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French court to rule on illegal assets of E. Guinea president son
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» PARIS - France's top appeals court on Wednesday rules on the conviction handed to the powerful son of the president of Equatorial Guinea for building up luxury assets in the country with illegally obtained funds.
PNG's missing 'Apec Maseratis' reappear, to be auctioned
AFP, Published on 14/02/2019
» PORT MORESBY - Papua New Guinea has recovered 40 Maserati cars that vanished after being controversially purchased for a recent Apec summit in the impoverished nation, but other vehicles bought for the event remain missing.
PNG police, soldiers storm parliament over unpaid APEC bonuses
AFP, Published on 20/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea: Police and soldiers stormed the country's parliament Tuesday, assaulting staff, smashing windows and demanding unpaid APEC bonuses just days after the international summit wrapped up, police and witnesses said.
Foreign troops pour into PNG capital for Apec forum
AFP, Published on 12/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY: Papua New Guinea has deployed a multi-national force of warships, fighter jets and elite counter-terrorism troops to protect world leaders attending a major summit in its crime-plagued capital later this week.
Anger as poverty-hit PNG buys 40 Maseratis for APEC
AFP, Published on 12/10/2018
» WELLINGTON - Papua New Guinea has bought 40 Maserati sports cars to chauffeur world leaders around next month's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, triggering an outcry from critics who say the poverty-stricken country has better things to spend its money on.