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Australia blames Russian hackers for medical data theft
Australia blames Russian hackers for medical data theft
by  AFP

Russian hackers carried out a cyberattack on a major Australian healthcare company that breached the data of 9.7 million people, including the country's prime minister, police said Friday. The hackers started leaking the data earlier this week after Medibank -- the country's largest health insurer -- refused to pay a $9.7 million (Aus$15 million) ransom.

Bong! Big Ben's back in Britain
Bong! Big Ben's back in Britain
by  AFP

Getting up close to Big Ben requires earplugs, and ear defenders over them to be safe. As the top of the hour approaches, it is time to don the ear defenders again for the continuing series of tests.

ASEAN leaders struggle for answers to Myanmar crisis
ASEAN leaders struggle for answers to Myanmar crisis
by  AFP

The escalating crisis in Myanmar was set to dominate summit talks Friday between Southeast Asian leaders struggling to find a way to calm the bloodshed in the junta-ruled country. Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional bloc will discuss ways to implement a peace plan agreed with Myanmar last year which the junta has so far ignored.

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