In August 2019, the world’s best-known teen environmentalist Greta Thunberg made a grand carbon-neutral journey to attend September’s UN Climate Action Summit in New York. After floating across the Atlantic Ocean for 15 days, the Swede appeared in front of the assembly to lambast the world’s leaders with her famous “how dare you” speech. A young climate change activist from Britain made an eye-catching trip to the Arctic this week as a part of the “Youth Strike” movement launched by Greta Thunberg. The photos of Mya-Rose Craig’s solitary protest were shared on her Twitter account, as the 18-year-old campaigner was pictured […]
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Kenosha police officers’ shooting of unarmed African American man Jacob Blake late last week has reignited race-related demonstrations and nationwide calls for police reform in the United States. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights probe into Sunday’s shooting of African American man Jacob Blake who currently remains in hospital in serious condition. The DOJ said in a statement on Wednesday that the investigation will be carried out by the FBI in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). © REUTERS / BRENDAN MCDERMID People take cover during a protest following the […]
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, who read a politically charged manifesto at a rally last week, outside Thammasat University on Tuesday. Michael Sullivan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Michael Sullivan/NPR Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, who read a politically charged manifesto at a rally last week, outside Thammasat University on Tuesday. Michael Sullivan/NPR On August 10, 21-year-old student Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul’s life changed forever. That’s the night she took to the stage at a rally at Thammasat University outside Bangkok and read a ten-point manifesto aimed at reform of Thailand’s politically powerful monarchy — a taboo subject in the Kingdom where the royal family is protected by strict laws […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107943/32/1079433293_0:193:3073:1921_1200x675_80_0_0_46a2acb9ed80e2562a1c699f1b66a5ed.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007171079915223-eye-in-the-sky-minnesota-cops-use-uav-surveillance-to-tackle-beach-nudity/ The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is reportedly mulling whether to repeal an ordinance which “bans women from being topless at city parks and beaches”. It seems that police in Minnesota have employed drones to catch beachgoers who break the law by going naked, local CBS-affiliate WCCO reports. According to the media outlet, the Golden Valley Police Department has used drones to detect nude and topless people “at Twin Lake, just west of Theodore Wirth Park”. As Golden Valley Police Det. Sgt. Randy Mahlen reportedly explained that this spring and summer, they’ve received dozens […]
One Of The Wealthiest States Might Pass An Opportunity To Tackle Housing Segregation By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, The Connecticut Mirror. July 13, 2020 One Of The Wealthiest States Might Pass An Opportunity To Tackle Housing Segregation2020-07-132020-07-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/sign-pointing-out-the-lack-of-diversity-in-public-office.-by-cloe-poisson-for-the-ct-mirror-e1594661686997.png200px200px Above photo: Sign pointing out the lack of diversity in public office. By Cloe Poisson for the CT Mirror. Connecticut is one of the most segregated places in the country. Despite widespread protests over racial inequities, Gov. Ned Lamont and other leaders are resisting calls to address the state’s affordable housing crisis. On a recent Sunday, protesters marched through the center of Weston, a small, wealthy town in […]
Fantom is launching a pilot to help combat Afghanistan’s counterfeit drugs problem using its blockchain to trace products along the supply chain. Source link
Software firm BlackBerry and tech giant Intel have joined the fight against crypto-mining malware with the launch of a detection tool for Intel’s commercial PCs. Dubbed the the BlackBerry Optics Context Analysis Engine, the tool utilizes “unique” processor telemetry from Intel’s Threat Detection Technology and a mix of machine learning and artificial intelligence in order to thwart the malicious programs, often dubbed cryptojackers. The technology is also designed to consume limited CPU processing power when in use, BlackBerry said, adding that it “effectively stops cryptojacking” on Windows computers with the tool installed. Cryptojacking involves the installation of malware on a device from […]
Act On Dr. King’s Call To Tackle Evils Of Racism, Economic Exploitation And War By Alice Slater, In-Depth News. June 16, 2020 Act On Dr. King’s Call To Tackle Evils Of Racism, Economic Exploitation And War2020-06-162020-06-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/martin-luther-king-jr.-from-cnn-e1592327720144.jpg200px200px Above photo: Martin Luther King, Jr. from CNN. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) just issued its 2020 Yearbook, reporting on developments in armaments, disarmament, and international security. In light of the drumbeat of frightening news about growing hostility between the dominant nuclear-armed states vying for power, SIPRI describes a bleak outlook for arms control. It notes ongoing nuclear weapons modernization and new weapons development, space weaponization moving […]
A Victoria Labour MP’s address comes as the Chinese Ministry of Education warned citizens against travelling to nearby Australia citing the rising tally of attacks against people with Asian appearance there. Andrew Giles, Australia’s shadow minister for multicultural affairs, has appealed to parliament, calling all politicians to unite against the “scourge of racism” and work out a “national strategy” to tackle it, warning that the recently reported rise in racially-charged incidents in the country would be detrimental to social cohesion. “It is critical that our parliament unites in standing up for multiculturalism and for every Australian, that we recognise that Chinese […]
A leading activist group on climate change had entered a phase of “pausing and reflecting” on how to carry out its next stage of protests, a top spokesman from the organisation said in an interview this week. The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has led Extinction Rebellion (XR) to review its progress and identify fresh protests for a green economy in a post COVID-19 world, spokesperson Prof Rupert Read told Reuters. The global environment group has been redirecting its efforts to providing “neutral” community aid and protests against UK government plans to restart development of the High Speed 2 railway network amid the […]
A protester in New York City quickly found himself pinned to the ground by a swarm of police officers, after mounting the hood of a NYPD vehicle. Footage of the incident has elicited both applause and anger on social media. Countless police vehicles have been vandalized and destroyed in ongoing riots across the United States, but one demonstrator in New York City may have been too hasty while trying to get a piece of the action. A video circulating on social media shows a man standing on a NYPD cruiser waving his arms. Seconds later, a police officer sprints from the […]
Nuggets, a digital identity and payments platform, has developed a way to accept deliveries without needing a physical signature to combat a spike in fraud and chargebacks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using biometrically verified contactless delivery technology secured with blockchain technology, the London-based firm wants to equip consumers with the means to provide verified proof of identification while still maintaining the social distancing required under coronavirus measures. Nuggests says the contact-free signing system would help counter a rise in delivery fraud and chargebacks amid the pandemic. Since customers no longer have to sign for deliveries in order to maintain distancing, fraudulent […]
Europe 15:30 GMT 16.05.2020Get short URL Fire crews from Barking, East Ham, Dagenham, Plaistow, Ilford, and other nearby stations in East London were sent to tackle the incident in Barking, reports say. 20 fire engines and more than 120 firefighters responded to a fire at an industrial estate on Alfreds Way in Barking, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said in a statement. According to the LFB, a single-storey warehouse and part of an adjoining warehouse were on fire when the firefighters arrived at the scene. The firefighters received the call at 18:33 local time (17:33 GMT) and the blaze was under […]