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Month: October 2022

Columbia University will pay $165 million to sexual abuse victims of a former gynecologist

By Rob Frehse and Zenebou Sylla, CNN Nearly 150 women who reported sexual abuse or misconduct by a former gynecologist reached a $165 million settlement with the hospital system that employed him, Columbia University announced Friday. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital reached the settlement with 147 women who were patients of

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Alleged Malaysian wildlife trafficker hit with US sanctions

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” The U.S. is targeting an alleged Malaysian wildlife trafficker and what officials call his transnational criminal organization for financial sanctions related to the illegal shipment of rhino horn, ivory and other specimens. The Treasury Department says Teo Boon Ching engages in the โ€œcruel trafficking of endangered and

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FIFA won’t sanction Indonesia over fatal crush, Widodo says

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) โ€” Indonesiaโ€™s President Joko Widodo says the country won’t face sanctions from soccerโ€™s world governing body after the firing of tear gas inside a half-locked stadium caused a deadly crush. Widodo said FIFA President Giani Infantino wrote to him about potential collaborations between Indonesia and FIFA and the country will remain the

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