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The new trick cyber-criminals use to cash out

Shawdesh Desk: “Follow the money” – for generations it’s been the mantra of investigators looking for criminals. In the cyber-realm, this battle between criminals and the authorities has been raging for

Why China’s climate policy matters to us all

Shawdesh Desk: China’s carbon emissions are vast and growing, dwarfing those of other countries. Experts agree that without big reductions in China’s emissions, the world cannot win the fight against

‘Phone-e-Nittoponno’ making life easier

Meena’s father was sick. He had many complications resulting from diabetes and had to take regular insulin to keep himself healthy. The sudden lockdown had trapped her family inside her

China: How Delta threatens a prized zero Covid strategy

When Air China Flight CA910 touched down at the Chinese city of Nanjing on 10 July, it was carrying more than just a planeload of passengers. One of those people

Bodies on the streets as fighting traps Afghans

The Afghan army urged civilians to leave Lashkar Gah ahead of a major offensive against the Taliban, the hardline Islamist group that was driven from power by US-led forces 20

‘Liberate Hong Kong’: The slogan that will land you in jail

It was one of the defining phrases of the Hong Kong protest movement. Now, it has landed one man in jail for nine years. Back in 2019, “Liberate Hong Kong,

Global education summit targets pandemic-hit schooling

Shawdesh desk: A global education summit in London is aiming to raise $5bn (£3.6bn) to get 88 million more children into school in some of the world’s poorest countries. The

Covid travel: Fully jabbed from EU and US could avoid quarantine

Senior cabinet ministers in UK are to discuss allowing fully vaccinated travellers from the EU and US to avoid quarantine when they arrive in England. A review of the border