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Sudan humanitarian crisis likely to worsen and spread: UN

While some were freed or escaped, the authorities’ waning interest and ongoing mass abductions by militants has left campaigners and families of missing pupils in despair

Truong My Lan started by selling perfume in a market but rose to become a billionaire real estate developer. Now she’s been sentenced to death in Vietnam’s biggest fraud case.

HANOI -A court in Vietnam handed the death sentence on Thursday to real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for her role in a 304-trillion-dong financial fraud, the countrys... -April 11, 2024 at 07:43 am EDT - MarketScreener

HANOI (Reuters) -- A court in Vietnam handed the death sentence on Thursday to real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for her role in a 304 trillion dong ($

Truong My Lan: Her trial, begun on March 5 and ending earlier than planned, was one dramatic result of a campaign against corruption that the leader of the ruling Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, has pledged for years to stamp out.

Truong My Lan was found guilty of embezzlement, bribery and violations of banking rules at the end of a trial in the business hub of Ho Chi Minh City, state media said.

Community forestry and private investments are critical to efforts to save Indonesia’s rainforests from logging.

The Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip has pushed many of its residents to the edge of death from starvation and disease. Only a prolonged ceasefire accompanied by a massive aid operation can improve the situation enough to avoid a horrific toll.

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