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Decrypted: How a teenager hacked Twitter, Garmin’s ransomware aftermath

A 17-year-old Florida teenager is accused of perpetrating one of the year’s biggest and most high-profile hacks: Twitter.A federal 30-count indictment filed in Tampa said Graham Ivan Clark used

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South Asian countries struggle to mitigate impacts of devastating floods, surging COVID-19 cases

Massive floods and landslides triggered by weeks of rains have affected millions in South Asia as regional countries struggle to curb the rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak and restart economies

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Bill Gates sees South Korea COVID-19 vaccine promise

SK Bioscience, the South Korean pharmaceutical company backed by Bill Gates, may be capable of producing 200 million coronavirus vaccine kits by next June. /Reuters SK Bioscience, the South Ko

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Across China: Villagers relocate as floodwater spills from freshwater lake in east China

Hu Maoshan was ready to move when there was knee-deep floodwater in his house. "We stored everything on the second floor," said Hu, 83. "I only took along a few import

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China renews blue alert for rainstorms

China's national observatory on Sunday renewed a blue alert for rainstorms in several provinces and regions, where incessant downpours have already wreaked havoc. From

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Schlumberger eyes deeper cost cuts as oil rout caused $3.7 bln charge

The exterior of a Schlumberger Corporation building is pictured in West Houston January 16, 2015. /Reuters Oilfield services giant Schlumberger NV on Friday outlined plans for deeper spending

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Wuhan receives first trans-provincial tour group since lockdown lifted

A tour group from outside Hubei Province on Tuesday kicked off a sightseeing tour of the provincial capital of Wuhan, the first of its kind since the city's lockdown w

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China issues blue alert for rainstorms

China's national observatory on Sunday issued a blue alert for rainstorms, even as incessant downpours have already wreaked havoc in vast stretches of the country. Fro

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Torrential rain pummels southwest, central Japan, widespread evacuation orders issued

Downpours continued to inundate wide swathes of southwest and central Japan on Wednesday leading to the weather agency here issuing its highest alert level for heavy r

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China's Hubei upgrades disaster relief emergency response

Central China's Hubei Province raised its emergency response for natural disaster relief from level IV to level III starting from Wednesday noon, as incessant downpour

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7 killed in monsoon rain spell in Pakistan's Karachi

At least seven people have been killed and scores others injured in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan's southern city Karachi due to the first seasonal monso

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Strap in — a virtual Tour de France kicks off this weekend on the online racing platform Zwift

The pandemic has wreaked havoc on all manner of professional sports this year, and cycling has not been immune. For example, the best-known race on the planet, the Tour de France, normally staged in J

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Argentina extends coronavirus lockdown: 'Worse is to come'

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced on Friday a re-tightening of coronavirus-induced lockdown measures in the country's capital Buenos Aires as the city's COVID-19 caseload has risen shar

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New Development Bank provides South Africa with $1 billion loan

The New Development Bank established by the BRICS group of emerging nations has approved a one-billion-U.S. dollar COVID-19 emergency loan to South Africa to help reduce the socioeconomic impact o

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Man Utd loanee Ighalo set for China return after failed negotiations

Odion Ighalo celebrates at full time during the Premier League clash between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford, England, March 8, 2020. /VCG Back in late January, when Odio

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16-year-old charged for assaulting woman during Sunday's violence in Hong Kong

A 16-year-old male who assaulted a woman during Sunday's violence in Hong Kong was charged with riot and wounding, and appeared in court on Tuesday. According to Hong

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Liaison office condemns violence, illegal actions for endangering national security

The rioters' wanton acts unveiled how they colluded with foreign forces, created terror and incited "Hong Kong independence," and tried to destroy the Hong Kong society