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Typhoon hite through Philippines

Ut World December 8, 2014 0

A powerful, slow-moving typhoon ripped through the central Philippines on Sunday, bringing howling winds that flattened houses and toppled trees and power lines in areas still scarred from a deadly super-storm just over a year ago. In the coastal villages of Dolores, on Samar island, where Continue Reading

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Privacy standards for smartphones reviewed

Ut World December 5, 2014 0

Taiwan has identified 12 smartphone brands that do not conform with its privacy standards, and the handsets makers could face fines or even an outright ban unless they address these breaches, an official at the telecoms regulator said on Friday. Taiwan’s government began to review privacy standards two months ago after media reports said smartphones made […]Continue Reading

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North Korea denies hack

Ut World December 5, 2014 0

Despite its poverty and isolation, North Korea has poured resources into a sophisticated cyber-warfare cell called Bureau 121, defectors from the secretive state said as Pyongyang came under the microscope for a crippling hack into computers at Sony Pictures Entertainment. A North Korean diplomat has denied Pyongyang was behind the attack that was launched last […]Continue Reading

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Investigations of hack finds links to North Korea

Ut World December 4, 2014 0

Cyber investigators looking for the culprits of a devastating hack into Sony Pictures Entertainment have found some links to North Korea hacking tools similar to those used by that country in previous attacks on South Korea. A person familiar with the company’s investigation said on Wednesday that investigators hired by the company made the connection as they […]Continue Reading

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Increase in Asian stocks

Ut World December 4, 2014 0

Asian stocks rose on Thursday amid fresh signs of resilience in the U.S. economy, while the euro wallowed near two-year lows before a much anticipated European Central Bank meeting that could open the door to more stimulus. Tokyo’s Nikkei climbed 0.8 percent to near 7-1/2-year highs, with sentiment buoyed by media projections suggesting a strong win for […]Continue Reading

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Sony Pictures Entertainment computers hacked

Ut World December 3, 2014 0

Eight days after a massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Hollywood studio was still struggling to restore some systems on Tuesdayevening as investigators combed for evidence to identify the culprit. Some employees at the Sony Corp Entertainment unit were given new computers to replace ones that had been attacked with the rare data-wiping virus, […]Continue Reading

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Islamic State leader’s famiku detained

Ut World December 3, 2014 0

The Lebanese army detained a wife and a son of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria in recent days, security officials said on Tuesday. The officials declined to give the name or nationality of the woman whom they described as one of his wives. The Lebanese newspaper As-Safir reported the […]Continue Reading

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Democracy protesters in Hong Kong

Ut World December 2, 2014 0

Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong urged pro-democracy protesters to regroup in the heart of the city on Tuesday, less than a day after he announced he would go on hunger strike to demand electoral reform. Wong, 18, also urged the Hong Kong government to resume dialogue with students in the Chinese-controlled city a day after […]Continue Reading

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Manappuram Miss South India 2015 Kerala Audition

Ut World November 28, 2014 0

  Kochi: The 12th edition of Miss South India will be held at Marriot Hotel & Convention Centre, Hyderabad on Tuesday, the 27th of January 2015.  The audition for Kerala was held at Beaumonde the Fern yesterday.  From the applications received, 15 were shortlisted for the audition and 7 were selected for the semifinals of […]Continue Reading

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Ebola vaccine being tested

Ut World November 27, 2014 0

An experimental Ebola vaccine which has been made by GlaxoSmithKline resulted in no serious side effects turned out to produce an immune response in all 20 healthy volunteers who received it in an early-stage clinical trial according to scientists reported the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial, began on Sept. 2 and it will […]Continue Reading