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More refugees leave Cambodia, further straining $55m deal with Australia.
Australia’s $55m refugee resettlement deal with Cambodia has been dealt another crippling blow, with two more refugees deciding to abandon the south-east Asian country and risking a return home. Of the five refugees transferred to Cambodia, three have decided to go home, leaving just two resettled refugees in the country. Australia is still obliged to bear the full $55m cost of the deal – $40m in additional aid and $15.5m in resettlement assistance – regardless of the number of refugees resettled. The latest pair, a married Iranian couple, are understood to have left the country in February. Sok Phal, director of the Interior Ministry’s immigration department, told the Cambodia Daily the pair had voluntarily returned to Iran. “They [are] back already,” he said. “They wanted to return back home. You ask me why, I don’t know.” All of those who have abandoned Cambodia have been found to be genuine refugees, that is they have a “well-founded fear of pe...
Brazilian Prosecutor Indicts McDonald’s, Opens Criminal Probe.
SAO PAULO, Brazil – As the fight against McDonald's intensify across the globe, a federal prosecutor in Brazil has now handed down his indictment against the fast-food giant on suspected tax evasion and violations of the country's franchise and competition laws. The indictment, linking McDonald's to its Latin American master franchise owner Arcos Dorados Holdings, will require the franchisor to appear before the federal prosecutor for a deposition, and to turn over all documents related to the case. The criminal investigation into McDonald's business practices could have major implications for how it conducts its operations around the globe, and could ignite other probes worldwide. Legal documents claim that the two companies, McDonald's and Arcos Dorados, are "jointly responsible" for possible violations by McDonald's of Brazilian law. If found guilty of tax dodging, fines and penalties could amount to more than $342 million. Anti-competi...
China Breaks Up World’s Biggest Ponzi As CEOs Keep “Disappearing”.
use ctrl+ to zoom in The largest ponzi scheme in the world – both by asset volume and the number of victims – has just been broken up after interdiction from China’s authorities revealed fake peer-to-peer lending that fleeced investors in the region of 50 billion Yuan, or $7.6 billion. The arrests of senior executives at Ezubao, the Chinese firm alleged to have bilked nearly 900,000 customers, come as Chinese executives are being kidnapped at an increasingly alarming rate and regulators in the region are cracking down on fraud. Investors promised returns on peer-to-peer loans, but money went for gifts, cash, sources say Ezubao promised investors what were generally above average investment returns, between 9% and 14....
EU Commission Says Schengen Suspension Could Be Extended, 60% Of Migrants Should Be Sent Back.
The European Commission said Tuesday it could agree to a suspension of border-free travel in the Schengen zone of up to two years, and that nearly two thirds of migrants entering the EU in December were not eligible for asylum because they did not come from conflict zones. The refugee crisis has meant some European countries have reintroduced border controls in the passport-free Schengen zone of 26 nations. Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, France have introduced border controls with a six month limit. Non-EU member state Norway has introduced temporary controls. Poland is considering doing the same. On Monday (25 January), EU home affairs ministers meeting in Amsterdam called on the Commission to extend the time limit countries are allowed to suspend Schengen. Article 26 of the Schengen treaty could see it suspended for up to two years, if public order and security concerns are judged serious enough. A decision on some kind of extension will likely be needed by May. ...