We’ve all heard of the secret “Swiss bank account,” protected by the country’s privacy-friendly banking laws, where wealth can be stored away from the prying eyes of governments or individuals. Swiss banking is famous for […]
It sounds like a broken record at this point, but if there was ever a bad time to be a Russian oligarch with a superyacht, we are living through it right now. The latest example: […]
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has demanded the film and TV work of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, as well as that of Ukraine-born producer Alexander Rodnyansky (Leviathan), be “removed from the cultural agenda of the […]
CNN Business — A digital Iron Curtain may be descending on Russia, as President Vladimir Putin struggles to control the narrative about his war in Ukraine. The Kremlin has already moved to block Facebook and […]
Shared from www.escapistmagazine.com. Russian Doll. Natasha Lyonne as Nadia Vulvokov in episode 201 of Russian Doll. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022 A series about a time loop may appear to be pretty finalized once […]
Shared from www.tmz.com. Reports of civilian casualties in Ukraine are piling up, and now … video footage appears to back up claims that Putin’s Russian army is killing anybody and everybody it come across. This […]
Shared from www.cnn.com. Reuters — The European Commission is studying whether cryptoassets are being used to get around financial sanctions imposed on Russian banks following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, a senior European Union […]
Shared from www.businessoffashion.com. Spanish fashion retailer Inditex has halted trading in Russia, closing its 502 shops and stopping online sales, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The Zara owner is following some of the biggest […]
Shared from www.cnn.com. Yandex (YNDX), which handles about 60% of internet search traffic in Russia and operates a big ride-hailing business, said Thursday that it may be unable to pay its debts as a consequence […]
Shared from www.celebritynetworth.com. I hope it goes without saying that we shouldn’t feel an ounce of pity for a bunch of Russian billionaires whose net worths have decreased a bit. There are clearly much bigger […]
Shared from www.cnn.com. “It is a great artistic loss for the Met and for opera,” the company’s general manager, Peter Gelb, said in a statement to CNN. “Anna is one of the greatest singers in […]
Shared from www.cnn.com. OneWeb, a London-based satellite startup striving for global internet connectivity and a key competitor to Elon Musk’s StarLink satellite internet constellation, was set to launch a batch of 36 internet satellites Friday […]
Shared from www.celebritynetworth.com. Germany just fired a shot across the bow of every Russian oligarch. As you may have read from our previous coverage, in recent days Russian billionaires who are concerned that sanctions are […]
Shared from www.celebritynetworth.com As first spotted by CNBC, in the last 24 hours several sanction-sensitive Russian oligarchs may have begun the process of moving their yachts out of European and other unfriendly ports. CNBC compiled […]
Shared from www.latimes.com As Ukraine continues to defend itself against a Russian invasion, Netflix said it does not plan to comply with a regulation to carry Russian state programming in that country. Netflix, which registered […]
Shared from www.tmz.com The Killers are drawing a line in the sand … pulling out of an upcoming performance in Moscow, and it’s all because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A rep for the […]
Shared from www.cnn.com But there are concerns that cracking down too aggressively could come with unintended consequences, both for the platforms and for Russian citizens who rely on those services. Facebook (FB)-parent Meta will block […]
Shared from bossip.com No matter where in the world international tensions turn into violent conflict, anti-Blackness still seems to be the big joker. Source: JOHAN NILSSON / Getty While Ukraine has captured the world’s attention […]
Shared from brobible.com Getty Image Liquor stores across the U.S. and Canada have begun protesting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by refusing to sell Russian-made vodka. On Friday afternoon, Canada’s Newfoundland Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC) announced […]
Shared from www.celebritynetworth.com In a statement that shocked the sports community, British soccer fans in particular, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich just announced that he has donated his ownership of Chelsea F.C. to a charitable trust. […]