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NATO demands probe into Moscow’s Novichok programme after Navalny poisoning NATO

NATO demands probe into Moscow’s Novichok programme after Navalny poisoning

/ Europe Issued on: 04/09/2020 - 15:01 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (pictured in August 2020) called on Russia to cooperate in an international investigation into Russian opposition leader Navalny's poisoning on Sept. 4, 2020. Michael Kappeler POOL/AFP/File NATO on Friday called for an international probe into the poisoning of…
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September 4, 2020
Chinatown location for Black Lives Matter mural questioned by Calgary’s Chinese community NATO

Chinatown location for Black Lives Matter mural questioned by Calgary’s Chinese community

CALGARY -- As the first strokes of paint are laid against the bricks of a private apartment building in Chinatown, some Chinese Calgarians say there was little time to provide input about the art that will celebrate Black voices. Calgary artist Jae Sterling has begun work on the multi-story mural…
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September 3, 2020
This 74-year-old senator has a secret weapon: Climate activists NATO

This 74-year-old senator has a secret weapon: Climate activists

Something historic happened in Massachusetts on Tuesday night: A Kennedy lost an election. Seventy-four-year-old incumbent Senator Ed Markey beat out 39-year-old Representative Joseph Kennedy III in the state’s Democratic Senate primary. The outcome of the race flips the script on the upstart-insurgent-beats-Washington-old-timer formula that has been used by young progressives…
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September 2, 2020
Defying China’s wrath, Czech senator delivers Taiwan speech NATO

Defying China’s wrath, Czech senator delivers Taiwan speech

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Defying anger from China, the president of the Czech Republic’s Senate addressed Taiwan’s legislature on Tuesday, offering a strong rebuke of authoritarian politics and Beijing’s increasingly aggressive foreign policy. Milos Vystrcil concluded a speech that underscored shared democratic values by proclaiming in Mandarin that “I am…
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September 1, 2020
Trump says Black Lives Matter is “discriminatory” and “bad for Black people” NATO

Trump says Black Lives Matter is “discriminatory” and “bad for Black people”

President Trump again denounced Black Lives Matter as a "Marxist organization" and said it was "discriminatory" during an interview with Fox News that aired Monday night.What he's saying: "The first time I ever heard of Black Lives Matter, I said, 'That’s a terrible name.' It's so discriminatory," Trump told Fox…
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September 1, 2020
Several senators signed Committee of the Whole report on PhilHealth –Lacson NATO

Several senators signed Committee of the Whole report on PhilHealth –Lacson

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August 31, 2020
AI Weekly: Facebook’s discriminatory ad targeting illustrates the dangers of biased algorithms NATO

AI Weekly: Facebook’s discriminatory ad targeting illustrates the dangers of biased algorithms

This summer has been littered with stories about algorithms gone awry. For one example, a recent study found evidence Facebook’s ad platform may discriminate against certain demographic groups. The team of coauthors from Carnegie Mellon University say the biases exacerbate socioeconomic inequalities, an insight applicable to a broad swath of…
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August 28, 2020