Italy: EPPO seizes 2.4 million metres of smuggled textiles worth €3 million

Newswire Rome: In an investigation into textile smuggling led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Prato have seized 2.4 million metres of illegally imported fabric, with an estimated value of €3 million. Law enforcement officers have seized rolls of fabric found in the […]

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86.6% in Japan back tougher political funds control laws amid scandal

Tokyo: A survey released this week shows that 86.6 percent of respondents back tougher political funds control laws in Japan amid a fundraising scandal embroiling the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. A total of 61.6 percent were also dissatisfied with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s handling of a magnitude-7.6 earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula in […]

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Italian police find stolen treasures at Australian university museum

Newswire Sydney: Italian art detectives have found stolen ancient treasures at a leading Australian university, including an artifact likely smuggled out of the country under piles of pasta, the institution said this week. Australian National University (ANU) said it was working with the “specialist art squad” of Italy’s Carabinieri military police to return the priceless […]

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Xi stresses full, strict Party governance, vows zero tolerance on corruption

China Economic Net Beijing: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, this week stressed rigorous and unswerving efforts in further promoting full and strict Party governance. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, vowed to maintain a zero-tolerance stance on corruption while addressing the sixth […]

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PR electricity valuing Rs 2 billion being stolen annually: Minister

Islamabad: Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati this week informed the Senate Standing Committee on Railways that the electricity worth of Rs2 billion was being stolen annually of Pakistan Railways. The committee met here under the chairmanship of Senator Muhammad Qasim which was attended by Deputy Chairman Senate, Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Senator Dost Muhammad […]

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Rehman Malik shows class, decides against revenge

Newswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator Rehman Malik has decided not to pursue criminal and civil cases against Cynthia Dawn Ritchie after his vindication from the competent court from alleged charges.He made the announcement after complete exoneration from the “fake, fabricated and malicious” charges of rape by Cynthia […]

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