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German Finance Minister and Vice-Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused tech companies of not paying their fair share of taxes, as Google, Amazon and Facebook face increased scrutiny in the EU on the matter. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: NF

Fellow whistleblower Edward Snowden has responded to the arrest of Julian Assange in London, tweeting that the images of Ecuadorian authorities handing him over to UK police were a “dark moment for press freedom.” Read Full Article at RT.com Source: NF

George Galloway has told RT that he is “shocked,” Julian Assange, has been arrested, claiming a great crime has been committed against the Wikileaks founder, insisting the Ecuadorian & UK govts should feel ashamed of such action. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: NF

The largest e-commerce operator in Africa, Jumia, is expected to raise over $200 million at its initial public offering (IPO) this week. The IPO will become the first for e-commerce and tech businesses from Africa. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: NF

Total investments into the development of Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) will exceed 735 billion rubles (US$11.3 billion), according to the chief executive of Russian state nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom Aleksey Likhachev. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: NF

Japan’s figure skating ace Rika Kihira has set a new world record in the women’s short program, beating her own previous achievement by more than a point. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: NF

Exclusive video shows whistleblower and Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange being carried out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London by force, before being shoved into a police vehicle. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: NF

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been dragged out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he has spent the last six years. that's after Ecuador's president Moreno withdrew asylum. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: NF