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Australia's ANZ bank hit with record fine over 'widespread misconduct'
AFP, Published on 15/09/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia's ANZ, one of the country's "big four" banks, has agreed to pay a record fine of Aus$240 million ($159.5 million) over "widespread misconduct", the financial regulator said Monday.
The UK car loan scandal that could cost banks billions
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» LONDON — Banks may have to pay out tens of billions of pounds if the British Supreme Court upholds a judgment ruling controversial car loans are unlawful, in a case beginning in April.
Foreign media attack UK Tories over conference charges
AFP, Published on 20/06/2023
» LONDON - Hundreds of foreign media groups including AFP on Tuesday accused Britain's Conservatives of undermining press freedom by imposing charges on journalists to cover their annual conference.
India's Adani denies rise due to Modi as shares slump again
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» MUMBAI - Beleaguered Indian tycoon Gautam Adani denied Friday that his rise to become Asia's richest man -- a title he has lost in a phenomenal stock rout -- was due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as shares in his conglomerate slumped again.
S. Africa's embattled Ramaphosa faces decisive week
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» JOHANNESBURG - Embattled South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a decisive week as a scandal hangs over his future, with an impeachment vote on Tuesday preceding a key ruling party conference.
China Evergrande to get $818m for scrapping stadium deal
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» BEIJING: Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande has cancelled a contract to build a football stadium in a southern city in return for 5.52 billion yuan ($818 million), it said in a filing.
China's SenseTime postpones Hong Kong IPO after US blacklisting
AFP, Published on 13/12/2021
» HONG KONG: Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime said Monday it was postponing a planned $767 million initial public offering in Hong Kong after it was blacklisted by the US over human rights concerns in Xinjiang.
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
AFP, Published on 26/10/2021
» QALA I NAW (AFGHANISTAN) - Fahima has wept many times since her husband sold their two young daughters into marriage to survive the drought gripping western Afghanistan.
After Belgian washout, Verstappen's home race could create heat
AFP, Published on 02/09/2021
» ZANDVOORT (NETHERLANDS) - Formula One hopes a return to "a proper old-school track" in the Netherlands this weekend can wipe away memories of last Sunday's farcical washout in Belgium.
Greece counts cost as fires 'slowly coming under control'
AFP, Published on 11/08/2021
» EDIPSOS, Greece: Hundreds of firefighters were battling to control two massive wildfires in Greece on Wednesday, one raging for nine straight days, that have left hundreds homeless and caused incalculable damage.