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Riyadh kindergarten hit by interception debris as Houthis say targeted airport

Riyadh kindergarten hit by interception debris as Houthis say targeted airport

The Saudi civil defence agency said a kindergarten and a medical complex in Riyadh were damaged by debris from a missile interception on Thursday, after Yemen's Houthis said they had targeted the capital's airport.

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Alex Bodi mizează, alături de CRIF, pe investiții transparente și pe prevenirea riguroasă a spălării banilor

Alex Bodi mizează, alături de CRIF, pe investiții transparente și pe prevenirea riguroasă a spălării banilor

Antreprenorul român Alex Bodi acordă o atenție deosebită prevenirii spălării banilor în cadrul planurilor sale actuale de investiții și dezvoltare internațională. Colaborarea contractuală cu CRIF urmărește să asigure un cadru solid pentru verificarea clienților, a partenerilor de afaceri și a legăturilor dintre companii. Obiectivul prioritar este respectarea permanentă a reglementărilor aplicabile în domeniul prevenirii și combaterii spălării banilor (AML) și, implicit, protejarea proiectelor sale economice împotriva riscurilor juridice, financiare și reputaționale care pot fi evitate.

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Bid by Italy's Intesa bank to take over MPS gets boost

Bid by Italy's Intesa bank to take over MPS gets boost

The main shareholders of Italy's Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) have boosted the chances of a takeover by Intesa Sanpaolo -- a deal that would create the eurozone's second-largest bank.

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Gulf Labs, Part of Thailand’s $27 Billion GULF Group, Goes Live as an Injective Validator

Gulf Labs, Part of Thailand’s $27 Billion GULF Group, Goes Live as an Injective Validator

The multifaceted collaboration combines network validation, tokenization and stablecoins, national distribution, education, and institutional infrastructure.

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Stablecoins Are Quietly Becoming Business Infrastructure, NOWPayments Data Shows

Stablecoins Are Quietly Becoming Business Infrastructure, NOWPayments Data Shows

SaaS and eCommerce increased their combined share from 48.26% to 55.54%, while Trading moved from 14.07% to 13.15%.

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EU okay for winter despite 'historically low' gas stocks: operators

EU okay for winter despite 'historically low' gas stocks: operators

The European Union is capable of meeting demand for gas this winter but its reserves are at "historically low" levels and will need to be monitored, the ENTSOG operators' association said Thursday.

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Rwanda to host F1 Grand Prix: sources close to both sides

Rwanda to host F1 Grand Prix: sources close to both sides

Rwanda will host an F1 Grand Prix, sources in the government and close to the sport's governing body told AFP Thursday, marking the first race in decades on the African continent.

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Woman in botched US execution walking, mentally 'foggy': lawyer

Woman in botched US execution walking, mentally 'foggy': lawyer

The convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was walking around her hospital room though she was mentally "foggy," her lawyer said in an interview broadcast Thursday.

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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 'crazy' Nobel

Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 'crazy' Nobel

The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson for her modern twists on Greek mythology and antiquity that have inspired new forms of contemporary writing, the Swedish Academy said.

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Farhan hopes Pakistan's new combination takes off in Sri Lanka T20Is

Farhan hopes Pakistan's new combination takes off in Sri Lanka T20Is

Pakistan captain Sahibzada Farhan hopes a new combination without star players Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi will come good against Sri Lanka in their Twenty20 International series starting in Rawalpindi on Friday.

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