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Iraqis denounce rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone.

Iraq’s Kata’ib Hezbollah, a major pro-government resistance group, says a rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone Sunday night is “unacceptable” and against the country’s national interests. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack which came in the wake of back-to-back sudden decisions taken by the US recently, including its …

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One of Australia’s most popular PM dies.

Bob Hawke, one of Australia’s longest-serving Prime Ministers and a champion of the trade union movement, has died peacefully at the age of 89. Known affectionately by his nickname, “Hawkie” was Australia’s prime minister between 1983 and 1991, winning four elections and becoming the country’s third longest-tenured leader. His policies …

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4 killed as anti-graft protest rocks Iraq’s Najaf

At least four people have been killed in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf during an anti-corruption protest called by a political movement led by Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Reports said that Wednesday’s demonstration turned violent after security guards outside the al-Bashir shopping mall, owned by a former local official, opened …

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International cyber-crime gang busted.

An international crime gang which used malware to steal $100m (£77m) from more than 40,000 victims has been dismantled. A complex police operation conducted investigations in the US, Bulgaria, Germany, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. The gang infected computers with GozNym malware, which captured online banking details to access bank accounts. …

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‘National emergency’: Trump bans Huawei & other ‘adversary tech’ from US telecoms

US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over technology designed or produced by ‘foreign adversaries,’ an act widely understood to target China’s ZTE and Huawei in an effort to freeze them out of 5G market. Arguing that “foreign adversaries are increasingly creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in information and …

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