The report highlighted that South Africa has 40400 dollar millionaires, and has as many as 2130 individuals who have more than R125m in their accounts. It said there were 160 millionaires in South Africa who owned private jets.
Daily Archives: 3. April 2017
US backs out of Latam development fund in sign of policy shift
„While the United States will not be pledging additional funding, we remain committed to the MIF and will continue to play an active role on the Donors Committee,“ the talking points read.
‘Our People Are Unstoppable’: Chile’s Jailed Indigenous Mapuche
Recently-jailed members of Chile’s Indigenous Mapuche community released a statement Saturday celebrating ongoing campaigns against police terror and land privatization.
Ecuador Farmers Sue US Defense Contractor over Toxic Fumigation
The plaintiffs claim, however, that DynCorp illegally entered northern Ecuador, spraying toxic glyphosate that caused serious damage to local crops, animals and the health of residents.
Moreno Makes History: 1st Head of State Elected With Paraplegia
„He‘s helped bring us out of our isolation. He‘s an inspiration to all of us. If Lenín becomes president, what can‘t we do?“ said Flores.
WOLA’s Statement on Violence against Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Mexico
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) expresses its great concern regarding the dangerous uptick in violence and armed attacks against journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico, particularly in recent weeks. The scale of these attacks reveals an alarming deterioration in the security conditions for journalists and defenders as they carry out their important work and it’s a grave demonstration of the violence they face in the country. In the first few weeks of March 2017 alone, at least the following incidents have been documented:
Regierungskandidat Lenín Moreno wird neuer Präsident von Ecuador
Vertreter der regierenden Alianza País setzt sich knapp gegen Neoliberalen Lasso durch. Opposition erkennt Ergebnis nicht an, gewalttätige Ausschreitungen
Somewhat late condolences coming in from #Trump about this #StPetersburg terror attack.
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Liebe Frau Klöckner, liebe CDU. Es gibt bereits ein #Islamgesetz. Es heißt #Grundgesetz und gilt für alle Religionen.
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China erlässt Anti-Islam-Gesetz gegen Uiguren
Die Regierung in Peking verschärft die Repressalien gegen das muslimische Turkvolk. Tragen von Kopftuch und langen Bärten ist verboten, traditionelle Feiern untersagt.
No matter if Donald Trump is with Putin or not He hasn‘t even Sent out condolences. Why ?
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Amid Looming Budget Cuts, Earth Science Program Won’t Face Major Hitch: NASA
NASA’s Earth sciences program is not exactly in the Trump administration’s good graces, with grim funding prospects as revealed by a blueprint of the White House’s 2018 requests. Based on the document, it will receive $1.8 billion, a cut of $102 million or about 5 percent from its 2016 budget level.
Despite the proposed budget reduction, however, NASA officials are confident that the Earth sciences program is still a go, with no major disruptions in sight.
Was Banksy Caught on Camera at a Mall in Israel?
Several British tabloids, including the Daily Mail, ran stories this weekend showing footage captured with a mobile phone camera by an anonymous woman, who claims to have caught the elusive Bristol-born artist in action, working on a show that’s slated to open to the public tomorrow inside a mall in Herzlyia, Israel.
Swedish company Epicenter implants microchips into employees
“This is the present. To me, it’s weird that we haven’t seen this sooner.”(…)
“Conceptually you could get data about your health, and you could [get] data about your whereabouts, how often you’re working, how long you’re working, if you’re taking toilet breaks and things like that,” he said.
Many Turkish diplomats, soldiers seeking asylum in Germany
At least 262 Turkish diplomats and army personnel have applied for asylum in Germany since a failed July coup that Turkey blames on supporters of a U.S.-based cleric, a spokeswoman for the German Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Bonn police hunt man who took woman from tent and raped her
Police in western Germany are searching for a man who is suspected of raping a young woman who was on a camping trip with her boyfriend.(…)
#Explosion in #StPetersburg: Deutsche Sicherheitskreise vermuten islamistischen Hintergrund
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Syria: Agriculture should be kick-started now despite huge destruction – UN report
“Ramping up investment in the recovery of the agriculture sector could dramatically reduce the need for humanitarian aid. It could also have a significant impact on stemming the flow of migrants,” said Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva on the report, which was released ahead of an international conference on Syria‘s future in Brussels.
Donald Trump‘s Response To The St. Petersburg Metro Explosion Will Be Important
As the news develops, President Trump has not yet responded to the incident in St. Petersburg.
Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to the family and friends of those killed or injured in the St Petersburg metro explosion
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How HTTPS is slowly but surely making the internet safer
Over the past couple years web security has become a staple of the nightly news. The stories usually hinge on government leaks, foreign hackers, or web encryption. There’s menacing subtext that practically everything put online is vulnerable to “cyber attacks.” Though one might wonder what steps are being taken to protect not just the government and giant corporations, but you, the individual. What keeps you safe when you stumble your way into a Wikipedia hole or click a strange link sent from a friend?
Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open Certificate Authority.
Support a more secure and privacy-respecting Web.
Trump in Outer Space: The NASA Bill
Very terrestrial, is Trump, and the organisation is hardly going to be getting funds to be scientific so much as aspiringly entrepreneurial. For that reason, he sees sense in encouraging NASA’s Commercial Crew program, an agency initiative involving sending astronauts to and from the International Space Station using commercial spacecraft.
POLE by TUNER (Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter)
Tuner consists of drummer Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, KTU) and German touch guitarist & multi-instrumentalist Markus Reuter (Centrozoon) The album‘s undoubted instrumental strenghts are augmented by a stunning selection of vocal contributions by the likes of the Austrian artist SiRene, Peter Kingsbery, and Chrysta Bell (who sings in the current David Lynch movie, Inland Empire).
released May 1, 2007
Putin, Lukashenko to Hold Talks in St. Petersburg on Monday
In February, the Belarusian president slammed Russia for what he considered to be the deterioration of bilateral relations, citing alleged violation of economic agreements. The Kremlin considers Lukashenko’s claims incorrect, adding that any controversial points between the two sides should be solved in the course of negotiations.
Bombe in St. Petersburger U-Bahn explodiert – Augenzeugen sprechen von Opfern
In einer U-Bahn-Station von Sankt Petersburg hat es am Montag unbestätigten Berichten zufolge eine Explosionsserie gegeben. Laut Augenzeugen gibt es viele Opfer.
Amazon Alexa Shuts Down When Asked „Alexa Are You Connected To The CIA“ /TrendingNow
Veröffentlicht am 09.03.2017
Amazon Alexa Shuts Down When Asked „Alexa Are You Connected To The CIA“ /TrendingNow
Alexa turns self off when asked about NSA
Veröffentlicht am 26.06.2016
Extremely creepy reaction when Alexa is asked if the NSA is spying on us or not. Notice that Alexa answers every other question and replies if she doesn‘t know.
Amazon Echo reduziert: Smarte Alexa zum Sonderpreis
Amazon bietet den smarten Bluetooth-Lautsprecher Amazon Echo mit Alexa-Sprachsteuerung zu Ostern für 149,99 Euro an (bei Amazon ansehen) – das ist eine Ersparnis gegenüber des Originalpreises von 17 Prozent. Das ist zwar kein Mega-Rabatt, aber das wohl erste Mal, das Amazon den Preis des Gadgets überhaupt reduziert.
Senate faces nuclear showdown over Neil Gorsuch nomination
With only three Democrats saying they will back the 49-year-old Coloradan, it‘s increasingly likely Gorsuch can‘t get the 60 votes he needs to overcome a Democratic filibuster. If that holds — as top senators and aides in both parties generally expect — Republicans promise to use the „nuclear option,“ to change Senate rules over the objection of Democrats so the GOP can advance Gorsuch on a party line vote.
Zeitschriftenverleger kritisieren Gesetz gegen Hasskommentare im Netz
Der Verband Deutscher Zeitschriftenverleger (VDZ) hat das geplante Gesetz gegen Hasskommentare im Internet kritisiert. „Das läuft auf die staatliche Einsetzung privater Meinungspolizei hinaus“, sagte der VDZ-Präsident Stephan Holthoff-Pförtner in einem Interview der Deutschen Presse-Agentur. „Und das Ergebnis ist die Gefährdung der Meinungsfreiheit.“
France: Thousands of Parisian Chinese call for justice over Shaoyo Liu‘s death
Thousands of members of the Parisian Chinese community gathered in the French capital for a memorial event, Sunday, to pay tribute to 56-year-old Shaoyo Liu, who was allegedly shot dead by police on March 26.
Iraqi WMDs Anyone? Washington Post Makes Unfounded Claims Of Iranian Supplies To Insurgencies
(2.April) There is no evidence that Iran provides for a Shia insurgency in Shia majority-Sunni ruled Bahrain just as there is no evidence that it supplies Zaidi fighters in Yemen who fight Al-Qaeda and its Saudi sponsors.