US manufacturer Honeywell to pay $200m to settle bribery charges
Parallel investigations were for bribes that Honeywell paid from 2010 to 2014 to get business from Brazil’s Petrobras.US-based manufacturer Honeywell International Inc said it has agreed to pay about $200m to settle criminal and civil corruption investigations in the United States and Brazil. The US Justice Department and US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) each
Proud Boys trial moves forward as January 6 panel prepares report
Defence lawyers previously called for jury selection to be postponed to 2023 due to ‘combustible’ political climate.A trial in the United States against five members of the far-right group known as the Proud Boys is set to move forward, with the group’s former leader, Enrique Tarrio, among those facing charges of seditious conspiracy for their involvement
US seeks to bolster Ecuador ties as China expands regional role
With Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso by his side, US President Joe Biden has said the United States is looking to expand and strengthen ties with one of its staunchest allies in South America and a country that is getting plenty of attention from China. Lasso’s visit to Washington, DC, on Monday comes as his nation
What’s gone wrong with the UK’s National Health Service?
From: Inside StoryNHS healthcare staff calling for better pay and work conditions are pushing ahead with another round of strikes.The United Kingdom’s National Health Service has been a source of pride for millions of people for more than 70 years. But nurses, angry about pay and working conditions, are planning another round of strikes this
Letters: Limits to Dutton’s strategy
Dutton may cling to the straw that Coorey has to offer, but the odds would still be stacked against him.Frank Carroll, Moorooka, QldCEOs out of touch with the public moodThe whingeing by Kevin Gallagher, Meg O’Neill, Shell executives and others in the oil and gas industry(“‘Draconian, reckless vandalism’: gas fights for its future”, December 17-18)…
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