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Italy's Conte doubles down on demand for coronabonds

Italy PM ‘unaware’ of links to fund in Vatican corruption probe

8:00 pm October 28, 2019

Rome : Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte did not know a deal he advised on before coming to office was linked to a Vatican-backed investment fund that is under investigation for possible corruption, his office said Monday. Lawyer Conte was hired in May 2018 to provide a legal opinion in favour of Fiber 4.0, a shareholder […]

4th suspect arrested as UK truck deaths case probe deepens

12:51 am October 26, 2019

London : A fourth person was arrested in connection with the deaths of 39 people found in the back of a container truck in southeastern England, British police said Friday as the investigation into one of the country’s worst human smuggling cases geared up. Police said a 48-year-old man from Northern Ireland was arrested Friday […]

UK MPs approve PM’s non-Brexit legislative programme

11:43 pm October 24, 2019

London : The UK parliament on Thursday narrowly approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s annual legislative programme, delivering his minority government a symbolic win as he pushed for a snap general election. Parliament’s lower House of Commons approved the proposal, which does not directly deal with the Brexit crisis, by 310 to 294 votes. Moments earlier, […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Italy breaks mafia’s Chinese toxic shoes ring

11:32 pm October 24, 2019

Rome : Italian detectives have dismantled a mafia plastic-recycling ring headed by a murderous mobster, which sent toxic materials to China to make shoes that were then sold in Italy, police said Thursday. Officers threw 10 people into pre-trial detention in jail, placed five more under house arrest, and seized five companies in Sicily after […]

France reopens disputed ancient tomb in Jerusalem

8:40 pm October 24, 2019

Jerusalem: An ancient tomb in Jerusalem prized for its archaeological and religious importance was reopened for visits Thursday by France, which owns it, after a dispute over access scuttled an earlier attempt. The site known as the Tomb of the Kings in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem can now be visited during set hours twice per week, […]