Lombok Earthquake
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A military base in southern Syria where U.S. troops have maintained a presence to train forces as part of a broad campaign against the Islamic State group was attacked by drones on Thursday, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press. One drone was shot down, but another caused in minor injuries, said…
Oct. 20 (UPI) — Scores of the websites and apps, including Facebook, Disney+ and Reddit were hit by a global outage overnight caused by an “operational issue” at U.S. cloud services provider Amazon Web Services. At the peak of the incident, early Monday, AWS reported more than 70 of its own services were impacted before…
Russian flag carrier Aeroflot cancelled dozens of flights on Monday after a pro-Ukrainian hacker group claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the airline’s systems. Aeroflot said it was experiencing service disruptions to all of its electronic systems and had to adjust flight schedules. The airline gave no further details about the cyberattack or how long…
The president made the announcement during a speech commemorating the 1979 Sandinista revolution Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega said the Central American country would no longer hold elections, further closing off any potential path for the opposition to challenge the government he leads with his wife, Rosario Murillo. Ortega, Nicaragua’s longest-serving leader, has remained in power…
Temporary state-dictated rent controls become law until at least March 2023 in Scotland. The Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Act gives ministers temporary power to cap rent increases for public and private rented properties, as well as for student accommodation. The Scottish government says this is to help with the cost of living crisis. The…
Energy cooperation helped China’s overall trade with Russia maintain its strong growth momentum in the first quarter with an increase of 38.7% from a year earlier, far outpacing the growth of China’s total trade. Energy cooperation took more than 40 percent of bilateral commodity trade, playing a pivotal role, and with the promotion of local…