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BEC or Business Email Compromise hacking is one of the most common types of cyber-attack, which the FBI says costs more than £6 billion a year — and experts say Nigeria is its epicentre. Cyber reporter Joe Tidy speaks with
As the world began shutting down in March, I found myself in Accra, Ghana. While I considered aborting the remainder of my trip and heading directly home, I opted to remain for a couple extra days and enjoyed an
Delta Air Lines is placing the blame for its 600+ holiday flight cancellations squarely on COVID-19. Meanwhile, the pilot union representing Delta pilots is offering a more nuanced explanation. In This Post: Delta Blames COVID-19 For
It is time, once again, for one of my favorite holiday traditions: the 13th annual Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar. Every day until Friday, December 25, this page will present one new incredible image of our universe from NASA’s
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightAFPThousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit northern region of Tigray have run out of food, the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, has said. It appealed for urgent
A mysterious air hostess who promises prurient “in-flight entertainment” in exchange for proper consideration has been forced to move underground after her gig went viral online. I tend to question whether she is real in the first place. British
December 1, 2020 Covid-19 vaccines face a varied misinformation movement online This story, plus Facebook News to launch in the U.K., a look at what is both gained and lost when newsrooms close their offices for good, and
The latest round of qualifiers for Afrobasket 2021, the continent’s basketball championship, concluded over the weekend with events in Rwanda and Egypt.BBC Sport Africa’a Janine Anthony looks at what we have learnt from the
I’ve gyrated between a spectrum of emotions when it comes the announcement from Hyatt yesterday that it would reduce the thresholds to earn elite status in 2021. But I’ve come to peace with it…what else am I going to do?
shareSharenocloseShare pagelinkCopy linkAbout sharingimage copyrightGetty ImagesEgyptian authorities have said they are “temporarily closing” the investigation into the 2016 murder of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, with the killer “still unknown”.It comes as