Category: Politics

EU Parliament lectures world on rule of law, then destroys legality in Venezuela
2. 2. 2019 No Responses

EU Parliament lectures world on rule of law, then destroys legality in Venezuela

It’s a some degree of moral disgrace when the EU Parliament, which lectures the world on the need to respect the rule of law, uses legal language to tell lies about the legality of the situation in Venezuela, and to...
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Eurozone banks stop issuing €500 notes, although cash-loving Germany delays
28. 1. 2019 No Responses

Eurozone banks stop issuing €500 notes, although cash-loving Germany delays

Germans love their cash and many were not happy when the European Central Bank decided to stop issuing the €500 note. As the rest of the eurozone says goodbye, Germany is delaying its final farewell until April. Central banks in...
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German expert panel agrees on 2038 deadline to end coal use
26. 1. 2019 No Responses

German expert panel agrees on 2038 deadline to end coal use

In a pioneering move, a government-appointed panel on Saturday recommended that Germany stop burning coal to generate electricity by 2038 at the latest, as part of efforts to curb climate change. The so-called Coal Commission reached agreement in the early...
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Salesforce CEO calls artificial intelligence a ‘new human right’
24. 1. 2019 No Responses

Salesforce CEO calls artificial intelligence a ‘new human right’

Artificial intelligence is a “new human right” that everyone should have access to, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. Otherwise, “those with access to A.I. will be smarter, healthier, and rich...
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South Korea retained the global crown in the 2019 Bloomberg Innovation Index
23. 1. 2019 No Responses

South Korea retained the global crown in the 2019 Bloomberg Innovation Index

South Korea retained the global crown in the 2019 Bloomberg Innovation Index, though improvements by Germany in research and education brought Europe’s largest economy to near-parity in the annual ranking. The U.S. moved up to eighth place, a year after...
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1,500 Private Jets To Descend On Davos This Week, Up 50% From Last Year
21. 1. 2019 No Responses

1,500 Private Jets To Descend On Davos This Week, Up 50% From Last Year

Some would call it ironic, others hypocritical but whatever your level of cynicism, here are the facts: as its top global risks for 2018 and 2019 in terms of likelihood, this year’s billionaire boondoggle at the World Economic Forum in...
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Oxfam: The top 26 billionaires own $1.4 trillion – as much as half other people
21. 1. 2019 No Responses

Oxfam: The top 26 billionaires own $1.4 trillion – as much as half other people

  The world’s 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, according to Oxfam International, as it urged governments to rise taxes on the wealthy to fight soaring inequality. Billionaires around the world, who have...
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Sikkim – To Conduct World’s Largest Experiment In Universal Basic Income
19. 1. 2019 No Responses

Sikkim – To Conduct World’s Largest Experiment In Universal Basic Income

  Sikkim – Indian State With 600,000 People To Conduct World’s Largest Experiment In Universal Basic Income A tiny Himalayan state bordering China is about to embark on the world’s largest experiment in universal basic income. All 610,5...
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China offers Iran $3bn oilfield deal despite US sanctions
18. 1. 2019 No Responses

China offers Iran $3bn oilfield deal despite US sanctions

State-run Chinese energy giant Sinopec has offered Iran a $3-billion deal on further development of an Iranian oilfield the two countries are already working on, the Wall Street Journal has reported.  The offer made by the China Petroleum & Chemical Cor...
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French Riot Police Deployed Semi-Automatic Weapons Against Yellow Vests As Macron Loses Grip On Country
15. 1. 2019 No Responses

French Riot Police Deployed Semi-Automatic Weapons Against Yellow Vests As Macron Loses Grip On Country

  French riot police were pictured brandishing Heckler & Koch G36 semi-automatic rifles with 30-round magazines near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Saturday afternoon, reports the Daily Mail. The deployment of rifles with presumably live ammunition...
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PG&E Sparked at Least 1,500 California Fires – Now the Utility Faces Collapse
14. 1. 2019 No Responses

PG&E Sparked at Least 1,500 California Fires – Now the Utility Faces Collapse

PG&E Corp. equipment started more than one fire a day in California on average in recent years as a historic drought turned the region into a tinderbox. The utility’s unsuccessful efforts to prevent such blazes have put it in a...
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Tulsi Gabbard, the intrepid congresswoman who has over the years given the Neocons and war machine heart attacks, is running for president in 2020
13. 1. 2019 No Responses

Tulsi Gabbard, the intrepid congresswoman who has over the years given the Neocons and war machine heart attacks, is running for president in 2020

  “I have decided to run and will be making a formal announcement within the next week,” she told CNN. Gabbard (D-Hawaii) tells us exactly: “There are a lot of reasons for me to make this decision. There are a lot...
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Congo cuts internet for second day to avert ‘chaos’ before poll results
2. 1. 2019 No Responses

Congo cuts internet for second day to avert ‘chaos’ before poll results

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday began counting ballots from a presidential election marked by delays and fears of violence and vote-rigging, straining hopes for its first-ever peaceful transfer of power. After a relatively bloodless vote, elec...
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Turkey Tops China As World’s Top Jailer Of Journalists
2. 1. 2019 No Responses

Turkey Tops China As World’s Top Jailer Of Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists, an advocacy group, has released its annual census showing the number of journalists imprisoned across the world. More than 250 journalists are behind bars for the third consecutive year and the CPJ said that an authorita...
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Google wins lawsuit, can continue to use facial recognition tech on users without consent
2. 1. 2019 No Responses

Google wins lawsuit, can continue to use facial recognition tech on users without consent

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that alleged Google’s nonconsensual use of facial recognition technology violated users’ privacy rights, allowing the tech giant to continue to scan and store their biometric data. The lawsuit, filed in 2016, alleg...
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