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The European Commission has proposed that 16 countries should be considered "safe countries of origin" for the purposes of asylum claims across the EU. The first-ever EU list of safe countries of origin would include Kosovo, Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, India, Morocco and Tunisia, as well as all EU

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has finalised the text of a proposed new treaty aimed at strengthening global collaboration on prevention, preparedness and response to future pandemic threats. An intergovernmental negotiating body established in December 2021, at the height of the Covid-19 pande

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The UK's privacy regulator has imposed a £60,000 fine on an English law firm following a cyber attack that led to highly sensitive and confidential personal information being published on the dark web. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) found that Merseyside-based DPP Law Ltd had 

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A round-up of human rights stories from around the world. Civilian Death Toll Mounts as US Escalates Bombing Campaign in Yemen

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Police who pulled over a car going more than 100mph discovered the passenger was a bride late for her own wedding. Body cam footage released by police in Port St. Lucie, Florida shows the short conversation which followed the police pulling over the car, which was well over the 45mph speed limit.

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Ireland's climate action plan for 2025 has been published by the government amid warnings from campaigners that it does not go far enough to ensure Ireland meets legally binding climate limits. The "streamlined" plan, intended to be read in conjunction with the 2024 plan, is the third statutory upda

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Lewis Silkin has appointed Belfast-based partner Paul Gillen as its new global chair of diversity, equity and inclusion. Mr Gillen, who has spent over 12 years in HR management and over 15 years as an employment lawyer, will lead DEI initiatives across the firm's UK, Ireland and Hong Kong offices.

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