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#22152499 at 2024-12-12 15:12:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #27115: Bells Will Be Ringing - Countdown Edition

Artemis Accords Reach 50 Signatories as NASA Welcomes Panama, Austria
Dec 11, 2024

Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords Wednesday during separate signing ceremonies at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 49th and 50th nations to commit to the responsible exploration of space for all humanity.
"NASA welcomes Panama and Austria to the Artemis Accords community and celebrates 50 countries united by shared principles for the safe and responsible exploration of space," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said.
"More than ever before, NASA is opening space to more nations and more people for the benefit of all. Together we are building long-term and peaceful deep space exploration for the Artemis Generation."

In just a few years, the original group of eight country signatories including the United States has multiplied, with 17 countries signings in 2024.
More than a number, the Artemis Accords represent a robust community, from every region of the world, unified by the same goal: to ensure safe and responsible civil space exploration.

Through the Artemis Accords, the United States and other signatories are progressing toward continued safe and sustainable exploration of space with concrete outcomes.
They committed to a method of operation and set of recommendations on non-interference, interoperability, release of scientific data, long-term sustainability guidelines, and registration to advance the implementation of the Artemis Accords.
Potential focus areas for the next year include further advancing sustainability, including debris management for both lunar orbit and the surface of the Moon.

Austria Joins Artemis Accords
Petra Schneebauer, ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the United States, signed the accords on behalf of Austria, becoming the 50th country signatory.
"Austria is proud to sign the Artemis Accords, an important step in fostering international cooperation for the civil exploration of the Moon and expanding humanity's presence in the cosmos," said Schneebauer.
"By signing the Accords, we reaffirm our commitment to the peaceful, responsible, and cooperative use of space while emphasizing our support for strong multilateral partnerships and scientific progress.

This cooperation will open new prospects for Austrian businesses, scientists, and research institutions to engage in pioneering space initiatives."
Jennifer Littlejohn, acting assistant secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, also participated in Austria's signing event.

Panama Joins Artemis Accords

Earlier Wednesday, Nelson hosted Panama for a signing ceremony. Jos? Miguel Alem?n Healy, ambassador of the Republic of Panama to the United States, signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of Panama.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Tony Fernandes for U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs also participated in the event.
"Today, Panama takes its place among many other nations looking not just to our own horizons, but to the horizons beyond our planet - exploring, learning, and contributing to humanity's collective knowledge," said Alem?n.
"This moment represents far more than a diplomatic signature. It is a bold commitment to peaceful exploration, scientific discovery, and international collaboration."

In 2020, the United States, led by NASA with the U.S. Department of State, and seven other initial signatory nations established the Artemis Accords, identifying a set of principles promoting the beneficial use of space for humanity.
The Artemis Accords are grounded in the Outer Space Treaty and other agreements including the Registration Convention, the Rescue and Return Agreement, as well as best practices and norms of responsible behavior that NASA and its partners have supported, including the public release of scientific data.
The accords are a voluntary commitment to engage in safe, transparent, responsible behavior in space, and any nation that wants to commit to those values is welcome to sign.

https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/artemis-accords-reach-50-signatories-as-nasa-welcomes-panama-austria/

#11971116 at 2020-12-10 17:01:32 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #15282: Times are Grave, Challenges are Urgent, Stakes are High Edition

AirAsia CEO: Asian Nations "Won't Let Anyone In Without A Vaccination"

Yet another airline boss has said that it is fully expected that vaccination against coronavirus will become mandatory in order to travel.

AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes told an aviation conference Wednesday that Asian countries may soon demand that anyone crossing their borders has received a Covid-19 jab.

"I foresee in Asia, anyway, I think they won't let anyone in without a vaccination," Fernandes said at the CAPA Centre for Aviation event.

"It's not up to the airlines to decide," he added, explaining that "It's for governments to decide. It'll be the country that'll decide if they will allow people to come in if they are not vaccinated."

Fernandes' comments echo those of Todd Handcock, the Asia Pacific president of Collinson Group, which owns Priority Pass airport lounges.

Handcock said recently that "We believe that vaccinations will be required for entry to many countries in the future. And for a period of time, parallel requirements of (being) vaccinated or pre-flight negative tests."

Air Asia has already implemented a digital 'health pass' called Scan2Fly which is being used on routes from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, Surabaya, and Jakarta.

