By Kelly Ng A Singaporean court has begun handing out sentences in a sensational case, which saw 10 Chinese nationals charged for laundering $2.2bn (£1.8bn) earned from criminal activities abroad. The scandal embroiled multiple banks, property agents, precious metal traders and a top golf club. It led to extensive raids in some of the most […]
The man was convicted of secession after he posted anti-China content on social media. Read Original Article
By Bernd Debusmann Jr NFL star Rashee Rice has turned himself into authorities after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with a high-speed car crash last month. Earlier in April, Mr Rice, 23, said he takes “full responsibility” for the crash, which left four people injured in Dallas, Texas. Mr Rice is […]
By Max Matza About ten million residents of the Colombian capital Bogota are being forced to ration water amid crippling shortages due to a severe drought. It comes as the El Niño climate phenomenon pushes reservoir levels to their lowest point in decades. Officials have split the region around the capital into nine zones – […]
A selection of the best photos from across the African continent this week. Read Original Article
By Essimela Ibrahim & Jose Tembe “I don’t know how I managed to escape – I can’t swim,” says Muaziza Ambaraje. She was on board as Mozambique’s worst sea disaster in recent memory unfolded on Monday. The 47-year-old is a regular on the makeshift ferry between Lungá, where she was born, and Mozambique Island where […]
By Will Vernon Warning: contains upsetting material. Katherine and Tony Salas had no idea their son, Ben, was leading a double life. “In one, he was planning his suicide,” Tony says. “And in the other life, he was shopping for engagement rings.” “I wish he would have given us the chance to help him,” says […]
By Graeme Baker The White House is to close a loophole that allows thousands of firearms to be sold at gun shows and on the internet without federal background checks. It will classify around 23,000 vendors as licensed firearms dealers, making their gun sales subject to the checks. Attorney General Merrick Garland said: “If you […]
Former American football star OJ Simpson, acquitted of his ex-wife’s murder in a 1995 trial, has died at 76. Read Original Article
By Tom Gerken & Marc Cieslak Baldur’s Gate 3 led the pack at the 20th Bafta Game Awards, with five wins including the coveted best game title. The role-playing game based on Dungeons & Dragons also scooped prizes for music and narrative, with an acting award for Andrew Wincott as fan-favourite devil Raphael. Super Mario […]
