“Ultimately, an organization the size of AlgorithmWatch cannot risk going to court against a company valued at $1 trillion,” the German not-for-profit group said on Friday. The project was halted last month, and AlgorithmWatch said it chose to speak out now – highlighting the need for lawmakers to protect future …
Read More »American women to be forced to register for military DRAFT, according to revision planned by Senate Democrats – media
Senator Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, has authored legislation expanding the registration requirement to include women, Politico reported on Monday, citing a copy of the bill. The current registration mandate applies only to males, when they reach 18, and carries potential fines or imprisonment for …
Read More »Freak storm buries French town in deluge of hail, locals forced to dig way out of homes (VIDEOS)
Plombières-les-Bains, in the eastern Vosges mountain range, was smashed by hail in a thunderstorm on Tuesday morning. The downpour also caused flooding, which affected several streets and the basements of some properties, according to French broadcaster BFM TV. Shocking footage from Plombières showed rainwater moving down a street past parked cars, with …
Read More »Ukraine to be forced to remove WW2 Nazi collaborator slogan from Euro 2020 shirt after UEFA deems it ‘political’ & ‘militaristic’
On Monday, the Ukrainian Football Association upset Jewish groups and sparked outrage in Russia when it released the latest design of the country’s kit, designed by Spanish sports clothing manufacturer Joma. The yellow and blue shirt raised hackles due to its use of a fascist rallying cry. It was branded …
Read More »Rutgers University condemns anti-Semitic hate, is then forced to apologize by pro-Palestinian students, sparking backlash online
The university released a statement this week condemning the “sharp rise in hostile sentiments and anti-Semitic violence in the United States.” The statement was signed by Chancellor Christopher Molloy and Executive Vice Chancellor for Research and Academic Affairs Francine Conway. It referred to how the most-recent fighting between the Israel …
Read More »Ryanair CEO calls forced landing of plane in Minsk ‘state-sponsored hijacking’ but airline continues to fly in Belarusian airspace
Speaking to Dublin’s Newstalk radio on Monday, Michael O’Leary took aim at officials in Minsk, and even suggested that KGB agents from Belarus were onboard the aircraft. On Sunday, a flight from Greece to Lithuania was forced to land due to a supposed bomb threat. The plane was escorted to …
Read More »China ‘deeply concerned’ about forced labor revelations in US after Indian workers file suit alleging abuse
Speaking on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Beijing was “deeply concerned.” “We urge the United States government to take effective measures to protect the legitimate rights and interests of its workers and earnestly implement the ratified international labor conventions,” he stated. Zhao highlighted that Washington had ratified only 14 …
Read More »‘No food or toilet & forced to change tampons in public:’ Models rage at Georgian Fashion Week claiming horror working conditions
The event, sponsored by German automobile giant Mercedes Benz, is scheduled to take place between May 6 and May 9, but the models are already in the Georgian capital for photoshoots and training for their appearances on the runway. The organizers have promised a spectacular show, featuring the newest collections from …
Read More »The EU-Afghanistan accord on forced deportation of ‘irregular migrants’ is destabilizing the country at exactly the wrong time
On April 26, the EU and Afghanistan finalized their Joint Declaration on Migration Cooperation, designed to combat “irregular migration” to the EU from Afghanistan, mainly by expediting the process of deportation. The agreement, which serves as an update of sorts to a 2016 EU-Afghanistan migration agreement dubbed the Joint Way …
Read More »How Republicans and big business are turning up the heat on ‘forced labor’ in China… to make life difficult for Biden
On Sunday, the US and China issued a joint statement on climate change following a tense visit to Shanghai by Joe Biden’s special envoy John Kerry. But don’t think that Beijing is now a US partner on this issue and Biden has a clean shot towards achieving his goals on …
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