Mark Zuckerberg is a modern wartime chief executive November 26, 2018 Facebook was meant to revolutionise and make everything better wasn’t it? It was a friendly social networking platform that would allow us to share photos and videos, and stay in touch with those we needed to: friends, family, and the loved ones we were separated from by distances in time and geography. But the revelations [...]
Russian watchdog opens civil case against Google November 26, 2018 Russia's communications watchdog has formally opened a civil case against Google for failure to comply with state requirements to remove search results for banned websites. The watchdog Roskomnadzor said Google had not yet joined the state registry that lists all banned websites which the Kremlin believes could contain illegal information. As this leaves Google in contravention [...]
Russian and Ukrainian markets shaken as feuding escalates after naval clash November 26, 2018 Russian and Ukrainian assets have both tumbled after the Ukrainian Navy said the Russian military had opened fire on several of its ships, wounding six sailors and subsequently seizing the vessels. The Ukrainian hryvnia tumbled as much as 0.61 per cent against the dollar, and government bond yields jumped after a significant price fall. Russia’s [...]
Jingle sells: Ice rinks and golden baubles on the wishlist as Christmas decorators report best year yet November 25, 2018 Live reindeer, ice rinks and 22 carat-gold Christmas tree baubles – these are the extravagances on offer as wealthy homeowners increasingly turn to interior designers to decorate their houses this festive season. For a growing number of the rich and famous, gone are the days of struggling to put up the tree with the children. [...]
Robert Kubica’s road back to Formula One has been filled with setbacks and pain November 22, 2018 It has been a long and difficult road for Robert Kubica but he has finally achieved his dream of returning to the Formula One grid, having been offered a seat at Williams for the 2019 season, more than eight years since he last raced in the series. The 33-year-old has missed what could be considered [...]
Russian boss of spy agency blamed for Novichok attack on Sergei Skripal dies November 22, 2018 The Russian spy chief who allegedly oversaw the attacks on the Skripals in the UK has died. Colonel-General Igor Korobov, 62, who has run Russian spy agency the GRU since 2016, died on Wednesday, the Russian defence ministry said today. The UK government has accused the GRU of being behind the nerve agent attacks on [...]
Facebook’s Zuckerberg brushes off resignation calls over Definers scandal November 21, 2018 Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has fought back against calls for the social media giant to change up its leadership, as requests for resignation letters mount against both him and Facebook operations chief Sheryl Sandberg. Zuckerberg rejected renewed criticism against the company in an interview with CNN late last night, where he took it upon himself to defend [...]
Danske Bank money laundering whistleblower Howard Wilkinson slams UK company structures as a ‘disgrace’ November 21, 2018 Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson slammed British company structures for covering up money laundering activities. Wilkinson, who revealed an alleged €200bn (£178.1bn) money laundering scandal involving his former employer, said limited liability partnerships and Scottish liability partnerships “have been abused for years”. “The role of the United Kingdom is an absolute disgrace. Limited liability partnerships [...]
Interpol votes against controversial Russian candidate for new leader November 21, 2018 Interpol has rejected a controversial Russian candidate tipped to land the job, electing South Korea’s Kim Jong-yang instead. Alexander Prokopchuk was widely expected to win the election today, but Interpol’s 194 member states picked Kim instead at the international police body’s annual congress in Dubai. Prokopchuk had been accused of abusing Interpol’s arrest warrant system, [...]
Bill Browder calls for Russia to be barred from Interpol system after ‘serial abuse’ November 20, 2018 Hermitage Capital boss Bill Browder called today for Russia to be barred from the Interpol system ahead of the potential election of a Russian head of the international policing body. At a press conference in London today, Browder and exiled Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky described Russian abuse of the Interpol system to pursue them overseas. [...]