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. [...]
Russia wants to destabilise Interpol, warns Putin critic Bill Browder November 19, 2018 Bill Browder, the US-born investor and Putin critic, struck back today against new allegations made against him by Russia, accusing the country of attempting to use its international influence to destabilise Interpol. Prosecutors in Moscow claimed Browder's fund shareholders used illegal profits made in the country to fund donations to the Democratic Party, and claimed he may [...]
Cyber committee urges government to do more to combat security risks November 19, 2018 The UK government is in dire need of political direction on responding to national cyber security threats, as current efforts have left the country's infrastructure and businesses "wholly" unprepared for another attack. The joint committee on the national security security strategy warned today that the UK's critical infrastructure sectors, including energy, health services and water, face a [...]
Facebook shares hit near 20-month low as Sandberg defends its reputation November 17, 2018 Shares in social media giant Facebook dropped to their lowest point in 19 months last night, as its operations chief Sheryl Sandberg stepped in to defend the company's position on fake news and Russian interference. In an interview with CBS, Sandberg denied claims from a New York Times investigation that Facebook hired a Republican opposition research [...]
La Bayadere review: The Royal Opera House’s production of an Indian fantasy is a surrealist spectacle November 16, 2018 As the days get shorter and the nights get colder, the thought of hunkering down in luxurious surroundings to watch a ballet becomes ever-more appealing. And there couldn’t be a better contrast to this chilly dark season than La Bayadere. This Indian fantasy is a sumptuous riot of colour, full of imagery of sacred flames [...]
Court documents suggest Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been charged in secret November 16, 2018 Julian Assange, the founder of website Wikileaks, may have been criminally charged in secret, according to an apparent mistake in court documents filed in the US. Suggested by Wikileaks to be a "cut and paste" error, Assange's surname appeared in a filing submitted by US authorities in an unrelated case. A section of the filing mentioned the need [...]
US midterm elections: Is gridlock good? November 14, 2018 Further tax cuts unlikely but will Trump strike a deal on trade? Keith Wade, Chief Economist, says: “The midterm elections restored some faith in opinion polls with the Democrats taking the House of Representatives and the Republicans holding the Senate. Conventional wisdom has it that a gridlocked Congress is good for markets as it prevents [...]