US threatens Europe with sanctions for doing business with Iran
"Trump’s decision to scrap the nuclear deal was sharply criticised by European leaders, who have pledged to uphold their side of the agreement."
Europe To Pay Iran In Euros For Oil, Abandoning The Dollar
"The biggest importer of Iranian oil is China. There are also efforts being made by China, the world’s second largest economy, to trade oil in yuan."
France seizes the France.com domain name from its 20-year owner
"French-born Jean-Noel Frydman is suing the country for 'cybersquatting' on the France.com domain name, CNBC reported."
How an asparagus farmer’s death spurred robotic innovation
"Today, they have sold their first commercial machine to a farmer in France. The three-row version can replace 70 to 80 human pickers."
British Politicians Declare War on Knives
"Having failed to disarm criminals with gun controls that they defy, British politicians are now turning their attention to implementing something new and different: knife control."
Iceland may use more electricity mining bitcoin than powering homes this year
"Data centers may use more energy than all of the country's homes in 2018, Johann Snorri Sigurbergsson from Icelandic energy company HS Orka told the BBC. Bitcoin mining thrives in Iceland, where energy is cheap, and internet connections use super fast fiber-optic networks. Additionally, Iceland's cold climate plays an important role in ensuring crypto utilities don't overheat."
The Myth of Scandinavian Socialism
"Denmark, Norway, and Sweden rank among the most globalized countries in the entire world. These countries all also rank in the top 10 easiest countries to do business in. How do supporters of Bernie Sanders feel about the minimum wage? You will find no such government-imposed floors on labor in Sweden, Norway, or Denmark."
EU court rules that the UK’s mass surveillance powers are illegal
"DRIPA was passed in 2014 as 'emergency' legislation, with parliamentary debate restricted to just a single day of discussion. The law paved the way for 2016’s Investigatory Powers Act, which authorized even more intrusive powers, and which Edward Snowden dubbed 'the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy.' With DRIPA struck down as unlawful, it’s likely that the government will now have to scale back parts of the Investigatory Powers Act, otherwise known as the Snoopers’ Charter. The Act replaced DRIPA in 2016, and, among other measures, legalizes targeted hacking by the UK security services and requires that ISPs keep a record of all citizens’ web browsing habits for at least a year."
German police sue American woman for slander for calling them ‘Nazis’
"An angry American traveler found herself plunged into German legal waters this month after allegedly calling federal police officers 'Nazis' during a dispute at Frankfurt International Airport. Police say the woman, a 49-year-old professor, became 'unreasonable and irritated' when they told her she had too many liquids in her carry-on during a screening for explosives. The issue of too many liquids morphed quickly — by her own account – into a tail-chasing argument over her deodorant: They insisted it must go; she claimed that made no sense since it was a solid."
Government Will Protect Us From Bad Speech? The Fakest News of All.
"Of course Titanic was suspended. They tweaked a legislator in Germany, a country that bans 'hate speech' without defining the term, and it's clear from the examples of Britain and France that the speech politicians hate most is that directed at them."