BERLIN / FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German prosecutors said on Monday they had arrested the head of a Dubai-based Wirecard subsidiary, widening the circle of suspects in a multi-million dollar fraud investigation into the collapse of the payment company. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing …
Read More »South China Sea operations show the United States ‘is not backing down’
U.S. Navy multipurpose fighter landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) while sailing in the South China Sea on October 16, 2019. Catherine Lai | AFP | fake pictures The US Navy exercise in the disputed South China Sea over the weekend was about …
Read More »Philippine court asked to annul the anti-terrorism law backed by Duterte | Philippines News
Filipino lawyer groups and a senior congressman on Monday called on the Supreme Court to overturn the president’s controversial new anti-terrorism law, or parts of it, calling it unconstitutional for infringing on civil liberties. Three petitions filed by opposition Congressman Edcel Lagman and two groups of lawyers also called for …
Read More »German prosecutors arrest Wirecard’s Dubai unit chief
BERLIN / FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German prosecutors said on Monday they had arrested the head of a Dubai-based Wirecard subsidiary, widening the circle of suspects in a multi-million dollar fraud investigation into the collapse of the payment company. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing …
Read More »Opponents dismayed when Duterte of the Philippines approves “monstrous” anti-terrorism bill
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday passed harsh anti-terrorism legislation that human rights groups condemned as a weapon to attack opponents and stifle freedom of expression. FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, dressed in a military uniform, reviews the scout troops on arrival on the 67th anniversary …
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