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German police deploy over 1,000 officers with water cannon and horses in German town of Köthen where organisations such as Pegida plan to protest death of 22-year-old man who suffered cardiac arrest after being punched by two Afghan migrants

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Jean-Claude Juncker says in state of the union speech that EU must turn into a major sovereign power on the global stage, should be militarily and economically independent from US as well as challenge China's attempts to become the ascendant influence in Africa
Belgium commits EUR 30 million to South Africa's land reform process, foreign affairs minister Didier Reynders emphasizes need for balance in country's process of amending Constitution to allow expropriation without compensation
US government cancels USD 300 million in military support for Pakistan, Pakistan claims the funds were not assistance but monies due under Coalition Support Fund agreement, US and Afghan governments claim Pakistan harbors Taliban leadership and militants
Iranian foreign minister Javad Sarif meets with Assad in Damascus, declares rebels must be "cleaned out" of Idlib province and country reunified, Iranian military advisers to remain in Syria after war under new security pact
Nearly 1 in 18 North African migrants die in transit of Mediterranean to Europe, UNHCR report states less migrants have made the trip this year than last when fatality rate was 1 in 42
US government declares end to financial support of UNRWA program for Palestinians, cites flawed business model and growing list of beneficiaries, Palestinian Authority and Hamas claim US is no longer part of a solution to Israel-Palestine conflict
Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl (FPÖ) defends curtsy after waltz with Vladimir Putin at her wedding, says "I submit to no one", Russian president brought a group of cossack singers to serenade the couple
John Bolton declares US sanctions against Russia will remain in place until "required change in Russian behavior", reaffirms that the US does not recognize Russian annexation of Crimea as legal, takes additional steps to pull Ukraine into NATO including finding substitutes for Russian natural gas in US liquefied natural gas
President Trump instructs Secretary of State Pompeo to investigate land seizures and murders of white farmers in South Africa, the South African government claims the US president is misinformed and does not want him meddling in internal affairs, post-Apartheid South Africa has a land redistribution scheme in place which purchases land from white farmers to give to blacks
German government announces temporary halt to deportations of Uighur Muslims to China, a recent UN report raised concerns about human rights abuses against Uighurs in China, ongoing security situation in Xinjiang pits Uighur minority against Han Chinese amid fears of terrorism

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Miscellaneous

US Coast Guard support staff member who scratches head in way that can be construed as OK sign in background of TV interview gets removed from response duty during investigations, Coast Guard Lt. J.B. Zorn says "whatever that symbol means, it doesn't reflect the Coast Guard and our core values" and that "it won't be tolerated"
Serena Williams accuses umpire of sexism and loses to Naomi Osaka in the US Open Women's Final, the outburst occurred in the second set after she was penalized for three separate game violations, the former champion lost in two straight sets
Burt Reynolds dead at 82, starred in movies such as Deliverance, Boogie Nights, Smokey and the Bandit and The Cannonball Run
New Zealand town of Omaui plans "cat"-aclysm in response to environmental impact of household pets, villagers will be prevented from owning cats in the future to protect local wildlife
Underdog team OG wins The International 2018 DOTA 2 game competition, the European team defeated Chinese team PSG.LGD to claim a USD 10,8 million prize pool
An Austrian man tried to board two separate trains with a horse in tow, the state rail agency authorities excluded his horse from travel over safety concerns
North Korean defector claims popular action games played in the West also available in Hermit Kingdom, players reportedly are fans of GTA V, FIFA Online and LAN parties, many games evade censorship efforts by being transported via USB sticks from China
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan dead at 80, led UN from 1997 to 2006 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001
American soul singer Aretha Franklin dies of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76 in her home in Detroit
A British social media community is feting a private citizen after video was uploaded of him stopping a moped theft, the "heroic" individual reversed his Ford Fiesta at high speed into the people attempting to steal the bike, an estimated 30,000 bicycle thefts occur in the UK each year

