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Avian flu cull order for B.C. ostrich farm to be reviewed in court today
Universal Ostrich's entire flock of about 400 birds was ordered culled in February by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency after H5N1 avian flu was detected in December — but the farm managed to get its birds a stay of execution until the court could rule on the merits of the cu...
#avianflu #court #farm #BC #News #Canada
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This German NGO stops companies from greenwashing products.

It’s not uncommon to see products sold on shop shelves that market themselves as ‘carbon neutral’ or ‘environmentally friendly’. But these claims are not always clear or backed up by evidence - and courts are forcing companies to take them down.

For three years, DUH has been taking companies to court for dubious advertising claims about climate neutrality.

mediafaro.org/article/20250412

A Ryanair aeroplane, the Shell logo and an Adidas shoe. | Copyright AP/ Canva
Euronews · This German NGO stops companies from greenwashing products.By Isabella Kaminksi

Graphic bodycam footage of OPP officer's killing crucial for Crown and defence
Footage from the body-worn camera of an Ontario Provincial Police officer lethally shot by Alain Bellefeuille has been shown at his murder trial. It takes the jury to the heart of the case: did Bellefeuille know he was shooting at police...
#police #murder #trial #court #Ontario #News
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Daryl Blackburn, a data analyst for the now-defunct Harris County Elections Administration Office, must pay $20,000 in restitution and complete a six-month pretrial intervention program after being accused of tampering with government records.

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Man sentenced to life over 2019 Lyon terrorist attack that injured 15.

Hours before the verdict was handed down, on Monday, Mohamed Medjdoub, a 29-year-old Algerian man, told the court that his terrorist attack was a 'total success' and he had 'no regrets.'

mediafaro.org/article/20250407

The scene after a bomb attack that took place on a pedestrian street in central Lyon, on 24 May 2019. PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP
Le Monde · Man sentenced to life over 2019 Lyon terrorist attack that injured 15.By Soren Seelow

Hungary to quit the International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives.

Hungary announced Thursday it would officially withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The announcement comes shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was hit with an ICC arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, arrived in Budapest for a state visit.

mediafaro.org/article/20250403

International Criminal Court in The Hague. | Laurens Van Putten/AFP via Getty Images
Politico.eu · Hungary to quit the International Criminal Court as Netanyahu arrives.By Ketrin Jochecová

Freaking…Bone. Chilling.

“They claim that the #court is powerless to order any relief,’’ Sandoval-Moshenberg told me. “If that’s true, the #immigration #laws are meaningless—all of them—because the gov can #deport whoever they want, wherever they want, whenever they want, & no court can do anything about it once it’s done.”

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apple.newsAn ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison — The AtlanticThe Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.