Barcelona on alert after US warns of possible Christmas attack

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2018 01:07:22 +0000

Barcelona on alert after US warns of possible Christmas attack

Barcelona was on alert on Monday after the US State Department warned of the risk of a terrorist attack in Spain’s second-largest city during the Christmas holidays.

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US charges 2 hackers with alleged Chinese intelligence ties

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 23:02:39 +0000

A poster displayed during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, shows two Chinese citizens suspected to be with the group APT 10 carrying out an extensive hacking campaign to steal data from U.S. companies. The Justice Department is charging two Chinese citizens with carrying out an extensive hacking campaign to steal data from U.S. companies. An indictment was unsealed Thursday against Zhu Hua and Zhang Shillong. Court papers filed in Manhattan federal court allege the hackers were able to breach the computers of more than 45 entities in 12 states. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

The alleged hackers are accused of breaching computer networks beginning as early as 2006 in a range of industries, including aviation and space, banking and finance, biotechnology oil and gas, satellites and pharmaceuticals.

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Poe hits lack of CCTVs in Philippine airports

Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 09:21:01 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Looking for a place to have a private moment with your lover? The country’s airports may just be the ideal place for you.

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Russia probes terror after teen suicide attack on FSB

Russia probes terror after teen suicide attack on FSB

MOSCOW — Russia launched a terrorism investigation on Wednesday after a 17-year-old student blew himself up at regional headquarters of the FSB security agency, wounding three employees.

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Over 6,000 cops to be deployed in Mimaropa for ‘Undas’

CITY OF CALAPAN — Some 6,556 policemen and “force multipliers” will be deployed in Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (Mimaropa) to ensure the public’s safety on November 1 and 2 in anticipation of people’s influx to cemeteries to visit departed loved ones.

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Russia to send newer, S-300 missile defense systems to Syria

Russia to send newer, S-300 missile defense systems to Syria

MOSCOW — Russia announced Monday that it will supply the Syrian government with more modern S-300 missile defense systems, following last week’s downing of a Russian plane by Syria, a friendly fire incident that sent regional tensions over the war-torn country soaring.

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No direct threat to Duterte’s life—Palace

Malacañang on Thursday conceded that there was no direct threat against President Duterte, but the authorities were constantly ensuring his total security given that he had made powerful enemies.

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Chilean officials: Flights hit by wave of false bomb threats

SANTIAGO, Chile — At least three airliners were forced to make emergency landings or turn back to their original airports in Chile and Peru amid a wave of what aviation officials said was a wave of false bomb threats Thursday.

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Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul; at least 48 dead

Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul; at least 48 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck a private education center in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Wednesday where high school graduates were preparing for university entrance exams, killing 48 young men and women and leaving behind a scene of devastation and tragedy.

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