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TAIPEI - A justice official’s statement that the Philippine National Police have intentionally killed suspects in a 5-year anti-drug crackdown under President Rodrigo Duterte will lessen the use of deadly force as officials hope to head off growing international outrage, analysts believe. In one of the bolder admissions of shoot-to-kill orders against suspects, Philippine Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra told the United Nations Human Rights Council on February 24 that law enforcement personnel had flaunted “standard protocols” in most drug busts. “The fact that you have the secretary of justice saying there are miscarriages of justice is actually an indictment of the drug war itself,” said Maria Ela Atienza, political science professor at University of the Philippines Diliman. The campaign won’t lighten up right away, she said, but the justice official’s revelation will reignite international pressure on the Duterte government, while Congress and the cabinet in Manila could … [Read more...] about How an Official’s Admission that Police Are Slaying Suspects Will Change the Philippine Anti-Drug Campaign

close Video Americans should get whichever vaccine is offered: Dr. Saphier Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier offers insight after Johnson & Johnson joins the COVID-19 vaccine mix with Pfizer and Moderna. PARIS – In an industrial neighborhood on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s largest city lies a factory with gleaming new equipment imported from Germany, its immaculate hallways lined with hermetically sealed rooms. It is operating at just a quarter of its capacity. It is one of three factories that The Associated Press found on three continents whose owners say they could start producing hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccines on short notice if only they had the blueprints and technical know-how. But that knowledge belongs to the large pharmaceutical companies who have produced the first three vaccines authorized by countries including Britain, the European Union and the U.S. — Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca. The factories … [Read more...] about Countries urge drug companies to share vaccine know-how

From the COVID-19 pandemic and a deeply struggling economy to the critical need for racial justice and immediate action on climate change, President Biden Joe Biden Biden offers support to union organizing efforts Senate Democrats nix 'Plan B' on minimum wage hike Kavanaugh dismays conservatives by dodging pro-Trump election lawsuits MORE now confronts one of the most daunting inheritances of any U.S. president in at least a century. His administration also faces a looming strategic challenge: whether the United States and its allies and partners will be able to find common cause in accelerating the development of next-generation technologies. If the United States and its democratic partners develop and deploy next wave technologies first, they will generate significant strategic advantages and strengthen their position in rule-setting forums. In turn, this will enable them to help craft norms and regulations for emerging technologies that are reflective of … [Read more...] about To outpace China on technology, the US needs a ‘full-stack’ strategy

Internet security firm Cyfirma reported Monday that hackers linked to the Chinese government are attacking the computer systems of two major Indian pharmaceutical companies involved in producing vaccines for the Wuhan coronavirus. Cyfirma, based in Singapore and Tokyo, told Reuters on Monday the attacks are coming from a well-known hacker group designated Advanced Persistent Threat 10 (APT10) and commonly known as “Stone Panda.” APT10 has been active since 2009, generally targeting U.S. and allied defense, healthcare, and aerospace computer systems. Its attacks are mostly designed to steal information or sabotage foreign companies, giving Chinese commercial entities a competitive advantage. In this case, APT10 is apparently trying to steal coronavirus vaccine data to help China promote its own questionable vaccine products. The targets of the hacking campaign Cyfirma identified are Bharat Biotech and the Serum Institute of India (SII), with the … [Read more...] about Report: Chinese State Hackers Target Indian Coronavirus Vaccine Makers

Rep. Jimmy Gomez Jimmy Gomez Six ways to visualize a divided America Robert F. Kennedy Jr. anti-vaccine posts test tech crackdown pledge Democrats blast Facebook over anti-vaccine pages MORE (D-Calif.) and Carolyn Maloney Carolyn Maloney Lawmakers line up behind potential cyber breach notification legislation DeJoy apologizes for mail delays while defending Postal Service changes House panel spars over GameStop frenzy, trading apps MORE (D-N.Y.), the chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, have reintroduced a bill to reduce the influence of lobbyists and to close the so-called revolving door. The bill, the Executive Branch Conflict of Interest Act, was first introduced by the late Rep. Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene Cummings House Democrats reintroduce bill to reduce lobbyist influence Trump voters and progressives have a lot in common — and Biden can unite them We must act on lowering cost of prescription … [Read more...] about House Democrats reintroduce bill to reduce lobbyist influence