Month: May 2020

Categories Op-ed

Big Brother benefits: Covid accelerates transition to cashless society – but does it mean more safety or less freedom for us?

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Never let a good crisis go to waste, the old saying goes, and we can see that clearly with ‘Covid-19 health concerns’ being used as an excuse to stop people exercising their right to pay in cash. … Read More >Big Brother benefits: Covid accelerates transition to cashless society – but does it mean more safety or less freedom for us?

Categories Op-ed

Why wait? The 2020 Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled immediately. It has no place in a post-pandemic world

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The globe’s greatest sporting event has become a bloated colossus of wasted money. Instead of trying to hold a Covid-compromised games next year, the IOC should pull the plug and focus on changing it for the better in future. … Read More >Why wait? The 2020 Tokyo Olympics should be cancelled immediately. It has no place in a post-pandemic world

Categories Latin America

Maduro Defends Iran & Venezuela’s Right to ‘Trade Freely’, Thanks Tehran for Help Amid US Sanctions

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The first Iranian tanker carrying gasoline and the components to produce it from oil arrived in the Bolivarian Republic on 24 May, despite the two countries’ concerns that it risked being intercepted by the US Navy, which is patrolling the Caribbean. … Read More >Maduro Defends Iran & Venezuela’s Right to ‘Trade Freely’, Thanks Tehran for Help Amid US Sanctions

Categories Latin America

Second Iranian Tanker ‘Forest’ Reaches Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone, Tracking Data Shows

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The second tanker follows the first of five Iranian vessels carrying an estimated total 1.53 barrels of gasoline between them. The first vessel, the ‘Fortune’, successfully reached Venezuela the day before, and was escorted into the port by the Bolivarian Navy. … Read More >Second Iranian Tanker ‘Forest’ Reaches Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone, Tracking Data Shows

Categories Russia

Russia plans to build a REPLACEMENT for the International Space Station, won’t allow Moon privatization – Space Agency Chief

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Russia is planning to create its own orbital space station and winged, crewed spacecraft, according to Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos. … Read More >Russia plans to build a REPLACEMENT for the International Space Station, won’t allow Moon privatization – Space Agency Chief

Categories EU

‘Orwellian dictatorship’: Italian government to recruit 60,000 ‘civic assistants’ to snitch on Covid-19 rule-breakers

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The Italian government is preparing to recruit unemployed citizens to act as volunteer social-distancing enforcers, who will operate amongst the masses as life returns to a semi-normal state after the Covid-19 lockdown. … Read More >‘Orwellian dictatorship’: Italian government to recruit 60,000 ‘civic assistants’ to snitch on Covid-19 rule-breakers

Categories Asia & Pacific

Chinese media TROLLS Pompeo, depicting him using dollars to lure Hong Kong protesters to hell

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A Chinese state media outlet has mocked Mike Pompeo, who is tasked with ‘certifying’ Hong Kong’s autonomy, depicting him dressed as a sheep, seducing protesters with cash into falling off a cliff into the fires of hell. … Read More >Chinese media TROLLS Pompeo, depicting him using dollars to lure Hong Kong protesters to hell

Categories World

US biotech firm Novavax begins Covid-19 vaccine trials on Australian volunteers after getting $388mn from Bill Gates-backed fund

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Novavax is testing a new coronavirus vaccine on human subjects for the first time, launching a phase one clinical trial with a massive grant from an agency founded by Bill Gates, kicking off a storm of concerns online. … Read More >US biotech firm Novavax begins Covid-19 vaccine trials on Australian volunteers after getting $388mn from Bill Gates-backed fund