"In 2009 a major scandal broke out after children reported being raped at Artek. It had far reaching political implications because three top officials of Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko were accused of child rape."
Samantha Reed Smith (June 29, 1972 – August 25, 1985) was an American peace activist and child actress from Manchester, Maine, .. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_…
Smith visiting the Artek pioneer camp in July 1983 👇
"In 1982, Smith wrote a letter to the newly appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov, and received a personal reply with an invitation to visit the Soviet Union, which she accepted. " historydaily.org/samantha-smith…
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"Smith attracted extensive media attention in both countries as a "Goodwill Ambassador", becoming known as America's Youngest Ambassador and subsequently participating in peacemaking activities in Japan"
"She later became a child actress, hosting a child-oriented special on the 1984 United States presidential election for The Disney Channel and playing a co-starring role in the television series Lime Street."
"Having been a political ally of Yulia Tymoshenko it is speculated that Pinchuk used his financial influence to try to encourage Hillary Clinton to pressure .. Viktor Yanukovych to release Tymoshenko after she was arrested on unrelated charges. "
"In another interesting coincidence, Victor Pinchuk paid more than 6.6 million for his 50th birthday which took place at a French ski resort Courchevel which had once been raided by police for holding a prostitution ring. The lavish party included
a circus and Pinchuk wanted 150 kids to attend. The guest list to the event was kept secret but Hillary Clinton was reportedly invited" archive.ph/KsEGi
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"CRISPR Therapeutics announced that Brad Bolzon, Ph.D., Chairman and Managing Director of Versant Ventures 🇺🇸🇨🇭, is stepping down from the Board of Directors"🤔
@UnityNewsNet "Benyamin Naeem Habib was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. His father is a Pakistani Punjabi and his mother is English and was born in Isleworth. He immigrated to Britain in 1979 and attended Rugby School, a private school in Warwickshire."
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@UnityNewsNet The mistake y'all made was to believe the German prince cared about y'all.
That family simply changed their name and you forgot their roots.🎶
"UK justice minister invested in tax scheme contested by HMRC
Lord David Wolfson joined plan that generated £134m in allowances on investment of £79m..
The Cobalt data centre scheme is the subject of active litigation with the tax authorities, who have sought to block the allowances. A tax tribunal in 2019 found the scheme was lawful and last year upheld the tax allowances".. archive.is/s3oJg
Jo Maugham QC, a specialist tax lawyer who now heads the Good Law Project campaign group, said: “You’re in a position where a minister for justice is having his personal tax liability adjudicated upon by the courts that his department administers. That is constitutionally odd"
CharitableBookings launched its online platform with a premium offering after raising £5 million from angel investors, including Lord Stanley Fink, former CEO of Man Group. phocuswire.com/CharitableBook…