LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said Thursday that Russia had attempted to interfere in its 2019 general election by raising an online scandal over unlawfully acquired confidential documents about a planned free trade agreement with Washington. FILE PHOTO: A Russian flag is seen on the laptop screen in front of a …
Read More »TikTok hoped to operate as an American company, says White House adviser
FILE PHOTO: American flags are seen near a TikTok logo in this illustrated image taken on July 16, 2020. REUTERS / Florence Lo / Illustration WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top White House adviser said Thursday that he expects TikTok to separate from its Chinese owner and operate as a U.S. …
Read More »Twitter stepped up search to complete top security job before hacking
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) had intensified its search for an information security chief in recent weeks, two people familiar with the effort told Reuters, before the high-profile account breach on Wednesday raised alarm about the platform’s security. The FBI’s San Francisco division is leading an investigation into Twitter’s hacking, …
Read More »Non-essential travel restrictions extended at the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico
WASHINGTON / OTTAWA (Reuters) – Restrictions on non-essential travel at the U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico will run until August 21, Canada and the United States announced Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Two closed Canadian border checkpoints are seen after it was announced that the border would be closed to …
Read More »Ethiopia dam reservoir fills up as talks with Egypt and Sudan
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The reservoir behind Ethiopia’s Great Renaissance Dam is filling up, its water minister said on Wednesday, a day after talks with Sudan and Egypt over the giant Blue Nile hydroelectric project . A satellite image of the brochure shows a close-up view of the Ethiopian Great …
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