Malaysia has reached a $ 3.9 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs over the losses suffered by a multi-million dollar scandal in the country’s 1MDB investment fund. The deal announced Friday includes a $ 2.5 billion cash payment by the Wall Street giant to the Malaysian government and a guarantee to …
Read More »Australia says South China Sea claims in China are illegal
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia has joined the United States in claiming that China’s claims in the South China Sea do not comply with international law in a statement that is likely to anger China and put further pressure on deteriorating relations. The United States this month rejected China’s claims about …
Read More »Singaporean pleads guilty in the United States to acting as a Chinese intelligence agent: Justice Department
FILE PHOTO: The US Department of Justice building is bathed in morning light at sunrise in Washington, USA, February 14, 2020. REUTERS / Mary F. Calvert / File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Singaporean man who created a bogus consulting site to request information from the US government and military …
Read More »Record number of coronavirus cases in all regions of the world: Reuters count
(Reuters) – Nearly 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections in the past week, about double the number it did the week before, according to a Reuters count showing a rebound in the pandemic in every region of the world. FILE PHOTO: A nurse works inside a …
Read More »Officials: California rights lawyer murdered for men’s rights
Authorities believe a men’s rights lawyer shot and killed a lawyer in California in the days before he attacked the family of a federal judge in New Jersey and died by suicide. By STEFANIE DAZIO and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press July 25, 2020, 5:01 am 3 min read Share on …
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