2019

Westpac Bank chief resigns over money-laundering scandal

Westpac CEO to step down over money-laundering scandal November 26, 2019, 3:59 AM 1 min read The chief executive of Australia’s second biggest bank plans to resign following accusations Westpac committed 23 million breaches of anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing laws. The financial crime regulator AUSTRAC is pursuing Westpac in the Federal Court for allegedly

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Ebola responders on ‘lockdown’ after Congo city’s unrest

Ebola responders on ‘lockdown’ after Congo city’s deadly unrest, UN health agency says November 26, 2019, 7:28 AM 1 min read The World Health Organization says Ebola responders are on lockdown in the eastern Congo city of Beni after angry residents attacked a United Nations base to protest repeated rebel assaults. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom

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Shania Twain Impresses Fans Much With Explosive AMAs Performance

The 54-year-old singer delivered a show-stopping performance on Sunday with a medley of her greatest hits including “Any Man of Mine,” “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” and “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” as well as a series of covers of songs from artists like Drake, Taylor Swift and Post Malone.  Shania Twain – Man! I

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Activists Build a Grass-Roots Alliance Against Amazon

SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon flourished over its first two decades with little opposition and less scrutiny. A new coalition and a report unveiled on Tuesday make clear that era is over. The coalition, Athena, comprises three dozen grass-roots groups involved in issues like digital surveillance, antitrust and working conditions in warehouses. The goal is to

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