Google has threatened to close its operations and offices in China after hacking of email accounts of many human rights activists.
In a statement on its blog Tuesday, the world’s second biggest corporate said it has detected in December “a highly sophisticated and targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating from China that resulted in the [...]
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Google threatens to leave China over ‘phishingâ€
January 13th, 2010 |
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Google Threatens to Leave China After Cyber-attack
January 13th, 2010 |
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Google says it is no longer willing to censor search results in China, and is considering closing its offices due to a cyber-security attack.
– Google
is mulling the idea of shutting down its operations in China
amid concerns about a cyber-attack and repeated efforts
to access the Gmail accounts of Chinese activists.
Google
Chief Legal Officer David Drummond in a blog post Jan. 12 said Google
is no longer willing to censor resul…
Space Debris Threatens Space Station
November 6th, 2009 |
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NASA alerts the International Space Station’s crew to approaching Russian Cosmos space debris that might force astronauts to sleep in Soyuz module.
– NASA informed the crew of the International Space Station Nov. 6 that the
spacecraft could be menaced by a piece of Russian Cosmos space debris. The time
of closest approach is 10:48 p.m. EST.
NASA said the timing of available tracking data has made it too late to do a
maneuver, but better tr…
Khamenei’s aide threatens to “blow up the heart of Israelâ€
October 10th, 2009 |
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Mojtaba Zolnour, an aide to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reportedly said that if the US or Israel attacks Iran, Teheran would retaliate and “blow up the heart of Israelâ€.
Zolnour threatened that “Even if one American or Zionist missile hits our country, before the dust settles, Iranian missiles will blow [...]
Rising lake threatens 100,000 near Philippine capital
October 2nd, 2009 |
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About 100,000 people living around a typhoon-swollen lake near the Philippine capital Manila should be relocated because the waters are unlikely to recede for two to three months, officials said on Friday. The water level rose by 1.2 metres in Laguna de Bay when Typhoon Ketsana dumped
China Threatens to Rescind Commodity Derivatives
September 1st, 2009 |
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I have repeatedly argued that credit default swap contracts be rescinded because they are continuing to drag the economy down the drain. Nobel-winning economist Myron Scholes pretty much agrees.This advice has been ignored by the powers-that-be in the …
G17 threatens to exit govt.
August 1st, 2009 |
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G17 plus ministers have threatened to leave the ruling coalition if the Law for Public Information is not adopted, daily VeÄernje Novosti writes. “We will not topple the government, but August 31 is the day of truth for this ruling coalition. If the law does not pass, we will leave the government,†a source from the party’s leadership told the Belgrade daily.
Andy Worthington: House Threatens Obama Over Chinese Interrogation Of Uighurs In Guantanamo
July 21st, 2009 |
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Last Thursday, while most U.S. media outlets were focused relentlessly on the marathon endurance test that was Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, the House…
Berlin train chaos threatens tourism, athletics
July 19th, 2009 |
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Berlin’s regional train network, plunged into chaos in recent weeks by safety problems, may not return to normal until December, an official said, threatening misery for commuters, tourists and visitors to the World Athletics Championships in August. Since a cracked wheel caused a derailment on