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As Sri Lanka marks five years since horrific Easter bombings, UN calls for justice for victims
8 months ago

As Sri Lanka marks five years since horrific Easter bombings, UN calls for justice for victims

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church has claimed that military intelligence personnel collaborated with the Islamists who carried out the assault, which aided the political ambitions of retired army general Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was running on security. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the leader of Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church, said that Rajapaksa had consistently safeguarded individuals responsible for the bombings since his win The …

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Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in big Vatican financial trial, sentenced to 5½ years
1 year ago

Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in big Vatican financial trial, sentenced to 5½ years

LA Times  

A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5 ½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a complicated financial trial that aired the city state’s dirty laundry and tested its justice system. Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi said the outcome “showed we were correct.” The trial focused on the Vatican secretariat …

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Hong Kong allows Cardinal Zen to attend Benedict’s funeral
1 year, 11 months ago

Hong Kong allows Cardinal Zen to attend Benedict’s funeral

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to pay his respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Vatican City, his secretary said Tuesday. Zen, a 90-year-old retired bishop, will attend the funeral Mass, led by Pope Francis, at St. Peter’s Square on Thursday and return to …

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Native American tribes reach $590 million opioid settlement
2 years, 10 months ago

Native American tribes reach $590 million opioid settlement

Associated Press  

Native American tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country’s three largest drug distribution companies, according to a court filing made public Tuesday. W. Ron Allen, chairman of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe in Washington state, called it a big deal for tribes to reach their own settlement, in …

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Drug distributor to pay $13M to settle kickback allegations
2 years, 10 months ago

Drug distributor to pay $13M to settle kickback allegations

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Pharmaceutical distributor Cardinal Health Inc. has agreed to pay more than $13 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by paying kickbacks to some doctors’ offices, federal authorities said Monday. “Cardinal Health thought it hit upon a surefire moneymaker by paying kickbacks to doctors, which cost health benefit programs millions of dollars in potentially fraudulent claims,” …

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Opioid maker J&J, distributors near $26B deal with US states
3 years, 5 months ago

Opioid maker J&J, distributors near $26B deal with US states

Al Jazeera  

Along with Johnson & Johnson, the proposed settlement includes distributors McKesson Corp, Cardinal Health Inc and AmerisourceBergen Corp. Opioid maker Johnson & Johnson and three drug distributors are expected to disclose this week the final terms of a $26 billion settlement for thousands of lawsuits accusing them of fueling a public-health crisis, according to people familiar with the deal. Along …

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