内容摘要：The analyst said Lee has – over the course of the election campaign – tried to walk back some of his statements in a bid to appeal to more moderate voters.

The analyst said Lee has – over the course of the election campaign – tried to walk back some of his statements in a bid to appeal to more moderate voters.

Next week, Al Jazeera will introduce more key characters involved in the gold mafia.Decision to disband follows decades of attacks punctuated by failed peace talks and a changing political landscape.

is a series of perspectives that puts news events and current affairs into historical context using graphics generated with artificial intelligence.Al Jazeera infiltrates large gold-smuggling rings and reveals a giant money laundering scheme.An investigation by Al Jazeera has revealed some of Southern Africa’s largest gold-smuggling operations, exposing how these gangs help criminals around the world launder billions of dollars while aiding governments in circumventing international sanctions.

Gold Mafia, a four-part series by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit () based on dozens of undercover operations spanning three continents, and thousands of documents, also shows how government officials and businesspeople are profiting off the illegal movement of gold across borders.

The investigation reveals how billions of dollars’ worth of gold is smuggled every month from Zimbabwe to Dubai, allowing criminals to whitewash dirty money through a web of shell companies, fake invoices and paid-off officials.

The investigation also shows how Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is systematically using gold smugglers to get around the chokehold of Western sanctions imposed on the country. The money laundering and gold-smuggling schemes involve one of Zimbabwe’s most influential diplomats, and go all the way up to the president and his circle.The US has a robust domestic air-conditioning industry, with companies like Trane, Carrier, Lennox and Rheem operating large-scale manufacturing facilities across the country.

However, while many air-conditioning units are assembled in the US, the majority rely on components sourced from abroad. Key parts such as compressors, circuit boards and refrigerant systems are often imported from China, Mexico and South Korea.In the bedroom, much like the living room, most everyday items, including clothing, toys and personal care products, are imported.

The vast majority of mattresses (90 percent) bought in the US are made domestically, according to statistics compiled by the International Sleep Products Association.Two US megacorporations - Tempur Sealy International, with its headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, and Serta Simmons Holdings, based in Atlanta, Georgia - together account for nearly half of mattress sales in the entire industry.