Koreas to March Under One Flag at Olympics Opening Ceremony
North and South Korea will march jointly under one unified flag during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, the biggest sign yet of a detente after months of tensions over Kim Jong Un’s nuclear program.
bloomberg.com
After Basically No Debate, And No Opportunity For Amendments, Senate Votes To Expand NSA Surveillance
As was unfortunately expected, after a very short (and fairly stupid) debate that was full of misleading statements that focused more on "but… but… terrorism!" than anything substantive, the Senate has voted for cloture on the same bill the House approved last week that extends and expands the NSA's 702 surveillance program, opening it up to widespread abuse and refusing to do simple things like adding in a warrant requirement when used to spy on Americans.
techdirt.com
Tories laugh during PMQs… as Jeremy Corbyn presses Theresa May on Carillion collapse
Social media has exploded with outrage, with the Conservative Party accused of “laughing like hyenas” during discussions over collapsing construction giant Carillion, in Wednesday’s Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs).
rt.com
Think Flu Season Is Bad? It Might Get Even Worse
“This is the first year we have had the entire continental U.S. be the same color on the graph.” New strains may be coming.
bloomberg.com
Central Trade Unions in India Led Nationwide Strike Against Govt's Austerity Measures
A vast majority of these workers are considered as volunteers are paid a mere US$15.65 (INR 1,000) as honorarium.
telesurtv.net
Net neutrality revival may hinge on 1 vote in Senate
A Democrat-backed Senate bill aimed at restoring net neutrality after a “misguided” repeal by the FCC only needs one vote from the GOP to pass. Meanwhile, 22 states have filed suit against the federal agency.
rt.com
Ex-CIA officer Jerry Chun Shing Lee held 'for spying for China'
A former CIA officer has been arrested in the US on charges of retaining classified information in a case thought to be linked to the crippling of the agency's spy operation in China.
bbc.com
UN alarmed as US cuts aid to Palestinian refugee agency
The UN has expressed serious concern at the US decision to withhold more than half of a tranche of funding for the agency supporting Palestinian refugees.
bbc.com
US Navy collisions: Ex-commanders charged with negligent homicide
The former commanders of two US Navy destroyers involved in collisions last year are to face charges including negligent homicide, the navy says.
bbc.com
China's Communists Will Take More Stakes in Private Companies
After tightening the Communist Party’s grip on state-owned enterprises, President Xi Jinping’s administration is signaling an increasing presence in private companies.
bloomberg.com
House GOP Pushes Plan to Avert Shutdown Without Democratic Support
House Republican leaders are pressing ahead with a plan to avoid a shutdown by temporarily funding the government for four more weeks but shutting out Democrats and their demands for a deal on immigration.
bloomberg.com
Cape Town Could Run Out of Water in Less Than 100 Days
The dam levels are currently at 30 percent forcing authorities to cap water usage to 87 liters per day for each person.
telesurtv.net
Donald Trump makes aide pick out all the red and pink Starbursts
The majority leader in the US House of Representatives made one of his aides pick out the flavours of Starburst sweets that Donald Trump did not like before the confectionary was handed over, it has been claimed.
ibtimes.co.uk
