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Biden, Scholz discuss NATO reinforcements if Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate

U.S. President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed the Russia-Ukraine tensions in a phone call Wednesday and exchanged views about "diplomacy, deterre

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IOC excludes DPRK from 2022 Winter Olympics for no-show in Tokyo

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been excluded from the coming Winter Olympics in 2022 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as punishment fo

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Phone hacking allegations revive criticism of Modi government

Data leaked to human rights organisations suggests the phones of journalists and opposition leaders were hacked by the Indian government.

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An internal code repo used by New York State’s IT office was exposed online

A code repository used by the New York state government’s IT department was left exposed on the internet, allowing anyone to access the projects inside, some of which contained secret keys and p

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China passes law to counter foreign sanctions

The 29th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) adopted a new law on anti-foreign sanctions on Thursday. The Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Stand

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China condemns false statement on Xinjiang by LA Times

The Los Angeles Times published an editorial on the so-called "genocide" and "forced labor" in Xinjiang and advocated boycotting Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Friday.A spokesperson of the C

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Short seller says Lemonade website bug exposed insurance customers’ account data

An activist short seller has written a letter to the chief executive of insurance giant Lemonade with details of an “accidentally discovered” security flaw that exposes customers’ ac

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Biden Cabinet nominee's meetings with Epstein in 2012 spanned 90 minutes, document reveals

Biden Cabinet nominee Eric Lander’s past meetings with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spanned approximately 90 minutes over two events in the spring of

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UEFA Champions League preview: Bayern Munich vs. Lazio

L-R: Kingsley Coman, Joshua Kimmich and Leroy Sane of Bayern Munich celebrate after Sane scores a goal in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first-leg game against Lazio at Olimpico Stadium in

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Flipboard expands its local coverage to more than 1,000 cities and towns

News aggregator Flipboard‘s local coverage is making what product lead Brian Gottesman described as a “quantum leap,” expanding from 60 topics (a.k.a. cities, towns and communities t

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UK first country to roll out Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

Britain on Wednesday became the first western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for general use, announcing a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech's jab from next week in a major advance for humanity's

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Google has created an AI-powered nightmare creature generator

Google has taken the wraps off Chimera Painter, a web-based tool that lets anyone generate terrifying cryptozoological entities in an interface that looks like MS Paint by way of Diablo. Why, you ask?

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France not banning Huawei from 5G, says minister

French Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday that France is not banning China-based tech company Huawei from investing in its next-generation

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China firmly opposes Japan's so-called name-changing bill concerning Diaoyu Islands

China firmly opposes Japan's adoption of a so-called name-changing bill concerning the Diaoyu Islands, and has lodged stern representations with Japan through diplomat

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Color’s COVID-19 testing shows most who test positive had either mild or no symptoms

Echoing much of the existing data and research on the subject, SF-based Color released data today showing that based on its own testing program, most individuals who test positive for COVID-19 displa

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China Telecom urges the FCC not to revoke ability to operate in U.S.

China Telecom Corp's U.S. unit urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) not to revoke the company's nearly two-decade old authorization to provide international telecommunications services t

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U.S. Navy test sees virus antibodies on 60% Roosevelt carrier crew

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt departs following an extended visit in the midst of a coronavirus disease outbreak, from Apra Harbor, Guam, May 21, 2020. /Reuters A U.S.