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Albania names AI bot minister to cut graft
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2025
» PRISTINA, Albania — A new cabinet minister in Albania tasked with handling public procurement will be impervious to bribes, threats or attempts to curry favour. That is because Diella, as she is called, is an AI-generated bot.
Hundreds face sentencing in historic Italian mafia trial
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» LAMEZIA TERME, Italy: Hundreds of alleged mobsters were being sentenced on Monday by an Italian court, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia.
Hundreds face sentencing in historic Italian mafia trial
AFP, Published on 20/11/2023
» LAMEZIA TERME (ITALY) - Hundreds of alleged mobsters will be sentenced Monday by an Italian court, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia.
Turkey quake survivors' latest menace -- dust
AFP, Published on 16/07/2023
» SAMANDAğ, Turkey: The excavator tore into the remnants of the damaged building in southeast Turkey, bringing it crashing down into a cloud of dust -- the latest menace facing survivors of the deadly February quake that ravaged the region.
Japan's biggest ad agency indicted in Olympic scandal
AFP, Published on 28/02/2023
» TOKYO: Japan's biggest advertising agency and five other companies were indicted on Tuesday for allegedly violating an anti-monopoly law, in a corruption scandal over bid-rigging during the Tokyo Olympics.
Guilty of fraud, Argentina's Kirchner banned from holding public office
AFP, Published on 07/12/2022
» BUENOS AIRES - An Argentine court on Tuesday found former president Cristina Kirchner guilty of corruption, sentencing her to six years in jail and banning her from holding public office for life in a move likely to infuriate her fervent supporters.
UK's Johnson to quit as PM, Truss to take over
AFP, Published on 06/09/2022
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson formally tenders his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday, handing over power to Liz Truss after his momentous tenure dominated by Brexit and Covid was cut short by scandal.
UK Tories finish voting for leader with Truss tipped to win
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» LONDON - Voting finished Friday in the Conservative party leadership election, with Liz Truss widely expected to be named the winner next week and succeed Boris Johnson as the UK's next prime minister.
Truss on brink of power as UK Tories finish voting
AFP, Published on 02/09/2022
» LONDON - After a gruelling nationwide tour, a dozen hustings and three televised debates, Liz Truss appears poised to take over as the UK's next prime minister heading into the close of voting by Conservative party members on Friday.
Argentina prosecutor seeks 12 yrs jail for VP Kirchner in graft trial
AFP, Published on 23/08/2022
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's public prosecutor on Monday asked that Vice President Cristina Kirchner be sentenced to 12 years in prison and disqualified from public office for life for alleged corruption during her two terms as president.