Links 09/09/2024: 'Dieselgate' Criminal Trial Starts Late, Mass Layoffs at Volkswagen
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Leftovers
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Education
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International Business Times ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Tragic Toll: 633 Indian Students Have Died Abroad In The Last Five Years, With Canada Leading At 172 Deaths
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Exclusive-Canada Turning Away More Foreigners, Approving Fewer Visas in Border Crackdown
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Hardware
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Can Germany live up to its chipmaking ambitions?
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Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Which generation of parents had it the hardest? It depends who you ask
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] No cancer danger from mobile phones, research concludes
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Alberta hazardous waste plant allowed to operate for years without continuous mercury monitoring
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Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Shinji Mikami thought Tango Gameworks would be safe from closure if they made Hi-Fi Rush games | Rock Paper Shotgun
Microsoft announced that they were closing Tango Gameworks alongside other layoffs and studio closures in May this year. In August, publisher Krafton acquired the studio and the IP rights to Hi-Fi Rush, with plans to hire back some of the studio's staff.
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] 'Dieselgate' criminal trial starts for ex-VW boss Winterkorn [Ed: Justice way too slow. This is for proprietary software.]
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] US, UK, EU sign international AI treaty
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The Gamer ☛ Blizzard's Cancelled Survival Game Seemingly Leaks Online With Screenshots
Screenshots of a survival game that was in development over at Blizzard, said to be called Odyssey, have seemingly leaked online. A user on the Russian website VK posted the screenshots earlier this week, claiming that they were taken from Odyssey before the project was scrapped in January of this year.
As reported by GamesRadar, these screenshots show a cartoon-like fantasy setting, matching the official concept art that was released. If real, this would be our first look at the game, and perhaps the only look we're going to get considering it's already been cancelled.
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Whatever it was called, the game was cancelled in January of this year, when Microsoft enacted a huge wave of layoffs across Activision Blizzard.
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Defence/Aggression
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Ugandan Olympian set on fire in domestic assault
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Refugee and asylum policy: Where is Germany heading?
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Germany: Cross-party migration talks after Solingen attack
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Scheerpost ☛ 2024-08-31 [Older] TikTok Censors Accurate Criticism Of Kamala Video By Chris Hedges!
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-02 [Older] TikTok likely helped far right in German elections: analysts
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] UK: Grenfell Tower fire the upshot of 'decades of failure'
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] US: Several injured in Georgia school shooting
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Venezuela issues arrest warrant for opposition leader
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Defence Web ☛ 2024-09-02 [Older] Is peace possible between Sudan’s warring parties?
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Munich: Nazi past and new Jewish life
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Munich shooting at Israeli Consulate, police suspect terror
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] China Is Not Pushing Africa Into Debt Trap, South African President Says
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International Business Times ☛ 2024-09-02 [Older] Indian Students Are Ditching Universities In The US, UK And Canada—Here's Where They're Going Instead
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Germany: Migration commissioner proposes Rwanda deportations
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] EU strengthens border agency Frontex
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Fact check: No axe attack at Düsseldorf Airport
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Sudan conflict escalates refugee crisis in Ethiopia
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Taliban pressures Germany for more diplomatic control
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Ugandan Olympic athlete Cheptegei dies after being set on fire
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] US secures release of 135 political prisoners in Nicaragua
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Zelenskyy to visit US base in Germany to request more weapons: report
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Greta Thunberg arrested at Gaza protest in Denmark
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Nigeria: suspected Boko Haram attack kills dozens
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Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine
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Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Modi’s Visit to Ukraine: Geopolitical Risks of Pragmatism
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Factbox-Key Ministers in Ukraine's Cabinet Reshuffle
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Ukraine Has Achieved 'A Lot' in Kursk Offensive, NATO's Stoltenberg Says
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Ukraine: Foreign Minister Kuleba tenders resignation
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Germany Won't Let up in Military Aid to Ukraine, Scholz Says
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Why do Canadians talk so much about the weather? From Ukraine to Ontario, it's been an adjustment
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Ukraine updates: Poltava missile strike kills dozens
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Ukraine updates: Poltava strikes kill dozens, Zelenskyy says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Romanian Lawmakers Approve Donation of Patriot Missile System to Ukraine
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Two Board Members of Ukraine's Grid Operator Resign, Say Chief's Dismissal 'Politically Motivated'
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Ukraine Arms Chief, Two Ministers Resign in Government Shake-Up
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Agency Sacks Official Over Leak Case
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-02 [Older] Ukraine's Orthodox Church ban: Justified or not?
