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Rights groups oppose hero’s burial for Philippines’ ‘Martial Law era architect’
Rights groups oppose hero’s burial for Philippines’ 'Martial Law era architect'
Human rights experts raise concerns over Australia youth justice systems
News Human rights experts raise concerns over Australia youth justice systems Independent human rights experts on Monday urged lawmakers in the Australian state of Queensland to vote against a bill introducing additional criminal offenses and imposing adult sentences on youth offenders. UN Special Rapporteur on torture Alice Jill Edwards and the Special Rapporteur on the
Human Rights Foundation launches Bitcoin Alliance to aid global civil liberties
Human Rights Foundation launches Bitcoin Alliance to aid global civil liberties Gino Matos · 3 weeks ago · 2 min read The nonprofit will act as a platform to exchange knowledge on using Bitcoin as a censorship-resistant financial tool. 2 min read Updated: Apr. 11, 2025 at 9:18 am UTC Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image
Rights group welcomes plan to bring in outside nurses
An advocacy group for patients' rights on Thursday welcomed a government proposal to allow non-locally trained nurses to work in Hong Kong without taking a licensing exam, but said authorities must make sure they don’t quickly leave the public healthcare system. Alex Lam, from Hong Kong Patients’ Voices...
In tribute to rights leader King, Biden invokes ‘battle for the soul of this nation’
By Steve Holland ATLANTA, Ga. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden told Americans to look towards Martin Luther King Jr.’s life for lessons on repairing their divisions, extremism and injustice, as he become the first sitting U.S. president to speak at a Sunday service in the civil rights leader’s church in...
Liberty rights argued as part of COVID-19 public health order violation trial
In Canadian law, liberty is not simply "the ability to do what one wants," according to Crown lawyer Noah Wernikowski...
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About 1,200 people evacuated from coastal wildfire in northern France
PARIS, Aug 12 - About 1,200 people were evacuated from a campsite due to two wildfires near the beach in the north of France, local officials said on Wednesday. The prefecture for the administrative department of Pas-de-Calais, in the country's north and bordering the Strait of Dover, said one of the wildfires was under control
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XAI Grok 4.6 Is Near Frontier Capable But 85% Lower Cost
SpaceXAI Grok 4.6 is roughly the same performance as Fable 5 Max at an 85% discount. 80% cheaper for input tokens and 88% cheaper for output tokens. It is pareto dominant. Grok 4.7 will be significantly better as is a much larger model with the Cursor and SpaceX data included in pretraining. Grok 4.6 is
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Done Deal: Romero ready for Parma in €7m agreement with Tigre
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - FEBRUARY 07: David Romero of Tigre celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during a Torneo Apertura Mercado Libre 2026 match between River Plate and Tigre at Estadio Más Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti on February 07, 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Marcelo Endelli/Getty Images) Tigre striker David Romero is
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Osun: Don’t turn election into war, Atiku tells FG
Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and the Tinubu administration against militarising the Osun governorship election or deploying state institutions for partisan advantage. Speaking at the ADC National Youth Leadership Summit in Abuja, Atiku declared that “Osun is a test” of
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Burnham’s devolution drive could ‘push 90,000 jobs out of London’
Wednesday 12 August 2026 5:16 pm Nearly 10,000 jobs are expected to leave the capital by 2031 Roughly 90,000 of London’s white-collar jobs could be pushed into other parts of the country as Andy Burnham accelerates his devolution drive, a top recruitment firm has predicted. Legal, banking and accounting firms could be among those to