UCLA and crosstown rival USC meet Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles to conclude their 2020-21 regular season.

The host Bruins (17-7, 13-5 Pac-12) and Trojans (20-6, 14-5) head into Saturday's finale tied in the loss column for second place in the Pac-12. First-place Oregon endsits regular season at Oregon State on Sunday, and the winner of the USC-UCLA game could still match the Ducks in the loss colum

UCLA hosts USC with potential Pac-12 title on line

More than ever before, as pandemic conditions persist, the threat of data breaches and cyberattacks continues to grow.COVID-19 has permanently changed organizational culture and behaviour. Recognizing these changes is the first in a series of steps to mitigate them once this pandemic ends, and before the next.As we enter the second year of the pandemic and temporary measures seem more permanent, there are

5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed cybersecurity

TAIPEI - An international advocacy group's claim that the Vietnamese government has tapped hackers to target activists shows that the communist Southeast Asian state is widening the use of technology to quash its biggest opponents, experts believe.Ocean Lotus, a shadowy group suspected of working with the Vietnamese government, is "behind a sustained campaign of spyware attacks," London-based Amnesty Internation

Vietnam Tapping Hackers to Silence Critics, Experts Warn

SEOUL - South Korea's leading role in high-tech industries has made it an attractive target for fast-rising Chinese rivals in search of enhanced capabilities in semiconductors, computer displays and shipbuilding, among other technologies.The methods employed by China run the gamut, from relatively benign attempts to recruit skilled workers to more nefarious practices, including bribing South Koreans to divulge t

South Korea Fights to Guard Its Trade Secrets From China

China-linked hackers still targeting NTPC despite Ladakh disengagement, US firm says ThePrint

China-linked hackers still targeting NTPC despite Ladakh disengagement, US firm says

FBI investigating 8-day cyber attack after hackers demanded millions from local provider WLOS

FBI investigating 8-day cyber attack after hackers demanded millions from local provider

State hackers rush to exploit unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers BleepingComputer

State hackers rush to exploit unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers

CDC: 21,869 West Nile Virus Cases Identified in U.S. in 2009 to 2018 HealthDay News

CDC- 21,869 West Nile Virus Cases Identified in U.S. in 2009 to 2018 - Consumer Health News Day

Afraid of the virus, some Nashville teachers are taking drastic measures to stay safe WZTV

Afraid of the virus, some Nashville teachers are taking drastic measures to stay safe

Germany Infections Surge; Tokyo Extends Emergency: Virus Update Yahoo Finance

Australia Seeks Review as Shots Held; German Cases- Virus Update

State sees decreasing virus positivity, but LI yields higher rate Newsday

New York sees decreasing virus positivity, but Long Island remains at higher rate

Jobless filings up despite virus strides Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Jobless filings up despite virus strides

Government recommends extending virus emergency for Tokyo region The Japan Times

Government recommends extending virus emergency for Tokyo region

Gov. Dewine: &#39;Victory in sight&#39; in virus fight Bradford Era

Gov. Dewine- &#39;Victory in sight&#39; in virus fight -  - bradfordera.com

Boulder County reports 79 new virus cases; Colorado to keep masks on, Polis says Boulder Daily Camera

Boulder County reports 79 new virus cases; Colorado to keep masks on, Polis says

Biden urges Senate Dems to rally behind $1.9T virus bill Associated Press

Biden urges Senate Dems to rally behind $1.9T virus bill

Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Virus Not Detected in Human Semen Business Wire

Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Virus Not Detected in Human Semen  Wire

Hoppy Kercheval: Blanket immunity from virus liability too broad (Opinion) Charleston Gazette-Mail

Hoppy Kercheval- Blanket immunity from virus liability too broad (Opinion) - Op-Ed Commentaries

Leeser recounts family virus deaths in asking Abbott to allow El Paso mask mandate KVIA El Paso

Leeser recounts family virus deaths in asking Abbott to allow El Paso mask mandate

WH implores: Listen to experts on masks, virus Lynchburg News and Advance

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Caracas [Venezuela], March 6 (ANI/Xinhua): The Chief of Staff of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) Admiral Remigio Ceballos on Friday launched military exercises to bolster Venezuela's defenses.
The drills were intended to pay tribute to former President Hugo Chavez on the eighth anniversary of his death on March 5, 2013.
"We are kicking off the 'Supreme Commander Hugo Chavez

Venezuelan Armed Forces launch military drills

BEIRUT - Missile strikes in northern Syria near the Turkish border killed one person and injured at least 11 others Friday, Turkish state media and a source from the Turkish-backed faction that controls the region said.Explosions rocked local oil refineries near the towns of al-Bab and Jarablus, sparking large fires, a witness and Turkey's state-owned Anadolu news agency said.The source in the National Ar

Missile Strikes Hit Oil Refineries in Northern Syria; 1 Person Killed

When Alyaksandr Lukashenka met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on February 22 to discuss financial and integration issues, there was one political card noticeably absent from the Belarusian leader's hand: China.During his 26 years in power, Lukashenka balanced and exploited differences between the West and Russia to strengthen his position at home.In recent years, China has

Is China Cooling On Belarus&#039;s Lukashenka?

