Canada’s SNC-Lavalin unit pleads guilty to fraud charge in Libya case
A division of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc pleaded guilty to one fraud charge and will pay a C$280 million fine related to projects in Libya, the company said on Wednesday, in a case that engulfed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government in crisis….
Four to appear in court over murder of Slovak investigative journalist that rocked nation
A Slovak businessman and three others will appear in court for the first time on Thursday charged over the murder of an investigative journalist and his fiancee, a case that triggered mass protests against graft in the central European state.
Australia’s NSW declares state of emergency for bushfires
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) declared its second state of emergency in two months on Thursday as temperatures were set to soar above 40C (104F) and nearly 100 bushfires were burning throughout the state, with authorities concerned abou…
McDonald’s Peru operator shuts restaurants for inspection after employee deaths
All 29 McDonald’s Peru locations will remain closed until its local operator Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc completes inspections following the deaths of two teenaged employees at the weekend, the franchisor said in a statement on Wednesday.
Brexit and health, Britain’s Johnson sets out priorities in Queen’s Speech
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his government’s plans on Thursday, fleshing out how he will honor his election-winning pledges to get Brexit done quickly and boost funding for the state health service.
U.S. removes sanctions on Latvia’s second-largest port
The United States has removed its sanctions on one of Latvia’s main ports after the Baltic country’s government took control of the port, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
Fiery car crash kills 14 on Mexican highway
At least 14 people were killed and 12 others were injured when a van crashed into a truck on a highway in Mexico’s Jalisco state and burst into flames, officials and local media said on Wednesday.
U.N. condemns North Korea rights abuses, Pyongyang rejects resolution
The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday condemned “the long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights in and by” North Korea in an annual resolution that Pyongyang’s U.N. envoy rejected.
Scottish leader Sturgeon demands a post-Brexit independence referendum
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will on Thursday demand the right to hold a new independence referendum, challenging Prime Minister Boris Johnson to keep the United Kingdom together as he grapples with its coming split from the European Union.
Albania passes anti-slander law despite media protest calling it censorship
Albania’s parliament on Wednesday passed an anti-defamation package criticized by journalists and the Council of Europe as an attempt to muzzle the media while the government countered it was merely regulating “a jungle of misinformation and hate.”
