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Maduro Says US Intelligence Bribed Hundreds of Oil Workers in Venezuela

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

undreds of corrupt employees in Venezuela’s oil and gas industry are acting in the interests of the United States and in cooperation with its intelligence, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro … Read More >Maduro Says US Intelligence Bribed Hundreds of Oil Workers in Venezuela

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Un-Friended: Why Do 48 US States and Trade Watchdog Want Facebook Empire Broken Up?

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of 48 state attorneys-general are taking Facebook to task over its alleged anti-competitive buyouts of rivals and for selling user data to firms like the UK’s Cambridge Analytica. … Read More >Un-Friended: Why Do 48 US States and Trade Watchdog Want Facebook Empire Broken Up?

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US Treasury Sanctions Chinese Organized Crime Boss ‘Broken Tooth’

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

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’

Asia & Pacific

Bird Flu Detected in 8 Japanese Prefectures, Report Says

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

The highly pathogenic H5 bird flu has been detected in eight Japanese prefectures, Japan’s media reported on Thursday. … Read More >Bird Flu Detected in 8 Japanese Prefectures, Report Says

Britons to Face Ban From Travelling to EU Countries Starting 1 January

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

The ban will come into force since the pandemic safety rules that allow free travel within the bloc will stop applying to the UK following the end of the Brexit transition period. … Read More >Britons to Face Ban From Travelling to EU Countries Starting 1 January

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US Marine Corps Willing to Equip Infantry Units With Drone Swarms, Report Says

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

The desired technical upgrade is reportedly part of a shift towards confronting China, namely in the South China Sea, with a light and at the same time deadly infantry force, minimising the logistical burden for the units. … Read More >US Marine Corps Willing to Equip Infantry Units With Drone Swarms, Report Says

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Facebook Confident It Can Prevail Over US Government Anti-Trust Actions

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

Facebook is confident it can overcome the anti-trust lawsuits filed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 48 states, Vice President and General Counsel Jennifer Newstead said in a statement. … Read More >Facebook Confident It Can Prevail Over US Government Anti-Trust Actions

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hinese Defense Ministry Denounces Potential $280 Million US Military Sale to Taiwan

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

After news of yet another potential weapons sale from the United States to Taiwan, China’s Defense Ministry warned the US the move could only further damage relations between Washington and Beijing. … Read More >hinese Defense Ministry Denounces Potential $280 Million US Military Sale to Taiwan

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US Cryptocurrency Creator Faces Criminal Tax Evasion Charges

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

The United States has unsealed an indictment against Amir Elmaani, who created the cryptocurrency Oyster Pearl, for tax evasion, the Justice Department said. … Read More >US Cryptocurrency Creator Faces Criminal Tax Evasion Charges

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Watch SpaceX’s Starship Prototype SN8 Explode During Attempted Landing

Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020By Editor

The test flight to about 12 kilometres (40,000 feet) was conducted at SpaceX’s facility in Boca Chica, Texas, on Wednesday, and was initially going fine before something went wrong, apparently due to an engine malfunction. … Read More >Watch SpaceX’s Starship Prototype SN8 Explode During Attempted Landing

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