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An Armory in New York? Rijksmuseum

An Armory in New York?

I  went to the opening of this year’s Armory Show at Pier 94 in Manhattan on Wednesday. Outside was the sparkling Hudson. Inside, there was enough Purell to float the Circle Line. The first flu cases have already hit Manhattan but the mood was lively among big crowds. Elbow bumps, air…
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March 7, 2020
North Korea slams European nations for ‘illogical thinking’ over missile launches Kim Jong Un

North Korea slams European nations for ‘illogical thinking’ over missile launches

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a TV showing a file picture for a news report on North Korea firing two unidentified projectiles, in Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2020. REUTERS/Heo RaNSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea accused European nations of “illogical thinking” on Saturday after they called a closed-door U.N.…
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March 7, 2020
How the coronavirus outbreak could help fuel China’s dystopian surveillance system Kashgar

How the coronavirus outbreak could help fuel China’s dystopian surveillance system

Analysis bannerBusiness InsiderSurveillance cameras in front of a giant portrait of former Chairman Mao Zedong on Beijing's Tiananmen Square in September 2009.Jason Lee/ReutersAuthorities across China have been using new hi-tech surveillance methods to monitor citizens in an attempt to stem the coronavirus outbreak.They include flying drones to make sure people…
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March 7, 2020
How the coronavirus outbreak could help fuel China’s dystopian surveillance system Kashgar

How the coronavirus outbreak could help fuel China’s dystopian surveillance system

Authorities across China have been using new hi-tech surveillance methods to monitor citizens in an attempt to stem the coronavirus outbreak.They include flying drones to make sure people are wearing masks, facial-recognition cameras, and making people download software to track their location.This kind of surveillance is already present in Xinjiang,…
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March 7, 2020
The UK’s spineless universities are all too willing to do the Home Office’s bidding UK Border

The UK’s spineless universities are all too willing to do the Home Office’s bidding

The latest round of University and College Union (UCU) strikes have always been about more than pensions and working conditions. They are part of a broader struggle against exploitative conditions in higher education, conditions that disproportionately affect migrant academics, staff and students.  The three rounds of UCU strike action have…
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March 7, 2020
How Wikipedia’s volunteers became the web’s best weapon against misinformation New York City

How Wikipedia’s volunteers became the web’s best weapon against misinformation

For a few minutes near the end of his first presidential debate, Mike Bloomberg was dead. At 9:38 p.m. Eastern time, a Wikipedia user named DQUACK02 added some text to the Wikipedia page for the former Democratic presidential candidate and New York City mayor:“death_date   = {{Death date and age|2020|02|19|1942|02|14}};…
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March 7, 2020