West can help Ukraine crack down on graft, anti-corruption prosecutor says

By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Western allies can help Kyiv with its mounting crackdown on graft by extraditing more people who are under investigation, Ukraine’s top anti-corruption prosecutor said on Wednesday. Fighting sleaze is a priority for Kyiv as it seeks membership of the European Union and tries to strengthen state institutions following Russia’s …

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Chad approves bill to nationalise assets ExxonMobil sold to Savannah Energy

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to nationalise oil assets and rights acquired last year by Savannah Energy from ExxonMobil’s affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Chad. In December, ExxonMobil closed the sale of its operations in Chad and Cameroon to Africa-focussed oil and gas producer Savannah Energy in a $407 million …

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US court sanctions Google for deleting evidence in antitrust cases

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google LLC intentionally destroyed employee “chat” evidence in antitrust litigation in California and must pay sanctions and face a possible penalty at trial, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco said in his order that Google “fell strikingly short” in its …

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U.S. lawmakers want closer link between foreign weapons sales, human rights

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of senior Democratic lawmakers will introduce legislation on Wednesday to more closely ensure that U.S. weapons sales to foreign customers do not end up contributing to or facilitating human rights abuses. The Safeguard Act seeks to codify into law a new Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) policy introduced …

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US aims to counter China’s influence in global institutions, Yellen says

By David Lawder and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is working hard to counter China’s influence in international institutions and in lending to developing countries, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday. Yellen said she was concerned by some of China’s activities globally, particularly in lending to developing countries. “I am …

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Director adjunto de la CIA se reúne con presidente Abdo en llamativa visita a Paraguay

ASUNCIÓN, 29 mar (Reuters) – El director adjunto de la Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) de Estados Unidos, David Cohen, se reunió con el presidente paraguayo, Mario Abdo, para tratar asuntos de seguridad durante una breve y llamativa visita al país sudamericano, informó el miércoles el mandatario. Abdo dijo en su cuenta de Twitter que …

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