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Japan court holds ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional – JURIST

A Japanese district court held Tuesday the government’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Marriage for All Japan, a Japanese organization fighting for marriage equality, shared the Nagoya District Court in […]

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Economy

The Economist’s finance and economics internship

THE ECONOMIST is seeking promising journalists and would-be journalists to apply for the 2023 Marjorie Deane internship. The successful candidate will spend six months with us in London writing about finance and […]

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Economy

The world’s oil-price benchmark is being radically reformed

The price of Brent crude has a decent claim to be the world’s most important number. Two-thirds of the 100m barrels a day of oil traded globally derive their price from it. […]

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Economy

Radical reform of the world’s oil-price benchmark seeks to avert chaos

The price of Brent crude has a decent claim to be the world’s most important number. Two-thirds of the 100m barrels a day of oil traded globally derive their price from it. […]

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Fintech

Amsterdam fintech Klearly launches in the Netherlands after raising €2.1M from Antler, ex-Mollie CEO, others

Klearly team | Image credit: Klearly Amsterdam-based Klearly, a startup that claims to be the first Dutch app to allow users to receive payments directly on their phones, announced on Wednesday that […]

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Fintech

Ireland-based fintech platform NomuPay secures €50.1M for cross-border payments; Know more

NomuPay CEO, Peter Burridge | Image credit: NomuPay Dublin-based NomuPay, an end-to-end payment platform for expansion into regions of high cross-border and ecommerce growth, announced that it has secured $53.6M (approximately €50.19M) […]

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South Africa opposition party calls for arrest of Putin during upcoming BRICS conference – JURIST

South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) called Tuesday for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin should he enter the country for the upcoming BRICS Conference. Since March, the International […]

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Central African Republic President calls for constitutional referendum – JURIST

President Faustin Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic called for a constitutional referendum Tuesday that would allow him to seek a third term in office. This call was quickly followed by the […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Digital Euro One Step Closer to Everyday Reality As Prototyping Exercise Results Revealed

The European Central Bank has published the summary and the lessons learned from the prototyping exercise conducted from July 2022 to February 2023. It tested how design choices for the digital euro […]

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Uganda president signs anti-LGBTQIA+ law that includes death penalty – JURIST

President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni signed the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 into law Monday. The law authorizes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,”  which includes same-sex relations with a vulnerable person, a […]

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Japan court holds ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional – JURIST

A Japanese district court held Tuesday the government’s failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Marriage for All Japan, a Japanese organization fighting for marriage equality, shared the Nagoya District Court in […]

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News

South Africa opposition party calls for arrest of Putin during upcoming BRICS conference – JURIST

South African opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) called Tuesday for the arrest of Russian President Vladimir Putin should he enter the country for the upcoming BRICS Conference. Since March, the International […]

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Central African Republic President calls for constitutional referendum – JURIST

President Faustin Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic called for a constitutional referendum Tuesday that would allow him to seek a third term in office. This call was quickly followed by the […]

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Uganda president signs anti-LGBTQIA+ law that includes death penalty – JURIST

President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni signed the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 into law Monday. The law authorizes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,”  which includes same-sex relations with a vulnerable person, a […]

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