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Stories for November 14th 2018
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Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Bolsonaro's campaign accounts are under review for possible illegal donations
Brazil’s top electoral authority said it has found irregularities in the campaign accounts of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro and gave him three days to explain. In a document published late Monday, the TSE electoral court described possible campaign donations from illegal sources, donations from unidentified donors and lack of information on how campaign funds were spent, among other issues.
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Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:17 UTC
Main shareholders of Brazil's largest meat processor charged with corruption have been released
Brazil’s top appeals court has ordered the release of one of meat processor JBS’ controlling shareholders, Joesley Batista, and Ricardo Saud, a lawyer for J&F Investimentos, which controls JBS. Both were arrested on Friday in an investigation into illegal campaign contributions and alleged bribery of government officials.
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Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:09 UTC
First global multi-agency operation against marine pollution crimes
An international law enforcement operation against maritime pollution has revealed hundreds of violations and exposed serious cases of contamination worldwide. Codenamed 30 Days at Sea, the month-long (1 to 31 October) operation saw some 276 law enforcement and environmental agencies across 58 countries detect over 500 offences, including illegal discharges of oil and garbage from vessels, ship-breaking, breaches of ship emissions regulations, and pollution on rivers and land-based runoff to the sea.
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Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 08:08 UTC
Weights and measures conference to re-calibrate a kilogram
Looking like a museum piece, a replica of the prototype to determine the exact unit of measurement for a kilogram was displayed under glass at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Tsukuba, Japan.
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Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 07:46 UTC
Japan's central bank owns more assets than the country's whole economy
Japan's central bank has become the first among Group of Seven nations to own assets collectively worth more than the country's entire economy, following a half-decade spending spree designed to accelerate weak price growth.
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Wednesday, November 14th 2018 - 07:24 UTC
Visiting FA Representative XI beats Falklands team and a British Forces XI side
An England Football Association Representative XI played a Falkland Islands team and a British Forces XI over the weekend. The match against the Falklands' team on Saturday saw the FA side win 3-1 with the team captained by Mitchell Parker. Both matches were played at the Stanley Community School field.
