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China to launch artificial moon within two years in order to light up night skies in urban areas, project in Chengdu expected in place by 2022 projected to save USD 170 million a year in electricity costs

World

Julian Assange plans to sue Ecuadorian government for violating his "fundamental rights and freedoms", claims Ecuadorian government has refused him visits by human rights attorneys and violated his privacy
Julian Assange partly regains internet access six months after his statements on social media were considered damaging for Ecuador’s diplomatic relations which led to the suspension of his communications
Turkey frees the American pastor Andrew Brunson who has been imprisoned for two years because of the time he served, was convicted of terror-related charges, thanks President Trump, is being flown to the United States in military plane
Japan's government considering to stop issuing visas to foreigners who's nations don't accept or support repatriations, part of a new bill which would allow foreigners to work up to five years in Japan
French police launch investigation for missing Interpol president Meng Hongwei, the Chinese national and deputy minister of public security in China was not heard from by his family after visiting China on September 29
2018 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for "efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict", Dr. Mukwege operates a clinic for sexual abuse survivors in Democratic Republic of Congo, Murad is a survivor of sex slavery perpretrated by ISIS against Yazidi population in Iraq
Apple and Amazon deny media report of covert Chinese intelligence microchips in their devices, Bloomberg claimed vendor Supermicro had been compromised by Chinese spies in "supply chain attack" affecting 30 US companies and government agencies
US ambassador to NATO threatens preemptive strike on Russian cruise missile capability, Kay Hutchison claims the US possesses evidence of weapons program development that violates 1987 treaty
Saudi ambassador to South Korea declares importance of strategic relationship to Vision 2030 policy, trade flows between Saudi Arabia and South Korea amounted to USD 26 billion in 2017 largely due to crude oil shipments
Syrian foreign minister announces the country is ready for voluntary return of refugees, advises it is seeking reconstruction help from countries without conditions or a policy of supporting terrorism

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Miscellaneous

Fan Bingbing said to have paid 130 million USD to the Chines tax-authorities in order to avoid trial, the entertainment industry recent target for tax-collectors as many artists and actors have two contracts, one official to show the government and one real that shows the true value of the services they provide
Street artist Banksy claims auction shredding hoax did not go according to plan, a video release claims the shredder was intended to completely strip apart "Balloon Girl" during auction
British Library unveils exhibition intended to show "Dark Ages" were time of enlightenment, curator Claire Breay argues period between 5th century and Norman Invasion was a time of high art, literature and complex political administration
Attendees of Sugoren mosque in western Turkey learn they have prayed in wrong direction for 37 years, a construction error in 1981 led to a misoriented prayer nook not facing Kaaba in Mecca
Upstate New York hunter dies from rare brain disease after consuming squirrel brains, he was diagnosed in 2015 with symptoms similar to "mad cow" disease and suffered similar brain lesions
11 year old Keisuke Fukuchi wins the Othello World Championship in Prague, thus becoming the youngest ever champion
Resident of Mexico City maintains 3 white lions on his hi-rise terrace, federal government has requested inspection of their conditions and paperwork of origin after receiving complaints for roaring
British artist Banksy perpetrates "shredder" hoax after "Girl With Balloon" auctions for GBP 1.02 million, a shredder inside the painting's frame destroyed the art shortly after auction concluded, auctioneer Sotheby's claims value likely to have increased by 50% due to art history aspect
Fishmongers protest the closure of historic Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, the government plans to relocate the market to a newly constructed USD 5 billion facility starting Oct 11, wholesalers and customers consider the new location inconvenient and potentially dangerous as the site of a former gas plant on reclaimed land
Europe's oldest intact book the St. Cuthbert Gospel set to be displayed at the British Library, the text was inserted into a monk's coffin in CE 698 and preserved in its original binding ever since

Media

Four state pension fund managers in US call for removal of Mark Zuckerberg from Facebook chairmanship, previous attempt to create independent chairman in 2017 quashed by Zuckerberg's majority control, the investors hope to highlight recent scandals and governance problems at the company
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

Politics

Kanye West appeared on American comedy show SNL in "MAGA" hat, he later delivered an on-stage, unscripted and unaired political speech in favor of the policies of Donald Trump, he claims he was "bullied" backstage by co-stars and received a tongue lashing on Twitter from musician Lana Del Rey
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

Opinion

Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat declares cryptocurrency "the inevitable future of money", used recent UN speech to outline plan for Malta to become a "Blockchain Island"
John Horvat: new phenomenon of "overtourism" in Europe poses similar threat to native life and culture as unrestrained immigration, 670 million foreign visitors to Europe in past year are changing habits in food, infrastructure and real estate, tourists increasingly expect their own needs and preferences to be accommodated on visits rather than enjoying the local flavor
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

Europe

57-year old former athlete and nurse Leonne Zeegers to be first person issued gender neutral passport in Netherlands, gender field on the document will be filled with "X" signifying neither male nor female
UK and Spain pledge to not let ownership of Gibraltar hinder a Brexit deal, Britain has possessed the territory since 1713
Barcelona's La Sagrada Familia association pledges funds to make substantial municipal improvements in return for building permit, will contribute EUR 36 million to improve nearby streets, metro access
Indications of "mad cow disease" in cattle herd at Aberdeenshire farm in UK, the last known outbreak in the UK was 2015, millions of cattle were destroyed in 1990s during BSE disease epidemic
Germany extradites 21-year-old suspect named "Krasimirov" involved in Bulgarian journalist murder, the suspect admits he got into an altercation with Viktoria Marinova while under the influence of drugs and alcohol
Student at Crimean technical college murders 18 and injures scores more with gun and homemade bomb
French leftist Jean-Luc Melenchon live streams police raid on party HQ, the leader of France Unbowed was being investigated for fraud relating to 2017 French presidential elections, Melenchon denies the allegations
Alexandra Damien sentenced to six months in prison for fraud and perjury after falsely claiming victimhood in november 2015 Paris terror attack, has received up to 20 000 Euro from funds intended for terror victims
French president Emmanuel Macron names appointees to key government positions after reshuffle delay, Christophe Castaner to replace Gerard Collomb as interior minister
Major rail traffic disruption at Germany's Cologne train station following hostage standoff, suspect sustained life-threatening injuries after being shot several times, terrorism as motive not ruled out by police

North America

Alex Jones and Infowars website launch "Meme Wars 3.0" prize contest, pledge USD 10,000 to winning designer using "NPC" icon to create humorous new anti-Leftist meme
FBI engages criminal investigation of Manhattan District Attorney's office, Democrat Cy Vance, Jr. failed to bring charges against numerous entities which made donations to his campaign
Boeing C-32 carrying First Lady Melania Trump returns to airbase after smoke fills cabin, the plane made a safe landing and the trouble was attributed to a "minor mechanical issue"
Secretary of State of Cherokee Nation rejects US Senator Elizabeth Warren's claim of tribal ancestry, claims the use of DNA tests to establish Cherokee identity is "inappropriate and wrong"
200,000 households still without electricity after Hurricane Michaels swept southeast U.S., at peak 3.2 million without power, some customers to wait additional two weeks until restored
Senator Elisabeth Warren (D) publishes DNA test that indicates she had a Native American ancestor 6-10 generations ago, intending to silence critics who have questioned her claimed heritage
Kanye West meets Donald Trump at the White House Oval Office, delivers ten minute monologue declaring the MAGA hat "made a superman cape for me"
US supreme court upholds lower court ruling that North Dakota's new voter ID law is constitutional, requires voters to show ID that includes home adress, Democrats protest as this will not allow them to maximize voting in swing-areas by moving primaly Native-Americans to these areas to vote
20 people killed in upstate New York after out of control limousine crashes, the dead included the passengers and driver and two pedestrians near the scene of the accident
Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to US Supreme Court after 50-48 vote in US Senate, Senate Majority Leader McConnell claims the vote establishes Senate as place where "evidence and the facts matter"

