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A reclusive billionaire, a ‘fearless’ dealer and a globe-spanning feud over priceless art US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives with travel ban
The United States has placed travel bans on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members as part of a broader campaign to punish…
Current Affairs
Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B visa fee is an unlawful tax, judge rules
A federal judge on Monday struck down a US$100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers,…
US adds Alibaba, BYD and other Chinese tech champions to military company blacklist
The Pentagon has added Alibaba, BYD, Baidu and dozens of other Chinese companies to its list of entities it says are linked to China’s military,…
Colombia Sentences ‘Otoniel’ as the Gulf Clan Continues to Expand
Colombia Sentences ‘Otoniel’ as the Gulf Clan Continues to Expand
Otoniel was sentenced to 30 years in Colombia as the Gulf Clan he once led continues…
Kenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex-chief justice at national park protest
Riot police fired tear gas to disperse scores of protesters rallying on Monday against plans to build on part of a national park in Kenya’s…
Trump will ask Supreme Court to revive his US$475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN
US President Donald Trump told the US Supreme Court he intends to ask the justices to revive his US$475 million defamation lawsuit against CNN over…