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Israeli PM back in court as parties weigh in on his fate

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was back in court for his corruption trial on Monday as the country’s political parties were set to weigh in on whether he sho

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Mastercard to Share $44 Million Fine Over U.K. Welfare Funds

Mastercard Inc., allpay and PFS provisionally agreed to pay fines totaling more than 32 million pounds ($44 million) for their alleged role in a “cartel” exploiting pre

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U.S. mistreating minorities rekindles slavery, race relations debate

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France 'blind' to Rwandan genocide preparations, report finds

The expert commission presented the report to French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday. /Ludovic Marin/AP A commission that spent nearly two years probing France's role in the 1994 Rwandan g

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On sanctions and accusations, tit-for-tat is a fair game

Editor's note: Stephen Ndegwa is a Nairobi-based communication expert, lecturer-scholar at the United States International University-Africa, author and international affairs columnist. The articl

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The time has come for Canada to free Meng Wanzhou

Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., leaves the Supreme Court during a break from a hearing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October 29, 2020. /Getty Editor

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Japan charges Americans with helping Ghosn flee, jump bail

Japanese prosecutors have charged two Americans, Michael Taylor and his son Peter, in connection with the escape of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn to Lebanon.Tokyo

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Wise accuses former Brazil banking partner of smear campaign after ‘unfounded’ accusations of fraud

Wise, the London headquartered company that made its name offering international money transfers and is reportedly planning an IPO, has accused its former banking partner in Brazil of a “smear c

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New York senators urge Cuomo to resign after governor refuses to quit

New York’s two US senators, Chuck Schumer, who is also the Senate majority leader, and Kirsten Gillibrand, joined national and state representatives late Friday afterno

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Elon Musk, Tesla board sued in lawsuit alleging “erratic” tweets violate fiduciary duty

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweets are the subject of another lawsuit.A Tesla investor is suing the company board and Musk for continuing to send ‘erratic tweets’ that violate a settlement

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‘Democrats’ Hypocrisy on Full Display’: Kamala Harris Sparks Ire for Ignoring Cuomo Sex Scandal

Vice President Kamala Harris has been criticised for deflecting questions surrounding the sexual harassment scandal implicating New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, after a

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South Korea PM 'declares war' on property crime as insider speculation scandal widens

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Thursday the government was declaring war on property crime amid widening accusations of insider speculation by dozen

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Huawei Canada says it remains confident in Meng's innocence

Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou. /CFP Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will return to the British Columbia Supreme Court on March 1 for the next phase of extradition pro

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Former director of Ukraine's PrivatBank charged with fraud

Volodymyr Yatsenko, the former deputy chairman of Ukraine's PrivatBank, has been arrested by the country's anti-corruption bureau at Boryspil Airport in Kyiv.The bank, which was once the nation's big

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Human Capital: Doing away with the NDA

You’ve landed on Human Capital, a weekly newsletter detailing the latest in diversity, equity, inclusion and labor. Sign up here to receive the newsletter every Friday at 1 p.m. PT.There’s

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What's different about the GameStop bubble?

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Apple hit with another European class action over throttled iPhones

A third class action lawsuit has been filed in Europe against Apple seeking compensation — for what Italy’s Altroconsumo consumer protection agency dubs “planned obsolescence”