Day: August 19, 2022

U.S. lawyer Asim Ghafoor files appeal against money laundering conviction in UAE

U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney Asim Ghafoor has appealed to a United Arab Emirates court his conviction for money laundering, his lawyer said on Friday, a week after he was released from detention there and returned to the United States. Ghafoor, who has maintained innocence, last week paid a fine and was subsequently freed… Read More U.S. lawyer Asim Ghafoor files appeal against money laundering conviction in UAE

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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau nominates indigenous woman to Supreme Court as first ever

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday nominated an Indigenous person to join Canada’s Supreme Court, a first for the country’s highest court. Michelle O’Bonsawin, a judge on Ontario’s Superior Court since 2017 and an Abenaki member of the Odanak First Nation, will join the court in September when a long-serving member retires, the prime minister’s… Read More Canadian PM Justin Trudeau nominates indigenous woman to Supreme Court as first ever

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Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet denies allegations of sexual assault

Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet denied on Friday accusations of sexual assault levelled against him by a woman who has said the aggression took place more than a decade ago when he was archbishop of Quebec. “I firmly deny having made inappropriate gestures on her person, and I consider the interpretation and dissemination of these accusations… Read More Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet denies allegations of sexual assault

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U.S. federal court sentences Islamic State cell member El Shafee Elsheikh to life imprisonment for beheadings

A member of an Islamic State cell found guilty in April for his role in a hostage-taking plot that led to the beheadings of American journalists and aid workers was sentenced to life in prison by a U.S. federal court on Friday. U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis sentenced El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, during a… Read More U.S. federal court sentences Islamic State cell member El Shafee Elsheikh to life imprisonment for beheadings

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London’s transport network grinds to a halt as workers embark on strike

London’s transport network ground to a halt on Friday as train and bus workers held strikes over pay and conditions, the latest in a summer of labour market disputes as double-digit inflation eats into wages. All London Underground and Overground train lines were suspended or part suspended and dozens of bus routes in the west… Read More London’s transport network grinds to a halt as workers embark on strike

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Chinese court sentences billionaire Xiao Jianhua to thirteen years imprisonment on corruption charges

A Shanghai court on Friday sentenced Chinese-Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua, not seen in public since 2017, to 13 years in jail and fined his Tomorrow Holdings conglomerate 55.03 billion yuan (an equivalent of $8.1 billion), a record in China. Xiao and Tomorrow Holdings were charged with illegally siphoning away public deposits, betraying the use of… Read More Chinese court sentences billionaire Xiao Jianhua to thirteen years imprisonment on corruption charges

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