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View More NewsA court in Moscow has taken away 123 properties from the Jehovah’s Witnesses and given them to the Russian government. The properties include 63 homes and business buildings totaling more than 11,000 square meters (118,000 square feet) plus 60 pieces of land totaling 5.6 hectares (13.8 acres). Russia banned the Jehovah’s Witnesses as an “extremist organization” in 2017, a decision the European Court of Human Rights later called illegal, and many members have since been jailed for what authorities call “extremist activity.” Read the full article here
An Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) shareholder plans to seek Federal Court permission to sue certain former ASX officers and directors over alleged breaches of duty connected to its failed blockchain-based clearing and settlement overhaul.On Wednesday, ASX said Rosherville Pty Ltd had notified the exchange that it proposes to apply for leave to commence a statutory derivative action under sections 236 and 237 of Australia’s Corporations Act. If approved, Rosherville would bring the proceedings on ASX’s behalf. The exchange said there were no allegations against ASX itself. It did not identify the former officials targeted, describe their alleged breaches in detail or…
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On 31 July, Amnesty International publicly apologised for publishing an “anti-rights” briefing at the heart of a weeks-long public clash with author J.K. Rowling. The document, “A Growing Threat: The Anti-Rights Movement in the UK,” purported to map a nationwide “anti-rights ecosystem” that included Beira’s Place, the Edinburgh sexual-violence support service established by Rowling in 2022. Transgender-rights activists have long criticised the charity for excluding transgender women from its services.Rowling was having none of it, and she launched a scathing public attack on an NGO that she said has “become a tyrant that persecutes those who don’t espouse what it…
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U.S. inflation in July was in line with expectations, leaving expectations for another Federal Reserve rate hike broadly unchanged.The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose…
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In brief An attacker drained nearly 200,000 XRP, worth around $202,000, from the Tx XRPL bridge. The bridge credited transactions that did not deliver…