Trump Organization CFO surrenders to New York authorities
Longtime CFO faces state tax charges after a grand jury indicted him and his employer.
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No career path, no raise for Nigeria’s contract bank workers
Contract staffers at Nigeria’s banks can work for years without a raise, promotion, benefits or job security.
Iranian refugee acquitted of smuggling slams UK asylum policies
Fouad Kakaei was freed after a retrial, but the gov't continues to prosecute asylum seeker pilots.
Philippines orders evacuation as volcano Taal alert level raised
Alert for Taal escalated from level 2 to 3 on Thursday.
Some European nations approve India’s Covishield vaccine: Report
Nine European countries to accept travellers inoculated with India-made version of AstraZeneca vaccine, sources say.
Africa’s COVID threat hits ‘new level’ as Delta variant spreads
Daily infections rise threefold on the continent with more than a dozen African countries reporting their worst figures.
At least 10 killed in suspected ADF attack in DRC’s Beni
Attackers set houses ablaze and open fire on civilians in an overnight raid in Beni's Beu district.
Activist Nizar Banat’s death ‘unnatural’: Palestinian Authority
PA justice minister says activist Banat subjected to physical violence, his death in custody is an exceptional case.
Canada: 182 unmarked graves found at another residential school
Hundreds of unmarked graves discovered in recent weeks at institutions Indigenous children were forced to attend.
Death toll at 16 a week after Florida condo collapse: Mayor
The deceased include a Puerto Rican artist and Costa Rica-born accountant as search and rescue efforts continue.
US House forms panel to probe January 6 attack on Capitol
Democrats advance select committee after Republicans block commission to investigate riot by Trump supporters.
Donald Rumsfeld, US defence chief during Iraq war, dead at 88
Rumsfeld, in the early 2000s, was the architect of the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sudan protesters demand gov’t step down over economic reforms
Hundreds gather in Khartoum to protest economic conditions after reforms that slashed subsidies on bread and fuel.
Haitian journalist, activist killed in Port-au-Prince shootings
Killings come amid surge in gang violence in the Haitian capital that has displaced thousands in recent weeks.
Saudi Arabia: Unemployment falls to lowest in five years
The drop is partly caused by people dropping out of the workforce altogether.
Robinhood to pay record $70M to settle range of allegations
The financial penalty is the largest ever ordered by the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Trump company, CFO expected to face criminal charges: Reports
The Trump Organization and its chief financial officer are expected to be charged on Thursday with tax-related crimes.
‘Never seen anything like this’: 100s dead amid Canada heat wave
More than 230 deaths recorded in British Columbia since Friday as temperatures soar on Canada's west coast.
Tensions run high in Eswatini as pro-democracy protests continue
Demonstrators defy dusk-to-dawn curfew amid reports of kingdom's security forces using 'deadly force'.
Lebanon approves $556M in cash payments for struggling families
The subsidy would give eligible families much-needed relief in the Middle East nation in throes of an economic meltdown.