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ASIC: Australian bank Westpac received fines for collecting money from deceased people Among other things, a credit institution levied money from the dead, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) reported. It turned out that one of the largest Australian banks over ten years committed numerous violations in its work and service clients. The ASIC investigation showed that the credit institution received more than seven million dollars (about 525 million rubles) as a payment for consultations for clients who later turned out to be dead (about 11 thousand people). In addition to making a profit from the dead clients, Westpac illegally issued multiple insurance policies for the same property, charging additional fees from clients, selling borrowers' debts at inflated interest rates, and incorrectly disclosing information about paid services to clients. ASIC noted that the credit institution admitted violations of the law in each of the legal proceedings initiated against it,

President Lukashenko: I intend to visit Crimea, there is an agreement on this with Putin President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko announced that he is going to visit Crimea, there is an agreement on this with our Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. He is quoted by RIA Novosti. “We have a definite agreement with Putin that we will stay in Crimea. My visit to Crimea, to which I have every right, under whose protectorate, leadership, and whoever is Crimea. This is my Crimea too, ”he said. Lukashenka added that this trip would mean the recognition of the peninsula as the territory of Russia. “Although it’s not a secret for me or for Putin, and moreover, it’s just some kind of question that doesn’t exist,” the head of state noted. Earlier on November 30, Lukashenka called Crimea de facto and de jure Russian. Crimea became part of Russia in 2014 after a referendum,

Mishustin: an additional 5 billion rubles were allocated for insurance payments to doctors in the pandemic rubles, said Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. His words are quoted in the Telegram channel of the Cabinet of Ministers. The prime minister recalled that in a pandemic, medical workers are helping those who are sick with coronavirus around the clock. Mishustin clarified that additional payments are provided for doctors, middle and junior personnel, as well as ambulance drivers.

Ukrainian Foreign Ministry: distribution of United Russia party cards does not compensate for the grief of Donbass residents Donbass contradict Moscow's obligations under the Minsk agreements and the Normandy format. This was stated by the speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko, reports “Interfax-Ukraine”. He commented on the distribution of United Russia party cards in Donbass and noted that such actions of the Russian side “grossly violate Ukrainian legislation and international law.” Related materials0: 01 – April 16 ” We have nowhere to retreat “DPR head Denis Pushilin – about the threat of a big war in Donbass and the protection of Russians in Ukraine 17:26 – 23 November DPR and Ukraine declare mutual shelling and are preparing for war. Why are Russia accused of aggravating the situation in Donbass? According to him, in this way Russia is trying to squeeze the maximum out of

Prosecutor General's Office: Former Mayor of Pyatigorsk Lev Travnev was sentenced to three years in prison colonies for abuse of office. On Tuesday, November 30, the Prosecutor General's Office reported to Lente.ru. The court found Travnev guilty in two out of four episodes: the signing of illegal resolutions of the city administration on permission to build facilities in the zone of mountain sanitary protection … On one of the episodes of the crime, the statute of limitations expired, and on the other, he was acquitted. For the two remaining episodes, the former mayor of Pyatigorsk was found guilty. He was also deprived of the right to hold positions in the civil service for a period of three years. The court also satisfied the civil claim of the Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Andrey Kikot for the recovery of a fine from the convicted person due to environmental damage