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Hindustan Times
17-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Five dead in helicopter collision in Finland, police say
Five people were killed on Saturday when two helicopters collided and crashed in a wooded area near Eura Airport in southwestern Finland, police said. Police said the mid-air collision occurred shortly after noon near the town of Kauttua, with the wreckage falling some 700 metres (yards) from the Ohikulkutie road. "Five people have died in a helicopter accident near Eura Airport on Saturday," Detective Chief Inspector Johannes Siirilä of the National Bureau of Investigation said. According to flight plans, there were two people aboard one helicopter and three in the other, police said, adding that both helicopters were registered outside Finland. One helicopter was registered in Estonia, the other in Austria, according to an Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR) report, citing Finland's Helsingin Sanomat newspaper. Both belonged to Estonian companies. One was owned by NOBE and the other by Eleon, the report added. The helicopters were reportedly en route to a hobby aviation event, according to the Pori Aviation Club, Yle News reported. The National Bureau of Investigation is leading a joint probe with local police, and Finnish and Estonian authorities are cooperating. (Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)
The Star
04-05-2025
- The Star
UK police arrest five men, including four Iranians, over suspected terror plot
(Reuters) - Britain's counter-terrorism police arrested five men, including four Iranian nationals, on suspicion of terrorism offences over a plot to target a specific premises, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Sunday. The arrests occurred on Saturday in Swindon, west London, Stockport, Rochdale and Manchester. The police did not disclose details of the plot, citing operational reasons. The Embassy of Iran in London did not immediately respond to a request for comment. "The investigation is still in its early stages and we are exploring various lines of enquiry to establish any potential motivation as well as to identify whether there may be any further risk to the public linked to this matter," said Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command. (Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Edmund Klamann)
Zawya
16-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
PwC exits more than a dozen countries to avoid scandals, FT reports
PwC has shut down operations in more than a dozen countries that are deemed too small, risky or unprofitable, as the Big Four accounting firm aims to prevent repeats of scandals that have affected it, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The decision was taken due to mounting differences with local partners, the FT said, citing people familiar with the matter. Local leaders at the firm said they lost over a third of their business in recent years after pressure from PwC's global executives to drop risky clients, according to the report. PwC has faced an exodus of clientele and layoffs since last year. PwC declined to comment on the report to FT. PwC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside business hours. The accounting giant has cut ties with its Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa firms after a strategic review, the company said last month. China hit PwC's mainland China unit with a six-month suspension and a $62 million fine for audit failures related to property developer China Evergrande's $78 billion fraud. Last month, Britain's Financial Reporting Council fined PwC 4.5 million pounds ($5.96 million) in relation to the audit of Wyelands Bank for its 2019 financial year. The firm is working with Saudi Arabia and its sovereign wealth fund to mend relations after the kingdom suspended activities between the $925 billion fund's holding company and PwC. ($1 = 0.7544 pounds) (Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Mrigank Dhaniwala)
Zawya
04-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Rwanda on fifth policy review
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday reached a staff-level agreement with Rwanda on policies needed to complete the fifth review of the country's Policy Coordination Instrument, the IMF said. (Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
