The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a public health order on Wednesday requiring all school staff to show proof of full vaccination or in the alternative submit themselves for COVID-19 testing at least once a week. The order applies to all public and private schools, including K-12 schools, but does not apply to [...]
Myanmar’s armed forces (the Tatmadaw) has carried out 252 attacks on healthcare workers since the Tatmadaw illegally seized control of the country in a coup d’état in February, according to a report published on Tuesday. Violence Against or Obstruction of Health Care in Myanmar, published by Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition, identified 252 reported incidents involving [...]
On Wednesday, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council released a new five-year plan to strengthen control over key sectors of the economy, including healthcare, education and technology. The new plan allows the government to scrutinize foreign stock listings, data security, consumer privacy, anti-competitive practices and merger irregularities. This [...]
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, warned Tuesday that the failure to stop the growing violence and human rights violations in Afghanistan is having devastating consequences for its civilians. Following the withdrawal of US soldiers from Afghanistan, the Taliban has quickly taken control of vast areas of the country. In the preceding [...]
India’s deputy defense minister issued a written response to a question raised in the Indian Parliament on Monday stating that the Defense Ministry has had “no transaction” with the Israeli company NSO Group Technologies, which developed the Pegasus spyware allegedly used to illegally surveil journalists, constitutional authorities, opposition leaders and other civilians. The statement was [...]
Apple reached a settlement Tuesday to end a copyright lawsuit it initiated against Florida startup Corellium LLC for Corellium’s “virtual” version of the iPhone used for research to detect potential bugs. Corellium allows users to run software-only virtualizations of iOS, which means that researchers can test iPhone software on computers instead of iPhone devices. This [...]
A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit unanimously upheld Wednesday a lower court’s decision to reject biometric software company Onfido Inc.’s attempt to send facial data privacy claims to arbitration. The plaintiff in the case registered his identity to become a verified user on the application OfferUp, an online [...]
Canadian citizen Michael Spavor was found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court late Tuesday night on charges of espionage and possession of state secrets in a case that most international observers agree is more political than legal. Chinese officials arrested Spavor and Michael Kovrig on “trumped up” charges of [...]
The upper house of the Indian parliament (Rajya Sabha) on Monday approved The Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (“tax bill”) aiming to end all retrospective taxation imposed on indirect transfer of assets in India. Specifically, the purpose of the tax bill is to nullify the effect of amendments brought forth by the Finance Act of 2012, which sought to retroactively [...]
A restraining order was granted to local authorities in the city of San Antonio and Bexar County on Tuesday after a lawsuit was filed to regain local control over Covid-19 prevention measures. The lawsuit was in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates in schools. The restraining order will be in [...]
