October 21, 2019

What is ‘Reputable’ News? YouTube Intends to Decide For You

July 10, 2018 staff 0

YouTube will invest $25 million in funding “quality journalism” on its platform. The initiative aims to provide context and to promote ‘reputable’ sources, but it’s unclear as to what that entails.

New Zealand’s biggest mass strike in decades: Teachers, nurses and civil servants to walk out after “years of neglect”

July 10, 2018 Syndicated 0

Teachers in New Zealand will strike for the first time in 24 years.

Soundwaves and Viruses Used to ‘Switch Off’ Memory Formation

July 10, 2018 Syndicated 0

Researchers have discovered it is possible to use soundwaves and viruses to ‘switch off’ memory formation in the brain.

Lebanon to cut ministers' pay in bid to ease protester rage October 21, 2019
Lebanon's cabinet is expected to halve ministers' wages on Monday among other reforms in a bid to ease an economic crisis and defuse the biggest protests against the ruling elite in decades.
Lebanon government agrees reforms, debating last point related to power sector: presidency October 21, 2019
Lebanon's cabinet is discussing the last point related to the power sector in a list of reforms after agreeing all the others, the president's office said on Monday.
British PM pushes for Brexit deal vote after being forced to seek delay October 21, 2019
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will again try to put his Brexit deal to a vote in parliament on Monday after he was forced by his opponents to send a letter to Brussels seeking a delay to Britain's departure from the European Union.
'If anyone can do it, it's him': how Boris won a Brexit deal October 21, 2019
By Anthony Deutsch, Gabriela Baczynska, Padraic Halpin and Elizabeth Piper
Timeline: Key moments leading up to Johnson's Brexit deal October 21, 2019
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson sealed a new Brexit deal with the European Union on Oct. 17, paving the way for Britain to leave the bloc at the end of the month, if Britain's parliament approves it.