BEIJING (AFP) – Seven people have been detained over the spilling of tonnes of toxic chemicals into seas off eastern China’s Fujian province that left 52 ill, local authorities said. The incident happened in the early hours of Nov 4 when a tube transferring the chemicals from a wharf to a tanker broke, spilling 6.9 […]
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Washington are trying to compel the Trump administration to take strong measures against Chinese officials for their mass repression of ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in China. Legislators introduced companion bills on Wednesday in the House and Senate following months of discussions on how to punish China for its treatment of […]
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark will consider new rules to restrict ownership of the country’s companies by investors involved in wrongdoing, a government minister said on Wednesday, responding to lawmakers’ questions about a tax fraud involving international banks. Business Minister Rasmus Jarlov made the remarks at a parliamentary hearing on the government’s response to a stock […]
PARIS/VIENNA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A special European Union initiative to protect trade with Iran against newly reimposed U.S. sanctions faces possible collapse with no EU country willing to host the operation for fear of provoking U.S. punishment, EU diplomats said. The main European powers – Germany, France and Britain – will raise pressure on Luxembourg to […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Tax enforcement agencies from the United States and four other countries are leading a crackdown on “professional enablers” of international tax fraud, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service head of criminal investigations said on Wednesday. The IRS, via an alliance with Britain, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands set up earlier this year, is […]
PARIS/VIENNA/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A special European Union initiative to protect trade with Iran against newly reimposed U.S. sanctions faces possible collapse with no EU country willing to host the operation for fear of provoking U.S. punishment. EU diplomats said the main European powers – Germany, France and Britain – would raise pressure on tiny Luxembourg […]
HASSIA, Syria/GENEVA (Reuters) – At an Iranian government-owned car plant near Homs, the small number of vehicles on the assembly line underscores the obstacles hobbling Tehran’s economic ambitions in Syria. The plant was set up before Syria’s war began as the two allies tried to bring their economies closer together and was restarted in 2016 […]
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Fijians went to the polls on Wednesday (Nov 14) for only the second time since a 2006 coup, with former military strongman Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama confident of winning a second term even as heavy rain and flooding meant some voting was delayed. Mr Bainimarama, who leads the Fiji First party, seized […]
SINGAPORE – A 19-year-old Malaysian was arrested on Tuesday (Nov 13) for his suspected involvement in a series of e-commerce scams on Carousell here. The police said in a statement on Wednesday that, between May and June this year, they received multiple reports from victims who were allegedly cheated by several online “sellers”. These sellers […]
India is counting down the hours until Bollywood superstars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh tie the knot in a plush Italian resort on Wednesday. The couple’s names are trending on Twitter and social media is filled with good wishes ahead of their big day. The actors have starred in three movies together, including blockbusters Bajirao […]