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EU parliament approves sweeping cryptocurrency rules
The European Parliament approved the comprehensive rules to regulate the "Wild West" world of cryptocurrencies, hoping to protect investors against abuse and manipulation. EU member states have already backed the legislation covering cryptoassets, including cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum and other tradable tokens whose value is secured using blockchain...
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Morocco sex abuse case against French tycoon deepens
Morocco has detained a seventh suspect in a sexual abuse and trafficking case against French insurance tycoon Jacques Bouthier, while a seventh woman has lodged a case against him, lawyers said Saturday. -
Lebanon crisis exposes 1 million children to violence: UN
Lebanon's spiraling economic crisis is causing abuse against children to soar and is putting one child out of two at risk of violence, the United Nations said on Friday. "One in two children in Lebanon is at serious risk of physical, emotional, or sexual violence, as families struggle to cope... -
Twitter admits policy ‘errors’
Extremists are abusing its new photo-sharing rule. -
New Instagram tools to reduce abuse
Instagram's latest move comes after racist abuses during the Euro 2020 final. -
Yemen blames Houthi militia for crimes against women, children
The Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, according to the minister, are hotbeds of human trafficking, sexual abuse of women, wrongful incarceration, and crimes against children. -
Saudi Arabia to penalize trade in human trafficking
Saudi Arabia will criminalize and combat human trafficking through a set of actions and measures that ensure human dignity and protect it from all forms of abuse and exploitation. -
NSO Group of Israel ‘complicit’ in rights abuse, says Amnesty
Israel has started a probe into the Tel Aviv-headquartered NSO Group, even as the company itself says it will investigate any proof of “misuse” of its surveillance software Pegasus.