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Starmer’s Labour big majority is fragile and has weak mandate for change, says report
Election strategy of ‘not being the Tories’ is a timebomb, says Labour-linked thinktank Compass.
December 8, 2024
McKinsey paid $1.6m to “guide” Australian climate policy despite working for fossil fuel companies
The firm, whose links to oil and gas giants are well known, conducted “detailed market, economic and policy…
December 8, 2024
AfD “Chancellor candidate”: Propaganda show for Weidel
The extreme right-wing AfD is positioning itself for the 2025 federal election campaign: The “Chancellor candidate” Alice Weidel…
December 8, 2024
The tech bosses who poured $394.1m into US election – and how they compared to Elon Musk
FEC filings offer only a glimpse of the money tech is pouring into Washington as it seeks to…
December 7, 2024
US appeals court upholds TikTok law forcing its sale
The decision is a major win for the Justice Department and opponents of the Chinese-owned app and a…
December 7, 2024
Cost of living crisis: Canadians getting “justifiably angry” about junk fees
“There are just so many ways that prices are being played with, and it’s a kind of competition…
December 7, 2024
Brian Krebs investigates the internet’s most vicious hackers – from a secret location
In the increasingly dangerous world of cybercrime, Brian Krebs faces threats, manipulation and the odd chess challenge.
December 7, 2024
“The feeling of freedom”: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on her liberation from Iran
Held in the country for six years, the former prisoner shares her insights into how repressive states work…
December 7, 2024
Fixing the FBI: Interview with whistleblower Coleen Rowley
Coleen Rowley speaks to Matt Taibbi: “A large majority of FBI agents always held Headquarters in contempt, knowing…
December 7, 2024
EU concerned about gas supplies, in talks with US to mitigate effect of Russian bank sanctions
The EU and US are discussing the type and scope of mitigation measures after some European governments and…
December 6, 2024
Port of Vancouver under pressure to deliver for Canada
Over the past year, the Port of Vancouver has been stepping up efforts to shed its laggard image…
December 6, 2024
Canada to increase diplomatic presence in the Arctic with first Arctic ambassador and two new consulates
Canada unveiled its new Arctic foreign policy strategy on Friday, which aims to strengthen diplomatic efforts in the…
December 6, 2024
Romanian court annuls result of presidential election first round
The court’s decision comes after intelligence documents were declassified, suggesting Georgescu benefitted from a mass influence operation –…
December 6, 2024
“Seeing people praying in the streets, in public parks, is not something we want in Quebec” : Quebec premier Francois Legault wants to ban public prayers, strengthen secularism in schools
His comments, a departure from the other topics in the overview, came after a report in La Presse…
December 6, 2024
Pressure from whom? German broadcaster NDR censored own investigation into world’s largest consortium of investigative media OCCRP
After launching an investigation into the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), and after subsequently inviting Mediapart…
December 6, 2024
Russia “ready to do anything to defend our legitimate interests” – Foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in Tucker Carlson interview
Russia is open to talks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump but will use “any means” to prevent Washington…
December 6, 2024
Northvolt seeks to sell electric industrial battery business by year-end
If it does not find a buyer, it will have to close the business because Northvolt cannot afford…
December 6, 2024
FBI investigates Exxon lobbyists over hack-and-leak of environmentalist emails
The FBI has been investigating a longtime Exxon Mobil consultant over the contractor’s alleged role in a hack-and-leak…
December 6, 2024
Katja, a nurse, is seriously damaged after three BioNTech COVID injections
Katja is severely damaged after three BioNTech injections. She spoke about her complaints in March 2024 as part…
December 5, 2024
More details about how Russia masterminded Calin Georgescu’s presidential candidacy on social media
Romanian intelligence says his sudden and surprise surge in popularity is down to a “highly organised” and “guerrilla”…
December 5, 2024