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SWIFT says helping Bangladesh Bank rebuild network after cyber heist

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – International payments network SWIFT said on Saturday it had signed an agreement with Bangladesh’s central bank to help it rebuild its infrastructure after hackers used it to steal $81 million in 2016 in the world’s biggest cyber heist. Unidentified hackers, suspected to be from North Korea, carried out the heist by breaching Bangladesh Bank’s systems and […]

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South Sudan: More than 300 child soldiers released

The United Nations in South Sudan says 311 child soldiers have been released from armed groups in the war-torn country. More than 300 child soldiers have been released from armed groups in South Sudan, the United Nations has announced. The 311 children, including 87 girls, will now begin reintegrating into their communities, the UN mission in the country (UNMISS) said […]

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Nigeria: Boko Haram blamed as suicide blasts kill 19

The attack, which killed at least 19 people, took place at a fish market close to Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria. Three bombers have killed at least 19 people, as well as themselves, in an attack on a fish market in northeastern Nigeria, according to authorities. Another 70 people were wounded when the attackers detonated their explosives on Friday evening about 20km from […]

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US civil rights groups decry 'anti-Muslim' bill in Idaho

Similar ‘anti-Sharia’ bills are being considered in several states across the United States. A spate of bills in state legislatures across the United States have been decried by civil rights groups as Islamophobic.  Most recently, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Washington, DC-based Muslim civil rights group, has called on Idaho’s Senate to vote against a bill recently passed […]

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Police break up rowdy snow day near West Virginia University

Snowball fight turns into a riot near West Virginia University Students threw glass bottles and rocks at police who attempted to break up a crowd of almost 900 people playing in the snow. Police officers were called to an area near the campus of West Virginia University Friday to break up a snow day party that turned rowdy. Morgantown Police […]

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UAE's Noor Capital says it bought 3 tonnes of gold from Venezuela

CARACAS (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi investment firm Noor Capital said on Friday that it bought 3 tonnes of gold on Jan. 21 from Venezuela’s central bank, at a time when President Nicolas Maduro is seeking to keep his crisis-stricken government solvent. Noor Capital said in a statement it would refrain from further transactions until Venezuela’s situation stabilizes and its purchase […]

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SWIFT says helping Bangladesh Bank rebuild network after cyber heist

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – International payments network SWIFT said on Saturday it had signed an agreement with Bangladesh’s central bank to help it rebuild its infrastructure after hackers used it to steal $81 million in 2016 in the world’s biggest cyber heist. Unidentified hackers, suspected to be from North Korea, carried out the heist by breaching Bangladesh Bank’s systems and […]

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