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Researcher Finds ‘kill Switch’ For Cyberattack Ransomeware

A cybersecurity researcher appears to have discovered a "kill switch" that can prevent the spread of the WannaCry...

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US Train Driver Faces Charges Over Deadly 2015 Derailment

Criminal charges were filed Friday against a US passenger train driver for the 2015 derailment in Philadelphia that...

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China Tells the World Bedtime Stories In Propaganda Drive

A video of an American father telling his daughter bedtime stories about the Chinese president's signature project. A...

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Berlin Backpackers In A Bind

It's an unusual dilemma that tourists in Berlin have to grapple with -- will getting into a hostel bunk bed help...

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O’Driscoll Fallout Helped ‘galvanise’ All Blacks

Former New Zealand coach Graham Henry has weighed in on the ongoing debate over the crippling tackle on Brian...

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Nepal’s High Hopes For First Local Polls In 20 Years

Nepal holds its first local elections in two decades on Sunday hoping to cement a fraught transition to democracy and...

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Boko Haram Releases Video of Purported Chibok Girl

Boko Haram late on Friday released a video claiming to show the Chibok schoolgirls who refused to be rescued as part of...

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Tumultuous Week Puts Trump Presidency On Perilous Path

Another self-inflicted crisis has left Donald Trump's critics outraged and some of his Republican allies dismayed, but...

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Chelsea Manning Prepares To Leave Male Prison As A Woman

Chelsea Manning says she can't wait to breathe the spring air and go swimming when she is released from a Kansas prison...

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‘No Risk’ If LA Gets 2024 Olympic Games

An International Olympic Committee delegation on Friday lavished praise on Los Angeles's bid for the 2024 Games,...

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Fast-Moving Cyberattacks Wreak Havoc Worldwide

A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, apparently exploiting a flaw exposed in documents leaked...

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Fiat Chrysler Recalls More Than 1 Mn Pickups In US

Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than one million US pickup trucks due to a software defect that disables side air bags,...

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Firms In New York Pay Up For Snagging Resale Tickets

Six ticket brokers have agreed to pay $4.2 million following allegations they bought up hundreds of thousands of seats...

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No US Involvement In Deal With IS Fighters

The Pentagon said Friday it played no part in an unusual deal in which Islamic State jihadists were allowed to leave a...

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The Players In Trump’s Russia Scandal

The shock dismissal of the FBI chief James Comey has triggered days of turmoil in Washington and thrust the spotlight...

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NASA Delays Deep-Space Orion Test To 2019 Due To Costs

The first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule, designed to one day carry people to Mars, has been delayed until 2019 at...

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Koons Unveils Giant Inflatable Ballerina In New York

Artist Jeff Koons on Friday unveiled an enormous inflatable blonde, silver-limbed ballerina in one of the busiest...

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North Korea Lashes Out At US Over UN Push To Enforce Sanctions

North Korea on Friday accused the United States of using threats and intimidation to force countries at the United...

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Tunisia Ex-Minister Sentenced To Jail For Graft

A Tunis court has sentenced Ridha Grira, the last defence minister under ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, to...