Archive du mois : février 2018

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UN entreated to implement findings on Qatar blockade

Qatar’s Human Rights Committee has called on the UN to « immediately » implement the findings of a report which concluded that a blockade imposed by neighbouring countries against Doha was « without legal basis ». The National Committee for Human Rights (NHRC) called on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR) to implement the findings of the…

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Facebook, Russian trolls and the unique abilities of records warfare

Just a few years back, during the Arab Spring, Facebook, Twitter and Google were hailed as positive agents of political and social change. But the use of these platforms by the Russians and others to influence the 2016 US presidential race and other recent elections has revealed new threats social media pose for democracy. We…

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Brit model shares mole elimination surgical operation photographs as she issues most cancers warning

A model has warned of the hazards of sunbeds after having two potentially dangerous moles removed. Ella Ravenscroft, 20, was alarmed when the moles changed shape and colour over two years – during which time she used sunbeds extensively. She had to have two moles cut out from her stomach, and two more removed just…

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FIGC commissionership on the present time

CONI, the Italian Olympic Federation will hold an extraordinary meeting today to appoint commissioners for the FIGC and Lega Serie A. The Italian FA failed to elect a new President earlier this week, while the league has been without a chief since April last year. Today CONI President Giovanni Malago will appoint commissioners for both,…

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Facebook says customers are spending less time attempting

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Mark of diminished migration after Brexit outweigh advantages of US replace deal, leaked prognosis displays

The cost to the UK economy of cutting migration from the EU would swallow up the benefits of a US trade deal, according to the Government’s leaked impact assessment.  The impact of replacing free movement with stricter immigration controls similar to those for non-EU citizens would far exceed the expected boost of a US deal, Whitehall…

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Proof of Rohingya mass graves uncovered in Myanmar

Scores of Rohingya villagers in Myanmar have been massacred and buried in 5 mass graves, according to an exclusive investigation by the Associated Press news agency. The report by the news agency on Thursday includes witness testimony from two dozen survivors and relatives of victims, as well as time-stamped mobile phone footage of the aftermath…

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How Bollywood’s Padmaavat distorted a Sufi adore poem

Earlier this month, the release of Bollywood film Padmaavat sparked protests across India. Hindu right-wing groups, led by members of Karni Sena, a Rajput caste organisation, vandalised public and private properties and attacked cinema halls across five Indian states, demanding the film to be banned for allegedly « disrespecting the sentiments of the community ».  The film…