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WhatsApp Raises Threat of UK Shutdown in Encryption Row

The head of WhatsApp at Meta, Will Cathcart says it would be better to have the instant messenger WhatsApp banned in Britain than make communications between users accessible to authorities. His remarks came after the Online Safety Bill, which would force WhatsApp to…
12/12/2022

China Loosens Strict COVID Restrictions

China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms. Anger over China’s zero-Covid policy, which involved mass lockdowns, constant testing and quarantines even for people who are not…
07/12/2022

ICC Prosecutor Opposes EU Plan for Special Ukraine Tribunal

 The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday denounced a European Union proposal to create an U.N.-backed special tribunal to prosecute crimes in Ukraine, saying his court was capable of effectively dealing with war crimes committed there. Karim Khan pushed back against…
07/12/2022

Iran to Disband ‘Morality Police,’ Says Attorney General

Iran's attorney general has said that the country's "morality police​​​​​​" will be disbanded, according to media reports on Sunday. "Morality police have nothing to do with the judiciary and have been abolished," Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri was quoted as saying late Saturday by the ISNA…
06/12/2022

DON’T Call Judges Sir or Madam – UK Chief Justice

Lawyers and litigants have been told to no longer address junior judges as 'Sir or Madam' but call them simply 'Judge'. Lord Burnett of Maldon, the Lord Chief Justice, said the move 'involves modern and simple terminology' while still 'maintaining the necessary…
05/12/2022

Nigeria’s Infrastructure Quality Low – World Bank

The World Bank has described the level and quality of infrastructure in Nigeria as low despite the Federal Government’s claim of borrowing to finance infrastructure. In its Nigeria public finance review report, the World Bank said that Nigeria’s physical infrastructure gap would likely…
03/12/2022


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