Secrecy

Secret documents suggest a suspicious cover-up

Journalistic confidentiality must be respected by everyone and cannot be protected a la carte, depending on who is behind a journalistic investigation.

We need investigative journalism, as long as it respects the elementary code of conduct, in order to exercise control and create a legitimate fear of publicizing criminal acts, or simply irresponsible handling of events.

The Independent Authority Against Corruption in Cyprus has expressed concerns about the reluctance of Cypriot applicants to investigate complaints involving local officials. As a result, the authority has decided to broaden its search for suitable candidates and has appointed two lead investigators, George Kampanella and Tanveer Qureshi, based in London.

A crumpled ball of paper that takes on a life of its own and leads the apparently perplexed magician on a playful dance, it's a simple but poetic and engaging scene.

Belgian magician Laurent Piron's twirling "Paper Ball" is not a spectacular showstopper, but last month it won the former street performer the title "World Magic Champion."

He told jurors that the CIA and FBI made him a scapegoat for an embarrassing public release of a trove of CIA secrets by WikiLeaks in 2017

Unknown items were acquired from a man in Colombia who dabbled in “black magic”

After many successful attempts, he admits that magnetism is nothing more than a magic trick, according to AP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the head of Wikileaks can return once legal challenges have been dealt with

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces a U.K. court ruling on Jan. 4 over whether he should be extradited to the United States on espionage charges for publishing hundreds of thousands of secret documents online.

Parliament adopted a new law on the protection of trade secrets at second reading. The law introduces requirements of a European directive on the protection of undisclosed know-how and commercial information (trade secrets) against their illegal acquisition, use and disclosure.