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More than 75% of the Italian city of Venice was inundated by high tides and extreme winds on Monday and Tuesday, leaving most of the so-called “Floating City” with the worst flooding in a decade. After two days of heavy rain across Italy, Venice, known for its iconic waterways, can hopefully begin to recover.
A politically connected tourism and jobs promoter for Haiti has been charged in a scheme to bribe Haitian government officials over the construction of an $84 million port.
The U.K.'s Cryptoassets Taskforce has released a report stating that cryptoassets pose a range of risks, particularly to consumers and market integrity, and that "strong action" is needed to address them.
James “Whitey’’ Bulger, the ruthless Boston gangster who eluded authorities for 16 years before being captured and then convicted in 2013 of participating in 11 murders, has died at a prison in West Virginia.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will file a legal challenge to a settlement agreement between scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB and Abu Dhabi sovereign fund IPIC negotiated during the premiership of former leader Najib Razak, its attorney general said on Tuesday.
A professional football club or clubs are being investigated over allegations of money laundering, a minister has said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Venezuela poses a clear threat to regional stability and its economic collapse could drag down key U.S. allies in Latin America such as Brazil, Argentina and Colombia, a senior Treasury Department official warned on Tuesday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Union plan to counter money laundering at banks urges a review of a series of recent high-profile cases but defers a comprehensive reform, a draft document seen by Reuters showed.
This isn't just a phenomenon, but an entirely new move into financial operation. Similar to the beginning stages of the "dot-com" era and days of America Online (AOL), cryptocurrency has sparked a financial flame seen and felt ‘round the world.
As a narco-dictatorship drives Venezuela to the brink of collapse, key partners in the Americas are hoping for more decisive U.S. engagement responding to the growing humanitarian and security crisis. National Security Adviser John Bolton can propose a more purposeful strategy in a public address on U.S. Latin America policy at the Freedom Tower in Miami on Thursday.