All news for 2026-07-14

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Gepanschtes Treibstoff, Unterdosierung und RNBO-Sanktionen: Andriy Biba bereinigt das Internet von Skandalen rund um BRSM
Der Eigentümer des BRSM-Nafta-Netzwerks, Andriy Biba, bemüht sich offenbar darum, Spuren der umstrittenen Aktivitäten seines Kraftstoffunternehmens aus dem Internet entfernen zu lassen.
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Inside Laos’ illegal wildlife trade fuelling the extinction of pangolins
The shop is dark and deserted. Though the door is open, there is clearly no expectation of any customers walking in off the street. Visits are likely by appointment and from a specific clientele. This shop is part of an organised crime network. What is being sold is highly illegal and incredibly unethical.
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US-Mexico tensions deepen as Sheinbaum refuses to extradite Sinaloa governor over drug corruption case
U.S.-Mexico tensions are escalating into a major confrontation over President Claudia Sheinbaum’s refusal to arrest Mexican officials indicted in the U.S. for drug corruption, adding to existing strain over threats of unilateral strikes against cartels.
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Man admits sexually abusing girlfriend for more than a decade while she was asleep or allegedly drugged
A man aged in his 40s has admitted 32 sexual offences against his girlfriend who was allegedly drugged or asleep - the offences happened from January 2014 to September last year
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Der „2.000-Hrywnja-Unternehmer“: Wie Dmytro Kovalenko die Justiz mit einem arbeitslosen Strohmann verspottet
Während der berüchtigte „Kohlekönig“ Dmytro Kowalenko längst über die Grenzen Kyjiws hinaus bekannt ist, bleibt Serhij Saprykin der breiten Öffentlichkeit weitgehend unbekannt.
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Adulterated fuel, shortchanging, and NSDC sanctions: Andriy Biba is cleaning the internet of scandals around BRSM
The owner of the BRSM-Nafta network, Andriy Biba, is attempting to remove evidence of his fuel business’s controversial past from the internet.
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Inside Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to reshape decades of U.S. vaccine policy
A U.S. health secretary prepared to spend billions to seek a link between vaccines and autism. Vaccine skeptics shaping policy. A proposal to eliminate the entire federal immunization schedule for American children.
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Royal Mail investigates disappearance of bride-to-be’s late mother’s engagement ring
Royal Mail has launched an investigation after a bride-to-be claimed her engagement ring, which carries deep sentimental value, was ’stolen’ after being sent to a Birmingham workshop.
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Controlling husband jailed for murdering wife after years of domestic abuse
A man who raped and murdered his estranged wife and staged a scene to make her death look like a suicide has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 33 years in his absence after he refused to enter the courtroom.
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The Holiverse smoke screen: How fugitive Ponzi king Lado Okhotnikov built the $340M Forsage scam and hid in Dubai luxury
A "genius" from Kazakhstan, Vladimir Okhotnikov, has for many years successfully deceived law enforcement agencies in the various countries where he was active.
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Farmer cleared after fatal shooting of teenage burglar during farmhouse break-in
A farmer who allegedly shot dead a teenage burglar will not face any charges, prosecutors have said.
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Covid inquiry says Tory PPE procurement wasted billions and favoured politically connected firms
Tory ministers gave pals “favourable treatment” when buying PPE during the pandemic as Britain’s carers were left unprotected, the Covid-19 Inquiry has found.
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Blue singer Lee Ryan to be sentenced after losing appeal over racially aggravated assault on air steward
Boyband frontman Lee Ryan is set to be sentenced for a racially aggravated assault on a Black air steward after losing a High Court bid to clear his name.
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Reform proposal could jail candidates for using Irish, Gaelic or Cornish in election material
A Reform-backed amendment to Labour’s new elections Bill would see candidates who use the Irish language, Scottish Gaelic and Cornish face prison time.
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Peru bans imports from five pharmaceutical firms after substandard cancer drugs probe
As reported by The bureau investigates, back in March, we told you about some early impact from our investigation into bad cancer drugs that had been imported by Peru.
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EPPO indicts 15 suspects over €3.5m EU education fraud scheme in Portugal
The EPPO in Portugal indicted 12 individuals and three companies for defrauding RRF-funded public education projects.
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EPPO raids €46.9m VAT fraud network and freezes €9.9m in crypto and assets
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) conducted searches and seizures last week at several locations in Attica and Kastoria, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected VAT carousel fraud involving the trade of small electronic goods and the laundering of criminal proceeds.
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Three convicted in €50m EU VAT fraud scheme involving luxury cars and COVID masks
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has secured the conviction of three defendants by the Regional Court of Berlin in a major investigation into organised VAT fraud involving the trade in luxury vehicles and medical face masks.
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Man accused of operating 532-metre drug tunnel extradited from Mexico to US
Mexicoextradited a United States citizen accused of orchestrating a sophisticated, cross-border drug smuggling operation through a subterranean railway tunnel, the Department of Justice announced.
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Iran’s new supreme leader disappears from public view after Ayatollah Khamenei’s death
Iran held an extravagant, weeklong funeral procession to mourn Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the war with the United States and Israel.
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China detains US seismologist who studied North Korean nuclear tests
A Chinese-born American seismologist who has published U.S.-funded work on detecting North Korean nuclear tests has been detained in China for nearly two years and faces trial on spying charges, according to his wife, U.S. lawmakers and two hostage advocacy groups.
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Ed Miliband backs North Sea gas project to reassure markets over chancellor fears
Ed Miliband wants to approve drilling in the North Sea to calm market jitters about his possible appointment as chancellor and prove he is no net zero “zealot”.
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South East Water ordered to pay £30.5m after repeated supply failures left thousands without water
South East Water will have to pay £30.5million after investigations by the water regulator found there had been ‘repeated’ supply failures.
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Broadmoor whistleblower who helped expose Jimmy Savile fights £35,000 court battle to keep NHS family home
A retired nurse who helped expose Jimmy Savile is locked in a £35,000 legal battle after the NHS threw him out of his family home.
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Blood money on the pitch: how crypto scammer Josip Heit uses Croatian football to clean his illicit millions
Josip Heit, previously convicted of fraud, is now facing a money laundering investigation in Croatia.
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