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French prosecutors probe Al-Fayeds over sex trafficking
AFP, Published on 27/02/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - He traded on the glamour of owning Harrods, the Paris Ritz and luxury yachts, but Mohamed Al-Fayed was at the centre of a dark web of alleged abuse, say French lawyers for women who liken him to US sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Inside the Philippines’ $2-billion flood-control scandal
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2025
» Senator Francis Pangilinan leaned into his microphone and fired off numbers in pesos: 50 million? 10 million? 100 million? “You withdrew this in cash?”
ECOWAS threatens 'targeted sanctions' over Guinea Bissau coup
AFP, Published on 15/12/2025
» ABUJA - West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday threatened "targeted sanctions" on anyone obstructing Guinea-Bissau's return to civilian rule following last month's coup.
Democrats release photos of Epstein’s notorious private island
AFP, Published on 04/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - Democrats in the US Congress released photos and videos Wednesday showing the luxury island home where convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly forced underage girls into sex with powerful men.
Chinese fraudster’s luxury life on the run ends in UK jail
Reuters, Published on 12/11/2025
» LONDON - As Chinese police closed in on the architect of a massive Ponzi scheme that cost thousands their life savings, a woman in her mid-40s was taken by an accomplice to the Myanmar border on a moped to begin nearly seven years on the run.
Isak on brink of Liverpool move on frantic Premier League deadline day
AFP, Published on 01/09/2025
» LONDON - Liverpool have reportedly agreed a British record fee of £125 million ($169 million) to sign Alexander Isak from Newcastle, with the deal set to be completed on a frantic final day of the summer transfer window.
Spanish police bust 'spiritual retreat' offering hallucinogenic drugs
AFP, Published on 12/08/2025
» MADRID - Spanish police said on Monday that they had dismantled a group accused of running a "spiritual retreat" that offered hallucinogenic drugs to clients from around the world.
Chile taking back land linked to Pinochet-era torture
Reuters, Published on 23/07/2025
» VILLA BAVIERA, Chile - The government of Chile plans to expropriate a settlement founded by a German cult leader where torture took place under former dictator Augusto Pinochet’s military regime, as the government takes another step to shine a light on a dark period of the past.
Bezos, Sanchez say 'I do' in a divided Venice
AFP, Published on 28/06/2025
» VENICE - Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez tied the knot Friday at a sumptuous ceremony with the rich and famous on an island in Venice's lagoon, out of the sight and sound of protesters.
Amazon tycoon Bezos, Sanchez to say 'I do' in Venice
AFP, Published on 27/06/2025
» VENICE - Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are expected to tie the knot Friday at a sumptuous, secluded ceremony attended by celebrity friends on an island in Venice's lagoon.