The Daily Populous

Saturday October 5th, 2024 evening edition

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The aggressor country has bribed over 130,000 citizens.

Viorel Chiornuțanu, the head of Moldova's General Inspectorate of Police, stated that in September alone, $15 million was transferred from Russia to the accounts of Moldovan citizens.

"Russia aims not only to corrupt voters but also to provoke protests and destabilize the territory of Moldova," Chiornuțanu noted.

Those who have been bribed receive instructions via Telegram on how to vote and spread false information about the EU.

Additionally, Veronica Dragalin, head of Moldova's Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, stated that citizens who opened bank accounts in Russia face fines, asset confiscation, or imprisonment.

We know who they are and the amounts of money that are being transferred to this bank in Russia.

According to the official, Moldovan citizens who report the scheme, return the illegally obtained money, and cooperate with the investigation may avoid punishment. »

Surgeon James Ryan gave his much younger girlfriend Sarah Harris anesthesia drugs to control her, prosecutors say

Authored by cbsnews.com
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Tina Harris says Sarah and Ryan both had claimed he was merely hydrating her and they convinced Tina Harris not to notify police.

And Dietrich says Dr. Ryan's medical training meant he had to know the risks of those drugs he was bringing to Sarah Harris.

At the Ryan sentencing on Jan, 3, 2024, Ryan addressed the court before the judge gave him 45 years in prison. »

Announcing PLAY's final issue

Authored by gamesradar.com

Though, anyone who remembers our rebrand from Official PlayStation Magazine to PLAY back in 2021, from official to unofficial, will know the legacy stretches back much further than just those numbers.

All the while, rival publisher Paragon Publishing (later bought out by Highbury, which eventually sold its games titles to Imagine Publishing) had its own unofficial PlayStation magazine: Play.

It’s why I’ve always considered this version of the magazine a combo of the legacies of Official PlayStation Magazine, PSM, and Play. »

Israel-Iran war latest: Biden tells Israel to seek ‘alternatives’ to striking Iran oil sites

Authored by telegraph.co.uk

Joe Biden has urged Israel against striking Iran’s oil facilities, a day after he said the United States was discussing the possibility of such strikes with its ally.

“That’s under discussion,” he told reporters, but warned Israel had to be “very much more careful” in its retaliation in regards to civilian casualties.

Earlier on Friday, Iran threatened to retaliate to any direct attacks by Israel by striking the country’s energy and gas infrastructure. »