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Russia marks WWII victory anniversary with military parade
Russian servicemen march at Red Square before the start of the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2016. Photo by AFP MOSCOW: Russia on Monday staged a grandiose military parade through Moscow’s Red Square as part of nationwide celebrations to mark 71 years since the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War...
NZ ideal place for rich to hide money, claims Panama Papers report
WELLINGTON: Wealthy Latin Americans are using secretive, tax-free New Zealand shelf companies and trusts to help channel funds around the world, according to a report on Monday based on leaks of the so-called Panama Papers. Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister John Key to take action after local media analyzed more than 61,000 documents...
Putin congratulates Sargsyan on Victory Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and citizens of Georgia and Ukraine with the 71st anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Kremlin press service said on Sunday. Putin...
Panama papers report: New Zealand prime place to hide money for rich people
Wealthy Latin Americans are using secretive, tax-free New Zealand shelf companies and trusts to help channel funds around the world, according to a report on Monday based on leaks of Panama Papers. Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister John Key to take action after local media analysed more than 61,000 documents relating to New Zealand that is...
Brexit could endanger peace, UK PM warns
David Cameron Peace in Europe could be at risk if Britain votes to leave the European Union, David Cameron is to say. The UK has regretted ‘turning its back’ on Europe in the past, the PM will say in a speech later, arguing the European Union has ‘helped reconcile’ countries and maintain peace. Cameron will ask if leaving the union is...
Panama Papers: New Zealand prime place for channeling funds, alleges report
New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key dismissed concerns that international tax avoidance was rife in New Zealand. (File) New Zealand is at the heart of a tangled web of shelf companies and trusts that are being used by wealthy Latin Americans to channel funds around the world, according to a report on Monday based on leaks of the so-called...
Panama Papers report alleges NZ prime place for rich to hide money
WELLINGTON: New Zealand is at the heart of a tangled web of shelf companies and trusts that are being used by wealthy Latin Americans to channel funds around the world, according to a report on Monday based on leaks of the so-called Panama Papers. Local media has analyzed more than 61,000 documents relating to New Zealand that are part of the...
Germany’s Guendogan ruled out of Euro 2016 with knee injury
Borussia Dortmund’s Ilkay Guendogan (R) and Gonzalo Castro celebrate a goal against SC Paderborn during their German Cup (DFB Pokal) second round soccer match in Dortmund, Germany, October 28, 2015. Photo: Reuters BERLIN: Germany midfielder Ilkay Guendogan has been ruled out of Euro 2016 after sustaining a serious knee injury in training...
Putin congratulates Nazarbayev on 71th anniversary of Great Victory
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Vladimir Putin has congratulated the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and peopleы of Georgia and Ukraine on the 71th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Kazinform refers to the press service of the Russian...
Spain police seek child victims of ‘porn king’ director
MADRID: Police in Spain said Saturday they were trying to identify children who had been forced to appear in pornographic videos after they arrested the country’s “king of porn”. The investigation was launched after a minor lodged a complaint alleging she had been asked at a Madrid bar to appear in porn films, a police statement said....
