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Banks fined $5.7bn over foreign exchange rigging - live updates | Regulators are announcing penalties against some of the world’s biggest banks for their role in manipulating the foreign exchange markets. (theguardian.com)
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Obama is creating a 1,500-mile “butterfly corridor” to help Monarchs get from Mexico to Minnesota (qz.com)
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ISIS forces overrun ancient city of Palmyra 2 days after being driven out. City has "completely fallen". (independent.co.uk)
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The world's oldest stone tools have been discovered, scientists report. They were unearthed from the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya, and date to 3.3 million years ago. They are 700,000 years older than any tools found before, even pre-dating the earliest humans in the Homo genus. (bbc.com)
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1,400 suspects in politician and celebrity child sex abuse inquiry - Officer leading Operation Hydrant inquiry says out of 1,433 alleged offenders 76 were politicians, 43 were from music industry and 135 were from TV, film or radio. (theguardian.com)
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Sophisticated Tool Kit Predates Humans: The earliest known stone toolkit could write a whole new chapter in the book of human evolution, especially since the tools were not even made by our genus. (news.discovery.com)
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Photographs showing a North Korean missile launched from a submarine were manipulated by state propagandists and the country may be years away from developing such technology, analysts and a top U.S. military official said on Tuesday. (reuters.com)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the timely repayment of all debts owed to it by Ukraine while criticising the latter's move to impose moratorium on state debt repayment. (news.xinhuanet.com)
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China illegally fishing off coast of west Africa, Greenpeace study reveals: Number of Chinese fishing boats operating in Africa soared from 13 in 1985 to 462 in 2013, say environmental group, with ships ‘taking advantage of weak enforcement and supervision (theguardian.com)
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered that all Afghan children in Iran be permitted schooling regardless of their residency status. This decision impacts hundreds of thousands of children and can help improve the precarious status of the approximately 3 million Afghans in Iran. (al-monitor.com)
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Revealed: BP's close ties with the UK government | Documents show the extent of BP’s influence on government policy and how their intimate relationship is at odds with UK commitments to reduce carbon emissions (theguardian.com)
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Wages paid to illegal immigrants will be confiscated by the police, says David Cameron (independent.co.uk)
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Barclays fined £1.5bn over forex failings. The largest financial penalty ever imposed by the FCA (citywire.co.uk)
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