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Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court invalidates indigenous land demarcation timeframe law – JURIST

On Thursday, the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil invalidated a legislative proposal 9-2 regarding the temporal boundaries for demarcating indigenous lands.  The judges ruled against the argument that the territory of indigenous peoples […]

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International watchdog CIVICUS finds Bangladesh civic space is ‘repressed’ – JURIST

International civil society watchdog CIVICUS added Bangladesh on Thursday to its CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist and rated the civic space in Bangladesh as “repressed,” the watchdog’s second lowest rating. The CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist rates […]

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Banks

Sibos 2023: Industry Reaction and Tokyo’s Top Takeaways

As the curtains draw on another engaging edition of Sibos – the global financial services networking event organised by Swift – it’s time to take a reflective journey through the week that was. […]

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Banks

Emirates NBD Launches Enhanced Mobile Banking app ‘ENBD X’; With Embedded Digital Wealth Platform

Emirates NBD, the banking group in MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye), has successfully completed launched its enhanced mobile banking app, ‘ENBD X’. ENBD X is now available to all Emirates […]

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Tunisia police arrest political cartoonist on suspicion of insulting PM – JURIST

A prominent political cartoonist in Tunisia announced he was released from custody Friday on his Facebook page. Tunisian authorities arrested Tawfiq Omrane, well-known for publishing satirical drawings of political figures on his […]

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Canada sanctions Haiti businessmen amid escalating humanitarian crisis – JURIST

Canada announced on Thursday that it would impose additional sanctions on three prominent Haitian businessmen. These measures come as a rebuke to individuals allegedly involved in corruption that have further deepened the […]

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Fintech

Feature Spotlight: SumUp revolutionises merchant payments in the UK with 7AM payouts

SumUp has recently introduced a new feature called 7AM payouts to UK users. | Image credit: SumUp London-based SumUp, a global fintech platform, announced on  Thursday, September 21, that it has introduced […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Em Conversa: Combatting Inflation Using Stablecoins in Brazil with Tether

Em Conversa looks to uncover the secrets in Latin America (LatAm) that have caused the fintech market to boom, from being worth less than $50million in 2016, to $2.1billion in 2022.  In June 2023, […]

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Protests, counter-protests held across Canada over sexual orientation and gender identity in school curriculums – JURIST

Protests and counter-protests were held across Canada on Wednesday over the sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) curriculum in schools, with numbers ranging from several hundred to over 1,000 participants in some […]

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Сryptocurrencies

HKMA Ban of Crypto Firms Using Banking Terminology Sets Crypto Transparency Precedent

In early September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced its new crypto marketing rules to improve consumer safety when investing in digital assets. In a similar vein, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority […]

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Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court invalidates indigenous land demarcation timeframe law – JURIST

On Thursday, the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil invalidated a legislative proposal 9-2 regarding the temporal boundaries for demarcating indigenous lands.  The judges ruled against the argument that the territory of indigenous peoples […]

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News

International watchdog CIVICUS finds Bangladesh civic space is ‘repressed’ – JURIST

International civil society watchdog CIVICUS added Bangladesh on Thursday to its CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist and rated the civic space in Bangladesh as “repressed,” the watchdog’s second lowest rating. The CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist rates […]

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News

Tunisia police arrest political cartoonist on suspicion of insulting PM – JURIST

A prominent political cartoonist in Tunisia announced he was released from custody Friday on his Facebook page. Tunisian authorities arrested Tawfiq Omrane, well-known for publishing satirical drawings of political figures on his […]

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News

Canada sanctions Haiti businessmen amid escalating humanitarian crisis – JURIST

Canada announced on Thursday that it would impose additional sanctions on three prominent Haitian businessmen. These measures come as a rebuke to individuals allegedly involved in corruption that have further deepened the […]

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