Europe's bizarre rules for Covid-19 vaccine passes

Efforts in Europe to encourage vaccine use through certificates proving vaccination, a negative test result or evidence of having had Covid-19 have created a mountain of regulation.
#europe #covid19vaccine

Putin Reveals New Alliance With China To Create Space Weapons

VLADIMIR Putin has revealed a new alliance with China to create space weapons that could unleash havoc in the West if its satellites were targeted.
#vladimirputin #china

TikTok sued by content moderator traumatised by graphic videos

TikTok’s 10 000 content moderators are exposed to a regular diet of child pornography, rapes, beheadings and animal mutilation, according to a lawsuit filed against the video-sharing platform and its parent, ByteDance.
#tiktok #graphicvideos

32 dead in Bangladesh ferry fire – police

At least 32 people died on Friday when a packed ferry caught fire in southern Bangladesh, police said. "The three-storey Obhijan 10 caught fire mid-river. We have recovered 32 bodies. The death toll may rise. Most died from the fire and a few by drowning after they jumped into the river," .
#bangladesh #ferryfire

Apple employees plan Christmas Eve job walk off. Urge consumers to not do last minute shopping

A group of Apple employees is planning to walk off their jobs on Christmas Eve and are urging a customer boycott on the day — when much last-minute shopping takes place. The worker advocacy group Apple Together called for a walkout on Twitter.
#apple #twitter #christmas

South Korea pardons jailed ex-president Park Geun-hye

South Korea says it will grant a special pardon to former President Park Geun-hye, who is serving a lengthy prison term for a series of corruption charges. The Justice Ministry said on Friday that Park's pardon is aimed at promoting a national unity in the face of difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
#southkorea #parkgeunhye

Japanese professor creates a lickable TV screen that imitates the flavours of the food it displays

Your days of wondering what the delicious food on cooking channels tastes like may well be over.  A Japanese professor has developed a prototype of a lickable TV screen, that allows for the flavour profiles of food to be created. With this device, all one needs to do to taste the food on the display is lick the screen. 
#japan #japanese #food #tv

UN seeks $106.5 million in aid after Philippine typhoonUN seeks $106.5 million in aid after Philippine typhoon

The United Nations will kick off a campaign on Friday to raise more than 100 million dollars in aid for victims of Typhoon Rai, which ravaged the Philippines last week, the organisation's in-country coordinator said.
#typhoon #philippine

Three bodies found, but scores buried by landslide at Myanmar jade mine

Myanmar rescuers found two more bodies at a jade mine on Thursday after an official conceded there was little hope of finding survivors among scores of people buried by an avalanche of dirt and rubble while searching for fragments of the gems.
#myanmar #landslide #ecologicaldisaster

Artist to pull works from Swiss museum over Nazi-era collection

A Jewish artist plans to pull her paintings from one of Switzerland's largest art museums over its decision to permanently house a controversial Nazi-era collection, media reported Wednesday.
#nazi #swissmuseum #switzerland