The latest bid by European regions too wrestle more power away from the establishment was marked as two of Italy’s wealthiest regions are poised to hold a referendum on greater autonomy Sunday. More control over their finances and administrations is being demanded and pushed for by Lombardy and Veneto, two northern regions home to about…
Human rights groups have severely denounced the appointment of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador of the World Health Organisation (WHO). At a high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Uruguay on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the appointment of Mugabe. during his 37 years leading the country as either president…
The question – Why is a technology threatening to decentralize money so attractive to highly centralized, authoritarian regimes? is ripe to be asked with Russia and China both embracing the idea of sovereign cryptocurrencies. President Vladimir Putin had ordered the swift launching of a “crypto-ruble”, Argumenti i Fakti, a pro-government newspaper, quoted Russian Communication Minister Nikolai Nikiforov as saying last weekend. The…
U.S. investigators are gradually piecing together how the Kremlin orchestrated its disinformation campaign using U.S. platforms to influence the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign. As per a person briefed on Google’s probe on Russian involvement in the 2016 U.S. elections, Google has discovered that Russian agents had spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on…
Ever wandere why the U.S. government banned the use of Kaspersky Anti-virus on government computers? How difficult is to remotely exploit vulnerabilities in voting machines and computer systems. Here’s a 5 minute read that sheds light on these topics. In an unlikely coalition, academics and hackers have joined forces with U.S. governors to strengthen and…
On his historic, four-day state visit to Russia, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz brought 1,500 people, a golden escalator and his own carpets, reported the media quoting people familiar with the matter. The special escalator he travels with was used by the 81-year-old leader of the Gulf kingdom after he exited his plane late Wednesday and stepped out…
Saying the gathering might represent “the calm before the storm”, while posing for photos with military leaders, U.S. President Donald Trump offered cryptic remarks on Thursday. Ahead of a dinner expected to include the discussion of a range of national security issues, he made the comments among senior military leaders and their spouses in the White…
After the U.S. Department of Commerce decided to slap heavy import tariffs on jets partly made in Northern Ireland, the so-called “special relationship” between the U.S. and U.K. was looking decidedly shaky. Hints that the trade relations with the U.S. aerospace company could be further affected was given by U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May after…
South Australia’s power blackout could be history thanks to Tesla’s “Hollywood solution”. Almost a year after South Australia suffered a major blackout, it has started building the world’s biggest battery to help keep its electricity grid on and humming in what is being slated as Australia’s most wind-dependent state. With Tesla winning the bid to…
If the United States government can get tax reform “right,” the country will see its gross domestic product rise by 1 percent, according to the commerce secretary. Wilbur Ross said that because it could add nearly $3 trillion in federal government revenue in the next decade, getting U.S. tax reform right is important. Ross said that the…
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