Hong Kong police today made their first arrest under a landmark new security law giving Beijing draconian powers to punish dissent in the city. A man with a ‘Hong Kong Independence’ flag was arrested in Causeway Bay hours after the law came into force and 23 years to the day since Britain returned the former … Read more
China has boasted of holding ‘a sword over lawbreakers’ heads’ after Beijing passed a new security law giving it unprecedented jurisdiction over Hong Kong. President Xi Jinping signed the law into effect Tuesday after it was unanimously passed by Beijing’s rubber-stamp parliament, side-stepping a vote in Hong Kong. The law bans acts of secession, subversion, … Read more
Campaigners mourned ‘the end of Hong Kong as we know it’ today after China passed a sweeping new national security law which critics say will smother the city’s freedoms. The legislation was unanimously approved by China’s rubber-stamp parliament, little more than six weeks after it was first unveiled. Though the wording of the law has … Read more
Replacing Sir Mark Sedwill as national security adviser with Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator in Europe effectively sets a hard deadline on Brexit trade talks, Downing Street said last night. David Frost, a career diplomat, will move to his new role by the beginning of September. This means that talks with Brussels over a free trade … Read more
Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost will take over as National Security Adviser from September, Boris Johnson confirmed today. Sir Mark Sedwill, who currently acts as NSA and Cabinet Secretary, announced he will step down from both roles later this year after more than 30 years in Government service. His exit follows reports of tensions … Read more
Founded in 2009, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is a Mexican criminal organization based in Jalisco, to the east of Mexico City. The cartel is headed by Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes, one of Mexico’s most-wanted drug lords. The clan is currently at war with a number of other powerful drug cartels for control … Read more
Men working in factories or as security guards were twice as likely to die of coronavirus than healthcare workers during the height of the outbreak in Britain, shocking data revealed today. Office for National Statistics (ONS) experts analysed the occupations of all the 4,700 Covid-19 victims in England and Wales who were of working age … Read more
Men working in factories or as security guards were being killed by coronavirus at more than twice the rate of healthcare staff during the height of the crisis in Britain, shock official data shows. Factory staff died at a rate of 73 per 100,000 men between March 9 – almost a fortnight before lockdown – … Read more
LAX installs thermal cameras to screen international travelers for signs of COVID-19 infection – but it will be voluntary and passengers CAN opt out Travelers at Los Angeles International Airport will be screened for COVID-19 Two new thermal camera zones have been installed in the international terminal The cameras will screen passengers for temperatures over 100.4°Fahrenheit … Read more
Twitter says security lapse exposed some advertising partners’ billing information including partial credit card numbers The security lapse affected Twitter business partners Billing information was being stored in browser caches That data includes partial credit card numbers, emails, and more It’s unclear how many partners were affected by the lapse By James Pero For Dailymail.com … Read more