Argentina’s Congress has legalised abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy, a ground-breaking law for a region that has some of the world’s most restrictive termination laws. Senators voted in favour of the bill […]
Publisher BMG has plunged itself into a copyright lawsuit with elements that are so bizarre it’s hard to fathom what the company was thinking of. According to the complaint, BMG illegally used a song owned […]
In 2015, authorities in Spain launched an investigation into pirate site Descargasmix.com and around 15 associated domains. At the time the sites were considered to be the most important platforms targeting Spanish-speaking audiences. Two men, […]
A US judge has turned down a $28.5m (£21.4m) bail package by British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell who is awaiting trial on sex crime charges. The New York ruling said the suspect, 59, poses a flight […]
A prominent Saudi female activist, who campaigned for women’s right to drive, has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. Loujain al-Hathloul, 31, has already been in a maximum security prison for two […]
Hackers have stolen the data of a large cosmetic surgery chain and are threatening to publish patients’ before and after photos, among other details. The Hospital Group, which has a long list of celebrity endorsements, […]
The US Department of Justice has accused Walmart of helping to fuel America’s opioid crisis. In a lawsuit, prosecutors said the retailer filled hundreds of thousands of questionable prescriptions and “knowingly” violating vetting rules. Walmart […]
Fifa has lodged a criminal complaint against former president Sepp Blatter over the finances of a museum in Zurich, Switzerland. The complaint relates to the involvement of Blatter and other former officials in the Fifa […]
A British haulier shipped drugs for gangs across Europe from his Warrington living room in lockdown. Thomas Maher has been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to more than 14 years in jail after pleading guilty […]
Rights groups have called for an investigation into the death of Karima Baloch, a Pakistani activist living in exile in Toronto, Canada. Baloch, 37, a campaigner from the restive region of Balochistan in western Pakistan, […]
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