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Romanian Anti-Graft Judge Named to Top EU Prosecutor’s Post
The European Union is appointing Romanian anti-corruption judge Laura Codruta Kosevi to lead its new public prosecutor’s office.
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Banker Tied to Money Laundering Found Dead in Estonia
Estonian police have found the body of the former head of Danske Bank in Estonia who was at the center of a $220 billion money laundering scandal and had disappeared two days ago.
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AP Photos: Indian Lockdown Upends Kashmir Children’s Lives
As India-controlled Kashmir reels under an unprecedented lockdown, children remain the most affected. The crisis has upended the education of millions of children in the disputed Himalayan region, and many have been caught up in street violence.
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Russia’s Putin Hosts Venezuelan Leader Maduro for Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin is meeting Venezuela’s leader in Moscow amid the ongoing political crisis in the South American nation.
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Man Who Faked Being Teen Doctor Has Been Freed From Prison
A 22-year-old Florida man imprisoned for impersonating a doctor while he was a teenager and stealing from a patient has been freed from custody.
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Israel Arrests Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem Affairs
Israeli police say they have arrested the Palestinian minister of Jerusalem affairs for conducting political activity in east Jerusalem.
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Thomas Cook’s German Unit Gets Loan, Polish One Goes Bust
The German unit of collapsed tour operator Thomas Cook has been promised rescue loans from the government there, though the Polish one has confirmed it is going bust.
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Swiss Attorney General Gets 4 More Years Amid FIFA Fallout
Switzerland’s lawmakers have given embattled attorney general Michael Lauber four more years in office despite criticism of his handling of corruption investigations linked to soccer governing body FIFA.
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Coe Re-elected Unopposed for 4 More Years as IAAF President
Sebastian Coe has been re-elected to lead track and field’s governing body for another four years.
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New Climate Report: Oceans Rising Faster, Ice Melting More
Climate change is making the world’s oceans warm, rise, lose oxygen and get more acidic at an ever-faster pace, while melting even more ice and snow, a grim international science assessment concludes.