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Attacks on Russia: how will Putin react? thumbnail

Attacks on Russia: how will Putin react?

US fears have eased over Vladimir Putin's 'nuclear sabre-rattling' (Image credit: Sergei Ilyin / Pool / AFP via Getty Images)) Better late than never, said The Daily Telegraph. For weeks, President Zelenskyy has been begging Washington to allow Ukrainian forces to use US-supplied missiles against targets inside Russia.   The ban on doing so had
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UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders thumbnail

UN puts spotlight on attacks against Indigenous land defenders

At the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, experts called attention to the criminalization of Indigenous Peoples worldwide, exacerbated by intersecting interests in extractive industries, conservation, and climate mitigation.While Indigenous peoples are affected by the global trend of using criminal law to dissuade free speech and protests, the bulk of criminalization of Indigenous Peoples happens
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Red Sea shipping attacks raise risk of consumer price surge thumbnail

Red Sea shipping attacks raise risk of consumer price surge

Live updates: Follow the latest news on Israel-GazaGlobal manufacturers and retailers of goods from clothes to cars face big risks from shipping disruptions in the Red Sea, where longer delays and surging freight costs could lead to higher consumer prices.Sectors such as perishable products, electronics, machinery, textiles, apparel, retail, automotive parts and consumer goods will
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Russian Attacks in Ukraine Leave 3 Killed and 17 Wounded thumbnail

Russian Attacks in Ukraine Leave 3 Killed and 17 Wounded

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials reported more civilian casualties from Russian shelling in the country’s east and south on Saturday, as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez began a visit to Kyiv as a show of continuing support from Madrid and the European Union for Ukraine’s fight to dislodge invading Russian forces. In an address to
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Half of ransomware attacks have disrupted healthcare delivery, JAMA report finds thumbnail

Half of ransomware attacks have disrupted healthcare delivery, JAMA report finds

Led by University of Minnesota Public Health researchers, the Trends in Ransomware Attacks on U.S. Hospitals, Clinics and Other Health Care Delivery Organizations study quantified the frequency and characteristics of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector from 2016 to 2021. WHY IT MATTERS Ransomware groups are generally aggressive on critical infrastructure like energy, healthcare and
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Shark Attacks Rose In 2021 thumbnail

Shark Attacks Rose In 2021

For several years shark attacks on humans have been in decline, with cases dropping in 2018, 2019 and utterly plummeting in 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns around the world. 2021 saw researchers record 73 unprovoked shark attacks compared to 52 in 2020, which is a huge jump. However, researchers have stated that the…
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