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China cracks down on scam centres in neighbouring Myanmar

In Southeast Asia, hundreds of thousands of people working in fraud centres are scamming people across the world. US authorities suggest the fraudsters are responsible for scams worth almost $10 billion a year against US nationals alone. Victims in Europe, the UK and China have also been targeted. Human rights groups further warn that those working in the centres are often themselves victims of…

China cracks down on scam centres in neighbouring Myanmar

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Hungary's MOL to restart fire-damaged refinery in Oct

MOL has completed construction work at the AV3 unit of the Danube refinery which was damaged by a fire in October last year, the company said.

  • MOL plans to restart AV3 unit at Danube refinery in October
  • Fire damaged refinery in October last year, costing HUF 18 billion
  • Gradual resumption of petroleum product production expected

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