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Could hackers turn the lights out?
For a long time computer security experts have warned about the threat hackers pose to the systems that help control the power stations, water treatment plants and transport systems we rely on. Just before Christmas, that theoretical threat become all too real for more than 225,000 Ukrainians who were plunged into darkness by a sophisticated...
Cats and dogs: fighters’ best friends in east Ukraine
SARTANA (UKRAINE) – They fight rats, depression and even serve in combat roles — dogs and yes, some cats, have turned into a prized companion for fighters on both sides of eastern Ukraine’s separatist war. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Let slip the dogs and cats of war: hardened fighters find furry friends in Ukraine battle zone
They fight rats, depression and even serve in combat roles – dogs and yes, some cats, have turned into a prized companion for fighters on both sides of eastern Ukraine’s separatist war. …read more Source: South China Morning...
Kerry to visit Moscow as Russian pullout boosts Syria peace
Secretary of State John Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Russia next week to discuss the Syria crisis, Washington has said, after Moscow began withdrawing most of its forces from the country. Kerry said he would hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to “try to take advantage of this moment,” which he described as the...
City ignore injuries to secure Champions League first
Manchester City’s Joe Hart acknowledges the fans after the gameReuters MANCHESTER: Celebration was tinged with disappointment for Manchester City who eased into the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time on Tuesday but lost Vincent Kompany to injury in a 0-0 draw with Dynamo Kiev. Captain Kompany limped off after five minutes...
Pellegrini banks on Manchester City experience
MANCHESTER (AFP) – Manuel Pellegrini backed his Manchester City team to make a mark on the Champions Leagues latter stages after they overcame Dynamo Kiev to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.City fell to Barcelona in the last 16 in both of the past two seasons, but they will take their place in Fridays draw for the last eight...
Man City expect injured Kompany to be out for a month
Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany receives treatment after sustaining an injuryReuters MANCHESTER: Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is likely to be sidelined for about a month after suffering a recurrence of a calf problem on Tuesday as his side qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals. Kompany was forced off in the fifth...
Kerry eyes Moscow trip as Russian pullout boosts peace hopes
MOSCOW (AFP) – The first of Russias warplanes to leave Syria received a heros welcome back home Tuesday, starting a surprise withdrawal the West hopes could boost peace talks by pressuring Damascus.In a sign of potential progress, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced he will travel to Moscow next week for talks with Russian President...
Unlike unsung Ukraine campaign, returning Russian pilots from Syria get hero’s welcome
A ceremonial flypast, pilots tossed in the air in celebration and dozens of cheering supporters — the first Russian warplanes on Tuesday returned home to a hero’s welcome as part of the withdrawal of armed forces from Syria. Several Su-34 strike fighters landed at an airbase outside the city of Voronezh some 580 km (360 […] The post Unlike...
Seat at geopolitical top table allowed Putin to scale back in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during the Interior Ministry Board meeting in Moscow, Russia, March 15, 2016. REUTERS MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin cited Russian military success in Syria as his reason for scaling back his forces there. But his belief that the intervention delivered him a seat at the top table of world affairs is more likely to...
