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Adonis Hoffman on the EU's policy for regulating facial recognition

06:12 CGTN's Rachelle Akuffo spoke to legal expert Adonis Hoffman about the European Union's policy for regulating facial recognition technology.

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Experts warn Europe: Don't grant robots rights

Europeisthinkingaboutgivingadvancedrobotsrightsandresponsibilities.Manyexpertssaythat'saterribleidea.TheEuropeanParliamentpassedaresolutionlastyearthatenvisions

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Uber drops opposition to London language test

TaxiappUberisdroppingalegalappealagainsttheintroductionofmorestringentEnglishlanguagetestsfordriversinLondonafterthecity’stransportregulatorsaiditwouldwaterdown

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China expands smart court system

AccordingtoanofficialfromChina'ssupremecourt,China'scourtsystemintranethasbeenextendedto3,523localcourtsand9,277tribunalsacrossthecountry,allowingforalljudicial

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Nadal wins doping defamation case against French ex-minister

SpanishtennisstarRafaelNadalwonadefamationcaseagainstformerFrenchhealthandsportsministerRoselyneBachelotonThursdayaftersheaccusedhimofdopingontelevision.Bachelo

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Robot gives guidance in Beijing court

TheChinesecapital'sfirstartificialintelligencerobotforlegalserviceswasputintooperationinaBeijingcourtonThursday.Therobot,namedXiaofa,stands1.46meterstallandprov

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EU rolls out new plan to resettle 50,000 refugees in two years

TheEuropeanCommissionrolledoutanewschemeonWednesdaytobringatleast50,000refugeestoEuropeoverthenexttwoyears,inabidtocurbillegalhumansmugglingintheMediterranean.T

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Hong Kong Chief Executive hopes to boost legal cooperation with mainland

ChiefExecutiveofChina'sHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion(HKSAR)LamChengYuet-ngoronThursdayexpressedthehopetoboostlegalcooperationbetweenHongKongandtheChinesem

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Court to hear challenge to Theresa May's £1bn deal with DUP

TheresaMay’sparliamentarydealwiththeDemocraticUnionistpartywillfaceajudicialchallengeinthedivisionalcourtinLondonwithinthenextfewweeks.Thecrowdfundedlegalchalle

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Qualcomm CEO sees settlement with Apple

QualcommchiefexecutiveSteveMollenkopfsaidonMondaythechipmaker'slegalwarwithAppleisaboutdefendinghiscompany'sbusinessmodel,butpredictedaneventualout-of-courtsett

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Japan could have a new emperor in 2019 as nation takes legal steps to allow abdication

Japan is planning for Emperor Akihito to retire and be replaced by his eldest son on January 1, 2019, reports said Wednesday, as the country works on a legal framework for its first abdication in 200 years.

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Ivory stockpiles could stymie government ban, expert says

China has taken a historic step to ban the commercial ivory trade by the end of 2017, but campaigners warn that legal ivory stockpiles could become an issue.

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Presidential office says Park will follow "legal process" if impeachment motion passes

​President Park Geun-hye will follow due legal procedures if parliament passes an impeachment motion later this week, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday, apparently dismissing calls for her immediate resignation.

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CAS's refusal to reverse ban on Russian Paralympic team "political": Russian Sports Minister

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Tuesday that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had adopted a "political decision" rejecting Russian appeal on non-admission of the country' s athletes to the Rio Paralympics.

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Xinjiang toughens anti-terror stance

The latest anti-terrorism regulation in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will help to prevent terrorists from using religion to lure people into terrorist activities, anti-terrorism experts said on Tuesday.

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Delaying planned euro bond issuance might cause strain on Macedonian budget

The Macedonian finance ministry is not fully abandoning plans to issue a euro bond, although it was forced to postpone the operation, the ministry announced on Friday.

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HK legal organ queries PCA's arbitration jurisdiction over South China Sea disputes

A Hong Kong legal organization has queried the jurisdiction of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague to deal with an arbitration initiated unilaterally by the Philippines against China over the South China Sea disputes, citing the factual and legal errors of the case.