London/08.11.18/Turan: A woman who spent £16m at Harrods and was arrested as part of the UK's first Unexplained Wealth Order will be freed on bail, BBC reports.
Zamira Hajiyeva, 55, is the wife of an ex-state banker who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for embezzlement in their home country of Azerbaijan. She was arrested last week and faces two charges of embezzlement.
At a High Court hearing on Thursday she was released on bail pending attempts to extradite her to Azerbaijan.-02D-
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In Azerbaijan, certain new developments are anticipated regarding the provision of some medicines to citizens under the mandatory health insurance services package. This issue may be reflected in amendments to the "Law on Medical Insurance," discussed in the Health Committee of the Milli Majlis (National Assembly) and recommended for the parliament's plenary session. According to the proposed changes, the medicines guaranteed for use in outpatient or inpatient settings will be defined by the services package.
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Forecasters of the National Centre for Hydrometeorology promise rain for the third day in a row in the capital and Apsheron, but it never rained.
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan has decided to rearrange working days and days off during the New Year.
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This month, cases of illegal surgical operations conducted by unqualified doctors were uncovered at the private Laser Beauty Clinic in Baku. The findings were reported by the Center for Analytical Expertise (CAE) of the Ministry of Health, which inspected the clinic following citizen complaints.
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