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New Zealand’s ‘well-being’ budget under siege as hackers launch attacks to obtain top-secret documents
Date: 2019-05-29 09:42:58 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:20 - ID:7960178
WELLINGTON, May 29 (MENA) - The New Zealand government said on Wednesday that a “systematic” and “deliberate” cyberattack was behind an embarrassing leak of secret finance documents ahead of this week’s budget, South China Morning Post ....
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Japan beefs up measures against workplace harassment
Date: 2019-05-29 09:39:45 GMT - Japan - World - SN:19 - ID:7960175
TOKYO, May 29 (MENA) - Japan's parliament revised various pieces of legislation Wednesday in an effort to bolster measures against workplace harassment, obligating companies to combat the country's increasingly prevalent reports of bullying and ....
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Huawei calls on Washington to 'halt illegal action' against the company
Date: 2019-05-29 09:19:52 GMT - USA - World - SN:17 - ID:7960095
WASHINGTON, May 29 (MENA) - Huawei is pressing on with its lawsuit against the United States, challenging the constitutionality of a US law banning federal agencies from buying its products, CNN reported. The embattled Chinese tech firm said ....
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EU, US covering up Kosovar incitement against Serbs in Kosovo, says Russian diplomat
Date: 2019-05-28 16:26:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:64 - ID:7959602
MOSCOW, May 28 (MENA) - Kosovars' provocations against Serbs living in Kosovo are a direct consequence of the European Union and the United States pandering to them for many years, TASS News Agency quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ....
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Taliban attacks kill 23 members of Afghan security forces
Date: 2019-05-28 14:58:42 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:57 - ID:7959465
KABUL, May 28 (MENA) - Afghan officials said two Taliban attacks targeted Afghan security checkpoints in the country's west and east, killing at least 23 members of the security forces, ABC News reported. In western Ghor province, Abdul Hai ....
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Lavrov: Russia calls for total pullout of foreign forces from Afghanistan
Date: 2019-05-28 12:15:51 GMT - Russia - World - SN:41 - ID:7959000
MOSCOW, May 28 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that his country calls for full withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, Radio Free Europe reported on Tuesday. Speaking at a ceremony in Moscow marking the 100th ....
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Election puts Europe on front line of battle with populism
Date: 2019-05-28 12:00:27 GMT - USA - World - SN:40 - ID:7959071
NEW YORK, May 28 (MENA) - Recent election puts Europe on the front line of the battle with populism, The New York Times said in a report. Matteo Salvini basked in triumph on Monday after a thumping victory for his far-right League Party in this ....
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Cancellations, delays at Amsterdam's airport due to public transport strike
Date: 2019-05-28 11:54:05 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:39 - ID:7959040
AMSTERDAM, May 28 (MENA) - Amsterdam's busy Schiphol Airport warned passengers about likely delays due to a nationwide public transport strike, ABC reported Tuesday. Schiphol spokeswoman Madelon van der Hof said about 80 flights have been ....
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Chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee meets UN Special Representative
Date: 2019-05-28 11:05:02 GMT - Cyprus - World - SN:32 - ID:7958852
NICOSIA, May 28 (MENA) - Chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Elliot Engel met on Monday with the United Nations Special Representative in Cyprus, Elizabeth Spehar. Engel, who was in Cyprus as part of a regional trip, ....
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Trump leaves Japan after four-day visit
Date: 2019-05-28 11:04:35 GMT - Japan - World - SN:31 - ID:7958922
TOKYO, May 28 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump left Japan, concluding his four-day visit as the first state guest of the country's new Reiwa era, NHK reported on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Trump took a helicopter to Yokosuka, near Tokyo, and ....
