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🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Kristen Michal responds to Malluk's controversial database: when the debate is important, we must thank those who initiated it

Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal defends the controversial database of convicted sex offenders, emphasizing its role in ensuring public safety and protecting children.

Mar 21 • 07:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

RJ creates a genetic profile bank to assist investigations and locate missing persons

The state of Rio de Janeiro is establishing a genetic profile database to aid police investigations and help identify missing persons, as mandated by a law recently signed by Governor Cláudio Castro.

Mar 20 • 22:24 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

The Database of the 'Palestinian Branch' in Damascus.. Secrets Revealed for the First Time

A new program reveals a massive security database from the 'Palestinian Branch' in Damascus, containing thousands of names tied to suspicions from 2007 to 2016.

Mar 20 • 10:51 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Mariusz Cholewa: In Finance, Transparency Matters

Mariusz Cholewa emphasizes the importance of having a comprehensive credit history database for financial security and market stability in Poland.

Mar 20 • 06:00 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Mallukas has set up a database of pedophiles and sex offenders, the justice minister does not approve

A blogger named Mallukas has created a website to publicly collect the names of convicted sex offenders, which Justice Minister Liisa Pakosta criticizes as unnecessary given the existing legal system in Estonia.

Mar 19 • 13:10 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Policewoman fined for consultation in LÖKE

A police officer has been fined for accessing the police database without proper authorization.

Mar 19 • 13:00 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

The Temptation of the Super Database: How Money Laundering Prevention Becomes an Excuse for a Surveillance State

A proposed law in the Estonian Parliament seeks to establish a super database for monitoring to combat money laundering, raising concerns about privacy and civil liberties.

Mar 16 • 20:47 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

PDP begins statewide membership information update in Kwara

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State is initiating a membership information update across all wards to enhance its database and ensure compliance with electoral regulations.

Mar 14 • 06:11 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Fireworks executive rips page from Boston bombing playbook to trace NYC terror suspect

Phantom Fireworks executives used their database to trace purchases by a terror suspect after a similar approach helped identify the Boston Marathon bombers.

Mar 12 • 11:00 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

Viking Line: Data Breach

Viking Line has reported a data breach affecting pre-order customer information but clarified that it does not encompass their entire customer database.

Mar 11 • 20:21 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Life & Tech

Polylaminin: why the study was not published by scientific journals and what the next steps of the research are

The study on polylaminin has faced publication rejection from scientific journals due to discrepancies in patient recovery rates and the lack of prior registration in an international research database.

Mar 11 • 08:02 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

The Natural History Museum has started ultra-precise scanning of insects with new technology - robot builders are already excited

The Natural History Museum in Estonia has launched a project to create a detailed 3D database of ants using ultra-precise scanning technology, which is accessible to researchers and educators.

Mar 10 • 15:04 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Law creates a resume database for women in situations of social vulnerability and domestic violence in Paraíba

A new law in Paraíba, Brazil, establishes a resume database aimed at helping women in vulnerable situations and victims of domestic violence find employment.

Mar 10 • 12:42 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

New Control System: Finally at the Goal After Ten Years - or Not?

A new control system requires all non-EU citizens to be recorded in a new database, with most states ready except for three exceptions.

Mar 10 • 06:05 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Interpol denies that Vorcaro or people connected to him accessed the system

Interpol has denied that Daniel Vorcaro, owner of Banco Master, or anyone associated with him illegally accessed the international police database.

Mar 5 • 20:38 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Large number of photo evidence deleted at the police

In Denmark, a significant number of photos related to vehicles and license plates were accidentally deleted from the police database, impacting potential investigations.

Mar 5 • 17:47 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Authorities have failed in creating a database on hate crimes

Icelandic authorities have not succeeded in establishing a comprehensive database to track hate crimes effectively.

Mar 5 • 15:18 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Proposal for a database on hate speech and hate crimes in Iceland

A committee has criticized the Icelandic government for not establishing a comprehensive database for monitoring hate speech and hate crimes in the country.

Mar 5 • 06:30 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Alto Tietê Loses More Than 2,000 Formal Jobs in January, Points Out Caged

The Alto Tietê region in Brazil lost 2,184 formal jobs in January 2026, marking the worst January employment results since the establishment of the Novo Caged database.

Mar 3 • 17:42 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

DATA LEAK ⟩ The Trump administration wants to rewrite U.S. history on national park informational signs

A leaked U.S. government database indicates that the Trump administration plans to revise informational signs at national parks and monuments to overlook African American history, LGBTQ rights, climate change, and other significant topics.

Mar 3 • 15:11 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

The government has adopted: there will be a central database of interpretations of local taxes and fees

The Polish government has approved a project to create a central database for interpretations of local taxes and fees, improving accessibility and standardization.

Mar 3 • 14:29 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

How much does education cost in different types of schools in Lithuania?

A new database created by the organization 'Education #1' provides detailed financial data on the costs of student education across various school types in Lithuania.

Feb 26 • 13:24 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

How much does education cost in different types of Lithuanian schools?

A new database from the organization 'Education #1' offers insight into the costs associated with educating students in various types of Lithuanian schools, revealing that pro gymnasiums are the most cost-effective.

Feb 26 • 12:58 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

How bookbinders used old records to help the Nazis find their victims

Bookbinders and restorers in the 1930s and 1940s assisted the Nazi regime in creating a database that helped identify and persecute Jewish individuals and others deemed racially impure.

Feb 25 • 15:19 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

‘We’ve scratched the surface’: mission to digitise UK public art reaches 1m entries

Art UK has successfully catalogued one million artworks in its digital database, showcasing the diversity of the UK’s public art collection as it celebrates its 10th anniversary.

