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NZ mosque mass killer sentenced to life without parole
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2020
» WELLINGTON: The gunman who murdered 51 people at two Christchurch mosques last year has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, the longest penalty ever imposed by a New Zealand court.
Future Forward says attorney-general to drop computer crimes case
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/10/2019
» The opposition Future Forward Party said on Tuesday that the attorney-general had decided against indicting its leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit on computer crimes charges.
JD.com CEO arrested in the US
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/09/2018
» BEIJING/SHANGHAI: JD.com Inc's billionaire founder was arrested for alleged sexual misconduct during a US business trip, as local police begin an investigation into the chief executive officer of one of China's largest internet corporations.
DeVere, firm targetting UK expats, said to face SEC probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2017
» NEW YORK -- Wherever there are British expats with money, there’s a DeVere Group office not far away. And in many of those places, the company’s aggressive sales tactics or high fees have drawn the attention of regulators.
Bag backlash
Asia focus, Bloomberg News, Published on 10/10/2016
» After charging customers a nominal fee for plastic bags since February, an Indonesian minimart chain has made the bags free again, in a setback to government-backed efforts to curb waste.
WhatsApp-wielding vigilantes want garbage off the streets
News, Bloomberg News, Published on 04/04/2016
» If you were a pile of garbage on the street in India, here's what might happen to you now: a concerned citizen takes your picture, then sends it by WhatsApp to the smartphone of the garbage police. Khaki-clad cops jump in their vehicles, rush over and order your cleanup. City officials fine the offender and maybe reward the whistle-blower, too.
Uber driver charged in Boston
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/12/2014
» BOSTON — A Boston man who works as an Uber Technologies Inc driver was charged with taking a woman to a secluded area and raping her, as questions about the company's driver-screening process prompted it to begin an assessment of its safety programmes.
Hong Kong tensions rise
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/10/2014
» Tensions in Hong Kong rose as pro-democracy demonstrators and those opposed to the movement, which has blocked major thoroughfares, snarled traffic and disrupted businesses for a month, sought opinions on whether the protests should continue.
Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/09/2014
» Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympic gold medallist, was convicted of culpable homicide in the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year and one gun-related charge.
Thai society’s chasm 'must be bridged'
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/05/2014
» Thailand’s societal "chasm" needs to be bridged to bring stability to Southeast Asia’s second- biggest economy after the military took power, according to Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam.