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Artist Ai decries unfairness in China legal system
Jul 20th, 2012
Activist artist Ai Weiwei believes a tax evasion case was meant to intimidate him, but losing his challenge to the $2.4 million fine Friday did not silence his criticism of China's government. (Source: Associated Press) -
BERLIN (AP) - Willi Sitte, one of East Germany's most eminent artists and a key representative of Communism's preferred socialist realism painting style, has died at 92. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's vast manufacturing sector weakened further in June to a 9-month low as new orders faltered, a preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed on Thursday, reinforcing signs of tepid economic growth in the second quarter. The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 48.3 in June fr... [Full Article]
KARLSRUHE, Germany (AP) - A key European Central Bank program that has been credited with calming the 3 1/2 year-old euro debt crisis faced a legal challenge Tuesday in Germany's highest court. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities revealed on Tuesday they have shut down a Costa Rica-based money transfer company they said helped cyber criminals around the world launder around $6 billion in illicit funds using digital currency. In a statement, officials said authorities in Spain, Costa Rica and New York arrested five peopl... [Full Article]
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