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Google Offers Scholarships for Certificate Programs

Google Offers Scholarships for Certificate Programs

Google, the behemoth technology company that has become a verb for online search, is offering financial aid to students who...

EU Leaders Hold Summit on COVID-19 Recovery Plan, Multi-Year Budget

EU Leaders Hold Summit on COVID-19 Recovery Plan, Multi-Year Budget

In Brussels, European Union leaders are holding their first face-to-face summit in months on two key issues that will shape...

EU Leaders Back Together but Divided over Revival Plan

EU Leaders Back Together but Divided over Revival Plan

The leaders of the European Union hold their first face-to-face summit in five months on Friday, but the reunion seems...

WHO Pays Tribute to Spain for COVID-19 Success

WHO Pays Tribute to Spain for COVID-19 Success

Saying Spain showed “strong resolve” that “changed the course” of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, the chief of the World Health...

Baseless Wayfair Child-Trafficking Theory Spreads Online

Baseless Wayfair Child-Trafficking Theory Spreads Online

The baseless conspiracy theory took off after an anonymous user posed a bizarre question in an internet chatroom: What if...

US FBI Investigates Massive Twitter Hack 

US FBI Investigates Massive Twitter Hack 

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating Wednesday’s major Twitter hack, in which scammers tapped into high-profile accounts to scam...

Azerbaijan-Armenia Clashes Highlight Turkey-Russia Rift 

Azerbaijan-Armenia Clashes Highlight Turkey-Russia Rift 

Military clashes between Armenia and neighboring Azerbaijan continued Thursday, further raising tensions between Turkey and Russia, which back opposing sides in the conflict.   The...

Following Russia’s Constitutional Vote, Signs of a Crackdown Emerge

Following Russia’s Constitutional Vote, Signs of a Crackdown Emerge

The political future of Russian President Vladimir Putin would seem to be secure. A constitutional referendum in Russia ending July...

British Woman Who Joined IS Allowed to Return to UK to Challenge Citizenship Ruling

British Woman Who Joined IS Allowed to Return to UK to Challenge Citizenship Ruling

A British woman who fled the country to join the Islamic State terror group and had her citizenship revoked as...

Polish Opposition Challenges Recent Presidential Election

Polish Opposition Challenges Recent Presidential Election

Poland’s main opposition party lodged a protest Thursday to a top court against the recent presidential election in which its...

Britain: ‘Almost Certain’ Russia Tried to Meddle in 2019 Elections

Britain: ‘Almost Certain’ Russia Tried to Meddle in 2019 Elections

Britain’s foreign ministry said Thursday Russia sought to interfere in Britain’s 2019 general election by illicitly acquiring sensitive documents relating...

Russia Accused of Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Russia Accused of Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Britain, Canada and the United States have accused Russia of trying to steal COVID-19 information from academic and pharmaceutical institutions.Britain’s...

Russia Accused of Stealing Western Coronavirus Research

Russia Accused of Stealing Western Coronavirus Research

U.S., British and Canadian officials accused the Kremlin Thursday of being behind a massive and ongoing cyber hack aimed at...

Record Rain Causes Flash Floods in Sicilian Capital, Palermo

Record Rain Causes Flash Floods in Sicilian Capital, Palermo

Officials in the southern Italian regional capital of Palermo said a record-setting rainstorm Wednesday caused flash flooding that turned streets...

Experts Say Twitter Breach Troubling, Undermines Trust

Experts Say Twitter Breach Troubling, Undermines Trust

A breach in Twitter’s security that allowed hackers to break into the accounts of leaders and technology moguls is one...

EU Court Cancels US Data-Sharing Pact Over Snooping Concerns

EU Court Cancels US Data-Sharing Pact Over Snooping Concerns

The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that an agreement that allows thousands of companies — from tech giants to...

Pro-Western Party Claims Victory in North Macedonia Election 

Pro-Western Party Claims Victory in North Macedonia Election 

A suspected hacking attack caused the site of North Macedonia’s electoral commission to crash for hours after polls closed in...

Scores of Anti-Putin Protesters Arrested in Moscow, Monitor Says

Scores of Anti-Putin Protesters Arrested in Moscow, Monitor Says

Russian police arrested more than 100 demonstrators protesting constitutional reforms that could keep Vladimir Putin in power for 16 more...

High-profile Twitter Accounts Swept Up in Wave of Apparent Hacking 

High-profile Twitter Accounts Swept Up in Wave of Apparent Hacking 

A wave of tweets in apparent hacking swept through Twitter on Wednesday, with more than half a dozen high- profile accounts —...

Police Detain Dozens in 2nd Day of Belarus Election Protests

Police Detain Dozens in 2nd Day of Belarus Election Protests

A Belarusian human rights group says police detained dozens of demonstrators in the capital and the city of Borisov on...

US Sanctions Companies Linked to Businessman Close to Putin

US Sanctions Companies Linked to Businessman Close to Putin

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on companies connected to Russian businessman who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin...

EU Leaders Seek Agreement on COVID-19 Recovery Fund

EU Leaders Seek Agreement on COVID-19 Recovery Fund

European heads of state will seek agreement over a proposed $856 billion pandemic recovery fund — and to discuss the...