SEOUL, Nov 1, (APP/AFP) – The woman at the centre of the snowballing political scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye has been put under emergency detention after prosecutors said she was “unstable” and a flight risk. Choi Soon-Sil, who faces allegations of fraud and meddling in state affairs over her decades-long friendship with Park, was grilled […]
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Prosecutors detain woman at core of S. Korea political crisis
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UN envoy urges Yemeni parties to prioritize national interest for peace in war-torn country
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 1 (APP): With humanitarian situation in Yemen continuing to deteriorate, the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen called on all parties to recommit themselves to the promises made earlier and to engage fully and constructively with the UN-mediated peace process. “After 18 months of horrific fighting, thousands of deaths, injuries and unspeakable […]
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Valeant, ex-executives face criminal probe: report
NEW YORK, Oct 31, (APP/AFP) – US criminal prosecutors could bring fraud charges in the coming weeks against Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and two former senior executives, Bloomberg News reported Monday. The Department of Justice probe concerns Valeant’s hidden ties with Philidor RX Services, a specialty pharmacy company that Valeant secretly controlled, said the Bloomberg report, […]
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Hitting back at hackers: debate swirls on how far to go
WASHINGTON, Nov 1 (APP/AFP) – After a seemingly endless barrage of cyber attacks, debate is heating up on hitting back at hackers where it hurts. Amid calls for ways to punish and deter hackers without sparking a so-called “cyber war,” a panel of experts assembled by the George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland […]
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Venezuela rivals seek to ease political crisis
CARACAS, Nov 1 (APP/AFP): Venezuela’s embattled government and opposition leaders agreed Monday to hold talks to defuse a growing political crisis, but mistrust lingers after an attempt to recall the president was scuttled. With the mediation of the Vatican and the Union of South American Nations, the two sides agreed after hours-long talks which ended […]
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Police charge captain over deadly Myanmar ferry sinking
YANGON, Nov 1 (APP/AFP): Myanmar police said Tuesday they have brought charges punishable by a long jail term against the captain of an overloaded river ferry that sank last month, killing dozens of people. A total of 73 people, including scores of teachers and university students, died when the boat capsized on the Chindwin River […]