By Angelo Amante and Wladimir Pantaleone
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – When Salvatore Catalano discovered that mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro had lived just a short walk from his house in the western Sicilian town of Campobello di Mazara, he felt sick….
New Zealand’s Chris Hipkins sworn in as prime minister
By Lucy Craymer and Alasdair Pal
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Labour leader Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand’s prime minister in a formal ceremony on Wednesday, following the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern last week.
The Labou…
Bid by Australian startup Recharge could revive UK battery company Britishvolt
Recharge Industries, which also plans a factory in Geelong, says nonbinding offer is in the company’s interests, as well as that of ‘our friends in the UK’An Australian-based startup, Recharge Industries, has made a nonbinding offer for the collapsed U…
Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests
Netanyahu drags Israeli democracy into the illiberal mire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu describes Israel as an “oasis of democracy” in a region defined by its absence. Recent developments, though, make the oasis look more like a mirage.
Peru protesters tear-gassed after president calls for truce
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Peru’s capital and were met with volleys of tear gas and pellets amid clashes with security forces just hours after President Dina Boluarte called for a “truce” in almost two months of protests.
‘There are bodies in the forest’: Missing migrants worry activists on Lithuania-Belarus border
Lithuania’s government recently approved controversial legislation to formalise pushbacks as an official policy at the Belarus border.
What makes small and medium-sized businesses vulnerable to BEC attacks
According to the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report, business email compromise (BEC) accounted for almost a third of the country’s $6.9 billion in cyber losses that year – around $2.4 billion. In surprisingly sharp contrast, ransomware attacks accounted …