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Month: December 2020

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Essex lorry deaths: Two found guilty of killing 39 migrants

December 21, 2020 World Justice News 0
Two men have been found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex. The migrants suffocated in the sealed container en route from Zeebrugge to Purfleet in […]
Stephan Balliet
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Halle synagogue attack: Germany far-right gunman jailed for life

December 21, 2020 World Justice News 0
A German court has jailed a far-right gunman for life for his deadly attack on a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle last year. Stephan Balliet, 28, shot and killed a female passer-by and […]
Zamira Hajiyeva
Lead Story

Harrods mega-spender loses Supreme Court challenge

December 21, 2020 World Justice News 0
The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by a woman who spent £16m in Harrods to overturn the UK’s first Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO). Zamira Hajiyeva, wife of a jailed banker, may now lose her […]
J Edgar Hoover FBI Building
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US cyber-attack: Hack of government agencies and companies poses ‘grave risk’

December 18, 2020 World Justice News 0
US officials have warned that a sophisticated hacking campaign uncovered this week poses a “grave risk” to the government, critical infrastructure and the private sector. The US Treasury and commerce departments were among those attacked. […]
Jeffrey Epstein
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Jeffrey Epstein ex-associate Jean-Luc Brunel held over sex crime claims

December 17, 2020 World Justice News 0
A former associate of deceased US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been detained in France. Prominent French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel is being held on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and human trafficking, […]
Lockerbie crash
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Lockerbie bombing: New suspect soon to be charged – US media

December 17, 2020 World Justice News 0
The US will soon announce charges against a Libyan suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988, US media say. Prosecutors will soon seek the extradition of […]
Ghislaine Maxwell
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Ghislaine Maxwell: Jeffrey Epstein associate seeks $28.5m bail deal

December 15, 2020 World Justice News 0
Ghislaine Maxwell has asked a US judge to release her under a proposed $28.5m (£21.4m) bail package as she awaits trial on sex crime charges. The British socialite is accused of helping the convicted sex […]
William Barr
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William Barr: US attorney general to leave post by Christmas

December 15, 2020 World Justice News 0
US Attorney General William Barr, one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is stepping down before Christmas, the president has announced. Mr Barr’s term was due to end on 20 January, when Mr Trump leaves office. […]
US Supreme Court
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US Supreme Court rejects Trump-backed bid to overturn election

December 12, 2020 World Justice News 0
The US Supreme Court has rejected an unprecedented attempt to throw out election results in four battleground states that was backed by President Donald Trump. The lawsuit, filed this week by the state of Texas, […]
Reynhard Sinaga and Joseph McCann
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Serial rapists receive longer minimum jail terms after appeal

December 11, 2020 World Justice News 0
Two serial rapists with life sentences will have the minimum time they must spend in prison extended from 30 to 40 years, the High Court has ruled. Joseph McCann, 35, was jailed last year at […]

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Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

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Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]
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Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

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