Seoul, South Korea (AFP) A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for the founder of the failed Terra cryptocurrency, which collapsed earlier this year, wiping out about $40 billion of investors’ money. Do Kwon, the 31-year-old South Korean who is the founder of Terraform Labs, is believed to be in Singapore, where he last month gave his first media interview since the collapse admitting that he was “wrong”. The prosecutors’ office on Wednesday […]
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Second suspect in Canadian stabbing rampage captured by police; died in hospital
by: Thomas I. Likness, Canada Bureau (Eagle News) — The second suspect wanted in a stabbing rampage in Canada that left 10 people dead and 18 others injured died shortly after being captured Wednesday, said the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Thirty-two-year-old Myles Sanderson was taken into police custody after police forced the stolen vehicle he was driving off the road about two hours from where the crimes occurred. “Shortly after his arrest, he went into medical […]
Suspect in Canada stabbing rampage dies after arrest: media
Rosthern, Canada (AFP) by with Michel Comte in Ottawa / Anne-Sophie THILL The last suspect in the stabbing spree in a remote western Canadian Indigenous community died after being arrested Wednesday at the end of a long manhunt, local media said. Several broadcasters and newspapers, citing unnamed police sources, announced 32-year-old Myles Sanderson’s death, without giving details of the circumstances. Police are scheduled to hold a news conference at 7:30 pm local time (0130 GMT). […]
Second suspect arrested over deadly Canada stabbings
by with Michel Comte in Ottawa / Anne-Sophie THILL Agence France-Presse JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, Canada (AFP) — Canadian police on Wednesday arrested the second and final suspect over the stabbing spree that saw 10 people killed and 18 wounded in a remote Indigenous community, two days after the first suspect was found dead. A pickup truck in a ditch surrounded by a dozen police cars pointed to a dramatic end to a four-day manhunt […]
Manhunt for two suspects after 10 people killed 15 injured in stabbings Saskatchewan
By: Thomas I. Likness (Eagle News Service) (Eagle News) — Ten people are dead and at least 15 have been injured following a series of stabbings in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The dead and injured were found in 13 different locations, RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told a news conference Sunday. “It is horrific what has happened in our province today,” she said. “There could be more injured.” […]
Thai police hunt YouTuber ‘Nutty’ in multimillion-dollar forex scam
Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) Thai police are hunting a YouTube dancer nicknamed “Nutty”, who swindled millions of dollars from her followers using a foreign exchange trading scam, authorities said Wednesday. Natthamon Khongchak, 29, who also uses the aliases Leah and Suchata, has a following of nearly 850,000 on the video-sharing platform. Local media reported there could be up to 6,000 victims who lost up to $55 million after being promised 35 percent investment returns. So far […]
Rapper stabbed to death as London’s Notting Hill Carnival returns
London, United Kingdom (AFP) London’s Notting Hill Carnival was marred by the murder of a young rapper and hundreds of arrests, police said on Tuesday. The 21-year-old man died after being stabbed on Monday, the latest in a wave of knife-crime incidents in the British capital this year that have sparked growing concern. The victim was later identified as a rapper from Bristol, western England, who performed under the name TKorStretch. “He came from Bristol […]
Ecuador investigates killing of four Galapagos giant tortoises
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Prosecutors in Ecuador on Monday announced an investigation into the alleged hunting and killing of four giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands, a unique and fragile ecosystem considered a world heritage site. The prosecutor’s office said on Twitter it was investigating the “suspected hunting and killing of four giant tortoises in the Galapagos National Park wetland complex.” A unit that specializes in environmental crimes is collecting testimonies from national park agents […]
18 die as Madagascar police shoot at albino kidnap protesters: medic
by Laure VERNEAU Agence France-Presse ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) — Eighteen people died Monday after police in Madagascar opened fire on what they called a lynch mob angered at the kidnapping of an albino child, a senior doctor told AFP. Dozens were wounded, some of them seriously. “At the moment, 18 people have died in all, nine on the spot and nine in hospital,” said doctor Tango Oscar Toky, chief physician at a hospital in southeastern […]
Mexico ex-attorney general to stand trial over missing students
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A Mexican judge on Wednesday ordered a former attorney general to stand trial in the case of 43 students whose murky disappearance in 2014 traumatized the nation. Jesus Murillo Karam will be tried on charges of forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice, the Federal Judiciary Council said after a court hearing in Mexico City. He is considered the architect of the so-called “historical truth” version of events — presented […]
Mexican journalist killed hours after posting about disappeared students
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A journalist was shot dead Monday afternoon in southern Mexico, authorities said, shortly after posting online about the disappearance eight years ago of 43 students from a nearby area. Fredid Roman, who published his work on various social media pages and contributed to a local newspaper, was found dead in his car in the city of Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero state, the local prosecutor’s office said Monday evening. The […]
Hong Kong sets up task force on Southeast Asian job scams
Hong Kong, China | AFP | Hong Kong law enforcement on Thursday announced a task force to track down and help trafficked residents ensnared by so-called “boiler room” scams in Southeast Asia that have become a growing scourge. In recent months, victims have reported being lured to countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos on false promises of romance or high-paying jobs, and then held against their will and forced to work, sometimes for […]
