Tag: International

Should Brazilians Place their Trust in Electronic Voting Machines? Part 2

September 16, 2022
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Commentary The first round of the 2022 Brazilian presidential election is scheduled for Oct. 2. It will be the seventh national presidential election using electronic voting machines, which are similar to self-service touchscreen devices found at fast food restaurants. Besides Brazil, the other countries that use electronic voting machines nationwide are Bhutan, India, and Venezuela….

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Allowing Trans Identifying Individuals to Alter Birth Certificates a Danger to Women: Advocate

September 16, 2022
Annastacia PalaszczukAustraliacancel cultureInternationalLGBTQueenslandSocial IssuestransgenderUSwomen's rightWorld
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An impending decision by the Queensland government to make it easier for people to change the gender on their birth certificate could have wider implications that are dangerous to women, according to Sall Grover, founder of women-only app Giggle. Under proposed changes to the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriage Registration Act 2003, a person will potentially…

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Media Mischaracterising AUKUS and Ignoring Benefits: Defence Experts

September 16, 2022
Andrew HastieAsia & PacificAUKUSAustraliaBryan ClarkChinaChina-Australia RelationsHudson InstituteInternationalInternational RelationsNational SecurityPatrick CroninUKUSUS NewsUS-China relationsWorld
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Media outlets have mischaracterised the AUKUS deal and focused too much on the challenges of helping Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines while ignoring the significant technology exchange between the U.S., UK, and Australia, according to defence experts at a recent Hudson Institute panel discussion. Australian Senator Andrew Hastie joined the Institute’s Asia-Pacific Security Chair Patrick Cronin, a…

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World Bank Sees Rising Risk of Global Recession in 2023

September 16, 2022
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WASHINGTON—The world may be edging toward a global recession as central banks across the world simultaneously hike interest rates to combat persistent inflation, the World Bank said on Thursday. The world’s three largest economies—the United States, China, and the euro area—have been slowing sharply, and even a “moderate hit to the global economy over the…

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Health Authorities ‘Strongly’ Advise Against Two COVID-19 Treatments

September 16, 2022
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Global health authorities have issued “strong” recommendations against the use of two antibody therapies in patients with COVID-19, reversing previous conditional recommendations that endorsed their use. The recommendation against the use of two therapies—sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab—came as part of an update to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) so-called “living guideline” on COVID-19 drugs, published in the…

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IPAC Alliance To Campaign Globally Against CCP on Human Rights Violations

September 16, 2022
Andrew HastieAustraliaChinaChina Human RightsChina-Australia RelationsChinese RegimeEurope-China RelationsHong KongInfiltrating the WestInternationalInternational RelationsIPACJames Patersonreligious freedomSpecial TopicsTaiwanTiananmen Square MassacreUkraineUSUS NewsUS-China relationsWorldXinjiang
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Politicians from around the world have agreed to campaign worldwide for the imposition of sanctions on Chinese human rights abusers under a multinational plan. The decision is part of the latest plan of action in response to the behaviour of Beijing from the global Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), which held its annual summit in…

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Facebook to Appeal Australian High Court’s Decision Involving Cambridge Analytica Scandal

September 15, 2022
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Facebook will launch an appeal at the Australian High Court after it was alleged to have breached over 311,000 Australian Facebook users’ privacy. It comes after the Federal Court rejected the social media giant’s claim it does not carry business in Australia or store Australian information. In early 2020, the Australian information watchdog launched legal…

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Indonesia Antitrust Agency Launches Probe of Google App Payments

September 15, 2022
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JAKARTA—Indonesia’s anti-trust agency (KPPU) said on Thursday it is investigating potential unfair business practices by Google over the use of proprietary payment services for its software distribution platform Google Play Store. The move follows similar investigations by antitrust regulators globally involving Alphabet Inc’s Google. “KPPU suspects that Google has conducted an abuse using its dominant…

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Can Brazilians Really Trust in Their Electronic Voting Machines?

September 15, 2022
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Commentary Brazil has a federal electoral tribunal where its judges are endowed with a high degree of power. They create rules, decide on electoral disputes, and even supervise the finances of electoral campaigns. Under Article 121 of the Brazilian Constitution, decisions of this tribunal cannot be appealed to those contrary to the Constitution. This powerful…

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