US Treasury Sanctions Chinese Organized Crime Boss ‘Broken Tooth’

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has also imposed sanctions on Liberian Senator Harry Varney Gboto-Nambi Sherman over bribery allegations, and former Kyrgyz Republic Customs Service official Raimbek Matraimov for his alleged role in laundering some $700 million. … Read More >US Treasury Sanctions Chinese Organized Crime Boss ‘Broken Tooth’

Arkansas, Alabama & Louisiana support Texas before US Supreme Court, alleging ‘unconstitutional’ election in four states

Attorneys-general of Arkansas and Alabama have now joined Louisiana in backing the push by Texas to challenge the presidential election results in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia and Wisconsin before the US Supreme Court. … Read More >Arkansas, Alabama & Louisiana support Texas before US Supreme Court, alleging ‘unconstitutional’ election in four states

New York lawmakers introduce bill to make Covid-19 vaccine MANDATORY. What about ‘my body, my choice’, critics wonder

Proposed legislation to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory in New York has come under fire from critics, who are recalling the state’s 2019 abortion bill and asking: Where have our rights to control our own bodies gone? … Read More >New York lawmakers introduce bill to make Covid-19 vaccine MANDATORY. What about ‘my body, my choice’, critics wonder

Not the typical student budget: Son of Azeri-Russian billionaire lost $50 million playing London stock market while at university

The son of a Russian tycoon has claimed that millions of dollars alleged to have been fraudulently hidden from his mother were actually lost investing in stocks, all while he was studying at the London School of Economics. … Read More >Not the typical student budget: Son of Azeri-Russian billionaire lost $50 million playing London stock market while at university

Iran says some perpetrators of nuclear scientist’s assassination have been identified, arrests have already begun – report

Iranian security forces have identified some of those involved in last month’s assassination of the nation’s top nuclear scientist, and a number of the suspects have already been arrested, a state-run media outlet has reported. … Read More >Iran says some perpetrators of nuclear scientist’s assassination have been identified, arrests have already begun – report

Philippines’ Duterte offers resignation if bribe smear proven – but threatens to KILL anyone making false allegations

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has made the bold offer to resign if anyone can prove he accepted bribes while in office, but caveated his proposal by threatening to kill anyone guilty of concocting a story. … Read More >Philippines’ Duterte offers resignation if bribe smear proven – but threatens to KILL anyone making false allegations