US charges 12 Chinese nationals with hacking American agencies for Beijing
Justice department said suspects were involved in extensive ‘hacker-for-hire ecosystem’
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DOJ charges Chinese hackers, government officials in campaign targeting US agencies
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US climate research agency braces for ‘efficiency’ cuts: ‘They will gut the work’
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‘Cruel and thoughtless’: Trump fires hundreds at US climate agency Noaa
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Cuts to US national parks and forests met with backlash as summer nears
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Chinese fishing fleets using North Korean forced labour in potential breach of sanctions, report claims
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Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews in breach of U.N. bans, report says
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Andrew Tate, who faces rape and trafficking charges in Romania, has left for the US
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