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Indian Origin Student Wears Lehenga To Graduation Ceremony In Switzerland, Internet Reacts
Lakshmi Kumari is a student of law studies in German from University of Basel, Switzerland.
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Germany To Limit Support For Illegal Migrants After Deadly Knife Attack: Minister
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday the government would toughen knife controls and limit the support given to some illegal migrants following a suspected Islamist stabbing.
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People Committing Anti-Semitic Acts Can't German Get Citizenship: Minister
A law under consideration by the German parliament would mean that people who have committed anti-Semitic acts can never be granted citizenship, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Wednesday.
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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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Germany to Ban China's Huawei, ZTE Components From 5G Networks Over Security Concerns
Germany plans to ban telecoms operators from using certain components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in 5G networks, a government source said, in a potentially significant move to address security concerns.
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Bitzlato Co-Founder Arrested by US Authorities Over Alleged Processing of $700 Million in Illicit Funds
Bitzlato Co-Founder Anatoly Legkodymov was arrested by US authorities in Miami on Tuesday on charges that he operated the exchange as an unlicensed money exchange business that "in his own words, catered to 'known crooks,'" according to US officials. Legkodymov's crypto exchange traded money with Hydra Market, an illicit online marketplace for narc...
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Japan Asks for Crypto to Be Controlled as Traditional Banks, Calls for Global Regulation of Sector
The financial regulators of Japan have urged global regulatory bodies in finalising that the crypto sector should be treated just as traditional banks are, across the globe. As per the Japanese authorities, the crypto technology in itself is not to be blamed for risking the financial stability of crypto investors. Rather, it’s the lack of rules g...
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Telegram Hit With $5 Million Fine Over Failure to Comply With German Law: All Details
Telegram has been hit with a EUR 5.125 million (roughly Rs. 41 crore) fine in Germany, according to the Federal Office of Justice. The messaging service failed to comply with German law that requires apps to establish a lawful way for reporting illegal content and name an entity in Germany to receive official communication.
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India Recognises International Law Violation: German Envoy Over Ukraine War
The Indian side has well-recognized the problem of the violation of international rules regarding the Russia-Ukraine crisis, German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann said during his first press conference after assuming office.
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Twitter Files Lawsuit Against German Online Reporting Rule
Twitter has taken legal action against a rule, coming into force in Germany, that obliges social media firms to block or delete criminal content quickly and report particularly serious criminal offences to the police, a German court confirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Volkswagen Appeals Over Emissions Tampering
The justices refused to hear appeals by VW and German auto supplier Robert Bosch LLC of a lower court ruling allowing Florida's Hillsborough County and Utah's Salt Lake County to seek to hold the companies liable under local laws and regulations barring tampering with vehicle emissions controls.
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Facebook Rules on Hate Speech Struck Down by Top German Court for Not Informing User Before Blocking Account
A top German court has ruled that Facebook acted illegally in taking down racist posts and blocking the account of their author because the social network failed to inform the user or give a reason for shutting them down.
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Germany Tells Its Ministries to Stop Using Facebook Pages Over Privacy Concerns
Germany's data protection commissioner has asked government organisations in the country to shut down their Facebook pages adding that the social network had failed to change its practices to comply with German and European privacy laws
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In Germany's New Law, Women Mandatory On Companies' Boards
German listed companies must include women on their executive boards as part of a landmark bill agreed by the country's coalition government Wednesday after voluntary efforts failed to close a gender gap.
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Huawei Faces Potential Setback Due to German IT Security Law
The German government approved a draft IT security law that raises the requirements for manufacturers working on critical infrastructure like the country's next-generation 5G mobile network, in a potential setback to China's Huawei.
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Indian Origin Student Wears Lehenga To Graduation Ceremony In Switzerland, Internet Reacts
Lakshmi Kumari is a student of law studies in German from University of Basel, Switzerland.
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Germany To Limit Support For Illegal Migrants After Deadly Knife Attack: Minister
German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said Thursday the government would toughen knife controls and limit the support given to some illegal migrants following a suspected Islamist stabbing.
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People Committing Anti-Semitic Acts Can't German Get Citizenship: Minister
A law under consideration by the German parliament would mean that people who have committed anti-Semitic acts can never be granted citizenship, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Wednesday.
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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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Germany to Ban China's Huawei, ZTE Components From 5G Networks Over Security Concerns
Germany plans to ban telecoms operators from using certain components made by Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in 5G networks, a government source said, in a potentially significant move to address security concerns.
-
Bitzlato Co-Founder Arrested by US Authorities Over Alleged Processing of $700 Million in Illicit Funds
Bitzlato Co-Founder Anatoly Legkodymov was arrested by US authorities in Miami on Tuesday on charges that he operated the exchange as an unlicensed money exchange business that "in his own words, catered to 'known crooks,'" according to US officials. Legkodymov's crypto exchange traded money with Hydra Market, an illicit online marketplace for narc...
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Japan Asks for Crypto to Be Controlled as Traditional Banks, Calls for Global Regulation of Sector
The financial regulators of Japan have urged global regulatory bodies in finalising that the crypto sector should be treated just as traditional banks are, across the globe. As per the Japanese authorities, the crypto technology in itself is not to be blamed for risking the financial stability of crypto investors. Rather, it’s the lack of rules g...
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Telegram Hit With $5 Million Fine Over Failure to Comply With German Law: All Details
Telegram has been hit with a EUR 5.125 million (roughly Rs. 41 crore) fine in Germany, according to the Federal Office of Justice. The messaging service failed to comply with German law that requires apps to establish a lawful way for reporting illegal content and name an entity in Germany to receive official communication.
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India Recognises International Law Violation: German Envoy Over Ukraine War
The Indian side has well-recognized the problem of the violation of international rules regarding the Russia-Ukraine crisis, German Ambassador to India, Philipp Ackermann said during his first press conference after assuming office.
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Twitter Files Lawsuit Against German Online Reporting Rule
Twitter has taken legal action against a rule, coming into force in Germany, that obliges social media firms to block or delete criminal content quickly and report particularly serious criminal offences to the police, a German court confirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Volkswagen Appeals Over Emissions Tampering
The justices refused to hear appeals by VW and German auto supplier Robert Bosch LLC of a lower court ruling allowing Florida's Hillsborough County and Utah's Salt Lake County to seek to hold the companies liable under local laws and regulations barring tampering with vehicle emissions controls.
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Facebook Rules on Hate Speech Struck Down by Top German Court for Not Informing User Before Blocking Account
A top German court has ruled that Facebook acted illegally in taking down racist posts and blocking the account of their author because the social network failed to inform the user or give a reason for shutting them down.
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Germany Tells Its Ministries to Stop Using Facebook Pages Over Privacy Concerns
Germany's data protection commissioner has asked government organisations in the country to shut down their Facebook pages adding that the social network had failed to change its practices to comply with German and European privacy laws
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In Germany's New Law, Women Mandatory On Companies' Boards
German listed companies must include women on their executive boards as part of a landmark bill agreed by the country's coalition government Wednesday after voluntary efforts failed to close a gender gap.
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Huawei Faces Potential Setback Due to German IT Security Law
The German government approved a draft IT security law that raises the requirements for manufacturers working on critical infrastructure like the country's next-generation 5G mobile network, in a potential setback to China's Huawei.
