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One dead, several police wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack in France
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» MULHOUSE (FRANCE) - One person died and two police officers were seriously injured Saturday in a knife attack in eastern France that President Emmanuel Macron said was an "Islamist terror act".
Philippine laundering risks still seen despite online casino ban
Bloomberg, Published on 22/01/2025
» The Philippines’ ban on online casinos hasn’t eliminated money laundering risks, and any failure to stamp out illegal entities could undercut efforts to permanently exit a global watchlist, according to a Moody’s analyst.
US adds Vietnam, Cambodia, Macau to trafficking blacklist
AFP, Published on 20/07/2022
» WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday added Vietnam, Cambodia, Brunei and Macau to a human trafficking blacklist that already counts Malaysia, alleging weak efforts to stop forced sex work or assist migrant laborers.
Komodo dragon declared endangered
Published on 04/09/2021
» MARSEILLE, France: Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, the Komodo dragon of Indonesia was officially listed as “endangered” on Saturday, in an update of the authoritative wildlife Red List.
Why a Hong Kong artist chose self-exile in Taiwan
AFP, Published on 13/08/2021
» TAICHUNG, Taiwan: As he queued to board a flight out of Hong Kong to Taiwan last month, dissident artist Kacey Wong was painfully aware of the extra immigration officials brought in to scrutinise each departing passenger.
Philippine's drug war dead exhumed as grave leases expire
AFP, Published on 21/07/2021
» MANILA: Rodzon Enriquez's skeletal remains are pulled out of a coffin-sized tomb in Manila and placed in a body bag. Five years after the 21-year-old was killed in the Philippines' drug war, the lease on his grave is expiring.
'Known radical' killed in shootout after knife attack on French police
AFP, Published on 28/05/2021
» LA CHAPELLE-SUR-ERDRE (FRANCE) - A "known radical" suspected of carrying out a knife attack in France died from injuries sustained in a shootout with police on Friday, hours after he badly wounded a female officer in the latest violence directed at police in recent months.
Myanmar added to money-laundering watchlist
Reuters, Published on 22/02/2020
» JAKARTA: An international financial watchdog has placed Myanmar on its money-laundering watchlist, urging the country at the heart of the drug-producing “Golden Triangle” to boost its efforts to seize crime proceeds.
Facial recognition makes subtle advance in Britain
AFP, Published on 18/11/2019
» LONDON - The experiment was conducted discreetly. Between 2016 and 2018, two surveillance cameras were installed in the Kings Cross area of London to analyse and track passers-by using facial recognition technology.
Pakistan arrests alleged Mumbai attacks mastermind again
AFP, Published on 17/07/2019
» LAHORE (PAKISTAN) - Pakistani authorities Wednesday detained the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, a security official said, as the country faces increased pressure to crack down on militants operating on its soil.