WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese government-linked hackers have targeted the U.S. election infrastructure for the 2020 presidential election, White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien said on Sunday, indicating a more active level of heightened Chinese interference. O’Brien’s remarks appeared to go above and beyond a statement issued Friday by the …
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Beirut, Lebanon Raging over a massive explosion in Beirut last week, tens of thousands of Protestants took to the streets of the capital on Saturday to account for responsibility and the downfall of the country’s ruling class. A large number of Protestants throw stones and other projectiles. They sat against …
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Lebanon’s government ousted after Prime Minister Hassan Diab accused endemic corruption of a devastating explosion last week that swept through the capital. President Michel Aoun on Monday accepted Diab’s resignation and asked the government to remain in a position of capacity until a new cabinet is formed. Tensions are running …
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DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran shuts down a newspaper on Monday after quoting a former member of the national coronavirus task force and saying the country’s toll of the epidemic could be 20 times higher than official figures, state news agency IRNA reported. PHILO PHOTO: A girl walks into a bazaar …
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BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in the port of Beirut posed a security risk and could destroy the capital if it exploded, according to documents seen by Reuters and senior security sources. Debris will …
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