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🇮🇹 La Repubblica
National & Local

The ‘gift scandal’ in Japan: controversies over Prime Minister Takaichi's gifts to party members

A controversy has arisen in Japan regarding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decision to give gifts to members of her party as a token of gratitude for their electoral success.

Feb 26 • 11:21 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Gave This to the Best Man. Now He Apologizes.

Trond Myklebust, the acting national librarian of Norway, apologized for gifting an expensive stone head to his best man, reflecting a misjudgment of appropriateness, as noted by Culture Minister Lubna Jaffery.

Feb 23 • 10:06 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Professor believes Søreide must decide: - The loan of the apartment should probably have been registered as a gift

A professor argues that Ine Eriksen Søreide's loan of an apartment should have been classified as a gift, which raises questions about transparency and conflict of interest.

Feb 13 • 20:27 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Crime & Justice

Engagement Party Turns into a Public Outcry in Yemen - What’s the Story?

An extravagant engagement party in Yemen, costing over $200,000 and featuring a luxury car gift for the bride, has sparked widespread controversy on social media, dividing opinions on personal freedom versus insensitivity to the poor.

Feb 3 • 13:00 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Andrea at the wheel of an expensive new car. "He received it for free," storm on the Windsors

Andrea of England has sparked controversy after being photographed driving a brand new Land Rover Defender worth around £75,000, leading to public discontent regarding the nature of the gift.

Dec 29 • 15:30 UTC

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