Mexico has sent 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration. Their transfer on Tuesday, local time, came as American authorities continued to ratchet up pressure on criminal networks smuggling drugs across the border. Those handed over to US authorities included Abigael González Valencia, a leader…
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Claudia Mo Man-ching has broken her silence after finishing a jail sentence imposed for subversion, sharing how she managed to ward off loneliness and boredom during her “Kafkaesque” life behind bars. Mo, who was released earlier this week alongside three former legislators, also said on Friday she had read more than…
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Claudia Mo Man-ching broke her silence after finishing a jail sentence handed down to her for a subversion charge, sharing how she managed to ward off loneliness and boredom during her “Kafka-esque” life behind bars. Mo, who was released earlier this week alongside three former legislators, also said on Friday that…
A Hong Kong court has remanded a Taiwanese woman in custody over an alleged money laundering offence six years ago. Chen Hui-chih, 55, was arrested last month when she entered the city in a tour group that included a Taiwanese legislator and other officials. West Kowloon Court on Friday refused to grant bail to Chen,…
A Hong Kong court has remanded a Taiwanese woman in custody over an alleged money laundering offence six years ago. Chen Hui-chih, 55, was arrested last month when she entered the city in a tour group that included a Taiwanese legislator and other officials. West Kowloon Court on Friday refused to grant bail to Chen,…
AstraZeneca’s China president is under investigation in mainland China, the drug company said on Wednesday. Leon Wang was described as cooperating “with an ongoing investigation”, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology company said in a statement. “Our China operations continue under the leadership of the current general manager of AstraZeneca China,” the British-Swedish company added. The company…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTV) – A bill banning the use of cell phones inside South Carolina prisons will become law on Tuesday afternoon, 14 years after the corrections officer it was named after was nearly killed. Gov. Henry McMaster will hold a ceremonial signing for the bill, which has been called the “Captain Robert Johnson Act.”…