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China food safety scandal: 230 children poisoned at kindergarten; toxic dye used to enhance meals

Authorities in China have detained six people and launched a investigation after hundreds of children in a Gansu province kindergarten were poisoned by food contaminated with industrial-grade lead pigment.The scandal, which unfolded at the Brownstone Peixin Kindergarten in Tianshui earlier this month, has triggered national outrage and drawn scrutiny over failures across the education, health, […]

‘Surreal’: Astronomer CEO speaks out about Andy Byron’s Coldplay scandal, says company has now become a household name

Astronomer’s new CEO said the media glare on the company has been unusual and surreal. Pete Dejoy, the interim CEO of Astronomer, did not bury his head on the scandal as he took charge of his new role and instead put out a statement on LinkedIn. Dejoy said the media attention to their startup because […]

Andy Byron’s Coldplay scandal: Woman who shot video received no money despite millions watching it because…

Grace Springer, the woman who took the video of Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot, said she did not earn money from the video. Grace Springer, the woman who posted the viral video of former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot from the Coldplay concert in Boston, busted a myth that people are […]

Kristin Cabot caught in viral video: CEO quits, wife reacts; scandal rocks Boston elite

Kristin Cabot, the HR executive of Astronomer embroiled in a “cheating” scandal as she was caught cuddling the company’s CEO Andy Byron in a video that is now going viral on social media.The incident has led to Byron deleting his LinkedIn profile and stepping down as the company’s CEO, while his wife has dropped the […]

Thailand temple scandal: Monks caught in $12m sex-blackmail scheme; King cancels birthday ceremony invite

Thailand’s Buddhist clergy is facing a major crisis after a sex and extortion scandal involving at least 11 monks came to light this week. The monks are accused of breaking their celibacy vows and using temple donations to pay hush money to a woman who blackmailed them.Police say the woman seduced the monks, secretly recorded […]

‘Did not receive a fair trial’: Ghislaine Maxwell’s family claims she was made a scapegoat in Epstein sex scandal; Trump faces MAGA revolt over case

Ghislaine Maxwell was the right hand woman of Epstein Ghislaine Maxwell’s family has claimed she was the victim of “government misconduct” and denied any wrongdoing in the Epstein sex trafficking scandal.Meanwhile, supporters of Donald Trump are turning against him over his team’s handling of the case.Maxwell is convicted for her role in recruiting and grooming […]

Signal scandal: Pentagon probes Pete Hegseth aides; leaks, clearance lapses flagged

Two of the Pentagon’s leading investigative agencies are examining the involvement of two close aides to defence secretary Pete Hegseth in a controversy over the use of the Signal app for discussing sensitive government matters, according to three sources familiar with the investigations, as reported by Politico.An investigation was initially opened in early April by […]

French PM strikes defiant note on child abuse scandal

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (AP) PARIS: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou struck a defiant tone in parliament on Wednesday as he insisted during a tense hearing that he only knew of claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school from media reports.The 73-year-old politician faced one of the most delicate moments of his five […]

French PM to testify on child abuse scandal

French PM Francois Bayrou (ANI) PARIS: French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Wednesday faces one of the most delicate moments of his five months in office as he responds to questions from a parliamentary committee investigating claims of sexual abuse at a Catholic school.Bayrou has faced accusations from the opposition that as education minister in […]

Mike Waltz out: Inside Donald Trump’s sudden shakeup and the scandal that took down his security adviser

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the replacement of national security adviser Mike Waltz, stating that he would be nominated as the next ambassador to the United Nations.In the first major cabinet reshuffle, just over 100 days into his new term, following a string of controversies and internal tensions the President named secretary of […]