“This is not the time to turn back on central bank digital currencies,” Kirstalina Georgieva said. At the same time, Singapore’s central bank is advising the public to “carry some cash” as a contingency for further outages.More
Will the Next Geopolitical Flash Point Be a Centuries-Old Border Dispute in an Oil-Rich Corner of South America?
Ominously, both the US and the UK are deeply involved in Venezuela’s escalating face-off with neighbouring Guyana, one in the present, the other in the past.More
Brazil’s Lula Government Just Mandated COVID-19 Vaccines For All Children Over 6 Months of Age
The Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, claims that all COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be both effective and safe, and that COVID-19 is a vaccine-preventable disease.More
The World’s Largest Biometric Digital ID System, India’s Aadhaar, Just Suffered Its Biggest Ever Data Breach
In one fell swoop, roughly 10% of the global population appears to have had some of their most valuable personal identifiable information (PII) compromised. Yet Aadhaar continues to receive plaudits from Silicon VallMore
Big Brother Unchained: UK Government to Abolish Biometrics and Surveillance Safeguards As It Embraces Facial Recognition
“The lack of attention being paid to [public safeguards] at such a crucial time is shocking, and destruction of the surveillance camera code that we’ve all been using successfully for over a decade is tantamount to vandalism.”More
Mexican Anti-GM Corn Collective Receives Environmental Award from US NGO, Amid Escalating Corn War With US
“Not only did they hold the line on GM corn planting during five years of hostility from their own government, they also helped open the door to a new government that takes native corn and its protection seriously.”More
Are the Walls Finally Closing In on Ursula von der Leyen?
Creeping censorship, corruption, authoritarianism, economic decline and support for war: these are five of the defining characteristics of the Von der Leyen era. Is it any wonder that internal opposition is on the rise?More
More Good News for Cash in Europe, More Bad News for Digital Dollar in US
Recent developments suggest the trend away from cash and toward central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may not be quite as smooth or seamless as some may have wished.More
Why Did Colombia Change Its Mind About Expelling Israeli Ambassador Over Israel’s “Genocidal” Siege of Gaza?
“If diplomatic relations with Israel have to be suspended, we will suspend them. We do not support genocides,” said President Petro. But hours after expelling Israel’s ambassador, his government reversed course.More
Relations Sour Between US and Colombia Over Colombian President Petro’s Refusal to Condemn Hamas
“The only way for Palestinian children to sleep in peace is for Israeli children to sleep in peace. The only way for Israeli children to sleep in peace is for Palestinian children to sleep in peace. War will never achieve this.”More
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