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Finland's foresters decry 'unfair' EU climate plans
Finland's foresters decry 'unfair' EU climate plans

Standing next to a freshly-cut clearing the size of seven football fields, Finnish forest engineer Matti Jappila pointed to growth rings in an up to 300-year-old tree stump. The loud noise of a clearing saw filled the thick boreal forest of spruce and birch, as Jappila prepared another part of his estate to be cut down in December -- before the EU can force him to protect it.

Ethiopia govt says army controls 70 percent of Tigray
Ethiopia govt says army controls 70 percent of Tigray

The Ethiopian government said Friday that 70 percent of the war-stricken northern region of Tigray was now under federal army control. "70% of Tigray is under ENDF (Ethiopian National Defence Force)," Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's national security adviser Redwan Hussein posted on Twitter.

Repeat hacks highlight Australia's cyber flaws
Repeat hacks highlight Australia's cyber flaws

Inadequate privacy safeguards and the stockpiling of sensitive customer information have made Australia a lucrative target in the eyes of foreign hackers, cybersecurity experts told AFP following a series of major data breaches. Australian National University cybersecurity expert Thomas Haines said many companies had been hoarding personal data that they should not have been hanging on to.