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2 Mar. 2018
Germany says ‘acute threat’ of hack averted after detection
BERLIN (AP) — A German security official says the immediate threat posed by a cyberattack on the government’s secure computer network was averted soon after it was detected.Following a report by news agency dpa on Wednesday, the government ackno
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8 Oct. 2019
Hong Kong-Based Gamer Suspended, Forced To Return Winnings For Supporting Protests
‘It could cause me lot of trouble, even my personal safety in real life. But I think it’s my duty to say something about the issue’
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2 Mar. 2018
Slovaks to rally across country in honor of slain journalist
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovaks are planning a national rally to honor an investigative journalist shot dead last week along with his partner.The organizers said that 25 marches are planned Friday in Slovakia, including in the capital, Brati
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9 Oct. 2019
Yom Kippur Shooting Near Synagogue In Germany Leaves At Least Two Dead, Police Say
‘Several shots were fired’
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15 Jun. 2024
As US Is Being Encircled by Enemies, the US Administration Wants Israel to Surrender to Terrorists
While Russian warships, including a nuclear submarine, this week docked in Cuba, and with China building a major deep-water port in Peru that could serve the Chinese military, the US administration is pressuring only Israel to allow the Iran-backed
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7 Oct. 2019
Sen. Hawley Thrashes NBA Commissioner Who Apologized To China For Houston Rocket GM’s Pro-Hong Kong Remarks
‘That was wrong. Reconsider’
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28 Feb. 2017
A Nation of Immigrants — Only If They Assimilate
I am writing this column in Japan, a country whose crime rate is the lowest among countries with large populations. I asked my Japanese translator, a middle-aged woman, what she thought. “Why is there is so little crime in Japan?” I asked. Without taking a moment to reflect, she responded, “Because we don’t allow immigration...
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2 Mar. 2018
Kenyan university lecturers strike again over low pay
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s public university lecturers have resumed a nationwide strike over low pay, nearly three months after ending a similar protest. Strikes by public workers in the East African country have become more frequent in rece
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17 Jun. 2024
Responding to Hezbollah's Strategic Offensive
Last Wednesday, Hezbollah launched more than 200 projectiles at Israel. On Thursday, more than 100 more continued and expanded the fires, destruction and mayhem. Hezbollah’s ultimate goal is that of its Iranian overlord: Israel’s annihilation. But it has
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17 Jun. 2024
China's 170 Million Spy Balloons and other Venus Fly Traps
“China owns $870 billion in U.S. Treasuries that finance our debt. And they either own or have a huge portion of the Chicago Stock Exchange, AMC movie theaters, General Electric’s appliance division, General Motors, and Smithfield Foods just to name a
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2 Mar. 2018
Russian military says new five-hour truce starts in Syria’s Ghouta: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian military said a five-hour truce had begun in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta on Friday, the fourth such truce in as many days, the Interfax news agency quoted an official at Russia’s ceasefire monitoring center in Syria as saying
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9 Oct. 2019
US Military Gains Custody Of 2 British Men Accused Of Involvement In Death Of Journalist James Foley
Plan to prosecute them in a Virginia court
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