Tag: Transferred

New Caledonia pro-independence leader transferred to France to await trial

A pro-independence leader in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia was transferred to a prison facility in mainland France to await trial on charges relating to two weeks of unrest in May that left nine people dead, the public prosecutor in the territory said. Christian Tein, an Indigenous Kanak leader of the pro-independence party […]

Caterpillar’s Russian assets transferred to firm owned by Armenian fund

(Reuters) – U.S. machinery maker Caterpillar’s former Russian assets have been transferred to a company owned by Armenian investment fund Balchug Capital, Russian company filings showed. Caterpillar Inc suspended operations in its manufacturing facilities in Russia in 2022, joining a number of foreign companies that halted business in the country after Moscow’s February 2022 invasion […]

Inmates transferred to El Salvador “mega prison”

STORY: :: El Salvador transfers around 2,000 inmates to a ‘mega prison’ :: Salvadoran government handout :: Tecoluca, El Salvador :: Released June 11, 2024 Around 2,000 prisoners were moved to the 40,000-person-capacity prison, considered to be the largest in the Americas. In a video posted by the government, prisoners stripped down to white shorts, […]

Myanmar’s jailed ex-leader Suu Kyi transferred due to heatwave

Myanmar’s ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been transferred from prison to another location. Local media, citing military junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun, reported that the reason for the move was concern for the 78-year-old’s health in view of the high temperatures in the capital Naypyidaw, where Suu Kyi was being held . […]

Bodies of aid workers killed in Gaza transferred to Egypt

The bodies of foreign aid workers killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip were transferred to Egypt’s Rafah border crossing, an Egyptian broadcaster reported on Wednesday. State-linked al-Qahera News TV said ambulances carrying the bodies of a number of the relief workers arrived at the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing near Gaza. […]

Sturgeon transferred ‘zero’ WhatsApp Covid messages on to corporate record

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon is facing calls to make a personal statement to Holyrood after it was confirmed she failed to transfer any WhatsApp messages from during the Covid pandemic on to her government’s corporate record. The Scottish government confirmed “zero” WhatsApp messages were transferred to the electronic records and document management (eRDM) […]

Investigation into Bihus.Info surveillance transferred away from SBU

The investigation into the surveillance of investigative outlet Bihus.Info will no longer be conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Feb. 6, after the outlet reported on Feb. 5 that one SBU department had been involved in the surveillance. “Given that law enforcement officers are probably involved in […]