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Dec
18
2023
By The African Mirror
British man accused of swindling nearly $100 million in wine fraud case pleads not guilty

British man accused of swindling nearly $100 million in wine fraud case pleads not guilty

WORLD
A British man accused of allegedly defrauding investors of nearly $100 million through a Ponzi-like scheme involving nonexistent luxury wines pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Saturday. Stephen Burton, 58, was extradited to New York from Morocco on Friday to face the charges after he was arrested in 2022 after entering that country using a fake Zimbabwean passport, authorities said. Federal prosecutors said that Burton, along with a co-defender, ran Bordeaux Cellars, a company they said brokered loans between investors and high-net-worth wine collectors. Burton pleaded not guilty to the indictment which was filed in 2022 and was…
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Jul
23
2022
By The African Mirror
Africa’s top public health body gets $100 mln from World Bank

Africa’s top public health body gets $100 mln from World Bank

NEWS
AFRICA'S main public health body, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), will receive $100 million from the World Bank to help African countries prepare for, detect and respond to disease outbreaks. The Africa CDC has played a major role in advising African countries during the COVID-19 pandemic and is also providing guidance on diseases like monkeypox. The World Bank said in a statement that the financial support would help boost the Africa CDC's technical capacity and include investments to increase the number of epidemiologists and outbreak responders. "The project will help to cultivate regional capabilities critical…
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