As Kenya mulls facial recognition technology, resistance builds up in Europe, US

As Kenya mulls facial recognition technology, resistance builds up in Europe, US

In Belgrade’s Republic Square, dome-shaped cameras hang prominently on wall fixtures, silently scanning people walking across the central plaza.It is one of 800 locations in the city that Serbia’s government said last year it would monitor using cameras equipped with facial-recognition software, purchased from electronics firm Huawei in Shenzhen, China.The...

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Puzzle of Kenya’s ‘mysteriously low Covid death toll’

Puzzle of Kenya’s ‘mysteriously low Covid death toll’

One of the first large SARS‑CoV-2 antibody studies in Africa suggests that by mid-2020, the virus had infected four per cent of people in Kenya — a surprisingly high figure in view of Kenya’s small number of Covid-19 deaths.The presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 indicates a history of infection with...

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ISIS terrorist released by feds in Oregon town after grand jury indictment

ISIS terrorist released by feds in Oregon town after grand jury indictment

An ISIS terrorist indicted by a federal grand jury for providing material support to the militant Islamist group has been released by federal authorities in Oregon in the United States of America.Even for the famously liberal west coast it may seem unbelievable, especially since a Republican appointee heads the Department...

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