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The United States has authorized the release of a $450 million installment in Iranian assets that were frozen as punishment for Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, the State Department said Thursday. It came after a new report by the UN’s nuclear watchdog…

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has criticised Algerian authorities over delays in issuing visas for foreign journalists to cover the country’s presidential election on Thursday. Many journalists were “issued visas late in the day accompanied…

Britain’s energy regulator will refer the “big six” suppliers for investigation by the competition watchdog under plans announced Thursday which could see the major industry players broken up. Ofgem said the move would reassure consumers amid mounting…

Nine people have been arrested over alleged match-fixing in multiple football fixtures in Hong Kong, the city’s anti-corruption watchdog said Tuesday. “Nine persons, including professional football players, were arrested for alleged bribery in rigging…