Lawyers for the Republic of Congo sent to the American company “Apple” an official notice in which they demanded that the company stop its violations, stressing that “Apple products are contaminated with the blood of our people.”

Congo’s lawyers, based in Paris, accused Apple of buying metals smuggled from the African Republic to neighboring Rwanda, where they were laundered and integrated into the global supply chain.

“Apple has sold technology made of metals from an area whose population is being devastated by gross human rights abuses, Macs, iPhones and other Apple products are contaminated with the blood of the Congolese people,” Congo’s lawyers said.

Apple declined to comment on the allegations, noting that it is “deeply committed to relying responsibly on the material that goes into our products.
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A major technical failure disrupted many electronic systems at airports and vital facilities around the world, including airlines, banks and media outlets.

This flaw led to chaos in air traffic and financial transactions, and according to Microsoft, the flaw began in the Windows system that runs many of these systems and greatly affected passenger verification processes, online banking and live television broadcasting.

The US General Aviation Authority reported that the malfunction forced all flights to land, while airports in Germany, Spain, and Israel suffered major delays in registering passengers. Berlin Airport announced a delay in registering departures due to the malfunction, and Spain revealed problems at all its airports.
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