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Villagers killed execution-style in Sudan, activists say
More than 200 civilians have been killed by paramilitaries, a rights group says.BBC News - 1d -
Southwest bends further to activist shareholder Elliott’s demands
Southwest is in the midst of a transformation that led it to announce Tuesday the first-ever involuntary layoffs.MarketWatch - 15h -
Activist hedge fund Elliott builds stake in struggling BP
US investor could force UK oil company to refocus on core fossil fuels business or even pursue a full break-upFinancial Times - Feb. 8 -
Sam Nujoma, anti-apartheid activist and Namibia's first president, dies at 95
Sam Nujoma, the freedom fighter who became Namibia's founding president after leading the country to independence from apartheid South Africa, has died.CBS News - Feb. 9 -
BP is cheaper than its rivals. Now an activist investor has swooped in.
BP shares surged in early trade on Monday after the activist investor Elliot was reported to have taken a significant stake in the integrated oil giant.MarketWatch - Feb. 10 -
Saudi authorities free student sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say
A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence for her activity on Twitter in Saudi Arabia drastically reducedABC News - Feb. 10 -
Phillips 66 stock is climbing. An activist investor wants a change.
Refiner Phillips 66 is the latest target of activist investor Elliott Management that is aggressively pursuing companies in the energy space.MarketWatch - Feb. 11 -
Activist fund takes aim at one of Japan’s biggest pharma groups
Farallon presses Astellas to cut costs and overhaul drugs research in latest shareholder campaign gripping TokyoFinancial Times - Feb. 12 -
Italian government denies it spied on journalists and migrant activists using Paragon spyware
Italy's government denies that it has spied on journalists and migrant activists using spyware, but says it will cooperate with any investigation into “vulnerabilities” after at least seven Italian ...ABC News - 6d -
A Pro-Ukraine Activist Is Accused by Slovakia’s Leader of Trying to Topple Him
A woman who runs a pro-Ukraine group has been accused by Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia of plotting to topple him as part of his campaign against organizations he says are funded from abroad.The New York Times - 3d -
Jerry Seinfeld responds to ambush activist: ‘I don’t care about Palestine’
Actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld responded to an activist who ambushed him about Palestine, saying he doesn’t care about the territory. In a clip posted to Subway DJ’s Instagram page, he walked up ...The Hill - 3d -
What to Know About Leonard Peltier, Activist Released From Prison by Biden
Mr. Peltier’s murder conviction and two life sentences, stemming from a 1975 shootout with F.B.I. agents on a reservation, have been widely criticized.The New York Times - 1d -
Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Released From Prison
Mr. Peltier was convicted in the killing of two F.B.I. agents. An order from former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will allow him to serve his remaining time under home confinement.The New York Times - 1d -
Policing the Internet | Sunday on 60 Minutes
In the United States, most of what we say online – even if it’s hate-filled or toxic – is protected by the First Amendment as free speech. But in Germany, law enforcement police the internet for ...CBS News - 5d -
Nine police officers injured in Londonderry and Strabane
Officers were reportedly head-butted and kicked, with blood also being spat at them.BBC News - Feb. 9 -
Armed police in stand-off at Sheffield city apartments
Specialist officers are "negotiating" with a man at a building on Broad Street in Sheffield.BBC News - Feb. 11 -
Has the Met Police just become less safe?
Met officers who fail internal vetting scheme may keep jobs thanks to court ruling.BBC News - Feb. 11 -
Police catch motorists doing 90mph on 30mph roads
A total of 48% forces found drivers going more than three times the 30mph limit, the RAC says.BBC News - 6d -
Brothers deny assaulting police at Manchester Airport
Footage of a fracas at the airport's Terminal 2 building in July last year was widely shared online.BBC News - 6d -
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Man shot by police was lawfully killed, jury finds
The jury reached the conclusion following a three-week inquest into Marius Ciolac's death.BBC News - 6d -
FBI to help police with Southport killer inquiry
Teams in the US are providing support as British police try to recover the killer's deleted searches.BBC News - 3d -
Government should have no role in policing news distortions
CBS News has been asked by the FCC to hand over the raw footage and transcript from an interview with Kamala Harris, which has led to an FCC investigation into allegations of news editing practices ...The Hill - 13h -
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UK-based lawyers for Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai targeted by Chinese state
Exclusive: Barristers at Doughty Street Chambers say they have been subject to surveillance, hacking and rape threats. UK-based lawyers have spoken out about being targeted by the Chinese state and ...The Guardian - 5d -
Activist Elliott has unfinished business at Phillips 66. How its plan to build value may unfold
Elliott engaged Phillips 66 in November 2023, calling for a series of improvements. The activist has since grown its position and stepped up its efforts.CNBC - 4d -
Sudan paramilitary group kills more than 200 people in three-day attack, activists say
The Emergency Lawyers network said the RSF killed civilians south of Khartoum, with hundreds more either wounded or missing. Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people in a three-day ...The Guardian - 1d -
Leonard Peltier, Native American activist, is released from prison after Biden commuted his life sentence
Peltier, who has always maintained his innocence in the killing of two FBI agents 50 years ago, was released Tuesday from a federal prison in Florida.NBC News - 1d -
Activists to hold vigils to protest death penalty in Singapore as a Malaysian man awaits execution
Rights activists in Singapore and Malaysia will hold candlelight vigils to protest capital punishment as Singaporean authorities prepare to execute a Malaysian man for drug trafficking despite ...ABC News - 1d -
BP shares pop 7% after reports activist hedge fund Elliott has taken a stake in the struggling British oil major
BP shares jumped early Monday following weekend reports that activist investor Elliott Management has built a stake in the struggling oil major.CNBC - Feb. 10 -
Illinois County reaches $10 million settlement over fatal police shooting
Officials in Sangamon County, Illinois, reached a $10 million settlement with the family of Sonya Massey on Friday. The 36-year-old woman was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy in her home last ...CBS News - Feb. 7 -
Georgia police officer killed responding to pickleball club; suspect arrested
The Roswell police officer responded to a report of a suspicious person in the parking lot of a pickleball club when he was shot.CBS News - Feb. 8 -
Gisèle Pelicot May Not Be Her Husband’s First Victim, Police Say
Dominique Pelicot became notorious after being convicted of drugging his wife and inviting strangers to rape her. Police say his crimes may have started long before.The New York Times - Feb. 10 -
Moment India police unplug Ed Sheeran's street performance
The star was stopped from busking ahead of his concert in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru.BBC News - Feb. 10 -
No busking for Ed Sheeran after Indian police stop gig
Ed Sheeran's music appears to have hit the wrong note with Indian authorities, who stopped the British singer from busking in the tech capital of Bengaluru.NBC News - Feb. 10 -
Police in India stop Ed Sheeran busking on street before concert
Local channels show police officer walking up to star as he sings Shape of You and unplugging microphone. Ed Sheeran has been stopped by police from busking in India after he was told he lacked ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Israeli police raid Jerusalem bookshops and arrest Palestinian owners
Raid on Educational Bookshop branches described by rights groups as part of harassment campaign against Palestinian intellectuals. . Israeli police have raided a leading Palestinian-owned bookshop ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Most victims in Swedish mass shooting had immigrant background, say police
Prime minister addresses nation to pay tribute to those ‘who wanted to contribute to a better society’. Most of the people killed by a gunman in the Swedish city of Örebro last week had an ...The Guardian - Feb. 10
