Hurricane Helene which hit North Carolina on 25 September and was the second worst hurricane since Katrina, dumped 40 trillion gallons of water in a short amount of time, causing unprecedented flooding and mudslides, with the water having nowhere to go. The flooding has caused widespread devastation, with whole towns
The Berlin Appellate Court overturned CJ Hopkin’s acquittal on 30 September. “I am now, officially, at least according to the New Normal German authorities, a ‘hate-speech’ criminal. I’m officially a ‘hate-speech’ criminal because I compared New Normal Germany to Nazi Germany, and I challenged the official covid narrative,
India is set to launch an international pilot project for Digi Yatra in June 2025, which will introduce facial recognition technology and e-passports for foreign nationals travelling to and from the country. The system utilises facial recognition technology to verify passenger identities at various checkpoints, including check-in, security and boarding
A “blacklist” of around 200 German doctors who issued mask exemptions was compiled by authorities, leading to house searches and monitoring by state security of those on the blacklist. Many doctors have reported unannounced house searches, physical violence and psychological consequences, including imprisonment and death. Financial implications include hefty fines
Yesterday, the Bank for International Settlements announced that its member jurisdictions have made significant progress in implementing the final elements of Basel III. Basel III includes wide acceptance of bail-in as a way of rescuing failing banks. Unlike a bailout, which involves external assistance (often from taxpayers), a bail-in restructures