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Man, 41, loses ‘unprecedented’ legal bid for parents’ financial support

September 30, 2020 World Justice News 0
A 41-year-old man has failed in a legal bid to force his wealthy parents to continue financially supporting him. A qualified solicitor with mental health disabilities, the man said his parents “nurtured his dependency” on […]
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News

US man faces jail in Thailand over hotel review

September 29, 2020 World Justice News 0
A US man is facing up to two years in jail in Thailand after posting negative reviews of a hotel he stayed in. He was sued by the resort under the country’s strict anti-defamation laws. […]
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Lead Story

Chinese teacher sentenced to death for poisoning nursery children

September 29, 2020 World Justice News 0
A Chinese court has sentenced a nursery teacher to death for poisoning 25 children, one of whom died. Wang Yun was arrested last year after children at a kindergarten in Jiaozuo city were rushed to […]
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Australia

Dreamworld accident: Australian theme park fined over four deaths

September 28, 2020 World Justice News 0
The operator of Australia’s Dreamworld theme park has been fined A$3.6m (£2m; $2.5m) over the deaths of four people on a malfunctioning water ride. Kate Goodchild, Luke Dorsett, Roozbeh Araghi and Cindy Low died in […]
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Donald Trump ‘paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017’ – NY Times

September 28, 2020 World Justice News 0
Donald Trump paid just $750 (£587) in federal income tax both in 2016, the year he ran for the US presidency, and in his first year in the White House, the New York Times says. […]
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Australia

Chris Dawson: Husband faces murder trial over 1982 disappearance of wife

September 26, 2020 World Justice News 0
A former Australian school teacher accused of killing his wife – in a case that was the subject of a popular crime podcast – will face trial for murder, a judge has ruled. Chris Dawson, […]
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Paris attack: Two people stabbed near former Charlie Hebdo office

September 25, 2020 World Justice News 0
Two people have been stabbed and seriously hurt in Paris near the former offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Two suspects have been arrested. One of them was seized in the nearby Bastille area […]
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News

FBI probes police killing of boy on family’s drive

September 25, 2020 World Justice News 0
The FBI is to investigate the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy as he reversed a vehicle out his family’s garage in the US state of Kansas. A police officer fired 13 shots, killing […]
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Croydon shooting: Police Officer shot dead at police custody centre

September 25, 2020 World Justice News 0
A police officer has been shot dead at Croydon Custody Centre in south London. The officer was shot by a man who was being detained at the centre in Windmill Road. It is believed the […]
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Breonna Taylor: Two officers shot during Louisville protests

September 24, 2020 World Justice News 0
Two policemen have been shot amid protests in the US over a decision not to charge any officers over the killing of Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor, 26, a black hospital worker, was shot six times […]

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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

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The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

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