Russian hackers tracked Ukrainian artillery units using Android implant: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A hacking group linked to the Russian government and high-profile cyber attacks against Democrats during the U.S. presidential election likely used a malware implant on Android devices to track and target Ukrainian artillery unit…
Japan’s 2016 births likely fell below 1 million for first time: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – The number of annual births in Japan is set to fall below 1 million this year for the first time since data became available in 1899, reflecting a fast-ageing society and the high cost of childcare, Japanese media reported on Thursday…
China blames loss of control for Beijing minibus deaths
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing police on Thursday blamed poor driving for an accident in a northern part of the city, where four people were killed when a minibus drove into a market.
Brazilian firms to pay record $3.5 billion penalty in corruption case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brazil-based construction colossus Odebrecht SA and affiliated petrochemical company Braskem SA agreed on Wednesday to pay at least $3.5 billion, the largest penalty ever in a foreign bribery case, to resolve international charges …
Japan’s government approves record military spending
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government on Thursday approved an increase in defense spending to record levels to counter growing Chinese military power in the East China Sea and an escalating North Korean ballistic missile thr…
Aleppo endgame nears as evacuation resumes
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appeared close to victory in Aleppo on Wednesday, but United Nations and rebel officials denied that an operation to evacuate fighters and civilians from the city had been completed.
Exclusive: U.S.-supplied drones disappoint Ukraine at the front lines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Millions of dollars’ worth of U.S.-supplied drones that Kiev had hoped would help in its war against Russian-backed separatists have proven ineffective against jamming and hacking, Ukrainian officials say.
Trump after Berlin, Turkey attacks: ‘I’ve been proven to be right’
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that attacks this week in Berlin and Ankara proved he was correct to propose curbing Muslim immigration to the United States.
U.S. returns China’s Taobao shopping website to market blacklist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday returned Taobao, China’s most popular consumer-to-consumer shopping website, to its blacklist of “notorious marketplaces” known for the sale of counterfeit goods and violations of intellectual prope…
Battle for Syria’s al-Bab intensifies, 14 Turkish soldiers killed: army
ANKARA (Reuters) – Clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants intensified around the northern Syrian town of al-Bab on Wednesday, killing 14 Turkish soldiers and 138 jihadists, the army said.
