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French Prosecutors Seek Trial for BNP Paribas in Case Against Late Gabon Leader's Family
While pursuing the family of Gabon's former president for alleged embezzlement in France's long-running "ill-gotten gains" investigation, prosecutors have requested a trial for BNP Paribas and the wife of the President of the Republic of the Congo.
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EU Sanctions Target Prince Group and its Chairman Chen Zhi Over Alleged Cyber-Scams, Forced Labor
The European Union on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions targeting Cambodia’s multibillion-dollar Prince Holding Group and its chairman, Chen Zhi, over their alleged involvement in large-scale cyber-scams and human trafficking. Along with the Prince Group, the bloc…
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Lithuania Reviews Belarusian Businessman After Report
Following an investigation by OCCRP and Buro into apps secretly sending data to Russia and Belarus, Lithuania is weighing the legal status of the Belarusian businessman behind them.
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From Tehran to Texas: How a Convicted Iranian Pyramid Scheme Ringleader Built a New Life in the U.S.
Mazyar Mahan, convicted in absentia in Iran in connection with a $25 million pyramid scheme that defrauded hundreds of people, obtained U.S. citizenship and went on to teach film at a Texas university.
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Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Boey, trenibotulinumtoxinE, Date of authorisation: 15/07/2026, Status: Authorised
Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Boey, trenibotulinumtoxinE, Date of authorisation: 15/07/2026, Status: Authorised
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Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Jascayd, nerandomilast, Date of authorisation: 15/07/2026, Status: Authorised
Human medicines European public assessment report (EPAR): Jascayd, nerandomilast, Date of authorisation: 15/07/2026, Status: Authorised
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EMA appoints new Deputy Executive Director and new Head of Veterinary Medicines
EMA’s Head of the Stakeholders…, A new Head of the Veterinary…, Ivo Claassen joined EMA in 2018. Among many career highlights, Ivo and his team worked with the veterinary medicines network on the successful implementation of the 2019…
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Azerbaijan Jails Prominent TV Journalists, Media Workers
Click to expand Image Police removing journalists from Toplum TV on March 6, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. © 2024 Aziz Karimov/Getty Images An Azerbaijani court on July 27 sentenced nine journalists, media workers, and civil society activists to…
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Vietnam: Quash Conviction of Social Media Commentator
Click to expand Image Hoang Thi Hong Thai outside the police interrogation room in Hanoi, April 2025. © Private (Bangkok) – The Vietnamese authorities should immediately quash the criminal conviction of a prominent commentator on social media and release…
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Pentagon Fuel Subcontractor Owned by Alleged Front for U.S.-Blacklisted Brothers
A man alleged by a U.S. Treasury official to have acted as a front for U.S.-sanctioned Lebanese brothers was the owner of a subcontractor on a 2022 fuel supply contract awarded by the Pentagon.
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