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mirror.co.uk | 1 hrs. 48 min. ago

Assisted dying debate LIVE: Terminally ill woman says she faces starving herself if MPs don't vote for law

The bill would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to seek an assisted death, subject to approval by doctors and legal professionals

euronews.com | 1 hrs. 52 min. ago

50 CEOs and investors urge Brussels not to dilute the EU Inc law

Founders and investors call EU policymakers to not water down the EU Inc., the legislative proposal which aims to facilitate businesses in Europe to scale up.

scmp.com | 3 hrs. 24 min. ago

Yoon Suk-yeol acquitted in case linked to South Korean marine’s death

Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol was acquitted on Friday in a case related to a marine’s drowning death in a rare reprieve in one of the criminal cases brought against him following his ousting for imposing martial law. The independent counsel’s indictment had alleged Yoon deliberately appointed former defence minister Lee Jong-Sup as his ambassador to Australia to help him leave the country and evade a criminal investigation into the death of Corporal Chae Su-geun, who drowned during...

koreatimes.co.kr | 3 hrs. 27 min. ago

DPK says it will take controversy over gender minister nominee 'seriously'

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said Friday it will take the controversy over the nomination of Rep. Yong Hye-in as gender equality minister "seriously" amid growing criticism over her nomination. DPK senior spokesperson Park Sung-joon made the remarks after a meeting of the party's supreme council, saying the party leadership is "urgently gathering assessments and views from both within and outside the party" about her nomination. "We will take the issue seriously from the perspective of the people," he told reporters. His remarks came a day after Yong reiterated at a press conference her intention to keep her proportional representation seat in the National Assembly even if appointed to the Cabinet post. Under current law, lawmakers can double as members of the Cabinet, though proportional representatives have customarily given up their parliamentary seats to join the Cabinet, passing on the post to the next candidate in line on the proportional representation list. Yong, who is the sole lawmaker of the minor Basic Income Party, earlier noted that her party would become a non

dailymail.com | 4 hrs. 2 min. ago

Will MPs kill off assisted dying law today? Controversial law returns to the Commons with vote on a knife-edge as supporters vow to force 'flawed' plan through Parliament

The House of Commons is considering the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

dw.com | 4 hrs. 5 min. ago

Hong Kong Tiananmen activists sentenced up to 7 years

Three pro-democracy activists who organized annual commemorations of China's deadly 1989 Tiananmen crackdown were charged under Hong Kong's Beijing-backed national security law.

scmp.com | 5 hrs. 35 min. ago

‘I could go to Japan for free’, says US woman caught with smuggled cannabis

Tokyo police arrested two American women for allegedly smuggling US$1 million worth of cannabis, with one suspect claiming she was motivated by a free trip to Japan, an official and media reports said on Friday. The pair, both 25, arrived at Tokyo’s Haneda airport from New York last Saturday with two suitcases in which “cannabis-like dried plants were secretly stored”, a police spokesman said. Japan has some of the world’s strictest drug laws and smuggling or possession of illegal narcotics can...

mirror.co.uk | 5 hrs. 36 min. ago

AD FEATURE: The law firm helping support social housing tenants with essential property repairs

Satchell Moran Solicitors holds councils and housing associations accountable when they fail to carry out repairs

thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 37 min. ago

When law enforcers operate outside the discipline of law

Criminal law is increasingly becoming a source of state coercion with the expansion of maximum criminal law, rather than a principled commitment to minimalist criminalisation

mirror.co.uk | 6 hrs. 44 min. ago

Esther Rantzen's daughter calls for an end to the 'ugly' reality of having no assisted dying laws

Dame Esther Rantzen and her daughter Rebecca have campaigned relentlessly for assisted dying laws to be introduced in the UK because they don't want to see anyone go through the same pain.

iol.co.za | 7 hrs. 21 min. ago

Manamela backs foreign academics but calls for tighter visa compliance

Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela says foreign academics must comply with South African laws, but warned that shutting them out would hurt innovation and international collaboration.

dw.com | 7 hrs. 26 min. ago

New California social media laws target addictive features

Several new laws are aimed at "psychologically exploitative" social media functions for children. Governor Gavin Newsom said the laws target the technology behind addictive use rather than age alone.

koreatimes.co.kr | 7 hrs. 50 min. ago

DPK says will take controversy over gender minister nominee 'seriously'

The ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) said Friday it will take the controversy over the nomination of Rep. Yong Hye-in as gender equality minister "seriously" amid growing criticism over her nomination. DPK senior spokesperson Park Sung-joon made the remarks after a meeting of the party's supreme council, saying the party leadership is "urgently gathering assessments and views from both within and outside the party" about her nomination. "We will take the issue seriously from the perspective of the people," he told reporters. His remarks came a day after Yong reiterated at a press conference her intention to keep her proportional representation seat in the National Assembly even if appointed to the Cabinet post. Under current law, lawmakers can double as members of the Cabinet, though proportional representatives have customarily given up their parliamentary seats to join the Cabinet, passing on the post to the next candidate in line on the proportional representation list. Yong, who is the sole lawmaker of the minor Basic Income Party, earlier noted that her party would become a non

euronews.com | 8 hrs. 21 min. ago

Hong Kong gives Tiananmen vigil activists between 5 and 7 year

Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists were jailed for five to seven years under the national security law. Their convictions have drawn condemnation from the UN, human rights groups and foreign governments.

theguardian.com | 9 hrs. 35 min. ago

How Sweden lost its soul – and stopped being Sweden

Martin Gelin | In 2022, my country entered a new era of cruelty. It will take more than one election to get the old, tolerant Sweden backLast year, a baby named Emanuel was born in Sweden. Before his first birthday, his parents were told that Emanuel could no longer stay in the country. The department of migration ordered his removal, alone, to Iran – despite the ongoing war.Emanuel’s parents were legally in the country. They had Swedish residency permits, but the laws that allowed them to stay were tightened after the baby’s birth, and the family got sucked into a Kafkaesque maze of official hurdles, designed to limit migration to Sweden. Continue reading...

bbc.co.uk | 10 hrs. 37 min. ago

MPs to vote on legalising assisted dying in England and Wales

The proposal was backed by a majority of MPs earlier this year but did not become law after its progress was stalled by peers.

abcnews.com | 11 hrs. 28 min. ago

California governor signs laws aimed at protecting kids from risks of social media

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed laws aimed at protecting children from the potential harms of social media and AI chatbots

livemint.com | 12 hrs. 11 min. ago

BRICS Summit security: 15,000 personnel, 200 CAPF companies, 100 NSG commandos deployed in Delhi

Ahead of the BRICS Summit, Delhi Police has put in place an extensive security and traffic management plan, with more than 15,000 personnel mobilised and around 200 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) deployed for law-and-order and other operational duties.

dailymail.com | 12 hrs. 15 min. ago

Hayden Panettiere's on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson speaks with DEA as investigators hunt suspected drug dealer amid death probe

Panettiere's on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson has reportedly been talking to federal law enforcement amid their investigation into the actress' suspected overdose death.

abcnews.com | 12 hrs. 25 min. ago

3 Tiananmen vigil organizers set to be sentenced in Hong Kong national security case

Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigils in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown are set to be sentenced Friday for their convictions of inciting subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law

nypost.com | 13 hrs. 37 min. ago

Slain Loyola student Sheridan Gorman’s mother gifts Congress bench dedicated to her daughter at GOP midterm convention

The bench was crafted by a law enforcement officer in North Carolina who spent some 200 hours hand-crafting the bench.

nytimes.com | 15 hrs. 32 min. ago

[$] California’s Governor Signs Landmark Online Child Safety Bills

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that prohibits social media platforms from providing addictive features to users under 16, the first law of its kind in the nation.

nypost.com | 16 hrs. 7 min. ago

Cuban doctors claim they were forced into slavery as propaganda for the Communist regime — seek $129M in new lawsuit

The Pan American Health Organization helped Cuba 'enslave" 10,000 doctors on medical missions abroad: law suit

thehindu.com | 16 hrs. 27 min. ago

Noida workers’ stir: hold officials accountable for ‘illegal detention’, say lawyers and activists

Call comes following the Allahabad High Court’s ruling on September 2 that quashed the detention of 25-year-old Delhi University law student Akriti Chaudhary under the National Security Act in connection with the protest

nypost.com | 16 hrs. 43 min. ago

One dead after explosion at Staten Island barge triggers massive fire

One person was killed Thursday afternoon when an explosion on board a Staten Island petroleum barge caused a massive shipping container fire, according to authorities and sources. The blast erupted around 2:35 p.m. on board the barge called “Casablanca”  on Richmond Terrace near South Avenue in Mariners Harbor, according to the FDNY and law enforcement...

scmp.com | 18 hrs. 25 min. ago

Huawei racketeering trial enters second day of testimony

Key witnesses are expected to testify in Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies’ landmark criminal case on Thursday in Brooklyn, New York, as it enters its second day of testimony. It comes after a US government lawyer told federal jurors on the opening day that Huawei engaged in criminal activities to achieve “growth at any cost”, while a lawyer for the company said that Huawei employees deemed to have broken company policies were punished for their actions. Brian Heberlig, of US law firm...

euronews.com | 18 hrs. 31 min. ago

EU Commission eyes major import overhaul to crack down on illegal Chinese products

