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Estonia’s weekend warriors: The ‘SAS’ civilians urging Brits to learn how to fight

Citizen soldiers on an Estonian island are dubbed “the SAS” because they train with weapons and war paint on Saturdays and Sundays.

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American Airlines Is Changing Its Rewards Policy. Here’s What to Know

Collecting miles and loyalty points with American Airlines will soon become somewhat harder, with the carrier announcing on Tuesday changes to its AAdvantage rewards program that limit how customers can earn frequent-flyer points. “We want to make it more convenient

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Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

WiseTech Global, CelcomDigi and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.

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Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk

Air Canada, Singapore Airlines and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Auto and Transport sector.

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Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk

The latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities.

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Will Paris 2024 mark a ‘new era’ of corruption-free Olympics?

Ahead of the Paris Olympics in July and August, French prosecutors are working on four enquiries into possible wrongdoing, but are the investigations a sign of problems or of genuine efforts to tackle graft? Andy Spalding, an academic and author

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Global operation smashes ‘most harmful cyber crime group’

An international operation led by U.K. and U.S. law enforcement has severely disrupted “the world’s most harmful cybercrime group”, the Russian-linked ransomware specialist LockBit, officials announced Tuesday. LockBit and its affiliates have targeted governments, major companies, schools and hospitals, causing

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Moscow court upholds detention of U.S. journalist, Russia bans broadcaster

A Moscow court on Tuesday said jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich would remain in pre-trial detention until at least March 30, ensuring he will spend at least a year behind bars, as Russia separately slapped a ban on a US-funded

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Constellation Is a Stellar Sci-Fi Thriller

Space travel is bound to change a person’s perspective. Astronauts see our world from a vantage point that has been shared by just a few people in its 4.5 billion-year history. The longer they spend drifting through the solar system,

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My OCD Can’t Keep Me Safe From America’s Gun Violence—But It Tries

It was the 1980s. Washington D.C. was being called the “murder capital” of America, and the nightly news in Northern Virginia where I grew up showed an onslaught of politics, gangs, drugs, and guns. The little television stacked on the

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