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BREAKING: 800 Russians Behind Secret Companies of Offshore Data Base – ICIJ – 💥Peace & Truth
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is making public a trove of new information about shell companies linked to Russians as part of a broader effort to spotlight the offshore world and the hidden wealth of Kremlin-linked figures in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The company names and other data on more than 800 Russian nationals come from Seychelles-based Alpha Consulting Ltd., an offshore services provider that serves mostly Russian clients. The data includes newly discovered details about companies tied to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allies and other Russian political figures who shelter assets behind opaque businesses that can be used to escape global sanctions.
Putin’s former communications minister, a high-ranking regional political leader, an imprisoned cryptocurrency specialist and an oligarch are among the Russians whose names appear in the data, which can be accessed through ICIJ’s public Offshore Leaks Database.
Source: BREAKING: 800 Russians Behind Secret Companies of Offshore Data Base – ICIJ – 💥Peace & Truth
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Aalborg mal wieder. An dieser tollen Malerei sind wir schon viele Male vorbeigefahren. Ich werde sie nicht ohne Geländer fotografieren können, weil man auf dieser Brücke nicht anhalten und aussteigen kann. Ich habe die Bilder aus dem Auto gemacht, als die Ampel mal kurz rot war. Jetzt oder nie, war mein Gedanke, denn das Bild fängt leider an zu verwischen.
Ich frage mich, wer das ist, der hier auf einem hässlichen Parkhaus zu einer grossen Einfallstrasse hin abgebildet wurde. Vom Gesicht her ein Südamerikaner? Vom Hut her ein Peruaner? Bolivianer? Vom Halstuch her und was man von anderen Menschen hinter ihm sieht, Mitglied oder Anführer einer Arbeiterbewegung? Ich wollte euch dieses interessante Gesicht jedenfalls zeigen, bevor der Zahn der Zeit es völlig zerstört.
Aalborg again. We have driven past this fine painting many times. I won’t be able to photograph without without railings because one can’t stop and get off…
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COVID-19 in Jamaica: Are we done with it now?
Jamaica has “flown the gate” and we are all free!
On April 15, 2022, the last remaining COVID-19 restrictions in Jamaica were allowed to lapse, following an announcement by the Prime Minister in Parliament on March 17 that did away with most of them. Since then, our Government has been “hands off.” We can all relax. The Minister of Health and Wellness Christopher Tufton can now go paragliding and has been addressing other important health issues, such as prostate cancer, tobacco control, etc. COVID-19 press briefings are no more. The Opposition Spokesman on Health, Dr. Morais Guy,is unhappy at this development, describing it as “reckless.”
We know, also, that Tourism is King (or perhaps even to be worshipped as a god of sorts). Health and the environment come a distant second and third. We have seen this played out (although not explicitly, but still rather obviously) on occasion, during…
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Michael Cohen puts pressure on Manhattan prosecutors to indict Trump before month ends – Raw Story – Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism
Michael Cohen has told Manhattan prosecutors that he wouldn’t cooperate in a future investigation of Donald Trump if he isn’t indicted soon.The former president’s longtime personal attorney told The Daily Beast he would not testify again if prosecutors end this six-month grand jury term without brin…
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The Russian #Ukraine #atozchallenge #fiction
“You must come with me now.” The large man said with a deep accent.
I saw my husband consider his options then he put his hands up with resignation.
“Wise choice for you.” He ushered us toward a dark street and a car that was waiting.
I was considering if this guy was mafia, military, … none was a good option.
When we got in the car, he got behind the wheel and locked the doors.
“We have someone who needs to see you…”
My husband remained quiet and I followed his lead and squeezed his hand.
I know we drove out of Odessa, but I couldn’t tell you which direction. Then the car stopped at an old barn.
“Get out quickly we do not know what eyes are in the sky.”
I looked up at the sky and wondered if this was the last sky I would see.
It…
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Review: Las Puertas del Mal, and Health Care
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A very interesting book from a fascinating series.
This one really pointed up, in a medieval sort of way, the importance of mental health care for children who’ve undergone trauma at an early age. Yet the book, like the Harry Potter books, only more medieval European, is entertaining and uplifting, mostly.
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Las Puertas del Mal by Núria Masot
My rating: 3 of 5 starsIntelligent (but possibly codependent) women able to face danger, oddly dressed polyglotts who inspire fear but actually protect, PTSD shown, not told, wounded veterans reminding each other who they were and remain over the years, the seeds of hatred and the power of loyalty, even between different communities. Those are the good things this fourth book offers. What annoyed me was the move toward semi-mystical solutions, rather than logic, in this book versus the first two books. Still, excellent inter-generational work that, like Harry Potter…
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