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1…………> Rock paintings: Tibet

A Tibetan prefecture in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, in Chindu County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located near the source of the Yangtze River scientists have discovered rock paintings by ancient Qiang people during a period from 1,000 B.C. to the late Tang Dynasty (618-907) have been found in neighboring areas. The paintings depict various activities, including hunting, herding, sexual intercourse, and sacrifices.

Wei Jian, deputy director of Chinese Society of Rock Painting, said that the frescoes were created over a wide time span with the oldest dating back 2,000 years, and one is depicting a human figure waving something like a flag with the left hand, and using the right hand in a gesture like a salute.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/30/c_137217750.htm

 

 

 

 

2…………> “Hacker For Hire”: In Prison

Karim Baratov, aka Kay, aka Karim Taloverov, aka Karim Akehmet Tokbergenov, 23, a Canadian national and resident, was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay a fine, which encompasses all of his remaining assets.

In addition, Baratov and three other defendants, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Russia’s domestic law enforcement and intelligence service, were charged with a number of offenses relating to the hacking of webmail accounts at Yahoo and other service providers. In particular, the defendants were charged in a computer hacking conspiracy in which the two Russian FSB officers hired criminal hackers to collect information through computer intrusions in the United States and abroad, which resulted in the unauthorized access of Yahoo’s network and the spear phishing of webmail accounts at other service providers between January 2014 and December 2016.

“Criminal hackers and the countries that sponsor them make a grave mistake when they target American companies and citizens. We will identify them wherever they are and bring them to justice,” said Assistant Attorney General Demers. “I would like to thank Canadian law enforcement authorities for their tremendous assistance in bringing Baratov to justice. We will continue to work with our foreign partners to find and prosecute those who would violate our laws.”

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/international-hacker-hire-who-conspired-and-aided-russian-fsb-officers-sentenced-60-months

 

 

 

 

 

3………..> “Al Shabab” Sheep: In US Pen

Maalik Alim Jones, 33, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 35 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to provide material support to al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist organization based in Somalia, conspiring to receive military training from al-Shabaab, and carrying and using an AK-47 machine gun, rocket-propelled grenades, and other destructive devices in furtherance of his support for al-Shabaab. Jones pleaded guilty on Sept. 8, 2017, to a three-count Superseding Information.

“U.S. citizens who travel overseas to fight with a terrorist organization – which is what Jones did – betray our country and pose a serious threat to our national security,” said Assistant Attorney General Demers. “The National Security Division remains committed to committed to identifying and stopping terrorists like Jones, and we will hold them accountable. Credit goes to all those who worked so tirelessly to bring Jones to justice.”

“We may never know what drove Maalik Jones to travel to Somalia and pledge allegiance to al Shabaab, a terrorist organization that has vowed to destroy America,” said U.S. Attorney Berman. “But we do know that with today’s sentence, Jones is no longer a threat to America’s ideals.”

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-citizen-sentenced-35-years-providing-material-support-al-shabaab

 

 

 

4…………> The Yuan Switch: Africa

In the past few years, China has made investments in Africa’s economic projects worth nearly $7 billion dollars, part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “new socialism” plan to invest a total of 60 billion dollars in Africa by the end of 2018.

Chinese financial analyst Liu Ying did not rule out that at the end of the day, these countries will abandon the use of the US dollar, and that experts have pointed out that the Chinese yuan is already “widely used” in trade transactions in Africa in the fields of investment, financial markets as well as the gold and forex reserves of African countries.

“The construction of basic infrastructure in Africa, including railways and [economic] clusters, also stipulates the use of the yuan,” Liu pointed out, observing rising interest rates and a program to reduce the balance of the Federal Reserve System, “the outflow of the dollar is an inevitable situation.”

“Therefore, the choice of the yuan is a logical and timely measure for Africa. The yuan is a very stable currency capable of providing support and security in trade settlements, financial investments and the creation of reserves,” Liu emphasized.

“I believe that the yuan will be stabilized rather than strengthened. The most important thing is to maintain stability [of the national currency],” he underscored.

https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201805301064946956-africa-china-investments-yuan/