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Malaysian Federal Court Upholds 12-Year Prison Sentence For Former Prime Minister Najib Razak

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Added to the prison sentence is the imposition of a fine of 47 million euros for abuse of power and money laundering. Malaysia's Federal Court on Tuesday upheld the 12-year prison sentence for corruption against former Prime Minister Najib Razak in connection with the embezzlement of the state fund 1MDB. The judges of the court have unanimously rejected the former president's appeal against the conviction issued in July 2020 and confirmed by an appeals court in December of the following year for the misappropriation of 42 million ringgit (9.9 million dollars or €8.8 million) from the 1MDB while ruling the country. The former leader, who ruled the country from April 2009 to May 2018 and pleads not guilty to the accusations related to the 1MDB, will also have to pay a fine of 210 million ringgit (46 million dollars or 47 million euros ). The crimes that are imputed to the former leader are abuse of power and trust, and money laundering for the diversion of millions to his private...

Indo-Pacific Alliance | North Korea Warns Of A Nuclear Arms Race

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North Korea haswarned of a nuclear arms race in the region in theface of the new Indo-Pacific security alliance. "These are extremely undesirable and dangerous acts that will upset the strategic balance in the Asia-Pacific region and trigger a nuclear arms race," the state news agency KCNA quoted a representative of the State Department as saying. Against the background of Chinese expansion efforts, the USA, Great Britain and Australia announced the new alliance last week. Among other things, it provides for the governments in Washington and London to support Canberra with the construction of nuclear-powered submarines. Read also:  USA, Australia And Great Britain Sign Security Pacts The new alliance makes it clear that the US is "the main culprit for the overthrow of the international nuclear non-proliferation system," said the ministry official. The government in Pyongyang will "certainly take appropriate countermeasures" if the alliance "has the sl...

Today Top News Stories || Turkey Quake | US Presidential Election | Right To Punish France For Historical Crimes

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More than 100 aftershocks, 27 killed in Turkey quake More than 100 aftershocks have hit the Turkish coastal city of Izmir since a devastating earthquake, with more than 20 buildings collapsing, leaving 27 dead and more than 800 injured. According to the World News Agency, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook the Turkish coastal city of Izmir and the Greek island of Samos yesterday.  At least 140 people have been rescued from the rubble of buildings in Turkey, while more than 800 injured have been taken to hospitals, where 27 people have been confirmed dead. Dozens of injured are in critical condition and the death toll is expected to rise. On the other hand, a girl and her mother were crushed to death when a building collapsed on the Greek island of Jamos, while several people were injured. More than 100 aftershocks have been felt in Turkey since the deadly quake, causing panic among residents and hampering relief efforts.  The administration had already evacuated buildings in th...

More Deaths in the United States and Spain, with 114,257 deaths from Corona worldwide

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Coronary virus victims and casualties have increased worldwide and so far, at least 114,257 people have been killed, 1,853,505 people have been affected and 423,728 recovered. The number of Corona virus victims is increasing with each passing day, and so far about 1.8 million people have been infected with this virus. Spain's death toll rises again The death toll from the Corona virus in Spain has declined, but now it has increased again and the total number of deaths in the country has reached  17,209  after 619 deaths.  Spain had 510 fatalities on the last day, the lowest number of deaths in the last two weeks.  In Spain, at least 5,000 people have been infected in the past 24 hours, with the number of people infected with the virus exceeding  166,831  in the country. America is the most affected country with this virus The United States has become the most affected country with the virus worldwide, and according to Johns Hopkins University data, there...

Corona victims in the world close to 1.3 million

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According to data released by Johns Hopkins University, the total number of victims worldwide is                1,274,589 The number of people infected with the virus so far in the  United States is  336,987 Then in Spain the number is  131,646   and in Italy it is  128,948 Italy has the highest number of  15,887  deaths so far. The virus has spread to  69,488  deaths in  208  countries so far. However, it is also important to note that most people have recovered from Code 19. According to data released by Johns Hopkins,  264,840  people have recovered so far, most of them from China. Corona Virus | A worldwide situation United States The beginning of a 'difficult week' in the United States, the outbreak is likely to spread to other states.  The United States is currently the most affected country with the Corona virus in the world, and authorities are seeing other states being ...