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Goldman Sachs settles shareholder lawsuit over 1MDB scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters): Goldman Sachs has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the Wall Street bank of defrauding shareholders about its work for 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund that became embroiled in a corruption scandal.
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Billionaire Justin Sun sues Trump-linked project alleging extortion
NEW YORK: Crypto billionaire Justin Sun and his companies sued World Liberty Financial, a crypto project co-founded by President Donald Trump, accusing the company of extortion and an "illegal scheme" to seize his tokens. In a complaint filed Tuesday (April 21) in San Francisco federal court, Sun also claimed that "World Liberty is on the verge of collapse" and questioned whether it holds enough reserves to back its USD1 stablecoin. Sun invested a total of US$45mil to buy three billion of World Liberty's WLFI tokens in 2024 and 2025, and was awarded another billion WLFI tokens for advising the project, according to the suit. But he says his relationship with World Liberty's team soured mid-last year, after he declined to provide more investment and support to the project. In recent weeks, Sun and World Liberty have been exchanging punches on social network X amid the project's deepening clash with early investors
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A longer Iran conflict could boost risk for Ukraine securing missile defences, Zelenskiy says
April 23 (Reuters) - Ukraine could face increased risks in securing U.S. anti-missile defences if the war in Iran goes on for an extended period of time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday.
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Tesla reports higher Q1 revenue, profit
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla on Wednesday reported financial results for the first quarter of 2026, with total revenue rising 16 percent year on year to 22.4 billion U.S. dollars.
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U.S. stocks advance amid ceasefire extension with Iran
NEW YORK, April 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, supported by a decision to extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran and a solid start to the corporate earnings season.
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WHO Europe calls for stronger influenza vaccination efforts across region
OSLO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO Europe) on Wednesday called for stronger efforts to improve access to influenza vaccines and boost uptake among at-risk groups across Europe, citing findings from a new study.
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Georgia's population close to 4 mln: census
TBILISI, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Georgia's population totaled 3,929,581, according to revised census figures released Wednesday by the country's National Statistics Office.
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Update: Journalist killed, colleague injured in Israeli airstrikes in S. Lebanon
BEIRUT, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Journalist Amal Khalil was killed on Wednesday after being trapped under rubble following Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese broadcaster Al-Jadeed TV.
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Argentina's Milei proposes elections overhaul, latest effort to shrink state
BUENOS AIRES, April 22 (Reuters) - Argentina's government on Wednesday said it sent Congress an electoral reform bill it said would cut costs, boost transparency and tighten party rules, including by eliminating mandatory primary elections.
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Italy's lower house approves contested security law after confidence vote
ROME, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's cabinet won a confidence vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday on a new security law, paving the way for its final approval.
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US wants to see unified response from Iran, White House says
April 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump wants to see a "unified" response from Iran's leadership to U.S. proposals to end hostilities, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.
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EAEU-SCO trade quadruples over decade to 368 bln USD
ASTANA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Trade turnover between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has increased fourfold over the past 10 years, reaching 368 billion U.S. dollars, said Bakytzhan Sagintayev, chairman of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), on Wednesday.
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Feature: In Beirut, volunteers channel hardships into help for displaced people
by Xinhua writer Lin Jianjie
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U.S. stocks close higher
NEW YORK, April 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended higher on Wednesday.
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Brazil revokes credentials of US immigration officer, claims reciprocity
BRASILIA, April 22 (Reuters) - Brazil's Federal Police revoked the credentials allowing a Brasilia-based U.S. immigration officer to exercise his official duties, the police head and the foreign ministry said on Wednesday, citing a similar move made by the U.S. government.
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US approves potential $200 million sale of Hellfire missiles to the Netherlands
April 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it approved the potential sale of Hellfire missiles to the Netherlands for $200 million.
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Int'l book fair opens in Sarajevo with record number of exhibitors
SARAJEVO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The 37th Sarajevo international book fair opened here on Wednesday, attracting a record number of international exhibitors.
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Argentina arrests Colombian linked to 2025 assassination of senator Uribe
BUENOS AIRES, April 22 (Reuters) - A Colombian man, who is linked to a woman convicted for the murder of Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, was arrested in Argentina, Argentine authorities said on Wednesday.
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U.S. dollar ticks up
NEW YORK, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar increased in late trading on Wednesday.
