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Courts, Prism+ rapped by consumer watchdog for misleading website features
The watchdog urges consumers to review their shopping carts, verify payment amounts and question urgency claims The Competition and…
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Watchdog Exposes How Hegseth Endangered Troops’ Lives in Signalgate
A bad week has gotten even worse for Pete Hegseth, as a new watchdog report from the Pentagon inspector general’s office finds that the…
Politics
Qatar, Ireland accuse Israel of using chemical weapons on Palestinians, demand watchdog probe use
Qatar and Ireland demanded that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) investigate Israel's use of chemical…
News
Iran carries out highest level of prisoner executions in past two decades in Oct., watchdog says
Out of the eight political prisoners Iran executed during October, Hengaw identified seven as being sentenced on charges of espionage for…
Fashion
French fraud watchdog reports Shein for 'childlike' sex dolls
France's anti-fraud unit said on Saturday it had reported Asian e-commerce giant Shein for selling what it described as "sex dolls with a…
Politics
Private credit risks to be assessed by US government watchdog
THE US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is assessing the risks posed by private credit, in a sign that Washington is further…
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Watchdog blames 'disproportionate force' by Kenya police for protest deaths
Kenya's police watchdog has accused officers of using "disproportionate force" to quell a recent series of protests during which 65 people…
Politics
How the world’s nuclear watchdog monitors facilities around the world – and what it means that Iran kicked it out
What happens when a country seeks to develop a peaceful nuclear energy program? Every peaceful program starts with a promise not to build…
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Are India's skies safe? Air safety watchdog responds amid rising concerns
Just how safe are India's skies? It's a question many are asking after June's devastating Air India crash, which killed at least 270…
Politics
Trump picks right-wing lawyer and podcaster who promoted 2020 election lies as watchdog agency head
President Donald Trump's pick to lead a federal watchdog agency is a former right-wing podcast host who has praised criminally charged…
Politics
Watchdog recommends axing 11 government properties including several agencies' headquarters in D.C.
An independent federal watchdog with a mandate to trim the government of underused properties has proposed 11 sites for disposal. Source…
Politics
Trump's firing of feds' civil liberties watchdog was illegal, judge rules
Yet another of President Trump's firings was found illegal Wednesday, when a federal judge ruled he overstepped in ousting members of the…
Business
Swiss watchdog backs UBS plan to limit investment bank amid capital rule debate
The head of Switzerland’s financial watchdog signalled he is in favour of UBS Group’s offer to limit the size of its investment bank,…
Politics
Pete Hegseth: Pentagon Watchdog Launches Investigation into Defense Secretary's Involvement in Signal War Plan Leak
The Pentagon's inspector general announced on Thursday that it has launched an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's…
Business
South Korea financial watchdog chief offers to resign after veto on shareholder interests
The head of South Korea’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday he had offered to resign, a day after the acting president vetoed a revised…
Politics
'Charade': Federal judge spanks Trump over attempt to wind down consumer watchdog
A federal judge delivered a nasty rebuke Friday to the White House, ordering it to stop trying to wind down the Consumer Financial…
Business
Singapore’s competition watchdog gives green light to SIA-ANA cooperation for Singapore-Tokyo route
Singapore’s competition watchdog on Friday (Mar 21) said it has conditionally approved a proposed commercial cooperation between Singapore…
Politics
Shipping giants urge watchdog to avoid biofuels in clean-up push
The IMO is working toward a zero-carbon-emissions target for the industry by 2050 SOME shipping lines including Hapag-Lloyd and the…
Politics
Treasury watchdog begins audit of Musk DOGE team's access to federal government's payment system
The Treasury Department's Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal…
News
Osim taken to task by competition watchdog over misleading discounts, product labelling
THE Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) received a complaint in 2021 from a customer who purchased an Osim product and…
Business
Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity
Employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were instructed to cease “all supervision and examination activity” and “all…
Politics
UN nuclear watchdog chief to visit Moscow as fears for Ukraine's nuclear plants spike
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said Tuesday he will visit Moscow in the coming days to speak with officials…
Business
Swiss bank watchdog blundered on Credit Suisse, report finds
THE Swiss parliament heavily criticised the previous leadership of Switzerland’s financial regulator Finma in a landmark enquiry into last…
Business
Competition watchdog fines two interior-construction firms nearly S$10 million for rigging tender bids
TWO contractors who provide interior fit-out construction services for non-residential properties were penalised by the Competition and…