World
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534Insider risks in focus as 2 Twitter ex-workers charged with spying for Saudi Arabia
Allegations that two former Twitter employees spied on users for the Saudi government have spotlighted the threat posed by insiders who exploit...
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510China calls Hong Kong protesters ‘mobsters’ after stabbing
China has slammed radical protesters in Hong Kong as “mobsters” using violence to influence upcoming local elections, after a pro-Beijing lawmaker was...
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541European Union hails ‘fast, ambitious’ pace towards digital tax
An international effort to better tax tech giants such as Google or Facebook has achieved surprising results, a top EU official said...
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601Boris Johnson pledges new post-Brexit visas for doctors and nurses
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans for special visas to make it easier for the U.K.’s National Health Service to recruit doctors...
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539Three killed, 20 injured in Iran earthquake: State television
An earthquake in northwestern Iran on Friday killed three people and injured 20, according to the first official reports on state television....
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481China says agreed with US to remove tariffs as trade deal progresses
China and the United States have agreed a plan to remove tariffs imposed on two-way goods in stages, the commerce ministry said...
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655Millennials cheer New Zealand lawmaker’s ‘OK, Boomer’ remark
A 25-year-old New Zealand lawmaker’s “OK, Boomer” response in parliament when heckled by an older colleague is being cheered by millennials around...
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430Paris climate accord ‘irreversible’, China, France jointly declare in Beijing
The Paris climate accord is “irreversible” President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron said in Beijing on Wednesday soon after...
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490US accuses Iran of ‘nuclear extortion’ with enrichment step
The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of “nuclear extortion” and vowed no let-up in pressure after the clerical regime said it...
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546Chinese President Xi expresses ‘high degree of trust’ in Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam
China’s President Xi Jinping expressed a “high degree of trust” in Hong Kong’s embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam after the two met...
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