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When Barcelona’s Star Player Was Kidnapped for 23 Days
The story of the legendary striker Quini’s kidnapping is one of the most remarkable in soccer history.Sports - The New York Times - 18 hours ago -
Speed of cricket balls could stump housing scheme
Developers and Sport England disagree over the risk from cricket balls to future residents.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Bali plastic recycling scheme swamped with garbage
Scheme has collected a fraction of the waste it set out to handle and is struggling with broken machinery and poor finances. Five firms in plastic pollution alliance ‘made 1,000 times more waste ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Gautam Adani charged in US over alleged $250mn bribery scheme
Prosecutors accuse tycoon and others of lying to investors and offering millions in bribes to land lucrative contractsWorld - Financial Times - November 21 -
Government to review second miners' pension scheme
Former pit miners protested their exclusion from the £1.5bn pensions pot returned to miners.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Assault, kidnapping charges against South Carolina star Ashlyn Watkins dismissed
Ashlyn Watkins was arrested in August after an alleged incident in a student housing center on South Carolina’s campus.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 5 -
Boy seen in cartel kidnap video among 11 found dead in truck
14-year-old Ángel Barrera Millán was one of 11 people whose dismembered bodies were found on the side of a highway, authorities said.Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
2 Somali men sentenced to 30 years in kidnapping and imprisonment of U.S. journalist
Two Somali men who prosecutors called pirates were sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday in the 2012 kidnapping of an American journalist who was held hostage for over two years.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Two Somali men sentenced to 30 years for kidnapping of American journalist
Two Somali men will spend 30 years in prison for the kidnapping of an American journalist, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said Tuesday. In a press release, the ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
2 Somali pirates get 30 years for kidnapping U.S. journalist
Michael Scott Moore was kidnapped in Somalia in 2012 and held hostage for nearly three years.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
At least 13 people killed and more kidnapped by extremist rebels in eastern Congo
Local officials in eastern Congo say at least 13 people were killed and others kidnapped by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State groupWorld - ABC News - November 16 -
Ugandan Opposition Leader Charged After Being ‘Kidnapped’ in Kenya
Kizza Besigye, a former presidential candidate, went missing over the weekend as he visited the Kenyan capital, reappearing days later in military custody back in Uganda.World - The New York Times - November 20 -
Reg Murphy, Newspaper Editor Whose Kidnapping Made Headlines, Dies at 90
He made his mark on newspapers in Atlanta, San Francisco and Baltimore, but may be best known for having been abducted in Atlanta in 1974.Business - The New York Times - November 21 -
Armed men in speedboats kidnap women, children from dinghy
Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the overcrowded dinghy jumped into the sea, Doctors Without Borders said.Top stories - CBS News - 22 hours ago -
Armed men in speedboats kidnap women, children from dinghy
Dozens of men and boys who were aboard the overcrowded dinghy jumped into the sea, Doctors Without Borders said.World - CBS News - 22 hours ago -
Non-dom scheme replacement will turn London into ‘bigger version of Bahamas’
Wealth advisers warn UK government’s new rules will attract those seeking short-term tax holidaysWorld - Financial Times - November 4 -
'Fat Leonard,' Navy contractor behind bribery scheme, sentenced to 15 years
Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S.Top stories - NBC News - November 5 -
Post-Brexit border scheme to simplify trade put on pause again
Single Trade Window designed to reduce friction on imports and exports will be halted until at least 2026 amid cost fears. A key part of the UK’s post-Brexit border strategy has been put on pause ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Employers eye staff pension schemes to cut national insurance bills
More companies intend to use salary sacrifice arrangements to offset Budget tax risesWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
Iranian operative charged in scheme to assassinate Trump, other targets
An Iranian operative told investigators that he was tasked in September with assassinating Trump, according to court records unsealed Friday.Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Donald Trump
The Department of Justice announced charges against an Iranian man and two others in a plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump.Politics - NBC News - November 8 -
Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Trump
The Department of Justice charged an Iranian man in a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate President-elect Trump while he was still a candidate and two others in a plot to kill an American ...Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
Global biodiversity offsetting doesn’t work – keep schemes local, say experts
Voluntary standards proposed at Cop16 focus on local like-for-like habitat projects, while critics call the issue a ‘distraction’. International biodiversity offsetting “doesn’t work”, according to ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
Ask for Angela: BBC exposes pubs not enforcing safety scheme
The Ask for Angela initiative aims to provide a discreet lifeline for those feeling unsafe.Top stories - BBC News - November 13 -
UK to retain post-Brexit French school trips scheme
Britain to retain arrangements that cut red tape and were put in doubt by new entry requirements for EU travellersWorld - Financial Times - November 13 -
Investment firm stole $658 million in a Ponzi scheme targeting conservatives and immigrants
Using celebrity endorsers like Bill O’Reilly and buying ads targeting conservatives and immigrants, a New Jersey real-estate investment company promised huge returns but stole millions.Business - MarketWatch - November 13 -
Collapsed London Capital & Finance operated as Ponzi scheme, court rules
High Court judge finds individuals connected with scandal liable for damagesBusiness - Financial Times - November 14 -
Major bitcoin hacker Lichtenstein gets five years in prison for crypto laundering scheme
The value of the bitcoin stolen by hacker Ilya Lichstenstein from Bitfinex in 2016 is worth more than $10 billion now.Business - CNBC - November 15 -
Moldova Uncovers Fraudulent Scheme to Get Criminals Off Interpol Blacklist
Suspects sought on various charges, including drug trafficking, paid officials to exploit a mechanism intended to protect asylum seekers, according to Moldovan and French investigators.Top stories - The New York Times - November 15 -
Gautam Adani takes on plan to redevelop Mumbai’s biggest slum
Locals and opposition parties denounce tycoon’s bid to rehouse 1mn people in crowded part of India’s financial capitalWorld - Financial Times - November 20 -
India's 2nd-wealthiest person charged by U.S. in $250 million bribery scheme
U.S. prosecutors have charged Gautam Adani, India’s second-richest person, with fraud over accusations that he and several alleged co-conspirators sought to pay $250 million in bribes to Indian ...Top stories - NBC News - November 21 -
US Charges Gautam Adani With Fraud Over Bribery Scheme
Gautam Adani and his associates were accused of paying more than $250 million in bribes to obtain lucrative solar energy contracts.Tech - The New York Times - November 21 -
Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in New York with massive fraud, bribery scheme
Gautam Adani and others are accused in the New York indictment of paying Indian government officials $250 million to secure solar energy supply contracts.Business - CNBC - November 21
