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Jun 22, 2021 17:05
US authorities have apparently seized the web domains of Iran’s international media outlets Press TV and Al-Alam, along with the Yemeni TV channel Al Masirah, run by the Houthi faction, and an Iraqi Shia satellite channel.
- China’s longest-serving ambassador to the US leaving post, notes ‘critical crossroads’ as tensions grow
Cui Tiankai announced on Tuesday through a farewell letter that he is leaving his position as China’s ambassador to the US just as the two nations are facing a “critical crossroads.”Jun 22, 2021 21:41 - China and Russia urge independent probe into Canada’s treatment of indigenous people as anger over mass-grave discovery ragesAmidst unabating public anger in Canada over the discovery last month of a mass grave of indigenous children, a coalition of countries, including China and Russia, has called for a “thorough and impartial” probe into the tragedy.Jun 22, 2021 16:06
- Nine Catalan pro-independence leaders formally pardoned by Spain over failed 2017 independence bidPrime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s office has announced that pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatist leaders, who’d been handed sentences ranging from nine to 13 years behind bars, have been approved by Spain's cabinet.Jun 22, 2021 14:59
- Content-sharing platform Disclose.tv accuses Google and Apple of temporarily ‘censoring’ content on its Telegram group chatDisclose.tv, a Reddit-like service for people who seek “true insight into what is actually happening in the world” has accused Google and Apple of censoring its group chat on Telegram messenger.Jun 22, 2021 13:58
- China’s longest-serving ambassador to the US leaving post, notes ‘critical crossroads’ as tensions growCui Tiankai announced on Tuesday through a farewell letter that he is leaving his position as China’s ambassador to the US just as the two nations are facing a “critical crossroads.”Jun 22, 2021 21:41
- Indian govt labels new ‘Delta Plus’ Covid-19 strain a ‘variant of concern’ after cases found in 3 statesA new Covid-19 strain dubbed ‘Delta Plus’ has been labeled a variant of concern by the government of India, after almost two dozen cases were detected in three of the country’s states, health officials said on Tuesday.Jun 22, 2021 18:43
- US government ‘SEIZES’ website of Iran’s Press TV, two other media outletsUS authorities have apparently seized the web domains of Iran’s international media outlets Press TV and Al-Alam, along with the Yemeni TV channel Al Masirah, run by the Houthi faction, and an Iraqi Shia satellite channel.Jun 22, 2021 17:05
- Terrorists attempting to use Covid pandemic to spread fear and polarize societies across the EU – EuropolThe EU’s policing agency, Europol, has warned that the pandemic is being exploited by terrorists “to spread hate propaganda and exacerbate mistrust”, in its report examining the threat of extremism throughout the bloc.Jun 22, 2021 16:49
- China and Russia urge independent probe into Canada’s treatment of indigenous people as anger over mass-grave discovery ragesAmidst unabating public anger in Canada over the discovery last month of a mass grave of indigenous children, a coalition of countries, including China and Russia, has called for a “thorough and impartial” probe into the tragedy.Jun 22, 2021 16:06
- Nine Catalan pro-independence leaders formally pardoned by Spain over failed 2017 independence bidPrime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s office has announced that pardons for nine jailed Catalan separatist leaders, who’d been handed sentences ranging from nine to 13 years behind bars, have been approved by Spain's cabinet.Jun 22, 2021 14:59
- Vatican insists Italy’s anti-homophobia bill breaks bilateral treaty & treads on Catholic Church’s freedoms – mediaIn a rare move, the Vatican has lodged an official complaint over an anti-homophobia bill that is now being examined by Italy’s parliament, alleging that it undermines the church’s freedoms, an Italian newspaper has reported.Jun 22, 2021 14:00
- Content-sharing platform Disclose.tv accuses Google and Apple of temporarily ‘censoring’ content on its Telegram group chatDisclose.tv, a Reddit-like service for people who seek “true insight into what is actually happening in the world” has accused Google and Apple of censoring its group chat on Telegram messenger.Jun 22, 2021 13:58
- YouTube secures victory in copyright challenge at EU’s top court over publishing of unauthorized contentThe EU Court of Justice handed a win to Google’s YouTube on Tuesday in a case over the publishing of unauthorized content on its platform. But it warned that sites could be liable if they do not act swiftly to remove such content.Jun 22, 2021 13:40
- Tokyo governor taking a week off, suffering from ‘excess fatigue’ as Olympics loom and Covid-19 lingersThe Tokyo government has announced that its governor will be taking a break due to “excess fatigue” with the Olympics just one month away and the metropolis battling persistent Covid as vaccinations remain low.Jun 22, 2021 13:25
- Four French executives charged with ‘complicity in acts of torture’ for aiding Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figuresProsecutors in Paris have charged four executives at French companies with “complicity in acts of torture” over allegations they aided Libya and Egypt in spying on opposition figures who were then tracked down and tortured.Jun 22, 2021 13:01
- German-language news agencies to ‘push back’ gendered language – but fail to make a gender-neutral policy announcementEight major producers of German-language news content are to use a bag of linguistic tricks to make their products more gender-neutral. Critics view the policy change as ridiculous catering to identity politics.Jun 22, 2021 12:03
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