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All news for 2024-09-06

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Namecheap cooperates with Russia and deceives its customers, having Ukrainian management
Namecheap has a reputation for being one of the most competitive domain name registration options. According to Statista, Namecheap is the second-largest registrar in the world, registering approximately 8% of all domain names.
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Secretive Cyprus-registered funds were used to conceal megayachts and luxury real estate associated with a sanctioned Russian banker
In Cyprus, a new type of investment fund was marketed to clients as a way to avoid disclosing their ownership of assets. In one case, these funds were used to obscure the ownership of offshore companies that allegedly held luxury assets linked to powerful Russian banker Andrei Kostin, including two megayachts worth tens of millions.
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South Africa’s Police Minister has raised concerns about the increasing activity of racketeers
The Police Minister of the South African Republic has said that poor economic conditions in the country have led to a “wave of extortions” but that police are “hard at work” and will introduce new measures to combat crime.
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Offenders might serve their sentences in Estonian prisons as a measure to alleviate overcrowding
The Ministry of Justice says it is "considering all viable options" to increase capacity on the prison estate, as the latest statistics show there are only about 1,000 places available.
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Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 chaos as turbulence throws bags across cabin with 7 injured
Two crew members and about five passengers were injured due to severe turbulence on the plane, with two others being hospitalized for further treatment.
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Kate Middleton sends sweet message about her work amid cancer treatment
The Princess of Wales has said she is ‘looking forward’ to working with the UK’s new chief scout, Dwayne Fields.
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A train derailment in Manchester caused people’s "houses to shake"
The Friday afternoon peace has been shattered in Greater Manchester after a train derailed near houses.
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Transport for London has cut data feeds to travel apps due to a cyber-attack
Decision affects services such as Citymapper, while TfL says incident not believed to be ransomware attack
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A man from Rotherham has been sentenced to nine years in prison, marking the longest sentence handed down so far for the summer riots
Thomas Birley added fuel to bin fire and threw objects at police during unrest outside hotel housing asylum seekers
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UK ‘needs £1tn investment over 10 years to hit economic targets’
To achieve 3% annual growth, £100bn a year must be found for key sectors like housing and energy, City taskforce finds
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The family of the President of Uzbekistan and Octobank: A banking screen for corrupt deals?
Although the owner of the Uzbek Octobank is formally listed as the bank’s chairman of the board, Iskandar Tursunov, who owns 99.16% of the shares, in fact, the beneficiaries of Octobank are the family of the country’s current president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.