BRUSSELS: Just one detail in a photo uploaded online can help Yves Goethals and his team of digital detectives track down a victim of child sexual abuse. It can be a barcode on a dustbin or a logo on a shopping bag that pins down a location and helps identify a child. “We know from experience in Belgium, 90-95% of cases, when we identify the victim, the offender is not far … [Read more...] about EU eyes Big Tech to police child sex abuse online
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The climate crisis turns up the heat on Malaysia’s food security
LAST December, Malaysia witnessed a phenomenon that is supposed to only happen once in 100 years: some parts of the country received one month’s average rainfall all in just one day, an incident that led to massive floods. We were also told that the nine years spanning 2013-2021 were all listed among the 10 hottest years ever recorded. In recent times, “rare” extreme … [Read more...] about The climate crisis turns up the heat on Malaysia’s food security
Sustainable jewellery and mindful designs epitomise trailblazing brand
YOU’VE probably seen Wanderlust + Co’s jewels around, taking social media by storm. The Malaysian jewellery brand has built a growing global fanbase of customers, influencers and Hollywood A-listers alike. Founder and managing director Jenn Low is one of those formidable entrepreneurs who has a keen eye for style and fuelled by passion and grit, is laser focused on achieving … [Read more...] about Sustainable jewellery and mindful designs epitomise trailblazing brand
Opinion: Bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs, meme stocks — all those pandemic investment darlings are crashing
The finance world, which is constantly on the lookout for rules and laws it can break in the interest of making more money, may have come up against the one law that can't be broken: the law of gravity. Over the last few weeks and months, almost every financial asset has come hurtling back to Earth after high-altitude flights. That includes conventional stocks and bonds, … [Read more...] about Opinion: Bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs, meme stocks — all those pandemic investment darlings are crashing
Lacking vaccines, North Korea battles Covid-19 with antibiotics, home remedies
SEOUL - Standing tall in bright red hazmat suits, five North Korean health workers stride towards an ambulance to do battle with a Covid-19 outbreak that - in the presumed absence of vaccines - the country is using antibiotics and home remedies to treat. The isolated state is one of only two countries yet to begin a vaccination campaign and, until last week, had insisted it … [Read more...] about Lacking vaccines, North Korea battles Covid-19 with antibiotics, home remedies