Government and business computers regularly targeted by hackers, says security minister
Foreign states and terrorist groups are regularly launching cyber-attacks on the UK’s computer systems with the potential to cause widespread damage, according to the government’s security tsar.
Lord West of Spithead, who is parliamentary under-secretary for security and counter-terrorism, told the Observer that the UK was [...]
France’s Defense Ministry says a French frigate involved in an EU anti-piracy mission off Somalia has detained 22 suspected pirates from six separate boats in the Indian Ocean.
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Apple yet to provide details on UK or international release dates, selling prices or associated mobile network companies
Apple’s touchscreen iPad tablet computer will go on sale on 3 April in the US, but no specific date – beyond “late April” – has been given for its release in the UK and other international locations.
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Cheung Kong Infrastructure said its 2009 net profit rose 26% on disposal gains from an asset sale and said it plans to bid for the U.K. arm of Electricite de France. more …
Abnormally tall 26-foot waves crashed into a cruise ship in the Mediterranean France, smashing glass windows and killing two passengers. more …
Abnormally tall 26-foot waves crashed into a cruise ship off France, smashing glass windows and killing two passengers, said Greek and Cypriot officials. more …
Japan’s Mitsubishi and France’s Peugeot say they won’t seek a capital alliance but will still look to expand their partnership. more …
The widow of assassinated Rwandan President Habyarimana is arrested in France and accused of links to the 1994 genocide. more …
France’s aged sea defences are blamed after violent storms left 50 dead and thousands homeless along the Atlantic coast. more …
Despite criticism from the U.S., President Sarkozy announced that France had entered “exclusive negotiations” to sell four amphibious assault ships to Russia.
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