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A report says warns the under-regulated system of political donations can allow special interest groups to attempt to influence policy-making at all levels of government. Source: David Gray/Reuters.
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Mining companies’ links with politicians ‘susceptible to corruption’ – report

This material belongs to: The Guardian. Transparency International Australia says particular corruption risk in regard to infrastructure approvals in Qld and WA. A new report…
UPCOMING DEVELOPMENTS: Artist's impression of Yoma Central and The Peninsula Yangon, projects which Yoma has undertaken in collaboration with several international corporations and financiers. Source: YOMA STRATEGIC HOLDINGS.
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‘Anti-corruption a competitive strength’

This material belongs to: The Business Times. Corruption in Myanmar is widely described as “endemic”, and experts trace its roots to the decades of military…
Pope Francis arrives in John Paul II (Giovanni Paolo II) Square outside the Duomo cathedral, in Cesena, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Pope Francis is in Cesena and Bologna for a one-day visit. Source: AP Photo/Antonio Calanni.
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Corruption is the ‘termite of politics,’ Pope Francis says

This material belongs to: CRUX. Speaking in the north-central Italian town of Cesena on Sunday, Pope Francis outlined his own version of “Profiles in Courage,”…
CHIEF JUSTICE SERENO/AUG.28,2014 Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno answers media questions during a press conference at the Bayleaf, Intramuros, Manila. Source: INQUIRER PHOTO/RAFFY LERMA.
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Duterte accuses Sereno of corruption

This material belongs to: Philstar. President Rodrigo Duterte accused Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno of corruption as he is facing allegations that he has billions in…
United States Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, is on trial on federal corruption charges in Newark. Recent court rulings overturning the convictions of former New York legislative leaders Dean G. Skelos and Sheldon Silver could play a role in Mr. Menendez’s case. Source: Bryan Anselm for The New York Times.
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Overturned Convictions Loom Over Menendez’s Corruption Trial

This material belongs to: The New York Times. NEWARK — They were two of the most notable corruption convictions in recent political history, two entrenched…
From left: Member, Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance Party (APDA), Mr Dan Nwanyanwu; Interim, National Chairman, Malam Shitu Mohammed-Cabiru; and Interim Deputy National Chairman (South), Mr Fijabi Adebo, unveiling the party’s flag in Abuja on Monday (4/6/17). Source: Ernest Okorie/BJO/NAN.
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APDA lauds proposed establishment of special courts for corruption, financial crime cases

This material belongs to: Premium Times. One of the newly registered parties, the Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance, APDA, has praised the Nigerian Judiciary for its…
Benjamin Netanyahu (right) stands next to his wife, Sara, along with Argentinian President Mauricio Macri and First Lady Juliana Awada during a meeting on September 12 at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires. . Source: ARGENTINE PRESIDENCY/REUTERS.
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Corruption? Shmorruption! Polls show Israelis don’t care

This material belongs to: The Jerusalem Post. If you trust the polls, most Israelis are happy to see Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister – even…
DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 27JAN12 - Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand is captured during the session 'Women as the Way Forward' at the Annual Meeting 2012 of the World Economic Forum at the congress centre in Davos, Switzerland, January 27, 2012. Source: World Economic Forum swiss-image.ch/ Moritz Hager.
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Yingluck escape panel faces flak on first day

This material belongs to: Bangkok Post. Ex-PM, secretary wore disguises as they fled for border. The police panel set up to probe into the police…
At Molinos Calderón, in the village of La Ramona of El Callao sector, a miner shows portions of gold on a bill of 50 bolivars. Gold is used as currency in towns in the south of the Bolivar state. Source: William Urdaneta.
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Gold and Chaos in Orinoco

This material belongs to: OCCRP. A joint investigation by Efecto Cocuyo and OCCRP ​explores the Orinoco Mining Arc — the Venezuelan government’s controversial attempt to…
Princess Haya bint al-Hussein of Jordan alongside her brother, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, at the FIFA Congress in Zurich in February 2016. Princess Haya managed her brother’s two campaigns for the FIFA presidency. Source: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images.
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The Princess, the Private Investigator and Another Inquiry for FIFA

This material belongs to: The New York Times. LONDON — A Jordanian princess who is married to the billionaire ruler of Dubai has for more…
Dmitry Rybolovlev, the Russian billionaire who allegedly met with Donald Trump during his campaign, received a Cypriot passport in exchange for investing in the Bank of Cyprus. Source: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images.
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Cyprus ‘selling’ EU citizenship to super rich of Russia and Ukraine

This material belongs to: The Guardian. Passports issued under ‘golden visa’ scheme raises €4bn since 2013, according to papers seen by the Guardian. Billionaire Russian…
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2011. Source: REUTERS/Stringer.
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Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corruption Empire

This material belongs to: Asharq Al-Awsat. London- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps is being forced to shrink its sprawling business empire and some of its senior members…
BOG201. BOGOTÁ (COLOMBIA), 13/05/2015.- El defensor del pueblo de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, durante una rueda de prensa en el marco de la Primera Cumbre Iberoamericana sobre Derechos Humanos, Migrantes y Trata de Personas hoy, miércoles 13 de mayo de 2015, en Bogotá (Colombia). Source: EFE/LEONARDO MUÑOZ.
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Venezuela’s Attorney General Details Orinoco Oil Corruption Scheme

This material belongs to: teleSUR. Saab accused his predecessor Luisa Ortega Diaz of ignoring both this case and of “inconsistencies” in the Odebrecht investigation. The Venezuelan Attorney General has been giving details of a corrupt production scheme…
Construction is underway at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville, S.C. where Westinghouse Electric Co. is building two AP1000 reactors. The work is behind schedule and over budget. Source: South Carolina Electric & Gas.
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Phil Noble: S.C’s nuclear scandal, corruption and accountability: Guest Columnist

This material belongs to: South Strand News. The current scandal of SCANA’s (S.C. Electric and Gas parent company) and Santee Cooper’s nuclear debacle is arguably…
Cerimônia de posse do novo presidente do TCU, Raimundo Carreiro, presente o presidente Michel Temer, o presidente do Senado, Renan Calheiros (PMDB-AL), e o ministro da Casa Civil, Eliseu Padilha (PMDB-RS). Brasilia, 14-12-2016. Source: Sergio Lima/PODER 360.
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Brazil’s Federal Police Accuse President Temer of Corruption

This material belongs to: teleSUR. Temer and his “criminal organization” are accused of corruption, money laundering and bid rigging. Brazil’s Federal Police has announced it has…
Both Sara and Benjamin Netanyahu are grappling with legal woes: the prime minister is currently under investigation in four different cases related to bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Source: AFP/Getty Images.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara to stand trial over corruption charges, Israeli attorney general says

This material belongs to: Independent. Widely-expected indictment on charges related to misuse of public funds is first formal filing in several investigations into the prime minister…