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Chinese govt set on stealing your technology, warn FBI and MI5 chiefs
At a joint event at MI5 headquarters in London, FBI Director Christopher Wray and MI5 Director General Ken McCallum warned that the Chinese government is set on stealing your technology, reports the BBC. "The Chinese government is set on stealing your technology -- whatever it is that makes your industry tick -- and using it to undercut your business and dominate your market," Wray said in his speech.
Nepal's Election Commission proposes general elections on November 18
During a meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba at Baluwatar, the official residence of the prime minister, Chief Election Commissioner Dinesh Chandra Thapaliya and election commissioners recommended the date, a spokesperson for the commission Shaligram Sharma Poudel said.
Boris Johnson to quit as Conservative leader, but will remain PM
Regarding the resignation, "the Prime Minister will make a statement to the country today", the BBC quoted a Downing Street spokesperson as saying. He had vowed to "keep going" following a wave of resignations from the government over his leadership but has now decided to step down.
Sri Lanka President asks Putin to help buy fuel
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Rajapaksa said: "Had a very productive telecon with the Russia President, Vladimir Putin. While thanking him for all the support extended by his government to overcome the challenges of the past, I requested an offer of credit support to import fuel to (Sri Lanka) in defeating the current economic challenges."
CAPSTONE mission restores communications with NASA after blackout
"Mission operators have re-established contact with NASA's Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) spacecraft. Additional updates will be provided," NASA said in a statement. "We have re-established communications with CAPSTONE. The spacecraft is looking happy and healthy.A More details to come," added Colorado-based company Advanced Space.
200 shot, killed in holiday weekend gun violence across US
Published tallies showed the number of weekend shootings was almost equal to the number of resulting injuries, with well over 500 instances of shootings documented nationwide between July 1-4, reports Xinhua news agency. There were only five states where one or more shootings were not reported in that time frame.
346 kids killed in Ukraine since beginning of war
In its latest update on Thursday, the Office of the Prosecutor General said 645 children have also been injured, reports Ukrayinska Pravda. The Office however, said that the figures were "not final, as work continues to establish the data in places of active hostilities and in the temporarily occupied and liberated territories".
Turkey renews extradition requests with Sweden, Finland after NATO membership deal
"Today we have renewed some requests that were rejected before and reminded them of some requests that were not responded to," Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said in a televised interview on Haber Global broadcaster. Bozdag said the two countries previously did not respond to any of Turkey's extradition requests for "terror suspects" although they were in line with both the international and bilateral agreements.
Biden's communications director to leave White House
Bedingfield, 40, is a longtime aide to US President Joe Biden, as well as a senior strategist both in the administration and on his 2020 campaign, Xinhua news agency reported. The White House said Bedingfield will step down "in late July to spend more time with her husband and young children." Bedingfield first worked for Biden as his communications director during his time as US vice president.
US sanctions should be lifted to assure foreign investment in Iran: Official
Shamkhani made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Xinhua news agency reported, citing Iran's Nour News. Iran will be committed to diplomacy until the realisation of its legal rights in nuclear talks, he was quoted as saying. Al Thani's visit to Tehran followed the recent indirect talks between Iran and the US in Doha over their differences on reviving the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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