Possibly the biggest privacy story of the year for Europeans and, by extension the rest of the world, has been ChatControl. Chatcontrol is a European Union proposal backed by Denmark for a mandatory backdoor in all online…
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Tanzania’s Hassan declared landslide winner in election that triggered violent protests | Tanzania
Tanzania’s president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been declared the winner of the country’s disputed election with more than 97% of the vote following violent protests across the country earlier in the week.
The landslide result announced by…
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APEC summit wraps up in South Korea
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific Rim nations wrapped up their annual summit with a statement underscoring regional economic cooperation, just days after the presidents of the…
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Samia Suluhu Hassan wins 98% of vote amid unrest
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election, securing another term in office amid days of unrest across the country.
According to the electoral commission, Samia won 98% of the votes, nearly…
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Xi Jinping’s moment and whirlwind diplomatic tours: key takeaways from the Apec summit in South Korea | Apec summit
1. After Trump went awol, this was Xi’s moment
Having dominated the headlines for several days during visits to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, Donald Trump flew back to Washington on the eve of the Apec summit in Gyeongju, leaving his treasury…
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China to loosen chip export ban to Europe following Netherlands row
Beijing has said it will loosen a chip export ban it imposed after Dutch authorities took over Nexperia – a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands.
In September, the Netherlands used a Cold War era law to take over the company after…
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Cruise cancelled following death of woman left behind on island
AFP via Getty ImagesA 60-day cruise around Australia has been cancelled days after the death of an elderly female passenger who was left behind by the ship on a remote island.
Suzanne Rees…