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Equifax mass ID theft leads US to rethink on Social Security number
05 Oct 2017
White House cybersecurity coordinator Rob Joyce says the US should end Social Security numbers as an identification method and move on to something more modern – though experts say India’s Aadhaar is not secure enough to be the answer
Rohingya crisis: number of refugees now tops half million
30 Sep 2017
Five weeks after the mass exodus of Rohingyas from Myanmar began on 25 August, the UN says the total number of arrivals in Bangladesh has now topped 501,000
New Cuban crisis: US pulls staff from Havana after mystery sonic attacks
30 Sep 2017
More than half the American staff has been pulled out from its embassy in Havana following mysterious sonic attacks that have caused several health problems to over 21 diplomats
World economies ill-prepared for automation, robotisation: WEF
27 Sep 2017
With a range of new technologies fusing the physical, digital and biological worlds, WEF has urged governments to adopt more flexible labour policies
At last, Saudi Arabian women can get behind the wheel
27 Sep 2017
The kingdom has been widely criticised for being the only country in the world that bans women from driving, and the change, which will take effect in June 2018, is expected to improve its global standing
No ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas, Myanmar tells UN
26 Sep 2017
Myanmar’s ambassador to the United Nations Hau Do Suan said the exodus followed the 25 August attacks by ARSA against security forces and subsequent security operations and the scorched earth policy employed by the terrorists
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