Month: July 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

Indian govt slams ‘audacious’ study that suggested country’s Covid death toll is 10 times higher than officially reported

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The Indian government has sternly rebuffed a study that claimed the country’s Covid death toll is 10 times higher than officially recorded, arguing the research is an “audacious assumption” and “not based on facts.” … Read More >Indian govt slams ‘audacious’ study that suggested country’s Covid death toll is 10 times higher than officially reported

Categories EU

EU drugs regulator lists rare neurological disorder as potential side effect of Janssen’s Covid jab

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has listed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a very rare side effect of the Janssen Covid vaccine after examining 108 cases and one death worldwide from among recipients of the jab. … Read More >EU drugs regulator lists rare neurological disorder as potential side effect of Janssen’s Covid jab

Categories Latin America

At least 18 inmates die, many police injured as more riots break out at prisons in Ecuador

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Ecuador’s prison authority has said that at least 18 inmates have been killed and several police officers injured after riots broke out at two of the country’s jails, showing a disturbing continuation of prison violence. … Read More >At least 18 inmates die, many police injured as more riots break out at prisons in Ecuador

Categories EU

Hungarian prosecutors launch investigation into Pegasus scandal as Orban govt implicated in NSO surveillance allegations

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The Hungarian prosecutor general’s office has said it is opening an inquiry into possible criminal offences after a bombshell report claimed Viktor Orban’s government spied on the country’s media using Israeli surveillance tech. … Read More >Hungarian prosecutors launch investigation into Pegasus scandal as Orban govt implicated in NSO surveillance allegations

Categories UK

Cyberpunk 20**? Researchers warn of ‘bleak’ future with companies owning private thoughts & world divided between cyborg and human

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Scientists at Imperial College London have warned of a “bleak panorama” relating to the commercial use of brain-computer interfaces. If left unregulated, they say, the tech could lead to companies harvesting our deepest thoughts. … Read More >Cyberpunk 20**? Researchers warn of ‘bleak’ future with companies owning private thoughts & world divided between cyborg and human

Categories EU

‘Years of inaction’: Rights groups file class-action lawsuit against French police over alleged racial profiling

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A group of six major NGOs, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, has launched a massive class-action lawsuit against the French police, accusing the force of practicing “discriminatory identity checks.” … Read More >‘Years of inaction’: Rights groups file class-action lawsuit against French police over alleged racial profiling

Categories World

African Union to start receiving 400mn J&J Covid-19 vaccines next week, but only 6mn will be delivered by end August

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The African Union’s special envoy for Covid-19 has said that the continent will finally start receiving doses of the lifesaving Johnson & Johnson vaccine next week, as the virus continues to spread there. … Read More >African Union to start receiving 400mn J&J Covid-19 vaccines next week, but only 6mn will be delivered by end August

Categories Middle East

‘Are they going to bomb Vermont?’ Israel gets skewered after claiming Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream boycott is ‘new form of terrorism’

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Israel’s president has been targeted by a barrage of social media snark after he bravely compared Ben & Jerry’s decision, to stop selling its ice cream in the occupied Palestinian territories, to terrorism. … Read More >‘Are they going to bomb Vermont?’ Israel gets skewered after claiming Ben & Jerry’s ice-cream boycott is ‘new form of terrorism’