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Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, one of the most wanted men in Italy and Europe, is arrested in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, after 30 years on the run.
2023-01-16

The Jamaica Constabulary Force seizes $80 million worth of cocaine from a cargo ship at the port of Kingston.
2023-01-15

The United States Senate votes 50–49 to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package after 24 hours of debate and vote-a-rama sessions on the bill. The amended legislation will head back to the United States House of Representatives for a final vote.
2021-03-6

Authorities in Germany and Belgium seize more than 23,000 kg of cocaine, worth billions of dollars, in an international operation that resulted in one arrest. Authorities consider this to be the largest amount of cocaine ever seized in Europe. The containers came on a ship from Paraguay, via Tangier and Rotterdam, the police said.
2021-02-24

The Central Bank of Libya agrees to a devalued exchange rate of 4.48 Libyan dinars to 1 U.S. dollar beginning January 3, in its first board meeting since 2014.
2020-12-16

The World Bank releases US$150 million to support the Dominican Republic's efforts to contain COVID-19.
2020-04-3

European communications company Altice announces plans to buy US cable television company Cablevision for $17.7 billion.
2015-09-18

Israel withholds 300 million NIS ($89 million) in tax and customs revenue collected on behalf of the Palestinians to the Palestinian Authority after Fatah and Hamas agree a unity deal intended to lead to a transitional government and fresh elections. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expresses his disregard for the agreement.
2011-05-1

Customs officials in Hong Kong seize a haul of cocaine worth US$33.4m bound for China, originating from Bolivia.
2011-01-20

The fourth anniversary of the capture of Gilad Shalit, and held incommunicado by Hamas in Gaza, is marked in Israel, the United States and a number of European cities.
2010-06-25