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ROHINGYA – Video shows smugglers beating Rohingya on trafficking boat (Al Jazeera)

Smugglers mercilessly beat rake-thin refugees crowded onto a fishing boat, in a video obtained by AFP news agency that shows rarely seen images from...

AFGHANISTAN – Afghanistan: Kabul’s deputy governor killed in IED blast (Al Jazeera)

Kabul’s deputy governor and his assistant have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan, police say, adding that a sticky bomb was attached to...

LEBANON – As Lebanon’s crisis deepens UNICEF provides cash assistance to over 70,000 children (Al Arabiya)

United Nations Children's Fund logo. (Supplied) United Nations Children's Fund is providing cash assistance to over 70,000 children across Lebanon to help households protect child...

ANTARCTICA – Scientists to take research trip to study impact of giant floating iceberg (Al Arabiya)

File photo of an iceberg in the western Antarctic peninsula. (File photo: AFP) A team of scientists will set off next month on a research...

ABU DHABI/FOOD SECURITY – Abu Dhabi invests in poultry, fish farms for food security (Al Arabiya)

Abu Dhabi is investing $143 million to boost local production of produce, fish, cattle and poultry in its push to improve food security. https://englishbeta.alarabiya.net/en/business/economy/2020/12/15/Abu-Dhabi-invests-in-poultry-fish-farms-for-food-security

USA/SWEDEN – FBI investigating Nordic banks over possible anti-money laundering breaches (Al Arabiya)

Danske bank signs are seen on a bank's headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark October 22, 2019. (Reuters/Nikolaj Skydsgaard) The US Justice Department and the FBI are...

USA/RUSSIA – Russia playing political games, stalling progress in Mediterranean: Pompeo (Al Arabiya)

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday blasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov over comments that the US is playing political games in...

USA/CISA/FEDERAL AGENCIES – CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Turn Off SolarWinds Products (Aaron Boyd, Nextgov)

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ordered all government departments by noon Monday to identify and shut off instances of SolarWinds Orion software running or connected...

USA/PENTAGON – Pentagon Risks Falling Short on Electromagnetic Spectrum Goals, GAO Finds (Mila Jasper, Nextgov)

The Defense Department is failing to address challenges related to managing the electromagnetic spectrum—which the agency says is essential for facilitating control in operations—due...

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