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FBI accuses North Korean-backed hackers of stealing $1.5 billion in crypto
ROME — The FBI has accused North Korean-linked hackers of conducting one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency publicly known,…
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Disabled teen pleads guilty to sexually assaulting schoolgirl, 10, at mosque in Selangor
AMPANG: A 19-year-old teen pleaded guilty on Thursday (Feb 27) to a charge of sexual assault involving a schoolgirl, 10,…
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Malaysia sentences foreign man to 7 years’ jail for possessing 6 guns, ammunition
PETALING JAYA: A foreign national was sentenced to seven years’ jail on Wednesday (Feb 26) after he pled guilty to…
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Indonesia arrests top executive of state-owned oil and gas firm, 6 others in US$12 billion corruption scandal
JAKARTA: A top executive of a subsidiary of the country’s state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina is among seven people…
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Jail for firm director who embezzled more than S$400,000 to fuel gambling habit
SINGAPORE: A director of a company who was given funds to finance an order gambled away most of that money…
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Scotland releases prisoners early to relieve overcrowded jails
A long-running crisis of overstuffed jails and backlogged courts has reached a critical level. ADVERTISEMENT Hundreds of inmates are soon…
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Ex-director of facilities management at Singapore Zoo accepted bribes of more than S$2.4 million
SINGAPORE: A former director at the Singapore Zoo accepted bribes of more than S$2.4 million (US$1.8 million) in a scheme spanning more…
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After shocking Pelicot crimes, French surgeon to face trial in child sex abuse case
Le Scouarnec’s case will raise tough questions for France’s publicly run healthcare system, victims and rights groups say. Despite a…
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After shocking Pelicot crimes, French surgeon to face trial in child sex abuse case
Le Scouarnec’s case will raise tough questions for France’s publicly run healthcare system, victims and rights groups say. Despite a…
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Asia
4 policemen injured in Kedah trying to arrest machete-wielding suspect who later died in hospital
SUNGAI PETANI, Kedah: Four policemen in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah suffered injuries to different parts of their bodies…
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