Latin America

Haitian police in Port-au-Prince fire on protestors demanding reconciliation of USD 3.8 billion of state oil revenue, Petrocaribe agreement with Venezuela provided for discounted oil purchase but most funds disappeared into incomplete construction projects
Bare-chested women marchers in 33rd National Women's Encounter fire bomb church in Trelew, Argentina, the feminist association gathered to support abortion rights and separation of church and state
Jair Bolsonaro now leads Fernando Haddad in Brazilian presidential election polling, the right wing candidate also received an endorsement from the Brazilian farmer's lobby
Nearly 2 million refugees have fled economic collapse in Venezuela since 2015, UN refugee agency chief says nearly 5,000 people leave the country daily and 2.6 million Venezuelans now living abroad
ICJ blocks Bolivian attempt to force Chile to negotiate the country's former access to the Pacific Ocean, Bolivia lost coastal access in 1879-1883 war with Chile but still maintains a naval force
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

Asia

50 dead and scores wounded as commuter train strikes festival goers in India, Dussehra celebration includes fireworks and other loud spectacles which obscured the sound of the oncoming train from those seated on the tracks
Former Malaysian deputy prime minister arrested in ongoing "1MDB" corruption scandal, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had served under disgraced PM Najib Razak and recently headed up the country's leading UMNO party
Plans are in place to open North-South Korea DMZ border to tourism visits from both countries, guard stations will be created to prevent defections and illegal immigration
Young tourist couple arrested for vandalism after admitting to public graffiti in Chiang Mai, the Briton and Canadian appeared intoxicated and face a 10 year prison sentence and hefty fine
The golden hall at the Kofukuji temple in Nara reopened 301 years after it burnt down, was first built in 714 and has since burnt down 7 times
Kandahar police chief General Abdul Raziq assassinated in Taliban-instigated mass shooting, US General Scott Miller also present but unhurt
Thai army chief Gen. Kongsompong open to coup during transition to civilian rule, Thailand's most recent coup was May 2014 and has been under military rule since then
Taliban bombing kills former Communist general ahead of Afghanistan elections, Abdul Jabar Qahraman was the 10th electoral candidate to be assassinated ahead of upcoming elections
Chinese woman murders two children and commits suicide in the wake of husband's faked death, the father had recently taken out an life insurance policy to cover some personal debts, #ManFakesDeathLeadingtoWifesDeath trending on Weibo blog site with 29 million views
Indian minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar resigns in global #MeToo moment, he has been accused of sexual harrassment and stepped down to defend his reputation in court, Akbar filed defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani who is his accuser

Middle East

Turkish newspaper reports death of Jamal Khashoggi murder suspect via car accident in Riyadh, Mashal Saad al-Bostani was a 31-year-old Saudi Royal Air Forces lieutenant who was surveilled entering the Istanbul consulate prior to Khashoggi's disappearance
UN Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura plans to step down from post held since July 2014, cites personal reasons and claims he will stand by his responsibilities until he leaves
Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi leads to economic disruption and investment conference cancellations in Saudi Arabia, Saudi King Salman denies knowledge of the event as President Trump theorizes "rogue killers"
Jordanian-Syrian border station at Nassib reopened to traffic of goods and people, the transit point had been closed since 2015 due to Syrian Civil War and resulted in billions of dollars of lost trade
Turkish government requests permission to search Saudi consulate in Ankara following disappearance of journalist, Turkish ministers believe dissident Jamal Khashoggi was deliberately murdered while retrieving personal documents
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

Africa

London scientists intend to release 10,000 genetically modified mosquitoes in Burkina Faso to end malaria, only 40 species of 3,500 are able to carry malaria and the genetic modification targets female reproduction
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to sign agreement excluding his 2.8 million hectares from government land reform drive, Traditional Affairs Minister Zweli Mkhize says consensus yet to be reached and that it's a "somewhat slippery issue"
50 dead and over 100 wounded after oil tanker collides with small vehicle in Democratic Republic of Congo
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

