Trump discusses plan to combat rising crime across the US
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EU rescue deal: ‘The most important moment in the life of our Europe,’ says Macron
Emmanuel Macron from the Elysée Palace during a televised interview on TF1, in Paris on July 21, 2020. © AFP – LUDOVIC MARIN A historic rescue plan for economies left shattered by the coronavirus epidemic was hailed by French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday as “the most important moment in the life of our Europe since…
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Chinese hackers charged by Justice Department with trying to steal US coronavirus research
The 11-count indictment alleges the Chinese nationals hacked into hundreds of computer systems. The Department of Justice announced Tuesday it has charged two Chinese hackers with trying to steal U.S. COVID-19 research as well as other sensitive information from businesses and government agencies. The 11-count indictment against Li Xiaoyu, 34, and Dong Jiazhi, 31, alleges the Chinese nationals hacked into the computer…
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For refugees, pandemic adds to the hardship of a new life
It took five years for Sayed Ahmed Popal to get to the United States. After working with the U.S. government in Kabul, he had received frequent threats to his life from the Taliban — so when the United States finally granted him asylum, Popal felt he could breathe again. But when he arrived in Maryland…
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Russia, the US and the Covid-19 vaccine free-for-all
Editor’s Note: Kent Sepkowitz is a CNN medical analyst and a physician and infection control expert at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. (CNN) Last Thursday, security officials from three countries told us that Russian hackers were targeting organizations…
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Tensions rise with Russia and China
Washington’s approach to Moscow and Beijing must get more focus in the presidential race. On Thursday, the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada alleged that hackers tied to Russian intelligence agencies are targeting Western entities working on a coronavirus vaccine. A day before, in just the latest sign of Sino-American tension, it was reported that the…
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Iran could flood the market with millions of barrels of oil if Joe Biden becomes president, one of Wall Street’s top analysts says
The oil market is not considering the threat of a Joe Biden victory in the US election, a renowned oil analyst warned this week. RBC Capital Markets’ Helima Croft told Business Insider that a Biden victory could lead to the renegotiation of the Iran Nuclear Deal, which could in turn see Iran up international oil production….
