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Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in $27bn fraud case
11 de abril, puesto en línea por Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok and agenciesTruong My Lan found guilty of embezzling from Saigon Commercial Bank in case that was part of wider crackdown A prominent property tycoon has been sentenced to death for her role in Vietnam’s biggest-ever fraud case. Truong My Lan, the chair of the developer Van Thinh Phat, was found guilty of (…) -
US to require background checks for gun shows and online sales | First Thing
11 de abril, puesto en línea por Vivian HoHistoric action closes loophole and bolsters Biden administration’s fight against gun violence. Plus: the true price of Indonesia’s booming nickel industry Good morning. The US will require mandatory background checks on the sale of firearms on the internet and at gun shows, the US justice (…) -
Water pours out of Utah dam as residents prepare for evacuation
11 de abril, puesto en línea por Associated PressLocal officials don’t think Panguitch Lake dam is in imminent danger of breaking open after 60ft crack sends water into creek Workers hurriedly tried to shore up a rural Utah dam after a 60ft (18-meter) crack sent water pouring into a creek and endangering the 1,800 residents of a downstream (…) -
‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
11 de abril, puesto en línea por Eromo Egbejule in AbidjanRepealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’ A team of UN experts has urged Gambian lawmakers not to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, saying such a move would set a dangerous global precedent. In a letter dated 8 (…) -
EPA has limited six ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water - but there are 15,000
11 de abril, puesto en línea por Tom PerkinsRules celebrated for reducing exposures, but experts say it’s not enough and will lead to ‘an endless game of Whac-a-Mole’ Strong new limits for some PFAS compounds in drinking water set by the US Environmental Protection Agency this week are being celebrated for how far they go in reducing (…)