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El Chapo expected to get life sentence from US judge
AFP, Published on 16/07/2019
» NEW YORK: After a dramatic decades-long run as one of the world's most notorious druglords, there is little suspense about what will happen in a New York courtroom on Wednesday: Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is expected to be sentenced to life in prison.
Facebook needs 'very high standard' for Libra coin: US Treasury
AFP, Published on 16/07/2019
» WASHINGTON - Facebook will need to meet "a very high standard" before it moves ahead with its planned digital currency Libra, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Monday.
Koreans held in Cambodia for carrying $2.2m
Associated Press, Published on 08/07/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Police in Cambodia say they have arrested two South Korean citizens who were found carrying $2.2 million into the country without proper authorisation.
Hollywood producer charged in Malaysia over 1MDB scandal
AFP, Published on 05/07/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian producer of Hollywood film "The Wolf of Wall Street" and stepson of the country's disgraced ex-leader was Friday charged with illegally receiving almost $250 million from state fund 1MDB.
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ producer held in 1MDB scandal
New York Times, Published on 05/07/2019
» Hollywood producer Riza Aziz, stepson of the former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, was arrested in Malaysia on Thursday and will face money-laundering charges in a long-running scandal over billions of dollars in missing government funds.
Thousands protest in Brazil in support of justice minister
AFP, Published on 01/07/2019
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Thousands protested in Brazil on Sunday in support of Justice Minister Sergio Moro, who is battling claims he conspired with prosecutors on his anti-corruption drive to keep former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from another presidential run.
Venezuela says it thwarted 'coup' bid
AFP, Published on 27/06/2019
» CARACAS - Venezuela's socialist government said Wednesday it had derailed a coup bid, claiming the United States, Colombia and Chile colluded in a plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro and install a general and former defense minister in his place.
Venezuela government says it thwarted 'coup' plot
AFP, Published on 27/06/2019
» CARACAS: Venezuela's socialist government said Wednesday it had derailed a coup bid, claiming the United States, Colombia and Chile colluded in a military plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro and install a general and former defense minister in his place.
Venezuela's former spy chief says Maduro could yet fall
AFP, Published on 25/06/2019
» WASHINGTON: Venezuela's former intelligence chief, Cristopher Figuera, who fled the country after backing a failed uprising against President Nicolas Maduro in April, has told the Washington Post the regime could still fall.
Virtual Facebook currency faces real-world resistance
AFP, Published on 21/06/2019
» LONDON: If Facebook's new cryptocurrency should resonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million followers.