Media

Video game publisher EA under criminal investigation in Belgium for violation of gambling laws, the "loot box" phenomenon is deemed to be an illegal practice by Belgian government which exposes minors to gambling risk
Google removes prominent Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's YouTube ads, Russian officials claimed the videos were illegal according to local election laws, the removal comes amidst mass public protests against pension reform called for by Navalny
Israeli state radio broadcaster apologizes for playing music of Richard Wagner, a listener outcry occurred after Kol HaMusica played the "Gotterdammerung" of the anti-Semitic composer
Muslim feminist artist Sara Alfageeh has redrawn the X-Men character "Dust" over sexualization concerns, the activist and comic book fan claims the character's clothing is unnecessarily revealing for a conservative culture
English Premier League accuses Saudi Arabia of supporting vast pirating of its sports broadcasts, Riyadh-based Arabsat "orchestrated a plague of piracy on world sport over the past year" according to Qatar-based beIN Sports, the Qatari firm is the legal rights holder for the broadcasts
European Commission plans fines for social media firms that do not take down extremist content within 1hr, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube as well as smaller social media apps all in the crosshairs, a non-profit group claims Islamic State videos garnered more than 163,000 views between March and June on YouTube
Stefan Molyneux's auto-temp YouTube ban suddenly lifted after fan outreach to YouTube, the company provided no explanation of why the ban was put into place or why it was lifted, Molyneux claims he is being targeted as part of an activist boycott conspiracy against Alex Jones and other right-wing personalities on social media
Twitter suspends Alex Jones from tweeting for a week after he posted a video that violated terms of service, the offensive video on Twitter-owned Periscope platform features Jones telling followers to get "battle rifles" ready, the Infowars host has 889,000 Twitter followers and recently had his content removed from competing social media platforms
Facebook to be sole distributor of Spanish football series La Liga in Indian markets, will be offered to platform's 348 million users in region, terms of deal not disclosed but Sony Pictures Network last purchased rights for USD 32 million in 2014, part of trend where technology companies compete with traditional TV distributors by offering live sports
German entertainment software regulator rules that "anti-constitutional" Nazi imagery can be shown in video games, previously motion picture films designated as "art" and escaped youth protection censorship laws, decision comes after numerous outcries over German-edition video games having offending imagery removed or altered

Politics

Steve Bannon claims US president is facing a "coup" after anonymous op-ed published disclosing staff resistance, drew analogy to President Lincoln's clash with General McClellan during Civil War in 1862, called for Supreme Court to investigate the identity of the writer
Chris Christie accuses Steve Bannon of being the anonymous insider source in new Bob Woodward book, says he was originally fired because of incessant leaking
Democratic candidate for Congress Ayanna Pressley succeeds incumbent in primary contest, the former Boston city councilor is an African-American female and supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her rise is part of a growing trend of progressive female candidacy in US
John McCain's former "running mate" Sarah Palin barred from funeral by McCain's widow, McCain said he regretted selecting her for his campaign in a book he published, Palin and President Trump not extended invitations while other politicians participate in the memorial service
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon claims US president has a "greenlight" to replace Attorney General Sessions, the activist recently formed Citizens of the American Republic political action committee, will release "Trump @ War" film September 9
South African government drops land expropriation bill days after comments from US president Trump, Trump had asked his secretary of state to investigate killings of white farmers in South Africa, ruling ANC claims it is delivering justice for racially imbalanced land ownership history in the country
The Swedish Ministry of Defense is monitoring an Islamic activist group urging Muslims not to vote, Hizb ut-Tharir is "a political party whose ideology is Islam" and has launched the "Use your voice – but not in the election" campaign, the organization which is banned in Germany and Russia claims Muslim participation in elections is sinful
Hungarian prime minister Orban plans numerous cultural changes as recent landslide victory offered "a mandate to build a new era", starts by eliminating state funding for gender studies programs, one affected institution is the Central European University founded by American progressive billionaire George Soros
US President Trump criticized for chit-chat habits with other world leaders such as France's Macron, the president's supporters insist his willingness to converse is key in building goodwill and rapport with other governments, critics allege the US president is ignorant of diplomatic protocols and wastes people's time with idle talk
FBI fires agent Peter Strzok for professional misconduct after exchanging partisan text messages about the 2016 presidential election with his lover, President Trump has characterized Strzok as the leader behind a "witch hunt" for Russian interference in the election, the disgraced agent also had senior role in the investigation regarding Hillary Clinton's private email server

