All Discussions Tagged 'Corruption' - 12160 Social Network2024-03-29T06:11:06Zhttps://12160.info/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Corruption&feed=yes&xn_auth=noZelensky’s Latest Claim: ‘I’ve Eradicated Corruption in Ukraine!’ (He Is A Comedian)tag:12160.info,2022-11-20:2649739:Topic:22356442022-11-20T16:01:53.412ZParrhesiahttps://12160.info/profile/DianaLovell
<p><em><strong>As the western propaganda facade begins to crumble around NATO’s latest nation-building project in Ukraine, its beleaguered leader, a former TV comedian, Vladimir Zelensky, seems to be running out of emotive virtue-signaling gimmicks for the western political and media machines to feed off of.</strong></em></p>
<p>That said, this latest gag really takes the biscuit, with Zelensky claiming to have sanitized all ‘Russian influence’ in Ukraine, and therefore cleansed the country of…</p>
<p><em><strong>As the western propaganda facade begins to crumble around NATO’s latest nation-building project in Ukraine, its beleaguered leader, a former TV comedian, Vladimir Zelensky, seems to be running out of emotive virtue-signaling gimmicks for the western political and media machines to feed off of.</strong></em></p>
<p>That said, this latest gag really takes the biscuit, with Zelensky claiming to have sanitized all ‘Russian influence’ in Ukraine, and therefore cleansed the country of its notorious reputation for institutional corruption and graft, before proudly declaring Ukraine to be ‘corruption free’ and ‘totally safe’ for direct foreign investment.</p>
<p><em>So the world holds its breath before recalibrating the global corruption index…</em></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-158825" src="https://21stcenturywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Zelensky-Ukraine-Slava.jpg" alt="" width="610" height="405"/><br/><em><a href="https://www.rt.com/russia/566733-zelensky-ukraine-corruption-investment/"><strong>RT International</strong></a><span> </span>reports…</em></p>
<p><strong>Corruption is a thing of the past in Ukraine and all Russian influences have left or been chased out, President Vladimir Zelensky told a global audience at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum on Thursday.</strong></p>
<p>He provided no evidence to support his assertions. Only last year, Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index ranked the country the second-most corrupt in Europe.</p>
<p>“<em>No one will be able to forgive corruption in the future Ukraine</em>,” he said, explaining that all the corrupt officials had fled the country in the months following the launch of Russia’s military operation. The remaining officials would not be tempted to “<em>interfere in business operations</em>” because all government services had gone electronic, he added.</p>
<p>Zelensky promised there would be “<em>no influence of Russian capital in Ukraine</em>” going forward, explaining that any business interests not “<em>united</em>” behind his government had either “<em>left our enterprises, or we pushed them out</em>” – including the many political parties and media outlets his government has banned, such as the Party of Regions of predecessor Viktor Yanukovych.</p>
<p>The Ukrainian leader revealed he had just met with the vice president of the World Bank in order to “<em>start a ‘pilot’ with them regarding investment insurance in Ukraine</em>” and sought to allay potential concerns about corruption in his country. Investments – particularly by the mining and processing industries – would be safe, he insisted, praising the “<em>independence of the economy, finances, and transparency of investments.</em>”</p>
<p>Western media outlets like The Guardian ranked Ukraine at or near the top on lists of the most corrupt nations in the world prior to the start of Russia’s military initiative in the country in February. Even Zelensky, in his inauguration speech, joked that 28 years of Ukrainian politicians had created a country of opportunities – <em>“opportunities to steal, bribe and loot.”</em></p>
<p>However, many of those voices have since gone quiet for fear of being seen as perpetuating a pro-Russian narrative.</p>
<p>In June, the heads of the European Council and European Commission informed members of Zelensky’s government that they would have to “<em>do their homework</em>” to join the EU, tasking them with implementing judicial reforms, “<em>de-oligarchizing</em>” the economy, and fighting corruption successfully. The Council of Europe last month promised to help Kiev along by finding experts to advise it on constitutional reforms and electoral law to help the process along.</p>
<p><a href="https://21stcenturywire.com/2022/11/18/zelenskys-latest-claim-ive-eradicated-corruption-in-ukraine/">Zelensky's Latest Claim: 'I've Eradicated Corruption in Ukraine!' - 21st Century Wire</a></p> Italy, Venice: Anti-vax doctor struck off [Jun. 28th, 2022]tag:12160.info,2022-07-01:2649739:Topic:22124802022-07-01T20:03:06.150ZRagnarokhttps://12160.info/profile/OldDenmark
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Anti-vax doctor struck off</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>'Violent and aggressive' tones against pandemic management</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 28 - An anti-vax doctor noted for her positions against the COVID-19 vaccine was struck off on Monday.…</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>'Violent and aggressive' tones against pandemic management</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 28 - An anti-vax doctor noted for her positions against the COVID-19 vaccine was struck off on Monday.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>COVID Billionaires Were Allies To Those Tasked With Graft War – Ruto</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>By IRENE MWANGI</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>June 2, 2022</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, June 2 – Deputy President William Ruto has faulted his own administration in the fight against corruption saying it has failed because of…</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>COVID Billionaires Were Allies To Those Tasked With Graft War – Ruto</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>By IRENE MWANGI</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><em>June 2, 2022</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, June 2 – Deputy President William Ruto has faulted his own administration in the fight against corruption saying it has failed because of selective implementation.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In a meeting with European Commission (EU), DP Ruto cited the Sh7.8 billion Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) saying those involved were close friends to those in government tasked with fighting corruption.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“The COVID billionaires escaped because they were friends with the people who wanted to fight corruption. If the fight against corruption was left to institutions the covid billionaires would be behind bars right now,” he said.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong><a href="https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2022/06/covid-billionaires-were-allies-to-those-tasked-with-graft-war-ruto/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2022/06/covid-billionaires-were-allies-to-those-tasked-with-graft-war-ruto/</a></strong></span></p> UN Outlines Their Own Insignificance and Incompetence: Mali: Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeeperstag:12160.info,2022-06-02:2649739:Topic:22052612022-06-02T13:22:49.654ZRagnarokhttps://12160.info/profile/OldDenmark
