Ivory Coast navy seizes record cocaine haul off coast
Ivory Coast’s navy has seized a record amount of cocaine plastic-wrapped in small bundles bearing the tattered logos of French fashion house Louis Vuitton and Pacena Black, a dark beer from Bolivia.
Court convicts Belgian gold refinery Tony Goetz of money laundering
Two brothers from a Belgian gold refinery have been found guilty by a court in Antwerp of money laundering and fraud and given 18-month suspended jail sentences, a court ruling showed.
Court case of 47 Nigerian men charged under homosexuality law delayed again
A closely-watched trial of 47 Nigerian men charged with public displays of affection with members of the same sex, seen as a test of a law criminalizing homosexuality, was delayed for a third time on Wednesday after a lead witness did not appear.
Qiagen expects coronavirus test to be ready this month: CEO
Genetic testing specialist Qiagen should have a targeted test for the coronavirus ready this month and is extremely active in providing products to disease control institutions in China, its interim CEO said on Wednesday.
French federation boss admits to mistakes but says not at fault amid rape claims
French ice sports federation president Didier Gailhaguet refused to resign on Wednesday amid claims of rape and sexual assault of minors in figure skating, admitting to having made ‘mistakes’ but saying he was never ‘at fault’.
UK to pass law to stop early release of terrorists by February 27: government source
Britain plans to pass emergency legislation by Feb. 27 to prevent convicted terrorists automatically being released from prison half-way through their sentence, a government source said on Wednesday.
Melia Hotels says CEO banned from U.S. over hotels in Cuba
The chief executive officer of Melia Hotels International has been banned from entering the United States over the company’s business in Cuba, the Spanish hotels chain said on Wednesday.
Venezuela foreign minister calls Trump ‘arrogant charlatan’ after speech
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Wednesday called U.S. President Donald Trump an “arrogant charlatan” and criticized his “interventionist rhetoric” in the U.S. leader’s Tuesday speech before congress criticizing Venezuelan President Nicolas…
About 350 U.S. evacuees from virus-hit Chinese city land at California air base
Two planes carrying about 350 Americans out of Wuhan, China, arrived at a U.S. military base in California on Wednesday, in Washington’s latest effort to bring its citizens home from the epicenter of the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak.
Plane crashes after landing in Istanbul, 21 injured
A plane flying into Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport from Izmir skidded off the runway after landing and crashed on Wednesday, injuring 21 people, Turkish officials said.
