Argentina Argentine health minister forced to resign amid COVID vaccine scandal The scandal erupted after journalist Horacio Verbitsky said he received preferential treatment from the health ministry to get vaccinated against COVID-19. 20/02/2021
France Sciences Po director Frédéric Mion resigns over Duhamel incest scandal Mion resigned over the accusations against Olivier Duhamel, the former president of the foundation that oversees the political science school. 09/02/2021
South Korea Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong handed prison sentence over bribery scandal Lee will now serve two and a half years in prison for his involvement in a bribery scandal involving then South Korean president Park Geun-hye. 18/01/2021
Belgium Love child of Belgium's former king seeks royal privileges The former monarch officially recognised Delphine Boël as his daughter in January 2020 after DNA tests proved he was her father. 11/09/2020
Germany Fresh claims over an asylum scandal at Germany's refugee agency It's understood The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bamf) in Bremen, knew about possible wrong-doing earlier than first thought, since February last year, and officials are suspected of taking bribes to approve applications 21/05/2018
no comment Festival brings sunshine to scandal-hit sumo wrestling Laughter, sunshine and optimism were the order of the day at the ceremonial Spring Festival sumo wrestling tournament held at a controversial war shrine in Tokyo on Monday (April 16) amid scandals over Japan's national sport. 17/04/2018
