HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police have arrested four people aged 16-21 for alleged crimes under the city’s new national security law, the first of those arrests outside of street protests since the legislation entered effective a month ago. Reporters take photos and videos of a police vehicle driving …
Read More »UK appoints new MI6 spy chief to meet challenges from China and Russia
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain named career diplomat and intelligence officer Richard Moore on Wednesday as the new head of MI6’s spy service as the West seeks to beef up its defenses against hostile espionage from China and Russia. FILE PHOTO: Britain’s political director Richard Moore attends a working session during …
Read More »Zimbabwe Agrees to Pay $ 3.5 Billion Compensation to White Farmers
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe agreed on Wednesday to pay $ 3.5 billion in compensation to white farmers whose land was expropriated by the government to resettle black families, taking another step closer to solving one of the most divisive policies of the era of Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa …
Read More »US cybersecurity firm says Beijing-linked hackers attack Vatican ahead of talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hackers linked to the Chinese government have infiltrated the Vatican’s computer networks, including the representative of the Hong Kong-based Roman Catholic Church, a US company that tracks state-backed cyberattacks said on Wednesday. . He said the attacks started in May. The Vatican and Beijing are expected to …
Read More »Philippines takes ‘big step’ towards use of nuclear energy
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has taken a big step to harness nuclear energy, its energy minister said on Wednesday after President Rodrigo Duterte created an inter-agency panel to study the adoption of a national nuclear energy policy. FILE PHOTO: The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) is seen during a …
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