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News Spain Constitutional Court suspends Catalan referendum
Spain Constitutional Court suspends Catalan referendum
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September 8, 2017 08:14:11 am

The Spanish Constitutional Court on Thursday suspended the Catalan independence referendum. The Catalan Parliament , the region's ruling coalition, passed the referendum law on Wednesday despite recent tensions between the...

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News HRW: China systemically oppressing critics of human rights abuse
HRW: China systemically oppressing critics of human rights abuse
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September 6, 2017 10:11:25 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday condemned both China's oppression of critics of the nation's human rights record and the UN's failure to stop such conduct. The report alleges that, "China has worked consistently and often...

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News Trump campaign asks federal court to throw out Russian interference case
Trump campaign asks federal court to throw out Russian interference case
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September 6, 2017 09:30:09 am

US President https://www.donaldjtrump.com/">Donald Trump's campaign attorney Michael Carvin filed a brief on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit that...

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News Federal judge blocks Wyoming’s suit against Volkswagen
Federal judge blocks Wyoming’s suit against Volkswagen
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September 1, 2017 08:19:30 am

Senior District Judge Charles Breyer of the Northern District of California on Thursday blocked a lawsuit filed by the state of Wyoming against Volkswagen AG (VW) over the diesel emission scandal. The...

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News Florida Supreme Court allows governor to reassign death penalty cases
Florida Supreme Court allows governor to reassign death penalty cases
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September 1, 2017 07:42:03 am

The Supreme Court of Florida on Thursday denied a petition by State Attorney Aramis Ayala challenging Governor Rick Scott's power to reassign her death penalty eligible cases. Ayala announced in March...

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UN urges member states to ratify convention to combat enforced disappearances
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August 30, 2017 10:47:02 am

Multiple UN experts on Tuesday urged all member states to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance as the rates of enforced disappearances are increasing in multiple countries in...

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News California Supreme Court makes it easier for tax propositions to appear on ballots
California Supreme Court makes it easier for tax propositions to appear on ballots
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August 30, 2017 09:13:26 am

The California Supreme Court issued a 5-2 ruling on Monday that will make it easier for the state to get tax propositions on ballots. The court's ruling relied on its interpretation of Proposition 218 ,...

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News Thailand activist imprisoned for sharing BBC article about country’s king
Thailand activist imprisoned for sharing BBC article about country’s king
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August 16, 2017 11:48:24 am

A Thai provincial court in the north eastern province of Khon Kaen sentenced activist Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpattararaksa to two-and-a-half years in prison for sharing a BBC article about Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun...

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News Germany constitutional court sends European bond-buying scheme to EU court
Germany constitutional court sends European bond-buying scheme to EU court
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August 16, 2017 10:19:31 am

The German constitutional court (ECB) sent a case concerning the European Central Bank attempt to buy $2.7 trillion dollar's worth of bonds to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) [official...

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August 11, 2017 08:52:10 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Wednesday that Judge Scott Silliman should have recused himself in a case concerning multiple defendants who were charged with aiding in...

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UN replaces Republic of China with People's Republic of China

On October 25, 1971, the United Nations dismissed the Republic of China (Taiwan) and allowed the People's Republic of China to replace it in all UN bodies, including China's permanent seat on the Security Council. The Republic of Taiwan has sought to rejoin the UN in its own right, but these efforts have been consistently blocked by the People's Republic of China.

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