Yearly Archives: 2018

State of Emergency Declared in Papua New Guinea

A state of emergency has been declared in Papua New Guinea after rioting in the remote Pacific island’s Southern Highlands province. Angry demonstrators looted and set fire to several buildings in the provincial capital of Mendi last week, including the residence of governor William Powi, after a court dismissed a legal challenge to Powi’s 2017 election. Rioters also torched an …

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Head of VW’s Audi arrested in Germany over diesel scandal

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German authorities arrested the head of Volkswagen’s luxury arm Audi on Monday, the most senior company official so far to be detained over the carmaker’s emissions test cheating scandal.

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