Poland’s most powerful lawmaker has admitted that his country purchased spyware from the controversial Israeli NSO Group. He denied it was being used to target politicians, however, claiming it was used by the secret services. Speaking to the weekly right-wing magazine Sieci, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the leader of Poland’s ruling Law …
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Speaking with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö on Monday, Biden praised Finland’s decision to buy 64 jets from Lockheed Martin, to replace its aging American-made F/A-18s, calling the purchase “a strong foundation for even closer bilateral defense ties for years to come.” The two leaders also “discussed their shared concerns about …
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The social media giant plans to remind users in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington how to find their local polling place and other voting-related details the day before Election Day, it revealed in a series of tweets on Tuesday. Touting its …
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This week we have discovered yet more evidence of the wealthy getting wealthier by avoiding paying their fair share of tax by using offshore companies registered in various tax havens across the globe. Thanks to the efforts of dozens of journalists and campaigners in bringing us the Pandora Papers, a …
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Costco – which operates more than 500 big-box retail stores across the US and 200-plus abroad – announced the upcoming buying limits during an earnings call on Thursday, according to a transcript obtained by AlphaStreet. Leading the call, chief financial officer (CFO) Richard Galanti outlined a number of pressures on …
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Speaking to reporters on board his plane as he returned from a visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Sunday, Erdogan said defense cooperation with Russia is expanding, with the procurement of S-400 missile systems expected to go smoothly. “In my last telephone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, we discussed this topic. …
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The scammers were busted in late June, with documents seized from the group showing that at least 812 people received the fake Covid-19 shot. The group operated in the country’s capital, Kampala, and included at least two nurses and a man posing as a medical doctor. While the nurses were …
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Owning a home is no longer feasible for Americans coming of age in the 21st century, according to Bloomberg columnist Karl Smith, who smugly suggested in an op-ed that they stop worrying about whether they can afford a house, ignore the asset-stripping investment vultures, and just embrace the depressing reality …
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In its quest to be a top-tier player in the home video streaming wars, Amazon has made some big moves, such as committing upwards of $1 billion for the TV rights to The Lord of the Rings. But that’s pennies compared to Amazon’s recent acquisition. The retail giant has just …
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