US and Russia hold ‘substantive’ strategic stability talks as Moscow raps Biden for comments

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Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman led a delegation of US officials in a meeting with Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Ryabkov, the first in a series of “integrated Strategic Stability Dialogue” talks arranged in June at President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. These strategic talks come as Russia is … Read more

A Covid-weary world is facing a distressing reality check

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Just a few weeks ago, much of the world seemed poised to leave Covid behind. U.S. President Joe Biden declared the U.S. close to independence from the virus. Britons hit the dance floor to celebrate “Freedom Day.” Singapore’s legendarily strict government signaled it would begin to loosen its zero-cases approach and make life and travel … Read more

The quest for perfect democracy applies to the US as much as it does to India: Foreign minister Jaishankar

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday enunciated a three-point template in response to his US counterpart Antony Blinken’s references on challenges to democracy. This template was announced by Jaishankar at the joint presser following his dialogue with Blinken. “The quest for perfect democracy applies to the US as much as it does on India. … Read more

Fed says progress made towards conditions for tapering bond buys

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Federal Reserve officials indicated they have begun discussing when to tap the brakes on their robust support for the U.S. economy amid an inflation surge, even as the delta variant of the coronavirus poses a increasing threat to growth. The central bank kept the target range for its benchmark policy rate unchanged at zero to … Read more

How cyber criminals use ads in search results to distribute password-stealing malware – Video | ZDNet

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How cyber criminals use ads in search results to distribute password-stealing malware 6:21 / July 29, 2021 Danny Palmer tells Beth Mauder how attackers are exploiting searches for cracked software to infect victims with MosaicLoader to to steal passwords, install cryptocurrency miners, and other trojan malware. Read more: https://zd.net/3f474c8 Source link

Activision Blizzard walkout organizers demand change amid CEO’s response to lawsuit

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Activision employees are reportedly planning a virtual and in-person walk out today.  Getty Images Activision Blizzard employees are reportedly threatening a walkout to protest the game maker’s response to a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit filed earlier this month. The planned action is part of an employee call for equality, new HR practices and a third-party … Read more