News Headlines - 07 September 2019
Dozens of pages of e-mails and other documents obtained by The New Yorker reveal that, although Epstein was listed as “disqualified” in M.I.T.’s official donor database, the Media Lab continued to accept gifts from him, consulted him about the use of the funds, and, by marking his contributions as anonymous, avoided disclosing their full extent, both publicly and within the university. Perhaps most notably, Epstein appeared to serve as an intermediary between the lab and other wealthy donors, soliciting millions of dollars in donations from individuals and organizations, including the technologist and philanthropist Bill Gates and the investor Leon Black. According to the records obtained by The New Yorker and accounts from current and former faculty and staff of the media lab, Epstein was credited with securing at least $7.5 million in donations for the lab, including two million dollars from Gates and $5.5 million from Black, gifts the e-mails describe as “directed” by Epstein or made at his behest. The effort to conceal the lab’s contact with Epstein was so widely known that some staff in the office of the lab’s director, Joi Ito, referred to Epstein as Voldemort or “he who must not be named.”
▽Man listed as likely abducted by North Korea found dead in Japan
A man who was considered abducted by North Korea has been confirmed dead in Japan, police said on Friday, reports TV Asahi (Sept. 7).
According to police, Takeshi Saito went missing after resigning from his company in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture in October, 1983 at age of 38.
In April of last year, the body of Saito, a native of Sakata City, Yamagata, was discovered at an unspecified location in Japan.
▽Three men richer than 650 million Africans | Cape Times
The continent’s three richest men have more wealth than 650 million Africans.
This was revealed yesterday at the Commission on Global Economic Transformation (CGET) and Oxfam dialogue discussing Africa’s Economic Transformation along with the launch of the Oxfam Inequality in Africa report titled “A Tale of Two Continents”.
The report detailed that the richest 0.0001% own 40% of the wealth of the entire continent.
▽Smiles as Princess Charlotte starts school - BBC News
Princess Charlotte is "very excited" about starting school, the Duke of Cambridge said as he dropped her off for her first day.
Walking across the playground with both parents and her brother, Princess Charlotte smiled as she met the head of the lower school at Thomas's Battersea.
Prince George has attended the private school in south west London since 2017.
▽'Joker' wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival | Euronews
'Joker', starring Joaquin Phoenix, has been awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
The film had received an eight-minute standing ovation at its premiere in the Italian city last Saturday.
