Links 15/07/2024: China’s Economic Problems, Boeing Under Fire
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Leftovers
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New York Times ☛ Olympic Torch Reaches Paris in Elegant Style
The flame has been on a long journey since its arrival in May, but hopes that it would bring the country together have foundered on political division.
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Science Alert ☛ Watching The Olympics May Actually Be Good For You, Evidence Shows
This makes a lot of sense.
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Standards/Consortia
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APNIC ☛ Revisiting DNS and UDP truncation
What are the UDP buffer sizes used in recursive resolver queries to nameservers, and how effective is truncation in today's DNS?
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Science
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New York Times ☛ A Reporter Who Sees Meaning in the Stars
As a science reporter, Katrina Miller covers the cosmos, innovations in physics, space exploration and more.
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Hackaday ☛ Using Forward- And Reverse-Osmosis To Let Astronaut EVA Suits Produce Fresh Water From Urine
An uncomfortable reality with the spacesuits used for extravehicular activities (EVA) – commonly referred to as spacewalks – is that the astronaut spends hours in them, during which normal bodily functions like urinating and defecating continue. The current EVA record at the ISS is currently a hair under nine hours, necessitating a new approach. A team of researchers have now pitched the idea of an in-suit water recovery system with an article by [Sofia Etlin] and colleagues as published in Frontiers in Space Technologies.
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Education
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Hardware
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Ruben Schade ☛ Researching cameras in 2024
I’m but a middling photographer, but I love the hobby, and it’s one of the highlights of any trip. I’m also getting more into shooting video, which none of my aging kit does well. A new camera is well down the list of priorities right now, but a guy can dream.
This is my wish list:
APS-C or Micro Four Thirds. These sensor sizes are within the sweet spot for performance, cost, size, and weight of the whole camera, including glass. Heavy, bulky cameras get left at home, which defeats the entire point of having them.
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Hackaday ☛ Wrap Your Keyboard With A Vacuum Former
Coloured keycaps are a common customisation when it comes to making your input device special. If you are working with modern tech it’s easy, there are plenty of vendors who can sell you keycaps for any purpose. With retro tech it’s never so simple, if a keycap hasn’t been made for decades you’re out of luck. This doesn’t faze [Drygol] though, who has solved the coloured retro keycap in a unique and non-destructive way. Wrap them in vinyl film using a vacuum former.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Nvidia RTX 50 graphics card family TDPs 'leaked' by Seasonic
Seasonic’s PSU wattage calculator has suddenly become surprisingly interesting. Specifically, Seasonic's data appears to show the TDPs of the upcoming Blackwell architecture gaming cards from the RTX 5090 at the top, all the way down to an RTX 5050.
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Valkyrie AL125 CPU air cooler delivers IPS screen and RGB lighting frills for under $20
Valkyrie has just released its AL125 CPU air cooler to retailers in China, where it is now on pre-sale. The new tower-style cooler packs in many frills for its sub-$20 pricing, featuring a built-in IPS display and an RGB fan.
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Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
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The Straits Times ☛ Poisoning cases involving children in Malaysia on the rise
Selangor, Johor, Perak, Sabah and Kedah have the highest number of reports, based on 2024 data.
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Science Alert ☛ New Test Predicts Future Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease
A starting point for important conversations.
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Science Alert ☛ Expert Reveals 3 Signs You Might Be Losing Weight Too Quickly
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Mexico News Daily ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] More than maple syrup: Canadian food companies are expanding in Mexico
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-08 [Older] Why Alberta's government wants out of the federal dental care plan — and who it could impact
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-08 [Older] Four B.C. Interior hospitals temporarily close emergency services citing staff shortages
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Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Crash Bandicoot 5 Was Quietly Cancelled – Rumour
Character designer Nicholas Kole has claimed that a new mainline Crash Bandicoot game was quietly cancelled behind-the-scenes.
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2024 has been an eventful year for Toys for Bob. Under new parent company Microsoft, the studio was hit with significant layoffs in February, but soon afterward, it was announced that Toys for Bob had acquired itself from Activision and Microsoft and was set to go independent.
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Security
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Privacy/Surveillance
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Don Marti ☛ Don Marti: turn off advertising measurement in Fashion Company Apple Safari
Apple Safari includes an advertising measurement feature, but fortunately you can turn it off. I don’t regularly use this browser but can get a hold of a copy to check it, so I’ll update this if the instructions change.
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[Video] Why Wikileaks Publishing War-Related Documents Was Both Important and Justified
It's important to remember the principle which says privacy is for the powerless, whereas the powerful (like those with the power to kill) deserve not privacy but transparency
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Defence/Aggression
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-08 [Older] Facing China, Philippines and Japan forge defense alliance
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-08 [Older] Boeing to admit criminal fraud in 737 Max case
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-09 [Older] United Airlines Boeing loses wheel shortly after takeoff
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The Kent Stater ☛ Trump safe, two dead after assassination attempt at Pennsylvania rally
Former President Donald Trump was wounded Saturday evening while speaking onstage at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in an incident that’s being investigated as an assassination attempt from a shooter on a roof near the rally site.
