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You are being tracked and here's how to avoid it
Life, James Hein, Published on 02/02/2022
» I decided to spend some time this week addressing security and data sharing. This was prompted by me reading Permanent Record by Edward Snowden, watching Dr Robert Epstein on The Joe Rogan Experience, my son enrolling in a cyber security course and my experience over the years.
AT&T, Verizon agree to delay 5G implementation at some US airports
AFP, Published on 19/01/2022
» NEW YORK: AT&T and Verizon agreed Tuesday to a partial delay in activating their 5G networks following an outcry from US airlines, who said the rollout could lead to travel chaos.
Moral conundrum
Oped, Postbag, Published on 15/01/2022
» Re: "Bill on media council gets cabinet nod," (BP, Jan 13). When we read in "Bill on media council gets cabinet nod" that "the exercise of media freedoms must not infringe on social mores", all who value good public morals will be deeply concerned. This must be so since being a social mores never has and cannot of itself guarantee that any belief, custom, or attitude is morally good.
Isolation and innovation: 2 years of the Covid pandemic
AFP, Published on 06/01/2022
» PARIS: Two years ago, a previously unknown virus plunged humanity into an unprecedented global crisis that has transformed our daily lives -- and significantly expanded scientific knowledge.
Damaged Amazon forest now emitting more carbon than it absorbs
Published on 04/11/2021
» SAO PAULO, Brazil: Something is wrong. Holed up in her lab, Brazilian atmospheric chemist Luciana Gatti crunches her numbers again and again, thinking there is a mistake.
Damaged Amazon rainforest teetering on the brink
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» SAO FELIX DO XINGU (BRAZIL) - Something is wrong.
Indonesia’s deforestation vow spurs focus to replant palm oil trees
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/11/2021
» Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, plans to balance keeping up production of the commodity to meet demand while fulfilling its pledge to end deforestation by focusing on replanting old trees.
US gives final approval of Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11
AFP, Published on 03/11/2021
» WASHINGTON: The United States can now start giving children aged 5-11 the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid vaccine, US health authorities said Tuesday in a move hailed by President Joe Biden as a "turning point" in the fight against the pandemic.
Asean must lead on biodiversity
News, Published on 27/10/2021
» The combined effects of Covid-19 and climate change have revealed profound vulnerabilities in Southeast Asia. The pandemic turned hospitals into mortuaries at the same time as natural disasters transformed coastal communities into washed-out mud flats. To improve regional resilience and promote sustainable growth, the post-Covid recovery must focus not only on decarbonisation, but also on the protection of nature.
Reopening faces more hurdles
Business, Published on 27/09/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's vow on June 16 to reopen Thailand by mid-October can be deemed a failure as only a few islands are welcoming vaccinated foreigners.