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Malaysia files criminal charges against Goldman Sachs

Malaysia filed criminal charges against Goldman Sachs and two former executives on Monday for their role in the alleged multibillion-dollar ransacking of state investment fund 1MDB. Attorney General Tommy Thomas said the government is seeking several billion dollars in fines from Goldman Sachs for breaches of securities laws that involved it making false and misleading statements to investors. He said […]

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Blur singer Damon Albarn joins call for citizen’s assembly on Brexit

Don’t worry, the luvvies will fix this! Blur singer Damon Albarn joins call for new ‘citizen’s assembly’ to find solution to Brexit Group led by celebrities are calling for a Citizens Assembly to tackle Brexit The group also includes columnist Caitlin Moran and the novelist Ian McEwan  Comes as Theresa May warns a second Brexit referendum would be a disaster She spoke out […]

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Coast Guard ends search for missing cruise ship passenger

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 26-year-old cruise ship passenger who went overboard off the Florida coast. The Coast Guard says its helicopters, planes, and cutters covered nearly 2,100 square miles (nearly 5,440 square kilometers) during the 32 hours that crews searched for Thomas McElhany. The Carnival Victory reported McElhany missing on Friday about 35 miles off […]

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Bowing out as president, Congo's Kabila raises prospect of a return act

KINSHASA (Reuters) – A month before his scheduled departure after nearly two decades as Congo’s president, Joseph Kabila received a procession of foreign reporters at his heavily guarded riverside palace for a rare series of interviews. If the timing suggested a valedictory, the 47-year-old leader’s words indicated otherwise. He vowed to remain in politics and, in one interview after another, […]

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Seven acres of woodland goes on sale for £1m

The sky’s the limit for property fans searching for their own Grand Designs project as seven acres of woodland with permission to build a luxury treehouse goes on sale for £1m The buyer will get seven acres of mature woodland just outside the village of Ewen, near Circencester, Glos But will still need to spend close to another £1m creating […]

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Fresh Out Of Prison For Lying To The FBI, Former Trump Adviser George Papadopoulos Wants To Run For Congress

George Papadopoulos has some big plans for his post-prison life. The former policy adviser to Donald Trump, who was convicted for lying to the FBI as part of the Russia investigation, announced this week that he plans to run for Congress in 2020. As Politico reported, Papadopoulos made the announcement eight days after leaving a federal prison in Wisconsin, saying […]

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