Topic: POLITIK - on July 18, 2012 at 10:43:00 AM CEST
Egyptians pelt Clinton motorcade with tomatoes
A tomato struck an Egyptian official in the face, and shoes and a water bottle landed near the armored cars carrying Clinton's delegation in the port city of Alexandria after she gave a speech on democratic rights.
........Protesters chanted "Monica, Monica," a reference to the extra-marital affair conducted by Clinton's husband, former President Bill Clinton, while in the White House. Others earlier chanted "leave, Clinton" an Egyptian security official said.
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Topic: DRUGS - on July 18, 2012 at 10:42:00 AM CEST
HSBC Allowed Narcos To Launder Billions
The Justice Department and HSBC Holdings PLC are accelerating settlement talks to resolve a criminal probe into laundering of drug-cartel and other money, according to people familiar with the investigation.
A settlement of the money-laundering investigation is near and could come within weeks, according to these people. Among the allegations Justice Department prosecutors have focused on, according to people familiar with the criminal probe, is whether bank officials were complicit in laundering by drug cartels by allowing suspicious money to be hidden in flows of bulk cash between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Topic: SCAM - on July 18, 2012 at 10:40:00 AM CEST
Wenn wir bald alle winzige Peilsender haben, werden wir dann auch alle GPS stören und fälschen?
GPS-Geräte werden bald kleiner und genauer als bisher, mit gewaltigen Auswirkungen auf die Privatsphäre. Neben praktischen Vorteilen wächst damit die Gefahr, ausgespäht zu werden. Beispiele gab es schon. Jetzt haben zivile Forscher einen GPS-Spoofer entwickelt, mit denen sie auch Drohnen austricksen und übernehmen können.
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