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Cooperation between national taxation authorities: Council puts the spotlight on crypto-assets and the wealthiest individuals

Russia: Amendments to Law on Personal Data adopted at third reading

Clearview AI’s biometric photo database deemed illegal in the EU, but only partial deletion ordered

Clearview AI is a US company that scrapes photos from websites to create a permanent searchable database of biometric profiles. US authorities use the face recognition database to find further information on otherwhise unknown persons in pictures and videos. Following legal submissions by noyb, the Hamburg Data Protection Authority yesterday deemed such biometric profiles of Europeans illegal and ordered Clearview AI to delete the biometric profile of the complainant.

Libya: Ban welcomes Security Council authorization of measures to protect civilians

In Prato, Chinese Airport discovered

He had aroused some suspicion the continuous parade of people with large suitcases that came in late and out through the front door of a building on a Pistoia, in the heart of Prato's Chinatown. And many times people had reported to the district authorities loud noise coming from the greens on the back of the shed.

European emergency number 112 now works in all EU Member States

People can now reach emergency services from anywhere in the EU, simply by dialling 112, the single European emergency number. Now that 112 can be called from any phone in Bulgaria, it has achieved complete availability just before the Christmas period when thousands of people travel between EU Member States to visit family, hit the slopes or look for winter sun. It also crowns the combined efforts of the European Commission and EU Member States to make 112 fully available everywhere so that Europeans will always have a lifeline in the EU.

Environment: Commission takes steps to cut industrial emissions further

The European Commission today adopted new legislation on industrial emissions to strengthen the provisions already in force and reduce industrial emissions throughout the European Union. The proposal will bring significant health and environmental benefits and will create a better level playing field across the EU, reducing competition distortions between companies. It will also simplify current legislation by merging seven directives into one, significantly cutting the administrative burden for industry and public authorities

FROM BIKO CASE TO GUANTANAMO: 30 YRS OF LIES AND MEDICAL INVOLVEMENT IN TORTURE

Financial Stability Forum Names New Head

Financial Stability Forum members have designated Mario Draghi as chairman of the FSF when Roger Ferguson Jr., vice president of the U.S. Federal Reserve, steps down at the end of this month.

Al-Qaida likely behind attacks, Israel contends

Egyptian officials not sure bin Laden's network carried out deadly bombings at tourist areas.

Hurricane Alex threatens Outer Banks

Season's first hurricane is off North Carolina

Five Foreign Contractors Among 13 Dead in Iraq Blast