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A helicopter and private jet seized from a pro-Putin oligarch were handed over to Ukraine’s army

The helicopter, believed to have been used by Viktor Medvedchuk’s family, was seized by Ukrainian police. Department of Strategic Investigations of the National Police of Ukraine Ukraine’s army was given a pro-Russia oligarch’s helicopter and private jet on Wednesday. Police seized the items, saying they were used by Viktor Medvedchuk. Medvedchuk, a longtime Putin ally,…

Shinzo Abe assassination suspect spent 3 years in the Japanese navy and had trained with guns

Screenshot from social-media video shows the moment gunfire rings out during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s campaign speech in Nara, western Japan, on July 8, 2022. Takenobu Nakajima via Reuters Former Japanese Prime Minister was assassinated while giving a campaign speech on Friday.  Japanese police named the suspect in the killing as 41-year-old Yamagami Tetsuya….

Scientists found a new, huge dinosaur with tiny arms like a T. rex, deepening the mystery of why they evolved that way

A reconstruction of Meraxes gigas’s skull is shown. Courtesy of Juan Ignacio Canales A new species of tiny-armed dinosaur, which was 36ft long, was identified in Argentina. It is the third type of dinosaur to evolve independently to have tiny arms. Experts still don’t know what the tiny arms were for, but are surer than…

Sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich hired lawyers costing up to $1,500 an hour, days after a US warrant to seize his private jets

Roman Abramovich. Getty/Cem Ozdel Roman Abramovich hired a US law firm shortly after the US got a warrant to seize his private jets. The DOJ said the two jets, collectively worth $410 million, violated export controls by flying to Russia. Kobre & Kim said it expected lawyers to charge between $875 and $1,450 an hour…

Germany starts rationing hot water and turning down the heating in case Russia cuts off its natural gas supplies

There are fears that gas flows through the Nord Stream pipeline will not resume after maintenance is completed later this month. Stefan Sauer/Getty Images Some tenants in Germany are facing the possibility of cold showers and reduced heating this winter. Several landlords said they would ration hot water and turn down heating, per The Financial…

Messages are at the heart of a metals rigging trial against three former JPMorgan traders

Good morning. I’m Kaja Whitehouse and I’m filling in for Aaron Weinman. The mood on Wall Street, and financial hubs across the globe, is somber this morning following the death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while giving a speech at a campaign event in Nara, western Japan. In today’s newsletter,…

PPP SMALL BUSINESS LOANS: How $525 billion in coronavirus-linked loans were spread across lenders, states, and industries

Business Insider Intelligence This is an update to our May and July PPP Small Business Loans reports. You can purchase all three reports now for the price of one. This report outlines the final numbers after the second tranche’s summer expiry, and will be available for free to those who have purchased any of the two preceding…

Labour’s Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner cleared by Durham Police of ‘beergate’ lockdown-breaching allegations

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner and Labour leader Keir Starmer Cameron Smith/Getty Images Durham Police has cleared Labour leader Keir Starmer and deputy Angela Rayner of “beergate” allegations. The duo promised to resign if they were fined for joining an indoor gathering during one of England’s lockdowns. The police investigation found the gathering was justified…