Month: September 2021

Categories Russia

‘Like remote-controlling your arm against you’: Snowden says Apple WON’T DECIDE what it scans the phones for – governments will

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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has dissected Apple’s phone-scanning plan, saying it not only blurs the line between what is and isn’t private, but will eventually enable governments to meddle into intimate details of one’s life. … Read More >‘Like remote-controlling your arm against you’: Snowden says Apple WON’T DECIDE what it scans the phones for – governments will

Categories EU

Environmental extremists are ‘worse than climate catastrophe,’ Italy’s ecological transition minister says, prompting backlash

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Radical environmental activists are worse than climate change, Italy’s ecological transition minister has said, calling for reliance on “numbers” rather than ideology. He was quickly blasted by the country’s Green party. … Read More >Environmental extremists are ‘worse than climate catastrophe,’ Italy’s ecological transition minister says, prompting backlash

Categories EU

6 charged in Germany over daring Dresden Green Vault heist, jewels worth €100mn still missing 2 years after theft

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German prosecutors have charged six men over the largest heist ever recorded in the country, at Dresden’s Green Vault museum in 2019, when the robbers stole some €113.8 million ($135 million) worth of historical jewellery. … Read More >6 charged in Germany over daring Dresden Green Vault heist, jewels worth €100mn still missing 2 years after theft

Categories Asia & Pacific

Washington must correct wrongdoing, Beijing says, but China is open to dialogue with US on climate change and other issues

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The Chinese government has called on the US to correct its wrongdoing and take steps to get relations between the two superpowers back on track, adding that Beijing is open to discourse on climate change and other issues. … Read More >Washington must correct wrongdoing, Beijing says, but China is open to dialogue with US on climate change and other issues

Categories EU

Poland’s president declares state of emergency in regions bordering Belarus over migration surge

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Polish President Andrzej Duda has imposed a state of emergency in two regions bordering Belarus for the first time in the nation’s post-Communist history. The move was prompted by a sharp increase in migrant arrivals. … Read More >Poland’s president declares state of emergency in regions bordering Belarus over migration surge

Categories World

Victoria to ban displaying of Nazi symbols after Aussie police call for more powers against extremist ideologies

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The Australian state of Victoria is set to become the first in the country to outlaw the displaying of the swastika and other Nazi symbols, after a meeting of neo-Nazis earlier this year was deemed lawful by police. … Read More >Victoria to ban displaying of Nazi symbols after Aussie police call for more powers against extremist ideologies

Categories Russia

‘It will never happen’: Snowden laughs off suggestion Julian Assange or himself would ever get Nobel Peace Prize

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There is zero chance that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange would receive the Nobel Peace Prize, but it’s not like he wants one, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden said. … Read More >‘It will never happen’: Snowden laughs off suggestion Julian Assange or himself would ever get Nobel Peace Prize