Opinion

Vox Day: Jordan Peterson's popularity explained by his use of "pre-emptive mirroring" technique which allows his audience to hear validated any preconceived notion they have, use of incoherent and self-contradictory terminology appeals to wide variety of people whose views he disagrees with [video]
Andy Duncan: Hans-Hermann Hoppe's collection of essays explores the failures of public provision of security and theorizes about private alternatives, it presents a compelling case with which minarchist libertarians must contend, also offers unique perspectives from other anarchist writers and theorists that represent singular value
Justin Raimondo: Rothbard traces modern American welfare-warfare state to Progressive period collaboration of Protestants and crony-capitalists advocating state management of society and the economy.
Rorate Caeli: pedophile rings in the American Catholic Church call into question the sainthoods of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II, the poor judgment demonstrated by the heinous crimes which occurred on their watch reflect poorly on many other administrative questions of the modern Catholic Church
Martin Cothran: Putin gathers political strength in Russia by instituting Christianity as an official cultural religion, understands that every strong nation requires a unified religion to create social cohesion, ironically Western social bonds are disintegrating as Christianity is replaced with abstract liberal shibboleths
Paul Brian: French writer Houellebecq predicted the modern "incel" phenomenon as the necessary consequence of liberal social and economic thought, sexual value between men and women is also being exchanged on a "free market" but biology dictates that women's value is higher than men's, both sexes suffer but young men most of all because they can not find economic or social footing in these volatile circumstances
Peter Wolodarski: Sweden Democrats polling at record 20% behind ruling Social Democrats will have a hard time forming a governing coalition, they are obsessed with categorizing Jews, Muslims, Sami and other minority groups as non-Swedish and thus are pursuing a repulsive agenda, my own family history of a Jewish mother who had to flee Communist Poland demonstrates one can be a minority and a national at the same time
Arthur Gordian: immigration trends in the USA have brought the nation to a "Machiavellian Moment" wherein it must consider a radical reorientation to avoid existential dissolution, this historical moment may see the emergence of a "Machiavellian Reformer" who is the late-stage political equivalent of an original "Founding Father", examples from history include Camillus, Sulla and Augustus in Rome and Lincoln in the USA
Doug Smythe: Classical liberalism useless as anti-leftist or unifying ideology since its own principles have given rise to what it now wants to fight, leftist identity politics as well as biologistic nationalism presupposes liberal atomization of individuals and eradication of natural bonds
Cathy Ruse: Grassroots movement fighting perverted sexual education in schools in English-speaking countries healthy reaction against current order where tax money is used to recruit children into sexual revolution, significant that education focuses on contraceptive drugs rather than marriage and family

Europe

German police deploy over 1,000 officers with water cannon and horses in German town of Köthen where organisations such as Pegida plan to protest death of 22-year-old man who suffered cardiac arrest after being punched by two Afghan migrants
African swine fever detected in two dead wild boars in Belgian Étalle district near French border, first reported case of disease in country since 1985, European Commission says will deploy expert team to coordinate with Belgian authorities
Afghan national stabs 7 in Paris suburb knife attack, the wounded include two British tourist and authorities claim the attack was not terrorism
EU is planning regulations which will require minimum of 30% of content on streaming services to be produced in EU, Netflix, Amazon Prime to be affected by plan which will demand compliance within 20 months
Ukrainian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko mourned in Donetsk, the Moscow-aligned leader died in a recent cafe bombing for which authorities in Kiev were blamed
Increasing numbers of European women attracted to far-right political groups according to Friedrich Ebert Foundation study, populist parties are promising increased welfare benefits to support family formation, the study claims women harbor stronger xenophobic and Islamophobic views than men
German authorities investigating official leak of migrant stabbing suspect warrant to anti-immigrant groups, the leak raises concerns of collaboration between elements of the police and right-wing political groups, violent protests erupted in Chemnitz in response to the disclosure
Italian defense minister Trenta demands discussion on EU's Operation Sophia, claims the anti-migrant smuggling arrangement puts an undue burden on Italian ports, EU defense ministers are to meet in Vienna on Balkans security
EU commissioner Oettinger warns Italy of blocking the EU budget at risk of losing migrant aid funds, the Italian government has claimed it contributes EUR 20 billion annually to the EU, Italian populist politicians have threatened to withhold funding over the migrant issue
Romania confirms African swine fever outbreak at country’s largest pig breeding farm, all 140,000 animals to be culled, virus suggested to have spread via corpses of infected pigs dumped into the Danube

