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Новости за 16.09.2024

Giving away a fortune: What could Warren Buffett's adult children support?

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Warren Buffett’s adult children, Susie, Howard and Peter Buffett, have long track records as philanthropists. They've given away more than $15 billion of their father’s money through their foundations since 2006. Now, their father has entrusted them with donating the remainder of his fortune following his death. The work of the family's four foundations may offer insight into what the next generation of Buffetts might support and how they might operate when the time comes to give away their fortune. Читать дальше...

Two ex-fire chiefs in New York City charged in corruption scandal

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Two former New York City Fire Department chiefs have been arrested on charges that they solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to provide preferential treatment in the department's fire prevention bureau. The bribery, corruption and false statements charges against Anthony Saccavino and Brian Cordasco were to be described at a news conference on Monday. Their lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The arrests come amid a widening corruption investigation of New York City's government. Читать дальше...

An American pastor detained in China for nearly 20 years has been released

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

A Christian pastor from California has been freed from China after nearly 20 years behind bars and is back home in the U.S., the State Department said. Two groups say the 68-year-old David Lin was detained after he entered China in 2006, convicted of contract fraud and sentenced to life in prison. One advocacy group says that charge is frequently used against leaders in the house church movement, which operates outside state-sponsored faith groups. His sentence had been reduced and he had been due for release in April 2030. Читать дальше...

Two years after the death of Mahsa Amini, a ‘quiet revolution’ is still under way in Iran

France24.com (en) 

The scale of the protest movement that erupted after the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini and the brutal repression of those demonstrations have left an indelible mark on Iranian society. More and more women are flouting the veil requirement when out in public in what one NGO has described as a "quiet revolution" while men's behavior and awareness have also seen a shift in the years since.