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] From Yorkville to Kyiv: How a war brought a Canadian cook overseas to help Ukrainian troops
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] Ukraine updates: Moscow refinery hit in massive drone attack
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] Ukrainian Front-Line Students Celebrate Back-To-School Despite Ever-Present Air Raid Alarms
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] Five Ukraine-Launched Drones Downed in Russia's Tver Region Near Moscow, Governor Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] One Killed, Four Injured in Russian Shelling of Sumy Region, Ukraine Says
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] Russia Says It Downed Over 150 Drones in One of the Biggest Ukrainian Drone Attacks of the War
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] Russia Says It Has Captured Two More Settlements in East Ukraine
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] Russia Says It Will Change Nuclear Doctrine Because of Western Role in Ukraine
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] Ukraine Launches Mass Drone Attack on Russia, Loses More Ground in East
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] Ukraine's Top General Says Situation 'Difficult' Around Main Russian Attack
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] No Survivors in Crash of Russian Helicopter With 22 on Board in Far East
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-08-31 [Older] Russia Says Ukrainian Drones Target Refinery, Power Plants Near Moscow
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-08-31 [Older] Ukraine's Zelenskiy Presses US to Greenlight Deeper Strikes Into Russia
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Environment
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Nusantara: Indonesia's green dream or ecological nightmare?
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Mass fish die-off in Greece: The search for answers has begun
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Energy/Transportation
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Madrid announces e-scooter ban over safety concerns
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] VW's warning on plant closures in Germany causes outcry
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Volkswagen clashes with workers over cuts
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] German minister wants DB to make cuts and trains run on time
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Fake Engineer: A Top South African Railway Official Is Sentenced to Prison for Forged Qualifications
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Some want a robust gold industry in Nova Scotia. Others say good riddance
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] EU's solar plans in SE Asia caught in US-China trade war
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Wildlife/Nature
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Logging is the 3rd highest emitter in Canada. It should be measured that way, a new report says
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Logging giant Canfor to close 2 more sawmills in B.C. in blow to beleaguered forestry sector
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] 33,000 mussels were carefully moved by hand from the site of a new bridge to Montreal
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] Feeling swarmed? Wasp experts explain what's with all the buzz this year
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Finance
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Would commercial rent control protect small businesses in Canada?
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Toronto tenants fight rent increase, argue landlord is partially using it to cover redevelopment costs
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] China-Africa: A shift in loan schemes
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Modern Diplomacy ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] China-Africa Relations at a Crossroads
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Argentina: Court blocks Milei move to privatize football
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.25%, citing cooling inflation
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-02 [Older] Lawyer couple found in contempt of court amid evidence they stole millions from homebuyers
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Mexico News Daily ☛ 2024-09-02 [Older] Mexican exports to Canada hit record high in first half of 2024
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AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Sweden: Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom steps down
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Canada still hasn't recognized the likely winner of Venezuela's election — Venezuelans want to know why
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Canadian Opposition Party Says Election More Likely After Ending Deal With Trudeau
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Burkina Faso Issues New Passports Without West African Bloc's Logo
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US News And World Report ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] IMF Says South Africa Needs Ambitious Fiscal Consolidation
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Algeria election brings little hope for political change
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-05 [Older] Bangladesh: thousands rally to mark ousting of PM
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] Will a massive ballot cause another vote count delay? Elections Canada is looking to avoid it
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Indonesia: Pope Francis meets Joko Widodo, rebuts extremism
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Is AfD leader Björn Höcke planning to grab power?
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Malaysia seeks to balance ties amid US-China rivalry
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Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda
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Civil Rights/Policing
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-03 [Older] India's archaic labor laws allow firms to exploit workers
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CBC ☛ 2024-09-01 [Older] I inherited my dad's self-sufficient spirit but being a newcomer showed me the joy in asking for help
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Deutsche Welle ☛ 2024-09-04 [Older] Germany: Police raids target alleged people-smuggling ring
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Copyrights
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Bryan Lunduke ☛ The Internet Archive Loses Appeal. As Expected.
The United States Court of Appeals (Second Circuit) just issued a ruling against the Internet Archive (Archive.org) -- rejecting their appeal, and upholding a previous ruling against them in the Hachette vs Internet Archive legal battle.
Make no mistake: This is very bad news for both the Internet Archive, Archive.org users, as well as other archival projects.
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On April 19th of 2024, the Internet Archive filed their final brief in their attempt to appeal this ruling against them.
In that ruling, one of the Internet Archive's core arguments was that it cost the Internet Archive a lot of money to make so many digital copies of books without permission... so, therefore, the Internet Archive should be allowed to do it.
That is neither a joke nor an exaggeration. It sounds weird, because it is weird.
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Monopolies/Monopsonies
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