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UK facing increased hostile activity in cyberspace, security official warns
Date: December 3, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s cyber security chief warned on Tuesday of a rise in hostile activity in the country’s cyberspace, with the number of incidents handled by officials rising by 16% in 2024 compared to a year ago. “Hostile activity in UK cyberspace has increased in frequency, sophistication and intensity,” the National Cyber Security Centre’s...
Trump to attend Notre-Dame reopening in first foreign trip since election
Date: December 3, 2024
By Costas Pitas and Steve Holland (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he will travel to Paris to attend this weekend’s reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was gutted by fire over five years ago, in his first foreign trip since winning the election. Notre-Dame, a Gothic masterpiece, is one of the French...
Airlines not switching quickly enough to green jet fuel, study says
Date: December 3, 2024
By Joanna Plucinska (Reuters) – Most of the world’s airlines are not doing enough to switch to sustainable jet fuel, according to a study by Brussels-based advocacy group Transport and Environment, which also found too little investment by oil producers in the transition. The comments come as the airline sector calls for more production of...
Number of migrants reaching Spain’s Canary Islands breaks all-time record
Date: December 3, 2024
MADRID (Reuters) – The number of migrants reaching Spain’s Canary Islands on precarious vessels from West Africa has hit an all-time annual record with 41,425 arrivals between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30 of this year, Interior Ministry data showed on Monday. The seven islands off northwestern Africa’s Atlantic coast are struggling to absorb the surge...
Soccer-Van Nistelrooy looks to lift Leicester spirits
Date: December 2, 2024
(Reuters) – Newly-appointed manager Ruud van Nistelrooy is aiming to bring a sense of positivity to Leicester City and quickly make an impression on the Premier League club’s players, as he looks to ensure that they remain in the English top flight. The former Manchester United striker was appointed on Friday to replace Steve Cooper...
Swiss corruption case involving Trafigura and former executive opens
Date: December 2, 2024
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Trafigura and three other defendants including a former board member went on trial over the alleged payment of bribes to an Angolan oil official for oil deals in a landmark case that opened on Monday. It is the first time Switzerland’s top criminal court will rule on a company’s liability...