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Germany's Mercedes-Benz plans assembly plant in Egypt
BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Daimler's Mercedes-Benz Cars unit says it is developing plans to open an assembly plant in Egypt.Mercedes-Benz said in a statement Friday that the passenger car plant would be built by [...]
Bulgaria makes terror financing arrests across the country
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Police in Bulgaria says they have busted a suspected terrorism financing ring and detained 43 people in raids across the country.Deputy Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev told reporters on Friday that one [...]
Lawsuits ramp up pressure on family that owns opioid company
The legal pressure on the prominent family behind the company that makes OxyContin, the prescription painkiller that helped fuel the nation's opioid epidemic, is likely to get more intense.The Sackler family came under heavy scrutiny... [...]
Macedonia seeks help in catching safe deposit box thefts
SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — Macedonian authorities are seeking cross-border help to gather evidence on a 1.7-million euro ($1.9 million) theft from bank safe deposit boxes by an international gang in 2017.Macedonia's prosecution office... Source: NZ [...]
Mortgage war reignites as Westpac offers 3.99% rate
Mortgage brokers say a new sub-4 per cent mortgage rate launched by a major bank could be the start of another mortgage war.From today Westpac is offering a one-year fixed term rate of 3.99 per [...]