Tech
Microsoft to pay $20m for child privacy violations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement with the company on Monday, which also includes increased protections for child gamers.
BBC
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General
2022 Conduct of Public Officers Bill: Occupy Ghana demands speedy approval, passage into law
The draft bill proposes to remove among others, the unconstitutional extension of time given to public officers to declare assets and liabilities.
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General
There’s still Covid-19 ban on public gatherings – Police to #FixTheCountry protesters
The police has reminded organisers of the #FixTheCountry protest that there is still a ban on public gatherings as part of the coronavirus pandemic protocols.
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Opinion
The five deadly sins of family business succession and how to avoid them
Family business succession is fraught with pitfalls that can lead to its downfall if not managed properly. The five deadly sins—lack of planning, favoritism, resistance to innovation, poor communication, and unprepared successors—must be co...
Kweku Wiafe and Theodore Albright
General
Chief Justice urges Judicial Service staff, management to work together
He said the effective administration of justice depends not only on judges, but also on the commitment, professionalism and cooperation of all staff within the Service.
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General
Asamankese Royal Clan petitions Gov’t over decade-long chieftaincy dispute
In a petition signed by Abusuapanin Kwesi Asare, the family said successive rulings by the Koforidua High Court, the Eastern Regional House of Chiefs, and the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council’s Judicial Committee had all affirmed their rig...
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US
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban Without Divestiture, Citing National Security Concerns
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a federal law requiring TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to divest its ownership to remain operational in the United States, citing national security concerns.
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General
Paralegals need necessary training to enhance legal system-Dame
He noted that paralegals play crucial roles in traditional court settings and corporate environments, international organizations, and regulatory bodies, making capacity building essential.
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Crime
Two KNUST students in police custody for ‘sextortion’
They are Jerome Enyam, aged 19, resident of Fijai, and Ebenezer Adam, aged 19, also resident of Kojokrom and second year students at KNUST, Kumasi.
GNA
Europe
New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes
The law states that tobacco can't ever be sold to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009 - and from now on, the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up.
Euronews
General
Judge of distinction: Mrs. Sediinam Kwadam tops GIMPA’s 2025 Masters class
Graduating with a near-perfect GPA of 3.98, Mrs. Kwadam received three top honors: Best Graduate Student of GIMPA Law School, the Dean’s Excellence Award for Best LLM Student, and the prestigious Fatou Bensouda Prize for Best Student in Int...
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General
Ghana's Hanna Tetteh appointed UN Secretary-General's Special Rep. to LIbya
She takes over from Abdoulaye Bathily of Senegal, who served as Special Envoy and led UNSMIL until May 2024.
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US
US woman to be sentenced for murders of her children she thought were zombies
A so-called "doomsday mom" will be sentenced today for the murders of her two youngest children.
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Europe
UK law firm to pay £19k for unfairly dismissing pregnant paralegal
Though Farzana Yasin’s pregnancy was not the primary reason she was let go by Bolton firm Swift Lawyers, it was a factor in the way her redundancy was handled
Legal Futures
Africa
Rwanda: Why Bar Association suspended nearly 100 lawyers
The suspensions, according to the Bar's president, Moïse Nkundabarashi, range from one month to one year, depending on the severity of the offense.
AllAfrica
Business
E-levy requires further deliberations, analysis- Dr.Ali-Nakyea
According to him, there is the need for Government to also analyze the impact of the E-levy on financial inclusion and successful mobile money interoperability.
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General
Sunyani Technical University to resist encroachment of over 30-acre land
We would like to appeal to the government, state agencies, traditional authorities, the media, and other stakeholders, to join forces with the University to protect the University land for present and future generations,” Mr. Kyere-Duah sai...
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Asia
Netflix’s data traffic handled by SK jumped 24 times from May 2018 to 1.2 trillion bits of data processed per second as of September, SK said, riding on the success of several Netflix productions from Korea including “Squid Game” and “D.P.”
Netflix said it will review SK Broadband’s claim, and seek dialogue and explore ways in the meantime to work with SK Broadband to ensure customers are not affected.
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Courts
Stop holding out yourself as Bishop of Damascus Christian Church Int-High Court to Prophet Micheal Fordjour
The Plaintiffs, Damascus Christian Church Int. (1st Plaintiff) and Bishop Benjamin Badu Fordjour(2nd plaintiff) filed a suit on February 21, 2021, at the High Court, Accra, against Daniel Appiah Fordjour(1st Defendant), Joyce Fordjour(2nd D...
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