BY MAX PARRY
Eighty years ago last month, the Axis powers invaded the former Yugoslavia during the Second World War. A new Serbian film,
Dara of Jasenovac, depicts the systematic extermination of Serbs which followed under the Nazi-puppet government of the Independent State of Croatia. Despite consultation with reputable historians during production and a screenplay based upon witness testimony, its release has generated controversy among international film critics. An examination of the English-speaking reception to the Serbian entry for the 93rd Academy Awards shows a boilerplate negative response and pseudo-journalistic pile-on that is part of an anti-Serb bias in Western media ever since the NATO war on Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Despite recent attempts at closer relations with the West, Serbophobia remains a fixture in corporate media on account of Belgrade’s strong historical ties with Moscow amid the New Cold War between the U.S. and Russia.
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In this development roundup, Property Investor Today explores the impressive sales success of the Regent’s Crescent scheme in West London, a potential hotel to residential opportunity in Cambridgeshire and a development loan to help breathe new life into a Liverpool landmark that had been threatened with demolition.
Marylebone scheme witnesses very strong sales
Regent’s Crescent – a scheme in Marylebone recently quoted by Savills as being one of their strongest-performing in Prime Central London (PCL) - has announced that over the past 12 months it has sold over £140 million worth of residences.
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Off the back of this success, the scheme is now releasing to market this month a new selection of apartments, including a five-bed penthouse with a large terrace marketed at a whopping £15.45 million – putting it at the very super-prime end of the market.
Long hailed for his bravery during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Paul Rusesabagina is now charged with being an insurgent leader. Did Rwanda change, or did he?
He Was the Hero of âHotel Rwanda.â Now Heâs Accused of Terrorism.
Paul Rusesabagina Detained
He Was the Hero of âHotel Rwanda.â Now Heâs Accused of Terrorism.
Long hailed for his bravery during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Paul Rusesabagina is now charged with being an insurgent leader. Did Rwanda change, or did he?
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Early in the evening of Aug. 27, 2020, Paul Rusesabagina stepped off a flight from Chicago and walked into Terminal 3 at Dubai International Airport. He had been in the air for 14 hours, but his journey wasnât done: Later that night, he planned to travel on to Bujumbura, the main city in the small Central African nation Burundi. Passing through immigration, Rusesabagina â who lived in San Antonio, Texas, but was originally from Rwanda, Burundiâs neighbor â texted his wife to let her know he had arrived in D
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Ugandan police said they arrested leading human rights lawyer and activist Nicholas Opiyo over allegations of money laundering on Tuesday, just weeks before the East African country holds a tense presidential election.
Opiyo has previously represented opposition leader Bobi Wine, who is seen as the main challenger to President Yoweri Museveni s bid to extend his 35 years in power.
The Ugandan police force tweeted that Opiyo was arrested by a Joint Task team of Security and Financial Intelligence on allegations of money laundering and related malicious acts.
It added late Tuesday that investigations are progressing well and Opiyo remained in custody.