Dirty money risks encroach on Estonia's digital utopia

Estonia’s push to become a digital society has left it vulnerable to dirty money and sanction breaches, the country’s top banking regulator has warned.

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Sony reports best-ever quarterly profit on strong music business

Japan's Sony Corp raked in its highest-ever quarterly profit after booking one-time gains related to its acquisition of EMI, though shrinking earnings at the game division could further prompt investors to look for next growth drivers.

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Sony reports best-ever quarterly profit on strong music biz

Japan's Sony Corp raked in its highest-ever quarterly profit on Friday, propelled by its music segment following the acquisition of EMI.

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China to execute driver who killed passenger of ride-hailing firm Didi

A Chinese court on Friday sentenced a man to death for raping and killing a female passenger of ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing last year, while he was employed as a driver.

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Facebook takes down hundreds of Indonesian accounts linked to fake news syndicate

Facebook Inc has removed hundreds of Indonesian accounts, pages and groups from its social network after discovering they were linked to an online group accused of spreading hate speech and fake news.

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Japan's Nintendo, Line team up for new Mario mobile game

Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday it was developing a smartphone game with messaging app operator Line Corp, as it continues to branch out into mobile gaming and diversify its revenue streams.

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Assault reported by 'Empire' actor condemned by family as 'hate crime'

The family of television actor Jussie Smollett, who plays a gay character on the hip-hop musical drama "Empire," spoke out on Thursday to condemn the assault he reported suffering in Chicago at the hands of two men yelling racial and homophobic slurs.

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Catholic leaders in Texas name around 300 priests accused of abuse

Roman Catholic leaders in Texas on Thursday identified around 300 priests and others accused of sexually abusing children.

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Amazon pulls numerous products from India website as new e-commerce rules bite

E-commerce rules that went into effect in India on Friday caused widespread disruption for Amazon.com, forcing it to take down an array of items from its India website including Echo speakers, batteries and floor cleaners.

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Former Australian lawmaker retires from board of Huawei unit

A former Australian lawmaker retired from the board of the local arm of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on Friday, potentially weakening the firm's efforts to withstand government moves to restrict its market access on security grounds.

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China sentences to death driver who killed passenger of ride-hailing firm Didi

A court in China handed the death sentence on Friday to a man who raped and killed a passenger of ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing last year, while he was employed as a driver.

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Facebook takes down Indonesia accounts linked to fake news syndicate

Facebook Inc has removed hundreds of Indonesian accounts, pages and groups from its social network that the company has found were linked to an online group accused of spreading hate speech and fake news.

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Missouri Supreme Court suspends second talc cancer trial in weeks

The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday halted an upcoming trial in a case brought by women who claim talc supplied by Imerys Talc America for use in Johnson & Johnson products gave them cancer, saying it wanted to consider a jurisdictional challenge by Imerys.

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