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US health giant UnitedHealth facing fraud probe: WSJ (Photo: AP) Insurance giant UnitedHealth Group is facing a criminal investigation by the US Justice Department for possible Medicare fraud, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.Authorities are probing the firm’s Medicare Advantage program, a scheme where private companies manage the delivery of government health benefits for seniors,…

Rescuers work at the site a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after an earthquake (AP) BANGKOK: A Thai court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for 17 people over the collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper that fell in a major earthquake, killing dozens of workers.The 30-storey tower being built to house the State Audit Office…