Daily Corruption News: 6 February 2013

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Posted 6 February 2013

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Global: Arab Spring needs to tackle graft in military – report
Reuters (TI mention)

Governments in North Africa and the Middle East rocked by Arab Spring revolts must listen to citizen demands for accountability by cracking down on corruption in the armed forces, an anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday.



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Global: HSBC reputation ‘crushed’ by Mexican money laundering, CEO says
Bloomberg

Australia: Australian ministers dragged into corruption probe
Agence France-Presse

Canada: Tories to beef up laws against bribing foreign officials
Globe and Mail (TI mention)

Singapore: Singapore police join football corruption probe
Agence France-Presse

Spain: Swiss say cooperating with Spain in corruption probe
Reuters



Blogs and opinion

Global: The global farmland rush
International Herald Tribune

Russia: Orthodox corruption?
Al Jazeera



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Web feature: Making climate money work
On the blog: First TI Cambodia youth camp in pictures





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