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Pope calls out ‘evil populism’

Published: March 10, 2017, 9:55 am

VaticanPope Francis echoed chancellor Angela Merkel in an interview with a German newspaper in which he raged about "the dangers of rising populism" in western democracies.

WikiLeaks exposes CIA’s global covert hacking program

Published: March 9, 2017, 5:17 pm

The latest WikiLeaks' bombshell of CIA hacking practices, known as Vault 7 has been a wake-up call for computer users and IT giants.

MH17: Russian official reveals how Ukraine deployed BUK missiles

Published: March 9, 2017, 10:55 am

The HagueIn court testimony about the MH17 Dutch tragedy, a Russian official revealed how Ukraine deployed 17 BUK missile launchers to eastern Ukraine.

Denmark reinvigorates blasphemy laws

Published: March 9, 2017, 9:55 am

Denmark's Attorney General has just charged a Dane for burning a Quran, after the country decided to invoke an old blasphemy provision, still in the penal code and only ever used three times. The last time it was used, was nearly half a century ago, in 1971.

Cyprus bans wireless from Kindergarten and elementary classrooms

Published: March 9, 2017, 7:59 am

At the end of January the Cyprus Minister of Education and Culture issued an "urgent" decree to all Kindergartens and Primary Schools to minimize wireless radiation exposure to children: “We have taken the decision to have the wireless network Wi-Fi disabled in all Public kindergartens in Cyprus.”

Leftists have a blindspot when it comes to tolerance

Published: March 8, 2017, 11:42 am

It seems many on the left have a strange one-sided notion of tolerance. While signalling their preferences for co-existing with as many different people as possible, they find any disagreement over mainstream political issues abhorrent.

German poverty hits record highs

Published: March 8, 2017, 10:35 am

Despite low unemployment, German poverty has hit record highs.

Norwegian minister targeted because she wears crucifix

Published: March 8, 2017, 10:02 am

OsloA Norwegian minister was accused of wearing a Christian crucifix as a “prop” to promote “xenophobic” views, but Sylvi Listhaug, Norway’s Minister of Migration and Integration, says the liberal media ignores facts in their fervour to attack right-leaning politicians.

‘Blacks only’ for first aid training

Published: March 8, 2017, 7:39 am

TorontoYork University in Toronto, Canada's black student group, The Blacks Students Alliance or YUBSA, exclusively provide first aid training for black students only.

Is Ukraine breaking up?

Published: March 7, 2017, 8:24 am

The political landscape of the Ukraine is set to change dramatically, says a blogger The Saker. Last week, following the imposition of a total blockade against Novorussia by Kiev, Russia declared that documents emitted by the DNR and LNR authorities will be recognised as official.