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Illicit gang operators prefers Citi

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An indictment unsealed last week, US prosecutors detailed how California residents, who allegedly worked with the notorious Sinaloa Cartel. Deposited tens and thousands of dollars at Citi ATMs. On Three occasions in January 2021, they allegedly fed a total of $36, 000 in illicit cash into the machines, a few hundred dollars at a time, waiting just a minute or two between each transaction. They were clever enough to splitting the sum into smaller deposits, and they stayed below the $10, 000 threshold at which banks are required to report cash transactions to the US Treasury. Drug enforcement Administration told … Continue reading Illicit gang operators prefers Citi

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Catch a cold to avoid Covid

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Catching a cold may help to protect children from the worst effects of Covid by boosting their immune system, according researchers at Yale University which analysed more than 600 nasal swabs taken from children about to undergo surgery or evaluation in A&E in 2021 and 2022. After testing samples for Covid and 19 different respiratory viruses and bacteria and then measured the levels of antiviral and inflammatory proteins produced by the children’s immune system, they found that many children infected with respiratory pathogens other than Covid, including Rhino viruses responsible for the common cold. Children with higher levels of respiratory … Continue reading Catch a cold to avoid Covid

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Trump hails ‘big win for democracy’ after US Supreme Court verdict

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The US Supreme Court has sent Donald Trump’s claim he is immune from prosecution for his actions while president back to a lower court. The former president had been charged with conspiracy to defraud the US, conspiring against the right of Americans to vote and corruptly obstructing an official proceeding and conspiring to do so. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for the first time that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts, but no immunity for unofficial acts. The Supreme Court’s justices ordered lower courts to work out precisely ow to apply their … Continue reading Trump hails ‘big win for democracy’ after US Supreme Court verdict

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RAINDANCE LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024. “THE MAN WITH A THOUSAND FACES. L’HOMME DE

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MILLE VISAGES”. 90 MINS. PYRAMIDE INTERNATIONAL – FRANCE/POLAND. ALL NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. A documentary about a real life imposter who has charmed a string of ladies all round the globe. Made by filmmaker Sonia Kronlund about a real man hiding behind many identities, the film is based and was instigated by a personal friend’s experiences and took several years to put together. The maker of this film said at Q and A that it was a difficult one to make – “one of those stories which feels like you don’t really know why you’re working on it” – it … Continue reading RAINDANCE LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2024. “THE MAN WITH A THOUSAND FACES. L’HOMME DE

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England pip past Slovakia in extra time

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Sunday 30th June UEFA Euro 2024- last 16 at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen England 2 J Bellingham 90’+5, H. Kane 91’ ET Slovakia 1 I. Schranz (25’) Jude Bellingham rescues England with one of the finest acrobatic goal past Slovakia keeper Martin Dubravka. with injury-time overhead kick 94 minutes and 34 seconds. England had only 86 seconds to spare themselves from the jaws of defeat against Slovakia. England were on the way out and now they were on their way into Euro 2024 quarter -final meeting with Switzerland in Düsseldorf. Continue reading England pip past Slovakia in extra time

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India World champions T20 World Cup

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Sat 29 Jun 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. India 176-7 (20 ov) Kohli 76 off 59, 6 fours, 2 sixes, Patel 48 off 31, 1four, 4 sixes, Dube 27 off 16, 3 fours, 1six, Maharaj 2-23, Nortje 2-26, Ramada 1-36, Jansen 1-49. South Africa 169-8(20ov) de Kock 39 off 31, 4 fours, 1six, Stubbs 31 off 21, 3fours, 1six, Klaasen 52 off 27, 2 fours, 5 sixes, Miller 21 off 17, 1 four, 1 six, Pandya 3-20, Bumrah 2-18, Arshdeep Singh 2-20, Patel 1-49. India win by 7 runs. India had to wait 13 … Continue reading India World champions T20 World Cup

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Campaigner for equal opportunity in the workplace, anti-slavery, human rights

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Social historian Jane Robinson’s Biography of Barbara Leigh Bodichon, a victorian feminist we should all be grateful to, is as entertaining as it is necessary, in histories of the women’s movement,  and from the walls of Girton College, Cambridge, where she looks out, somewhat glossy-eyed. Bodichon was both one of the finest Victorian England’s finest female painters, exhibiting at London’s Royal Academy and formidable campaigner for women’s rights, and her achievements stayed under the radar, as she defied easy categorisation. Her pamphlet “A Brief Summary in Plain Language of the Laws Concerning Women” was the beginning of a long effort … Continue reading Campaigner for equal opportunity in the workplace, anti-slavery, human rights

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Dealing in Trillion dollars, a day, where you dream numbers

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This is the rags to riches story of a poor boy who became a trader accidentally. “If you were gonna rob a bank, and you saw the vault door there, left open, what would you do? Would you wait around? The Trading game is an outrageous white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world – from someone who survived the trading game of the City or Wall Street, recounts the allure and horror of working on Citigroup’s bond trading floor in London in early 2000s, when Gary Stevenson made millions before burning out and blew it all wide … Continue reading Dealing in Trillion dollars, a day, where you dream numbers

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India beat England to reach T20 World Cup final

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Thursday 27 Jun 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Guyana India. 171-7 ( 20 ov)  Rohit Sharma. 57 off 39, 6 fours, 2 sixes, Yadav  47 off 36, 4 fours, 2 sixes Panda 23 off 13, 1 four, 2 sixes, Jordan 3-37, Rashid 1-25, Curran 1-25, Archer 1-33, Topley 1-25. England 103 all out (16.4 ov)  Buttler 23 off 15, 4 fours, Brook 25 off 19, 3 fours, Archer 21 off 15, 1 four, 2 sixes, Yadav 3-19, Patel 3-23, Bumrah 2-12. India win by 68 runs India meet South Africa  in their first ever men’s final lining up … Continue reading India beat England to reach T20 World Cup final

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Freedom for Julian Assange

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WikiLeaks Founder, Julian Assange, after seven years of self-imposed confinement and then  five years of enforced detention – was months in the making but uncertain to last.  In the end, diplomacy, politics and law that allowed Julian Assange to take off in a private jet from London’s Stanstead airport on Monday, enroute to the Northern Mariana Islands under a a plea deal with the White house to appear before a judge to admit leaking American Military secrets before flying on to Australia and freedom. In a statement, the Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) said the possibility of a plea deal “first … Continue reading Freedom for Julian Assange