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Foetuses can be called ‘unborn humans’ for Arizona abortion vote

August 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Judges in Arizona have allowed officials to call a foetus an “unborn human being” in public information leaflets ahead of a statewide vote on abortion in November. Pro-choice activists criticised the ruling, saying the phrase […]

US police officer charged with fatally shooting pregnant woman

August 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

A police officer accused of shooting a pregnant woman in Ohio has been charged with her murder. Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was around 25 weeks pregnant at the time of her death last August. Her unborn […]

Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution

August 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Thai court has dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who was once jailed. The Constitutional Court ruled that Mr Srettha had violated the “rules on ethics” with […]

Man who snatched 24 phones before police car ‘rammed’ his bike is jailed for two years

August 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man who used an electric motorbike to snatch 24 phones in one morning in London has been jailed for two years. Sonny Stringer rode at nearly 50mph before a police car made “tactical contact” […]

School worker jailed for stealing chicken wings worth $1.5m

August 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

A school worker has been jailed for nine years after stealing $1.5m (£1.18m) worth of chicken wings. Vera Liddell’s year-long heist of the flightless birds soared to 11,000 cases of the wings, which were meant […]

Nigerian woman summoned for ripping up husband’s passport

August 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service has summoned a woman for questioning after she was filmed apparently tearing up her husband’s passport at Lagos airport in a video which has been widely shared on social media. The […]

Prison employee dies after exposure to mail ‘saturated’ in substance

August 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

A mailroom supervisor at a California prison has died after coming into contact with mail “saturated in an unknown substance”, the US Federal Bureau of Prisons said. Marc Fischer – a coast guard veteran who […]

Teenage girl admits triple school stabbing

August 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 14-year-old girl has admitted stabbing three people in an attack at a school in Carmarthenshire, but has denied attempted murder. Teachers Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and a pupil were injured at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman […]

News

Cloudflare Can’t Be Forced to Use Piracy Shield to Block IPTV, Court Tells Serie A

August 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

Serie A’s bid to force Cloudflare to participate in Piracy Shield, Italy’s pirate IPTV blocking system, has failed. The Italian football league filed a legal complaint in April, claiming that Cloudflare assists and protects pirate […]

U.S. Copyright Groups Urge Canada to Prioritize Anti-Piracy Enforcement

August 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

The IIPA, which represents the MPA, RIAA, and other entertainment industry groups, believes that Canada could and should do more to tackle online piracy. The association argues that anti-piracy efforts, in the broadest sense, should […]

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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Foetuses can be called ‘unborn humans’ for Arizona abortion vote

US police officer charged with fatally shooting pregnant woman

Thai court dismisses PM for violating constitution

Man who snatched 24 phones before police car ‘rammed’ his bike is jailed for two years

School worker jailed for stealing chicken wings worth $1.5m

Nigerian woman summoned for ripping up husband’s passport

Prison employee dies after exposure to mail ‘saturated’ in substance

Teenage girl admits triple school stabbing

Cloudflare Can’t Be Forced to Use Piracy Shield to Block IPTV, Court Tells Serie A

U.S. Copyright Groups Urge Canada to Prioritize Anti-Piracy Enforcement