Jersey City cop convicted of official misconduct for hiding shooting suspect
A Jersey City police officer was found guilty by a Hudson County jury last week for multiple counts of official misconduct after prosecutors said she concealed a fugitive in her apartment during…
Postal Carrier Indicted For Cocaine Distribution Stemming From Her Official Position
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Bradenton residents Nathasha Prieto (33) and Angel Hernandez Coss (37) with conspiring to distribute and possession…
Postal Carrier Indicted For Cocaine Distribution Stemming From Her Official Position
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Bradenton residents Nathasha Prieto (33) and Angel Hernandez Coss (37) with conspiring to distribute and possession…
Vietnam economy seen growing 8% in 2022, beating official target – govt
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s economy is expected to grow 8% this year, beating an official target for an expansion of 6.0%-6.5%, the government said on Tuesday. The country’s exports are forecast to…
Hudson County High School official charged for child luring
Harrison, NJ- A team at Saint Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark has been charged after attempting to lure a teenager into an inappropriate relationship in Harrison. Didier Jean-Baptiste, 54, of Jersey City…
Man Sentenced to Prison for Threatening Election Official
DENVER – A Nebraska man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for making multiple threatening posts on an Instagram page associated with an election official. “This sentence makes clear that…
Princeton Public Schools official charged for stealing and selling $90k in school property
PRINCETON, NJ – A Princeton Public Schools official has been arrested and charged for stealing and selling more than $95,000 worth of school property for her own personal gain. April Taylor, 58,…
Petrobras taps Brazil Treasury official for executive post, sources say
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian Treasury official Esteves Colnago has been tapped for a position on the executive board of Petrobras, two sources told Reuters on Thursday,…
China’s services sector activity slows in Sept – official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity expanded at a slower pace in September, an official survey showed on Friday, as COVID-19 curbs in populous cities weighed on consumption. The official non-manufacturing purchasing…
Peru targets local lithium battery production, official says
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) – Peru wants to produce lithium batteries domestically, a government official said on Wednesday, joining other Latin American nations with lofty ambitions to industrialize their resources of…
Exclusive-Lebanon to slash official exchange rate from Nov. 1, finance min says
By Laila Bassam, Timour Azhari and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon plans to slash its official exchange rate, replacing the 1,507 per dollar rate adopted 25 years ago with a rate…
U.S. seeks reform of war crimes law amid ‘shocking crimes’ by Russia in Ukraine -official
By Doina Chiacu and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday urged Congress to close legal gaps that make it hard for the United States to prosecute…
U.S. to continue pace of sanctions on Russia over war in Ukraine -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is working with allies and partners to quickly impose severe economic costs on Moscow over “sham” referendums held by Russia in occupied regions of Ukraine, according…
Indonesia central bank guarding against excessive rupiah falls -official
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s central bank has continued with its “triple intervention” to guard against excessive falls in the rupiah exchange rate, with a focus on intervening in the domestic nondeliverable forward…
U.S. VP Harris to meet with Japanese chip firms -official
By Trevor Hunnicutt TOKYO (Reuters) – Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Wednesday in Japan with heads of semiconductor-related businesses as the Biden administration works to boost U.S. chips manufacturing, according…
Nigerian state official sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing U.S. disaster aid and taxpayer refunds
Tacoma – A 45-year-old resident of Lekki, Nigeria, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 5 years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for his attempt…
U.S. official rules out secondary sanctions for Russian oil price cap
By Muyu Xu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A U.S. Treasury official has ruled out secondary sanctions to enforce a price cap mechanism on Russian oil exports despite a proposal last week by U.S.…
Indonesia central bank remains in FX market to prevent excessive rupiah fall – official
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s central bank is always in the foreign market with its “triple intervention” measures to prevent any excessive fall in the rupiah currency, a senior official said on Monday.…
U.S. VP Harris, Japan PM Kishida to discuss Taiwan security issue -US administration official
ABOARD AIR FORCE TWO (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will discuss a partnership on Taiwan security issues, a senior U.S. administration official said on…
U.S. Vice President Harris to discuss Taiwan security in Asia -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will discuss Taiwan security during bilateral meetings with the leaders of Japan and South Korea when she visits the region next week, a senior…
Russian banks lost around $25 billion from Ukraine conflict – central bank official
(Reuters) – Russia’s banks have lost an estimated 1.5 trillion roubles ($25.5 billion) as a result of the fallout from the conflict in Ukraine, a central bank official said on Friday. Maxim…
China blockade would be act of war, Taiwan would not surrender, official says
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Chinese blockade of Taiwan or the seizure of an offshore island would be considered an act of war and Taiwan would not…
African banks face ‘very difficult’ 12-18 months, Fitch official says
ACCRA (Reuters) – The next 12 to 18 months will be “very difficult” for African banks as widespread inflation, currency devaluations and interest rate hikes sweep the region, a senior director of…
U.S. expects more banks will cut off Russian payment system Mir – senior official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Steps that Turkish lenders Isbank and Denizbank took to suspend the use of Russian payment system Mir make a lot of sense, a senior U.S. administration official said on…
Russia’s Wagner trying to recruit over 1,500 felons for Ukraine war -U.S. official
By Idrees Ali (Reuters) -The Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, is trying to recruit over 1,500 convicted felons to take part in Russia’s war in Ukraine, but many are refusing…
Freed American stable after prisoner exchange with Taliban -official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American engineer Mark Frerichs appears to be in stable condition after his release on Monday in exchange for an Afghan tribal leader, a senior Biden administration official said on…
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