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Mali: Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>1 June 2022</strong><br></br> <strong>Peace and Security</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN Peacekeeping logistics convoy near the town of Kidal in northern Mali.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For roughly an hour,…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Mali: Deadly convoy attack ‘tragic reminder’ of threats to peacekeepers</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>1 June 2022</strong><br/> <strong>Peace and Security</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN Peacekeeping logistics convoy near the town of Kidal in northern Mali.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For roughly an hour, the convoy came under direct fire from suspected members of a terrorist group using small arms and rocket launchers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Four Jordanian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured in the attack, one of whom died from his injuries after being evacuated.<br/><br/><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong><a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1119492" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/06/1119492</a></strong></span><br/></span></p> Mining giant pleads guilty to bribery in Africa, South Americatag:12160.info,2022-05-28:2649739:Topic:22043462022-05-28T11:53:22.407ZRagnarokhttps://12160.info/profile/OldDenmark
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Mining giant pleads guilty to bribery in Africa, South America</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies</em></span><br></br> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Last updated: 26/05 - 14:15</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A subsidiary of Swiss-based mining giant Glencore, pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in a London court Tuesday. The firm will pay up to $1.5 bln after other…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>Mining giant pleads guilty to bribery in Africa, South America</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>By Rédaction Africanews with Agencies</em></span><br/> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><em>Last updated: 26/05 - 14:15</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A subsidiary of Swiss-based mining giant Glencore, pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in a London court Tuesday. The firm will pay up to $1.5 bln after other subsidiaries pleaded guilty to bribe in Brazil and the US. The United States department of Justice said on May 24 the natural resource firm had entered a plea agreement to foreign bribery and market manipulation schemes.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2022/05/25/mining-giant-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-in-africa-south-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.africanews.com/2022/05/25/mining-giant-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-in-africa-south-america/</a></strong></span></p> Peer, Belgium: Video of the 12 year old Boy Stabbing Police Officer Twice in the Back [Jan. 28th, 2022]tag:12160.info,2022-04-18:2649739:Topic:21973772022-04-18T19:51:07.839ZRagnarokhttps://12160.info/profile/OldDenmark
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em><strong><a href="https://www.brusselstimes.com/203729/young-boy-who-stabbed-police-officer-to-face-juvenile-court-for-attempted-homicide" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.brusselstimes.com/203729/young-boy-who-stabbed-police-officer-to-face-juvenile-court-for-attempted-homicide…</a></strong></em></span></p>
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</p> UBC postdoc identifies over 100,000 new RNA viruses using the power of cloud computingtag:12160.info,2022-02-07:2649739:Topic:21885252022-02-07T12:55:58.415ZRagnarokhttps://12160.info/profile/OldDenmark
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">UBC postdoc identifies over 100,000 new RNA viruses using the power of cloud computing</span></p>
<p><em>January 26, 2022</em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">An international team led by a former UBC postdoctoral fellow in medical genetics has uncovered almost ten times more RNA viruses than were previously known—including several new species of coronaviruses.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The team made the discovery by re-analyzing all…</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">UBC postdoc identifies over 100,000 new RNA viruses using the power of cloud computing</span></p>
<p><em>January 26, 2022</em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">An international team led by a former UBC postdoctoral fellow in medical genetics has uncovered almost ten times more RNA viruses than were previously known—including several new species of coronaviruses.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The team made the discovery by re-analyzing all publicly available RNA sequencing data. The planetary-scale database of RNA viruses they developed could help rapidly identify virus spillover into humans, as well as those viruses that affect livestock, crops, and endangered species.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Artem Babaian is behind the Serratus Project collaboration, which published stunning results in the prestigious scientific journal Nature this week.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Working with the Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC), a public/private collaboration between UBC and Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Serratus Project was able to build a “ridiculously powerful” supercomputer equivalent in power to 22,500 CPUs, said Dr. Babaian.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The supercomputer analyzed 20 million gigabytes of publicly available gene sequence data from 5.7 million biological samples around the world, searching for a specific gene that indicated the presence of an RNA virus. The samples have been collected and freely shared within the world research community over 13 years and include everything from ice-core samples to animal dung.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/ubc-postdoc-identifies-over-100000-new-rna-viruses-using-the-power-of-cloud-computing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/ubc-postdoc-identifies-over-100000-new-rna-viruses-using-the-power-of-cloud-computing/</a></span></p> Bill Gates warns of worse pandemics in futuretag:12160.info,2022-01-20:2649739:Topic:21862532022-01-20T11:25:16.273ZRagnarokhttps://12160.info/profile/OldDenmark
