KABUL/DOHA (Reuters) - The United States signed a deal with Taliban insurgents on Saturday that could pave the way toward a full withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Afghanistan and represent a step toward ending the 18-year-war in the nation. But while the agreement creates a path for the United States to gradually pull out of…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTens of thousands march in Slovakia calling for early elections in 2018 Slovakia votes on Saturday in its first general election since an investigative journalist and his fiancée were murdered in 2018.The shooting of Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova shocked the nation and toppled PM Robert Fico,…
MAC HACKING MADE EASY — Former NSA hacker repackages in-the-wild Mac malware for his own use. Dan Goodin - Feb 28, 2020 3:15 pm UTC SAN FRANCISCO—Malware developers are always trying to outdo each other with creations that are stealthier and more advanced than their competitors’. At the RSA Security conference this week, a former…
GENEVA/BEIJING (Reuters) - The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday, with six countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization (WHO) raising its global spread and impact risk alert to “very high”. World shares fell again, winding up their worst week since the 2008 global financial crisis…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A child plays in a playground of a public housing estate win Hong Kong while wearing a mask as a precautionary measure against the spread of the coronavirus Costs are growing for parents in Japan and Hong Kong with schools shut until April because of the coronavirus.Schools are facing…
Crash, ahh-ahh, king of the impossible — Naughty Dog's Andy Gavin reveals mid-'90s memory management and 3D animation tricks. Kyle Orland - Feb 27, 2020 4:15 pm UTC Shot by Sean Dacanay, edited by Jeremy Smolik. Click here for transcript.When you hear the name Crash Bandicoot, you probably think of it as Sony's platformy, mascoty…
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will tighten its border controls to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday, adding that it would pay particular attention to a key migrant route. His comments came as the country reported two new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Greece…
Posted at 6:226:22Thai parliament disinfectedCleaners disinfect the Thai parliament in Bangkok - after a lawmaker had been in the building following a trip to Japan.AFPCopyright: AFPPosted at 6:146:14North Korea keeps students off schoolNorth Korea has delayed the new school term, according to state media.It's not known when the schools will reopen. The measure will also…
oops — Losing data to an intruder is not a great look for a law enforcement partner. Kate Cox - Feb 26, 2020 4:55 pm UTC Enlarge / A video surveillance camera hangs from the side of a building on May 14, 2019, in San Francisco, California. Clearview, a secretive facial-recognition startup that claims to…
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks attempted a recovery on Wednesday after a rocky start to the week that shaved off more than 6% from the main indexes on growth concerns stemming from a global spread of the coronavirus. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New…
