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Business
Greece files a lawsuit against Novartis to seek financial compensation for a corruption scheme
Greece will seek financial compensation for the Novartis corruption scandal that involved two former prime ministers.
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Indonesia plans a Work From Anywhere framework for government employees
As Work From Home arrangements have been widely adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia may go further with a Work From Anywhere policy for its government employees.
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Between Milan and Amsterdam, laundering drug money with art trade
An operation across Italy, Spain and the Netherlands resulted in arrests for the alleged use of art trade to launder profits from drug trafficking
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Vinted fined $1.2 million in Poland for a lack of transparency on its platform
Vinted was fined 1.2 million dollars in Poland for a lack of information on their website for the users. Vinted plans to appeal the decision.
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Society
A woman at fault in a divorce in Turkey because she refuses to have sex with her husband
A court in Turkey considered the wife was at fault in a divorce case filled by her husband because she didn't want to have sexual intercourse with him. Yet, the Supreme Court had a different opinion for a man last year.
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Most criminal investigations since 2008 may infringe privacy in Portugal; Att. Gen. wants the nullity of the decision
A Constitutional Court decision in Portugal may cancel most of criminal investigations of the last 14 years because storage of personal communications data was unconstitutional.
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Business
Belgium considers a ban on advertisement of gambling to tackle addictions
Belgium proposes to ban advertisement of gambling and games of chance as "profits of the industry are made on the back of people suffering from an addiction".
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Culture & Sport
Why noise is banned in Accra for a month every year
Accra, the capital city of Ghana, has implemented a ban on drumming and noise making for a month to respect traditions of the Ga people and the seed planting period.
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Politics
A prosecutor will investigate whether the president of Peru plagiarized his master’s thesis
The president of Peru Pedro Castillo is accused of plagiarism for the thesis is wrote to get his master's degree. He rejects any irregular act.
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Politics
Donald Trump suggested launching missiles on Mexican drug laboratories, according to the former secretary of defense
The former defense secretary of the U.S. writes in a book that Donal Trump suggested to launch missiles on drug laboratories in Mexico
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Politics
Bank accounts of Bucharest Municipality frozen by a businessman
The bank accounts of the Bucharest Municipality are frozen because of a debt the city fails to pay financial compensation of lawsuits it lost against a businessman. It's not the first time accounts are frozen for this dispute that started twenty years ago.
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Society
Colombia Constitutional Court rules sport fishing unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court of Colombia considers recreational fishing unconstitutional on the grounds of animal cruelty and the precautionary principle.
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Business
Ghana implements its disputed tax on digital transactions
A tax on electronic transactions has raised strong opposition in Ghana. The E-levy has now been implemented but opposition members still hope to have it repealed.
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Business
A city in Uruguay with the ambition to become the innovation hub of South America
The Uruguayan city of Colonia del Sacramento is expected to double in size in ten years with the development of a new urban area with the ambition to become a kind of Silicon Valley of South America.
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Health & Science
India Supreme Court rules that ‘no individuals can be forced to be vaccinated’
The Supreme Court of India considered that the body integrity of individuals encompassed the right to refuse medical treatment and could not say COVID-19 vaccine mandates were proportionate.
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Society
Lebanon stops accepting requests for new passports until further notice
Lebanon doesn't have enough passports to meet any new requests and decided to block the application request platform, fully booked until April 2023.
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Culture & Sport
First English video of Vietnamese pop start Sơn Tùng M-TP censored in his country
The Vietnamese pop star Sơn Tùng M-TP released his first music video in English. It was censored in his country few hours later because it would promote suicide.
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Politics
Peat fire in Irish politics
In Ireland, the sale of turf may be restricted because of environmental and health concerns. But the matter divides politicians who want to defend rural communities even inside the ruling coalition.
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Society
Surveillance in Munich should be more difficult, Germany’s Constitutional Court rules
To protect personal data and privacy, the Constitutional Court of Germany rejected some provisions of a law in Bavaria that extended powers to intelligence activities in home surveillance and localization tracking.
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Health & Science
Trust in authorities, a key factor in Norway’s COVID-19 pandemic management success
Trust in one another and in the authorities has been a major factor in successfully controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.
