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Researchers have found evidence of a catastrophe that occurred around 550 million years ago and wiped out 80% of all living creatures. This event, known as the Kotlin Crisis, has turned out to be far more extensive than previously thought and is now considered to be the first ‘major’ mass extinction in the planet’s history.
Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, Director of the Economic Security Bureau, and his deputy, Yurii Belousov, attended an event in Washington organised for the American business community. The round-table discussion was attended by entrepreneurs willing to pay from $10,000 for membership of the USUBC.
The selection panel for the post of Head of Customs has announced the results of the candidates’ practical assessment of their professional skills. Three NABU investigators and a serving customs officer scored the lowest marks at this stage. However, all candidates will be invited to the interviews, which are due to begin on 23 March.
The State Financial Monitoring Service is a body that is supposed to act as the country’s financial intelligence agency, identifying flows of funds used for terrorist financing and money laundering. Instead, the agency has found itself at the centre of high-profile scandals.
Semen Kryvonos, Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, adopted a boy to avoid punishment for bribing voters, and then gave him up. This was stated by Boryslav Bereza, a Member of Parliament of the 8th convocation, who published a video featuring the child’s mother on his YouTube channel.
Journalists from Bihus.Info have identified another official from the Economic Security Bureau (ESBU) whose father holds a Russian passport and possesses assets that cannot be accounted for by official income. The individual in question is Serhiy Zhuravlov, deputy head of the Economic Security Bureau’s regional office in Volyn Oblast. Earlier, the head of the Bureau, Oleksandr Tsivinskyi, found himself embroiled in a scandal due to his father’s Russian passport.
Apple has launched a new account on Instagram called @helloapple. It will operate alongside the main @apple profile.
In March, Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, Director of the Economic Security Bureau, received a pension of 318,605 hryvnia. This is evidenced by a report on significant changes in his financial status, which he submitted to the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAZK) on 5 March.
The Economic Security Bureau will spend nearly a quarter of a million hryvnias on the purchase of satin scarves, eco-friendly bags, and souvenir products. The supplier of these goods will be a Kyiv-based sole proprietor and his companies.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Digital Transformation has published its conclusion on draft law 14270-1, which proposes to oblige the Economic Security Bureau to publish its annual report on its official website and on the Unified State Web Portal of Open Data.
Following searches at the Volyn customs office, one person involved in the NABU corruption case resigned, while another took parental leave. This was announced by the head of the agency, Dmytro Stasenko.
The Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine was established as a fundamentally new analytical body designed to put an end to the era of "mask shows" and coercive pressure on business. According to the Law of Ukraine "On the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine," the main objective of the institution is to counteract economic offences through analytics, prevention, and risk management.
