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Vietnamese tycoon must find $9bn to avoid death penalty after appeal fails
She is now in a race for her life - if she can pay back 75% of what she took, she could be spared.BBC News - 1d -
Vietnamese tycoon faces scramble to raise billions to avoid death sentence
Truong My Lan must repay three-quarters of $12bn she embezzled from bank in a case that shocked the country. The Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has lost her appeal against the death ...The Guardian - 1d -
Real estate tycoon must pay $9 billion to avoid execution in Vietnam
A court in Vietnam upheld a death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, rejecting her appeal in a $12 billion embezzlement and bribery case.NBC News - 23h -
Death sentence upheld for tycoon — unless she pays $9 billion
Truong My Lan was convicted of swindling money from Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) and sentenced to death for fraud totaling $27 billion.CBS News - 20h -
Vietnam court may commute tycoon's death sentences if she repays $11 billion
A court in Vietnam has upheld the death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan but said it could be commuted to life if she reimburses some $11 billionABC News - 18h -
Police recover a stolen van with 2,500 pies after a chef's appeal, but they are too damaged to eat
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Ex-paddleboard firm owner in court after deaths
Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, is charged with gross negligence manslaughter after four people died.BBC News - 23h -
Two drug arrests after Belfast nightclub death
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FirstFT: South Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol faces calls to resign after failed martial law order
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released after death sentence is overturned
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Iran frees rapper Toomaj Salehi months after death sentence overturned
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Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
Medical experts have been sent to southwestern Congo after a mystery disease killed dozens of people over two weeks, authorities saidABC News - 15h -
Health officials investigate mystery disease in southwest Congo after 143 deaths
Medical experts have been sent to southwestern Congo after a mystery disease killed dozens of people over two weeks, authorities saidABC News - 15h -
Ancelotti backs Mbappé for shirking penalty
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Good Samaritan finds two baby girls in an Indiana ditch after car was stolen
A good Samaritan who went outside to grab a delivery found two infant girls who were dumped in a ditch near his Indiana home after the car they were in was stolen.NBC News - 12h -
Relatives hunt for the missing after Guinea stadium crush amid fears official death toll is too low
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6 HELOC borrowing mistakes to avoid this December
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2 Delta attendants fail breathalyzer test before international flight
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Schumer says bipartisan talks to avoid shutdown before Christmas 'on the right track'
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Guéhi avoids FA charge for 'I love Jesus' armband
Crystal Palace and England centre-back Marc Guehi could face an FA charge after writing "I love Jesus" on his rainbow-coloured captain's armband.ESPN - 14h -
How can I avoid paying interest on my credit card?
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Republicans call for investigation into FEMA employees avoiding homes with Trump signs
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Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese, Bueckers' WNBA debut and a WNBA Finals rematch: Top 10 WNBA games for 2025
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Europe must make a choice on the steel industry
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Universities enrolling foreign students with poor English, BBC finds
Institutions may be overlooking inadequate language skills to receive high fees from overseas students.BBC News - 1d -
'It wasn't perfect,' but Broncos find way to wild win
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Lasers Are Making It Easier to Find Buried Land Mines
The technology searches for buried objects by sending vibrations into the ground and measuring what comes back.Wired - 36m -
Hotel lift death turns 'dream holiday into a nightmare'
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NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons demanded an investigation Tuesday into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in ...Yahoo Sports - 11h -
NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons are demanding an investigation into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in historic protests ...ABC News - 11h -
Letby interviewed in prison over more baby deaths
The serial killer nurse has been interviewed in prison over more unexplained deaths at two hospitals.BBC News - 11m
