Is Russia committing war crimes by bombing hospitals in Ukraine?
And what happens when the principle of medical neutrality is abandoned during times of conflict…
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Florida House approves bill to set up nation’s first election crimes, voter fraud office
The Florida House on Wednesday sent a bill to make the state the first to establish an election crimes and voter fraud office to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk…
Telecom giant Orange to offer smartphone financing in Côte d’Ivoire
Ivorians have over 38m mobile phones in use but only about half of those are smartphones, due to low purchasing power. Orange has announced plans to let its subscribers upgrade their phones and pay in instalments…
Bitcoin use on the rise to launder drug money, report says
DRUG cartels in Mexico and Colombia are increasingly using cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin to launder money, the UN-linked International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said yesterday. Mexican cartels are estimated to launder US$25 billion (RM104.7 billion) a year in Mexico alone, the board’s annual report said, describing them “as among the richest and most powerful organised criminal groups”…
Is The New iPhone SE 2022 Worth The Money?
Apple officially launched the third iteration of the iPhone SE, powered by the A15 Bionic SoC. This is the same chipset that powers the more expensive iPhone 13 series of smartphones. With a starting price of Rs. 43,900, this is the…
Wives of cartel informants who flipped on El Chapo had $5 million drug money stash to fund lifestyle
The wives of twin Chicago mobsters dipped into a drug money stash of $5 million they kept beneath the floorboards so that they could continue to live their extravagant lifestyle, prosecutors allege…
Man Uses COVID Relief Money To Buy Rare Charizard Card, Gets Caught
Pokémon isn’t something that’s usually discussed on the U.S. Department of Justice website, but that changed when a man was caught using his COVID relief funds to buy a $57,789 Charizard card. The man, Vinath Oudomsine, had applied to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL…
Prosecutor: Larry Ray coerced college women for sex, money
NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor cast an ex-convict Thursday as a mobster-like figure who coerced his daughter’s college friends to join his “family” as he accumulated power, sex and money, forcing one woman into a sex work enterprise so…
The Cyber Insurance Market Needs More Money
Securities could help give insurers the breathing room they need to keep growing — and meet customers’ mounting needs…
African startup CEOs that study abroad raise more VC money than those at home
Investor bias in Africa may not be down to color alone…