Month: August 2023
X to pay legal bills for users treated unfairly by their employer
More recently, the firm that owns Twitter announced that it was suing an anti-hate organisation whose research criticised the platform. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) had done research that showed hate and disinformation was “spreading like wildfire on the platform under Musk’s ownership”. Twitter will pay the legal bills of anyone who is
Ukraine “attacks” Russia’s Black Sea base
Ukrainian ports on the Danube served as the main alternative shipping route for grain exports for world markets after Russia quit the Black Sea grain deal last month. The Black Sea handled about 95% of Ukrainian grain exports before Russia’s invasion last year and a UN-brokered agreement the Black Sea Grain Initiative allowed the safe
Italy criticizes Chinese Belt and Road
Dubbed the New Silk Road, the BRI scheme envisions rebuilding ancient trade links between China, the rest of Asia, Europe and beyond. China has convinced more than 150 countries and 30 international organizations to create more than 3,000 infrastructure projects, including roads, railway lines and ports. China’s trillion-dollar infrastructure plan is meant to improve trade
Romanian’s Embassy staff in Russia reduced
Romania decided in June that the Russian Federation must reduce the number of positions in Romania by 51 – specifically, 21 diplomatic positions and 30 technical-administrative positions. However, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains that Moscow’s decision does not affect the diplomatic and administrative staff of Romania posted in Russia. Russian authorities have introduced
Navalny new conviction
The first major trial against Navalny lasted several years and ended with him being sentenced to five years probation for embezzlement. The court found that in 2009, when he was advisor to the governor of the Kirov Region, he allegedly forced a timber company sell wood below market price. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navlny was
Turkish Inflation hits 50%
The Turkish inflation rate had been falling since a peak in October at 85.5%. The fragile G20 economy is struggling with one of its worst cost-of-living crises to date. The Istanbul-based ENAG research group on Thursday announced its annual inflation estimate for July at 122.8%.Turkish consumer prices picked up pace in July, with annualized inflation
Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia to disconnect from energy grid shared with Russia
The three former Soviet republics have stopped importing electricity from Russia, but are still part of a common synchronized electricity grid with Russia and Belarus, known as the “BRELL” ring system. The three countries agreed to upgrade their infrastructure and disconnect from the Russian grid in a 2018 deal with support from Poland and the
Zmbabwe becomes 5th in Lithium production
As nations seek to cut their carbon footprints, demand has surged for clean energy, fueling global competition, China has been laser-focused on the task of securing critical minerals for climate-friendly power sources like batteries. Lithium known as “white gold” is an essential raw material for the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that power electric vehicles and in
Africa- European Union Partnership
The European Union (EU) – African Union (AU) Summit held in Brussels in February 2022 marked a significant step in reinforcing our shared vision for a common space of peace, security, and prosperity, founded on equality and mutual understanding. Those summits are not just talks. They are bringing concrete and tangible results. ;They notably successfully
Worldcoin Suspension in Kenya
Worldcoin, founded by US tech entrepreneur Sam Altman, offers free crypto tokens to people who agree to have their eyeballs scanned. Thousands of Kenyans have been queuing up at registration centres this week to get the currency worth about $49 (£39). Under Kenyan law, individuals have a right to not have any personal information unnecessarily