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Elsina Khayrova, daughter of Rinat Khayrova, former finance minister in the Republic of Tatarsta, bought a £22m home iust months after paying £10m for a London flat. Rinat is a member of Putin’s political party but not believed to be in his inner circle dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6…


Tatarstan's Tatfondbank collapsed last year after massive fraud was discovered. irishtimes.com/business/finan…
Tatfondbank had a €2 billion hole in its balance sheet. Tatfondbank is the biggest Russian banking collapse since Vneshprombank, which also had a Dublin funding operation, imploded in January 2016 and defaulted on its $225 million of bonds.

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Imagine being this willfully ignorant.
For Reference: www-mercurynews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.mercur…
Also for reference: nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna8…
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On the second episode of Hasan Minhaj’s new show, he highlights the role Saudi money plays in propping up Silicon Valley companies. Now @Netflix has removed the episode at the request of the Saudi government. ft.com/content/5121f0…
The episode was only pulled in the KSA.
"Clearly, the best way to stop people from watching something is to ban it, make it trend online, and then leave it up on YouTube."

Hasan Minhaj speaks out after Netflix pulls an episode of "Patriot Act" in Saudi Arabia. wapo.st/2CKVJLC
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Russia's domestic security agency says it has arrested U.S. citizen Paul Whelan on espionage charges. The FSB said that the American man detained in Moscow on Friday.
Spying charges carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years in Russia. cbsnews.com/amp/news/paul-…
Paul Whelan's lawyer tells NYT he hopes he can be part of a prisoner exchange with the US [for Butina] nytimes.com/2019/01/03/wor…
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“Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene held several meetings with the Guptas during his first term, and prior to that when he was deputy minister, when they demanded his intervention in the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) deal with Iqbal Surve’s Sekunjalo Investment Holdings.”
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Big day of news in Malaysia:
• Ex-PM Najib to have his statement taken by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission in relation to #1MDB probe @ 10am.
• MACC chief to hold a news conference, promising new information @ 11am.
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Malaysia's new Defence Minister, Mohamad "Mat" Sabu, inspecting the guard on his first day in office. @MSabu_Official
Meanwhile, former PM Najib Razak is on the way to the MACC office.
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The Malaysian #CouncilOfElders, set up to advise the Prime Minister, so far comprises of a former Finance Minister, a former banker, a former Petronas CEO, a billionaire, and an economist. No organisers, activists, educators, artists.

Here are some better suggestions:
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#BetterCouncilOfElders
2. Zainah Anwar, founder of Muslim feminist organisation Sisters In Islam: tavaana.org/en/content/int… #BetterCouncilOfElders
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Critically ill Russian national is 66yo Sergei Skripal, former intel colonel/double agent granted refuge in UK after a 2010 "spy swap" between US & Russia. He and a woman were apparently poisoned in/near Salisbury shopping center. bbc.in/2D2oj7X
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Skripal's brother, son & wife have been killed in the last 2 year.
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