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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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Greening the Future: GSA’s $2 Billion Investment in Low-Carbon Construction Projects Takes Center Stage in Historic Climate Initiative

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is set to invest $2 billion in over 150 construction projects across 39 states, the District of Columbia,...

BEUC Takes On Beverage Giants: Exposing Deceptive Recyclability Claims and Demanding EU Action Against Greenwashing

BEUC and member organizations from 13 countries have reported misleading claims by major drinking water bottle traders like Coca-Cola, Danone, and Nestlé Waters/Nestlé to...

Draft “Pandemic Treaty” Fails to Protect Rights

(New York) - World Health Organization (WHO) member states should push for clear commitments to human rights protections in the text of a draft...

Peru: Congress Should Respect Judicial Independence

(Washington, DC) – Peru’s Congress should reject an effort to remove members of the National Board of Justice and uphold judicial independence, the rule...

Suspend Arms to Israel, Palestinian Armed Groups

(Jerusalem) – Allies of Israel and backers of Palestinian armed groups should suspend the transfer of arms to the warring parties in Israel and...

U.S. Banking Regulator Sees Tokenization as Solution to Settlement Challenges

Michael Hsu, the acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, overseeing banks, is enthusiastic about the potential of tokenization...

HSI San Diego, BP case results in migrant smuggler admitting to sexually assaulting a juvenile while being smuggled into the United States

SAN DIEGO – A local area man pleaded guilty in federal court on Nov. 2, to alien smuggling charges and admitted that, in carrying...

India: Stop Abusing Counterterrorism Regulations

(London) – The global terrorism financing and money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), should call on the Indian government to stop...

U.S., UK, and Canada Unite to Impose Tougher Sanctions on Myanmar Military Regime

On October 31, 2023, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada jointly imposed additional sanctions on Myanmar (Burma). These sanctions target individuals and...

France: Immigration Bill Threatens Rights

(Paris) – France’s lawmakers are examining a draft immigration law that threatens to limit rights of asylum seekers and migrants, Human Rights Watch said today. The...

Northwest Syria: Government Uses Cluster Munitions

(Beirut) – Syrian government forces used widely banned cluster munitions in an attack on Termanin, a town in northern Idlib, on October 6, 2023,...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks to the Press

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good evening, everyone.  We just finished meetings here in Baghdad.  We started with a briefing from Ambassador Romanowski and our entire team...

The Full Costs of Turkey’s Bombing Campaign in Northeast Syria

Rakza Salih Fawaz, 50, and her 14-year-old daughter, Farah Adnan Ramdan, were among a group of 30 daily laborers toiling away in cotton field...

Trust Swiftly Partners with OPMC’s Anti-Fraud Plugin to Fortify WooCommerce Stores Against Fraudulent Transactions

Trust Swiftly, a leading identity verification solutions provider, has entered a strategic partnership with OPMC's Anti-Fraud Plugin, a reputable fraud prevention plugin designed for...

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