Day: July 4, 2018

Palestinians protest Israel’s plans to demolish Khan al-Ahmar village in Bedouin

Palestinian protests broke out on Wednesday at a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank facing Israeli demolition in what rights groups have condemned as a bid to expand Jewish settlement. Israel moved three bulldozers to the village, Khan al-Ahmar, earlier in the day though demolition had yet to begin, after the military left a… Read More Palestinians protest Israel’s plans to demolish Khan al-Ahmar village in Bedouin

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Brazilian police arrest General Electric’s Latin America chief executive, several others in fraud probe 

Brazilian police arrested a senior General Electric Co executive on Wednesday, as part of a sprawling investigation into fraud in medical equipment tenders overseen by health authorities in the state of Rio de Janeiro, police and prosecutors said. In addition to the arrest of GE’s chief executive for Latin America, Daurio Speranzini Jr., prosecutors said… Read More Brazilian police arrest General Electric’s Latin America chief executive, several others in fraud probe 

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HNA Group Chairman Wang Jian dies in France following accidental fall from wall

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co-Chairman Wang Jian died during a business trip in France on July 3 in what local police said appeared to be an accidental fall from a wall while posing for a photograph. 57-year-old Wang is regarded as the architect of an eye-popping $50 billion acquisition spree that saw HNA accumulate assets… Read More HNA Group Chairman Wang Jian dies in France following accidental fall from wall

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