TOKYO: The former chairman of a Tokyo 2020 Olympics sponsor was handed a suspended prison sentence Friday along with two others, in the first convictions in a spiralling bribery scandal surrounding the event. Corruption allegations have mushroomed in the aftermath of the pandemic-delayed Games, implicating major companies and damaging Japan’s bid to host the 2030 […]
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Canada political crisis hurts Trudeau’s image as elections loom
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — seen here addressing the media — has seen his image take a hit over a bribery scandal that led two of his ministers to resign Justin Trudeau rose to power in Canada as a champion of feminism and indigenous rights, quickly earning him golden boy status at home and […]