Author: Sacas

The authorities of North Ossetia will expand the range of social services to support participants in a special military operation. It is reported by TASS. “A number of measures to support fighters and their families are already in place in the republic, from preferential admission of children to educational institutions to all necessary medical care. Targeted work, about which the President spoke separately, is already underway. And the range of social services will expand – this includes the rehabilitation of returned fighters, and assistance in professional training and employment, and much more, ”said Sergey Menyailo, head of North Ossetia.Earlier, the…

The Kremlin refrained from commenting on the statements of the head of the private military company “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin to the leadership of the Ministry of Defense (MO) of Russia . This was stated by the press secretary of President Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov , his words are quoted by RIA Novosti . According to the official representative of the president, for comments on the discussion of the head of the PMC and the Defense Ministry, one should contact the Ministry of Defense itself. “Yes, indeed, an exchange of various statements is published in the media, but this is a topic that relates to the conduct of a military defense,…

European Parliament: In February 2020, Eva Kaili, senior vice-president of the European Parliament, was at the five-star Ritz Carlton hotel in the Qatari capital Doha, leading a discussion on social media giants and democracy.Today Kaili is in prison embroiled in a high-octane corruption scandal engulfing the EU establishment in Brussels, in which Qatar – but also Morocco – are accused of paying MEPs for influence the work of Parliament. The conference did not come out of nowhere. Its seeds were sown about two years ago, when then-MP Pier Antonio Panzeri, the alleged ringleader of the corruption scheme, signed a semi-official cooperation…

Spectator Australia readers will recall the admission by Pfizer executive Janine Small that there was never any testing done to demonstrate that the Covid jab prevented transmission because ‘we had to move at the speed of science’. This admission came in an EU Parliamentary inquiry into Covid, under questioning from Dutch centre-right MEP Rob Roos. The admission blasted away the senseless justification for mandatory vaccination policies which needlessly cost so many people their livelihoods, and so much more. Janine Small appeared at the inquiry in place of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, who withdrew at the last minute. Bourla has repeatedly refused to testify…

The scope of the bribery scandal at the EU Parliament keeps widening. On February 16th, two more MEP names were released as part of the same warrant issued for Italian MEP Andrea Cozzolino, who was arrested last week by Belgian police as part of the Qatargate investigation.  Belgian Maria Arena and her Italian colleague Alessandra Moretti, both MEPs from the S&D group, join Andrea Cozzolino as suspects of corruption and money laundering. The Qatargate investigation focuses on the bribing of MEPs as part of an extensive influence operation by the Qatari and Moroccan governments to whitewash their human rights records. Authorities accuse…

Members of the European Parliament have been largely negligent in the past when it came to declaring benefits received from third parties. Not anymore, as Transparency International’s analysis, published on Wednesday, February 15th, shows. As Qatargate grows, so does the willingness of MEPs to play by the book. ‘Freebies’ or ‘junkets’ are terms commonly used in Brussels for free travel, accommodations, and other expenses that come with MEPs attending events organized by third parties. Under EU rules, MEPs need to declare all such events “no later than the last day of the next following month,” or face potential fines if they fail to do so.…

SAO PAULO (AP) — Ramon Menezes will serve as Brazil’s interim coach while the search continues for a permanent successor to Tite, who stepped down after the World Cup. The 50-year-old Menezes guided Brazil’s Under-20 team to the South American championship title on Sunday and will be in charge for a friendly against World Cup semifinalist Morocco in Tangier on March 25, the Brazilian Football Confederation said Wednesday. “He is a new coach with a lot of potential,” said Ednaldo Rodrigues, the president of the Brazilian soccer body. “We want more people with new and bold ideas in our national…

The PGA Tour has had some semblance of a win in its long-running battle with LIV Golf, after a federal judge ruled the head of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund must produce documents in its antitrust lawsuit against the Tour.  LIV Golf’s financial backer must also sit for depositions. US Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen ruled late Thursday that PIF’s involvement falls under the commercial activity exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act. Meaning, the PGA Tour is allowed to seek documents and any communication related to such matters as LIV Golf’s recruiting and negotiating with players, its business plans and…

Globalisation, massification and the digital revolution have brought radical changes to the higher education environment and opened up opportunities for new providers, delivery modalities and diverse student cohorts. Given the above, quality assurance grew and expanded in much of the world and in Latin America, starting in the mid-1990s with a variety of systems focused on different aspects of the functions of higher education. However, in general, only a few studies have addressed the impact of quality assurance systems in higher education in Latin America. These studies mainly outline the legal frameworks that govern it and how they have gradually…