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Faulty Printer Implicated in $81 Million Bangladesh Bank Heist

A printer fault at Bangladesh's central bank meant that overseas queries about suspicious transactions went unanswered, according to a report seen by AFP Wednesday on the $81 million cyber heist that sent shockwaves through the banking world.

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Quarter of Netanyahu's Salary Goes on Armored Car

Over a quarter of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's salary is deducted for his use of an armored car for official business, his paycheck shows.

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U.S. 'Treasure Hunter' Arrested after Night in Jerusalem Cave

A U.S. tourist has been arrested after spending a night in a cave below Jerusalem's Old City in what may have been a search for mythical buried treasure, Israeli police and media reports said Tuesday.

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Man in Wheelchair Robs Croatian Bank

A Croatian man in a wheelchair robbed a bank after passers-by helped him to enter the premises, local media reported Friday.

"I have a bomb!" shouted the 35-year-old disabled man to shocked employees in a branch of  Austria's Erste Bank in downtown Zagreb, before forcing them to hand over the cash, the Vecernji list newspaper reported.

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Argentines Storm TV Station, Assault Minister over Electricity Bills

Argentines exasperated over their soaring electricity bills barged into a TV station and attacked a minister who was being interviewed about the increases, which reach as high as 700 percent.

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Woman Hides Child in Bag on Paris Flight

A woman who flew into Paris from Istanbul this week was found to have hidden a four-year-old girl in a bag on the plane, Air France said Wednesday.

The airline said the child, traveling without a ticket, was discovered on board the flight on Monday night "hidden inside a bag."

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5 Jailed over 'Biggest Burglary in English History'

Five men involved in a daring London heist that drew comparisons with the film "Ocean's Eleven" -- albeit with pensioners filling the lead roles -- were jailed for a combined total of 34 years on Wednesday.

Prosecutors called the raid on Hatton Garden, London's jewelry district, the "biggest burglary in English legal history", netting £14 million ($20.1 million, 18.5 million euros) worth of booty including jewelry, gold and cash.

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The Revenue: Pakistani Tax Official Celebrates DiCaprio Oscar Win

A Pakistani civil servant who never let go of hope Leonardo DiCaprio might win an Oscar became a social media star after his memo ordering a tea break for staff celebrating the actor's long-awaited victory went viral.

Rizwan Ahmed, Assistant Commissioner of the Inland Revenue department in Pakistani-held Kashmir, told AFP Tuesday he was "inspired" by the Titanic star "because he'd been nominated four times and he never lost faith despite losing."

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Tiger on the Loose in Doha Traffic Jam

A tiger was spotted wandering through a traffic jam on one of Doha's busiest roads on Tuesday, and government officials said they would investigate the incident after footage appeared online.

Pictures and video showing the tiger roaming among cars on the Doha Expressway flooded social media in the tiny Gulf country.

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Israel Investigates Artist who Inserted Flag into Rectum

Israeli police opened an investigation Monday into an artist who inserted a national flag into his rectum on stage at a conference that featured a controversial speech by a minister.

Israeli artist Ariel Bronz, angry that the audience booed him during his performance after a speech by Culture Minister Miri Regev on Sunday, threw oranges into the crowd before turning his back and inserting the flag in his rectum.

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