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Microsoft hack will widen US-China rifts on cyber

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US/CHINA

Microsoft attributed the first hack exploiting these flaws to a Chinese state-sponsored group. These flaws were subsequently leaked online, and organisations that have failed to…

I-Soon leak exposes scope of China's cyber activity

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CHINA

This leak included corporate documents and internal communications, and detailed a suite of spyware applications developed by Shanghai-based cybersecurity company I-Soon, a…

Tech slump hits India's IT industry

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INDIA

Employment in the IT and business process management industry rose from 1.96 million in 2008-09 to 4.85 million in 2021-22, according to official data. Rising valuations in…

Ukraine Donbas 'republics' will solidify state bodies

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UKRAINE

The deaths follow comments from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on May 19 that Kyiv was now engaged in a 'real war' with Russia. Kyiv is increasingly worried that renewed…

Russia will try mostly to widen European divisions

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EU/RUSSIA

Russian attempts to influence European politics and elections.

SolarWinds hack raises risks for cloud services

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INT

The hack likely required over 1,000 software developers, and while it primarily targeted US firms and government agencies, its victims are spread across North and South America…

Hackers may exploit insecure Africa internet

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AFRICA

Implications of Africa's growing internet connectivity

South Africa’s media terrain faces diverging fortunes

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SOUTH AFRICA

Manyi, a Zuma ally, bought the Gupta-owned The New Age newspaper and TV news channel ANN7 in August in a wholly vendor-financed deal. In recent years, The New Age and ANN7 have…

South African mining rules will mar investment climate

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SOUTH AFRICA

Zwane released the third review of the 2004 Mining Charter on June 15. After the release, mining company shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange lost 50.69 billion rand (3.93…

Duda’s second term will entrench PiS hold on Poland

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POLAND

The stakes in Poland’s presidential election were very high and concerned mostly who should wield the presidency’s veto powers. If the opposition had prevailed, it would have…