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Spain prosecutor seeks dismissal of corruption case against Sanchez’s wife
The anticorruption group behind the complaint against Begona Gomez over alleged influence peddling and business corruption says it cannot vouch for the veracity
Vietnam jails soft drinks tycoon for eight years in $40m…
Tran Qui Thanh was found guilty of scamming investors over loans issued in 2019 and 2020.Vietnam’s top soft drinks tycoon was jailed for eight years on Thurs
‘We need you’: Solomon Islands’ support for US agency’s return…
A United States development aid agency whose return to the Solomon Islands has been delayed for years without explanation found “overwhelming support and enth
Cost of doing business with Iran? US warns Pakistan of…
Islamabad, Pakistan – The United States has warned Pakistan of the risk of sanctions after it promised greater security and economic cooperation with Iran dur
Why are nations racing to buy weapons?
Global military spending is at an all-time high, increasing in all five geographical regions for the first time since 2009.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, escal
Parallel economy: How Russia is defying the West’s boycott
When Moscow resident Zoya, 62, was planning a trip to Italy to visit her daughter last August, she saw the perfect opportunity to buy the Apple Watch she had lo
Huge crowds protest Colombian president’s planned reforms
Protesters call Gustavo Petro’s policies ‘dire’ as his government attempts to reform healthcare and other sectors.Tens of thousands of Colombians have tak
‘Triple spending’: Zimbabweans bear cost of changing to new ZiG…
Harare, Zimbabwe – At a shopping centre in Glenview, a busy working-class suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, carpenter Arnold Mutiri stopped to buy a 2-l
US chef’s bid to own ‘chili crunch’ name raises ire…
Medan, Indonesia – When Michelle Tew, the owner of Malaysia-based food company Homiah, received a cease and desist letter from American-Korean celebrity chef
Boeing subject of 32 whistleblower complaints, documents reveal
Boeing has been the subject of 32 whistleblower complaints with the workplace safety regulator in the United States during the past three years, newly obtained
Why is Germany maintaining economic ties with China?
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been on a three-day visit to China in a bid to shore economic ties.Germany is China’s biggest European trade partner. But, B
Iraq’s dangerous balancing act between Iran and the US
Four days ago, Iraq’s airspace had hundreds of projectiles fired from Iran flying through it towards Israel, caught in the crossfire of what many fear could b
