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Vanuatu parliament dissolved as power struggle heads to court
A controversial decision to dissolve Vanuatu's parliament looked set to be challenged in court, as opponents accused the country's embattled prime minister of illegally dodging a Friday vote of no confidence.
Fuel price hikes, scarce rice add to hardship in Myanmar
Dozens of people queue under monsoon drizzle for subsidised cooking oil in Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon, waiting for one of the many commodities that have become scarce as economic misery strikes the city.
Malaysia prosecutors urge court to uphold ex-leader Najib's jail sentence
Prosecutors on Friday urged Malaysia's highest court to uphold former prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption, saying his "dishonesty has been established". He was sentenced to 12 years in jail in July 2020, though he has not been sent to prison while the appeals process plays out.
Shanghai court jails Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua for 13 years
A Shanghai court said Friday it has sentenced Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua to 13 years in prison for financial crimes. Xiao was found guilty of "illegally absorbing public deposits... (and) illegal use of funds", the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court said in a statement.
Chinese city dims lights in heatwave power crunch
A provincial capital in southwest China has dimmed outdoor advertisements, subway lighting and building signs to save energy, official announcements said, as the area battles a power crunch triggered by record-high temperatures.
Vitaliy Kim: south Ukraine leader with a sardonic side
Vitaliy Kim has a wicked sense of humour. His sense of humour seems to align with the broader "wink and nudge" comedic manner Ukraine has adopted to cope with months of violence and no end in sight.
Germany's Scholz faces grilling over tax fraud scandal
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will answer to a committee on Friday as part of investigations into a financial scandal that cost the government billions, as the leader struggles to shed suspicions over his possible role in the huge tax fraud scam.
Trump executive pleads guilty to tax fraud, will testify at upcoming trial
Allen Weisselberg, the long-time chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty on Thursday to tax fraud and agreed to testify at an upcoming criminal trial of the former US president's real estate company. But the former Trump Organization executive could face additional prison time if he fails to testify at the criminal trial of the real estate company.
Lake Mead mob murder: Gun found near site of body in barrel
US detectives investigating a possible decades-old mob murder said Thursday they had found a gun near the spot on an evaporating Las Vegas lake bed where a body inside a barrel was discovered. A police spokesman confirmed the weapon, which was discovered by a journalist, had been located near the spot where the barrel was found.
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