Systemic Failures in Cash Transactions Oversight

The Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) has fined RWS S$2.25 million for failing to conduct customer due diligence checks as mandated by the Casino Control...

Pakistan’s Air Pollution Shortens Lives

Air pollution in Pakistan is having a devastating impact on people’s health. As global leaders meet at the United Nations Climate Conference, COP28, in...

UAE’s COP28 Promises on Climate, Health Ignored at Home

On Health Day at the COP28 climate conference in the United Arab Emirates, 124 countries endorsed the COP28 UAE Climate and Health Declaration, which...

U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland Ending the Year Strong and Remaining Focused on Reducing Gun Crime

BALTIMORE and GREENBELT, Md. – During the week of Dec. 4-8, nine defendants pleaded guilty or were sentenced in cases involving the illegal possession...

Schenectady Man Charged in Connection with Shots Fired Outside of Temple Israel

ALBANY, N.Y. — Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, age 28, of Schenectady, appeared in federal court this morning on a charge of unlawfully possessing a firearm....

Informational: Federal Court arraignments | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that the following persons were arraigned or appeared this week before U.S. Magistrate judges on indictments...

Kanawha County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Randell Lee Proctor, 45, of Belle, was sentenced today to four years in prison, to be followed by three years of...

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