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Efforts by Uvalde parents to sue police over shooting response are likely to fail due to 'government immunity,' legal experts say
Despite reports that police refused to send officers into Robb Elementary School, legal experts say…
Erin Snodgrass
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Indian government asks a US court to dismiss Cairn Energy's plea on $1.2 billion award, cites 'sovereign immunity'
Cairn had in May asked a US federal court to force Air India to pay a USD 1.26 billion arbitrati…
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A Russian debt default could spill over into emerging markets including China, according to Yale economist Stephen Roach
According to Yale University fellow, Stephen Roach any potential Russian default would spill over i…
Adam Morgan McCarthy
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India amends bankruptcy law to protect winning bidders from paying the price for sins of the previous promoter
The IBC (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019, is likely to be introduced in the current session of the…
PTI
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Khashoggi's fiancée says the slain journalist 'died again' after Biden argued for MBS to have immunity in lawsuit over the murder
The fiancee of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi criticized the Biden administration Thursday after …
Azmi Haroun,John Haltiwanger
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US officials say Saudi crown prince has legal immunity in Khashoggi murder, a stark contrast to Biden's pledge to hold him to account
On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden had promised to make Saudi Arabia a pariah over the kill…
Tom Porter
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A Capitol riot defendant who threatened to hang Nancy Pelosi said she didn't need an attorney because she was divinely immune from the court's laws
In court filings, Pauline Bauer has insisted on representing herself and claimed to have special le…
Erin Snodgrass
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The Trump administration is mulling immunity for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed, who is accused of sending a hit squad to kill an exiled spy chief
Saad al-Jabri, a former Saudi intel official, filed a complaint in a US federal court accusing Crow…
Bill Bostock
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AstraZeneca will work with the makers of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine to test a combined shot. This could make people more immune, and for a longer period of time, it said.
Combining the Oxford and AstraZeneca vaccine with a shot made in Russia could provide better protec…
Grace Dean
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Mohammed bin Salman rejected claims he sent an elite hit squad to kill a Saudi spy chief exiled in Canada, arguing he's immune from prosecution anyway
Saad al-Jabri sued Crown Prince Mohammed in Washington, DC, in August, claiming he was targeted bec…
Bill Bostock
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A company that hauled $43 million in silver bars from the 'Indian Titanic' wasn't even given a salvage fee by a court
Argentum Exploration lost a legal battle with South Africa over salvage fees for $43 million in sil…
Mia Jankowicz
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Biden is eyeing using $300B in frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine. It could backfire.
The move comes amid signs support for Ukraine in some Western countries may be waning, with billion…
Tom Porter
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A lawyer dreamed of disrupting the legal industry with private equity. It turned into a nightmare.
Steve German, an Arizona lawyer, was one of the biggest boosters of allowing private-equity firms l…
Jack Newsham
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The West should confiscate Russia's currency reserves to help Ukraine while easing risk to US dollar's dominance, says anti-Putin hedge fund manager
The $300 billion in frozen Russian central bank reserves could be used to help Ukraine, Bill Browde…
Filip De Mott
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SoftBank's founder compared himself to Jesus and Yoda. His tech fund lost a record $32 billion this year.
SoftBank was once described as a "spaceship." Economic turmoil has brought it crashing to Earth.
Hasan Chowdhury
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How a misfit Florida personal injury law firm ended up advising the Trump White House on China policy
The Berman Law Group has reportedly been consulting with senior Trump advisers in recent weeks on w…
Eli Clifton, Responsible Stat…
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AstraZeneca will test Sputnik V component in clinical trials of its own vaccine
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) After Sputnik V vaccines clinical trial's preliminary results showed its e…
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Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis violated gay couples' rights by refusing to marry them, federal judge rules
Former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis understood the Supreme Court's 2015 gay marriage decision," …
Katie Balevic
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2 reasons why China is still in lockdowns, more than 2 years after the pandemic started — and what it'll take for life to go back to normal
China's zero-Covid policy is not just about national pride and safety in the COVID-19 pandemic. It'…
Huileng Tan
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Indian origin woman charged with flouting coronavirus rules in Singapore
"If she doesn't follow the rules and (say) ends up infecting someone - why should society accept t…