Google Alert - World

	World Daily update ⋅ July 19, 2021
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	The Washington Post In Orban's Hungary, spyware was used to monitor journalists and others who might challenge the government The Washington Post The deployment of the tool, confirmed with forensics, shows a willingness to use tactics previously deemed out-of-bounds. Phone numbers associated with at least five journalists and at least 10 lawyers appeared on a list that included potential surveillance ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Israeli Spyware Maker Is in Spotlight Amid Reports of Wide Abuses The New York Times TEL AVIV — A major Israeli cyber-surveillance company, NSO Group, came under heightened scrutiny Sunday after an international alliance of news outlets reported that governments used its software to target journalists, dissidents and opposition politicians. Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Enormous scale of destruction is revealed as water subsides after historic western Europe flooding CNN (CNN) At least 185 people are dead and hundreds more remain missing after catastrophic flooding hit large swaths of western Europe, with tens of thousands unable to return to their homes and many still left without access to power and drinking water. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Boris Johnson to Self-Isolate, Reversing Plan to Enter NHS Pilot Program The New York Times Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain and his top finance official, Rishi Sunak, will go into self-isolation on Sunday, only hours after Downing Street said that they would avoid a quarantine, following contact with a cabinet minister who tested positive for the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Pegasus Project: Why 17 news outlets are working together to cover spyware on a mass scale CNN The consortium began to publish its findings on Sunday. The stories indicate that numerous members of the media were "possible candidates for surveillance," as The Guardian put it. Forensic tests affirmed the presence of spyware on some phones. More will ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Neighbor Helping Neighbor, German Volunteers Lead Flood Recovery The New York Times ALTENAHR, Germany — The volunteers were out in force on Sunday, with friends and neighbors of those afflicted by Germany's catastrophic floods joined by members of the Technisches Helfswerke — the Federal Agency for Technical Relief. Established in ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Merkel Visits Flood Region as Toll Continues to Mount The New York Times The chancellor met with those who lost their homes and with rescue teams and German Army troops searching for survivors, as the number of dead rose above 180 in Europe. Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times With the Tokyo Olympics days away, officials report the first virus cases inside the athletes' village. The New York Times With the opening ceremonies for the Tokyo Olympic Games set for Friday, organizers reported more than two dozen positive coronavirus tests this weekend among people who have traveled to Japan for the event, including the first cases inside the athletes' ... Flag as irrelevant
	Fortune Reports of forced labor are driving brands to abandon Chinese cotton Fortune Early last year, amid mounting reports of forced labor and human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), U.S. outdoor apparel maker Patagonia resolved to stop sourcing cotton from China. From April 2020 ... Flag as irrelevant
	CBS News Gallery: Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui's photos CBS News A member of the Afghan Special Forces prays on a highway before a combat mission against · Danish Siddiqui · Kushti · Rohingya refugees · Mumbai · Wrestling a tiger · Rescue · Mumbai. Flag as irrelevant
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