Asian markets fell further Friday after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell failed to soothe fears of a surge in inflation fuelled by the expected global economic recovery, which many warn could force the central bank to hike interest rates earlier than thought.While the rollout of vaccines, slowing infections, easing of lockdowns and an imminent new stimulus are breathing life back into economies, investors are 

Asia markets track Wall St losses as rate hike fears grow

US stocks rebounded on Friday following encouraging jobs numbers, while oil prices jumped further.The US economy added a better-than-expected 379,000 jobs in February, while average hourly earnings rose only a modest 0.2 percent as analysts had forecast."The key takeaway from the report is that it will be seen as a sign of even better things to come for the labor market, which bodes well for growth prospe

US stocks rebound after jobs data

United Airlines will pay $49.5 million to settle criminal fraud charges and civil claims pertaining to fraudulent conduct in violation of Postal Service contracts to transport mail internationally, the U.S. Justice Department has stated."United defrauded the US Postal Service by providing falsified parcel delivery information over a period of years and accepting millions of dollars of payments, to which the comp

United Airlines to pay $49.5 million fine over mail fraud charges

United accused of falsifying postal records, to pay $49 million fine

Mail service says United defrauded it, fines airline $49.5 million

WASHINGTON - Democrats laid aside one battle over boosting the minimum wage but promptly descended into another internal fight Friday as the party haltingly tried moving its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the Senate.Hours after asserting they'd reached a deal between party moderates and progressives over renewing emergency unemployment benefits, lawmakers said Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., now preferred

Democrats Split on Jobless Benefits, Slow Relief Bill in Senate

Brussels [Belgium], March 6 (ANI): The United States and the European Union agreed to temporarily suspend tariffs levied on billions of dollars of each others' aircraft, wine, food and other products for a four-month period.
According to The New York Times, US President Joe Biden and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, agreed in a phone call on Friday to suspend all tariffs imposed in the dispu

US, EU to suspend tariffs on alcohol, food and airplanes

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Mar. 5 (PIA)-Enumerating assistance to rebel members who will return to the fold of the law, President Rodrigo Duterte said the government targets to end local communist armed conflict in attaining lasting peace."Mangapo nalang ko sa tuhod naa lang gihapon mo (mga rebelde), unsa ba gyu'y gusto ninyo? Nga ang kalibutan mubuto para makakita unsa inyong tinguha?" Duterte asked during the Joint 

PRRD assures assistance for returning rebels

Washington [US], March 5 (ANI): Hollywood star Ana de Armas recently revealed that she cried the first time she saw herself dressed in Marilyn Monroe wigs for her upcoming film 'Blonde'.
According to People magazine, the actress' transformation into Marilyn Monroe took three and a half hours a day in the hair and makeup chair for the new biopic 'Blonde'. Judging by photos of her filming in a platinum blonde wig and sultry

Ana de Armas cried when she saw herself in Monroe wigs

By Ashoke RajNew Delhi [India], March 5 (ANI): Unprecedented chaos was witnessed onboard a Pune-bound IndiGo flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after a passenger claimed he was a COVID-19 patient.
"On March 4, a passenger announced himself that he was travelling to Pune and that he was Covid positive. He informed flight crew on board," an Indigo official told ANI on Friday.
After an announcement by the said

Chaos ensued on-board Indigo flight

LUNGSOD NG COTABATO, Marso 5 (PIA)-- Binigyang-diin ng pamunuan ng Ministry of Health ng Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (MOH-BARMM) na "certified halal" ang mga Sinovac vaccine na dumating sa rehiyon kahapon.Ayon kay deputy health minister Dr. Zul Qarneyn Abas, nabigyan ng halal certification ng Indonesian Government ang Sinovac vaccines. Ibig sabihin, naaayon sa batas at pinahihintulutan itong 

Tagalog News: Bakunang Sinovac, certified halal-MOH-BARMM

ILOILO CITY, March 5 (PIA) - - A total of 10,800 doses of Sinovac's COVID-19 doses from Manila have arrived at 9:28 A.M. Friday, at the Iloilo Airport, via Philippine Airlines Flight 2141.Office Civil Defense 6 Regional Director Jose Roberto R. Nunez, chairperson of the Regional Task Force in Western Visyas and head of the Cold Chain and Logistics of the Regional Vaccination Operations Center (RVOC), together wi

COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Iloilo

The Senate voted Thursday to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made 11th-hour changes aimed at ensuring they could pull President Joe Biden's top legislative priority through the precariously divided chamber.Democrats were hoping for Senate approval of the package before next week, in time for the House to sign off and get the measure to Biden quickly. They were encountering op

Senate Begins Considering Democrats&#039; $1.9 Trillion Virus Relief Bill

LONDON/WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday agreed to a four-month suspension of retaliatory tariffs imposed on British goods such as Scotch whisky over a long-running aircraft subsidy row, with both sides pledging to use the time to resolve the dispute.The U.S. administration under former President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Scotch whisky and other European Union food, wine and spirits, which the ind

US, Britain Suspend Tariffs in Bid to Settle Aircraft Row

New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Wednesday recovered foreign currency worth Rs 55.65 lakh at Delhi Airport from two female foreign passengers.
According to a statement issued by CISF on Thursday, during Pre-Embarkation Security Check (PESC) through X-BIS machine at Security Hold Area (SHA) of Terminal-3 of the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the CISF personnel noticed 

Delhi: CISF nabs two lady with foreign currency

More than 17,000 earthquakes have been recorded in the south-west of Iceland, in the Reykjanes Peninsula, during the past week. People living in the area have been advised to be extra careful due to dangers of landslides and rockfall. Many of the larger earthquakes have even been felt in Iceland's capital city, Reykjavik (where over half 

South-west Iceland is shaking - and may be about to erupt

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 4 (ANI/PNN): Even as the GVK Group prepares to exit the airports business, it's the jewel in the crown, Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has been awarded the Best Airport by Size and Region, in the over 40 million passenger category, by the Airport Council International (ACI), for the fourth consecutive year.
CSMIA was lauded for its dedication and comm

Gvk Group's Mumbai airport bags ' Best Airport' by ACI

New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): The Namami Gange team met Delhi Jal Board executives on Thursday to review the progress of projects in Delhi and it was observed that there was significant progress in almost all projects.
Two major projects, namely the rising main from Bharat Nagar to Pitampura and the rehabilitation of Trunk Sewer at Jhilmil colony in Delhi have been completed.
"Two major projects have been completed in

Two Namami Gange projects completed in Delhi

Washington [US], March 4 (ANI): Actor Rege-Jean Page, the breakout star of 2020, has joined the star-studded cast of the Russo Brothers' new action thriller 'The Gray Man'.
As per E! News, currently, it is unclear who Page will play in the upcoming film. The forthcoming Netflix film also stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Indian superstar Dhanush. The project will be helmed by Anthony and Joe Russo, the team behind four

Rege-Jean Page joins Russo Brother's 'The Gray Man'

Geneva [Switzerland], March 4 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released January data for global air cargo markets showing that demand returned to pre-Covid levels for the first time since the onset of crisis.
January demand also showed strong month-to-month growth over December 2020 levels. Global demand measured in cargo tonne kilometres was up 1.1 per cent compared to January 2019 and plus 3

Global air cargo demand recovers to pre-Covid levels: IATA

These slow-moving giants made a significant contribution to defeating the "enemies of the revolution", as well as the Chinese troops during the armed conflict between the two countries in 1929.Aircraft carriers today are rightfully viewed as a symbol of power and domination in the sea. Although their finest hour came in World War II, they had a significant role to play in World War I, too.Most of the earl

How the Bolsheviks used aircraft carriers on rivers

Sanctions have prohibited companies from doing business with the Russian authorities controlling Crimea for more than six years, but Western participation in the development of a bold, seagull-inspired opera house flies in the face of that ban.The Sevastopol State Opera and Ballet Theater, designed by the avant-garde Austrian architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au and expected to open in 2023, is part of a massive

Crimean Opera House Pulls Back Curtains On Russian Sanctions Loophole

South Sudan's Jonglei state governor Denay Jock Chagor announced that at least 10 people died in a plane crash.The aeroplane crashed when it took off from the Pieri airstrip.All the deaths have not been established, but both pilots are confirmed dead.At least 10 people, including the two pilots, died when a plane crashed at an

At least 10 people killed South Sudan plane crash

A South Sudan Supreme Airlines plane crashed just after takeoff late Tuesday afternoon in South Sudan, killing all 10 people on board, according to media reports.Initial reports indicate the plane carrying eight passengers and a two member crew, went down after leaving the small village of Pieri.The plane was bound for the Juba International Airport, where an airport official there confirmed the accident.

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