IPTV platforms shut down over violation of copyright law

Nov 11 2020

Financial services in Italy have shut down close 700 websites and 300 IPTV platforms which would normally broadcast paid content, free of charge.

The closure comes due to the fact that these platforms are in violation of copyright law and are under investigation by the special privacy, protection and technological fraud unit of Naples.

More closures are expected in the coming hours, with a notice being published explaining that the subscription or use of such service may result in prison sentences and fines up to €25,000

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Keith Schembri taken in for police questioning

Nov 11 2020

Former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri has been taken in for questioning by local police.

The right hand to former Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has been a controversial figure in recent times, being arrested shortly in September in relation to an investigation on kickbacks on passport sales and once more over claims of co-conspiring in the Caruana Galizia Murder case.

The follows the news of former minister Konrad Mizzi’s arrest and questioning by the Financial Crime Investigation Department.

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Collins Dictionary’s word of the year for 2020 is ‘lockdown’

Nov 10 2020

If there was some uncertainty as to what we’d remember for 2020, Collins English Dictionary have helped us remember — choosing to call “lockdown” the word of the year.

“Our lexicographers have selected ‘lock-down’ as the Word of the Year because it is a unifying experience for billions of people around the world who have collectively played their part in combating the spread of COVID-19,” Collins wrote after announcing this to the public.

“It’s not a shock to remember that lockdown was originally a piece of prison vocabulary: it’s when inmates are confined to their cells because of some disturbance on the wing,”

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YEEZY 700 V3 “Safflower” Official Look

Nov 10 2020

The YEEZY 700 V3 “Safflower” is set to release on adidas’ app and at select retailers worldwide on November 14 in adult sizes costing €169.59, kids at €111.46, and infants at €85.54.

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