Politics
Releases published in the last 30 days. 
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- UK government’s House of Lords says ethics must take centre stage when developing artificial intelligence
- 4/19/2018 4:54:28 AM
- The House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence has published a report calling for the Law Commission to establish new laws surrounding advancements in the field, with current laws deemed insufficiently able to protect AI users from systems malfunction or the potential risk of harm.
- Tensions Arise between Two Factions in Political Novel
- 4/16/2018 10:47:14 PM
- “A message of hope in time of adversities” is what author Claude Pierre-Jerome hopes to impart to his readers in Courage and Dignity. The story begins in September of 1973, in Santiago de Chile, amid the chaotic military coup against the Chilean government.
- Victoria Principal and Oceana Unite Against Offshore Drilling
- 4/16/2018 2:21:35 AM
- Actress, author and businesswoman Victoria Principal announced that she will double the impact of individual gifts by matching donations to Oceana up to $50,000 to help protect U.S.
- A Book’s Stand on War and Peace
- 4/12/2018 3:02:10 PM
- To prove that war brings no more than the pain of loss and trauma, American veteran David Meakes delivers a message of peace in his memoir, “Perspective: The Golden Rule.” Divided in six parts, Perspective ’s first part retells the author’s early years during the Great Depression.
- The CLOUD Act passed: what’s next
- 4/12/2018 6:51:29 AM
- The rules on how governments can request data from cloud service providers are long overdue for an upgrade. Most of these laws were passed decades ago, and they don’t reflect massive changes in the way people communicate, collaborate, and store information.
- IOC Executive Board meeting in Lausanne - 2 and 3 May 2018 - Information for the media
- 4/12/2018 6:27:55 AM
- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) will meet at the Lausanne Palace Hotel on 2 and 3 May 2018. The EB is scheduled to receive reports from the Organising Committees of the upcoming Olympic Games and various IOC commissions, as well as updates on the activities of the IOC administration.
- Facebook Whistleblower Alleges Company Chooses to Profit from The Trafficking of Endangered Species
- 4/10/2018 11:11:07 AM
- The whistleblower law firm of Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto announced today that it filed the anonymous whistleblower complaint against Facebook with the U.S.
- Congress Acts to Improve CDC and NIH Lyme Disease Programs
- 4/10/2018 9:45:27 AM
- Congress has stepped up efforts to improve the federal government’s response to the rapidly growing epidemic of Lyme disease. The FY 2018 Congressional Appropriations bill signed into law on March 23, 2018 was accompanied by House and Senate Appropriations Committee reports that include more than a dozen directives for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and …
- Arup signs MoUs with UK and Chinese partners to develop sustainable and smart cities
- 4/6/2018 12:32:35 PM
- Arup signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with British Research Establishment (BRE) and Smart City Development Alliance (SCDA) to promote the development of sustainable and smart cities in China.
- “No! I Am Not A Terrorist!” An Amazon Best-Selling Book is Free For One More Day (04/06/2018)
- 4/5/2018 6:00:00 AM
- Best Seller Publishing announces the release of Zohra Sarwari’s new book “No! I Am Not A Terrorist! : Revealing the Myths, Mistruths, and Misconceptions about Muslims.” It will be available for free download in the Amazon Kindle Store for one more day on April 6th.
- “Where is Home?” An Amazon Best-Selling Book is Free For One More Day (04/06/2018)
- 4/5/2018 6:00:00 AM
- Best Seller Publishing announces the release of Anneros Valensi’s new book “Where is Home?: How a Childhood in East Germany during World War II Shaped My Adult Life - 2nd Edition.” It will be available for free download in the Amazon Kindle Store for one more day on April 6th.
- WRI Ross Center Launches ‘TheCityFix Learn’ to Help City Leaders Make Better Decisions
- 4/5/2018 3:08:36 AM
- City leaders and professionals around the world face a crush of converging pressures. They are being asked to improve urban mobility, housing, equity and access to opportunity – all while accommodating more residents, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making streets safer and healthier.
- Defining America through 45 Presidents
- 4/5/2018 1:42:59 AM
- America has a history that helped and hindered its growth as a powerful united nation. War veteran Brendan Kelly summarizes all that information in a single book entitled “God Trumped America.” Brendan Kelly says that what we do, big or small, will have a significant effect in the future.
- Secretary-General Urges ‘Courage to Care, Resolve to Act’ against Atrocity Crimes, in Message Observing Day of Reflection for 1994 Rwanda Genocide
- 4/4/2018 10:43:13 AM
- Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, observed on 7 April: Twenty-four years ago, more than 800,000 people were systematically killed in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. The victims were overwhelmingly Tutsi, but also included moderate Hutu, Twa and others. Today we …
- Viet Nam: New research reveals almost 100 prisoners of conscience as crackdown on dissent intensifies
- 4/4/2018 10:37:09 AM
- There are at least 97 prisoners of conscience languishing in jails in Viet Nam, many of whom are kept incommunicado in squalid conditions and routinely subjected to torture or other ill-treatment, new research by Amnesty International reveals today.
- Clear Commitment to Climate Protection: Beiersdorf Publishes Sustainability Review 2017
- 4/4/2018 5:09:48 AM
- • Switchover to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2020 • Reduction of global CO2 emissions by another 70 percent by 2025 • Targets aligned with the UN Paris Climate Accord By 2020 Beiersdorf plans to switch over the electricity supply at all its production and office sites worldwide to 100 percent renewable energy sources.
- Best Selling Book, “Where is Home?” Is Now Free on Amazon for 5 Days (until 04/06/2018)
- 4/2/2018 6:00:00 AM
- Best Seller Publishing announces the release of Anneros Valensi’s new book “Where is Home?: How a Childhood in East Germany during World War II Shaped My Adult Life - 2nd Edition.” It will be available for free download in the Amazon Kindle Store on April 2nd.
- Best Selling Book, “No! I Am Not A Terrorist!” Is Now Free on Amazon for 5 Days (until 04/06/2018)
- 4/2/2018 6:00:00 AM
- Best Seller Publishing announces the release of Zohra Sarwari’s new book “No! I Am Not A Terrorist! : Revealing the Myths, Mistruths, and Misconceptions about Muslims.” It will be available for free download in the Amazon Kindle Store on April 2nd.
- Zohra Sarwari’s “No! I Am Not A Terrorist!” - Free Download Tomorrow (04/02/2018)
- 4/1/2018 6:00:00 AM
- Best Seller Publishing announces the release of Zohra Sarwari’s new book “No! I Am Not A Terrorist! : Revealing the Myths, Mistruths, and Misconceptions about Muslims.” It will be available for free download in the Amazon Kindle Store on April 2nd.
- BMW Group and Daimler AG agree to combine mobility services
- 3/29/2018 9:02:34 AM
- · Automotive pioneers and innovation leaders to shape sustainable urban mobility of the future · Strong alliance to create unique customer offering: seamless, multimodal, fast and readily available · Ecosystem for on-demand mobility: single source for CarSharing, Ride-Hailing, Parking, Charging and Multimodality · Sustainable solutions for …