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Politics
Audios recordings reveal cases of torture during Brazil military dictatorship
O Globo released audio recordings in which members of the Brazil Superior Military Court discuss cases of torture committed during the military dictatorship.
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Politics
Last debate between presidential candidates in the Philippines cancelled amid organization issues
Postponed at the last minute, the last debate between presidential candidates in the Philippines is eventually canceled following a controversy with the company tasked to organize it
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Business
In Portugal, no rental housing in condos for tourists the Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court of Portugal ruled that accommodations in residential buildings cannot be rented for tourism, a decision that could affect touristic cities like Lisbon and Porto.
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Business
High-ranking Indonesian official suspected of corruption in palm oil trade
A director of the ministry of Trade of Indonesia is suspected of corruption as part of the ongoing issue affecting cooking oil availability and price increases in the country
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Politics
International Court of Justice rules Colombia violated Nicaragua maritime rights
The International Court of Justice mostly ruled in favor of Nicaragua in its longstanding dispute against Colombia on maritime rights in an archipelago. Colombia hoped it would protect fishing rights of its local community.
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Culture & Sport
Czech Republic considers removing the mandatory second foreign language from primary education programs
Czech Republic is considering changing the educational framework for schoolchildren in which teaching a secondary foreign language would not be mandatory anymore
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Politics
Popularity of Chile president Gabriel Boric on a downward trend
The popularity of the president of Chile Gabriel Boric has been sharply decreasing in few weeks, suffering from discussions on the constitutional convention.
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Business
Romania wants to reactivate Black Sea offshore gas projects
The coalition government of Romania agreed on amendments to reactivate Black Sea offshore gas projects to reduce its dependency on Russian gas
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Politics
Jair Bolsonaro and the pay raises of civil servants
A few months before the next presidential elections in which he would seek a second term, the president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro is trying to find a way out of a tricky position regarding civil servant salaries.
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Health & Science
Oreo, Dr Pepper, Doritos: Mexico seizes thousands of products with misleading labels
Mexican authorities confiscated thousands of food items because they mislead consumers about their nutritional values
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Society
The U.S. crackdown on the largest Irish drug trafficking organization
The United States joins efforts with Ireland in taking down the most important drug trafficking organization in the country managed by the Kinahans.
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Politics
Gifts sent by China to Israel for Passover not bugged after all
The Chinese embassy in Israel sent gifts to officials for Passover. They were suspected to hide a listening device for a moment.
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Society
New Zealand Climate change Minister: “A pandemic is not the way”
Data from New Zealand showed that the slower activity during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a decline of greenhouse gas emissions but that becoming carbon neutral is still a long way to go.
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Society
Peru migration office apologizes for glitch in issuing passports
Dozens of Peruvians have been unable to travel because they didn't receive their passport on time due to a technical issue from the migration office.
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Health & Science
Constitutional Court of Slovenia repeals the law increasing doctors’ salary cap
In order to fight COVID-19, the government of Slovenia passed a law that increased the maximum pay of doctors and dentists working in the public sector. But the Constitutional Court decided to annul it considering it was not a necessary measure to reduce the consequences of the COVID-19 infection outbreaks.
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Politics
Bill banning party switching in Malaysia postponed again
Malaysia is seeking to ban politicians from switching parties, hoping to reduce political instability. But parliament debates on the legislation have been once again postponed to a later date.
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Health & Science
Pupils in South Africa were hospitalized after eating space cakes sold by a classmate
At least nine pupils have been hospitalized in South Africa after they ate space cakes sold by another student.
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Politics
Ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Yemen return to Lebanon
After months of tensions with Gulf states, Lebanon welcomes the return of ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Yemen.
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Politics
Why Spain backing Morocco’s plan in Western Sahara is important
The decision of Spain to support Morocco's plan for the autonomy of Western Sahara under its sovereignty really shows international relations have intertwined links.
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Society
Bogotá mayor bans male passengers on motorcycles to fight crime
After several days of protests, bikers came to an agreement with the mayor of Bogotá which will prohibit drivers from having a male passengers during weekend nights in an effort to combat crime.
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