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Coronavirus: New York couples can now tie the knot over Zoom

April 20, 2020 World Justice News 0

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed an order allowing online marriages, as many weddings are cancelled under lockdown restrictions. From now on, people in the US state will be able to apply for marriage […]

Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen ‘to be released from prison’

April 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, is reportedly set for an early release from prison due to Covid-19. Cohen is serving a three-year sentence after pleading guilty to multiple offences, including violating campaign […]

Google blocking 18m coronavirus scam emails every day

April 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

Scammers are sending 18 million hoax emails about Covid-19 to Gmail users every day, according to Google. The tech giant says the pandemic has led to an explosion of phishing attacks in which criminals try to trick […]

Cocaine haul in boxes of face masks seized

April 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

Smugglers hid cocaine worth more than £1m in a consignment of protective face masks, Border Force officials said. Officers found the 14kg haul in a Polish-registered van as it attempted to enter the UK through […]

Six people shot at California house party during Coronavirus lockdown

April 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

Californian police say six people have been shot and injured at a “large” party despite the “stay at home” order in place in the US state. The shooting took place on Friday night at an […]

Coronavirus: Two Pentonville Prison staff members die

April 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two staff members at Pentonville Prison in north London have died after showing symptoms of coronavirus, the Prison Officers’ Association (POA) has said. The men, Bovil Peter and Patrick Beckford, worked as support staff. Both […]

Coronavirus: Australia launches criminal investigation into Ruby Princess

April 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

A criminal investigation has been launched in Australia into how cruise ship passengers were allowed to disembark in Sydney despite some exhibiting flu-like symptoms. More than 600 people on board the Ruby Princess later tested […]

Coronavirus: Peru limits movement by gender to stem spread

April 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

Peru has begun enforcing strict new measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease, restricting public movement by gender. Men can only leave home on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; women can do so on […]

Pair accused of ‘lockdown killing’ to appear in court

March 31, 2020 World Justice News 0

A police officer and a security guard are appearing in court in South Africa accused of shooting and killing a 40-year-old man in front of his mother on the family’s veranda. It’s alleged the pair […]

Coronavirus: Home abortions approved during outbreak

March 31, 2020 World Justice News 0

Patients in England can now have home abortions during the Covid-19 outbreak, the government in England has said. Abortion policy has changed several times during the current pandemic. Women and girls wanting to terminate an early pregnancy […]

Australia

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

April 7, 2026 0

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 […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]