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Google warns 14,000 Gmail users targeted by Russian hackers

Google has warned about 14,000 of its users about being targeted in a state-sponsored phishing campaign from APT28, a threat group that has been linked to Russia. The campaign was detected in late September and accounts for a larger than

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Taliban now guard site of Bamiyan Buddhas they destroyed

Taliban gunmen now stand guard at the gaping rock cavities that once housed two ancient statues of the Buddha — desecrated with dynamite by the Islamists during their last stint in power. The monuments in Bamiyan province had stood for

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U.K. Businesses Plea for More European Workers. The Government Says No.

The U.K. left the European Union last year and brought an end this year to the free movement of EU citizens into the country in the midst of a pandemic that has created labor shortages in many major economies.

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For David Hockney, lockdown was natural blessing

British artist David Hockney has always been a workhorse, so his months of lockdown in France were a welcome opportunity to devote himself to observing nature. “I really enjoy looking,” the dapper 84-year-old told AFP. “If you look at the

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Ancient river delta bolsters search for signs of life on Mars

Images from Mars reveal how water helped shape the Red Planet’s landscape billions of years ago, and provide clues that will guide the search for evidence of ancient life, a study said Thursday. In February, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in

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Is China a threat or an opportunity? Depends which Americans you ask

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Midwestern farmers and Wall Street investors all see China as a business opportunity. Yet in Washington, China is first and foremost a security threat. (Image credit: Ng Han Guan/AP)

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Compassion not barbed wire should greet migrants, Nobel winner Gurnah says

By Guy Faulconbridge and Natalie Thomas CANTERBURY, England (Reuters) – Europe should greet migrants with compassion rather than barbed wire and the British government is “rather nasty” about those who seek asylum, said Tanzanian writer Abdulrazak Gurnah, who won the

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Now India Faces Electricity Crisis as Coal Supplies Dwindle to 3 Days’ Worth

(NEW DELHI) — An energy crisis is looming over India as coal supplies grow perilously low, adding to challenges for a recovery in Asia’s third largest economy after it was wracked by the pandemic. Supplies across the majority of coal-fired

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U.S. officials will negotiate a new security deal with Mexico during talks Friday

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will lead high-level security talks Friday with Mexican and U.S. officials in an effort to negotiate a new security arrangement. (Image credit: Michael Swensen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov Win Nobel Peace Prize for Fighting for Press Freedom

(OSLO) — The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited their fight for freedom of expression, stressing that it is vital in promoting

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