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Lethal pager hack exposes dark side of Asian supply chains
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2024
» The lethal hack of Hezbollah’s Asian-branded pagers and walkie-talkies has set off an intense search for the devices’ path, revealing a murky market for older technologies where buyers may have few assurances about what they are getting.
Gabon charges ousted president's wife with money laundering
AFP, Published on 29/09/2023
» LIBREVILLE - The wife of Gabon's ousted president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been charged with "money laundering" and other offences, the public prosecutor said Friday, a month after a coup toppled her husband.
Iraq's prized modern art plagued by forgery, trafficking
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» BAGHDAD - Many masterpieces of Iraqi painting were looted or destroyed during the years of war, but now the country's artistic heritage faces another threat: rampant counterfeiting and illicit trafficking.
Mozambique court starts ruling on 'hidden debt' graft scandal
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» MAPUTO - A court Wednesday begun handing down verdicts in Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal, in which the government unleashed a financial earthquake by trying to conceal huge debts.
Swagg Man, conman posing as millionaire rapper
AFP, Published on 02/04/2021
» TUNIS - On social media he burned 500-euro notes and flaunted "his Bentley". In real life, Swagg Man is accused of having ripped off young fans to the tune of $1.8 million.
Xi, Macron unite on climate after US withdraws from Paris pact
AFP, Published on 06/11/2019
» BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron declared on Wednesday that the Paris climate pact was "irreversible", showing a united front after Washington formally withdrew from the accord this week.
In high-tech Japan, cash is still king
AFP, Published on 21/08/2019
» TOKYO - Once a pioneer in cashless transactions, Japan is now lagging behind as the world's biggest economies increasingly embrace electronic payments -- because its ageing population still prefers physical money.
Italian 'mafia cancer' spreading throughout Europe
AFP, Published on 11/04/2019
» ROME: International anti-mafia stings may have increased in recent months, but Italian organised crime groups constitute a social and economic "cancer" that the world seems to underestimate, experts say.
'Ababis' and 'Star Wnrs': Knockoffs thrive in China e-commerce
AFP, Published on 11/11/2018
» BEIJING - Sneakers on a popular Chinese e-commerce platform look like Adidas, but are branded "Ababis". Underwear resembling Calvin Klein are called "Caiwen Kani". Toys with an uncanny resemblance to a certain blockbuster movie franchise opt for "Star Wnrs".
Self-destructive behaviour: Burberry not alone
AFP, Published on 22/07/2018
» PARIS - Burberry, which has been in the crosshairs for burning tens of millions of dollars of its products, is far from the only firm to destroy unsold goods to maintain the exclusivity and luxury mystique of their brands.