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Hacking revelations put Mexico military on defensive
Hacking revelations put Mexico military on defensive
World
by  AFP

Leaks from a shadowy group of hackers targeting secret files held by the armed forces of several Latin American nations have fueled controversy in Mexico about the military's growing power. In Chile, hackers exploited flaws in the computer systems of the Joint Armed Forces Command.

Venezuelan town buries its dead after landslide
Venezuelan town buries its dead after landslide
World
by  AFP

"We love you princess," reads the inscription on the fresh grave of a three-year-old girl among dozens of people killed by a devastating landslide in a Venezuelan town last week. "That belongs to a three-year-old girl who was wrenched from her mother's arms," by the landslide, he said pointing to a blue-tiled grave.

Brothers get 40 years for car bomb murder of Maltese journalist
Brothers get 40 years for car bomb murder of Maltese journalist
World
by  AFP

Two brothers were on Friday jailed for 40 years each for the car bomb murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia who uncovered corruption in high places and whose killing sparked an international furore and forced the resignation of the prime minister. "Today's judgement is another important step towards justice for the Caruana Galizia family," Prime Minister Robert Abela said on Twitter.

Rampaging gangs in Haiti use rape to instill fear: UN
Rampaging gangs in Haiti use rape to instill fear: UN
World
by  AFP

Competing criminal gangs have turned to sexual assault as a way to terrorize Haitians and consolidate territorial control, a UN report said on Friday. In the past year, "gang violence has spiraled out of control" in Haiti's cities, the report said, noting that 60 percent of Port-au-Prince may now be under gang territory, accounting for at least 1.5 million people.

Hitmen brothers handed 40 years for Maltese journalist murder
Hitmen brothers handed 40 years for Maltese journalist murder
World
by  AFP

Two hitmen brothers were each sentenced to 40 years in prison Friday for killing a prominent journalist in Malta five years ago, an assassination that sparked an international outcry. The sentences handed down to George and Alfred Degiorgio came on the first day of their trial for the 2017 killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.