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Tim Cook says Apple's refusal to unlock iPhone for FBI is a 'civil liberties' issue

Apple boss Tim Cook told his employees on Monday that the company’s refusal to cooperate with a US government to unlock an iPhone used by Syed Farook, one of the two shooters in the San Bernardino attack, was a defense of civil liberties.

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U.S. govt files motion to compel Apple to work with FBI

​The Department of Justice on Friday filed a motion to compel Apple to comply with a court order to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) access data on an iPhone owned by a terrorist killer.

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Maintenance of post-war world order requires concerted China-U.S. efforts

Maintenance of the present-day world order, which establishes peace following the Allied victory in World War II and prevents revival of militarism in the post-war era, essentially requires concerted efforts by both China and the United States. As the whole international community is commemorating the 70th anniversary of the WWII triumph, Chinese and foreign experts have called for concerted China-U.S. efforts to safeguard the hard-won post-war world order, which is now faced with grave challenges mainly as a result of attempts by right-wing forces in Japan to deny the outcome of WWII and to change the country's pacifist constitution.

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Japan's Okinawa gov't orders halt to U.S. base relocation work

​The Okinawa prefectural government on Monday ordered the suspension of underwater work in a coastal area in Nago city in the Japan's southernmost island prefecture for a relocation site for the U.S. Futenma airbase, according to local report.

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U.S. authority fines two stock exchanges over order type descriptions

​The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Monday that two stock exchanges formerly owned by Direct Edge Holdings have agreed to pay a 14- million-U.S.-dollar penalty to settle charges that their rules failed to accurately describe their order types.

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India bans import, sale of Xiaomi smartphone: report

​An Indian court has banned the import and sale of Chinese smartphone Xiaomi over alleged patent infringement, said local media Thursday.

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India bans import, sale of Xiaomi smartphone

​An Indian court has banned the import and sale of Chinese smartphone Xiaomi over alleged patent infringement, said local media Thursday.

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Battle over immigration reform brewing in U.S.

​A battle over immigration reform is brewing in Washington after President Barack Obama's announcement last month that he would act alone and issue an executive order to prevent the deportation of millions of illegal immigrants.

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Japan issues order to intercept DPRK missile

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera has issued an order to the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to intercept any missile launched by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), according to local media Saturday.

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Obama signs order raising minimum wage for federal contract workers

U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order formally raising the minimum wage for federal workers during an event Wednesday at the White House.

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Cambodian police disperse protesters defying ban with smoke bombs

Cambodian security forces fired smoke bombs to disperse protesters in the capital Monday morning, national military police spokesman Kheng Tito said.