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US indicts Iranians who hacked power company, women's shelter
US indicts Iranians who hacked power company, women's shelter
Business and Economy
by  AFP

The US Department of Justice announced an indictment Wednesday against three Iranian hackers who used ransomware to extort a battered women's shelter and a power company. "The indictment does not allege that these actors undertook these actions on behalf of the Government of Iran," a senior Justice Department official told reporters.

Timeline of Queen Elizabeth II's death
Timeline of Queen Elizabeth II's death
World
by  AFP

Here is a timeline of Queen Elizabeth II's death, including her final days and the aftermath of her passing aged 96, after more than 70 years on the throne. A procession takes Queen Elizabeth II's coffin to St Giles' Cathedral.

Shops shut for queen's funeral but pubs to raise glass
Shops shut for queen's funeral but pubs to raise glass
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Many retailers will shut Monday for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II but thousands of pubs and bars will remain open for Britons to toast the late monarch. "Our managed pubs, bars and venues remain open and, where possible, will show the funeral... to honour her life and service," added the owner of popular bar brands Walkabout and Slug & Lettuce.

Ivory Coast lashes Mali 'blackmail' over detained troops
Ivory Coast lashes Mali 'blackmail' over detained troops
Africa
by  AFP

Ivory Coast on Wednesday accused Mali of "blackmail" over 46 Ivorian troops who have been detained by Bamako and called for West African leaders to discuss the crisis as soon as possible. Mali accused Ivory Coast of insisting that ECOWAS -- the Economic Community of West African States -- take a hard line on sanctions aimed at pressing the junta to hand back power.