A US court ordered Microsoft to hand over personal data from a server in Ireland.

If the appeal sustains this decision, the next question will be what Ireland or the EU will do to enforce their data protection laws.

I've warned people outside the US not to give any personal data to US companies.

Children near some French farms show past exposure to toxic pesticides, some of them banned.

Capitalism in North Korea uses military conscripts as coal miners.

The example of China has demonstrated since the 90s that capitalism will not bring freedom to a former Communist country. Now the example of North Korea shows that it does not even necessarily put a limit on the general level of oppression.

The thugs in many cities in Eastern Ukraine are supporting Putin, because Putin pays thugs better. Naturally, a tyrant would do that.

The thugs allowed Putin's supporters to club pro-Ukraine protesters.

Everyone: call on Spain to proceed with prosecution of US torturers.