South African investigators on Tuesday handed over the first instalment of a long-awaited report into corruption at the heart of the state under former president Jacob Zuma. The fruit of four years’ work, the report was handed to Zuma’s successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has vowed to root out graft and financial sleaze. “This is …
Against a backdrop of colourful banners and fluttering flags, local Hong Kong politician Allan Wong is trying to get morning commuters excited about the city’s upcoming “patriots only” legislature polls. Wong, 41, is one of 153 people vetted for their political loyalty and allowed to stand in a new system that has drastically curtailed who …
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Gambia’s truth commission on Thursday recommended the government prosecute a list of officials responsible for crimes committed under former dictator Yahya Jammeh, with victims adamant the ex-leader himself is included. Rights groups have long called for Jammeh to be prosecuted for alleged abuses — including murder, torture and rape — during his 22 years in …
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An Australia-based former nanny lost her second appeal against extradition to Chile on Wednesday where she allegedly served as a member of the feared secret police during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Adriana Elcira Rivas Gonzalez, now in her late 60s, faces seven charges of aggravated kidnapping carried out in the 1970s including the 1976 …
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FILE PHOTO: A picture of former Cuban President Raul Castro is displayed in the window of a state building in Havana, Cuba, April 11, 2021. Picture taken April 11, 2021. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini April 16, 2021 (Refiles to fix typographical error in headline) By Sarah Marsh and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) -Raul Castro confirmed he was …
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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to speak to reporters after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates in an emergency move designed to shield the world’s largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus, during a news conference in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo February 25, 2021 By Howard …
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Andy Abbosh, a McLaren owner who says he’s willing to try out an electric version once it becomes available, stands next to his car at his home in Farnham, Britain February 11, 2021 REUTERS/Nick Carey February 16, 2021 By Nick Carey HEADLEY DOWN, England (Reuters) – There’s nothing quite like the roar of a revving …
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With only two weeks until Inauguration Day, President-elect Joe Biden on Friday revealed 21 appointments to his new National Security Council (NSC) team, calling the members “diverse and experienced.” Many of the appointees worked under the Obama administration, with some in the White House and some in the Obama NSC. “The National Security Council plays a critical role …
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