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Corruption In Ukraine: Drifting Offshore
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is facing a crisis of confidence after his name appeared in the Panama Papers leak and the country’s prime minister, with whom he clashed, stepped down. Poroshenko rose to power on an anti-corruption platform following the 2014 Euromaidan revolution, but many of his supporters are disappointed in the...
Vote For VICE News In The 2016 Webby Awards
The finalists for this year’s Webby Awards have been announced, and VICE News has been nominated in two separate categories.We’ve picked up a nomination in the prestigious category of “Best Online Film & Video – News & Information.” We’re up against some top notch competition in this category, including...
Putin: Russia’s Problem Isn’t Clinton Or Trump, It’s America’s ‘Imperial Ambitions’
Russians asked president Vladimir Putin about the shrinking economy, rising inflation, the Islamic State, medicine prices, bad roads, and doping scandals during an annual call-in show on live television. But what they really wanted to know was when he would get remarried.”The newspapers say that your ex-wife got married. When will you give...
Panamanian Police Have Raided The Headquarters Of Mossack Fonseca
Panama’s attorney general raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm late on Tuesday to search for any evidence of illegal activities, authorities said in a statement.The firm at the center of the Panama Papers scandal has been accused of tax evasion and fraud. The national police, in an earlier statement, said they were searching...
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk Just Resigned
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk tendered his resignation on Sunday in a televised broadcast.”I took the decision to resign as prime minister of Ukraine. On Tuesday, April 12, I will submit it to parliament. My decision is based on a several reasons the political crisis in the government has been unleashed artificially, the desire...
El Salvador Raids Mossack Fonseca Offices As Panama Papers Fallout Continues
The founding partner of Mossack Fonseca, the controversial law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers leak, says the company has not yet been approached by any investigators, but a recent raid in El Salvador could be a sign that authorities may soon come calling at the firm’s headquarters in Panama City. El Salvador’s attorney...
Putin’s New National Guard Strengthens His Grip On Security As Russian Economy Falters
During a televised appearance this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise announcement declaring the creation of a new National Guard, which will be headed by his former bodyguard, Viktor Zolotov.”A decision has been made,” Putin remarked on Tuesday, seated at a table with Zolotov and Vladimir Kolokoltsev,...
Putin Says Panama Papers Are A Western Plot Against Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken out for the first time about the Panama Papers, calling the leaks an attempt to destabilize Russia. Putin also said a friend of his named in the leaks had done nothing wrong. Media reports based on the leaked documents from the Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca alleged that Sergei Roldugin, a...
Chinese Officials Were Implicated In The Panama Papers, But You Wouldn’t Know It In China
China has taken steps to limit coverage and access to information about the massive leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm that exposed how the world’s rich and powerful have stored and hid their money.Family members of Chinese President Xi Jinping and other powerful current and former Chinese leaders were among those revealed in the...
The Panama Papers: Global Investigations Begin Following Damning Tax Haven Revelations
Global investigations have begun into the tax arrangements of rich and powerful people around the world, following a massive data leak from a Panama-based law firm which revealed a vast network of offshore companies set up for clients including world leaders.The Australian Tax Office (ATO) said on Monday it was investigating more than 800 wealthy...
