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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an official said Friday.

The action against Rocha Cantú adds to mounting controversies for the Miss Universe organization.

The Miss Universe organization did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking comment about the allegations against Rocha Cantú. »

Namibia's proposals to lift the ban on the international trade in black and white rhino horns have been rejected at a key conservation meeting.

Namibia had also proposed overturning the ban on African savanna elephant ivory - this too was defeated.

Eyebrows were raised about the rhino horn trade proposals mainly because Namibia pioneered the practice of cutting the horns off rhinos in 1989 so they no longer have value for poachers. »

Katsuhiro Harada has announced his departure from Bandai Namco having worked on the Tekken series for 30 years.

Harada has had a somewhat frought relationship with the Tekken series and indeed Bandai Namco in recent years, and has spoken openly about the development difficulties he's endured while at the company.

Tekken chief Katsuhiro Harada will leave Bandai Namco at the end of 2025. »

An incident occurred at a Russian bomber aviation regiment when the ejection system activated onboard an aircraft parked inside its shelter, according to reports from a pro-Russian military blogger affiliated with the Russian Air Forces Fighterbomber on December 8.

The malfunction reportedly triggered an ejection while the jet was on the ground and static, resulting in the deaths of both the pilot and navigator, who sustained injuries described as “incompatible with life.”.

Earlier, a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter was shot down by its own forces during an attempt to repel a Ukrainian drone strike on Russian territory, after a fighter jet allegedly mistook it for an enemy UAV and opened fire. »