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Exclusive: Governments turn tables on ransomware gang REvil by pushing it offline -sources
By Joseph Menn and Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The ransomware group REvil was itself hacked and forced offline this week by a multi-country operation, according to three private sector cyber experts ...
Oct 21, 2021
USTR Tai optimistic on EU tariff dispute, seeks steel alliance
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday she was optimistic about resolving a dispute with the European Union over steel and aluminium tariffs,...
Oct 21, 2021
Internet providers collect “staggering” amounts of data — U.S. FTC chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Internet service providers collect a "staggering" amount of detailed data on consumers, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said on Thursday in discussing an agency staff r...
Oct 21, 2021
Five charged with money laundering in alleged Venezuela bribery scheme, says DOJ
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Five individuals have been charged with money laundering in connection with an alleged Venezuela bribery scheme, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday. A f...
Oct 21, 2021
U.S. administers over 411 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 411,010,650 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 498,702,405 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Oct 21, 2021
Memorial service set for Colin Powell at Washington National Cathedral on Nov. 5
(Reuters) -A memorial service will be held for Colin Powell on Nov. 5 at the Washington National Cathedral, a spokesman for the former U.S. Secretary of State said on Thursday. The service, scheduled ...
Oct 21, 2021
Biden urges patience amid stalemate on voting rights, police reform
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, standing beneath the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, called for patience on Thursday amid a political stalemate on gett...
Oct 21, 2021
France announces more aid for low-income families to deal with energy prices
PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex on Thursday said a block on household gas prices would be extended until end-2022 and that low-income households would receive an 'inflation premium...
Oct 21, 2021
Yellen to attend G20 meeting in Rome, U.N. climate talks – Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will participate in high-level Group of 20 meetings in Rome next week and attend in a United Nations climate change conference in Scotland t...
Oct 21, 2021
Biden respects Fed’s independence, wants ‘top standards’ from officials – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden believes government officials should be held to high standards, the White House said, when asked about the Federal Reserve's ban on stock trading Thursd...
Oct 21, 2021
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