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Russia’s richest man in $9bn divorce fight
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/01/2024
» LONDON - A British legal dispute between Russia’s richest man, Vladimir Potanin, and his ex-wife over a multi-billion-dollar share of his mining assets is set to continue in one of the world’s largest divorces.
Around world, doctors battle impersonators
AFP, Published on 30/06/2023
» A Thai doctor endorsing a dubious diabetes treatment, a Filipino physician touting crotch-enhancing underwear, a doctor in the United States sparking off anti-vaccine conspiracies -- they are all victims of identity theft plaguing health professionals.
Four dead in plane crash that sparked Washington alert
AFP, Published on 05/06/2023
» WASHINGTON - US aviation officials on Monday were investigating the fatal crash of an "unresponsive" private plane that strayed over the nation's capital and prompted the scrambling of F-16 fighter jets.
Fakery and fraud: Energy scammers cast 'wide net' on Facebook
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» WASHINGTON: A Filipino consumer fumes as she rips open a portable charger to discover she has been conned -- the batteries are choked with sand, making her yet another victim of scammers on Facebook.
US House approves bill to avert freight rail strike
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to prevent a potentially catastrophic freight rail strike, stepping in to break an impasse between workers and executives during a critical pre-holiday period.
Amazon to unveil its $1bn bet with 'Lord of the Rings' prequel launch
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Stanley Kubrick once famously said that J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy of novels was unfilmable.
China tensions dominate Australia-Solomons diplomats’ meeting
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/05/2022
» Australia used its first face-to-face diplomatic talks with the Solomon Islands since the Pacific nation inked a controversial security agreement with China to outline its “deep concerns” over the new pact.
Australian journalist faces China trial on state secrets charges
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» BEIJING: Australian journalist Cheng Lei faced a closed-door trial in China on Thursday after 18 months in detention over accusations of supplying state secrets, with Canberra saying the decision to deny its ambassador access to the hearing was "deeply concerning".
China to start Australian TV anchor’s spying trial next week
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/03/2022
» China will put an Australian television anchor on trial over state secret charges that carry a maximum sentence of life in jail, escalating a case that has contributed to tensions between Beijing and Canberra.
Australia, Netherlands start legal action against Russia for downing of MH17
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2022
» SYDNEY: Australia and the Netherlands said they had begun joint legal action against Russia at the International Civil Aviation Organisation over the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 eight years ago.