Najib Razak is found guilty on seven charges in the 1MDB scandal
A PAINTING BY Monet and a superyacht. Diamond jewellery and a transparent piano. Many of the things that were bought with the $4.5bn that America’s Department of Justice says disappeared between 2009 and 2015 from 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign-wealth fund, were rather flashy. The spree attracted investigations in at least six countries.On July 28th a…
South Africa borrows from the IMF for the first time since apartheid
Jul 30th 2020JOHANNESBURGALTHOUGH IT IS rarely shy about spending other people’s money, the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party, has long been wary of the IMF. After Nelson Mandela came to power in 1994 the fund practically begged to help his new government. Mandela eventually saw the potential benefits of a cheap loan.…
Baboons armed with chainsaw, knives spotted in safari park
A wandering crew of baboons equipped with knives and a chainsaw even has been sowing fear and stirring mayhem in a safari park. At the Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside, the lurking primates are known to have ransacked vehicles, tearing off mirrors, and windshield wipers from them. However, the baboons have been spotted recently bearing…
Self-Check: Different “Types” of COVID-19 Symptoms
Research in Britain has deduced that there are a total of six “general” classifications of COVID-19 symptoms. The research, originally published in June of 2020, has revealed that the symptoms of COVID-19 can be generalized into six different categories. This is based on the data collected from a symptom tracking app. It has been widely proven…