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Under pressure, Western tech firms bow to Russian demands to share cyber secrets - Companies, including Cisco, IBM & SAP, are acceding to Moscow's demands for access to closely guarded product security secrets, at a time when Russia is accused of a growing number of cyber attacks on the West (reuters.com)
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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny barred from standing against Vladimir Putin in election (independent.co.uk)
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France is to stop granting new licences for oil and gas exploration on the mainland and in overseas territories, Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot said. "There will be no new exploration licences for hydrocarbons, we will pass the law this autumn" (france24.com)
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Trump called it "bothersome" that the man investigating possible ties between his presidential campaign and Russia has been friendly with fired FBI director Comey.(cbsnews.com)
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Lionel Messi's 21-month prison sentence set to be swapped for fine worth less than one week's wage (independent.co.uk)
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Grenfell Tower fire: Police considering manslaughter charges and have seized documents (independent.co.uk)
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Massive Antarctic Ice Shelf Days From Breaking Off: For months, scientists have been watching the growing crack spread some 175 kilometers along the ice sheet with growing alarm. Now just 13 kilometers remain, keeping this chunk of ice attached to the main ice shelf. (ecowatch.com)
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Jehovah’s Witnesses in Crimea Ordered to Renounce Faith or Fight For Occupying Russian Army (newsweek.com)
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Iran inaugurated a huge clock showing that Israel will allegedly cease to exist in 8,411 days (timesofisrael.com)
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Norway has issued a threat to Brazil that if rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest is not reversed, its billion-dollar financial assistance to Brazil’s Amazon fund will fall to zero. (theguardian.com)
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Germany's parliament voted Thursday to quash the convictions of 50,000 gay men sentenced for homosexuality under a Nazi-era law which remained in force after the war and offer compensation. (thelocal.de)
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Brexit: Theresa May blocked plan to guarantee rights of EU citizens in the UK immediately after referendum (independent.co.uk)
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