Kenya Signs Landmark Health Deal With US Despite Data Fears
20 Dec
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Kenya Signs Landmark Health Deal With US Despite Data Fears

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Jide Oyekunle, Abuja Kenya has signed a historic five-year health agreement with the US, the first such pact since Donald Trump’s administration overhauled its foreign aid programme. The $2.5bn (£1.9bn) deal is aimed at combating infectious diseases such asHIV/Aids, malaria, and tuberculosis, maternal care, polio eradication and infectious disease outbreak response and preparedness in Kenya, with similar agreements expected to be rolled out in other African countries aligned with Trump’s broader foreign policy goals. The government-to-government deal aims to boost transparency and accountability but has raised fears it could give the US real-time access to critical health databases, including sensitive patient information. Kenya’s Health Minister Aden Duale sought to allay such fears, saying “only de-identified, aggregated data” would be shared. On his first day in office in January, Trump announced a freeze on foreign aid as part of a government...
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Canada’s Tax Agency Flags Massive Crypto Non-Compliance but Brings Zero Charges Since 2020
20 Dec
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Canada’s Tax Agency Flags Massive Crypto Non-Compliance but Brings Zero Charges Since 2020

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The CRA has recovered over C$100 million (AU$109 million) in crypto tax audits but has not filed any criminal charges since 2020.Court orders, such as the recent Dapper Labs disclosure for 2,500 users, are being used to tackle widespread non-compliance.Canada is preparing stablecoin legislation and a dedicated financial crimes agency, while FINTRAC fines illustrate rising scrutiny on crypto firms.Canada’s tax authority, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), has clawed back more than C$100 million (AU$109 million) through audits targeting cryptocurrency users, yet it has not filed any criminal charges since 2020. The CRA’s 35-person crypto audit team has reviewed over 230 cases and estimates that roughly 40 per cent of taxpayers using digital asset platforms either have not filed returns or face a high...
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‘My life was carnage’
20 Dec
Science & Technology

‘My life was carnage’

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Intercounty GAA players are six times more likely to develop a gambling addiction than the average person, new research has found. The findings, published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science, found that 4.8% of respondents could be considered problem gamblers. By contrast, the prevalence among the general population is 0.8%. On Newstalk DailyAssociate Professor at the University of Limerick Dr Kieran Murray said there is an increasing awareness of the impact gambling has. “Gambling now has a DSM code for a medical illness, with widespread harms in terms of mental...
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Montreal hosts G7 ministers to talk about artificial intelligence, quantum computing

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OTTAWA — Artificial intelligence is likely to take up much of the agenda as industry, digital and technology ministers from the world’s most powerful Western countries meet in Montreal this week. OTTAWA — Artificial intelligence is likely to take up much of the agenda as industry, digital and technology ministers from the world’s most powerful Western countries meet in Montreal this week. The two-day event is part of a series of ministerial meetings being held as Canada holds the presidency of the G7 group of nations this year. Prime Minister Mark Carney hosted the G7 leaders’ summit in June, welcoming leaders from the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, along with the European Union, to Kananaskis, Alta. "The decisions that we'll make here together will shape the...
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