World News: 21 May 2023

Murder plot trial puts Latvia bank system in focus
Mihails Ulmans and his associate, co-defendant Aleksandrs Babenko, are alleged to have paid the killer of insolvency lawyer Martins Bunkus.
Mr Bunkus is said to have uncovered evidence of money-laundering at LPB bank, partly owned by Mr Ulmans.
He was shot dead in 2018. Both defendants deny any involvement.

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ICC members 'deeply concerned' by Russia's decision to put prosecutor on wanted list
Karim Khan, the prosecutor at the Hague-based war crimes court, was added to the Interior Ministry’s wanted list, Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency reported on Friday, citing the ministry’s database.
A picture of the ICC prosecutor, who is a citizen of the United Kingdom, could be seen in the Russian interior ministry’s database on Friday, according to news reports.

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Greece recovers hundreds of stolen artefacts
Greece said it has recovered hundreds of looted Neolithic to Byzantine artefacts including a second century bronze statue of Alexander the Great from a notorious British antiquities dealer after a 17-year legal battle.

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Gulf oil giants turn to start-ups in carbon-capture bid
Amid rising concerns over climate change, Gulf energy powerhouses are shifting focus towards innovative tech startups. They aim to devise ways of reducing emissions while maintaining the steady flow of oil, their primary source of income.

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Smoke from Canada wildfires prompts air quality alerts in Colorado, Montana
Particle pollution led the air quality index along parts of the Front Range to reach 168 on Saturday, the department said. A reading between 151 and 200 indicates unhealthy conditions that can affect sensitive groups as well as some members of the general public.

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Sick of sewage, Britons protest at water companies' pollution
Surfers, paddle-boarders, kayakers, swimmers and paddlers have filled Britain's beaches in protest against sewage discharges.
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), a charity that monitors water pollution, is calling for water companies to stop spewing untreated sewage into waterways.

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