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80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation: the victims of the Shoah remembered in ceremony
For organizers, this is the last commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz with so many survivors. At the largest of the Nazi death camps, some four dozen of those who lived to tell the tale on hand spoke. Among them, 86-year old Tova Friedman. The Polish-born American recalled those dark… Read Details ⇢
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Fired inspector general says Trump dismissals are threat to democracy
A former inspector general (IG) who was dismissed on Friday said President Donald Trump’s decision to fire 17 independent watchdogs at various federal agencies constitutes a “threat to democracy” and government transparency. Trump dismissed IGs at agencies within the Defense Department, State Department, Energy Department, Department of Housing and Urban… Read Details ⇢
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Israel forces kill two in south Lebanon as displaced people try to return | Israel attacks Lebanon News
Israeli forces shot and killed at least two people and wounded 17 on Monday in the second day of deadly protests in southern Lebanon, health officials said, as residents displaced by the 14-month war between Israel and Hezbollah attempted to return to villages where Israeli soldiers remain. The shootings came… Read Details ⇢
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Hisense’s mini 4K projector changes my mind about the laser TV revolution in 2 key ways
One of the coolest things I saw at CES 2025 was Hisense’s mini laser TV projector, which is an interesting prototype that’s not like the many other mini options among the best portable projectors we’ve seen recently. I got to see it away from the CES show floor during a… Read Details ⇢
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Ten years on, the relative success of Beijing’s Made in China 2025 plan
In a warehouse at Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport, December 20, 2024. GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP It was China’s intention that we should never hear of its 2025 policy again, and stopped communicating a plan that was as ambitious as it was disruptive. Made in China 2025, was like a ship… Read Details ⇢
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Aja Monet: From bard to bandleader
In this edition of our Arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with poet and activist Aja Monet. She started putting pen to paper at just eight years old, thanks to a fascination with storytelling and typewriters. Her poetry has garnered critical acclaim, such as the collection “My Mother was… Read Details ⇢
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Earthquake off coast of Maine shakes Northeast
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake off the coast of Maine shook parts of the Northeast on Monday morning, with residents as far away as Boston feeling the rumble, officials said. The quake occurred about 6.5 miles southeast of York, Maine, just before 10:30 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),… Read Details ⇢
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France says EU will lift some sanctions on Syria after al-Assad’s fall | Syria’s War News
European countries say they are eager to help reconstruct the war-ravaged country and build bridges with its new leaders. Some European Union sanctions on Syria will be lifted as part of a broader EU move to help stabilise Damascus after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad in December, France’s foreign… Read Details ⇢
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This ransomware gang is using SSH tunnels to target VMware appliances
Researchers find hackers using VMware ESXi’s SSH tunneling in attacks The campaigns end up with ransomware infections The researchers suggested ways to hunt for indicators of compromise Cybercriminals are using SSH tunneling functionality on ESXi bare metal hypervisors for stealthy persistence, to help them deploy ransomware on target endpoints, experts… Read Details ⇢