Projecting? US slaps sanctions on firm that provided voting tech for Venezuela over its role in ‘rigging’ elections
The US has imposed sanctions on a tech firm that provided the Venezuelian state with…More
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Chilean president slapped with $3,500 FINE & ‘turns himself in’ after no-mask selfie with stranger stokes public backlash
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera must pay a fine of $3,500 after he was seen posing…More
IMF researchers propose to have AI use ONLINE history to determine credit rating, in name of ‘inclusion’ of course
Traditional data used for credit-scoring could be replaced by AI-powered processes based on online search…More
‘Two guests per home’: Italy shuts businesses & limits family visits as entire country labeled ‘red zone’ for Christmas
Italy will undergo another national lockdown for the Christmas holiday, closing “non-essential” businesses and restricting…More
Swedish embrace of masks on public transport triggers flurry of ‘told you so’s from lockdown cheerleaders
Sweden, long an outlier in terms of its laissez-faire approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, has…More
‘A bit too transparent’? Pfizer fumes as Belgian official leaks all VACCINE PRICES for EU in ‘unintended’ Twitter post
The shroud of secrecy over the Covid-19 vaccines’ prices was suddenly lifted, when Belgian MP…More
WHO sending Covid-hunting team to Wuhan, China in January to probe origins of pandemic
Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) will head to China in January in a…More
Don’t text & sail? Japanese vessel’s eco disaster in Mauritius caused by crew trying to get better PHONE SIGNAL
Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping, owner of the bulk carrier that caused an oil spill off Mauritius,…More
NYTimes retracts ‘Caliphate’ podcast & reassigns reporter, admitting star ‘ISIS executioner’ likely never went to Syria
The NY Times has finally retracted its award-winning podcast about a Canadian-born Islamic State executioner,…More
At least 15 children killed in explosion in eastern Afghanistan as religious gathering is targeted
The death toll from a bomb blast at a religious gathering in eastern Afghanistan has…More