Daily News of 11-10-2024

Australia
The mud map and escape plan that upended a $500 million fraud

When businessman Bill Papas fled to Greece, he left behind smoking-gun evidence of his elaborate scheme to defraud bank lenders – and a note that sank his business partner. Sydney Morning Herald

Four-day week comes to the finance industry

Insignia has become the first company in financial services industry – known for its long hours – to trial a four-day week for workers, under a union deal that also includes greater recognition of... The Australian Financial Review

France
Turquie, la machine à expulsion financée par l’UE

L’Union européenne a financé et aidé à la construction de centres d’accueil de demandeurs d’asile en Turquie, où ils sont détenus dans des conditions parfois épouvantables et renvoyés en... Le Monde

Dérives féministes à Sciences Po: l’effrayant témoignage d’un étudiant harcelé et exclu sans preuves

EXCLUSIF - Dans Terreur violette, Pablo Ladam raconte la chasse à l’homme orchestrée contre lui par des activistes radicalisés avec la complicité de l’administration. Le Figaro

Germany
Investitionen: Ein starkes Europa braucht einen geeinten Kapitalmarkt

Investitionen: Ein starkes Europa braucht einen geeinten Kapitalmarkt Handelsblatt

Die Nato schlägt Alarm. Die Anstrengungen Deutschlands reichen nicht aus.

Die Nato schlägt Alarm. Die Planungen des Bündnisses legen offen, dass die Anstrengungen Deutschlands bei Weitem nicht ausreichen. Süddeutsche Zeitung

Israel
I started AtoneNet, a space for public ritual confession; Here’s why I’m shutting it down - opinion

The purpose of the vidui is to have the entire community atone for its sins; you’re repenting not just for your own shortcomings, but for the shortcomings of the person sitting next to you. The Jerusalem Post

Why the West still backs Israel despite a year of war with Hamas and Hezbollah

In the Wake of October 7, Few in Israel Expected the 'Window of Legitimacy' to Degrade Hamas Would Stay Open for an Entire Year. But the West's Calculations, Dictated by Pragmatic Considerations and N... Haaretz

Singapore
Set up a Telegram chat group to trade shares? You may fall afoul of the law

USING social media and messaging platforms to deal in shares may lead to a possible breach of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA). Read more at The Business Times. The Business Time

7-Eleven owner will split into two to fend off $61.5 billion takeover bid

The saga being seen as a key test of whether Japan Inc is ready for change The Straits Times

Spain
BBVA adelanta su financiación de 2025 para blindarse ante una batalla larga por Sabadell

BBVA ya tiene toda la deuda que quería para el año. Y es mucha. Su plan de financiación está más que cubierto, pero eso no significa que vaya a pararse. El banco está... Expansión

Las aseguradoras acumulan 429 millones de pérdidas en el convenio actual de Muface

Las aseguradoras sostienen la naturaleza deficitaria de Muface. Las tres compañías estiman que a lo largo del trienio comprendido entre 2022 y 2024 perderán 429 millones de euros. Una deuda que se ... El Economista

United Kindom
Portugal proposes decade of tax breaks for young people to stem brain drain

Measure government says will help up to 400,000 people included in budget after negotiations with opposition Socialists The Guardian

China and Russia are already playing the new Great Game

Victory for the Taliban is redrawing the strategic map in central Asia. The West risks being left behind by its rivals, writes Catherine Philp

 The Times

Private hospitals to rescue NHS

Government considers £1bn plan to clear waiting lists for 2.5 million patients, which could start in weeks The Telegraph

United States
Global Trade Grows but Remains Vulnerable to War and Geopolitics

New reports from the World Trade Organization and a Washington think tank showed how robust global trade could quickly be derailed by violence. The New York Times

Exclusive | Exclusive: Iran’s Secret Warning to U.S. Allies: Don’t Help Israel, or You’re Next

Exclusive | Exclusive: Iran’s Secret Warning to U.S. Allies: Don’t Help Israel, or You’re Next  The Wall Street Journal