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Chinese national sentenced to 29 months in US prison for stealing trade secrets

Xiang Haitao, 44, who was previously employed by Monsanto, has been sentenced to 29 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to steal trade secrets from the agricultural company.

"Xiang conspired to steal an important trade secret to gain an unfair advantage for himself and the [People's Republic of China],” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen.

The sentence is to be followed by three years of supervised release and a $150k fine, the Justice Department said in a statement.

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US sends ‘Patriot’ to EU
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Slovakia receives Patriot missile system after shipping S-300 to Ukraine

The US has pledged to replace the S-300 missile defense system that Slovakia sent to Ukraine with one of its own Patriot systems, President Joe Biden announced on Friday. Bratislava previously revealed it had “donated” its only S-300 system to Kiev earlier on Friday.

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Brazil sets ‘wor­ry­ing’ new Ama­zon de­for­esta­tion record
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Brazil­ian Ama­zon sees 64 per­cent jump in de­for­esta­tion in first three months of 2022 com­pared with a year ear­li­er.
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In­ter-Amer­i­can Court of Hu­man Rights says Peru ‘must re­frain’ from re­leas­ing Al­ber­to Fu­ji­mori from prison.
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Former Goldman Sachs banker who financed ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ found guilty
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Financier faces up to 30 years on money laundering and bribery charges

Former Goldman Sachs head of investment banking for Malaysia Roger Ng has been convicted of bribery and corruption related to the theft of $4.5 billion from the state investment fund 1MDB. The banker was found guilty on Friday following a two-month trial in Brooklyn federal court. 

Despite the participation of several others in the scheme, including its alleged mastermind, Malaysian financier Jho Low, Ng was the only Goldman Sachs banker to end up on trial, pleading not guilty to conspiracy to laund...

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One of the world’s most sanctioned nations set for an economic miracle – report

Venezuela’s economy is poised to grow by as much as one-fifth in 2022 as a surge in production of crude triggers an eye-popping rebound for the nation’s GDP, which saw a dramatic decline amid US sanctions, according to Credit Suisse economist Alberto Rojas.

The analyst added that tax collections in dollar terms in 2022 could see an enormous growth of more than 40%, while the country’s imports could expand over 15%.

Meanwhile, Venezuela will reportedly record a current account surplus of about $4 billion. The country managed to lower its year-end annual headline inflation forecast to 70%, from a previous projection of 150%.

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Alabama to ban trans medical care for youths

Lawmakers in Alabama have passed a bill making it felony to provide “gender-affirming” such as hormone treatment and puberty blockers to minors, but Rep Governor Kay Ivey hasn’t yet made her stance public.

The state’s representatives passed a bill by 66-28 majority, but was met with outrage by trans activists who slammed it as “the most deadly, sweeping and hostile law targeting transgender people in the country”.

Gender reassignment surgery would also be banned under the proposed legislation.

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