YANGON (Reuters) - In a muddy field in western Myanmar, hundreds of Chinese shipping containers fitted with single narrow windows stand in neat lines, empty of the refugees they were designed to host. FILE PHOTO:A boy holds a placard as hundreds of Rohingya refugees protest against their repatriation at the Unchiprang camp in Teknaf, Bangladesh…
Image copyright Getty Images Leaked documents reveal how Africa's richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption.Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals involving land, oil, diamonds and telecoms when her father was president of Angola, a southern African country rich in natural resources.The documents show how she and her…
VOTING MACHINE INTEGRITY — Vulnerable server distributed election and voter files to counties throughout the state. Dan Goodin - Jan 18, 2020 3:41 pm UTC Forensic evidence shows signs that a Georgia election server may have been hacked ahead of the 2016 and 2018 elections by someone who exploited Shellshock, a critical flaw that gives…
FILE PHOTO: Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. President Donald Trump sign "phase one" of the U.S.-China trade agreement during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueBEIJING (Reuters) - China will negotiate with American companies and increase imports of U.S. goods and products…
Worshippers across Russia and Eastern Europe have been braving icy waters for Epiphany, one of the most important holidays in the Orthodox Christian calendar.Celebrated on 19 January, Epiphany commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. Image copyright Reuters To mark the event many Orthodox Christians submerge themselves in holes of icy water. They…
Charter kills security service — Charter's product shutdown highlights lack of interoperability in alarm systems. Jon Brodkin - Jan 17, 2020 8:15 pm UTC Enlarge / A Charter Spectrum vehicle.Charter is killing its home-security service and telling customers that security devices they've purchased will stop working once the service is shut down on February 5. The…
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - China and Myanmar inked dozens of deals on Saturday to speed up infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian nation, as Beijing seeks to cement its hold over a neighbor increasingly isolated by the West. Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Presidential Palace…
Image copyright Police handout Image caption From left: Jacob Kaderli, Michael Helterbrand and Luke Austin Lane Three more alleged members of a US neo-Nazi hate group have been arrested in Georgia, authorities say, in what appears to be a national operation.The arrests came on the same day that three suspected members of the same group…
Who needs a drink? — Vulvas, psychics, and junk science, oh my. I watched so you don't have to. Beth Mole - Jan 17, 2020 8:01 am UTC Enlarge / This is the exact moment in the goop lab's third episode in which Gwyneth Paltrow admits she doesn't know the difference between a vagina and…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Friday after data in China showed pressure on the world’s second biggest economy may be starting to diminish. FILE PHOTO: Passersby are reflected on a screen displaying graphs of market indices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Issei KatoThe news along with easing trade tensions…
