Malaysia drops 1MDB-related money laundering charges against ex-PM Najib, report says
[KUALA LUMPUR] A Malaysian court has granted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak a discharge not amounting to an acquittal in a RM27 million (S$8.22 million) money laundering case involving a former unit of scandal-tainted state fund 1MDB, state news agency Bernama reported on Friday. REUTERS
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One killed, 14 injured in overnight Russian attack on Ukraine's Odesa
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