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France, Eq. Guinea To Clash At UN Top Court Over Paris Mansion
France and Equatorial Guinea will cross swords Tuesday at the top United Nations court, in a long-running dispute over a luxury Paris mansion confiscated by French authorities. The central African…
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Supreme Court Allows Trump To Resume Education Department Dismantling
A divided US Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump the green light on Monday to resume dismantling the Education Department. The conservative-dominated court, in an unsigned order, lifted a stay…
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LVMH Italian Fashion House Loro Piana Put Under Court Administration
Italian fashion house Loro Piana, owned by French giant LVMH, has been placed under court administration for allegedly facilitating the exploitation of workers by subcontractors, police and a company source…
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Hong Kong Court Hears Appeals By Jailed Democracy Campaigners
A Hong Kong court began hearing appeals on Monday from 12 democracy campaigners who were jailed for subversion last year during the city’s largest national security trial. They were among…
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Hong Kong Court To Hear Appeals By Jailed Democracy Campaigners
A Hong Kong court will hear appeals starting on Monday from 13 democracy campaigners who were jailed for subversion last year during the city’s largest national security trial. They were…
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US Appeals Court Scraps 9/11 Mastermind’s Plea Deal
A US appeals court on Friday scrapped 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s plea agreement that would have taken the death penalty off the table and helped conclude the long-running legal…
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Angelina Jolie – Brad Pitt Legal Battle Heats Up; F1 Actor Files New Court Documents
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who were once the most loved pair in Hollywood, have topped the headlines again because of their legal battle. Nearly 11 years after the couple…
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European Court To Rule In Semenya Sports Gender Case
A top European court will decide Thursday whether double Olympic champion Caster Semenya can be required to lower her testosterone levels to compete as a woman, in a key decision…
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S.Korean Court Orders New Arrest Of Disgraced Ex-president Yoon
A South Korean court early Thursday approved a fresh arrest warrant for disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol and placed him in custody, days after special investigators renewed efforts to…
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Top European Rights Court Finds Russia Committed Abuses In Ukraine
A top European court on Wednesday ruled Russia committed a string of human rights violations in backing anti-Kyiv separatists in eastern Ukraine from 2014, in the downing of the MH17…
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Inter-American Court Says States Must Protect People From Climate Change
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organization of American States (OAS) have an obligation to take “all necessary measures” to protect populations from…
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US Supreme Court To Weigh Transgender Athlete Bans
The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to wade into the hot-button issue of transgender athletes in girls and women’s sports. The court said it would hear cases next term…
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French Court Convicts Ex-Ubisoft Bosses For Workplace Harassment
A French court sentenced three former Ubisoft executives on Wednesday to suspended prison terms for enabling a culture of sexual and psychological harassment at the gaming giant. Thomas Francois, a…
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Polish Supreme Court Ratifies Nationalist’s Presidential Vote Win
Poland’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said it had validated the result of last month’s presidential election won by the nationalist opposition candidate, despite numerous appeals over the conduct of the…
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France Court Jails Migrant Smugglers Over 2022 Channel Deaths
A French court on Monday sentenced seven Afghans and two Iraqi Kurds to seven to eight years in jail over the fatal capsizing of a boat carrying would-be asylum seekers…
