The son of Angola’s ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos was remanded in custody in a $1.5-billion embezzlement case, a state prosecutor said on Monday. “Given the complexity and seriousness of the deeds and in order to guarantee an effective enquiry… the state prosecution service decided to apply a preventive detention measure to those accused” in […] …
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Kavanaugh sex assault allegations ‘totally political’ –Trump
US President Trump on Monday branded sexual assault allegations threatening to bring down his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “totally political.” “There’s a chance that this could be one of the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate but I am with Judge Kavanaugh,” Trump said in New York. “In my opinion, […] …
95 die in landslides, 59 still missing
The death toll in two major landslides that struck the Philippines recently has climbed to 95, authorities said on Monday. Officials said as of Sunday a total of 49 bodies have been pulled out of the rubble in the mining town of Itogon, Benguet province in the northern Philippines. Meanwhile a total of 46 bodies […] …
Comedian Bill Cosby to be sentenced for sexual assault conviction
Bill Cosby is due to be sentenced for his sexual assault conviction from earlier this year in a two-day proceeding starting on Monday. The 81-year-old star of The Cosby Show was found guilty in April of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. The court in Norristown, Pennsylvania, has scheduled two days for the […] …
BREAKING: EU gives Britain two months to pay €2.7 bn over China customs fraud
Singapore fines Grab, Uber $9.5m over merger
Singapore on Monday fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber $9.5 million for breaking competition rules when they merged, saying the deal had increased fares and thrown up roadblocks for competitors. Singapore-headquartered Grab agreed to buy US firm Uber’s ride-hailing and food business in Southeast Asia in March, ending a bruising battle between the companies. READ […] …
Armed man arrested outside Buckingham Palace
An armed man was arrested Sunday at the entrance of Buckingham Palace, London police said, ruling out the possibility it was terror related. Police said the 38-year-old was carrying a Taser stun gun, adding that he remains in custody. “It’s not terrorism related. It’s just a single standalone incident,” a police spokeswoman told AFP. She […] …
Trump weighs draft order targeting Google, Facebook
President Donald Trump is weighing an executive order that would open federal antitrust and criminal probes into Google, Facebook and other social media firms, US media said Saturday, though the White House promptly distanced itself from the reports. Last month, Trump stepped up his attacks on big tech companies, warning them to be “careful,” and […] …
Four killed in torrential Tunisia rains
Flash floods in Tunisia’s Cap Bon peninsula have killed at least four people, authorities said Sunday, as surging waters caused by heavy rains carried away homes, cars and chunks of road. Among the four dead were two sisters, swept away as they left work at a factory in Bou Argoub, 45 kilometres southeast of the […] …
Buhari condoles with President Magufuli, Tanzanians over ferry disaster
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with President John Magufuli and the people of Tanzania on the tragic MVNyerere ferry disaster in the south of Lake Victoria. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, issued the president’s condolence message in Abuja on Friday. The disaster has so far claimed […] …