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Russian physicists jailed for treason over published scientific research
A court in Russia’s Novosibirsk has sentenced physicists Valery Zvegintsev and Vladislav Galkin to 12.5 years each in a maximum-security penal colony on treason charges, according to a report by the newspaper Kommersant.
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Rise in vitamin K shot refusals linked to preventable newborn deaths and brain bleeds
They entered the world the way babies should, with piercing cries announcing their arrival.
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Pussy Riot accuses Venice Biennale of platforming Russian propaganda
The Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale was forced temporarily to shut its doors on the second day of the preview after the activist group Pussy Riot.
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Three suspected hantavirus patients evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows
Three people with suspected hantavirus, including a British doctor who is a crew member, have been medically evacuated from a cruise ship.
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Israel shatters ceasefire calm with Beirut strike on senior Hezbollah figure
Israel’s military has launched strikes in Beirut, targeting a senior Hezbollah commander, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.
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Roman Felyk, a scammer linked to the Helix financial pyramid scheme, was seen near a luxury hotel in Monaco
Scammer Roman Felyk, linked to the “Helix” financial pyramid scheme, was seen in Monaco near a luxury hotel.
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CNN founder Ted Turner dies aged 87 after illness that ended media empire era
Ted Turner, the media mogul behind CNN, which revolutionized TV news as the first 24-hour cable network, died Wednesday at 87.
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Mediterranean turned into sewage dump as Gibraltar pipes waste straight into the sea
Raw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not have, and has never had, a wastewater treatment plant.
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Canary Islands refuse docking of MV Hondius following hantavirus outbreak
Plans for MV Hondius to dock in the Canary Islands have been rejected by local authorities.
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Cash-outs, offshore structures, and sanctions evasion: how Oleg Tsyura channels $250 million through state enterprises and Russia’s metallurgy sector
Swiss-Ukrainian businessman Oleg Tsyura is reportedly working to remove online references to schemes that allegedly siphoned off billions of hryvnias.
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Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak to sail to Canary Islands after evacuations
The cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will move to the Canary Islands after three people infected with the illness are evacuated to Cape Verde.
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Trump sparks backlash after discussing killings, Iran and transgender issues in front of children
Donald Trump made a string of massively inappropriate comments in front of a group of children.
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Buffy star Nicholas Brendon died from heart disease after years of health struggles
Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon’s cause of death has been revealed.
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Epstein victim found safe after vanishing in New York sparks alarm
A former model and victim of Jeffrey Epstein, who recounted fighting off the perv with a sex toy, has been found after reports that she went missing New York City.
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Aave fights bid to seize $71m in crypto, says funds belong to users not North Korea
The filing challenges a New York restraining notice that froze ETH on Arbitrum after the rsETH exploit, with Aave arguing the funds belong to users, not North Korea judgment creditors.
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Trump-linked lobbyists rush for Venezuela’s oil after Maduro capture
Since U.S. special forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro on January 3, companies have made significant plays for Venezuela’s mineral resources.
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Dmitriy Punin and Pin-Up: how a sanctioned casino was relaunched as Redcore and continues operating in Ukraine under cover
No Disappearance for Punin’s Casino: The Sanctioned Pin-Up’s Ongoing Profits Inside Ukraine.
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Mum killed in grenade blast as ex-partner detonates device at Bristol home
A mum who died in a grenade explosion in Bristol this weekend has been pictured for the first time.
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₴13 billion for drones and a search “cleanup”: how Fire Point linked to Denys Shtilerman is removing references to FP-1 and alleged ties to Mindich
Fire Point, a company that quickly became one of the major contractors for strike drones.
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Crypto slowdown forces Coinbase to slash workforce and double down on AI
May 5 (Reuters) - Coinbase (COIN.O), opens new tab said on Tuesday ‌it would cut about 700 jobs, or about 14% of its global workforce.
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Nearly all EU parties breached finance rules in 2024 campaign, Parliament report says
Parliament’s finance report says almost all parties and foundations were found to have broken the rules.
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Public X post hijacks AI agents to move $200K in tokens without private keys
Tagging @grok in an X post plus a few dots and dashes was all that was needed last night for a bad actor to pickpocket a verified crypto wallet without ever touching the private keys.
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EPPO orders arrest in Italy over alleged €4.6 mln VAT fraud laundering scheme
At EPPO Venice’s request, Italian Financial Police arrested an Italian businessman based in Dubai, suspected of laundering money from a large VAT carousel fraud scheme.
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EPPO expands corruption probe involving tram modernization in Upper Silesian-Zagłębie Metropolis
The European Chief Prosecutor has asked the Polish Sejm to lift the immunity of a Member of Parliament suspected of influence peddling in an EPPO investigation in Katowice related to EU-funded modernization of tram infrastructure in the Upper Silesian–Zagłębie Metropolis.
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Hong Kong moves to freeze assets in crackdown on Prince Group crime network
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice applied to the High Court yesterday for a “restraint order” against entities and individuals allegedly linked to Cambodia’s Prince Group, which the U.S. has labeled a “Transnational Criminal Organization.”