China arrested hundreds of people allegedly involved in the nation’s largest ever bank scandal, as the country gears up for the 20th Communist Party Congress. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

WION Fineprint |China arrests hundreds over banking scandal that sparked rare protests

50 years ago, a foiled burglary in Washington DC went largely unnoticed by most of America. Two years later, that same event took down the Presidency of Richard Nixon. Palki Sharma tells you all about the Watergate scandal.

Gravitas: The scandal that took down a US President

UK Prime Minister Boris Jonhson is likely to receive three more fines for lockdown-breaching parties, local media reports have stated. Johnson is believed to have attended six of the 12 lockdown parties, which are under scrutiny, and has already been fined for one – his birthday party in the Cabinet Room on 19 June 2020 which was organised by his wife Carrie.

UK PM Johnson to receive three more fines for lockdown-breaching parties: Report

US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has said that his fellow Republican and congressman Madison Cawthorn will not face disciplinary action for his controversial comments about claiming to be invited by Washington colleagues to orgies and witnessing some leaders using cocaine.

US congressman Cawthorn not to face charges for remarks on orgies and drugs

In connection with their investigation into alleged breaches of lockdown rules at gatherings held at Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office and residence, the Metropolitan Police reported on Monday that they have begun interviewing witnesses.

Interviews begin in Downing Street lockdown party scandal investigation

In a major blow to Boris Johnson, a photo of the UK Prime Minister purportedly holding a can of beer during his lockdown-breaching birthday party in 2020 has been submitted to the police, UK media has reported.

UK PM Johnson’s photo holding beer can at lockdown-breaching party handed over to police: Reports

Another Conservative MP joined the growing list of lawmakers calling for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to quit as the ‘partygate’ saga refuses to die down. Tory MP Anthony Mangnall became the 12th parliamentarian to hand over a letter of no-confidence to the chair of the 1922 Committee of Conservative backbenchers, The Independent reported.

Another Tory MP submits no-confidence letter, becomes the 12th one calling for PM to quit

Ghislaine Maxwell, the ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein has been convicted for sex-trafficking. Maxwell 'lured young girls' for sexual abuse by Epstein and his high-profile clients. Who were these alleged clients? Palki Sharma has a report.

Gravitas: Convicted - Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of 'sex trafficking'

Did China fake an email from Peng Shuai? A statement by CGTN in Peng's name is being questioned. WTA Chief says it raises concerns about Peng's safety - after she accused a former Vice Premier of sexual assault. Palki Sharma asks: Is Peng Shuai been held hostage?

Gravitas: Did China fake an email from Peng Shuai? | China's biggest #MeToo scandal

The past has come back to haunt UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his former lover's diary excerpts have raised concerns of conflict of interest.

United Kingdom: Boris Johnson accused of breaching moral code

Facebook is putting profit over public good, stated a former employee of the social media giant. The whistle blower's testimony landed the social media bigwig in a major controversy.

Social media giant Facebook's big dark ugly secret

The world's largest social media platform has been in limelight for sometime now. The Facebook whistle-blower responsible for a series of bombshell leaks has now revealed her identity. Watch this report for more details.

Series of accusations against social media bigwig Facebook

According to reports, scandal-hit Credit Suisse is considering centralising the management of its bankers to the world's wealthy, reversing a regional structure put in place six years ago, as Swiss bank looks for ways to tighten controls and improve operations.

World Business Watch: Scandal-hit Credit Suisse considers creating single private bank

The head of Italy's national health institute distanced himself on Friday from a scandal over a spiked World Health Organisation report into Italy's coronavirus response, saying he had no means to interfere with the UN Agency and had never censored even inconvenient information from the public.

Italy health chief distances himself from scandal over spiked WHO report 

A lobbying scandal swirling around former British prime minister David Cameron has deepened with claims that a senior civil servant held down a part-time job with a now-bankrupt financial firm that was awarded lucrative government contracts.

Opposition accuses government of sleaze amid lobbying scandal in UK 

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Monday following the resignation of a key spokeswoman, who along with other senior bureaucrats were reprimanded for attending expensive dinners hosted by Suga's son.

Japan PM apologises after spokeswoman resigns over expensive dinners scandal 

The government in The Netherlands has resigned over a scandal in which thousands of parents were falsely accused of benefit fraud. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday admitted the system had gone "terribly wrong".

Dutch govt resigns over childcare subsidies scandal

Cambridge Analytica deceived facebook users.

Cambridge Analytica scandal

Volkswagen 'dieselgate' fraud: Timeline of a scandal

Thai opposition MPs demanded Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha resign following weeks of the uproar over the ex-junta head's omission of a vow to uphold the constitution during his inauguration, raising questions of his legitimacy.

Thai MPs call for PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha to resign following oath omission

A former cabinet member at the heart of a crisis that could cost Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau his job on Friday released documents to back up her case that she had been pressured to help a large corporation avoid a corruption trial.

Fresh documents keep up pressure on Canada's Trudeau over scandal

The United States' largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, is facing a sexual abuse crisis after a bombshell report revealed hundreds of predators and more than 700 victims since 1998.

US Southern Baptist churches embroiled in sex abuse scandal

A former South Korean provincial governor who once ran for the presidential nomination was jailed for three and a half years on Friday for molesting an aide after his earlier acquittal was overturned in one of the country's most high-profile #MeToo cases.

One-time presidential candidate, South Korean governor jailed in #MeToo scandal

Pope Francis will meet young student priests on Saturday on the fourth day of his visit to Panama for World Youth Day celebrations, a day after the clergy sex abuse scandal haunting his papacy returned to the spotlight.

Pope to tackle dwindling vocations to priesthood at Panama meeting

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