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Kenyan opposition lawmakers disrupted a vote on Thursday to authorize tough terrorism-related measures that rights activists say threaten civil liberties and free speech, forcing the parliamentary speaker to postpone the session.

A proposed A$8 billion ($6.52 billion) Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort, backed by Honk Kong billionaire Tony Fung, was on Thursday granted regulatory approval by an Australian state planning department - clearing its first legislative hurdle.

A Bulgarian regulator said it had found "significant gaps and inconsistencies" in the way KPMG audited the books of troubled lender Corporate Commercial Bank, putting renewed scrutiny on the country's financial sector.