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Daily Archives: Jul 30, 2014

Tor's users include the military, law enforcement officers and journalists, who use it as a way of communicating with whistle-blowers

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An attack on Tor network may have unmasked users for five months, developers of software used to access the network say. The Tor Project said...
The House of Representatives is voting to pass a resolution authorizing it to sue President Barack Obama

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The House of Representatives is voting to pass a resolution authorizing it to sue President Barack Obama for what Republican leaders describe as his...
Liberia is closing down all schools across the country to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus

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Liberia is closing down all schools across the country to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Some communities would be placed under quarantine...
G7 leaders say Russia will face further economic sanctions if it continues to support rebels in Ukraine

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Russia will face further economic sanctions if it continues to support rebels in Ukraine, G7 leaders say. In a statement on Wednesday, the G7 group...
Ruqiya Farah Yarow was killed outside her hut near the southern Somali town of Hosingow by gunmen belonging to the al-Shabab group

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A Muslim woman has been killed by militant Islamists in Somalia for refusing to wear a veil, her relatives say. Ruqiya Farah Yarow was killed...
More than 1,300 Palestinians and 58 Israelis have now died in Gaza Strip conflict

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At least 17 Palestinians have been killed and 160 wounded in an Israeli strike that hit a fruit and vegetable market in Shujayea, near...
The landslide buried some 40 houses and trapped about 150 people in Malin village

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A massive landslide buried a remote village in western India on July 30, killing at least 17 people, officials said. The landslide buried some 40...
Argentina can't afford to pay the so-called hold-out creditors and risks a new bond default

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Economy Minister Axel Kicillof has returned to the negotiating table in a last-ditch attempt to prevent Argentina defaulting on its bonds. Axel Kicillof's talks with...
The Louvre museum in Paris has called in the pest controllers after picnickers in its gardens encouraged an infestation of rats

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The Louvre museum in Paris has called in the pest controllers after picnickers in its gardens encouraged an infestation of rats. Startling photos and videos...
Israel attacked a UN school housing refugees in Gaza despite repeated warnings that civilians were sheltering there

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Israel attacked a UN school housing refugees in Gaza despite repeated warnings that civilians were sheltering there, the UN has said. UN spokesman Chris Gunness...
Bowe Bergdahl was introduced to the investigating officer, Major General Kenneth R. Dahl, and is expected to be questioned by him next week in Texas in an informal setting

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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is expected to submit to questioning next week by the US Army general probing the circumstances that led to the his...
Twitter reported a loss of $145 million during Q2 2014

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Twitter reported a loss of $145 million during Q2 2014. That is more than triple the loss Twitter reported during the same period a year...
Driverless cars will be allowed on UK’s public roads from January 2015

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Driverless cars will be allowed on UK’s public roads from January 2015, the government has announced. The UK’s government also invited cities to compete to...
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova are suing the Russian government over their imprisonment for a protest in a Moscow cathedral

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Pussy Riot’s former members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova are suing the Russian government over their imprisonment for a protest in a Moscow cathedral. Maria...
A massive water main break on Los Angeles' iconic Sunset Boulevard has caused flooding at the UCLA campus

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A massive water main break on Los Angeles' iconic Sunset Boulevard has caused flooding at the UCLA campus, local officials say. The main burst on...
Stephen A. Smith has been suspended for a week because of his comments about domestic abuse

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ESPN sportscaster Stephen A. Smith has been suspended for a week because of his comments about domestic abuse. Stephen A. Smith suggested women should make...