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GREECE/TURKEY – Annus horribilis: Key Greek-Turkish developments in 2020 (Al Jazeera)

2020 has been the most acrimonious year for Greek-Turkish relations since 1974. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/23/annus-horribilis-key-greek-turkish-developments-in-2020

PANDEMIC/INTERGENERATIONAL MALNUTRITION – COVID-19 and the risk of intergenerational malnutrition (Lawrence Haddad, Saskia Osendarp, Al Jazeera)

The calendar is about to turn the page over to a new year and that new year brings hope for a world currently gripped...

HACKING – Cellebrite claims to be able to access Signal messages (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/112571/hacking/cellebrites-claims-signal-decrypt.html

UN/DARFUR – UN agrees to end Darfur peacekeeping mission (Al Arabiya)

The United Nations Security Council has agreed to end the UN and African Union’s long-running peacekeeping mission in Darfur when its mandate ceases on...

RUSSIA – Russian opposition deputy handed suspended sentence for multiple protest violations (Al Arabiya)

A Russian court on Wednesday handed a two-year suspended sentence to Moscow city councilor and opposition activist Yulia Galyamina for repeatedly violating rules on...

BREXIT – Brexit trade deal may be imminent: Senior EU source (Al Arabiya)

A senior European diplomat told Reuters on Wednesday that a Brexit trade deal could be imminent, raising hopes that Britain and the European Union...

QATAR – Why the Qatar blockade should remain in place (Mohamed Alodadi, Al Arabiya)

Since Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain severed diplomatic relations with the Qatar and imposed an air, land, and sea embargo, the country...

USA – How AI Will Help the U.S. to Mars and Beyond (Michael Limotta, Nextgov)

Artificial intelligence and automation will play key roles in ensuring future astronauts on Mars can safely perform their missions. https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2020/12/how-ai-will-help-us-mars-and-beyond/170935/

USA – CBP Should Halt Expansion of the Biometric Entry-Exit Program, Many Commenters Write (Mila Jasper, Nextgov)

Advocacy groups and the City of Portland wrote the Homeland Security Department urging a full stop on expanding the use of facial recognition technologies. https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2020/12/cbp-should-halt-expansion-biometric-entry-exit-program-many-commenters-write/170980/

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