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(USA) What the 2020 census will reveal about America: Stagnating growth, an aging population, and youthful diversity (William H. Frey, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/research/what-the-2020-census-will-reveal-about-america-stagnating-growth-an-aging-population-and-youthful-diversity/

(USA) The role of misinformation in Trump’s insurrection (Darrell M. West, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/2021/01/11/the-role-of-misinformation-in-trumps-insurrection/

(Taiwan) Martial-law era casts long shadow over Taiwan’s military (Erin Hale, Al Jazeera)

At Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park, a one-time military school-turned-detention centre, visitors can walk around the buildings where some of Taiwan’s most prominent political...

(Technology/Free Speech) No Parler? No problem, as more apps claim to allow ‘free speech’ (Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Big tech’s decision to ban the Parler app and block outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump is stoking support for alternative social networking sites and...

(USA) Trump approves state of emergency declaration in US capital (Al Jazeera)

Donald Trump has approved a state of emergency declaration in the United States capital, the White House press office said late on Monday, after...

(Boko Haram) Boko Haram blocks Lake Chad trade routes (Remadji Hoinathy, ISS)

Terrorism has disrupted a thriving regional trade hub sustained by generations of boat drivers. https://issafrica.org/iss-today/boko-haram-blocks-lake-chad-trade-routes

(Cyber Crime) Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin sentenced to 12 years in prison (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/113279/cyber-crime/russian-hacker-andrei-tyurin-prison.html

(Data Breach) Experts found gained access to the Git Repositories of the United Nations (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/113268/data-breach/united-nations-ep-data-breach.html

(Hacking/Internet of Things/Malware) Source code for malware that targets Qiui Cellmate device was leaked online (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/113251/hacking/qiui-cellmate-ransomware.html

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