Today in the News:
– NKorea threatens to cancel Korean War cease-fire
– White House says unlocking of cellphones should be legal
– and Moscow police question suspect in Bolshoi acid attack
North Korea is threatening to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, blaming the U.S.-led push for stricter U.N. sanctions, over its recent nuclear test and ongoing U.S.-South Korean joint military drills. North Korea’s Korean People’s Army Supreme Command warned of stronger additional countermeasures, as Washington and its North Korean ally Beijing, have approved a draft of punishing sanctions for a U.N. Security Council resolution, in response to North Korea’s Feb. 12 nuclear test. The draft is expected to be circulated at the U.N. this week. The United States and others worry that North Korea’s third nuclear test pushes it a step closer toward its goal of having nuclear-armed missiles that can reach America. Yeah I think we would all be better off if NKorea did NOT have a missile that can reach the US.
Cellphone users should be allowed to switch their devices to any mobile carrier, the White House said yesterday, in response to an online petition against the recent banning of the practice. More than 100,000 people signed the petition protesting the ban on switching imposed by the Library of Congress. Cellphone buyers, who get new devices at a heavily subsidized price in return for committing to long-term contracts, should be able to take their gadgets with them when they change carriers. The telecom industry argues that cellphones should be “locked” – or prevented from moving freely across networks – because of the massive subsidies that carriers provide, but the White House agrees that preventing “unlocking” reduces consumer choice, and resale value of phones, which can cost hundreds of dollars without subsidies from carriers like AT&T Inc, Verizon Wireless and Sprint.
Police in Moscow are questioning a suspect in the acid attack on the Bolshoi Ballet’s artistic director, Sergei Filin. A brief report on the police website said the unnamed person was “one of the suspects” in the attack on 17 January, which shocked the arts world. Apparently the necessary investigative measures are now being taken, and that can mean anything in Russia. Mr Filin’s eyesight was damaged when a masked attacker threw sulphuric acid in his face. The attack on Mr Filin came after a period of infighting at the Bolshoi, one of Russia’s most prestigious ballet companies. It really is sad to see such primitive events at what is supposed to be one of the most refined institutions in the world.
Today in the News:
– NKorea threatens to cancel Korean War cease-fire
– White House says unlocking of cellphones should be legal
– and Moscow police question suspect in Bolshoi acid attack
North Korea is threatening to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, blaming the U.S.-led push for stricter U.N. sanctions, over its recent nuclear test and ongoing U.S.-South Korean joint military drills. North Korea’s Korean People’s Army Supreme Command warned of stronger additional countermeasures, as Washington and its North Korean ally Beijing, have approved a draft of punishing sanctions for a U.N. Security Council resolution, in response to North Korea’s Feb. 12 nuclear test. The draft is expected to be circulated at the U.N. this week. The United States and others worry that North Korea’s third nuclear test pushes it a step closer toward its goal of having nuclear-armed missiles that can reach America. Yeah I think we would all be better off if NKorea did NOT have a missile that can reach the US.
Cellphone users should be allowed to switch their devices to any mobile carrier, the White House said yesterday, in response to an online petition against the recent banning of the practice. More than 100,000 people signed the petition protesting the ban on switching imposed by the Library of Congress. Cellphone buyers, who get new devices at a heavily subsidized price in return for committing to long-term contracts, should be able to take their gadgets with them when they change carriers. The telecom industry argues that cellphones should be “locked” – or prevented from moving freely across networks – because of the massive subsidies that carriers provide, but the White House agrees that preventing “unlocking” reduces consumer choice, and resale value of phones, which can cost hundreds of dollars without subsidies from carriers like AT&T Inc, Verizon Wireless and Sprint.
Police in Moscow are questioning a suspect in the acid attack on the Bolshoi Ballet’s artistic director, Sergei Filin. A brief report on the police website said the unnamed person was “one of the suspects” in the attack on 17 January, which shocked the arts world. Apparently the necessary investigative measures are now being taken, and that can mean anything in Russia. Mr Filin’s eyesight was damaged when a masked attacker threw sulphuric acid in his face. The attack on Mr Filin came after a period of infighting at the Bolshoi, one of Russia’s most prestigious ballet companies. It really is sad to see such primitive events at what is supposed to be one of the most refined institutions in the world.