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ABN AMRO pays multimillion fine in money laundering probe

Dutch bank ABN AMRO says it has agreed to pay 480 million euros ($574 million) as part of a settlement with prosecutors who accused it of “serious shortcomings” in tackling money laundering

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Asian shares rise amid cautious outlook for global economy

Asian shares have advanced amid cautious optimism about a global rebound from the coronavirus pandemic

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Radical Islamist party frees 11 Pakistani police hostages

Pakistan's interior minister says an outlawed Islamist political group has freed 11 policemen it had held hostage in the eastern city of Lahore amid clashes with security forces

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Super League clubs tell FIFA legal action already started

The 12 European clubs pursuing a Super League have told the leaders FIFA and UEFA that legal action is already being pursued to stop them from action intended to thwart the launch of the breakaway competition

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Bitter experience helps French ICUs crest latest virus wave

A renewed crush of COVID-19 cases is again forcing intensive care units across France to grapple with the macabre mathematics of how to make space for thousands of  critically ill patients

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

German Greens launch chancellor bid as Merkel bloc squabbles

Germany’s environmentalist Greens are set to announce who will make the party’s first run for the chancellery in September’s national election, while a power struggle in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc is dragging into its second week

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

'Mad Max' prequel shot in Outback to be released in 2023

A prequel to the “Mad Max” movie franchise starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth will be filmed in Australia

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

VW, Ford unveil SUVs at China auto show under virus controls

Volkswagen has unveiled an electric SUV made for China at the Shanghai auto show, the industry’s biggest marketing event in a year overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Japan journalist arrested in Myanmar, govt asks for release

Japan’s government is asking Myanmar to release a Japanese journalist who was arrested by security forces in Yangon

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Attorneys at Chauvin trial in Floyd death make final pitch

Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd will make their closing arguments Monday

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

India's electric vehicles face practical, technical hurdles

India has ambitions to expand use of electric vehicles to wean itself from polluting fossil fuels, but EVs are still a rarity on its congested highways

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Evening' game

Winning numbers drawn in 'Pick 3 Evening' game

DATE: April 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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