No Signs of Violence as France’s ‘Yellow Vest’ Protestors March for 17th Consecutive Weekend

(PARIS) — Thousands of French yellow vest protesters marched for a 17th straight weekend in Paris and other cities, with tensions at times but no signs of the serious clashes or violence that was a hallmark of some past demonstrations.

Police fired tear gas and using water cannons at the end of the Paris demonstration. Some in the crowd had their faces covered in black and carried black flags, refusing to leave the Champs-Elysees, the capital’s main avenue where a peaceful march began hours earlier.

Some sang in defiance at the lines of riot police. But there was no rioting like that seen during the height of some past protests when demonstrators burned cars, hurled rocks and even bicycles at police officers and smashed storefronts.

The Interior Ministry put the number of Paris demonstrators at 7,000 — higher than the 5,600 a week earlier, BFMTV reported. No figure was immediately available to count protesters in cities around France. Overall numbers had been steadily diminishing re..

Venezuelans Rally in the Streets of Caracas Amid Power Outage

Thousands of Venezuelans poured into the streets of Caracas to support National Assembly leader Juan Guaido as the capital lost electrical power again amid rising anger and frustration.

“I lost all my food,” Paula Alvarez, a 42-year-old nanny, said before the rally. “I’m tired of living in misery.”

Tempers were fraying. Police in riot gear scuffled and fired tear gas at protesters loyal to Guaido, who’s recognized as interim president by about 50 countries, including the U.S. Electricity had been partially restored on Friday night after about 19 hours. The capital remained mostly calm during the power failure.

Power went out again Saturday morning, though, as supporters of Guaido and the man he seeks to oust, President Nicolas Maduro, gathered for dueling rallies.

Maduro to Reappear
Maduro, who’s been president for almost six years and is accused by some of stealing last year’s election, has been silent and out of public view for nearly two days. He was scheduled to speak at Saturd..

Pirátský poslanec: Již několikátý ministr prokázal, že jde na ruku operátorům. Nebezpečný není jen Huawei,ale pravidelně i firmy z USA

PŮLNOČNÍ ROZHOVOR „Již několikátý ministr v řadě jasně prokázal, že jde zcela na ruku operátorům, namísto toho, aby zastupoval zájmy občanů ČR,“ hodnotí situaci kolem drahých mobilních dat v Česku pirátský poslanec Ondřej Profant, který je zároveň členem Stálé komise pro kontrolu činnosti NÚKIB. Profant uvádí, že technologie pro 5G sítě dnes umí přinést pět dodavatelů. „Dva z Číny, dva z Evropy a jeden z Jižní Koreje,“ vypočítává poslanec. „Chyba by byla říci, že nebezpečí u Huawei není. Ale je třeba dodat, že nebezpečí je téměř každý dodavatel,“ říká Profant ke stále kolujícím obavám z čínské technologické firmy.