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Singapore ties to alleged Cambodian scam ring under spotlight
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/10/2025
» SINGAPORE — The alleged head of a Cambodian criminal ring and his associates set up a family office in Singapore that claimed to receive tax breaks, while also building relationships with firms backed by state investor Temasek Holdings Pte and spending millions on properties in the city-state.
No time to wait: world premiere for new Bond movie
AFP, Published on 29/09/2021
» LONDON - Actor Daniel Craig walked the red carpet for the final time as James Bond in rain-swept London on Tuesday, at the star-studded but much-delayed world premiere of the latest superspy blockbuster, "No Time To Die".
One Planet Summit: no climate fix without biodiversity
AFP, Published on 12/01/2021
» PARIS - A UN-backed summit Monday of political leaders and CEOs pledging to reverse the accelerating destruction of the natural world was long on promises and short on cash.
Fighting coronavirus, dreaming of Olympics: meet Japan's boxing nurse
AFP, Published on 09/07/2020
» TOKOROZAWA (JAPAN) - Olympic boxing hopeful Arisa Tsubata is used to taking blows in the ring but it is during her work as a nurse that she faces her toughest opponent: coronavirus.
In a first, American picked to direct next Bond film
AFP, Published on 20/09/2018
» LONDON: Filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga will become the first American to direct a James Bond movie, its producers announced Thursday, replacing British director Danny Boyle for the storied spy franchise's 25th instalment.
Japan on brink of IWC pullout after commercial whaling comeback blocked
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» FLORIANOPOLIS (BRAZIL) - Japan's determined bid to return to commercial whale hunting was rejected by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Friday in a tense vote that left the 72-year old organization at a crossroads.
IWC passes Brazil project to protect whales
AFP, Published on 14/09/2018
» FLORIANOPOLIS (BRAZIL) - Tempers flared at the International Whaling Commission on Thursday as it voted to back a Brazilian proposal which would safeguard the marine mammals in perpetuity, after a bitter debate.
Nations lock horns as whalers, opponents meet in Brazil
AFP, Published on 11/09/2018
» FLORIANOPOLIS (BRAZIL) - Pro- and anti-whaling nations locked horns Monday as the International Whaling Commission (IWC) began meeting in Brazil amid outrage over Japan's proposal to end a three-decade moratorium on commercial whale hunting.
Pro- and anti- whaling nations set for clash in Brazil
AFP, Published on 10/09/2018
» FLORIANOPOLIS (BRAZIL) - Nations on either side of the whale hunting debate are set for a standoff as the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meets Monday, with Japan hoping to overturn the 32-year-old ban on commercial whale hunting.
Pro- and anti- whaling nations brace for battle in Brazil
AFP, Published on 09/09/2018
» FLORIANOPOLIS (BRAZIL) - Pro- and anti-whaling nations are set for a showdown when the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meets in Brazil from Monday as Japan leads an assault on a three-decade old moratorium on commercial whale hunting.