Britain was considered an “easy touch” by people traffickers and the facilitators of illegal immigration in 2002, according to classified government files which have just been released. In January 2002 the then home secretary, David Blunkett, wrote to Prime Minister Tony Blair about discussions with the French government about the closure of the Sangatte refugee…
David Blunkett Told Tony Blair UK was Considered ‘Easy Touch’ by Traffickers
TikTok Tells Inquiry Chinese-Based Employees Can Make Changes to Algorithm
July 18, 2023
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TikTok officials have admitted to an Australian government inquiry that Chinese-based employees can change the social media app’s algorithm. This is the first time officials from the company have made the admission, which has raised increasing questions about the reach of the Chinese regime into foreign societies through the app. Appearing before the Select Committee on…
TikTok Tells Inquiry China-Based Employees Can Make Changes to Algorithm
July 18, 2023
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Australiabanning TikTokBusiness & MarketsChina NewsChina-Australia RelationsCompaniesInfiltrating the WestInternational RelationsMedia & Big Techparliamentary inquirySenator James Patersonsocial controlSocial MediaSpecial TopicsTechWorld
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TikTok officials have admitted to an Australian government inquiry that China-based employees can change the social media app’s algorithm. This is the first time officials from the company have made the admission, which has raised increasing questions about the reach of the Chinese regime into foreign societies through the app. Appearing before the Select Committee on…
A Mudslide in Colombia Kills at Least 14 People and Blocks a Crucial Highway
BOGOTA, Colombia—A mudslide in central Colombia killed at least 14 people early Tuesday and blocked a highway that connects Bogota to the nation’s eastern plains, officials said. The avalanche of mud and debris took down several homes in Quetame, a municipality located an hour’s drive southeast of Bogota. It was unleashed by heavy rains that…
A Clash of Views Expected at Meeting Between Federal and Alberta Environment Ministers
A meeting this week between the federal and Alberta ministers of the environment could be heated—at least behind closed doors, according to Marco Navarro-Genie. “I don’t imagine that it’ll be very friendly at all, given what’s at stake,” Mr. Navarro-Genie, president of the Haultain Research Institute in Calgary, and a former political studies professor at Mount…
The Commonwealth Games Was Nothing More Than a Political Football
July 18, 2023
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Commentary The decision by the Victorian Labor government to cancel the 2026 Commonwealth Games is a major blow to the regional communities—promised world-class sporting events and infrastructure—and an assault on the reputation of the state; indeed the nation. The Games had been scheduled to showcase regional Victoria, with major events in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Shepparton,…
Premier Smith’s Mandate Letter Calls for Health Minister to ‘Decentralize’ Alberta Health Services
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has issued new Health Minister Adriana LaGrange a mandate letter that instructs her to reform Alberta Health Services (AHS) and decentralize decision-making to the front lines. “We need to foster an environment within AHS and the entire health community that welcomes innovation and incentivizes the best patient care,” said Ms. Smith’s July…
BC Port Workers Resume Strike After Union Caucus Rejects Mediated Deal
Some 7,400 B.C. port workers are back on the picket lines after their union rejected a federal mediator’s proposed agreement that had originally ended the 13-day strike on July 13. Rob Ashton, president of the International Longshore Workers Union, said in a July 18 statement that its internal caucus rejected the tentative four-year agreement and…
Trudeau Blames ‘American Right Wing’ for Muslim Protests Against Gender Ideology
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau placed blame on what he called the far-right for protests against the teaching of gender ideology in schools, arguing that many Muslim parents are falling prey to misinformation and disinformation being spread by right-wingers in the United States. “There is an awful lot of misinformation and disinformation on social media, particularly…
North Korea Fires 2 Missiles After US Submarine Arrives in South Korea
TOKYO—North Korea launched two ballistic missiles eastward early on Wednesday, Japan’s and South Korea’s militaries said, just hours after a U.S. ballistic missile submarine arrived in a South Korean port for the first time in four decades. Both of the missiles appeared to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone, the Japanese Defense Ministry said….
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