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Two more suspects including woman charged over Louvre heist
AFP, Published on 02/11/2025
» PARIS - Two more suspects, a man and a woman arrested this week over the jewel heist at the Louvre, were on Saturday charged and remanded in custody, prosecutors said.
France arrests five new suspects over Louvre heist: prosecutor
AFP, Published on 30/10/2025
» PARIS — French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday.
TIMELINE: ANZ's $160m fine is the latest of many rule breaches
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2025
» SYDNEY - Australian bank ANZ agreed on Monday to pay a record-breaking A$240 million ($159.5 million) in fines for systemic failures ranging from acting "unconscionably" in a government bond deal to charging dead customers.
Toxic Thailand rivers pinned on Myanmar mines
AFP, Published on 11/06/2025
» CHIANG RAI — A sprawling new mine is gouged into the lush rolling hills of northeast Myanmar, where civil war has weakened the government's already feeble writ, and pollution levels are rising downstream in Thailand.
Luigi Mangione indicted for first-degree murder in CEO death
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/12/2024
» NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione was indicted in New York on first-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc executive Brian Thompson in a shocking case that prosecutors said amounted to an act of terrorism.
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
Reuters, Published on 04/10/2024
» The World Health Organisation authorised Abbott Laboratories' mpox diagnostic test for emergency use on Thursday, the first such approval in the agency's effort to bolster testing capabilities in countries facing outbreaks of the disease.
Singapore gives go ahead for cashless gambling at casinos
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/09/2024
» Cashless gambling will soon be permitted at Singapore's two casinos under amendments to the city state's Casino Control Act, though the use of Cashless gambling will soon be permitted at Singapore's two casinos under amendments to the city state's Casino Control Act, though the use of cryptocurrencies will remain prohibited.
Two dead, 56 injured in Romania gas station blasts
AFP, Published on 28/08/2023
» BUCHAREST - Prosecutors opened an inquiry Sunday into two explosions at an unlicensed liquefied petroleum gas filling station that left two people dead and 56 people injured north of Romania's capital Bucharest at the weekend.
Hong Kong high-rise aims to become 'village' of the dead
AFP, Published on 27/06/2023
» HONG KONG - With its white marble foyer and lavish chandeliers, the 12-storey tower could be mistaken for one of Hong Kong’s newest hotels, but it offers a longer stay: a final resting place for thousands in one of the world's most crowded cities.
Hong Kong court asked to ban democracy anthem
AFP, Published on 06/06/2023
» HONG KONG: The government of Hong Kong has asked the city’s high court to ban the song “Glory to Hong Kong”, an anthem born out of the huge pro-democracy protests in 2019.