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Airbus pays 15.9 mn euros to close French corruption probe
Airbus pays 15.9 mn euros to close French corruption probe
by  AFP

A French judge on Wednesday allowed European aerospace firm Airbus to pay 15.9 million euros ($16.4 million) to avoid a corruption probe into aircraft deals in Libya and Kazakhstan between 2006 and 2011. But the company said earlier this month that the Libya and Kazakhstan probe had not been covered by that agreement "because of procedural issues".

Islamic State group announces death of leader
Islamic State group announces death of leader
by  AFP

The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement. Speaking in an audio message, the spokesman identified the group's new leader as Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi.

Archeologists find ancient Peruvian fresco, lost for a century
Archeologists find ancient Peruvian fresco, lost for a century
by  AFP

Archeologists have rediscovered a pre-Hispanic fresco depicting mythological scenes in northern Peru that they had only seen in black and white photographs that were more than a century old. "The composition of this painting is unique in the history of mural art in pre-Hispanic Peru," added the archaeologist, who trained at the University of Freiburg in Germany.

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