North America

US federal survey data shows an increase in marijuana use amongst aging Baby Boomers, ten percent of those surveyed aged 50-64 said they have used cannabis in the past year, the number has doubled over past decade
Eight people shot over holiday weekend at San Bernardino, CA apartment complex, police have no leads and witnesses are not cooperating with the investigation, victims include children as young as 17 years-old
NPR exposes the gross exaggeration of US school gun shootings with independent research documenting major errors in US government data collection that impact behavior, policy and budgets
Nevada marijuana tax exceeds revenue expectations by 40% in first year, the tax raised USD 69.8 million of which USD 27.5 million will be used to fund public schools
24-year old professional gamer David "Bread" Katz shoots dead two competitors at Florida game tournament, the killer was participating in Madden NFL 19 competition in Jacksonville and became enraged after a loss, he later took his own life as the murders and crowd panic were captured live on social media
Democratic National Committee decides to reduce the power of superdelegates in nominating future presidential candidates, the new practice will shift power from establishment figures in the party to the grassroots public, superdelegates heavily favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders in the 2016 nomination process
Republican senator and previous presidential candidate John McCain dead at 81 due to aggressive glioblastoma
US government discovers drug smuggling tunnel in KFC restaurant in Arizona, the tunnel was 180m long and nearly 10m deep, a similar type of tunnel almost 800m long was discovered last year in San Diego, California
Incarcerated members of Jailhouse Lawyers Speak plan nationwide strike amongst US prison population, organizers are protesting living conditions and "modern slavery" of USA's 2,3 million prison population, the strike is scheduled to close on the anniversary of 1971's Attica prison uprising
Protesters at the University of North Carolina have pulled down a 1913-era Civil War memorial statue, students and university staff used ropes to pull down the "Silent Sam" as a symbol of white supremacy, over 110 such symbols have been removed in USA since 2015 by official or unofficial means

Latin America

105 prisoners escape maximum security prison in northeastern Brazil after about 20 heavily armed men blow down front gate and fire on watchtowers, 41 of the escaped prisoners recaptured after security forces lock down state capital João Pessoa
Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro stabbed during campaign rally with injuries to liver, lung and intestines, undergoes surgery to treat wounds and prevent infection, one suspect identified with Socialism and Liberty Party apprehended
Argentinian President Macri announces export taxes, plans to abolish half of government ministries, balanced budget measures to stem inflationary crisis, Argentinian peso has fallen by 50% against US dollar in 2018
Protesters battled police on the perimeter of the recently burned-down Brazilian National Museum, the crowds were upset about the government's budgetary neglect of its cultural wealth
Venezuela arrests 131 people accused of sabotaging Maduro's economic reforms, several large-chain managers accused of speculating and hoarding price-controlled basic products among arrestees, 1.5 million people have fled Venezuela since 2015
Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro advocates police murder of criminal suspects, says "you cannot treat them as if they were normal human beings", Bolsonaro is polling second behind jailed former president likely to be barred from elections
Chilean Supreme Court orders USD 1,6 million in Pinochet family assets seized in corruption scandal aftermath, the funds were placed in a number of accounts belonging to Pinochet's relatives in the US and other places outside Chile
Mexican farmers near VW's Puebla, Mexico plant protest use of sonic atmosphere disruption devices, they claim the anti-hailstorm technology is so effective it has created an artificial drought, the farmers are seeking financial damages against the company for destruction of crops
Magnitude 7.3 quake strikes Venezuela, the tremor could be felt as far away as Bogota and Trinidad, no major damage or injuries have been reported
Residents of Brazilian Pacaraima drive out hundreds of Venezuelan migrants after restaurant owner was stabbed and robbed in his home by four Venezuelans, migrant group then attacked 30 border shopping Brazilians, Venezuela concerned about reports of attacks on migrated citizens and asks Brazil to guarantee their safety

