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French chauffeur to face trial over alleged theft from UK minister
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» LYON — A chauffeur faces trial later this year charged with stealing money and baggage from Britain's top diplomat after driving David Lammy and his wife hundreds of kilometres from Italy to an Alpine ski resort in France, a prosecutor said.
Hidden pain: Central Africa's rape epidemic
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» BANGUI, Central African Republic: Camille fixes her gaze on her fingers, fidgeting with the hem of her dress. Her gestures are anxious, and her tender features betray her 15 years of age.
Hong Kong court delays Jimmy Lai security trial by 10 months
Published on 13/12/2022
» The national security trial of pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai was pushed to September 2023 by a court on Tuesday, as authorities seek to have his overseas lawyer barred from the defence.
The home makeover from hell
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 12/06/2022
» Millions of viewers, eager for a Cinderella story with real estate as the central character, watch televised home renovation shows to see troubled houses transformed into showstoppers.
Arrests, anger and court battles -- the case of Meng Wanzhou
AFP, Published on 25/09/2021
» NEW YORK - The 2018 arrest in Vancouver of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant, followed by China's detention of two Canadians, sparked an unprecedented dispute between Beijing and Ottawa.
No jury as Hong Kong's first 'national security' trial begins
AFP, Published on 23/06/2021
» HONG KONG - The first trial under Hong Kong's new national security law began on Wednesday without a jury, a watershed moment for the financial hub's fast-changing legal landscape.
SoftBank reaches deal with WeWork
AFP, Published on 27/02/2021
» TOKYO - Internet investor SoftBank Group said Saturday it reached a settlement with WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann and other investors in the office sharing giant, amid reports that the deal would give the ex-CEO an extra $50 million.
Hong Kong's top court denies bail to media tycoon Jimmy Lai
AFP, Published on 09/02/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's top court on Tuesday ordered pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to stay behind bars as it sided with prosecutors in the first legal test of Beijing's sweeping new national security law.
Huawei exec in Canada court seeking to quash extradition
AFP, Published on 24/09/2019
» VANCOUVER: Top Chinese telecom executive Meng Wanzhou and her lawyers went to court on Monday to try to have her extradition case thrown out, arguing that her rights were violated.
Canada, US call for 'immediate release' of two Canadians held by China
AFP, Published on 22/12/2018
» OTTAWA - Ottawa and Washington on Friday stepped up pressure on Beijing, calling for the immediate release of two Canadians detained in apparent retaliation for the arrest in Vancouver of a top Chinese tech executive on a US warrant.