September 2020 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Ischgl: Austria sued over Tyrol ski resort’s Covid-19 outbreak

September 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Austrian consumer rights group has filed four civil lawsuits against the country’s government over Covid-19 outbreaks at ski resorts in the western Tyrol region earlier this year. The group also said it hoped to […]

Anne Webster: Australian MP and husband awarded A$875,000 in defamation case

September 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

An Australian MP and her husband have been awarded A$875,000 ($628,000; £493,000) in a defamation suit. The National Party’s Anne Webster sued conspiracy theorist Karen Brewer over posts she wrote on Facebook in April and […]

Ren Zhiqiang: Outspoken ex-real estate tycoon gets 18 years jail

September 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

A former real estate tycoon and an outspoken critic of China’s President Xi Jinping has been sentenced to 18 years in jail on charges of corruption. A court in Beijing found Ren Zhiqiang “guilty of […]

HSBC moved Ponzi scheme millions despite warning

September 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

HSBC allowed fraudsters to transfer millions of dollars around the world even after it had learned of their scam, leaked secret files show. Britain’s biggest bank moved the money through its US business to HSBC […]

Danny Masterson: That ’70s Show star’s lawyer denies rape charges in court

September 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

Actor Danny Masterson, best known for his role in the hit series That ’70s Show, has appeared in court accused of raping three women in the early 2000s. He is charged with raping the women, […]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Court judge dies of cancer, aged 87

September 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an iconic champion of women’s rights, has died of cancer at the age of 87, the court has said. Ginsburg died on Friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer at […]

Canada Tesla driver charged over ‘napping while speeding’

September 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

A Canadian man has been charged with dangerous driving for allegedly taking a nap while his self-driving Tesla car clocked up more than 90mph (150km/h). Police said both front seats were fully reclined, and the […]

Panama governor stopped in car with 79 drug parcels

September 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

Police in Panama say they have detained two Panamanian nationals who were travelling in a car carrying 79 packets of illegal drugs. Local media have identified one of the detained as the governor of Guna […]

Charlie Elphicke: Ex-MP jailed for sex assaults on women

September 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

Ex-Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two women. Elphicke, 49, the former MP for Dover, was convicted of groping the women in similar situations, nine years apart. He […]

Breonna Taylor: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting

September 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

Officials in Louisville, Kentucky have agreed to pay $12m (£9.3m) to the family of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed in her home by police. Taylor was 26 when she was shot at […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]

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Month: September 2020

Ischgl: Austria sued over Tyrol ski resort’s Covid-19 outbreak

Anne Webster: Australian MP and husband awarded A$875,000 in defamation case

Ren Zhiqiang: Outspoken ex-real estate tycoon gets 18 years jail

HSBC moved Ponzi scheme millions despite warning

Danny Masterson: That ’70s Show star’s lawyer denies rape charges in court

Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Court judge dies of cancer, aged 87

Canada Tesla driver charged over ‘napping while speeding’

Panama governor stopped in car with 79 drug parcels

Charlie Elphicke: Ex-MP jailed for sex assaults on women

Breonna Taylor: Louisville to pay family $12m over police shooting