Asia

Chinese officials destroy crosses, burn bibles, close churches and force Christians to sign papers renouncing faith as crackdown on religious congregations intensifies in Beijing and several provinces
India nears completion of world's tallest statue at 182m and USD 430 million in cost, the statue celebrates nationalist figure "Iron Man of India" Sardar Patel who was almost first Indian prime minister in 1947, will exceed Spring Temple Buddha in China at 128m
Chinese pig farmers cull 38,000 hogs as fears of greater African swine flu pandemic grow, 6 outbreaks across 5 provinces as far as 1,000km away now reported in past month, China is the world's largest pork consumer per capita
EU issues demand for the immediate release of Myanmar journalists working for Reuters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were imprisoned after news coverage of Rohingya conflict violated state secrets law
South Korean national government pledges public toilet checks to stem "spy cam porn", 6,000 cases reported last year of primarily female victims, 5,400 arrests led to 2% incarceration rate for the crime
Applications for asylum fall in Japan first time in eight years, the Justice Ministry cites stricter asylum laws which limited applicants' ability to work while being processed, granted asylum permits increased from 2 to 20 in 2017
Chinese regulators plan further limits to online video game production to protect children's eyesight, shares of publicly traded game publishers dropped as government steps up its efforts to reduce availability of games, government watchdogs claim Chinese youth have increasing incidence of myopia at young ages
Malaysian doctor in Hong Kong poisons wife and daughter with carbon monoxide-filled yoga ball, the man was recently estranged from his wife and having an affair with a student, he obtained the carbon monoxide at a local teaching hospital under the excuse of pest control
China culls over 20,000 pigs to halt outbreak of deadly African swine fever, panic among farmers in world's largest pig market while US-China trade row also pushes up cost of livestock feed
Two Vietnamese-Americans jailed for 14 years on terrorism charges in Vietnam, the Vietnamese government accused them of masterminding several bomb plots on major Vietnamese holidays, the two individuals serve California-based "Provisional Government of Vietnam" interested in counter-revolutionary politics

Middle East

Egypt sentences 75 to death and more than 600 to jail terms for pro-Muslim Brotherhood protest, the Rabaa Adawiya square square incident in Cairo led to the deaths of nearly 800 protesters and 8 members of the security forces in 2013, rights groups called the decision an mockery of justice while the Egyptian state claims it is fighting an active Islamist insurgency
Turkish military forces kill "most wanted" member of Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern province of Gumushane, Baris Oner was designated red in the color-coded terrorism watchlist and carried codename of "Turk Tarik"
Turkish government apprehends two suspects after early morning drive-by shooting at US Embassy in Ankara, the suspects appear to be be common criminals with histories known to the police, Turkish government issues statements condemning the attacks as US government ratchets up pressure and sanctions over detention of Pastor Andrew Brunson
Delegation from Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces seeks recognition of political autonomy in meeting with Syrian government, Kurdish YPG militia seized the opportunity in 2011 uprising to capture more territory for itself rather than seeking to topple the Assad government
Saudi coalition airstrike in Yemen hits schoolbus killing at least 29 children amongst numerous other dead and wounded, Yemen the site of 258 verified Saudi airstrikes in the month of June one third of which hit residential areas, ongoing war in Yemen considered the globe's worst humanitarian crisis according to numerous international organizations
Construction of Ihsu dam in southern Turkey necessitates physical relocation of 800-year-old Artukulu Haman bathhouse to cultural park located on higher ground, 1500-ton structure being moved 3km via 256-wheeled specialty device along with 6 other monuments representative of the area alongside Tigris River which has been continuously inhabited for over 10000 years
72-year-old Syrian woman saves four grandchildren from IS terrorists by killing two terrorists with her AK-47 as they tried to storm her rural home, held her ground despite being shot in stomach until Syrian army showed up
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says they "view the prisoners and the martyrs as planets and stars in the skies of the Palestinian struggle", and that the last penny would go to them if needed, stipends in question amount to USD 330 million representing about 7% of 2018 budget
Australia withholds financial aid to the Palestinian Authority due to its funding of terrorists through "pay to slay" program, "declaration of war" according to PA officials
Protests in Jordan for third night in row, unrest in response to tax hikes and austerity measures, king Abdullah calls for compromise from all sides

