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Chinese fraudsters take cue from Squid Game
Reuters, Published on 25/12/2024
» BEIJING - In China’s take on Squid Game, fraudsters are preying on the financially distressed in a slumping economy with promises of prize money, debt restructuring and other schemes that are not always what is promised.
She was a child Instagram influencer. Her fans were grown men.
New York Times, Published on 14/11/2024
» NEW YORK — For her 18th birthday in March, "Jacky Dejo," a snowboarder, bikini model and child influencer turned social media entrepreneur, celebrated on the secluded island of Dominica.
Meet the finfluencers: TikTok's investment gurus
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» SYDNEY - Trying to figure out how the stock markets work? These days you're as likely to turn to a social media influencer for advice as a financial adviser dressed in a suit.
Keeping it real: appraisers sift China second-hand luxury market for fakes
AFP, Published on 02/05/2021
» BEIJING - It's the world's biggest market for luxury goods -- and their counterfeits -- so an expert eye for telling a bona fide Chanel handbag from a bogus one is a skill set in hot demand across China.
Property: a blessing and a burden for the Vatican
AFP, Published on 21/02/2021
» VATICAN CITY - Prestigious addresses in Paris, London and Geneva and 3,000 properties across Rome: the Vatican has revealed more details of its real estate empire, a source of income -- and scandal.
French law on filming police triggers third weekend of protests
AFP, Published on 13/12/2020
» PARIS: Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in France Saturday for a third consecutive weekend of demonstrations over a controversial security bill that would limit filming of the police.
'Net zero' climate targets? Read the fine print
AFP, Published on 09/12/2020
» PARIS: The worldwide effort to prevent Earth from becoming an unlivable hothouse is in the grips of "net zero" fever.
Virus-isolated silver surfers ride a new tech wave
AFP, Published on 13/05/2020
» LONDON - Before entering coronavirus lockdown with the rest of Britain in March, 73-year-old Pamela Cox had never shopped or banked online. Zoom was something you did with a camera lens.
'Corona criminals' prey on Europe's virus fears
AFP, Published on 28/03/2020
» THE HAGUE - From trafficking dodgy surgical masks to peddling counterfeit medicines and running internet scams, criminals are finding ways to profit from the coronavirus crisis, European police warn.
Italy to decide on government future after Salvini pullout
AFP, Published on 12/08/2019
» ROME - Italy's coalition government hung in the balance on Monday as senators debated whether to hold a no-confidence vote after far-right leader Matteo Salvini pulled the plug on the populist alliance.