SCL, Cambridge Analytica’s predecessor, had access to secret UK information and was singled out for praise by the UK Ministry of Defence for the training it provided to a psychological operations warfare group, according to documents newly released by MPs. An endorsement from an official at the 15 UK Psychological Operations Group...
After three years of pushing through Flanders, British commander-in-chief Douglas Haig launched a major offensive for control of the village of Passchendaele on the last day of July. The campaign, also known as the ‘Third Battle of Ypres’, proved particularly difficult for the Commonwealth forces as hundreds of thousands of men fought in Dantean...
The UK will use a series of international summits this year to call for a comprehensive strategy to combat Russian disinformation and urge a rethink over traditional diplomatic dialogue with Moscow, following the Kremlin’s aggressive campaign of denials over the use of chemical weapons in the UK and Syria. British...
Jeremy Corbyn could use a key Brexit speech on Monday to pave the way for Labour to inflict a Commons defeat on the government, by backing a rebel Tory amendment seeking to keep Britain in “a customs union”. With Theresa May expected to unveil her vision for departure from the EU...
Ukraine’s president has asked for discussions to begin on an action plan that could eventually lead to membership of Nato. Petro Poroshenko said the will of the Ukrainian people was to eventually join the Western military alliance. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said any decision on future membership would be up...
The excellence of blockchain technologies at the service of enterprises 4.0 The Association blockchain of Digital Confindustria (ABIE) has greatly increased the number of associates opening also to companies that use such innovative technologies in their projects of digital transformation. In an increasingly digital and interconnected way in which companies of...
Carla del Ponte, 70, who prosecuted war crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia, told a panel discussion on the sidelines of the Locarno Film Festival that she had already prepared her letter of resignation. “I am quitting this commission, which is not backed by any political will,” she said, adding...
North Korea has said it is still willing to hold direct talks between its leader Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump, calling the planned summit “desperately necessary” to resolve potential hostilities after the US cancelled the meeting. “We express our willingness to sit down face-to-face with the US and resolve issues anytime...
Advantages of Mininvasive Surgery in Orthopedics As in many other medical branches, also in orthopaedics the evolution of surgical techniques, increasingly accurate and respectful of the bone and soft tissues periarticular (muscles, vessels and nerves) and the advances in the technology with which orthopaedic prostheses are made, more and more...
BREXIT is an existential threat to Brussels, because it will show that there is a better alternative to the EU, according to a leading UK economist. Brexit: Johnson says trade deal by end of 2020 is “epicly likely” Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Roger Bootle argues that the EU has been...