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JURIST ☛ UK Labour government announces plan to cope with prison overcrowding
New UK Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said in a speech on Friday that the fresh Labour government will temporarily release prisoners and place them under community supervision to combat overcrowding in the nation’s prisons. The government will reduce the proportion of certain custodial sentences to be served within prison walls by 10 per cent.
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JURIST ☛ Tigray Interim Administration announces crackdown on escalating crime and security threats
Vice President of the Tigray Interim Administration, General Tadesse Woreda, stated Saturday that the Interim Administration will take tough measures to ensure that the increasing security threats and crimes in Tigray are addressed and controlled.
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RFA ☛ Former political prisoner denied passport by Vietnamese authorities
They cited “national security reasons” for preventing Huyn Thuc Vy leaving the country.
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RFERL ☛ Biden Orders Review Of Security Measures Amid Search For Trump Shooting Motive
U.S. authorities raced to identify a motive behind the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, as officials blamed a 20-year-old man for the shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-11 [Older] Toronto's youth firearm arrests surge by 161% in 2 years, police say gangs recruiting more young people
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] Canada Takes Step to Acquire up to 12 Submarines to Guard Arctic
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-11 [Older] UN-mediated talks eye cease-fires in Sudan
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New York Times ☛ Israel’s Attempted Assassination of Hamas Leader Followed Surveillance of Deputy
Israel officials had been hoping that a high-ranking Hamas figure, Muhammad Deif, would visit a villa tied to a top lieutenant. They struck when he appeared to be there, officials said.
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-09 [Older] Should Taiwan's 'separatists' fear death penalty in China?
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Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine
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JURIST ☛ Latvia constitutional court upholds law converting Russian language schools to Latvian
The Constitutional Court of Latvia ruled against a challenge to a law that converted Russian-language schools to Latvian. It stated that the decision to make the school language Latvian was valid under the country’s legal framework and international commitments.
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JURIST ☛ China and Russia launch joint naval exercise amid NATO tensions
Chinese and Russian naval forces began a joint exercise at a southern Chinese military port, the spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, Zhang Xiaogang, announced Friday. The annual “Maritime Joint-2024” exercise, agreed upon by both nations, is taking place near Zhanjiang until mid-July.
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RFERL ☛ Russia Says Another Ukrainian Village Captured In East
The advance was one of several places along the roughly 1,200-kilomter front line where Ukrainian forces have struggled to hold back Russian troops.
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RFERL ☛ China, Russia Start Naval Drills, Days After NATO Says Beijing Enables Ukraine War
Chinese and Russian naval forces on July 14 kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China, the official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a "decisive enabler" of the war in Ukraine.
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JURIST ☛ Ukraine Prosecutor General urges ICC to open case against Russia for strike on children’s hospital
The Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Andriy Kostin, urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday to take up a case against Russia for the strike on Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital last week. The hospital is located in Kyiv and is the largest children’s hospital in Ukraine.
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New York Times ☛ From Exile in London, a Crime Novelist Works to Transform Russia
Boris Akunin, the creator of a hugely popular detective series, hopes that fomenting a vibrant Russian culture abroad might undermine President Vladimir V. Putin’s government at home.
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Environment
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-09 [Older] India: Extreme weather fuels migration-related challenges
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-07 [Older] Extreme heat grips much of Western Canada
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Energy/Transportation
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The Straits Times ☛ Long queues, leaky ceilings: Can new investors pilot Malaysia’s KLIA up the global airport rankings?
Inadequate investment in facilities have contributed to KLIA’s decline.
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Science Alert ☛ Meteorologists Avoid Flying on Summer Evenings. Here's Why.
"The one rule you should never ever break."
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Science Alert ☛ These Tiny Vehicles Are Being Driven By Something You'd Never Guess
A dream that took decades.
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] Bombardier aircraft assembly workers back on the job after 18-day strike ends
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-09 [Older] After the carbon capture industry gold rush, how many facilities will actually be built?
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-09 [Older] Their licence plate was stolen, and then the parking tickets started arriving
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Wildlife/Nature
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Science Alert ☛ Lion With 3 Legs Makes Death-Defying Swim Across Predator-Infested River
"We are looking at Africa's most resilient lion."
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] 'A great day': Young North Atlantic right whale freed from fishing gear by crews in St. Lawrence Estuary
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] Newfoundland fish harvesters crash news conference to demand reinstating of cod moratorium
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] China halts man trying to smuggle 100 live snakes in his pants
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-05 [Older] Northern Alberta wildfires threaten Suncor Firebag site, community of Chateh
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] Can wild animals handle the heat?
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] Romania: bear attacks force politicians back to work
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-08 [Older] 'Unbelievable I survived': Yukon woman attacked by bear speaks out
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LRT ☛ Wild bears making a slow comeback to Lithuania
There are no bears permanently living in Lithuanian forests at the moment, but occasionally some wander in from Latvia or Belarus. In about a decade, they may settle here, although mushroom pickers should not be alarmed, scientists say.
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Overpopulation
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Science Alert ☛ World's Population to Hit Peak in 60 Years Then Fall, Researchers Say
The future will look very different.
