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Two scientists with ties to China charged with fraud in the...
The United States government has separately arrested two China-related scientists found to have committed fraudulent misrepresentations.
Li Xiao-Jiang, who previously worked as a neuroscientist at...
UK’s software founder arrested for fraud charges
Mike Lynch, the former CEO of United Kingdom-based software company Autonomy, has been arrested over charges of fraud and conspiracy.
Reports said that the entrepreneur...
Bank exec barred by FED for involvement in Malaysian scandal
A senior executive of Goldman Sachs Group was permanently banned from working in the banking industry after he was found to have a role...
Lesotho’s first lady surrenders to face murder charges
The first lady of African country Lesotho has surrendered into authorities on Tuesday after she has been wanted for allegedly murdering the Prime Minister’s...
India implements stricter visa rules amid coronavirus
The Indian Government has tightened its visa rules as they become one of the 25 countries that have been affected by the novel coronavirus...
China declines virus assistance from US, Taiwan
The United States Government said China has not yet accepted the offer of assistance of Trump’s administration to combat the coronavirus.
America has repeatedly offered to...
China’s TCL to stop release of BlackBerry phones
TCL communications announced that it will stop the production of BlackBerry devices beginning this August as the licensing agreement officially ends.
In 2016, the Chinese...
OPEC advances meeting to discuss oil price cuts amid coronavirus
Originally scheduled in March, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies decided to convene earlier to evaluate the sharp decline in oil...
Philippines recorded first virus death outside China
The first confirmed fatality outside China from the novel coronavirus has been recorded in the Philippines.
According to the country’s Health Department, a 44-year old...
Mitsubishi denies alleged use of emission defeat devices
Japanese auto giant Mitsubishi Motors Corp defended that it had not committed fraud and used illegal defeat devices in its diesel engines.
This after German...