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US top court rejects conviction appeals by Virginia rioters

Bloomberg The US Supreme Court rejected appeals by two members of a white supremacist group convicted under a federal anti-riot law for attacking counter-protesters during the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The men, Michael Paul Miselis and Benjamin Drake Daley, argued unsuccessfully that the 1968 Anti-Riot Act violates the Constitution by punishing protected speech. A federal ...

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Nurses to go on strike in Denmark amid pay dispute

Bloomberg About 5,000 Danish nurses are preparing to go on strike from Saturday, after their union failed to reach an agreement with employers over pay. The Danish Nurses’ Council rejected the wage proposal put forward in Copenhagen, Grethe Christensen, the group’s chair, said at a press conference. The council has made the case that nurses, who are predominantly female, have ...

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India’s RBI tolerating faster inflation amid growth focus

Bloomberg Indian monetary policy makers are tolerating inflation rates higher than their 4% medium-term target while they focus resources on an economic rebound. Economists see the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) taking a grin-and-bear it approach to price pressures as it seeks to help Asia’s No. 3 economy recover from one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks. The RBI has chosen ...

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