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Lebanon's Parliament approves abolition of death penalty

Aug 12, 2026

Beirut [Lebanon], August 12: The Lebanese House of Parliament approved the proposal to abolish the death penalty during Tuesday's legislative session, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
Lawmakers approved the proposal after introducing amendments. Under an amendment proposed by MP Abdul Rahman Bizri, crimes committed before the law's enactment would carry life imprisonment, while crimes committed after its enactment would be punishable by aggravated life imprisonment.
Source: Emirates News Agency

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Indian Music Industry Faces ₹350 Crore Annual Sync Revenue Loss

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 12: Millions of reels are created every single day across social media platforms in India. The scale of unlicensed commercial use of copyrighted music is staggering. Based on revenue-at-risk assessments conducted with leading labels on the platform, the Indian music industry is estimated to be losing upwards of ₹350 crore annually to unlicensed commercial use of its catalogues. And the labels knew this sync revenue loss was happening.

Aug 12, 2026