Month: August 2023
Regulation of Smartphone usage in China
China has implemented several measures to curb video game addiction, which officials say is damaging to children’s health. In November 2019, the country imposed a curfew on online gaming for minors. Gamers under 18 were banned from playing online between 22:00 and 08:00. They were also restricted to 90 minutes of gaming on weekdays and
Bitcoin Diamond over Fiat Currency
Bitcoin Diamond represents a disruptive force in the realm of money transfer. With its utilization of blockchain technology, it offers advantages such as speed, efficiency, lower transaction costs, and enhanced security and privacy and it is poised to make a significant impact on the future of global financial transactions. As technology continues to evolve, Bitcoin
Belarus violates Poland Airspace
Poland and its neighboring countries on NATO’s eastern flank have expressed concern regarding a possible threat from Russian ally Belarus, where a sizeable contingent of the Wagner mercenary group is currently stationed after having fled there on the heels of what has been billed as a short-lived coup attempt against the Kremlin in June. Poland
Germany’s army struggles to recruit new troops
Last year, Germany decided it was time to massively increase its defence spending and boost its army’s numbers, which were dwindling for years, in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, in February, the country’s parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, Eva Högl, admitted the ambitious goal to increase the number of Bundeswehr
Twitter takes legal action against anti-hate campaigners
In November, Mr Musk claimed that hate speech on the platform had fallen by a third since he took over. The firm that owns Twitter, now called X, is suing an anti-hate organisation whose research criticised the platform.News of the legal case, filed on Monday, emerged shortly after a fiery exchange of legal letters the
China to control export of gallium and germanium as microchip war heats up
China is by far the biggest player in the global supply chain of gallium and germanium. It produces 80% of the world’s gallium and 60% of germanium, the materials are “minor metals”, meaning that they are not usually found on their own in nature, and are often the by-product of other processes. China has started
Wagner the disguised migrants in Poland
The right-wing populist ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party consistently attracts attention with anti-migrant claims.In the interview, Latushka says that there may already be several thousand Wagner mercenaries in Belarus — and adds that one could imagine “that Lukashenko’s and Putin’s plans may be to direct Wagner mercenaries ‘dressed as’ migrants and provoke a local
ECOWAS ultimatum to Niger junta
The military takeover in Niger, which was led by soldiers belonging to the presidential guard, is the latest in successive coup d’état in Africa, with West Africa counting for the majority of the unconstitutional changes of government. In 2021, there were six coup attempts in Africa, four of them successful. Dr Vladimir Antwi-Danso, the Dean
Dialogue remedy for Ukraine crisis
Russia’s grievances against all anti-Russian elements operating in Ukraine date back to cold war times. At the time, western-backed candidates agitated for nationalism and championed free market philosophies that steadily led to disintegration of Warsaw arrangements under the Soviet Union (USSR).With sustained western support, anti-Kremlin Ukrainians have for long fought through uprisings not only to
another drone attack on Moscow
The repeated drone strikes underscore Moscow’s vulnerability as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags into its 18th month. The Russian Defense Ministry said in the early hours of Tuesday that it it shot down two Ukrainian drones outside Moscow and jammed another, sending it crashing into a skyscraper in the Moscow City business district and damaging