Ex-Volkswagen CEO goes on trial over ‘dieselgate’
Braunschweig (Germany) (AFP) - Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn went on trial Tuesday for his role in the "dieselgate" scandal, ...
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Ex-Volkswagen CEO faces trial over ‘dieselgate’
Braunschweig (Germany) (AFP) - Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is set to go on trial Tuesday for his role in ...
Qantas profits descend as fares fall after Covid
Sydney (AFP) - Australian airline Qantas on Thursday reported a slide in net profit as post-Covid fares dropped, but said ...
PetroSaudi execs get Swiss jail terms over $1.8 bn 1MDB fraud
Bellinzona (Switzerland) (AFP) - A top Swiss court sentenced two PetroSaudi executives to jail terms on Wednesday after finding them ...
Ex-UK Post Office boss ‘sorry’ over convictions scandal
London (AFP) - The former boss of Britain's Post Office on Wednesday apologised to the hundreds of staff who were ...
‘Panama Papers’ trial to begin eight years after tax scandal
Panama City (AFP) - Twenty-seven people are set to go on trial on Monday for money laundering in connection with ...
Trial over $1.8bn fraud at Malaysia’s 1MDB opens in Switzerland
Bellinzona (Switzerland) (AFP) - Two men accused of embezzling $1. 8 billion from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB went ...
‘Bombshell’: Ajax suspend CEO over insider trading suspicions
The Hague (AFP) - Ajax announced on Tuesday they were suspending CEO and chairman Alex Kroes on suspicion of insider ...
Monaco royals rocked by new claims over offshore assets
Nice (France) (AFP) - Claims by a former close confidant of Monaco's royal family that part of its fortune is ...
UK Post Office chief sacked as firm reels from IT scandal
London (AFP) - UK Business Minister Kemi Badenoch on Sunday said she had sacked the chairman of the Post Office ...
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