The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday that it would set up a “Digital Markets Unit” next year, intended to give consumers “more choice and control over their data” and to “help small businesses thrive,” among other goals. “Digital platforms like Google and Facebook make a significant …
Read More »‘This is Canada, not North Korea!’ WATCH Toronto BBQ owner dragged away in handcuffs for breaching Covid-19 rules
The barbecue restaurant and Skelly himself became the center of controversy this week after he announced in an Instagram video on Tuesday that he was opening his doors. He also questioned lockdown orders and whether Covid-19 cases were being inflated. Skelly had served customers and intended to open again on …
Read More »Berlin has no obligation to ensure US doesn’t commit war crimes with drone strikes from Germany, court rules
The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig concluded that the government has no obligation to guarantee US strikes are in line with humanitarian law beyond basic assurances from US authorities, overturning a ruling from last year that made Berlin partially responsible for such operations. The case was brought in 2014 by …
Read More »Trump says ‘certainly will’ leave White House, if Electoral College makes a ‘mistake’ to certify Biden win
“It’s going to be a very hard thing to concede because we know there was massive fraud,” Trump said at a White House press event on Thursday, adding that while it would be a “mistake” for the Electoral College to certify Biden’s win, he would accept the decision. Asked if he was conceding, …
Read More »READ: From hormone treatment to punishment in solitary, Maria Butina’s book lays bare her US prison horror and what she saw there
The book ‘#Prison diary’ is based on the journal Butina kept chronicling her experiences behind bars, including the time she spent in solitary confinement. The young gun rights activist from Siberia was in the US on a student visa when she was arrested in July 2018. It was the height of …
Read More »I’m an epidemiology professor and I have some genuine concerns about the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. Here’s why…
With over one-and-a-half million Covid-19 deaths and six million recorded cases worldwide, everyone is aware that the need for a vaccine to stop the spread of the virus is urgent. It has to be developed swiftly and safely, and target all age groups, particularly those at higher risk. The race …
Read More »Oxford and AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine to be trialed AGAIN amid mounting questions over dosage issues
The British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant is to run a fresh trial of its candidate vaccine at a lower dosage, which the company earlier claimed had performed better than a full dosage. “Now that we’ve found what looks like a better efficacy we have to validate this, so we need to do …
Read More »Happiest place on Earth? Disney axes 32,000 jobs as Covid-19 pandemic leaves theme parks empty
According to the company’s filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the layoff of 32,000 workers, which is 4,000 more than Disney had earlier announced, will happen in the first half of its fiscal year which began in October. Earlier this month, Disney announced plans for additional redundancies from …
Read More »Brexit campaign donor Banks gloats after report journalist Carole Cadwalladr ‘admits having no evidence’ of his Russia dealings
Cadwalladr won the 2018 Orwell Prize for her reporting on the Cambridge Analytica scandal and big-data influence on the Brexit referendum. Her reports fit like a glove on the overarching narrative, which claims that unfavorable voting outcomes in the West are products of clandestine Russian psyops and cyber action. “Brexit …
Read More »Austrian government steps up protection of churches after Vienna attack in run-up to Christmas
The attacker may have also intended to target houses of worship, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said on Thursday. “It cannot be ruled out that the perpetrator also wanted to deliberately seek out victims in churches,” Nehammer told reporters, citing the investigation’s findings. “There will therefore be a reinforced protection of …
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