Epstein Secrets

ets while Snowden remains in Russia, and Wikileaks will be ingratiated to a regime less tolerant of its sanctimonious posturing. If Snowden gets to South America, the torrent of embarrassing and problematic disclosures might resume. So without doubt, any meeting would have been tense for both Putin and Obam

No longer a central player, let alone one of two global superpowers, Russia was treated publicly as an irrelevance. Its objection to the bombing of Serbia and the intervention in Kosovo was brushed aside, its certain veto in the Security Council ignored by avoiding the United Nations entirely through

e, Netherlands, "European Union police agency Europol says an international operation has smashed a Balkan crime ring that transported cocaine from South America to Europe in private planes." Europol "announced Thursday the operation led to 11 arrests in Europe and five in Asia along with the seizure of more

ymbol historically tied to empire and dominance." The eagle "closely resembles the bird on the Russian coat of arms and also appears on the flags of Serbia, Albania and Montenegro. Its left talons, rather than clasping 13 arrows, appear to clutch a set of golf clubs." The AP (7/25) says the White House

owledge the risk, but many see it as worth taking. "The world needs cobalt and DRC needs foreign inflows," said Ryan Seaborne, portfolio manager at South Africa's 36ONE Asset Management, which holds shares in the miner. "We are still bullish Glencore as a company and like the DRC cobalt assets." DIVERGING PA

iggest iron ore producer, is working on a massive underground expansion at the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia. It also has a lithium project in Serbia but that will not produce before the next decade. Lithium is a battery metal that makes many investors nervous. Predicting future price levels is d

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aint Helena, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe. Sark, Serbia, Sint Eustatius. Sint Maarten, Slovakia. Slovenia. Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname,