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The people of 23 August
2 people in 2 stories, 31 deaths recorded, 2025
Janet Lim-Napoles
Filipino businesswoman and convicted criminal (born 1964)
The Sandiganbayan appellate court of the Philippines sentences Janet Lim-Napoles to 55 years in prison over the diversion of ₱7.55 million (US$133,600) in the Priority Development Assistance Fund involving Davao del Sur vice governor Marc Douglas Cagas IV.
Crime & Justice · 23 Aug · with Marc Douglas Cagas IV
Johann André Forfang
Norwegian ski jumper (born 1995)
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation suspends Norwegian Olympic ski jumpers Johann André Forfang and Marius Lindvik for three months and fines them CHF 2,000 (US$2,500) each after they admitted to equipment tampering during the men's large hill event at the 2025 World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway.
Sport · 23 Aug · with Marius Lindvik
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