RANSOMWARE GROUP THREATENS TO LEAK AUSTRALIANS’ MEDICAL DATA IN 24 HOURS

Tue 08 November 2022:  In what the health insurer has called a worrisome development, a ransomware gang has threatened to leak Medibank customer data as Australia’s largest health insurer faces a potential class action after the data of 9.7 million current and former customers was breached. When an unnamed group hacked into Medibank’s system a […]

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NEW ZEALAND MOSQUE GUNMAN BRENTON TARRANT APPEALS HIS LIFE SENTENCE

Tue 08 November 2022:  The conviction and life sentence of a self-described white supremacist who massacred 51 Muslim worshipers at two Christchurch mosques in March 2019 have been appealed. A representative for the Court of Appeal in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, said to several media sites on Tuesday that no date has been set for […]

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UKRAINE’S MAJORITY EXPECTS A PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN THE EU, POLL SHOWS

Mon 07 November 2022:  The majority of Ukrainians (88 percent) have said they believe their country will be a prosperous member of the European Union in a decade, according to a poll published by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology on Monday. Ukraine applied for membership in the EU shortly after Russia launched a full-scale […]

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WAGNER GROUP MERCENARY BOSS PRIGOZHIN ADMITS TO MEDDLING IN US ELECTIONS

Mon 07 November 2022:  Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin has admitted to interfering in United States elections and said he would continue doing so in the future, the first such admission from a figure who has been formally implicated by Washington in efforts to influence US politics. In comments posted by the press service of his […]

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COUNTRIES TO FACE ‘GREY LIST’ IN ANTI-TERROR CRACKDOWN ON CRYPTO

Mon 07 November 2022:   The Financial Action Task Force is planning to ramp up oversight of crypto providers, sources say. ​​Countries that fail to implement anti-money laundering guidelines for cryptocurrencies could be added to a “grey list” that includes Syria and Haiti under a global watchdog’s plans to tighten scrutiny of virtual assets. The Financial […]

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UK POLICE LAUNCH MAJOR OPERATION TO ARREST DISRUPTIVE CLIMATE CHANGE PROTESTORS

Mon 07 November 2022:  The Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom has launched an operation in which it is taking preventive action against environmental organizations that are preparing to stage disruptive demonstrations after the opening of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP27. According to reports, the police have detained activists affiliated with “Just […]

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RUSSIAN OFFICIALS HELD TALKS WITH A BIDEN AIDE AMID NUCLEAR TENSIONS – WSJ

Mon 07 November 2022:  According to the Wall Street Journal, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with top Russian officials in the aim of reducing the chance that the Ukraine crisis may spill over or escalate into a nuclear warfare, Reuters reported. According to the newspaper, Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s senior national security advisor, had […]

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ACCOUNTS “ENGAGING IN IMPERSONATION” WOULD BE PERMANENTLY SUSPENDED : TWITTER CEO MUSK

Mon 07 November 2022:  Elon Musk has responded to criticism of his decision to charge a monthly fee for the blue checkmark that is available to all users of the site by pledging to delete any accounts who impersonate others on Twitter. Following some high-profile users changing their names to Elon Musk to protest the […]

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US MAY ELECT FIRST MUSLIM SENATOR. WHY ARE FEW MUSLIMS THRILLED?

Sun 06 November 2022:  Donald Trump-backed Mehmet Oz’s Senate bid fails to produce enthusiasm seen with previous Muslim firsts in US. The United States may elect its highest-ranking Muslim official next week – a Donald Trump-backed Republican who has questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 elections. Mehmet Oz, a television personality and retired surgeon of […]

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SWEDEN TO DISTANCE ITSELF FROM KURDISH MILITIAS IN EFFORT TO JOIN NATO, FM SAYS

Sun 06 November 2022: Sweden has reaffirmed its decision to distance itself from Kurdish militant groups in its bid to join NATO, as it attempts to secure Turkiye’s approval to join the military alliance. Earlier this year, Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the potential […]

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