UK rolls back digital ID for work checks as privacy fears drive backlash
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped plans to make digital ID mandatory for workers after a backlash over “Orwellian” surveillance fears....
1hCoinTelegraphPolitics
Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son sheds light on Nigeria's quality of care
An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has b...
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An archaeology of tracking on government websites
Article URL: https://www.flux.utah.edu/paper/singh-pets26 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608802 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...
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Uganda: Crackdown, internet blackout ahead of vote
Uganda's authorities have shut down rights groups, arrested opponents and their supporters, now they've turned off the internet. After 40 years in office, President Yoweri Museveni has no intention of...
16hDeutsche WellePolitics
Hundreds of farmers protest outside French parliament
French farmers on Tuesday drove hundreds of tractors to stage a protest outside the National Assembly. Farmer anger in France and other European countries has escalated over a rash of challenges. The ...
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Iran updates: Tehran warns of fast trials, executions
The leader of Iran's judiciary has said there will be rapid trials and executions for those arrested in nationwide protests. Washington has threatened military action over the crackdown. DW has the la...
1hDeutsche WellePolitics
We can't have nice things because of AI scrapers
Article URL: https://blog.metabrainz.org/2025/12/11/we-cant-have-nice-things-because-of-ai-scrapers/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46608840 Points: 10 # Comments: 0...
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The UK is shaping a future of Precrime and dissent management
Article URL: https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/04/11/how-the-uk-is-shaping-a-future-of-precrime-and-dissent-management/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46600194 Points: 28 # Comments:...
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How US sanctions crippled lives of Iranians Trump says he wants to ‘help’
US sanctions have damaged Iran's economy, which was the reason the protests broke out in the first place....
21hAl JazeeraPoliticsImpact
Live: UN rights chief 'horrified' by Iranian crackdown amid reports of hundreds killed
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...
1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact
2025 was deadliest year for Ukrainian civilians since start of Russia's all-out war, UN says
War-related violence in Ukraine killed 2,514 civilians and injured 12,142 last year, a 31% rise in the number of victims from 2024, a UN monitor said....
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Malaysia to take legal action against Elon Musk's X and xAI over misuse of Grok chatbot
Authorities said Grok was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual AI images....
21hEuronewsTechnologyImpact
Uber and DoorDash delivery workers missed $550 million worth of tips in New York City, a city report estimates
Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Uber Eats and DoorDas...
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My nonprofit celebrates birthdays for families who can't afford them. In 14 years, I've never grown tired of seeing their joy.
Paige Chenault Lohoefer founded The Birthday Project in 2012 Courtesy of This be Grace Paige Chenault Lohoefer is the founder of the nonprofit The Birthday Party Project. The organization celebrates k...
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Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters, federal agents square off
US state sues Trump over ICE raids after fatal shooting of mother of three sparks nationwide protests....
23hAl JazeeraPoliticsImpact
Gaza’s forcibly disappeared must not be forgotten
My brother is one of many Palestinians Israel continues to illegally detain. Their release must be part of talks....
1dAl JazeeraPolitics
Can a leaderless revolution really succeed? Some examples from other countries
Leaderless revolutions are, at times, a reaction to historical distrust of charismatic leaders who, after victory, themselves become the source of absolutist and oppressive power....
15hEuronewsPoliticsImpact
Iran protests: 646 killed, activists say, as Trump weighs military action
The death toll over 16 days of mass anti-government protests in Iran reached 646 as of Monday, according to data published by the the U.S.-based HRANA....
21hABC NewsPolitics
Trump tells Iranian protesters 'help is on its way'
Iranians can call the outside world again after over four days of a communications blackout and a brutal security crackdown that has killed hundreds of people. Follow DW for the latest....
1dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact
Germany’s Merz says Iran’s leadership may be in ‘final days’
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran’s current leadership may be nearing its end amid mass protests across the country. “If a regime can only stay in power through the use of violence, then it i...
1dSouth China Morning PostPoliticsImpact
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