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Snapdragon Processor Flaw Put Phones Vulnerable to Hacks 10 Aug 2020

Snapdragon Processor Flaw Put Phones Vulnerable to Hacks

Forty percent of phones worldwide are vulnerable to hacks that can turn them into spying tools by exploiting more than 400 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chip.

China Sanctions US Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Others 10 Aug 2020

China Sanctions US Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Others

Beijing has announced retaliatory sanctions against the US which will target Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, among others.

German Finance Minister to Run for Chancellor Next Year 10 Aug 2020

German Finance Minister to Run for Chancellor Next Year

German center-left Social Democratic Party plans to name Finance Minister Olaf Scholz as its candidate to become chancellor in the country's national election next year.

Lukashenko Wins Belarusian Election 10 Aug 2020

Lukashenko Wins Belarusian Election

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has won the Belarusian presidential election with 80.23% of the vote.

UK Seizes $1bln of Gold from Venezuela, Russia Says 10 Aug 2020

UK Seizes $1bln of Gold from Venezuela, Russia Says

The United Kingdom has de facto seized $1 billion of gold stored in its bank from Venezuela at a time when the Latin American nation is grappling with the pandemic.

Lebanon Information Minister Quits 10 Aug 2020

Lebanon Information Minister Quits

The Information Minister of Lebanon, Manal Abdel-Samad on Sunday stepped down in the first government resignation since a deadly port blast.

Aramco Profits Cut by 73%, Battered by Pandemic 10 Aug 2020

Aramco Profits Cut by 73%, Battered by Pandemic

Energy giant Saudi Aramco said on Sunday its second-quarter profits plunged a massive 73 percent due to sharply lower oil prices as the coronavirus pandemic crisis undercuts global demand.

UK PM Talks of Schools Reopening in September 09 Aug 2020

UK PM Talks of Schools Reopening in September

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said reopening schools in September was a social, economic, and moral imperative.

Intra-Afghan Talks to Begin in Qatar 09 Aug 2020

Intra-Afghan Talks to Begin in Qatar

The former president Hamid Karzai announced on Sunday that the intra-Afghan talks would begin in Qatar within two to three days after the release of the 400 Taliban prisoners.

6 People Injured in Philadelphia Shooting 09 Aug 2020

6 People Injured in Philadelphia Shooting

Six people were shot in Philadelphia Saturday night, including a pregnant woman, police said.