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This Clever Anti-Censorship Tool Lets Russians Read Blocked News
Samizdat Online syndicates banned news sites by hosting them on uncensored domains—allowing people to access independent reporting.Continue Reading
Digital nomads have rejected the office and now want to replace the nation state. But there is a darker side to this quest for global freedom
Vasin Leenanuruksa / Alamy A ‘network state’ is ideologically aligned but geographically decentralised. The people are spread around the world in clusters of varying size, but their hearts are in one place. In June 2022 Balaji Srinivasan, former chief technology officer of the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, published an ebook entitledContinue Reading
Zaporizhzhia: proposals for demilitarised zone around Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant are unprecedented – expert reveals
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has welcomed an international proposal for a demilitarised zone around Europe’s biggest nuclear plant, currently occupied by Russia. In a much-anticipated September 6 update, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recommended this safety and security zone be put around the Zaporizhzhia plant in southeastern UkraineContinue Reading
Liz Truss names Thérèse Coffey as her second-in-command – here’s how deputies have performed this key role for past PMs
Liz Truss’s cabinet is taking shape, so far with few surprises as the new prime minister names allies to key posts. Much discussion has centred on the diversity of the top team, with Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor and Suella Braverman as home secretary. Truss’s first announced appointment is also noteworthy.Continue Reading
Klopp APOLOGISES to Liverpool fans after Napoli nightmare but insists calm owners won’t sack him like Tuchel at Chelsea
JURGEN KLOPP suffered another Napoli nightmare – then apologised to the club’s travelling fans. The German, who had lost his previous three matches here as a boss, walked over and apologised to the supporters after his team had been ripped apart. 2 Liverpool were thrashed by Napoli on Wednesday nightCredit:Continue Reading
Ukraine war: a dangerous time to be a Russian-installed official in occupied territory
Moscow has long used proxy leaders to provide a facade of independent legitimacy for territory it controls and it did so after occupying territory in the east of Ukraine in 2014. Many of the personnel in the militaries of the breakaway Russian-backed states of Donetsk and Luhansk are Ukrainian. TheContinue Reading
Apple’s Killing the Password. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
With iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple is introducing passkeys—a more convenient and secure alternative to passwords.Continue Reading
Venice Film Festival: The Son movie review – Florian Zeller’s feature doesn’t quite match up to The Father
A fter successfully adapting his play The Father into a multi-award winning film, Florian Zeller has turned his attention to the third play of his family trilogy, screening at the Venice Film Festival ahead of its November release. The Son deals with the complexities of father-son relationships, as well asContinue Reading
‘I didn’t call for this fight’ – Nate Diaz blasts UFC ahead of Chimaev clash
NATE DIAZ insists he had no intention of fighting Khamzat Chimaev other than to see out his UFC contract. The Ultimate Fighter season five winner will lock horns with the undefeated Russian-born Swede early on Sunday in the main event of UFC 279. 3 Nate Diaz will lock horns withContinue Reading
Boris Johnson’s pandemic legacy – where he went wrong managing COVID (and some things he got right)
The UK sees a change of leadership on September 6 2022, with Liz Truss selected by Conservative Party members to replace Boris Johnson as the UK prime minister. Johnson’s term of course coincided with the emergence of the COVID pandemic, a global crisis that required skilled national leadership. Did JohnsonContinue Reading