Former Czech PM Babiš in turmoil after email leak – POLITICO

Lipavský had called Babiš “a security risk” during a March 10 talk show on the ČT public broadcaster. Babiš’ mail also contained mentions of Lipavský’s daughter and a wife. “Does he have kids? Does he speak languages?” the sender asked. Unfortunately for the former PM, there’s another Jan Rovenský in Czech public life — an … Read more

Brussels warns of water conflict danger in EU – POLITICO

“These risks can manifest in multiple forms, some of which include … increased competition over water resources across sectors and uses, including potential risk of conflicts within and among the Member States over transboundary water resources,” the draft states. Some regions are already bickering over supplies. In Spain, drought-stricken Catalonia is trying to persuade the … Read more

Eliminating cervical cancer to save women’s lives – POLITICO

In an unprecedented era of medical breakthroughs, we now have the possibility to eliminate cervical cancer in Europe. The ‘Advancing Cervical CancEr ScreeningS’ (ACCESS) International Consensus Group on Cervical Cancer, a multidisciplinary coalition at the forefront of this battle, is calling for urgent political action to ensure that this historic opportunity is not lost. Cervical … Read more

AT&T says outage triggered by company work on network, not hack – Daily News

By Jillian Deutsch, Todd Shields, Jake Bleiberg and Jennifer Jacobs | Bloomberg AT&T Inc. said a widespread outage that took hours to resolve Thursday was caused by “an incorrect process” while expanding the wireless network. The software issue interrupted wireless service for hundreds of thousands of subscribers and prompted the FBI and US Department of … Read more

Macron blames far right for chaotic farmers’ fair in Paris – POLITICO

These efforts, however, proved unsuccessful. Protesters stormed through the fair’s doors before its opening as the president was having breakfast with the head of the farmers’ unions. Police pushed back and sprayed tear gas to avoid a direct confrontation between Macron and the protesters, as crowd movements resulted in several falls and knocked over animal … Read more

Proposed SEP Regulation is a boost for EU innovation – POLITICO

The European Parliament will soon take a position on the proposed EU Regulation on Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs), which aims to address imbalances, inefficiencies and uncertainties in the existing SEP licensing ecosystem. The implementation of such an impactful regulation for EU innovation begs on vital question — does the EU regulation on SEPs support the fundamental … Read more

Musk and Assange follow Putin, Trump and Stalin as Nobel Peace Prize nominees – POLITICO

The names of Nobel Peace Prize nominees are not officially released until 50 years after the prize is given out. However, Nilsen meets the criteria to nominate someone for the prize. Sofie Marhaug, a Norwegian MP from the left-wing Red Party, nominated journalist Julian Assange. She told Dagsbladet: “Assange has exposed Western war crimes and … Read more

Russia using Musk’s Starlink, Ukraine army intelligence says – POLITICO

“Yes, there have been recorded cases of the use of these devices by the Russian occupiers. This is starting to become systematic,” Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, told Ukrainian website RBC-Ukraine. Musk’s satellite service, which uses thousands of small satellites in low Earth orbits to beam internet services, has been … Read more

9 takeaways from Putin’s interview with Tucker Carlson – POLITICO

Here are the takeaways from Putin’s sit-down with Carlson. Putin isn’t done with his war The main message Putin sought to convey to Americans: There’s no point helping Ukraine with more money and weapons. And Carlson, who has himself previously questioned U.S. support for Ukraine as it seeks to defend its people and its land … Read more