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- Data centres account for between 1.5% and 2% of global electricity consumption https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/08/16/can-computing-clean-up-its-act 209 comments
- [Premier League Match Centre] Welcome to the Premier League Match Centre X account. This page will provide live updates from Stockley Park including information directly from the VAR Hub. https://x.com/plmatchcentre/status/1823313448999989364?s=46&t=MM1fGUcgPSKs4sFbrVoqLg 24 comments soccer
- Priti Patel’s detention policies found to breach human rights rules. Court finds home secretary accountable for failures to ensure that deaths in immigration detention centres are investigated properly. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/14/priti-patels-detention-policies-found-to-breach-human-rights-rules 19 comments worldnews
- Punjab to directly transfer MSP to farmers’ accounts as Centre refuses more time to implement scheme https://amp.scroll.in/latest/991818/punjab-to-directly-transfer-msp-to-farmers-accounts-as-centre-refuses-more-time-to-implement-scheme? 15 comments india
- Centre credits Rs 500 each to over 4.07 crore women Jan Dhan account holders https://m.economictimes.com/industry/banking/finance/banking/centre-credits-rs-500-each-to-over-4-07-crore-women-jan-dhan-account-holders/articleshow/74973340.cms 10 comments india
- Centre pushes for transfer of Sebi’s surplus into its accounts https://m.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-pushes-for-transfer-of-sebi-s-surplus-into-its-accounts/story-lwqcz2lswr7ghvhgtybxyl.html 9 comments india
- Tibetan monk’s account reveals torture and sexual abuse rampant in China’s ‘political re-education’ centres http://tchrd.org/tibetan-monks-account-reveals-torture-and-sexual-abuse-rampant-in-chinas-political-re-education-centres/ 132 comments worldnews
- CAG picks flaws in Centre’s Accounting http://www.thehindu.com/business/cag-picks-flaws-in-centres-accounting/article21941518.ece?homepage=true 5 comments india
- Centre indefinitely extends deadline for Aadhaar-bank account linkage [np] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/centre-indefinitely-extends-deadline-for-aadhaar-bank-account-linkage/articleshow/62052007.cms 3 comments india
- Inflows Into Jan Dhan Accounts Decline After Centre's Warning: Tax Department http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/inflows-into-jan-dhan-accounts-decline-after-centres-warning-tax-department-1635267 3 comments india
- World exclusive - UK Prince Andrew 'sex slave' girl reveals all in interview with Daily Mail: The first full account of masseuse at centre of the explosive drama. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2895735/the-account-masseuse-centre-explosive-prince-andrew-sex-slave-drama-telling-truth.html 5 comments worldnews
- Press Trust of India on Twitter: "SC directs Centre to place before it names of all Indian account holders in foreign banks by tomorrow." https://twitter.com/pti_news/status/527056369514319872 8 comments india
- HC asks Centre to look into accounts of AAP http://www.livemint.com/politics/j2neffncack4btsyqdicdj/hc-asks-centre-to-look-into-accounts-of-aap.html 6 comments india
- Explain how kids below 18 open website accounts: Delhi HC to Centre http://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/explain-how-kids-below-18-open-website-accounts-delhi-hc-to-centre_844667.html 9 comments india
- Noam Chomsky: The responsibility of privilege -- The famed linguist and political activist says intellectuals have a moral duty to hold centres of power to account http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/2013/01/201311294541129427.html 10 comments politics
- Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis sent to trial for false accounting during 2019, 2020 and 2021 financial years. At the centre of the proceedings is the Kostas Manolas transfer in 2019. Osimhen transfer from Lille in 2020 is also under consideration https://gianlucadimarzio.com/napoli-de-laurentiis-rinviato-a-giudizio-falso-in-bilancio-news/ 25 comments soccer
- Centre orders blocking of 35 Pak-backed YouTube channels, multiple social media accounts https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/centre-orders-blocking-of-35-pak-backed-youtube-channels-multiple-social-media-accounts/articleshow/89042230.cms 3 comments india
- Centre Notifies Rules To Bifurcate Provident Fund Accounts Into Taxable And Non-Taxable Accounts https://www.ndtv.com/business/centre-notifies-rules-to-bifurcate-provident-fund-accounts-2527303 2 comments india
- Why are you providing protective umbrella to foreign bank account holders? SC asks Centre. https://twitter.com/pti_news/status/527057273844015104 5 comments india
- Centre names 3 black money account holders in affidavit to SC http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/centre-names-3-black-money-account-holders-in-affidavit-to-sc-tv-reports/articleshow/44945687.cms 34 comments india
- Leaked recordings challenge Greek account of deadly shipwreck [ Greek rescue coordination centre is heard instructing the captain of the migrant boat to tell an approaching ship that those onboard do not want to reach Greece. ] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17qe11wy52o 5 comments greece
- As PM Modi says India has no detention centres, replugging my story that brings first person accounts of life in Assam's camps — 40 people in a room, one toilet to be shared, one square foot space for each to sleep in, measly meals poor medical facilities - Ruhi Tewari, The Print https://twitter.com/RuhiTewari/status/1208965911895429122?s=19 28 comments india
- A bank account set up 90 years ago by a mystery donor to pay off the national debt is at the centre of a court battle, as the UK Government seeks permission to unlock its £400 million funds. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/05/21/government-launch-legal-battle-access-400m-anonymous-donation/ 1661 comments worldnews
- Maoist attack and Kashmir crisis are a failure of Ajit Doval and Ram Madhav's policies. Why are the two men, along with the Centre, not being held to account? http://www.dailyo.in/politics/maoist-sukma-attack-ram-madhav-ajit-doval-kashmir/story/1/16838.html 4 comments india
- [Garrioch] Andlauer is a big believer in accountability and that’s why he let Dorion make the decisions during the off-season. But sources say Andlauer and Staios weren’t pleased with the way the situation involving suspended centre Shane Pinto was handled by the organization. https://ottawasun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators/senators-fire-gm-dorion-after-eight-seasons#Echobox=1698865710 27 comments hockey
- Accountants at centre of multi-million-dollar 'dummy director' scam shut down: An accounting firm at the centre of a massive tax avoidance scheme which exploited homeless and drug-addicted people has had its registration cancelled in the wake of an ABC investigation. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-26/dummy-director-accountants-associates-vic-pty-ltd-shut-down/12088966 9 comments worldnews
- NDTV on Twitter: "Black money probe: Centre to begin prosecution of 60 people; total amount in their accounts allegedly exceeds Rs 1,500 crore" https://twitter.com/ndtv/status/564485172599349248 64 comments india
- Blockchain Centre CEO says cryptocurrencies are not going to replace banks anytime soon but will render some bank services 'irrelevant' like savings accounts, with an average of 0.06% interest rate, fewer people choose to save their money in banks because it just devalues slowly due to inflation. https://finbold.com/blockchain-centre-ceo-interview/ 17 comments cryptocurrency
- [Westhead] The NHL administers an abuse reporting system with no oversight, transparency, or accountability. SafeSport experts say NHL should ask Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (CRDSC SDRCC) or similar to manage complaints & avoid conflicts of interest. Hard to see a downside. https://twitter.com/rwesthead/status/1455885707294167041 42 comments hockey
- Two new artworks by Banksy have appeared at the Barbican centre in central London. The murals, inspired by the upcoming Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition at the centre, were confirmed as genuine on the artist’s verified Instagram account. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/sep/17/two-new-banksy-artworks-appear-on-wall-of-barbican-centre 5 comments worldnews