Russian state-sponsored hackers target Covid-19 vaccine researchers
UK National Cyber Security Centre says drug firms and research groups being targeted by group known as APT29
Emma Ledger
UK National Cyber Security Centre says drug firms and research groups being targeted by group known as APT29
Russian state-sponsored hackers are targeting UK, US and Canadian organisations involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine, according to British security officials.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said drug companies and research groups were being targeted by a group known as APT29, which was “almost certainly” part of the Kremlin’s intelligence services.
British officials would not say if any of the attacks had been successful in their goal of stealing medical secrets. They stressed, however, that none of the vaccine research had been compromised as a result.
Coronavirus crisis could lead to wildlife ranger jobs being cut and a 'poaching pandemic', warn leading conservationists
We are protecting wildlife at risk from poachers due to the conservation funding crisis caused by COVID-19. Help is desperately needed to support wildlife rangers, local communities and law enforcement personnel to prevent wildlife crime.Emma Ledger
Covid-19 risks creating a funding crisis that could lead to wildlife ranger jobs being cut and a ‘poaching pandemic’, leading conservationists have told The Independent.
Many conservation organisations have seen revenue plummet as a result of the economic crisis caused by the virus.
With few government support schemes available, a reduction in ranger numbers would risk more animals been killed, fuelling the illegal trade in wildlife.
Turkish court sentences journalist Deniz Yücel to over 2 years prison
The German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel has been sentenced to two years and nine months in prison in a controversial trial in Turkey. The verdict was delivered in absentia, as Yücel is now living in Germany.
A Turkish court in Istanbul on Thursday sentenced Die Welt journalist Deniz Yücel to two years and nine months in prison year in a case that massively strained ties between Ankara and Berlin.
Yücel, who currently lives in Germany and did not attend the more than two-year-long trial, was convicted by the court of "incitement to hatred" and producing "terror propaganda" in the articles he wrote for the German newspaper as Turkey correspondent.
Ethiopia denies filling controversial dam reservoir amid rising tension with Egypt and Sudan
Ethiopia has denied filling the Renaissance Dam reservoir, insisting it is a natural part of the construction project. The 4-billion dollar project has been a source of tension in the Nile river basin with neighbouring Sudan and Egypt, since Addis Ababa announced it in 2011, with Khartoum and Cairo warning it could lead to water shortages in their own countries, as FRANCE 24’s chief foreign editor editor Robert Parsons explains.
'It's OK to change your mind': Trump voters join 'Never Trump' ranks
By Ashley Parker and Robert Costa
The grainy first-person testimonial arrived at 2am in late June. A 40-year-old man with a thick southern accent — shirtless, the red ember of his cigarette glowing in the green twilight between drags — looked into his smartphone and began talking.
"Hi, my name is Josh and I live in North Carolina and I voted for Donald Trump — my bad, fam," he begins, before explaining that this November will mark the first time "ever, ever" that he will vote for a Democrat.
"If Joe Biden drops out and the DNC runs a tomato can, I will vote for the tomato can, because I believe the tomato can will do less harm than our current President."
Before taking her own life, triathlete asked her mother to 'lay bare the sins' of her alleged abusers
Updated 1216 GMT (2016 HKT) July 16, 2020
He's a typically proud father as he recalls the joy of his daughter winning a medal.
But Choi Young-hee's pride is one filled with remorse as he talks to CNN Sport following his daughter's death last month.
After the death of 22-year-old Choi Suk-hyeon, her teammates came forward with horrifying allegations about what they say is their triathlon team's physically and emotionally abusive training practices.
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