Pandora's Papers in Latin America and Spain: thousands of people involved and too many shadows

The Pandora Papers constitute a leak of six and a half million documents, three million images, more than a million emails, almost half a million spreadsheets and more than eight hundred thousand miscellaneous files from fourteen sources. In total, some twelve million files that reveal that a large number of the powerful have hidden wealth, evade taxes or launder money, Latin America being the epicenter. Because the Latin American region, unlike Spain, is not only part of the scandal due to the dark maneuvers of its elites, but also participates in the corrupt network due to the enormous number of tax havens located in the region, especially in the Caribbean.

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The Pope says he feels "ashamed" for the cases of sexual abuse within the Church

The Supreme Pontiff also expressed his sadness and pain for the suffering of the 330 thousand victims affected by the French clergy, the latest scandal to affect the Vatican.
After the publication of the 330 thousand cases of abuse or sexual violence by the French clergy, Pope Francis openly expressed his shame at the "long inability of the Church" to handle cases of pedophile priests.

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Las fallas duraron más de ocho horas en más de 45 países, y en un comunicado la compañía señaló que fue por un cambio en la configuración de los enrutadores.

Los 3.500 millones de usuarios de Facebook y los 2.000 millones de WhatsApp en más de 45 países del mundo, alrededor de las 10:15 de la mañana, hora Colombia, no recibieron más notificaciones de estas redes y no pudieron enviar mensajes, habían dejado de funcionar. Los portales facebook.com e instagram.com aparecieron como errores durante más de seis horas.

¿Qué pasó? En un comunicado entregado en la noche de este lunes, Facebook explicó que sus equipos de ingeniería se dieron cuenta que los cambios de configuración en “los enrutadores troncales que coordinan el tráfico de red entre nuestros centros de datos causaron problemas que interrumpieron esta comunicación”. Esa interrupción, añadió la empresa, tuvo un efecto en cascada en la manera en como se comunican los centro de datos, y eso paralizó el servicio.

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El mítico álbum “Tattoo You” (1981) de los Rolling Stones, que saldrá a la venta reeditado el 22 de octubre, ofrece este jueves una pequeña “joya” con la presentación de una canción inédita de la banda, “Troubles A’ Comin”, informó la discográfica Universal Music.

Este nuevo tema, disponible desde hoy, fue originalmente grabado por los Stones en París en 1972 y es “una pegadiza y multifacética” versión del original de The Chi-Lites, destacó Universal en un comunicado.

“La canción es una verdadera joya para los fans de todo el mundo y supone un aperitivo de las nueve canciones nuevas y rarezas incluidas en el irrenunciable disco Lost & Found de “Tattoo You“, señaló la nota.

Fuente: https://www.cablenoticias.tv/

Pilots for Southwest and American Airlines warned that pilots could leave if they are forced to get a COVID-19 vaccine

Pilots at two of the country’s biggest airlines said that mandates for COVID-19 vaccines could lead to major shortages during the critical holiday flying season.

The Allied Pilots Association, which represents 15,000 pilots at Fort Worth-based American Airlines, sent the White House and Congressional leaders a letter Friday that warned that carriers may have “mass terminations of unvaccinated pilots” if the White House goes through with its announced plans to require COVID-19 vaccinations for federal contractors and companies with 100 or more employees.

“To ensure commercial aviation’s ongoing viability by avoiding a scenario in which airlines are forced to either offer unpaid leaves of absence or, worse, implement mass terminations of unvaccinated pilots, it is essential that an alternate means of compliance with the Executive Order be made available for professional pilots,” the letter from Allied Pilots Association president Eric Ferguson said.

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Europe cannot count on the United States to guarantee its protection, according to France

"What happened in Afghanistan and the submarine issue show that we can no longer count on the United States to guarantee our protection," said French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire.

The crisis generated by the Aukus submarine agreement shows that the European Union should not count on the United States to ensure its protection, said the French Minister of Economy, Bruno Le Maire, this Thursday (09/23/2021).

"The first lesson to be learned from this issue is that the European Union must build its strategic independence. What happened in Afghanistan and the submarine issue show that we can no longer count on the United States to guarantee our protection," said Le Maire. to the radio station Franceinfo.

"The United States has only one strategic concern: China, containing China's rise in power," the minister added. Both former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden "believe that their allies must be docile and we must be independent," he said.

On Wednesday, Biden and Macron had a telephone conversation that the US president called "friendly" aimed at restoring confidence after the submarine crisis. The leaders agreed to meet in October in Europe .

After this exchange between the two leaders, France decided that its ambassador in Washington, called for consultations, return to the United States.

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