Pattaya A Belarusian escort who claims to have evidence that Moscow interfered with President Trump’s election campaign, and her Russian friend Alexander Kirillov, who describes himself as a sex guru, have been cleared of violating labour laws in Thailand. They still face more serious charges for which they could be jailed for more than ten years. Anastasia Vashukevich, 28, says that she was the lover of Oleg Deripaska, a friend of Mr Putin, and claims to have recordings of the Russian oligarch that provide evidence of meddling in the US polls. She and Mr Kirillov were arrested in February. (AP)Starbucks closes for ‘racial bias education’Washington Starbucks will shut more than 8,000 cafés on May 29…

Source: The Times April 17, 2018 23:06 UTC