Feb 23 • 10:00 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Parents 'sick' over years-long wait for database to help catch child abusers

Parents express outrage over a three-year wait for a national database aimed at catching child abusers, which won't be fully functional until the end of 2026.

Feb 22 • 19:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Former FBI agent reveals amount of time likely needed for advanced DNA testing

Advanced DNA testing in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case may take weeks to months to produce results, according to experts, as initial tests did not match any profiles in the FBI database.

Feb 18 • 21:34 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Cyberattack in France: Hacker intercepted data from millions of bank accounts

The French Ministry of Finance has reported a significant cyber security incident where a hacker gained unauthorized access to a national database containing sensitive information of approximately 1.2 million bank accounts.

Feb 18 • 17:31 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

The data of more than a million bank accounts accessed 'illegitimately' by 'a malicious actor'

Illegitimate access to the national bank accounts database has compromised the data of over 1.2 million accounts in France, as reported by the Ministry of Economy.

Feb 18 • 17:09 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

DNA traces yield no match in the search for TV host's mother

DNA evidence found near the home of Nancy Guthrie, mother of TV host Savannah Guthrie, has not matched any profiles in the FBI's national database, disappointing investigators hoping for a breakthrough in her abduction case.

Feb 18 • 05:30 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Glove found near Nancy Guthrie's home fails to produce DNA match

DNA from a glove found near the home of Nancy Guthrie did not match any entries in a national database, complicating the ongoing investigation into her apparent kidnapping.

Feb 18 • 04:27 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

Detectives suffer blow in missing Nancy Guthrie case

Investigators face a setback as DNA from a glove linked to the missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie does not match any profiles in the national database.

Feb 18 • 03:58 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

DNA found on glove near Nancy Guthrie's home, inside residence, yields no match in FBI database: sheriff

DNA recovered from a glove near Nancy Guthrie's home and inside her residence did not match any records in the FBI database, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.

Feb 17 • 21:23 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Life & Tech

Film: Film Tip Finder

The Film Tip Finder is a database tool that recommends movies based on user inquiries, utilizing over 3,500 film critiques from the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Feb 16 • 13:15 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Sports

Finnish athlete reported to be single - Quick action

Finnish biathlete Sonja Leinamo took swift action after learning that her relationship status was incorrectly listed as single on the International Biathlon Union's database.

Feb 14 • 06:38 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Democrats furious at Bondi after photo allegedly shows DOJ tracking Epstein database searches

House Democrats are outraged after it was revealed that the Department of Justice may have tracked their search history related to Epstein files.

Feb 12 • 18:34 UTC
🌍 AllAfrica
National & Local

Liberia: LRA Denies Hacking Claims, Says Taxpayer Data Remains Secure

The Liberia Revenue Authority has rebuffed claims of a database hack, assuring that no taxpayer information has been compromised and its systems are secure.

Feb 9 • 10:15 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
Crime & Justice

Error at the police deletes photos of cars and license plates

Photos of license plates and cars have been accidentally deleted from the police database, potentially impacting ongoing investigations.

Feb 6 • 17:45 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

Maxima invites customers to change passwords after specific account hacks

Retailer SIA "Maxima Latvia" has urged customers to change their passwords following unauthorized access to some accounts in their loyalty program, although no data breach from their database has been detected.

Feb 6 • 17:32 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
Crime & Justice

Unauthorized access confirmed to the 'Thanks' loyalty program accounts of 'Maxima'

Maxima Latvia has identified unauthorized access to its loyalty program accounts, though no data breach from its database has been noted, prompting the company to advise customers to strengthen their passwords for security.

Feb 6 • 15:54 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Shapiro fires back at DHS, says truck driver accused in deadly crash had legal status in database

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's administration disputes DHS claims regarding the immigration status of Bekzhan Beishekeev, the driver involved in a crash that killed four people.

Feb 6 • 13:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Credentials used in scheme that inserted fake arrest warrants into the CNJ system were sold online, police say

The police revealed that credentials used to input fake arrest warrants into Brazil's National Justice Council (CNJ) database were sold online.

Feb 6 • 11:02 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Crime & Justice

A Civil Guard on Trial for Snooping in Police Database Regarding His Tenant

A Civil Guard faces trial for illegally accessing police databases to check on his tenant's situation, risking a lengthy prison sentence and professional disqualification.

Feb 6 • 08:00 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
World

These are the 3 most dangerous cities in the world: Residents live in fear, and tourists should not even think about coming

A recent ranking reveals the three most dangerous cities globally, highlighting concerns about safety for residents and travelers based on subjective experiences reported by Numbeo's database.

Feb 5 • 11:30 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
World

Camel with a passport? Saudi Arabia introduces new documents for animals

Saudi Arabian authorities will start issuing travel passports for camels to better manage their populations and create a reliable database for these valuable animals.

Feb 5 • 06:15 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

25 million Aadhaar cards deleted, this step was taken for this reason

The UIDAI has deactivated the Aadhaar database of 25 million individuals to improve accuracy and prevent fraud associated with deceased persons.

Feb 5 • 03:08 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Passport for camels?: the Middle Eastern country that will issue documents for an unusual reason

Saudi Arabia is introducing camel passports to enhance productivity in the sector and create a reliable database for camels.

Feb 4 • 17:03 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Saudi Arabia: After camel beauty contests, now passports

Saudi Arabia plans to issue passports for camels to create a comprehensive database for better herd management, aiming to enhance productivity and efficiency in the sector.

Feb 4 • 16:33 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Saudi Arabia issues passports for camels

Saudi Arabia has announced plans to issue passports for its camels to improve herd management through a comprehensive database.

Feb 4 • 16:04 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Saudi Arabia to provide passports for kingdom’s beloved camels

Saudi Arabia plans to issue passports for its camels to improve herd management and create a reliable database for the sector.

Feb 4 • 10:34 UTC

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