Brussels is preparing a new law to crack down on non-compliant imports as part of a broader effort to curtail illegal Chinese products entering the EU market. The draft proposal also includes liability for online marketplaces, a new market surveillance fee and centralised enforcement.

thehindu.com | 19 hrs. 38 min. ago

J&K CM says ‘will follow law on Vande Mataram’; ‘unfortunate’, says Opposition PDP

Omar Abdullah’s remarks come after senior Congress leaders questioned him and his National Conference party leaders who stood for all stanzas of the song during its rendition at a ceremony of on September 7 in Srinagar

mlive.com | 19 hrs. 44 min. ago

Burton suspect surrenders after standoff with multiple police agencies

A domestic assault suspect barricaded near Egleston Avenue in Burton surrendered to Michigan State Police shortly after a large multi-agency law enforcement response was deployed.

thehill.com | 19 hrs. 50 min. ago

Trump administration alleges UC Berkeley law school favors Black applicants

Officials from the Justice Department (DOJ) and Education Department alleged Wednesday that the University of California, Berkeley School of Law favors Black applicants over white and Asian applicants, in violation of federal law. In a letter to attorney Tania Faransso, who is representing the law school, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the institution “deliberately...

nypost.com | 19 hrs. 52 min. ago

Two moms reveal why they breastfeed each other’s babies: ‘Milk is milk’

British sisters-in-law Holly and Becky Stevens don’t just babysit each other’s children — they breastfeed them, too.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 20 hrs. 33 min. ago

‘Respect Thailand’s laws’: Protesters rally outside Israel embassy in Bangkok

theguardian.com | 21 hrs. 2 min. ago

Tell us: has your medical cannabis prescription come from a private health provider?

We’d like to hear from people in the UK who have accessed medical cannabis from a private health provider and find out about their experienceIn 2018 Theresa May’s government changed the law to allow the NHS and private providers to prescribe cannabis-based medical products.The NHS prescribes medical cannabis for a few conditions such as children and adults with rare, severe forms of epilepsy and people with muscle stiffness and spasms caused by multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the vast majority of prescriptions for medical cannabis are being issued through private healthcare. Continue reading...

theguardian.com | 21 hrs. 3 min. ago

Highs and lows of Keir Starmer’s time in office

Letters | Warren Brown lists some of the former PM’s achievements, but Stuart Finegan signals deep disappointment with his legacyZoe Williams may be right to describe Keir Starmer as a poor politician, but what did we expect (Farewell Keir Starmer, a terrible politician whom we desperately wanted to be something more, 2 September)? After 14 years of economic stagnation and a succession of career politicians as prime minister, we had a leader who previously had a proper job and career outside politics. Starmer’s legacy might be to demonstrate why we need to invest in a better cadre of skilled professional politicians.Those still pining for Starmer may remind us of achievements such as removing the two-child limit on universal benefit, more free school meals, Best Start family hubs, greater employment rights, increases in the minimum wage, renters’ rights, more GPs, lower waiting lists, the Hillsborough law, better relations with Europe etc. But they shouldn’t bother – no one was listening then, and they certainly aren’t now. Continue reading...

ft.com | 21 hrs. 13 min. ago

[$] Spain’s new citizenship law to spark fresh tensions with Morocco

Madrid paves way for tens of thousands of people born in western Sahara before 1977 and their descendants to become Spanish

nytimes.com | 21 hrs. 23 min. ago

[$] Defying Precedent in Ten Commandments Case

A much-reversed appeals court upheld a Texas law requiring schools to post the sacred text.

thehill.com | 21 hrs. 59 min. ago

Denver sues to block ICE officers from voting sites

The city of Denver filed a lawsuit Thursday to block Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers from going to voting sites. The lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Secretary Markwayne Mullin argues that ordering federal officers to carry out detainments and serve warrants violated the “Troops at polls” law. The Troops at...

thehindu.com | 22 hrs. 18 min. ago

Law and order: Keeping a digital watch: Thoothukudi police keep vigil over provocative social media posts

nbcnews.com | 23 hrs. 10 min. ago

Skeletal remains found in North Carolina nearly 50 years ago identified as 15-year-old runaway girl

Human remains found nearly a half-century ago in North Carolina were identified as having come from a 15-year-old Maryland girl who ran away from home months earlier, state law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

scmp.com | 1 days ago

Wall Street Journal publisher convicted for blocking reporter’s bid to lead union

The publisher of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has been found guilty of violating Hong Kong’s labour laws by illegally preventing a former reporter from running for the chairmanship of a local press union. However, Eastern Court on Thursday cleared Dow Jones Publishing Co (Asia) of unlawful termination of Selina Cheng Kar-yue’s contract, finding her dismissal could have been the result of a broader restructuring exercise as the American newspaper shifted its Asian headquarters from Hong Kong to...