Africa

Talks underway for Chinese to take control of Zambian national power utility ZESCO, Chinese government already controls state broadcaster ZNBC, Zambia's sovereignty at risk due to "predatory infrastructure financing" defaults
6 dead and 14 injured after suicide car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, al-Qaeda-affiliated local militant group al-Shabab blamed for the attack which also leveled nearby buildings
Nearly 400 inmates escape Tripoli prison after riot in the wake of nearby militia battles, most of the escaped were common criminals or former supporters of the Gaddafi regime
Mnangagwa declared electoral victor in Zimbabwe presidential race as Constitutional Court denies election rigging, the successor to Robert Mugabe and member of ruling ZANU-PF claimed 50.8% of the votes, narrowly avoided runoff election against MDC leader Nelson Chamisa with 44.3% of the votes
Foreign affairs minister of Africa's eSwatini determined to maintain diplomatic allegiance to Taiwan, the former Swaziland is the last African diplomatic ally to recognize Taiwan's sovereignty
South African government delivers repo demand to white farmland owners during public holiday, the government initially offered 1/10th of the asking price in earlier negotiations, head of the Department of Rural Development and Land Affairs says the courts will have to determine what "just and equitable" compensation would be
Zimbabweans increasingly rely on mobile phone payment systems in a post-hyperinflation cash-less society, economic disaster plus scarce foreign currency supplies lead to 3 tier pricing system between USD, reserve bank bond notes and EcoCash mobile payments
Taiwanese tourist killed by hippopotamus at wildlife hotel at Lake Naivasha in central Kenya, the victim was originally identified as Chinese as Kenya does not recognize the Taiwanese government diplomatically
ANC targets 139 farms to expropriate coming weeks, also considers tax for land owned by "absent landlords"
Zimbabwean soldiers patrol Harare streets day after security forces backed by armored vehicles and military helicopter killed six unarmed demonstrators protesting the election

Economy

Dutch government settles for EUR 775 million with ING after money laundering charges, claims that bank did not conduct proper due diligence from 2010 to 2016 and allowed obvious criminal activity to take place
Saudi Crown Prince backs down from plans to list 5% of Saudi Aramco via IPO, the plan was part of the Vision 2030 policy scheme designed to diversify Saudi wealth out of the oil sector, the decision has raised doubts about Saudi leadership and commitment to an open economy
Australian government bans Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE from participating in 5G infrastructure buildout, Australian, UK and US governments have ongoing concerns about the role Chinese intelligence plays in telecom firms
PepsiCo purchases Israel-based SodaStream for USD 3,2 billion, the company faces declining sales in legacy softdrink products due to the rise of health-conscious consumers, SodaStream markets itself as a way for home consumers to create their own fizzy health drinks
EU formally ends European Stability Mechanism support in Greece following EUR 96 billion loan package from Germany, top EU bureaucrats claim the program was a success and represents solidarity despite repayment deadlines being postponed, important Greek infrastructure was privatized during the crisis by German, Italian and Chinese groups
Elon Musk claims Tesla is working with Goldman Sachs and others on going private deal, the tech chief is in hot water after claiming the company was going private at USD 420 per share and "funding secured" on Twitter, the Tesla board states it was unaware of the decision as Saudi sovereign wealth fund emerges as potential secret suitor
Turkish lira down 17% in one day after Erdoğan's refusal to meet US demands, currency down 42% against USD since January, experts warn crisis could spread to banks and bond markets
Apple becomes first US company to reach USD 1 trillion market cap, PetroChina briefly hit same value in 2007 before oil prices dropped, Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft not far behind with market caps over USD 800 billion
Huawei passes Apple to become world's second largest smartphone seller last quarter, increases sales by 40% to 54 million units sold, cheap phones in Asia Pacific region important part of success, Samsung still on top with over 70 million units sold despite losing 10% of sales
UBS not required to submit customer data to France in case where French authorites demanded five years data on thousands of bank accounts, after verdict in Swiss federal Administrative Court, more specific and well-founded suspicion required (German)

