Coronavirus: Evening update

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Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Friday evening. We’ll have another update for you tomorrow morning. 1. PM admits ‘lessons to be learned’ by government Boris Johnson has admitted there were things the government could have done differently in its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. He told the … Read more

A vigilante is sabotaging the Emotet botnet by replacing malware payloads with GIFs | ZDNet

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Image: Snapshot from Kung Fury movie An unknown vigilante hacker has been sabotaging the operations of the recently-revived Emotet botnet by replacing Emotet payloads with animated GIFs, effectively preventing victims from getting infected. The sabotage, which started three days ago, on July 21, has grown from a simple joke to a serious issue impacting a … Read more

Singapore sport ‘dismayed’ by skater abuse claims

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Image copyright Getty Images Singapore’s main sports agency says it is “dismayed” after a top figure skater said she had been severely abused while training in China. Jessica Shuran Yu, 19, was born in China and trained there but has competed for Singapore. She revealed this week that from the age of 11 she had … Read more

Chicago removes Christopher Columbus statues

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption It comes a week after protesters attempted to topple the statue Two statues of Christopher Columbus have been temporarily removed in Chicago. It comes a week after protesters attempted to topple a statue of the Italian explorer in the city. Although temporary, they are the latest monuments to be removed … Read more

Johnson: We could have done things differently

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBoris Johnson: We followed scientific advice Boris Johnson has admitted the government did not understand coronavirus during the “first few weeks and months” of the UK outbreak. The PM told BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg there were “very open questions” about whether the lockdown had started too … Read more