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The evidence is in – another stolen election

Published: November 15, 2022, 7:58 am

Americans, not all of them but most, are too proud of their country and too protective of its reputation as “the world’s best democracy” to admit it, but they have just experienced another stolen election.

Amazon has lost a record $1 trillion in value

Published: November 15, 2022, 7:46 am

In just over a year, Amazon has lost more than half its market value. Microsoft is also in trouble

Iranian brothers allegedly spied on Sweden

Published: November 15, 2022, 7:34 am

StockholmTwo Iranian-born brothers have been indicted for selling vast amounts of classified information – of an extremely sensitive nature – to the Russian intelligence agency GRU. For the Armed Forces and the Security Police, it will be extra embarrassing because the brothers held several important positions in the most secret parts of the Swedish security apparatus.

Cancelling cash

Published: November 14, 2022, 1:42 pm

In the slipstream of "big" issues, there is a stubborn struggle in many countries to keep cash. Many governments want to gradually phase out cash and are aiming for purely digital currencies in the future. European citizens have long feared this step towards the abolition of cash and tighter controls: in public consultations, almost every second response was concerned about the protection of privacy.

To cover, or not to cover, that is the question women are not allowed to answer

Published: November 14, 2022, 9:21 am

In France, it is banned in schools, and in Iran it is mandatory. The French fashion police are interfering with women’s freedom while criticizing their counterparts in Iran.

How inefficient is German wind power?

Published: November 14, 2022, 7:36 am

BerlinGermany has focused entirely on renewable energies and is promoting wind turbines throughout the country. However, the operators do not reveal how high the utilisation of their turbines actually are. It has now been calculated and the result has led to a depressing conclusion.

US aid to Ukraine invested in crypto FTX scheme

Published: November 14, 2022, 7:31 am

New YorkThe sudden collapse of a crypto exchange linked to the Democratic Party in the US, has revealed that FTX presently suffers from $10-$50 billion in liabilities and virtually no assets. And among those liabilities, are "investments" made by Ukraine's leadership clique.

US expanding its military presence in Syria

Published: November 13, 2022, 7:24 am

DamascusFor years, the Syrian government has been denouncing the ongoing US occupation of Syrian territory (which violates international law) at various international forums. Specifically, it concerns about a third of Syrian territory east of the Euphrates. The US is illegally exploiting Syrian oil deposits there.

Foot soldiers for transatlanticists: Sticky climate cultists

Published: November 13, 2022, 6:24 am

BrusselsIn European countries, so-called climate activists have been gluing themselves to city highways, historical paintings and other objects in recent weeks. The reactions of the population range from incomprehension to anger and astonishment.

Spain orders ‘biomonitoring’ of its population

Published: November 12, 2022, 5:28 am

MadridThe aim of the government's biomonitoring programme is to investigate what damage to health the more than 23 000 chemical substances registered in the EU could cause. “Emerging risks” are expected to be included.