Fifa presidential election: Gianni Infantino succeeds Sepp Blatter
From BBC Gianni Infantino has succeeded fellow Swiss Sepp Blatter as president of world football’s governing body Fifa. The Uefa secretary general polled 115 votes, 27 more than closest rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. Prince Ali bin al-Hussein (four…
Move over Switzerland, Cayman Islands, & Co., U.S. new tax haven king
By Gerry W. Beyer From Law Professor Blogs Network In the popular imagination, the main tax havens of the world are in exotic locals like the Cayman Islands or the snow capped peaks of Switzerland. But an unexpected contender has…
The Editor Speaks: The banks and their “dark pool”
In one of our stories today (see Barclays and Credit Suisse are fined over US ‘dark pools’ filed under PUBLISHER’S CHOICE] it gives an explanation of Banks “Dark Pool”: “The “dark” in “dark pools” is supposed to be a good…
UK News Suicide: ‘World’s best chef’ Benoit Violier found dead in his home
By JOHN SHAMMAS From Daily Mirror UK The world-renowned chef is best known for running Switzerland’s prestigious Restaurant de l’Hotel de Ville A man known as the world’s best chef has been found dead at his home in an apparent…
Fifa scandal: Large cash sums frozen by Switzerland
From BBC Millions of Swiss francs in bank accounts belonging to world soccer’s governing body Fifa have been frozen, the Swiss justice ministry has said. US officials believe “corruption money” may have been transited through the frozen accounts, the ministry…
Iglesia ni Cristo exec denies church owns pricey airplane
By Recto Mercene From Business Mirror THE Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) does not have an Airbus airplane, Spokesman Edwil Zabala said on Friday to squelch claims the church has an Airbus 330-202 that reportedly costs between P8.8 billion and P11…
Nicaragua charges Fifa official with corruption
From The Local ch One of the seven Fifa officials arrested in Switzerland has been charged with money laundering and corruption charges in Nicaragua, a prosecutor said, expecting an extradition to be completed soon. Lausanne lawyer to head Fifa reform…
Cayman Islands: FIFA’s [Jeff] Webb agrees to Extradition to face U.S. charges
by David Voreacos Tariq Panja Hugo Miller from Bloomberg Jeffrey Webb, one of seven soccer officials arrested in Zurich in May, has agreed to be extradited and face corruption charges in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the…
Back to black flowers
Back to black flowers: amazing photos by Bettina Güber From Designer Daily Bettina Güber‘s idea for this photography project was quite brilliant. She tainted some flowers in black before taking shots of it. With these monochromatic pictures, she take the…
