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Ukraine pilot Savchenko starts refusing all food and liquids
Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko, convicted over the killing of two Russian journalists, began a hunger strike without water Wednesday to demand her return to Ukraine, her lawyer said …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine president Poroshenko denies offshore vehicle set up to minimize taxes
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko denied he put his assets in an offshore trust to minimize taxes, after the country’s fiscal service said it was looking into documents relating to his offshore assets that were included in the “Panama Papers” …read more Source: The Daily...
Iceland’s leader resigns, first casualty of Panama Papers
Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first casualty of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm which have shone a spotlight on the offshore wealth of politicians and public figures worldwide. The Panama Papers showed the premier’s wife owned an offshore company with big claims on...
Dutch vote on key EU-Kyiv pact as Europe watches
The outcome is being closely watched by both the West and Moscow, and a Dutch ‘No’ to the two-year-old treaty with Kyiv could pose a headache for the EU …read more Source: World...
Dutch vote on key EU-Kiev pact as Europe watches
Dutch people began voting Wednesday on whether to back a key EU pact with Ukraine in a referendum triggered by grassroots eurosceptic groups and seen as a yardstick on ties with Brussels …read more Source: The Daily...
Icelandic leader resigns over Panama Papers revelations
By Kylie MacLellan and Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir Iceland‘s Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is to step down after leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed his wife owned an offshore company with big claims on collapsed Icelandic banks, his party said. Gunnlaugsson became the first prominent casualty from the revelations in...
Panama Papers probes opened, China limits access to news on leaks
Authorities across the globe have opened investigations into the activities of the world’s rich and powerful after a cache of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed possible wrongdoing using offshore company structures.The “Panama Papers” have cast light on the financial arrangements of high profile politicians and...
Panama Papers probes opened, China limits access to news on leaks
By Ben Blanchard and Lisa Jucca Authorities across the globe have opened investigations into the activities of the world’s rich and powerful after a cache of leaked documents from a Panamanian law firm showed possible wrongdoing using offshore company structures. The “Panama Papers” have cast light on the financial arrangements of high...
Analysis: Choice of Jewish PM undercuts long-held accusations of state anti-Semitism in Ukraine
Parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Groysman being considered for the job by President Petro Poroshenko. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
World figures deny wrongdoing as Panama Papers turn spotlight on tax evasion
PANAMA CITY // Governments across the world began investigating possible financial wrongdoing by the rich and powerful on Monday following a leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm which allegedly showed how clients avoided tax or laundered money.The documents detailed schemes involving an array of figures from friends of Russian president...
