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Justin Carter case: Should online jokes be made a crime?

Justin Carter case: Should online jokes be made a crime?

Just a Joke? Laws written in the 1800s may be enough to handle 21st-century pranksters (12 July)  The internet is full of attention-seeking trolls and snarky teenagers. Is the law current enough to deal with their offensive comments and threats? In February, Justin Carter, then 18, was engaged in a Facebook dispute with someone... 

China: Parents divorce ‘to get children best schools’

China: Parents divorce ‘to get children best schools’

'Til death do us part... or just until the kids need a uniform? (10 Jul) - Parents in China are resorting to divorce to get their children in to better schools, it seems. Separating reportedly allows one parent to switch address, circumventing a new ban on children attending schools outside their residential district. Meanwhile,... 

Singapore’s open door to billionaires shuts out logic

Singapore’s open door to billionaires shuts out logic

BG (ret) Lee Hsien Loong Indeed, if he [Lee Hsien Loong] could persuade another 10 billionaires to move to Singapore, he would, even if that led to higher income inequality "because they will bring business, they will bring opportunities, they will open new doors, they will create new jobs". - Straits Times interview, July... 



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