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Quanto guadagnano von der Leyen e i vertici Ue
Quanto guadagnano von der Leyen e i vertici Ue
Dopo il Pfizergate, ecco tutti gli stipendi aggiornati di presidenti, commissari, parlamentari e funzionari europei.Giovanni Teolis (Truenumbers)
US sanctions UN rights expert for Palestinian territories
Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced Washington was sanctioning the United Nations special expert on the Palestinian territories, following her criticism of Washington policy on Gaza."Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt (International Criminal Court) action against US and Israeli officials, companies, and executives," Rubio said on social media.
In a subsequent statement he slammed the UN expert's strident criticism of the United States and said she recommended to the ICC that arrest warrants be issued targeting Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Rubio also attacked her for "biased and malicious activities," and accused her of having "spewed unabashed antisemitism (and) support for terrorism."
He said she escalated her contempt for the United States by writing "threatening letters" to several US companies, making what Rubio called unfounded accusations and recommending the ICC pursue prosecutions of the companies and their executives.
"We will not tolerate these campaigns of political and economic warfare, which threaten our national interests and sovereignty," Rubio said.
While Albanese was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council, she does not speak on behalf of the United Nations itself.
The Italy-born expert released a damning report earlier this month denouncing companies she said "profited from the Israeli economy of illegal occupation, apartheid, and now genocide" in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The report provoked a furious response from Israel, while some of the named companies also raised objections.
Albanese has leveled broadsides against the policies of Israel in Gaza, and of US President Donald Trump, particularly the plan he announced in February to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its residents elsewhere.
That proposal faced a rejection from Palestinians, Middle East leaders and the United Nations.
Albanese dismissed it as "utter nonsense" and an "international crime" that will sow panic.
"It's unlawful, immoral and... completely irresponsible because it will make the regional crisis even worse," she said on February 5 during a visit to Copenhagen.
US ally Israel on Wednesday commended Rubio's action against the rapporteur.
"Albanese has consistently undermined the credibility of the UN Human Rights Council by promoting false narratives and pushing for illegitimate legal actions that ignore the realities on the ground," Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon said.
Immersione nella storia del primo sommergibile dotato di un motore - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Immersione nella storia del primo sommergibile dotato di un motore - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Molti sono gli ostacoli sulla strada di un onesto cittadino che, per una ragione o per l’altra, abbia scelto come scopo nella vita di riuscire un giorno a salvare il mondo.Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
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AMD warns of new Meltdown, Spectre-like bugs affecting CPUs
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China is taking action against tour operators who force travellers to shop at designated stores.
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China moves to crack down on tour operators over ‘forced shopping’ practices
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Australia’s beef exports to the US surge despite Trump tariffs
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Australia’s beef exports to the US surge despite Trump tariffs
Exports of chilled and frozen beef to the US jumped 23 per cent from June 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com.ST
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Russia Found Responsible for MH17, War Crimes, by European Court of Human Rights
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Brazil will respond to Trump's 50% tariff with 'reciprocity,' says da Silva
President Donald Trump said the United States will impose a 50% tariff on imports from Brazil.
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N. Korean defector to file lawsuits in S. Korea against Kim Jong-un over human rights crimes
A North Korean defector in South Korea plans to file a lawsuit and a criminal complaint against North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un over human rights violations this week, a civic group said Wednesday.
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N. Korean defector to file lawsuits in S. Korea against Kim Jong-un over human rights crimes
A North Korean defector in South Korea plans to file a lawsuit and a criminal complaint against North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un over human rights violations this week, a civic group said Wednesday. T...Yonhap (The Korea Times)
Instagram wrongly says some users breached child sex abuse rules
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Japan breaks world internet speed record with 1.02 petabits/s data transfer over 1,808.1 km
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Medicaid Middleman Ships Jobs, Tech to India Despite State Rules
The largest Medicaid claims processor has built a network of at least 1,800 engineers and analysts in India, rapidly increasing hiring in recent months, even though many of its state contracts require work to be done in the US unless waivers are issued.
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Medicaid Middleman Ships Jobs, Tech to India Despite State Rules
The largest Medicaid claims processor has built a network of at least 1,800 engineers and analysts in India, rapidly increasing hiring in recent months, even though many of its state contracts require work to be done in the US unless waivers are issu…John Holland (news.bloomberglaw.com)
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US | EPA proposes rollback on rules limiting carbon and air pollution from fossil fuel power plants
The proposed rollback of emissions regulations is part of the Trump administration's efforts to repeal rules that aim to address climate change.
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NASA reportedly set to lose 2,000 senior staff members as Trump looks to slash agency’s budget
The agency saw layoffs in March and is losing nearly a quarter of its budget
UK government’s deal with Google ‘dangerously naive’, say campaigners
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Jack Dorsey says his 'secure' new Bitchat app has not been tested for security
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Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler'
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From Algeria To Palestine: The Long, Hard Road To Freedom
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White House Fears Elon Musk Is Still Pulling the Strings at DOGE
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How to trick ChatGPT into revealing Windows keys? I give up
No, really, those are the magic words
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The End of the Internet As We Know It
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Evidence of cell phone surveillance detected at anti-ICE protest
Exclusive: Evidence of cell phone surveillance detected at anti-ICE protest
Mobile network anomalies consistent with cell phone surveillance were detected at a July 4 protest at an ICE field office in Washington state.Mikael Thalen (Straight Arrow News)
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This is exactly why I was railing against some of the earlier protests which featured politicians openly asking protestors to take out their phones and send texts to opt-in for fundraisers. Besides all the obvious bullshit, it put those protestors who didn't know better at serious risk.
Thankfully, I haven't seen too much of that at the protests I've been to recently, but this is a good reminder that we have to keep educating people to leave their phone at home.
Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling. Google likely won’t.
Cloudflare wants Google to change its AI search crawling. Google likely won’t.
Cloudflare pushes Google to separate bots for AI Overviews and search indexing.Ashley Belanger (Ars Technica)
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US | 'Guilty of Genocide': Protesters Condemn Trump-Netanyahu Meeting and Ethnic Cleansing Push
At the White House, Trump and Netanyahu once again discussed plans to forcibly remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
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As Gaza Starves, Remember Writers Who Opposed UNRWA
These individuals have written opinion pieces calling for UNRWA to be defunded or dismantled
Nvidia briefly touched $4 trillion market cap for first time
Nvidia topped a $4 trillion market cap for the first time as investors bet on the tech giant that's building the hardware for the generative AI boom.
Nvidia hits $4 trillion market cap, first company to do so
Nvidia topped a $4 trillion market cap for the first time as investors scooped stock in the tech giant building the hardware for the generative AI boom.Samantha Subin (CNBC)
Fair Trade Campaigners Call for World to Stand Up to Trump 'Economic Warfare' and Tariff 'Bullying'
U.S. President Donald Trump sparks global trade tensions with threats of tariffs against BRICS nations, angering China and frustrating allies.
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Fair Trade Campaigners Call for World to Stand Up to Trump 'Economic Warfare' and Tariff 'Bullying'
"We don't want an emperor, we are sovereign countries," said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.brad-reed (Common Dreams)
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