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Bill Gates warns of worse pandemics in future</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>The billionaire calls for massive government investments to prepare for potential outbreaks that could be deadlier than Covid-19</em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Software magnate Bill Gates has raised the specter of future viruses that could be more lethal than Covid-19, saying rich countries should ramp up vaccine funding to brace for…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Bill Gates warns of worse pandemics in future</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>The billionaire calls for massive government investments to prepare for potential outbreaks that could be deadlier than Covid-19</em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Software magnate Bill Gates has raised the specter of future viruses that could be more lethal than Covid-19, saying rich countries should ramp up vaccine funding to brace for potentially catastrophic outbreaks.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Microsoft co-founder made his comments while announcing a new $150 million pledge by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). He noted that while Covid-19’s Delta and Omicron variants were among the most transmissible viruses ever seen, the world could have been hit with a more virulent pathogen, killing far more people.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em><a href="https://www.rt.com/news/546570-bill-gates-pandemic-warning/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.rt.com/news/546570-bill-gates-pandemic-warning/</a></em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c1ab6cee-4f84-4a85-9c53-9f5f444359d4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.ft.com/content/c1ab6cee-4f84-4a85-9c53-9f5f444359d4</a></em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Ethiopia wants WHO chief Tedros probed for "misconduct"</span></p>
<p><em>By Rédaction Africanews with AP - Jan. 15th, 2022</em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Ethiopian government has accused the World Health Organization director of “misconduct“ after he criticized conditions in the Tigray region.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Ethiopian government to be the head of the U.N.…</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Ethiopia wants WHO chief Tedros probed for "misconduct"</span></p>
<p><em>By Rédaction Africanews with AP - Jan. 15th, 2022</em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Ethiopian government has accused the World Health Organization director of “misconduct“ after he criticized conditions in the Tigray region.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Ethiopian government to be the head of the U.N. health agency four years ago, but claims he has “not lived up to the integrity and professional expectations”. He has been accused of interfering in Ethiopia's internal affairs, according to a press release issued on Thursday by the Ethiopian ministry of foreign affairs.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">“Through his acts, (Tedros) spread harmful misinformation and compromised WHO's reputation, independence, and credibility,” the statement reads.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.africanews.com/2022/01/14/ethiopia-accuses-who-chief-tedros-of-alleged-misconduct/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.africanews.com/2022/01/14/ethiopia-accuses-who-chief-tedros-of-alleged-misconduct/</a></span></p> Surgeon who operated on young Italian vaccine victim: ‘You have never seen anything like this’tag:12160.info,2021-06-27:2649739:Topic:21630542021-06-27T23:18:08.696ZRagnarokhttps://12160.info/profile/OldDenmark
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Surgeon who operated on young Italian vaccine victim: ‘You have never seen anything like this’</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>The surgeon who operated on an Italian girl, Camilla Canepa, who died at the age of 18 from the effects of the vaccine, said he has never seen anything like this. "It's not normal," he added.</em></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Surgeon who operated on young Italian vaccine victim: ‘You have never seen anything like this’</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><em>The surgeon who operated on an Italian girl, Camilla Canepa, who died at the age of 18 from the effects of the vaccine, said he has never seen anything like this. "It's not normal," he added.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Published: June 27, 2021, 1:09 pm</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Camilla Canepa was operated on by Gianluigi Zona, director of the neurosurgical and neuro-traumatological clinic of the San Martino hospital: “I had never seen a brain that was affected by such an extensive and severe thrombosis.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The neurosurgeon on duty in San Martino that night was Alessandro d’Andrea, who also called the chief physician to his side at the operating table. “We decided to have a decompression craniotomy, in which the skull is opened to relieve internal pressure.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Zona recounted the experience: “All venous sinuses were blocked with thrombi, a scenario I have never seen in my many years in this profession. Think of the venous sinus as the river in the middle of a valley where several streams converge. If a dam is built in the middle of the watercourse, the river swells and the tributaries can no longer drain at this point, so that the pressure rises upstream.<br/><br/>Article:<br/><a href="https://freewestmedia.com/2021/06/27/surgeon-who-operated-on-young-italian-vaccine-victim-you-have-never-seen-anything-like-this/?fbclid=IwAR2eSzgM_qrztiTcU7bvLFGF5EptDeQc8MIBcRmq25P6DAf6RAJD_RiejZw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://freewestmedia.com/2021/06/27/surgeon-who-operated-on-young-italian-vaccine-victim-you-have-never-seen-anything-like-this/?fbclid=IwAR2eSzgM_qrztiTcU7bvLFGF5EptDeQc8MIBcRmq25P6DAf6RAJD_RiejZw</a></span></p>