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Posted on November 9, 2019 by Russ Roberts

Welcome to the latest edition of “Global Issues: Latest Geopolitical News” from Hawaii Intelligence Digest. Views expressed in this geopolitical analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents. Content supplied by “Globalissues.org.” Accessed on 09 November 2019, 2040 UTC, Post 875. Source: http://www.globalissues.org/news/topic/65 Please click link or scroll down to read your selections. News headlines…

Russ Roberts

Retired News director of Pacific Radio Group Radio Stations on Hawaii-the Big Island. I have more than 40 years of broadcast experience, including positons at KTUH-FM (UH-Manoa), KPOI-FM (Honolulu). KHLO-AM (Hilo), KKBG-FM (KBIG-FM)(Hilo/Kona), KAPA-FM (Hilo-Kona). Native-FM (Hilo-Kona), and ESPN Hawaii (Hilo-Kona). Former University of Hawaii-Hilo librarian. Retired Air Force Officer. Amatuer (Ham) Radio operator since 1977 (currently holds the Amateur Extra Class License from the FCC-KH6JRM).... Can read, write, and speak Russian. Retired on 30 September 2011, but still maintains a Hawaii Island News Blog.

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Deadly eruption hits New Zealand volcano tourist town hard December 15, 2019
Helicopter pilot Mark Law did not hesitate to fly out to New Zealand's White Island volcano immediately after it erupted to carry survivors to hospital, but after a harrowing week he knows his town's adventure tourism industry faces an uncertain future.
Arsenal distances itself from midfielder Ozil's comments on China, Uighurs December 15, 2019
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Passengers evacuate Qantas plane via emergency slides at Sydney airport December 15, 2019
Passengers on a Qantas Airways Ltd flight evacuated their plane via emergency slides at Australia's Sydney airport on Sunday after the flight was forced to turn around.
New Zealand recovery teams return to volcanic island, two remain missing; death toll rises to 16 December 15, 2019
New Zealand recovery teams returned to the volcanic White Island on Sunday but were unable to locate two remaining bodies in their search, as the death toll from Monday's eruption rose to 16, police said.
Bolivia's interim leader says arrest warrant to be issued against Morales December 15, 2019
Bolivia will issue an arrest warrant in the coming days against former leftist President Evo Morales, accusing him of sedition, interim Bolivian President Jeanine Anez said on Saturday.

Is Congress Set to Open U.S. Banks to Drug Cartels? December 15, 2019
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These 5 Russian Weapons Were Total Military Disasters December 15, 2019
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FACT: Immigration Made America Great December 15, 2019
Stratfor Worldview History, Americas An American experience. Pilgrim and Puritan settlers who arrived in New England in the early 17th century brought with them the tradition of Thanksgiving that was adopted by waves of immigrants who followed. This analysis first published Jan. 15, 2004, examines the role immigration has played — and continues to play […]
Do Immigrants Really Litter More? December 15, 2019
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Black Hole Sun: What You Don't Know About Your Galazy December 15, 2019
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Germany convicts married couple of spying for Indian intelligence service December 13, 2019
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Unprecedented trial of ‘secret prisoner’ in Australia raises legal questions December 9, 2019
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GitLab Doles Out Half a Million Bucks to White Hats December 13, 2019
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Pairing Privacy and Security with Digital Identities in Retail December 13, 2019
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Elegant sLoad Carries Out Spying, Payload Delivery in BITS December 13, 2019
The BITS file-transfer component of Windows as a key piece of sLoad's attack methodology.
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Critical Bug in WordPress Plugins Open Sites to Hacker Takeovers December 13, 2019
One flaw found in WordPress plugins Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder and Ultimate Addons for Elementor is actively being exploited.
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FIN8 Targets Card Data at Fuel Pumps December 13, 2019
Paying at the pump has landed in the sights of the notorious PoS-skimming group.
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