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Jewel thieves in brazen Dutch art fair heist
Jewel thieves in brazen Dutch art fair heist
World
by  AFP

Flat-cap wearing armed robbers staged a brazen daylight raid on an international art fair in the Netherlands Tuesday, smashing a jewellery case with a sledgehammer in front of terrified visitors. Videos on social media showed the four men -- all wearing flat caps, glasses and smart blazers -- amid scenes of chaos at the art fair.

Record Ernst & Young fine in US for cheating on ethics exams
Record Ernst & Young fine in US for cheating on ethics exams
Business and Economy
by  AFP

US authorities fined Ernst & Young a record $100 million over cheating on accounting ethics exams that the firm initially covered up from regulators, officials announced Tuesday. On June 19, two days after the SEC fined KPMG $50 million over similar ethical misconduct, the agency sent Ernst & Young a formal request asking if the firm had received any ethics or whistleblowing complaints.

Scotland sets October 2023 for new independence vote
Scotland sets October 2023 for new independence vote
World
by  AFP

Scotland's government on Tuesday drew the battle lines for a legal and political tussle with London as it announced plans to hold a second independence referendum on October 19, 2023. The legality of the SNP-led government ploughing ahead without London granting another such order will be central to the case before the Supreme Court.

G7 disappoints with fossil fuel 'loophole'
G7 disappoints with fossil fuel 'loophole'
World
by  AFP

Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations on Tuesday watered down a key pledge on ending fossil fuel financing abroad, as the need to tackle global warming clashed with fears over energy shortages. The text reiterates that G7 nations will still halt new public investments in overseas fossil fuel projects by the end of 2022.

G7 takes aim at China over 'market-distorting' practices
G7 takes aim at China over 'market-distorting' practices
Business and Economy
by  AFP

G7 leaders on Tuesday condemned China's "non-transparent and market-distorting" international trade practices in an end-of-summit statement billed as "unprecedented" by the United States. A US official called the collective statement "unprecedented in the context of the G7" in acknowledging "the harms caused by China's non-transparent, market distorting, industrial directives".