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UK blames Russia for cyberattack, says won’t tolerate disruption

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images A lock screen from a cyber attack warns that data files have been encrypted on a laptop computer in this arranged photo. Britain blamed Russia on Thursday for a cyber-attack last year, publicly pointing the finger at Moscow for spreading a virus which …

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Sports thrive in North Korea despite sanctions

Jean Catuffe | Getty Images Tae Ok Ryom of North Korea warms up during the Figure Skating Pairs Skating Short Program on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. “The emphasis on sports is part of Kim Jong Un’s strategy to construct and highlight more of what makes …

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World’s seafood supply endangered by criminals at sea

Ted Kemp | CNBC Ice vendors preserve shrimp for sale in an open-air, vegetable and seafood market in Yangon, Myanmar. Finally, it’s hard to determine who the real perpetrators are — even when violating boats are identified. Illegal fishing vessels change names and intentionally obscure their ownership. A vessel at …

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