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Thursday, January 19th 2017 - 08:10 UTC
CIA has released on line 13 million pages of declassified documents

About 13 million pages of declassified documents from the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have been released online. The records include UFO sightings and psychic experiments from the Stargate program, which has long been of interest to conspiracy theorists.
Thursday, January 19th 2017 - 07:13 UTC
Renegotiating NAFTA trade deal with Mexico and Canada, confirmed as Trump administration priority

The incoming Trump administration's top trade priority is to renegotiate the Nafta trade deal with Canada and Mexico, according to commerce secretary nominee Wilbur Ross during a confirmation hearing on his nomination before US senators.
Wednesday, January 18th 2017 - 10:27 UTC
Obama commutes sentence of Chelsea Manning, provider of secrets to Wikileaks

President Barack Obama on Tuesday shortened the prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. military intelligence analyst who was responsible for a 2010 leak of classified materials to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, the biggest such breach in U.S. history.
Wednesday, January 18th 2017 - 04:26 UTC
Trump barking at the wrong tree: Automation revolution is taking the jobs, not evil foreigners

By Gwynne Dyer

The main message of 2016 was that we are entering a period of economic and political upheaval comparable to the Industrial Revolution of 1780-1850, and nothing expressed that message more clearly than Donald Trump's appointment of Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labour. Even though it's clear that neither man understands the message.
Tuesday, January 17th 2017 - 09:45 UTC
Trump barking at the wrong tree: Automation revolution is taking the jobs, not evil foreigners

By Gwynne Dyer - The main message of 2016 was that we are entering a period of economic and political upheaval comparable to the Industrial Revolution of 1780-1850, and nothing expressed that message more clearly than Donald Trump's appointment of Andrew Puzder as Secretary of Labour. Even though it's clear that neither man understands the message.
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 17:46 UTC
Airbags maker Takata agrees to pay US$ 1bn in penalties for concealing defects

The Japanese car parts maker Takata has agreed to pay US$1bn in penalties in the US for concealing dangerous defects in its exploding airbags. The firm, which also has assembly plants in Brazil and Uruguay, also pleaded guilty to a single criminal charge, the company and the US Department of Justice said..
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 11:04 UTC
Trump says Brexit a 'great thing,' will meet PM May to reach trade deal with UK

US-President-elect Donald Trump said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday that “Brexit is going to end up being a great thing.” He also confirmed he will be meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May soon after his inauguration on January 20 to finalise a trade agreement between the two countries that will be “good for both sides.”
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 08:39 UTC
Theresa May cover girl for the American April edition of Vogue

British PM Theresa May is to turn cover girl as she features in a fashion spread for the American edition of Vogue, Downing Street has confirmed. The 60-year-old PM secretly posed for renowned celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz in a shoot which is due to be featured in the magazine's April edition.
Monday, January 16th 2017 - 08:10 UTC
CIA director cautions Trump about his off-the-cuff remarks: spontaneity does not protect national security interests

Outgoing CIA director John Brennan on Sunday offered a stern parting message for Donald Trump days before the Republican U.S. president-elect takes office, cautioning him against loosening sanctions on Russia and warning him to watch what he says.
Saturday, January 14th 2017 - 09:36 UTC
Labour and BBC warn on risks of being infected by contagion of fake news stories

British politics risks being “infected by the contagion” of fake news stories, a senior Labour MP has said. Michael Dugher said the problem was not confined to the US and news outlets everywhere had a duty to scrutinise politicians on the basis of “truth and reality” not “click-bait nonsense”.