Colombia’s President Petro replaces finance minister embroiled in scandal

Colombia’s President Petro replaces finance minister embroiled in scandal

Ricardo Bonilla is the second finance minister to depart Petro’s authorities, which faces legislative hurdles and probes. A key member of President Gustavo Petro’s authorities in Colombia has resigned, amid the newest corruption scandal to rock the administration. Finance Minister Ricardo Bonilla stepped down from his workplace on Wednesday, although he remained defiant within the…

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China hits again towards US chip crackdown

China hits again towards US chip crackdown

China has banned exports to the USA of the crucial minerals gallium, germanium and antimony, which have widespread army functions, escalating commerce tensions the day after Washington’s newest crackdown on China’s chip sector. The curbs, introduced on Tuesday, strengthen enforcement of present limits on crucial minerals exports that Beijing started rolling out final yr however apply…

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Malaysia, Thailand brace for extra rains after floods kill greater than 30

Malaysia, Thailand brace for extra rains after floods kill greater than 30

With tens of hundreds already displaced, each international locations arrange shelters, rescue groups and evacuation plans in anticipation of additional downpours. Authorities in Thailand and Malaysia are on excessive alert for extra intense rainfall after days of monsoon rains triggered devastating floods that killed dozens of individuals and displaced tens of hundreds. Officers in each…

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COVID-19 probably got here from a lab, US committee finds

COVID-19 probably got here from a lab, US committee finds

A committee of the US Congress has backed the speculation {that a} lab leak induced the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report launched on Monday, the Republican-controlled Home of Representatives Choose Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Disaster mentioned it had concluded that the coronavirus “probably emerged due to a laboratory or analysis associated accident”. The 520-page report,…

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‘Appalling’: ICC president says threats, sanctions put courtroom in jeopardy

‘Appalling’: ICC president says threats, sanctions put courtroom in jeopardy

US politicians are threatening to sanction courtroom officers over the arrest warrant in opposition to Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. The president of the Worldwide Prison Court docket (ICC) has warned that assaults on the tribunal, which have come largely from Washington and Moscow, “jeopardise its very existence”. Addressing ICC members in The Hague at an annual…

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