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Finance
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-06 [Older] 'They want to get rid of us': Striking LCBO workers in Hamilton area make their feelings known
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Jacobin Magazine ☛ 2024-07-06 [Older] Canadian Airline Mechanics’ Defiant Strike Has Paid Off
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-09 [Older] Germany: Hamburg port workers on 'warning strike' over pay
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-11 [Older] Will China's economy ever overtake the US's?
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-07 [Older] I don't want a permanent job. I'm a professional job juggler and I love it
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-07 [Older] B.C. port employer threatens lockout after union's strike notice
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-07 [Older] This renter with PTSD was evicted. Now, he's living in his father's shed
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-09 [Older] Germany debates tax breaks for skilled foreign workers
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New York Times ☛ China Is Holding a Major Meeting on the Economy That You Can’t Watch
President Pooh-tin Jinping will preside over a conclave to draft a new economic program. The stakes are high, but expectations for big changes are modest.
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Hong Kong Free Press ☛ China’s growth misses forecast as officials hold major meeting expected to focus on economic recovery
China posted lower than expected growth in the second quarter on Monday, with all eyes on how top officials gathering for a key meeting in Beijing might seek to tackle the country’s deepening economic malaise.
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RFA ☛ China’s Communist Party set to open key policy meeting amid economy worries
Xi Jinping’s emphasis is likely to be on strategic competition with the US, not on stimulating consumption.
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-08 [Older] Andrew Tate and his brother face UK tax evasion trial
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New York Times ☛ China’s Economy Slows Sharply as Housing Troubles Squeeze Spending
After a strong start to the year, spending has slumped as a real estate downturn weighs on consumers. Communist Party leaders are meeting this week to discuss what to do about it.
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] Average asking rent in Canada up 7% from a year ago, even as price growth slows
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-08 [Older] Global trade woes mount as shipping costs rise
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AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
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JURIST ☛ Pakistan Supreme Court overturns conviction of former PM Imran Khan in marriage case
The Supreme Court of Pakistan overturned on Saturday the conviction of ex-PM Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi Saturday for violating the country’s marriage laws in 2018, according to Khan’s lawyer, Naeem Panthuja, who celebrated on social control media.
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Reason ☛ Congress 'Can Regulate Virtually Anything'
How legislators learned to stop worrying about the constitutionality of federal drug and gun laws by abusing the Commerce Clause
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France24 ☛ Alberto Fujimori, former Peruvian leader, to run for presidency in 2026, daughter says
Fighting ongoing health issues and a checkered past, former president Alberto Fujimori announced he will run for office in Peru's 2026 elections.
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-09 [Older] Women in politics: How far has Asia come?
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Civil Rights/Policing
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JURIST ☛ US Second Circuit remits an equality law exemption application to district court
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided Friday that Emilee Carpenter, a religious wedding photographer seeking an exemption to the New York Human Rights Law under the First Amendment, had enough factual basis for a claim and could proceed to the district court.
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] Nepal: Same-sex couples face hurdles on road to recognition
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New York Times ☛ Why Does a Routine Test of Newborns Reward ‘Pink’ Skin?
The Apgar test grades infants in five areas, including skin tone. Babies of color score lower, and may be subjected to unnecessary treatment.
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JURIST ☛ US to sanction Chinese officials for allegedly ongoing human rights violations
The US announced Friday that they will be imposing visa restrictions on People’s Republic of China officials due to continuing human rights violations against minority groups. The decision is underpinned by US legislation, namely Section 212 (a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
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JURIST ☛ US President Biden signs bill promoting distinct Tibet identity
US President Biden on Friday signed into law the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act. The bill declares Congress’s position that Tibetans have a “religious, cultural, linguistic, and historical identity” distinct from the Chinese people which the Chinese government undermines by its claims and penalizes by its rights violations of Tibetans.
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-09 [Older] Encampment at University of Guelph to end July 15, protesters say amid threat of legal action
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CBC ☛ 2024-07-09 [Older] Ontario court approves class-action by immigration detainees against federal government
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] India ditches colonial-era laws, but overhaul prompts fear
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-08 [Older] German police record more cases of child sexual abuse
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JURIST ☛ EU finds social control media platform ‘X’ breaches EU guidelines
The EU Commission announced Friday that social control media platform “X” (formerly “Twitter”) breached EU guidelines under the Digital Services Act (DSA). This follows an investigation launched into X’s advertising transparency, availability of data, and risk management. X were informed of these preliminary findings on Friday, which found three primary breaches of the DSA.
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] EU designates XNXX a very large online platform under DSA
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-07-10 [Older] China opens investigation of EU-imposed trade barriers
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Patents
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Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Zimmer v. Insall: The Power of Arbitration Agreements in Patent Royalty Disputes
In the recent case of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. v. Insall, No. 23-1888 (7th Cir. July 12, 2024), the Seventh Circuit affirmed an arbitration award requiring Zimmer to continue paying royalties to the estate of Dr. John Insall even after the expiration of the underlying patents. This decision highlights the significant deference afforded to arbitration agreements and the limited ability of courts to vacate arbitral awards, even when they conflict with Supreme Court precedent.
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Monopolies/Monopsonies
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