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Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden

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Trump says he is considering pardon for leaker Edward Snowden

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is considering a pardon for Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor – now living in Russia – whose spectacular leaks shook the U.S. intelligence community in 2013. The Republican president’s comments followed an interview Trump gave to the New York Post this week in … Read more

US accuses Chinese hackers of targeting firms developing coronavirus vaccine research

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US accuses Chinese hackers of targeting firms developing coronavirus vaccine research

WASHINGTON: Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of intellectual property and trade secrets from companies across the world, the Justice Department said Tuesday as it announced criminal charges. The indictment does not accuse the two Chinese defendants of actually obtaining … Read more