Blog Archives ~ May 2023

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Palestinian Journalist Dies In Prison

Palestinian Journalist Dies In Prison Published:  2023-05-04 
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Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Politics

 

A Palestinian journalist, Khader Adnan has died in an Israeli prison. Khader allegedly affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group died after nearly three months on a hunger strike. According to the Israeli prison service, Adnan “refused to undergo medical tests and receive medical treatment” and “was found unconscious in his cell”. Adnan began his hunger strike shortly after being arrested on February 5. Al Jazeera reports that Adnan . . . .

 

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COVID 19 Whistle Blower And Journalist Released In Wuhan

COVID 19 Whistle Blower And Journalist Released In Wuhan Published:  2023-05-04 
Views:  235
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Diseases

 

The citizen journalist, Fang Bin has been released after more than three years of detention in China. Fang who documented the early outbreak of Covid-19 in Wuhan, disappeared after sharing videos showing the on-the-ground situation in the central Chinese city, the epicenter of the original outbreak. A family member told CNN, Fang’s health had suffered while in detention, where he had trouble eating and sleeping, and he had lost weight, the person said. His videos posted to social . . . .

 

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Kremlin Attack: US Denies Involvement.

Kremlin Attack: US Denies Involvement. Published:  2023-05-04 
Views:  370
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Politics

 

The White House has denied Russian claims that the US masterminded an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin. In a statement by the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov claimed that the US was responsible for the incident, alleging that Ukraine carried out the attack under instruction from Washington. The White House's national security spokesperson, John Kirby, told CNN that the claims were false, and that the US does not encourage Ukraine to strike outside of its borders. Earlier, the Kremlin . . . .

 

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Concerns Raised Regarding AI

Concerns Raised Regarding AI Published:  2023-05-09 
Views:  166
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Technology

 

Concerns have been raised that artificial intelligence could be used by “bad actors” and make it harder to spot scams and misinformation. Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak who gave the warning said AI content should be clearly labelled, and called for regulation for the sector. Mr Wozniak told BBC that he does not believe AI will replace people because it lacks emotion. However he warned that it will make bad actors more convincing because programmes such as ChatGPT can create text that &ldquo . . . .

 

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Russia Celebrates Victory Day At A Lower Key

Russia Celebrates Victory Day At A Lower Key Published:  2023-05-09 
Views:  259
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Politics

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that a “real war” is being waged against Russia. He made the statement as the country celebrates Victory Day with many mass events canceled over security concerns after last week’s drone attack on the Kremlin. In his speech, according to Washington Post, President Putin who blamed the war on the “Western elites” added that Ukraine had become “hostage to a coup d'etat and the criminal regime formed . . . .

 

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Koerner To Join Board After Emergency Rescue - UBS

Koerner To Join Board After Emergency Rescue - UBS Published:  2023-05-09 
Views:  205
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Business

 

Ulrich Koerner will join the executive board of the new joint entity once its emergency purchase of the stricken bank completes. In an announcement by the Swiss giant said the legal close of the acquisition is expected within the next few weeks, and the combined entity will operate as a “consolidated banking group. UBS confirmed that it will initially manage the two separate companies upon the closure of the deal, with each institution continuing to operate its own subsidiaries and branches. Koerner, who took . . . .

 

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TikTok Ban Signed Into Law In U.S

TikTok Ban Signed Into Law In U.S Published:  2023-05-18 
Views:  241
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Entertainment

 

Montana has signed into law the ban of  TikTok from personal devices. Signing the law, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte said the bans due to take effect on 1 January 2024. According to BBC, Mr Gianforte told lawmakers that a wider ban would further "our shared priority to protect Montanans from Chinese Communist Party surveillance." TikTok said in a statement that it was used by "hundreds of thousands of people" in Montana. The video-sharing platform says . . . .

 

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Attacker Of Connolly Staffers Identified - Police

Attacker Of Connolly Staffers Identified - Police Published:  2023-05-18 
Views:  352
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Politics

 

U.S. Capitol Police identified the suspect wielding a metal baseball bat as 49-year-old Xuan Kha Tran Pham. According to the police, Xuan Kha Tran Pham of Fairfax attacked two members of Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly's staff at his district office in northern Virginia. CBS News reports that he is now in custody and faces charges of aggravated malicious wounding and malicious wounding. The incident happened when the suspect arrived at Connolly's office where the congressman was at a ribbon-cutting event at . . . .

 

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US Denies Belgorod Incursion Into Russia

US Denies Belgorod Incursion Into Russia Published:  2023-05-24 
Views:  296
Author:  Editorial
Published In:  Politics

 

The US has denied an incursion into Russia - which Moscow says ended in the defeat of armed insurgents who entered from Ukraine. Parts of the border region of Belgorod came under attack on Monday, in one of the largest cross-border raids since Russia invaded its neighbour last year. CNN reported that Russia had released pictures of abandoned or damaged Western military vehicles, including US-made Humvees. The US insisted it did not "encourage or enable strikes inside of Russia". A state department spokesman acknowledged reports "circulating on . . . .

 

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