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Man Utd owners await revised offers for Premier League giants

Arab News 23 Mar 2023
The Times reported US hedge fund Elliott Investment Management, which sold AC Milan for $1.3 billion last year, had made a bid to buy a minority stake ... In 2021, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund bought a controlling stake in Newcastle. Amnesty International has called on the Premier ...
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Manchester United owners await revised offers for Premier League giants

Independent online (SA) 23 Mar 2023
It is unclear when the new cut-off will be ... In 2021, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund bought a controlling stake in Newcastle. Amnesty International has called on the Premier League to tighten ownership rules to ensure they are "not an opportunity for more sportswashing" ... AFP .
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Battle to buy Man United heats up as Qatar banker, British billionaire prepare fresh bids

Arab News 23 Mar 2023
MANCHESTER, Britain ... The new deadline for offers has not been made clear, according to the BBC ... In 2021, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund bought a controlling stake in Newcastle. Amnesty International has called on the Premier League to tighten ownership rules to ensure they are “not an opportunity for more sportswashing.” ... ....
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Qatar's Sheikh Jassim makes second bid as battle to buy Man Utd heats up

Urdu Point 23 Mar 2023
In 2021, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund bought a controlling stake in Newcastle. Amnesty International have called on the Premier League to tighten ownership rules to ensure they are "not an opportunity for more sportswashing."United, three-time European champions, haven't won ...
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WATCH: Fresh bids being prepared as battle to buy Manchester United heats up

Independent online (SA) 23 Mar 2023
by Kieran Canning ... The new deadline for offers has not been made clear, according to the BBC ... ALSO READ ... ALSO READ ... ALSO READ ... In 2021, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund bought a controlling stake in Newcastle. Amnesty International has called on the Premier League to tighten ownership rules to ensure they are "not an opportunity for more sportswashing.".
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Uganda anti-homosexuality bill sets death penalty as punishment

The Times/The Sunday Times 22 Mar 2023
The law, which Amnesty International noted was “ambiguous” and “vaguely worded”, must be signed off by Museveni who last week railed against “deviants” in the country.
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Sheikh Jassim, Jim Ratcliffe make second bids for Manchester United

The News International 22 Mar 2023
AFP/File. MANCHESTER ... "What you don’t want to do is pay stupid prices for things because then you regret it subsequently." ... In 2021, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund bought a controlling stake in Newcastle. Amnesty International have called on the Premier League to tighten ownership rules to ensure they are "not an opportunity for more sportswashing." ... .
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India: Authorities must immediately release Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj

Amnesty 21 Mar 2023
Responding to the arrest of Kashmiri journalist, Irfan Mehraj, in Srinagar by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a “terror funding case”, Aakar Patel, chair of board at Amnesty International India, said. ... which was “funding terror activities”.
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India arrests Kashmir journalist Irfan Mehraj on ‘terror’ charges

Al Jazeera 21 Mar 2023
An “investigation revealed that the JKCCS was funding terror ... The agency launched what it called an “NGO-terror funding case” in October 2020 ... Amnesty India called for the journalist’s immediate release, saying the arrest in connection with a “terror funding case” is “a travesty”.
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FIFA should use World Cup funds to compensate victims of Qatar human rights abuses: rights groups

Jurist 17 Mar 2023
... Fund to compensate victims of human rights abuses related to the 2022 World Cup ... Human rights bodies including HRW and Amnesty International sent a to FIFA President Gianni Infantino urging him to direct the funds toward remedying the labor exploitation and human rights abuses.
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Flash loan attacker of Euler Finance sends 100 ETH back to victim

Cryptopolitan 16 Mar 2023
The hacker responsible for the $196 million attack on Euler Finance has begun transferring funds into crypto mixer Tornado Cash, only hours after a $1 million bounty was issued to identify the attacker ... The movement of funds to the crypto mixer suggests that the hacker may not be inclined to accept Euler’s amnesty offer.
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Conditions for migrant workers in Qatar have worsened since World Cup, union says 

Arab News 15 Mar 2023
Earlier on Monday, FIFA received an open letter from Amnesty International, which was supported by a million signatures, questioning whether the federation’s proposed “legacy fund” would adequately help workers who had suffered wage theft, illegal recruitment fees, and injuries in Qatar, or compensate the families of those who died.
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Saudi Aramco reports 'record' $161 billion profit for 2022

The Jordan Times 13 Mar 2023
... crisis," Agnes Callamard, secretary-general of Amnesty International, said in a statement ... Amnesty described Aramco's profits as "the most ever disclosed by a company in a single year" and said they "should be used to fund a human rights-based transition to renewable energy".
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Oil giant Saudi Aramco makes a historic $161B profit in 2022

West Hawaii Today 13 Mar 2023
Those revenues also can go into Riyadh Air, a new airline announced Sunday by Prince Mohammed that will be under the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund and plans to fly to over 100 destinations by 2030 ... Fund in October and plans a carbon-capture-and-storage facility as well.
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News-Press Now 13 Mar 2023
Those revenues also can go into Riyadh Air, a new airline announced Sunday by Prince Mohammed that will be under the kingdom's Public Investment Fund and plans to fly to over 100 destinations by 2030 ... Aramco's earnings report noted it started a $1.5 billion Sustainability Fund in October and plans a carbon-capture-and-storage facility as well.

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