Saturday 12 May 2012

Close-up video of debris — Sukhoi Superjet-100 crash site

A video has now been released showing clearly the wreckage of the Sukhoi Superjet-100 aircraft which crashed into Mount Salak in West Java, Indonesia on May 9.
The Indonesian search and rescue team have now been able to locate the debris of the crash site in West Java, Indonesia. The video shows this debris in detail.
The rescuers are using 2 helicopters with nets to collect the bodies of the victims.
The Russian-made aircraft, which crashed during a promotional demonstration on Wednesday, had 45 people on board and no survivors have been found at the crash site on the dormant volcano.... view full article and video.

Facebook co-founder renounces US citizenship prior to IPO

Now residing in Singapore, Eduardo Saverin is giving up his U.S. citizenship. Seems he will have quite the tax saving due to this move.
Bloomberg is reporting that Brazilian-born Saverin (30) renounced his U.S. citizenship in September last year.
This move is apparently not out of the ordinary these days. RT reported some time ago that in 2011 alone, at least 1,788 Americans renounced their U.S. citizenship, which is more than the totals for 2007, 2008 and 2009 together.
Why are people giving up their U.S. citizenship? Its actually quite simple... read full article.