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Amsterdam targets rowdy Brits with 'stay away' campaign
Amsterdam targets rowdy Brits with 'stay away' campaign
by  AFP

Amsterdam launched a campaign on Tuesday to discourage tourists planning drug- and alcohol-fuelled parties -- starting with young British men. "This online discouragement campaign is aimed at nuisance tourists who want to visit Amsterdam to 'go wild', with all the ensuing consequences."

US charges Sam Bankman-Fried for bribing Chinese officials
US charges Sam Bankman-Fried for bribing Chinese officials
by  AFP

US officials alleged that former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried authorized bribes of at least $40 million to Chinese officials, according to an updated indictment filed Tuesday. After months of setbacks, Bankman-Fried "ultimately agreed to and directed a multi-million-dollar bribe to seek to unfreeze the accounts," according to the indictment, adding that the accounts were unfrozen. jmb/bfm

Pirates boarded Danish ship in Gulf of Guinea
Pirates boarded Danish ship in Gulf of Guinea
by  AFP

A Danish-owned Liberian-flagged oil tanker was boarded by pirates over the weekend in the Gulf of Guinea, the owner said Tuesday, adding that contact with the 16 crew members had been lost. The shipowner added that the crew had sought refuge in the tanker's citadel when the pirates boarded, "in accordance with the onboard anti-piracy emergency protocol".

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