Julian Assange
Extradition of WikiLeak’s Assange blocked; Iran to enrich uranium up to 20%; UK approves Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
The extradition of Julian Assange to the US was blocked on Monday by a British judge. And Iran said it has begun enriching uranium up to 20% at its Fordo underground nuclear facility. Also, the UK has become the first nation to inoculate people outside of human trials with the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Here’s your chance to stand next to Julian Assange — kind of
An Italian artist and a British journalist are teaming up to raise funds for a controversial public art project honoring Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning. But with just two weeks to go, the statues are still well short of their funding goal.
For many geeks, Anonymous is the gateway drug to political and social activism
Anonymous has evolved from a band of online pranksters into a legitimate group focused on social activism. But just how much impact is it making? It’s uneven, but that doesn’t mean the group isn’t making a difference, especially in the lives of budding activists.
Remember WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange? If not, he’s got a T-shirt for you
Julian Assange has been staying in the Ecuadorean embassy in London for months, largely out of the spotlight. But he’s trying to put his face back in front of people — literally. On T-shirts. Meanwhile, we take your questions about Ebola and, in Canada, the dollar has fallen to a new five-year low, making Canadian goods inexpensive. All that and more in today’s Global Scan.