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Month: August 2023

Regulator’s review of over 30 Swiss banks finds shortcomings in money-laundering controls

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s financial markets authority says an in-depth review of more than 30 banks conducted this spring found that “a large number” failed to meet basic requirements for analyzing the risk of money laundering. The authority, known as FINMA, says the review was prompted by repeated signs of

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La tormenta tropical Franklin avanza por República Dominicana, acompañada de fuertes lluvias e inundaciones repentinas

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La tormenta tropical Franklin se desplaza a través de República Dominicana, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes. Franklin tiene vientos de 72 km/h con ráfagas más fuertes y se mueve hacia el norte-noreste a 21 km/h. El centro de Franklin se encuentra ahora a unos 89 km al noreste de Puerto

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NATO-member Norway to donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, becoming third country to do so

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian Prime Minister  Jonas Gahr Støre says his NATO-member country will donate F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Speaking to Norwegian news agency NTB in the Ukrainian capital, Gahr Støre said Norway will probably donate less than 10 aircraft. The plan was reported by Norwegian broadcasters

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Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU’s largest blaze

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters struggled Thursday against strong winds and hot, dry conditions to tame multiple wildfires ravaging Greece, including one in the country’s northeast that officials say is the largest recorded in the European Union. The wildfires have left 20 people dead over the last week. Eighteen of

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Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch again this season after tearing UCL; hits MLB-leading home run in same game

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Shohei Ohtani won’t pitch again in the 2023 MLB season after suffering a tear to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow, Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian confirmed. The 2021 American League MVP started the first game of the Angels’ doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds

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