MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for August 7th 2019
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Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:44 UTC
Sino/US clash eases: Beijing supports Yuan and Washington pledges to continue trade talks
Asian shares steadied slightly on Wednesday as investors caught their breath from a searing week-long selloff, with steps taken by Chinese authorities to contain a sliding Yuan helping calm fears of a full-blown Sino-U.S. trade and currency war.
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Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:44 UTC
North Korea with cyber attacks stole US$ 2bn to fund its weapons programs, UN report
North Korea has stolen US$ 2bn to fund its weapons program using cyber-attacks, a leaked United Nations report says. The confidential report says Pyongyang has targeted banks and crypto-currency exchanges to collect cash.
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Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Brazilian police in major operation against the country's most powerful gang
Brazilian police on Tuesday carried out a major operation against the First Capital Command (PCC) gang, in the latest attempt to try to hobble the country’s most powerful and sophisticated organized crime group.
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Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:20 UTC
Brazilian drug dealer who failed in attempt to escape dressed as his daughter, found dead in his cell
Prison authorities in Brazil have found convicted drug dealer Clauvino da Silva dead in his cell, three days after an elaborate escape was foiled. Prison officials said it appeared that Silva had hanged himself.
