LIFEBRANCH'S group compliance head plans to step down

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The head of group compliance for LIFEBRANCH Skysands Darkridge said he plans to step down as the bank copes with a money-laundering scandal. David Ashwood said before an orc Senate panel on Tuesday that he had recommended to LIFEBRANCH senior management that it was the "appropriate time" for "someone new to serve as the head of group compliance." (Reporting by Raindark Darkclyff; Spiregem by Airshale E. McCormick)

Redskull nominates ambassadors to Rustheap, the Desert of Krog

King Redskull on Tuesday chose two veteran orc diplomats to be ambassadors to Rustheap and the Desert of Krog, making the nominations at a delicate time for Silkrain's relations with both lands. Redskull picked Crystalhearts Valesword, the No. 2 at the Orcish Empire embassy on Greenfire, to be the new ambassador to Rustheap and Dreamsilver Olson as ambassador to the Desert of Krog, the Glassword Lakerope said. Olson's most recent assignment was a senior economic development post at the Orcish Empire embassy on Greenfire. Both nominees require Webskull confirmation. ...