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Shoot 'em up video game a refuge for war-scarred Afghans
AFP, Published on 05/06/2022
» KABUL: The crackle of gunfire. A gasp of a stranger. Explosions rumbling in the distance. In the Afghan capital of Kabul, such sounds would normally prompt panic.
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Facebook moves to block Taliban's WhatsApp accounts
AFP, Published on 18/08/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said Tuesday it was blocking WhatsApp accounts linked to the Taliban after the radical Islamic group seized control of Afghanistan and sought to use the messaging service to help it govern.
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Can Africa's mobile money revolution reduce poverty?
AFP, Published on 28/09/2016
» DAKAR - When farmer Isaac Tondo fell on lean times in Liberia's long rainy season, his brother in the capital sent 8,000 Liberian dollars (US$87) to his Lonestar mobile money account, ensuring his children's school fees would still be paid.
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Google removes Afghan Taliban smartphone app
AFP, Published on 05/04/2016
» KABUL - Google has removed a Taliban smartphone app from its online store, the US Internet giant said Monday, countering the tech-savvy Afghan militant group's increasing efforts to boost global visibility.
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WikiLeaks publishes email contacts list of CIA chief
AFP, Published on 23/10/2015
» WASHINGTON - WikiLeaks released a second installment of documents from CIA director John Brennan's hacked personal email account on Thursday, including his contacts list, and warned more were to come.
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CIA chief 'outraged' by personal email hack
AFP, Published on 27/10/2015
» WASHINGTON - CIA chief John Brennan said Tuesday he was "outraged" that hackers broke into his personal email account, and faulted the media for its coverage of the incident.
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Soaring Netflix shares to be split seven-for-one
AFP, Published on 24/06/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Online television streaming titan Netflix announced plans Tuesday for a seven-to-one split of its high-flying shares of stock.
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Obama struggles for deterrence amid wave of cyberattacks
AFP, Published on 07/06/2015
» WASHINGTON - The audacious hack of data on four million US government employees exposed America's shaky cyber defenses and the Obama administration's ongoing struggle to develop an effective deterrence.
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Tajikistan ends Facebook block prompted by IS defector
AFP, Published on 08/06/2015
» DUSHANBE (TAJIKISTAN) - Ex-Soviet Tajikistan on Monday lifted blocks on popular websites including Facebook and YouTube it imposed after a police chief appeared in an online video announcing his defection to the Islamic State group.
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Google 'gave WikiLeaks email to US'
AFP, Published on 27/01/2015
» LONDON - Whistleblowing site WikiLeaks on Monday accused Google of handing over the emails and electronic data of its senior staff to the US authorities without providing notification until almost three years later.
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