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Independence Day: Governor Dukakis foreword in “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”

Independence Day: Governor Dukakis foreword in “Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment”

The book Remaking the World – Toward an Age of Global Enlightenment was published in Vietnam bilingually in Vietnamese and English by Tri Thuc Publishing House and presented to Vietnamese leaders and all of members of the National Assembly of Vietnam. Pioneering ideas...

SWIFT reports more hacking of its member banks

  SWIFT, the global financial messaging system, has disclosed new hacking attacks on its member banks. The news came as it continues to pressure them to comply with security procedures instituted after  a high-profile $81 million heist at Bangladesh Bank earlier...

A reason for Putin to disrupt U.S. election

A U.S. voting machine. Russian hackers working at the behest of President Vladimir Putin's authoritarian government have apparently stolen data on thousands of U.S. registered voters. Why? The Guardian suggests that even if "Russia doesn’t want to help tip the scales...

German official asks Facebook to crack down on hate speech

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere  visited Facebook's offices in Berlin on Aug. 29 and said that it should do more to keep forbidden content from the social-network platform. "Facebook should take down racist content or calls for violence from its pages on...

WikiLeaks destroys privacy of many innocent people

  WikiLeaks’  crusade to expose the government secrets of some countries, but not those of Russia or China, is violating the privacy of hundreds of innocent people, including survivors of sexual abuse, sick children and the mentally ill. The Japan Times reports:...