Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday during a visit to the English midlands, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that most people around Scotland and Britain do not think the country should be holding a second referendum on Scottish independence. The Prime Minister’s comments come as Scotland takes to the …
Read More »Signal messenger takes aim at Instagram’s ‘hazy’ user data policies with SUPER-SPECIFIC ad campaign, gets its ad account blocked
In a blog post published on Tuesday, Signal, which brands itself as privacy-positive, called out the user privacy policies of both Instagram and its parent company Facebook, both of which use the same adtech tools and platform. As a result, both have access to all the data users create when …
Read More »New approach to combat at sea: Russia eyes unleashing swarm of unmanned marine vehicles
In terms of future warfare, the displacement of such unmanned vessels (both surface and underwater) is unlikely to exceed 500-1,000 tons. Their tactical function would be to approach a target unnoticed and eliminate it. Thanks to its relatively low price, a marine drone being lost in combat will not have …
Read More »Kissinger’s right – Nuclear weapons + thinking machines equals a US-China cold war that would pose a ‘colossal danger’ to humanity
Kissinger this week warned that potential conflict arising from the deteriorating ties between the two countries could be far more catastrophic than in the original Cold War itself, describing them as “the biggest problem for America, the biggest problem for the world.” How so, one may ask? Didn’t the first …
Read More »New Zealand refuses to accuse China of genocide against Uighurs in break with Western allies
The divide between New Zealand and its Western partners was outlined during a parliamentary session on Wednesday, as politicians unanimously backed a motion expressing “grave concern” about allegations of human rights violations against Uighur Muslims. The declaration only managed to secure the support of MPs after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s …
Read More »Coronavirus pandemic sinks global investment to 15-year low – report
The coronavirus pandemic “accelerated a steady decline and contributed to sinking global FDI flows to their lowest levels since 2005,” said the report. In 2020, global FDI flows represented only 1% of world GDP – their lowest level since 1999. The FDI inflows nosedived in most countries last year, according to …
Read More »More than half of people living in democracies believe their freedoms have been overly restricted during the Covid-19 pandemic
The study, conducted by the Alliance of Democracies Foundation and brand tracking firm Latana, published on Wednesday, claimed that in democratic countries, citizens have become less satisfied by their government’s response to the pandemic over the course of the past year. Polling more than 53,000 individuals in 53 democracies, the …
Read More »African woman gives birth to NINE healthy babies at once, Malian government says
Halima Cisse, 25, was believed to be carrying seven babies, or septuplets, when her pregnancy came to the attention of Malian officials back in March. But ultrasounds appear to have missed two babies. The woman from the north of the West African state was flown to a clinic in Morocco …
Read More »Neymar fails to score for a seventh Champions League knockout game as PSG crash out – and fans claim his next could be with Messi
The Brazil striker’s pre-match bluster, which began immediately after last week’s 2-1 home defeat, came to nothing as last season’s finalists went out with a whimper at the City of Manchester Stadium, going out to two goals from Riyad Mahrez – a player born in France who rejected PSG as …
Read More »Two women attacked WITH A HAMMER in Times Square, marking New York City’s latest assault on people of Asian descent
The incident occurred on Sunday evening, when a black woman allegedly told two Asian women walking on West 42nd Street to take off their masks. Surveillance footage released by police shows the assailant then begin to swing a hammer at the two Asian women. After striking one of the women …
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