Hong Kong authorities propose replacing Medical Council members who underperform rather than punishing them as part of an overhaul. There was a public outcry over a 15-year delay in an alleged medical blunder inquiry. The ombudsman previously criticised the council for its excessively long complaint processes.
More than 300,000 people from over 60 countries have been recruited into Southeast Asia’s scam operations. Some were deceived or trafficked and subjected to a “litany of abuse” including torture, sexual assault and forced labour. The International Justice Mission has helped nearly 2,700 victims of forced labour and cyberscams since 2021.
Daniel Vorcaro, the majority partner of the liquidated Banco Master, was detained by the police at a São Paulo airport. He was about to take a private plane to cross land and flee to Dubai. His first detention lasted 12 days. The leak of juicy information obtained from his mobile phone has had the effect of an atomic bomb on …
On Mar. 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a staff advisory telling exchanges to tighten surveillance on event contracts. The regulator opened a 45-day rulemaking process that asks pointed questions about inside information, manipulation and whether some markets serve the public interest at all. Prediction markets are moving into ordinary retail finance distribution.
In 2020 María Corina Machado promoted an Operation for Peace and Stabilization (OPE) in Venezuela. The OPE's aim was to stabilize and guarantee order, recover national capabilities, restore national capabilities and restore democracy. Today the aim is to impose a transition without accountability for the most monumental looting in the recent history.
The intervention will see the military supporting police operations in areas plagued by organised crime, particularly illegal mining and gang violence. The presence of both security forces is intended to stabilise volatile communities and allow specialised police units to intensify investigations. The objective of the operation is to disrupt and dismantle syndicates involved in illegal mining, gang-related violence and illegal …
Poland and Costa Rica are investigating Epstein's trafficking network. Several European countries have opened new investigations and commissions examining possible crimes linked to Epstein’s network. US officials say there are no cases to prosecute, but leaders across the world say the investigations are necessary to ensure accountability for powerful individuals implicated in the files.
The bulk of last week’s top stories were about the incompetence of Republican governance. The best stories explored the limits of MAGA, hamstrung as it is by its rank incompetence and moral bankruptcy. The Donald Trump Files Featuring Jeffrey Epstein continue to break through Trump's desperate attempts to divert attention.