Topic: EU - on October 8, 2013 at 4:59:00 PM CEST
Menthol cigarettes to be banned by EU
Menthol cigarettes are to be banned and health warnings covering 65% of cigarette packs will be introduced under new EU rules.
The European parliament in Strasbourg voted on measures to help curb smoking but stopped short of introducing plain packaging for cigarettes and tobacco.
Legislators put new limits on advertising for electronic cigarettes but have so far rejected proposals for them to be regarded as medicinal products. Menthol and other flavours will be banned but there is to be no ban on packs of slim cigarettes.
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Topic: FUN - on October 8, 2013 at 3:34:00 PM CEST
GIANT BUBBLE EXPLOSIONS
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Topic: SECURITY - on October 8, 2013 at 3:33:00 PM CEST
Schadenfreude: Schmelze im NSA-Datencenter aufgrund elektrischer Probleme
Eigentlich sollten Teile des neuen NSA-Datencenters in Utah, über das wir bereits berichtet haben, schon im Oktober des letzten Jahres in Betrieb genommen werden, dann wurde ein neuer Termin im September diesen Jahres bekanntgegeben. Doch wie es aussieht, wird sich die Eröffnung weiter verzögern. Grund dafür sind Pannen in der Elektrizitätsversorgung, die zu Spannungsüberschlägen führen. Das schmilzt Bauteile und führt zu Ausfällen im Gesamtsystem – in den letzten 13 Monaten insgesamt 10 Mal.
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Topic: SECURITY - on October 8, 2013 at 3:31:00 PM CEST
Meltdowns Hobble NSA Data Center
Chronic electrical surges at the massive new data-storage facility central to the National Security Agency's spying operation have destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of machinery and delayed the center's opening for a year, according to project documents and current and former officials.
There have been 10 meltdowns in the past 13 months that have prevented the NSA from using computers at its new Utah data-storage center, slated to be the spy agency's largest, according to project documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 8, 2013 at 3:30:00 PM CEST
Silk Road: four suspected sellers of illegal drugs arrested in Britain
The new National Crime Agency (NCA) is investigating UK suspects over the online illegal drugs marketplace Silk Road.
Four men were arrested last week over their alleged role in the online marketplace, hours after the suspected creator of the site was arrested in the US, the NCA said, and other UK suspects were likely to be held in the coming weeks.
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