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Julian Assange

Spying on Julian Assange

Historys scope for the absurd and tragic is infinite. Like Sisyphus engaged in permanent labours pushing a boulder up a slope, the effort of making sense of such scope is likewise, absurdly infinite. To see images of an exhausted and world-weary Julian Assang…

bubmagJuly 19, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

‘Hostages against a no-deal Brexit’: British MPs demand the EU protects citizen rights

LONDON — British politicians will today make a direct appeal to Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, to protect the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, and UK citizens living in Europe, if Britain crashes out of the bloc with no deal in Octob…

bubmagJuly 19, 2019

BUK-Missile

The Week’s Best: Stories You May Have Missed

We know that rferl.orgisn't the only website you read, and it's possible that you may have missed some of our most interesting journalism from the past week. To make sure you're up-to-date, here are some of the highlights produced by RFE/RL's team of correspo…

bubmagJuly 19, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

UK lawmakers warn citizens’ rights at risk in no-deal Brexit

British lawmakers are meeting the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, seeking an iron-clad guarantee that 1.3 million U.K. citizens in the bloc won't have their rights removed and lives disrupted in the event the country leaves the EU without a deal. T…

bubmagJuly 19, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

UK lawmakers warn citizens’ rights at risk in no-deal Brexit

BRUSSELS (AP) British lawmakers are meeting the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, seeking an iron-clad guarantee that 1.3 million U.K. citizens in the bloc won't have their rights removed and lives disrupted in the event the country leaves the EU with…

bubmagJuly 19, 2019

Super Komachi

‘Frantic Friday’: More than 5.3 million leisure car journeys to be made today as summer holidays begin

More than 5.3 million leisure car journeys will be made today as families get away for summer on what has been dubbed Frantic Friday. Drivers will take 13.4 million trips this weekend, the highest number in five years and 4 million more than last year, accor…

bubmagJuly 19, 2019

Brexit Negotiator

“The Ten Brexit Questions No-One’s Giving a Straight Answer To”

Yves here. It is becoming more and more difficult to fathom what is happening in the UK. Boris Johnson looks certain to become Prime Minister. Even though he is fabulously unprincipled and thus could conceivably do a volte face on Brexit, as Chris Grey pointe…

bubmagJuly 19, 2019

Scotland

Male circumcision needs to be seen as barbaric and unnecessary as female genital mutilation

The debate over male ritual circumcision the surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis of a baby boy for religious and cultural reasons is becoming more prominent each year. A BBC documentary broadcast this week provides further evidence that the tide i…

bubmagJuly 19, 2019

Filter Bubble

The looming question of data privacy

Ever had a conversation on the phone, only to find an ad related to your conversation pop up on a social media platform moments later? Gone on a Tinder date and come back home to find sponsored posts from that particular cafe? It feels like our best friend th…

bubmagJuly 19, 2019

Paris

G7 urges tight regulations for digital currencies, agrees to tax digital giants locally

(Reuters) — Digital currencies such as Facebooks planned Libra raise serious concerns and must be regulated as tightly as possible to ensure they do not upset the worlds financial system, Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers said on Thursday. …

bubmagJuly 19, 2019

Spying on Julian Assange

‘Hostages against a no-deal Brexit’: British MPs demand the EU protects citizen rights

The Week’s Best: Stories You May Have Missed

UK lawmakers warn citizens’ rights at risk in no-deal Brexit

UK lawmakers warn citizens’ rights at risk in no-deal Brexit

‘Frantic Friday’: More than 5.3 million leisure car journeys to be made today as summer holidays begin

“The Ten Brexit Questions No-One’s Giving a Straight Answer To”

Male circumcision needs to be seen as barbaric and unnecessary as female genital mutilation

The looming question of data privacy

G7 urges tight regulations for digital currencies, agrees to tax digital giants locally

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