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Brazilian Prostitutes Take Foreign Languages Classes To Prepare For World Cup

BBC MUNDO (UK), CLARIN (Argentina)

RIO DE JANEIRO - The 2014 World Cup in Brazil is just 18 months away, and the entire nation is preparing. Local prostitutes, for their part, are getting ready to make sure they can keep up with the expected influx of international visitors by studying English, French, and Italian, as well as brushing up on proper Portuguese, Clarin reports.

The courses will be offered by a sex workers’ union in the state of Minas Gerais. The union’s president said that 20 women have signed up for the classes already. The courses are expected to begin in March, and the union is trying to find language teachers to give classes on a volunteer basis, BBC MUNDO reports.

The union president explained that it is important for the girls to be able to explain to clients how much they will charge, and to be able to understand what services they like. She hopes that the classes will last for eight months.

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FOCUS: Russia-Ukraine War

War, Corruption And The Overdue Demise Of Ukrainian Oligarchs

The invasion of Russia has forced Ukraine to confront a domestic enemy: corruption and economic control by an insular and unethical elite.

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May 21, 2021, Ukraine: Demonstrators hold smoke bombs outside the Appeal Court of Kyiv.

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Guillaume Ptak

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KYIV — Since Russia’s invasion, Ukraine's all-powerful oligarchs have lost a significant chunk of their wealth and political influence. However, the fight against the corruption that plagues the country is only just beginning.

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On the morning of September 2, several men wearing balaclavas and bullet-proof waistcoats bearing the initials "SBU" arrived at the door of an opulent mansion in Dnipro, Ukraine's fourth largest city. Facing them, his countenance frowning behind thin-rimmed glasses, was the owner of the house, the oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky.

Officers from the Ukrainian security services had come to hand him a "suspicion notice" as part of an investigation into "fraud" and "money laundering". His home was searched, and shortly afterwards he was remanded in custody, with bail set at 509 million hryvnias, or more than €1.3 million. A photo of the operation published that very morning by the security services was widely shared on social networks and then picked up by various media outlets.

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