EU events on curbing big tech ‘distorted’ by attenders with industry links

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Campaigners say 21% of people at workshops did not disclose on their applications relationships with firms being discussed

More than one in five attenders at EU events on regulating big tech companies did not disclose links to the industry when applying to take part, according to transparency campaigners who say hidden networks are distorting public debate.

Researchers at three NGOs analysed nearly 4,000 registrations at European Commission workshops organised earlier this year to test companies’ compliance with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a law to curb anti-competitive behaviour.

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British girl with peanut allergy dies on holiday in Rome

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Manslaughter inquiry launched after 14-year-old went into anaphylactic shock after dining with her family at pizzeria

Prosecutors in Rome have opened a manslaughter investigation after a British girl with a peanut allergy died during a holiday with her family.

The 14-year-old had dined at a pizzeria in the Gianicolense district and went into anaphylactic shock about 15 minutes later after the family returned to their hotel.

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Is Cooking on a Gas Stove Affecting the Air Quality in Your Home? Here’s What Experts Say – EatingWell

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  1. Is Cooking on a Gas Stove Affecting the Air Quality in Your Home? Here's What Experts Say  EatingWell
  2. How Bad Are Gas Stoves for My Health?  The New York Times
  3. Gas Stoves Linked to 40,000 Premature Deaths in Europe Annually  Bloomberg
  4. Pollutants from gas stoves kill 40,000 Europeans each year, report finds  The Guardian
  5. New paper proposes policy solutions to address critical health impacts of gas cooking  European Public Health Alliance
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Vatican Issues First Report on Sex Abuse, to Immediate Criticism – The New York Times

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  1. Vatican Issues First Report on Sex Abuse, to Immediate Criticism  The New York Times
  2. Catholic Church still failing to ensure clerical abuse is reported, Pope Francis’ commission says  CNN
  3. Vatican’s first report on clergy sex abuse, by panel led by Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley, is met with criticism  The Boston Globe
  4. Protecting Minors Commission presents Annual Report in Vatican  Vatican News - English
  5. Pope’s abuse watchdog panel urges transparency, streamlining in Roman Curia  Crux Now
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Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay in shock after terror threat to Israeli tourists

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Israeli travellers told to evacuate area immediately as police set up patrols and roadblocks

The golden sands of Sri Lanka’s Arugam Bay are usually carefree, a place for tourists to surf the famous break and relax on the beach.

But last week, the slow rhythm of the bay was dealt a shock. The US embassy, followed up by Sri Lankan police and Israel’s national security council, warned of a serious terrorist threat in the area. Israeli travellers were believed to be the intended target of a planned attack and were told to evacuate immediately. Hundreds of police and senior intelligence officials descended on the small coastal town, setting up patrols and road blocks.

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Racist jokes about Puerto Rico at rally bring anger and disgust: ‘Truly how the Trump party sees us’

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Tony Hinchcliffe’s series of racist jokes at Donald Trump’s rally on Sunday were widely condemned

Some Americans, particularly those of Puerto Rican descent, said that the racist remarks aired at Donald Trump’s Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden in New York helped them decide who to vote for.

The speaker and comedian Tony Hinchcliffe took aim at Puerto Rico, in a series of racist jokes including one in which he called it “a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean”.

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