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Daily Archives: 25. November 2019
Großbritannien weigert sich, seine letzte afrikanische Kolonie zurückzugeben
Zur Verteidigung ihrer Kolonialherrschaft veröffentlichte die britische Regierung eine Erklärung: „Das Vereinigte Königreich hat keinen Zweifel an unserer Souveränität über das Britische Territorium im Indischen Ozean, das seit 1814 unter ständiger britischer Souveränität steht“.
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He invented the web. Now he‘s warning of a looming ‚digital dystopia‘
Ahead of a conference in Berlin Monday, Berners-Lee tweeted a warning of the risks faced.
He wrote: „If we fail to defend the free and open web, we risk a digital dystopia of entrenched inequality and abuse of rights.“
In an earlier statement on his foundation‘s website, he called the web „one of the defining opportunities of our time,“ adding that collaborative action must be taken „to prevent the web being misused by those who want to exploit, divide and undermine.“
Research paper claims Google has achieved ‚quantum supremacy‘ – a milestone in computing after their quantum processor performed a ‚calculation in three minutes and 20 seconds that would take a state-of-the-art supercomputer 10,000 years‘
(22.09.2019)
The technology carries major national security implications because quantum computers potentially could break traditional internet security programs or other codes.
Developing viable quantum computers has proved to be hugely challenging because they rely on superconductivity that can only be achieved in temperatures close to absolute zero.
Any instability in the qubits, for example from vibrations, can lead to ‘noise’ that causes calculation errors and undermines a quantum computer’s power to solve problems.
Earlier this month, IBM announced it was joining forces with a German research institute to explore the potential of quantum computing, backed by a government plan to invest $717million over two years in wider research in the field.
A claim by Google researchers that they performed the first quantum computation was briefly posted on a NASA website before being removed.
(21.09.2019)
Drogenschmuggel: Spanien stellt Kokain-U-Boot sicher
Das U-Boot ist 22 Meter lang, gebaut worden sein soll es in Guyana, einem Nachbarland von Venezuela.
Doctors demand “urgent” medical intervention to save Julian Assange’s life
More than 65 eminent medical doctors from the UK and around the world have issued an open letter calling for urgent action to protect the life of imprisoned WikiLeaks founder and journalist Julian Assange.
The doctors warn there may be serious consequences if Assange is not moved from Belmarsh Prison to a university teaching hospital where he can be assessed and treated by an expert medical team.
Navy-SEALs-Affäre: US-Marine-Chef im Streit gefeuert
Der Marinestaatssekretär kam der Rücktrittsaufforderung wenig später nach. In einem im US-Medien veröffentlichten Brief begründete er seinen Rückzug damit, dass er und Trump nicht mehr dasselbe Verständnis von Ordnung und Disziplin hätten und er nicht guten Gewissens einem Befehl folgen könne, der den „heiligen Eid“ zum Schutz der Verfassung der USA verletze.
Defense secretary says Trump ordered him to allow SEAL to keep status
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday that President Trump gave him a direct order to allow a Navy SEAL accused of war crimes to retire without losing his SEAL status.
Esper told reporters at the Pentagon that Trump’s verbal order was the reason Esper announced Sunday that Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher would be allowed to retire with his trident pin, retaining his status as a SEAL.
Defense secretary fires Navy chief over SEAL war crimes case
Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over his handling of a controversial war crimes case.
Esper told The Washington Post in a statement Sunday that he was „deeply troubled“ by reports that Spencer had reached out to White House officials promising that an accused Navy SEAL would be allowed to retire as a SEAL despite his conviction for posing with the corpse of a slain enemy combatant.
Der Pakt der weißen Eliten (II)
Die Intensivierung der deutsch-kolumbianischen Beziehungen korreliert dabei mit dem Ausbau der Zusammenarbeit Kolumbiens mit der NATO. Das Land hat bereits im Jahr 2013 einen offiziellen „Dialog“ mit dem transatlantischen Kriegsbündnis aufgenommen. Im Mai 2017 folgte dann der Abschluss eines „Individuellen Partnerschafts- und Kooperationsabkommens“, im Mai 2018 wurde Kolumbien als „globaler Partner“ der NATO eingestuft – ein Status, den nur acht weitere Staaten haben, darunter Australien, Japan und Südkorea.
Causa Wendt: Kommando aus dem Kanzleramt?
Rainer Wendt schrieb auf Facebook, die „Linken werden jubeln, bis ins Kanzleramt hinein“. Er habe erfahren, dass seine „Ernennung zum Staatssekretär im Innenministerium Sachsen-Anhalt nicht durchsetzbar sei“. Wendt weiter: „Lügner und Heuchler“ hätten den Schritt verhindert.
Uber loses London licence after TfL finds drivers faked identity
Uber has been stripped of its London licence after authorities found that more than 14,000 trips were taken with drivers who had faked their identity on the firm’s app.
