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2…………> The Tehran/Israel Scuffle: Danger To The World
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A new wave of hostility was unleashed when Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz earlier revealed that Tel Aviv is planning to attack Iran’s nuclear infrastructure if it believes that Tehran is building nuclear weapons, without approval from its allies or any other state, a statement that drew a warning from Iran’s Defense Minister Amir Hatami:
“Sometimes, [Israel] makes big claims against the Islamic Republic of Iran out of desperation to allegedly threaten it, even though [Tel Aviv] knows […] that if it does a damn thing, we will raze Tel Aviv and Haifa to the ground”, Amir Hatami stated during a speech on 7 March.
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https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202103071082278107-iranian-defence-minister-vows-to-level-tel-aviv-and-haifa-if-israel-makes-wrong-move-against-tehran/
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3…………> COVID19 Deadly World’s March: Accelerating?
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The global death toll from the coronavirus infection is already over 2.58 million, with more thatn 116 million cases detected worldwide, the US being the most affected nation amid the pandemic, with over 28.9 million infected, and a death toll in excess of 524,000. Next is India (11.1 million cases, over 157,000 fatalities) and Brazil (over 10.9 million cases, more than 264,000 deaths).
Experts estimate that the US economy could take as long as two years to get back on track with the current rate of job growth in the country, President “Uncle” Joe Biden said as he pushed for the passage of his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan.
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https://sputniknews.com/world/202103071082275821-live-updates-germany-reports-8130-new-covid-19-cases/
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4………….> Swiss Burka Problem: Exceptions Possible?
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Switzerland operates a system of direct democracy that has allowed the vote to go ahead, as any topic can be put to a national vote as long as it gathers 100,000 signatures in the country of 8.6 million people, hence its citizens voted on whether to ban “full facial coverings” in public places, the referendum coming after years of debate, following similar bans in other European countries, such as France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Polls had indicated that a slim majority supports the move, and under the proposal, nobody would be allowed to cover their face completely in public — whether in shops or the open countryside, allowing exceptions, including places of worship.
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https://www.dw.com/en/swiss-await-result-of-muslim-burqa-ban-vote/a-56797836
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5…………> Ukrainian Money Laundering Ring: Busted
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Two members of an international organized network, identified as Viktor Vorontsov, 39, and Zlata Hanska Muzhuk, 40, that provided cash-out and money laundering services to cyber actors were extradited from the Czech Republic to Texas, and charged in a one-count indictment with conspiracy to launder funds filed in February 2020 in the Northern District of Texas.
According to the indictment, Muzhuk and Vorontsov were allegedly members of an international organized network providing cash-out and money laundering services to cyber actors who used stolen bank login credentials to initiate fraudulent electronic funds transfers from victims’ bank accounts to bank accounts (drop accounts) created and controlled by the cash-out actors. For a fee, Muzhuk and Vorontsov provided a network of drop accounts and money mules to receive, transfer, and conceal money derived from the fraudulent online transfers of funds. The indictment alleges the conspiracy existed for the entirety of 2017 and focused on seven electronic funds transfers in October and November 2017, totaling almost $500,000.
During the FBI’s investigation of Muzhuk and Vorontsov, the Czech National Organized Crime Agency (NCOZ) collaborated to gather information and evidence. In late January 2020, NCOZ informed the FBI that Muzhuk was visiting Vorontsov at his residence in the Czech Republic. A criminal complaint and an arrest warrant were issued by a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Dallas and an FBI special agent from Dallas traveled to the Czech Republic to coordinate with the NCOZ.
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Two Ukrainian Nationals Extradited to U.S. on Money Laundering Charges | OPA | Department of Justice
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.6…………> A Message Of Peace