The app, use of which is voluntary at this stage, allows passengers to upload medical certificates when checking in online. The app also details entry documentation required by the destination country, including Covid-19 related data.

In addition, the world's largest air transport lobby group is developing a global 'COVID travel pass' app designed to link vaccination status and coronavirus test results to a person's travel documents.

Another 'COVID passport' type system known as the CommonPass, sponsored by the World Economic Forum, is under development.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/airasia-ceo-asian-nations-wont-let-anyone-without-vaccination

#8014719 at 2020-02-03 22:54:18 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #10258: Melania Monday Edition

Airbus bribery scandal triggers new probes worldwide

Fallout from the Airbus (AIR.PA) bribery scandal reverberated around the world on Monday as the head of one of its top buyers temporarily stood down and investigations were launched in countries aggrieved at being dragged into the increasingly political row.

Airbus agreed on Friday to pay a record $4 billion in fines after reaching a plea bargain with prosecutors in Britain, France and United States over alleged bribery and corruption stretching back at least 15 years. Now, it is bracing for a rocky period with airlines and foreign governments, some of which have complained they were not forewarned about the charges and claimed little knowledge of the sums of money swirling around their fleet purchases. "Friday was the end of Act I, now we are seeing the beginning of Act II with possible repercussions on airline relationships," said a person close to the company.

Airbus declined to comment further after welcoming the agreement on Friday as an opportunity to "turn the page". Prosecution documents agreed by Airbus detailed a global network of agents or middlemen in transactions across the group's business and run from a cell in Paris where the group had part of its headquarters, split between France and Germany. Outlines of the operation and its annual budget of 250 million to 300 million euros had been reported by Reuters.

Prosecutors also cited parallel projects or investments alongside some negotiations, including the sponsorship by Airbus' then-parent EADS of a Formula 1 team owned by top officials at AirAsia, a major customer. Shares in AirAsia (AIRA.KL) fell up to 11%. AirAsia Group said Chief Executive Tony Fernandes and Chairman Kamarudin Meranun would step aside for at least two months while both the airline and government probed allegations.

In a joint statement, the two co-founders of Asia's largest budget airline denied any wrongdoing or misconduct. "We would not harm the very companies that we spent our entire lives building up to their present global status."

Fernandes, one of aviation's best known executives, already faces domestic pressure after backing former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2018 elections. Najib was ousted by Mahathir Mohamad, prompting Fernandes to apologize for backing the loser. In Ghana, a political storm erupted over accusations of Airbus payments to a relative of a government official in connection with the purchase of military transport planes.

Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said the agent had no aerospace experience, having previously worked in football merchandising and as a facilities manager. It did not say what the agent, who had been helped by two unnamed British television actors, did with the money. President Nana Akufo-Addo's office said Ghana would "conduct a prompt inquiry to determine the complicity or otherwise of any Ghanaian government official, past or present".

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), which was in power at the time, said claims that Airbus paid bribes were false. In Colombia, airline Avianca said it had hired a law firm to investigate its relationship with Airbus and determine if it had been a victim of wrongdoing. French prosecutors said in settlement documents that Airbus had agreed to pay multi-million dollar commissions to an agent over jet sales to Avianca, some of which were earmarked for a senior executive at the airline's parent Avianca Holdings
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-probe/airbus-bribery-scandal-triggers-new-probes-worldwide-idUSKBN1ZX2MW

#5754210 at 2019-03-18 17:07:48 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7360: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Edition

AirAsia's CEO quits Facebook, citing New Zealand shooting

"AirAsia Group Bhd Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes closed his Facebook account, saying the live streaming of the mass shooting in New Zealand on the platform was too much for him."

https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/airasias-ceo-quits-facebook-citing-new-zealand-shooting

Author: Bloomberg

i'm wondering why this is worth a "news article"…

#5752356 at 2019-03-18 14:37:24 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7357: Another False Flag in Holland? Edition

Facebook Faces an Ad Boycott After Livestream of the New Zealand Mosque Shooting

http://fortune.com/2019/03/18/facebook-new-zealand-shooting-ad-boycott/

A consortium of New Zealand's major companies has pledged to pull their advertising from Facebook (fb, -1.69%) following the live-streaming of Friday's mosque shootings in Christchurch, the New Zealand Herald reported Monday.

