Western governments struggle to coordinate response to Chinese hacking
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by Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent
2h ago
Experts say UK-imposed sanctions will make no difference when hacking is part of ecosystem of dealing with Beijing With the announcement that the UK government would be imposing sanctions on two individuals and one entity accused of targeting – without success – UK parliamentarians in cyber-attacks in 2021, the phrase “tip of the iceberg” comes to mind. But that would underestimate the iceberg. James Cleverly, the home secretary, said the sanctions were a sign that “targeting our elected representatives and electoral processes will never go unchallenged ..read more
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Russian police detain journalist who filmed last video of Alexei Navalny alive
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by Agencies
2h ago
Rights groups say Antonina Favorskaya is accused of links to Alexei Navalny’s ‘extremist organisation’ and is one of six journalists held this month A journalist who filmed the last video of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny before he died, Antonina Favorskaya, has been detained by authorities. Favorskaya covered the trials of Navalny for several years and media freedom organisation Reporters Without Borders said on Thursday she was one of six journalists across the country held this month ..read more
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Man shot dead in ‘very targeted’ attack in Melbourne’s north, police say
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by Australian Associated Press
2h ago
Victoria police say victim of Glenroy shooting was known to them and had a criminal record Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Police are treating the fatal shooting of a man at a strip of shops in Melbourne’s north as a targeted attack. The man was shot dead in a car park outside shops on Justin Avenue at Glenroy just after 4.30am on Good Friday. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup ..read more
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Crystal Mason: Texas woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted
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by Sam Levine in New York
4h ago
Appeals court rules Mason, now 49, did not know she was ineligible when she voted in 2016 and throws out conviction A Texas appeals court has thrown out a five-year prison sentence for Crystal Mason, a Texas woman who was sentenced for trying to cast a provisional ballot in the 2016 presidential election that was rejected. Mason, now 49, attempted to vote in Fort Worth in the 2016 even though she was ineligible because she was still on supervised release – which is like probation – for a tax felony. She has always maintained she had no idea she was ineligible and only tried to cast a ballot be ..read more
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US National Park Service sued over plan to trap Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats
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by Associated Press
4h ago
Activists say plan to remove 200 felines near Old San Juan fortress within six months is not enough time and worry cats will be killed A non-profit organization said Thursday that it sued the US National Park Service over a plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats from a historic district in the US territory. The lawsuit filed by Maryland-based Alley Cat Allies comes four months after the federal agency announced it would contract an animal welfare organization to remove an estimated 200 cats that live in an area surrounding a historic seaside fortress in Old San Juan ..read more
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Teen girl who died from gunshot wound after grabbing LA officer’s gun identified
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by Abené Clayton
6h ago
Attorney hired by family casts doubt on department’s claim that girl disarmed deputy, and will conduct investigation Authorities have identified the teenage girl who died of a gunshot wound inside a Los Angeles county sheriff’s station as 17-year-old Johanna González, according to the county medical examiner, who has classified her death as a suicide. Deputies were called to a home in the City of Industry, a small city 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, on 25 March for a teen allegedly having a mental health crisis. By the time they arrived, González, who was being fostered by her aunt and ..read more
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AstraZeneca calls for reform after claims Australian rules stopped it defending its vaccine during pandemic
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by Josh Butler
7h ago
Medical company says TGA regulations prevented it from responding to incorrect claims about its vaccine in 2021 Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast AstraZeneca has called for reforms to Australia’s rules around discussion of medicines, saying public confusion over its Covid vaccine was created because the company was restricted in explaining health warnings by the nation’s medicines regulator. The call is contained in more than 2,000 submissions to the federal government’s inquiry into Australia’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Sign up for Guardia ..read more
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Man arrested after 50 dead hares found outside village shop in Hampshire
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by Nadeem Badshah
7h ago
The 37-year-old man from Totton, near Southampton, was arrested on suspicion of seven offences A man has been arrested by police investigating the discovery of 50 dead hares that were scattered in front of a community shop in a Hampshire village. The dead mammals, along with a barn owl and a kestrel, were found dumped outside Broughton community shop on 15 March ..read more
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Former AFL player Eddie Betts shares video of racist abuse hurled at children playing in yard
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by Emily Wind
7h ago
Indigenous star posts CCTV footage on Instagram, stating ‘Aboriginal kids deserve to be able to play safely, free from racism and abuse over the fence’ Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Indigenous AFL great Eddie Betts has shared footage of children being racially abused in their own yard while stating “we are not even safe in our own homes”. Betts shared the security camera footage on social media on Thursday night showing a white car driving down a street before slowing down in front of a home. A person then yells out racial slurs ..read more
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Russia criticised for using veto to end UN monitoring of North Korea sanctions
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by AP at the United Nations
7h ago
Ukraine’s foreign minister calls veto ‘guilty plea’ amid claims Pyongyang is aiding Moscow’s war against Kyiv Russia has blocked the renewal of a UN panel monitoring sanctions against North Korea, weeks after the body said it was investigating reports of arms transfers between Moscow and Pyongyang. The move was met with a flurry of criticism, including by Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, who took to social media to call the veto “a guilty plea” amid allegations that Pyongyang is aiding Moscow in its war against Kyiv ..read more
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