Economy

Kimberley-Clark's Kleenex changes name of most popular tissue brand after popular outrage claims sexism, "Mansize" tissues to be referred to as "Extra Large" after 60 year market run
United States takes top prize in World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index, score of 85.6% positions US as "the closest economy to the frontier, the ideal state", leads Singapore, Germany, Switzerland and Japan in top 5
Former head of US Commodity Futures Trading Commission calls for inclusion of cryptocurrency in existing regulatory frameworks, Gary Gensler states "has a real chance to be a catalyst for change in the world of finance"
Effects of 2009 financial crisis linger as apartment buyers in Adelaide told to expect losses, study shows that apartments purchased at market peak in 2009 sold at steep losses 10 years later
Polish central bank reports increased gold holdings of 4.4 tonnes in September according to IMF, highest gold holdings in balance sheets for last 35 years
Hungarian Central Bank increases physical gold holdings 1000%, gold reserves have been repatriated after 28.4 ton purchase increased reserves to levels previously seen 70 years ago
Popular web speculation about M2 money supply ratios of national GDP fuels fears of Chinese Yuan devaluation, the theory speculates that the real exchange rate between USD and RMB should be 1:19.77 rather than official 1:6.9
America's "first Amazon" Sears Holdings Corp files Chapter 11 for bankruptcy protection, plans to shutter 142 of 700 retail stores by end of year, the company once owned the world's tallest building and was purchased by hedge fund manager Eddie Lampert in 2005 for USD 11 billion
Sir Richard Branson halts USD 1 billion investment discussion talks with Saudi government, claims disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi changes ability to do business in the country
Denmark's largest bank facing widened investigation into money laundering after requests for information from US DOJ, Danske Bank's Estonia branch handled EUR 200 billion in transactions between 2007 and 2015, majority of 6,200 customers investigated now deemed suspicious

Technology

China to launch artificial moon within two years in order to light up night skies in urban areas, project in Chengdu expected in place by 2022 projected to save USD 170 million a year in electricity costs
Singapore relaunches world's longest nonstop flight route from Singapore to New York, overtakes Qatar Airways route from Doha to Auckland, offers only business and premium economy seating
Russian rocket failure puts International Space Station mission into question, Soyuz MS-10 carrying astronauts failed during staging and had to be abandoned
New Zealand fan-film "Fanimatrix" oldest extent BitTorrent file at 15 years old, the file share is a relic of a bygone Internet era but still has several "seeders" keeping it active
Facebook bug related to the "View As" profile feature exposed 50 million accounts to unwanted access, the company has referred the hacking debacle to the FBI for investigation, Mark Zuckerberg describes platform security as an "arms race"
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicts Internet will bifurcate between China and world, current CEO Pichai has initiated "Project Dragonfly" to build a censored search engine for Chinese market
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

Science

Roundworm sperm retain modified histone packaging and can thereby transmit epigenetic information, according to study at UC Santa Cruz, similar findings have been reported in studies on zebrafish
Astronomers find evidence of a proto supercluster galaxy nicknamed Hyperion, was created merely 2 billion years after the Big Bang and is a trillion times as large as the sun
Three American academics performed a hoax on academic journals by getting fake "grievance studies" published, the goal was to demonstrate degrading standards for scholarship and included an article with repurposed passages from "Mein Kampf"
2018 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded jointly to American Arthur Ashkin and Frenchman Gerard Mourou, the two scientists were recognized "for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics"
2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded jointly to Americans Frances Arnold and George Smith, the two scientists were recognized “for the directed evolution of enzymes” and “for the phage display of peptides and antibodies”
Physicist Alessandro Strumia of Pisa University suspended from CERN project after remarks on sexism in science, the professor claimed that women were being given sexist preference over men according to his research, the European organization deemed his comments "unacceptable"
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

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