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Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun arrested in Germany

Munich prosecutors confirmed that Braun, the former Wirecard CEO, was arrested on suspicion of inflating the digital payments company’s balance sheet and sales through bogus transactions to make it more attractive to investors and customers. Prosecutors said Braun may have acted cooperatively with other perpetrators. Braun will be released Tuesday …

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First African Vaccination Trials for COVID-19 Begin

JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Africa’s first participation in a COVID-19 vaccine trial began Wednesday when nervous volunteers received injections, while authorities said the continent of 1.3 billion people cannot be left behind. The large-scale trial of the vaccine developed at the University of Oxford in Great Britain is being carried out …

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