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Ukraine PM set to resign, opening way for formation of new government
Apr10

Ukraine PM set to resign, opening way for formation of new government

In a televised address on Sunday, Arseniy Yatsenyuk said his resignation would be formally submitted to parliament on Tuesday …read more Source: Vancouver...

The Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super-Rich
Apr10

The Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super-Rich

Photo from Public Domain As global wealth concentrates in fewer hands, the world’s wealthy are shifting trillions to offshore havens to escape taxation, accountability, and publicity. The just-released Panama Papers—filled with titillating details involving the shady dealings of world leaders and violent traffickers of drugs and...

Breaking point: How Europe can still save itself
Apr08

Breaking point: How Europe can still save itself

Daily life in Brussels after terror attacks: Police confront residents of the Muslim district Molenbeek after a police investigation sparked anger between residents and police. (Photograph by Timothy Fadek/Redux) As the list of deadly attacks grows longer, Europe’s great cities have had to improvise an iconography of grief and wariness. A...

Latest World News
Apr07

Latest World News

Dutch referendum: No vote highlights failings of Yes camp Why did the Dutch vote No in the referendum about the EU-Ukraine association agreement? …read more Source: Canada Free...

Dutch voters say No in referendum to EU-Ukraine deal
Apr07

Dutch voters say No in referendum to EU-Ukraine deal

Dutch voters have overwhelmingly rejected a Ukraine-European Union treaty on closer political and economic ties, in a rebuke to their government and to the European Union establishment. …read more Source:...

Dutch vote on EU-Ukraine pact as skepticism threatens upset
Apr07

Dutch vote on EU-Ukraine pact as skepticism threatens upset

The EU’s other 27 states have waved the trade agreement through. But in Holland, opponents say the treaty paves the way for EU membership — and they’re not happy about it. …read more Source: Toronto...

Ukraine’s president denies wrongdoing after Panama Papers link him to offshore accounts
Apr06

Ukraine’s president denies wrongdoing after Panama Papers link him to offshore accounts

Petro Poroshenko say it was necessary to create an offshore holding company to put his candy business in a blind trust when he became president of Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: Toronto...

Panama Papers: Politicians, celebs deny abuse of offshore accounts
Apr06

Panama Papers: Politicians, celebs deny abuse of offshore accounts

(Arnulfo Franco, AP) BERLIN — The president of Ukraine became the latest prominent politician to deny wrongdoing Wednesday after his name was linked to secretive offshore accounts arranged by a Panama law firm. The revelations have raised suspicion that such offshore entities were set up to avoid taxes, but Petro Poroshenko denied that was the...

Politicians, celebs deny abuse of offshore accounts
Apr06

Politicians, celebs deny abuse of offshore accounts

The president of Ukraine became the latest prominent politician to deny wrongdoing Wednesday after his name was linked to secretive offshore accounts arranged by a Panama law firm. …read more Source: CTV...

Ukrainian pilot imprisoned in Russia goes on hunger strike
Apr06

Ukrainian pilot imprisoned in Russia goes on hunger strike

A lawyer for imprisoned Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko says she has started another hunger strike while in Russian custody. …read more Source: CTV...