Musk takes control of US Treasury payments systems
Washington (AFP) - Elon Musk's aides have taken control of the US Treasury Department's payments system -- which manages trillions ...
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South Korea appeals court upholds Samsung chief’s fraud acquittal
Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong was cleared again Monday of a raft of charges linked to a ...
Swiss court convicts Trafigura of corruption in Angola
Zurich (AFP) - A Swiss court convicted Trafigura and three people linked to the commodities trading firm of corruption in ...
Syria phone shops free from Assad-linked monopoly
Damascus (AFP) - Syrian phone shop owner Abdel Razzaq Hamra was thrilled to finally be working in peace after years ...
US sanctions top Hungary minister over ‘corruption’
Budapest (AFP) - The United States announced sanctions against the head of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet on Tuesday ...
US sanctions top Hungary minister over ‘corruption’
Budapest (AFP) - The United States announced sanctions against the head of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's cabinet on Tuesday ...
Ex-IMF chief Rato gets four-year jail term in Spain for tax crimes
Madrid (AFP) - A Madrid court sentenced ex-IMF chief and Spanish economy minister Rodrigo Rato to more than four years ...
Huge Vietnam fraud case raises questions over banking system
Hanoi (AFP) - A multi-billion-dollar fraud scandal involving one of Vietnam's most prominent tycoons exposed systemic weaknesses in the country's ...
Bolivian ex-president, who fled to US, sentenced to six years prison
La Paz (AFP) - A Bolivian court has sentenced ex-president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada in absentia to six years and ...
Vietnam court upholds death sentence for property tycoon
Ho Chi Minh City (AFP) - A Vietnamese court upheld the death penalty Tuesday for a property tycoon in a ...
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