Giorno: 3 Febbraio 2023

Chinese spy balloon: Blinken calls out China for ‘irresponsible act’ in phone call with CCP official

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said China committed an “irresponsible act” by deploying a surveillance balloon over the northern United States. Blinken said that he made clear China is acting irresponsibly during a phone call with Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi on Friday. “I made clear that the presence […]

Cospito, ecco la relazione riservata mandata a Nordio: “La sinistra mi tratta come una macchietta”

Read More “Gli uomini della sinistra stanno strumentalizzando la mia protesta, trasformandola in una macchietta…”. Pensieri e parole sono di Alfredo Cospito, l’anarco-insurrezionalista che da oltre 100 giorni è in sciopero della fame per chiedere l’abolizione del 41 bis. La carta da cui sono tratte è la relazione del capo del Gruppo operativo mobile (Gom) che […]

‘Honour’ killing of YouTube star sparks outrage in Iraq

Read More The death of a young YouTube star at the hands of her father has sparked outrage in Iraq, as so-called “honour” killings continue in the conservative country. Tiba al-Ali, 22, was killed by her father on 31 January in the southern province of Diwaniya, interior ministry spokesperson Saad Maan said on Twitter on […]

Chinese Balloon High Over US Stirs Unease Far Below

The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents who initially wondered what it was – and now wonder what its arrival means amid a chorus of alarm raised by the region’s elected officials.The…

Wild video shows car racing through Canadian mall during electronics store heist

Police in Ontario, Canada, have released a video showing a car racing through the interior of a mall in the search for two suspects accused of stealing items from an electronics store. The incident happened around 1:10 a.m. Wednesday at the Vaughan Mills shopping mall in Vaughan, outside Toronto. “The vehicle was then driven through […]

World Health Organization employee released in Mali

A World Health Organization employee was released in northern Mali after being abducted by unidentified assailants, a spokesperson said Friday. Dr. Mahamadou Diawara was freed Thursday afternoon and is in Gao town, Abdoulaye Cisse, communication officer for the WHO in Mali told The Associated Press. “We are conducting the formalities to bring him back to […]

Former Kenyan policeman sentenced to death for murdering 3

A Kenyan former policeman was sentenced to death on Friday for the murder of a human rights lawyer, his client and a taxi driver. Frederick Leliman and three others were convicted of carrying out the murders in 2016, in one of a series of cases of alleged police brutality and extrajudicial killings in Kenya. Lawyer […]

FDA warns of bacterial contamination in Indian manufacturer’s eyedrops

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned against using an eye drop made in India that has been linked to the outbreak of a drug-resistant bacteria leading to adverse events in at least 55 patients in the United States including infections, blindness and one death. The agency said on Thursday that Artificial Tears […]

Italy bans popular AI app from collecting users’ data

Italy’s Data Protection Agency said on Friday it was prohibiting artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Replika from using the personal data of Italian users, citing risks to minors and emotionally fragile people. Replika, a San Francisco startup launched in 2017, offers users customized avatars that talk and listen to them. It has led the way […]

High court overrules Bournemouth’s unlimited strip club policy

Read More A council’s policy on lapdancing and strip clubs was overturned by a high court judge, after a challenge by a sexual abuse survivor who said it would have a negative impact on women’s safety. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council adopted a new policy in November 2021, which allowed an unlimited number of sexual […]