In a joint statement, the Association of New Zealand Advertisers (ANZA) and the Commercial Communications Council asked domestic companies to think about where "their advertising dollars are spent, and carefully consider, with their agency partners, where their ads appear."

They added, "We challenge Facebook and other platform owners to immediately take steps to effectively moderate hate content before another tragedy can be streamed online."

ASB Bank, Lotto NZ, Burger King and telecoms company Spark have signed on to pull their ad dollars from Facebook, the Herald reported.

It follows the decision of state-owned Lotto NZ to pull its advertising from social media "as the tone didn't feel right in the aftermath of these events," a spokesperson told Reuters.

Kiwibank, the Bank of New Zealand, and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group have also independently pulled most or all of their ads from Facebook. It's not yet clear how extensive the pull-back will be or how long the companies will abstain, however.

Businesses need to seriously consider "if they wish to be associated with social media platforms unable or unwilling to take responsibility for content on those sites," ANZA CEO Lindsay Mouat told the Herald.

Facebook did not immediately return Fortune's request for comment.

A total of 50 people died in the attacks in Christchurch, which were documented in a 17-minute video from the shooter. New Zealand police have charged 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant with murder, while a second so-far-unnamed 18-year-old man has been charged with inciting violence by distributing footage of the attack.

Facebook said Sunday it removed 1.5 million videos of the mosque shooting from its servers in the 24 hours following the attack, many of those at the upload stage. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern countered Monday that tech companies have "a lot of work" to do to curb the proliferation of hateful and violent content. She urged all social media companies to take responsibility for how their platforms were used both before and after the mosque attacks.

Many social media and video platforms, including YouTube, Twitter, Reddit and Twitch, have been scrambling to prevent the video from spreading further. Automatic filters are only likely to be able to catch exact copies of the video, the Wall Street Journal reports, so if the footage is slightly altered then human intervention is required to block it. Facebook initially allowed clips and images showing nonviolent scenes of Tarrant's video to stay up, but has since reversed course and is removing all of his footage.

Tony Fernandes, CEO of Malaysia's low-cost airline AirAsia, said goodbye to his 670,000 Facebook followers over the weekend over the Christchurch atrocity.

Fernandes posted messages on rival Twitter (twtr, +0.58%), where he has 1.3 million followers, explaining that he could no longer be a part of Facebook after the killings were live-streamed.

#565352 at 2018-03-06 08:23:00 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #696: We Choose Truth Edition

McTraitor was trying to male a deal for Resolution Copper in '12. "Fast-forward three years. In December 2014, McCain tried a different tactic: During back-room negotiations, he buried the deal deep inside a 1,600-page, $500 billion "must pass" bill funding the United States military. The bill was then introduced under a special agreement that prohibited amendments. It passed with the land swap included". It gets better: "Pushed through Congress, the Resolution Copper deal could damage sacred Apache sites". Resolution is Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto is fucking Rothschild. Their new chairman, Simon Thompson, had previously a career at "investment banking positions at S.G. Warburg and N M Rothschild".

Now, I'm going into cray cray land, but bear with me. In '14, a totally fucked up thread in glp was made by an op that supposedly had a friend murdered by tptb. The friend, 'Crazy Steve', worked at Constellium (Rio Tinto), and apparently got ahold of info far above his paygrade. Then, a freaking remote viewing session started and an rv basically described Steve as having been assassinated by a clown sanctioned operator, that sneaked into his house from a nearby water stream. Such operator then went back to a boat with another two or three clowns, connecting later into a bigger yatch waiting for them. Next thing, the rv saw one of the guys at the yatch, now a civilian, drive away in a CT plated Lexus while other civilian at the yatch got away in a limousine. Then, the limo guy was later in Nyc, meeting some guy named Tony, discussing a crash, maybe market crash, and insurance fraud. I believe the rv said something about them being in the AIG building.
Well, fast foward a month and Air Asia had a crash. Their owner is Tony Fernandes and they're insured by AIG. The rv also said that even Tony wasn't the top dog in the deal, there were people above. And many Rio Tinto/Constellium subsidiaried lile Chinalco have contracts for Boeing and Airbus parts suplying throughout Asia and perhaps other regions.
That fucked up tale stayed with me ever since and when Q post mentioned metal sabotage, America's enemies, the one with no name brokering the deal, barry renegade aproving of it, it all came back crashing within my mind.