Russian recruiter openly advertises 2K North Korean female workers for hire
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Russian recruiter openly advertises 2K North Korean female workers for hire

A Russian recruiting agency is openly advertising its ability to provide large numbers of North Korean female workers, offering up to 2,000 a week despite U.N. sanctions against DPRK overseas labor. The St. Petersburg-based Startaff firm claims it can arrange North Korean workers for “sewing industries, agricultural complexes and for finishing and painting work,” according...

Projecting the College Football Playoff top 12 after Week 4
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Projecting the College Football Playoff top 12 after Week 4

Is the U back?! It’s been a minute. With Miami’s win against rival Florida on Saturday night, the U — winners of five titles between 1983 and 2001 — made a case to be the top team in the country once again. This is a program that hasn’t won an ACC title since joining the...

South Korea to resume excavations of Korean War remains in DMZ next month
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South Korea to resume excavations of Korean War remains in DMZ next month

South Korea plans to resume the excavation of Korean War remains in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) next month, voicing hope that resumption of the project will help improve relations with North Korea. Seoul’s defense ministry has drawn up plans to restart recovery operations at the White Horse Hill (백마고지), a key battle site within the...

A Dangerous Worm Is Eating Its Way Through Software Packages
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A Dangerous Worm Is Eating Its Way Through Software Packages

New findings this week showed that a misconfigured platform used by the Department of Homeland Security left sensitive national security information—including data related to the surveillance of Americans—exposed and accessible to thousands of people. Meanwhile, 15 New York officials were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the New York Police Department this week in...

BBC correspondent at scene of Lisbon funicular crash
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BBC correspondent at scene of Lisbon funicular crash

At least 16 people have been killed after a funicular cable railway derailed and hit a building in Portugal’s capital Lisbon. More than 20 others were injured, including four Portuguese, two German and two Spanish nationals – authorities say a three-year-old child was also hurt. Local police are investigating the cause of the crash. Source...

Hong Kong’s Paul Chan banks on better market sentiments as retail sector stabilises
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Hong Kong’s Paul Chan banks on better market sentiments as retail sector stabilises

Hong Kong’s finance chief has anticipated improving market sentiments after downward trends in the retail, catering and property sectors show signs of stabilising, and the prospect of an interest-rate cut cycle emerging. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday that authorities had been paying attention to the slow recovery of the retail and catering...