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Hackers’ broad attack sets cyber experts worldwide scrambling to defend

By Jack Stubbs (Reuters) -Suspected Russian hackers who broke into U.S. government agencies also spied on less high-profile organizations, including groups in Britain, a U.S. internet provider and a county government in Arizona, according to web records and a security source. More details were revealed on Friday of the cyber espionage campaign that has computer […]

Chaos and jubilation as freed Nigerian schoolboys reunite with family

By Afolabi Sotunde KATSINA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Parents sobbed, mobbed their children in hugs and even kissed the ground in gratitude on Friday as they reunited with scores of schoolboys who had been kidnapped a week earlier in northwest Nigeria. Hundreds of adults jostled to find their offspring among the 344 dusty and dazed looking children […]

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Journalists Federation of India Concern: Call to End Impunity on

His Excellency Narendra Modi Hon’ble Prime Minister of India connect@mygov.nic.in narendramodi1234@gmail.com pmh7lkm@gov.in 18th December 2020 Concern: Call to End Impunity on crime against Indian journalists in India Your Excellency, We are writing as Journalists Federation […]

Japan to develop longer-range anti-ship missiles as China pressure mounts

By Reuters Staff TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Friday said it will develop new “stand-off” anti-ship missiles that can target warships at greater distances around its southwestern Okinawa island chain, including near disputed islets in the East China Sea that China also claims. “The security environment around our southwestern islands has become harsh. We have to […]

France accuses UK of dragging its feet in Brexit talks

By Reuters Staff PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister accused Britain on Wednesday of “dragging its feet” in last-ditch Brexit negotiations and said Paris would not yield on the issue of fisheries, one of three key issues blocking a deal. Britain and the EU are in a last-ditch effort to agree terms to keep trade […]

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WHO says ‘safest bet’ for some families is to forgo

FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the headquarters of the World Health Orgnaization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo By Reuters Staff GENEVA (Reuters) – The “safest bet” for some families will be not to have family gatherings this Christmas in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Maria Van […]

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Netanyahu met Saudi crown prince, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia: Israeli

By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met the Saudi crown prince in Saudi Arabia, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Monday, the first publicly confirmed trip to the kingdom by an Israeli leader amid a diplomatic flurry prompted by regional fears of Iran. Earlier, Israel’s Army Radio and Kan Radio both reported […]

Ethiopia rejects African mediation, pushes for rebel-held Tigray capital

By Reuters Staff NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The Ethiopian government rebuffed an African effort to mediate on Saturday, saying its troops had seized another town in their march towards the rebel-held capital of northern Tigray region. More than two weeks into Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s offensive, the government says Tigrayan forces are bulldozing roads and destroyed […]

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Covid: China’s Sinovac vaccine trial halted in Brazil

Coronavirus pandemic The Brazilian clinical trial for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has been suspended after health authorities reported a “severe adverse” incident. Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said the incident took place on 29 October, but did not give further details. The CoronaVac vaccine, developed by the Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech, is one of several in […]

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Japan prince Fumihito declared heir to throne

Coronavirus pandemic Prince Fumihito, the brother of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, has been officially declared heir to the throne during a ceremony in Tokyo. Fumihito is six years younger than his brother Naruhito, who became monarch last year after their father abdicated. Emperor Naruhito has no sons and his daughter is barred from inheriting the throne, […]

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