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🎯Taiwan's Acer ships computer hardware to Russia after saying it would suspend business. Records show equipment produced by Acer was supplied to Russia both through Acer's wholly-owned subsidiary registered in Switzerland and a number of delivery services. [more]
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🔸US Sees Islamic State Affiliates Pooling Resources, Growing Capabilities. U.S. officials tasked with tracking Islamic State are seeing worrisome signs that the terror group’s core leadership is strengthening control over its global network of affiliates despite a series of key losses. [more]
🔸The Wild Story of the Psychic, the Sheikh and the $90 Million Diamond Heist. This is the previously unreported inside story of how the former Prime Minister of Qatar became the victim of one of the world’s biggest – and weirdest – jewelry heists. [more]
🔸'Dollarization' of North Korean economy, once vital, now potential threat to Kim's rule. North Korea has tolerated the widespread use of more stable foreign currencies like U.S. dollars and Chinese yuan since a bungled revaluation of the won in 2009 triggered runaway inflation and public unrest. [more]
🔸Donald Trump indicted on 7 counts in classified documents probe. Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on seven counts in the special counsel’s classified documents probe, a stunning development that marks the first time a former president has faced federal charges. [more]
🔸Justice Department Launches Corporate Crime Database. The federal law enforcement agency has launched a corporate crime database, which for the first time aggregates all the cases and enforcement actions related to corporate wrongdoing. [more]
🔸U.S. Treasury Department: Principles for Promoting Fair and Effective Compliance. [more]
🔸Flight to Madrid carrying half a ton of cocaine exposes network of collusion between government and drug traffickers in Bolivia. The discovery of 484 kg of drugs on a plane at Barajas airport has prompted the La Paz government to acknowledge that drug trafficking has ‘permeated’ its institutions. [more]
🔸Army of fake social media accounts defend UAE presidency of climate summit. The president of the Cop28 climate talks is Sultan Al Jaber, who is also the chief executive of the state oil giant Adnoc, which has major net zero-busting expansion plans. [more]
🔸Venezuela’s Secret Weapon: A “Dark Fleet” Of Oil Tankers. PDVSA, Venezuela's national oil company, has leased numerous tankers, many in poor condition, to facilitate the clandestine shipment of oil, with Iran providing critical aid to rebuild Venezuela's oil infrastructure. [more]