Google employees are demanding the company sever ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), while in other news, China overturned the death sentence of a Canadian citizen, and businesses in Malawi protested new tax changes. These events unfolded as reported by various news sources on Friday and Saturday.
According to BBC Technology and BBC Business, nearly 900 full-time Google employees published an open letter on Friday, expressing their concerns about the company's relationship with ICE. The employees demanded greater transparency regarding how Google's technology is utilized within the U.S. government, particularly in relation to immigration enforcement. Google has contracts with federal agencies to provide cloud services and is linked to work being done on federal immigration enforcement. One Google employee of seven years found it "mind-boggling" that the company was maintaining these ties, as reported by BBC.
In other news, China overturned the death sentence of Canadian Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, a Canadian official said on Friday, as reported by The Guardian. Schellenberg was detained on drug charges in 2014, and this decision could signal a diplomatic thaw.
Also, thousands of businesses in Malawi closed in protest over tax changes, as reported by The Guardian. Demonstrations across Malawi's four main cities led to a delay in the introduction of a new tax regime that business owners claim will cripple their livelihoods.
Finally, a drone attack by a paramilitary group in central Sudan killed at least 24 people, including eight children, according to a doctors group cited by The Guardian. The attack targeted a vehicle carrying displaced families.
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