Technology

South Korean police raid Seoul offices of BMW investigating potential vehicle defect coverup, over 40 BMW diesel models have caught fire in Korea this year, BMW Korea chief Kim Hyo Joon has blamed a faulty fuel circulation mechanism for the conflagrations
Over 1.1 billion Indians' biometric and demographic info registered in Aadhaar ID government database raising privacy concerns, the system was recently defended by Bill Gates who extolled its ability to reduce corruption in government payrolls, government whistleblower Edward Snowden has come out against the system claiming it is so insecure you can find private ID info on the web merely by searching for a user's 12-digit string
EU Commissioner of Competition threatens Apple with imposition of uniform USB cable charging standard as the company clings to its proprietary Lightning technology, the EU arch-bureaucrat recently meddled with Google to the tune of a USD 5 billion fine, Apple's proprietary cable technology is a lucrative source of licensing fees
Facebook gave unlimited access to user data to at least four Chinese companies, including telecom giant Huawei with close ties to Chinese state
Portland woman says her Amazon Alexa recorded private conversation in her home and sent recording to random contact, was noticed when one of her husband's employees called and said he had heard conversation about hardwood floors
Boston Dynamics shows humanoid robot Atlas jogging on sloped grass and jumping logs, dog-like SpotMini climbing stairs and avoiding obstacles autonomously
Shaun Nichols: Cambridge Analytica's shutdown more of a market exercise, official documents show new firm Emerdata Limited run by similar management and investors as former company's parent organization and headquartered at same offices
Project In Codice Ratio uses AI and OCR software to create digital transcripts of Vatican Secret Archives which is one world’s largest historical collections, lack of spaces between words has previously made transcription difficult
Russia launches floating 70MW nuclear power plant, two reactors will be used to power 100,000-person town of Pevek, desalination plant and oil rigs, towed from St Petersburg via Murmansk
Rick Dickinson dies while receiving treatment for cancer, famous for having designed iconic home computer ZX Spectrum for Sinclair Research

Science

Archaeologists unearth Neolithic village near Tell el-Samara that predates pyramids of Giza in Egypt, the remains suggest human settlement as early as 5,000 BCE
A British study claims that goats have an ability to perceive human facial expressions, the goats favored smiling expressions in a limited experiment, supporters of the study hope it highlights goat sentience and the need for animal welfare
Harvard research paper finds "trigger warnings" reduce psychological resiliency, the study by three Harvard psychologists concludes that the popular practice is likely to increase psychological sensitivity for those predisposed to such reactions, suggests that trigger warnings do more harm than good in promoting the reaction they seek to avoid
Hottest recorded rainfall of 48,3 degrees Celsius falls in Imperial, CA, USA, residents report the experience as making it hard to breathe, rainfall part of a larger series of hot weather phenomena recorded in California and globally
Lauren Westafer: Gibson's study claimed to show causal correlation between alcohol consumption during breastfeeding and impaired cognition in child ridiculous data dredging and p-chasing without clinical significance, alcohol passes to breast milk in negligible amounts, other high-risk behaviors more likely to be cause of observed harm in children
Breast cancer patient healthy after experimental treatment which injected her with large amounts of lab reproductions of own white blood cells
Men who have used psychedelics are half as likely to use violence in close relationships, according to study at University of British Columbia
Ukrainian doctors claim to have used DNA from three different people to create babies for infertile women, four children to have been produced this way with another three patients pregnant
Lead pollution in Greenlandic ice correlates to expansion of Roman empire and events thought to have affected silver production
Scientists at Max Planck Institute in German Leipzig to grow lentil-sized Neanderthal brain organoids via human stem cells edited to contain Neanderthal DNA to understand "why humans seem to be cognitively so special", organoids to be incapable of thoughts or feelings but will replicate basic adult brain structures

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