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Interpol Tightens Oversight After Autocrats Target Its Databases
The changes are intended to stop governments from using the world’s largest police organization to harass and monitor political dissidents.World - The New York Times - 5 hours ago -
Saudi Arabia tightens its belt
After eight years of whirlwind construction activity and unprecedented spending, the kingdom’s new watchword is prudenceBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
‘Everyone will feel some pain’: growth perils of French budget
Michel Barnier’s new government walks tightrope in a fragile economic climateWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
International Criminal Court reports Mongolia to its oversight body for failing to arrest Putin
A panel of judges at the International Criminal Court has reported Mongolia to the court’s oversight organization for failing to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visited the Asian ...World - ABC News - October 24 -
Canada Tightens Immigration After Years of Expansion
Saying that Canada had invited too many newcomers in, in too short a period of time, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced lower targets to slow population growth.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
China Tightens Its Hold on Minerals Needed to Make Computer Chips
Already the dominant producer of rare minerals, Beijing is using export restrictions and its power over state-owned companies to further control access.Business - The New York Times - October 28 -
Target's Exclusive Shadow The Hedgehog Lego Set Is Discounted Just Weeks After Its Release
Shadow the Hedgehog Lego Set (720 pieces) $59.49 (was $70) | Released October ...Tech - GameSpot - October 27 -
Maine's adult mental health system ready to emerge from court oversight after 3 decades
Maine’s adult mental care facilities are ready to emerge from court oversight after an appointed specialist concluded the state is now in “substantial compliance” with the latest standards set by a ...Health - ABC News - October 30 -
Donald Trump and the autocrats' playbook
‘This is a man who should be nowhere near power’World - Financial Times - October 31 -
The Game Theory of Democracy
Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States.World - The New York Times - October 29 -
Prosecutors in Iran target newspaper over its cartoon mocking internet restrictions
An Iranian newspaper implying that the public needed to have the patience of the Biblical figure Job in waiting for President Masoud Pezeshkian to lift restrictions on the internet now faces ...World - ABC News - October 18 -
North Korea boasts of 'the world's strongest' missile, but experts say it's too big to use in war
North Korea is boasting that its new intercontinental ballistic missile is “the world’s strongest,” a claim seen as pure propaganda after experts assessed it as being too big to be useful in a war ...World - ABC News - 6 days ago -
China targets 2mn lifts to keep its ageing population upwardly mobile
A campaign is under way to retrofit older apartments but authorities and residents are fighting over the billWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
European Central Bank cuts its main interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.25% as inflation falls below its target
European Central Bank cuts its main interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.25% as inflation falls below its targetWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
'Irish database of stillbirths means our son will not be forgotten'
An Irish mother whose eldest boy was stillborn hails the importance of a new public record of loss.Top stories - BBC News - October 20 -
Brazilian police official chosen as the next head of Interpol
Brazilian police official Valdecy Urquiza will be the next chief of the global police organization InterpolWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
UBS has just lowered earnings estimates — and raised its S&P 500 target
UBS on Tuesday issued an unusual pairing, reducing its estimates for earnings growth while at the same time lifting its S&P 500 target for this year and next.Business - MarketWatch - October 15 -
Italy expands its ban on surrogacy to overseas as critics say it targets same-sex couples
Italy on Wednesday criminalized citizens who go abroad to have children through surrogacy, while opponents slam it as “medieval” and discriminatory to same-sex couplesWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Israel kills its prime target – but Sinwar’s death seems down to chance, not precise planning
After a year-long hunt, IDF soldiers encountered and killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar without knowing it was him. Middle East crisis – live updates In the end, after a year-long, multi-agency ...World - The Guardian - October 17 -
China reports its economy grew at a 4.6% annual rate in the July-September quarter, below the government'S 5% target
China reports its economy grew at a 4.6% annual rate in the July-September quarter, below the government'S 5% targetWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
India protests Ottawa's allegation its home minister ordered targeting of Sikh activists in Canada
India has officially protested the Canadian government’s allegation that the country’s powerful home minister Amit Shah had ordered the targeting of Sikh activists inside Canada, calling it “absurd ...World - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Exposed United Nations Database Left Sensitive Information Accessible Online
The 115,000-plus files related to UN Women included detailed financial disclosures from organizations around the world—and personal details and testimonials from vulnerable individuals.Tech - Wired - October 22 -
Timescale expands open source vector database capabilities for PostgreSQL
Timescale debuts open source pgai Vectorizer for AI embeddings as it looks to push vector database beyond RAG.Tech - VentureBeat - October 29 -
Spain boss: Yamal must toughen up after targeting
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has warned Lamine Yamal to get used to rough treatment on the pitch after the Barcelona winger was targeted in his country's 1-0 UEFA Nations League win over Denmark ...Sports - ESPN - October 14 -
Israel accused of targeting medics in Lebanon after 150 killed
Dozens of clinics and hospitals, some linked with Hizbollah, hit by air strikes in escalating campaignBusiness - Financial Times - October 14 -
Oil prices drop over 4% after report Israel won’t target Iran’s oil facilities
Oil futures dropped by more than 4% on Tuesday, with U.S. and global benchmark prices settling at their lowest in about two weeks after a report that Israel will not attack key oil facilities in Iran.Business - MarketWatch - October 15 -
Des Moines man arrested after explosion damages vehicle in 'targeted attack'
Des Moines man arrested after explosion damages vehicle in 'targeted attack'Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 16 -
Turkey Bombs Kurdish Targets After Terrorist Attack Kills Five
Ankara said the strikes in Iraq and Syria hit a Kurdish separatist group a day after an unclaimed attack on a defense contractor.World - The Wall Street Journal - October 24 -
Turkey hits Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria after terror attack in Ankara
Turkey has hit Kurdish military targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a deadly attack Wednesday at a state-owned defense manufacturer in Ankara that killed five people and wounded more than ...Top stories - CBS News - October 24 -
Super Micro Computer to Strengthen Governance, Oversight Amid Filings Dispute
The server maker said it continues to work on matters related to its filings with the SEC, and now expects lower sales than it had previously guided for in its fiscal first quarter.Tech - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago -
Xi tightens stranglehold on China’s academia
Scholars fired or disappeared as Beijing clamps down on discussion of sensitive topics including economyWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
The OBR’s mean decision on quantitative tightening
About that headroom…World - Financial Times - October 30 -
Starmer tightens rules on gifts to ministers
It comes after the PM and other cabinet ministers have faced criticism for accepting freebies.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Why state governments are tightening their budgets
State governments in the U.S. must tighten budgets or take on more debt to manage declining revenues, long-standing liabilities and emerging risks.Business - CNBC - Yesterday -
Iceland is headed for a snap election after its governing coalition collapses
Iceland appears headed for a snap election after Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson pulled the plug on the Nordic nation’s fragile governing coalitionWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Taiwan and trade: how China sees its future with the US after the election
Beijing does not see there being much difference between a Democratic- or Republican-controlled White House. Deciphering the obscure machinations of elite politics is a pursuit that western ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Biden says it's time to 'move on' in call with Netanyahu after Sinwar killing
President Biden congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Israel’s killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered a yearlong war and ...Politics - The Hill - October 17