London entzieht Uber die Lizenz
Nach mehreren Verstößen, die die Sicherheit der Passagiere gefährdet hätten, werde die Lizenz nicht verlängert, teilte die Nahverkehrsbehörde Transport for London (TfL) heute mit.
Chile‘s Piñera Announces Bill For Military To ‚Protect‘ Public Goods
On the backdrop of the social crisis which has been shaking Chile since October and amid international criticism over the excessive use of violence by security forces against protesters, the country’s President Sebastian Piñera announced Sunday his intention to send Congress a draft bill that would allow the military to control public infrastructures without having to decree the state of emergency.
Bolivien: Der Hass auf den Indio
Die Frage, auf die wir alle eine Antwort finden müssen, ist: Wie konnte diese traditionelle Mittelklasse so viel Hass und Ressentiments gegen das Volk ausbrüten, dass sie so weit geht, einen Faschismus anzunehmen, der rassistisch und konzentriert auf den Indio als Feind ist? Wie schaffte sie es, ihre Klassenfrustration bis in die Polizei und die Streitkräfte auszustrahlen und die soziale Basis dieser Faschisierung zu sein, dieses Staatsrückschritts und moralischen Verfalls?
Patt in Uruguay: Ergebnisse nach Stichwahl werden überprüft
Rechte Allianz kann sich zunächst nicht durchsetzen. Teile des Militärs hatten gegen die bisherige Regierungspartei Stimmung gemacht
Top Likud members angered at request to participate in pro Netanyahu demonstration
Senior members of Likud voiced outrage Sunday after a request was made for the party’s ministers and MKs to participate in a demonstration against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s indictment to be held Tuesday.
The request originating from the office of the party chairman, asked members including those in senior positions, to join the event protesting the state prosecution‘s decision to indict Netanyahu on charges of corruption.
Ending the Grotesquerie of Netanyahu Serving as Prime Minister
The sight unfolding before our eyes in recent days has only one meaning: A prime minister who has been indicted on three serious charges is trying with all his might to arouse a popular revolt in order to evade being sentenced by the legal authorities in his country. Although there is room to hope that most Israelis are saner than their leader, it’s clear that the man and his courtiers have abandoned all restraint and are playing with extremely dangerous fire.
Twenty four years after the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Benjamin Netanyahu is once again doing everything possible to set the streets on fire.
Netanyahu ‚confirms‘ Iran is planning new attacks in Middle East
Incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he can „confirm“ Iran is planning new attacks in the region, vowing Israel will do everything to push back against its expanding militant influence.
Netanyahu made the comments during his visit with Defense Minister Naftali Bennett to the northern border with Syria.
Israel: Likud party to hold leadership primary as Netanyahu fights for political survival
It is unclear if the vote for the Likud’s head will take place before or after the potential dissolve of the Knesset (Israeli parliament) on December 11, but it is set to happen within the next six weeks, Haaretz reported.
Israel: Petition filed to remove Netanyahu from office over indictment
(24.11.2019)
The first petition calling for interim Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be removed from office following his indictment by the Prosecutor General was filed Sunday morning to Israel‘s High Court of Justice.
The appeal was put forth by the Movement for the Quality of Government in Israel — an NGO promoting, as its website says, „democracy, transparency, good governance and civic engagement.“
Protesting JNU students deserve your support not condemnation, writes ex-SC judge Markandey Katju
At the same time, the Delhi Police‘s lathi-charge on agitating students must be condemned, and action must be demanded against those who ordered it. There was certainly nothing wrong in students going to Parliament to vent their just grievances.
I express my full support to the students of JNU.
Hundreds march in India to demand ‚affordable education for all‘
Students at a leading university in New Delhi have been protesting against a planned increase in their housing fees. They say most students are poor and cannot afford higher prices. They also allege that the Indian government wants to privatise higher education and make it difficult for many to attend university.
India: Intimations of an Ending
While protest reverberates on the streets of Chile, Catalonia, Britain, France, Iraq, Lebanon, and Hong Kong, and a new generation rages against what has been done to their planet, I hope you will forgive me for speaking about a place where the street has been taken over by something quite different. There was a time when dissent was India’s best export. But now, even as protest swells in the West, our great anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movements for social and environmental justice—the marches against big dams, against the privatization and plunder of our rivers and forests, against mass displacement and the alienation of indigenous peoples’ homelands—have largely fallen silent.
Uluru-Effekt: Sperre weiterer Berge in Australien möglich
Ein Beispiel: 395.000 Menschen besuchten den Uluru in zwölf Monaten bis Juni 2019. 13 Prozent der Besucher – oder umgerechnet 51.350 Menschen – absolvierten die Klettertour auf den Felsen. „Die dadurch entstandene Verschmutzung und Erosion wird dabei noch nicht einmal berücksichtigt“, so CNN außerdem.