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2017
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New Year celebrations: Global festivities welcome 2017 Fireworks have lit up the skies over some of the world's most iconic landmarks as people across the globe gather to welcome the new year | |
| Jan.17 |
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Obama commutes Chelsea Manning sentence President Barack Obama has commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence for leaking documents to Wikileaks in 2010 | |
| Jan.18 |
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2016 was the hottest year on record -- again Last year was officially the Earth's warmest since record-keeping began in the 1880s, the World Meteorological Organization announced
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| Mar.8 |
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FBI and CIA launch criminal investigation into 'malware leaks' US federal agencies have launched a criminal investigation into the public release of documents said to detail CIA hacking tools, US officials say
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| May.12 |
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Massive ransomware infection hits computers in 99 countries A massive cyber-attack using tools believed to have been developed by the US NSA has struck organisations around the world | |
| May.17 |
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Chelsea Manning, who gave U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks, leaves prison Map of Fort Leavenworth Kansas Kansas The transgender Army private who passed a trove of sensitive government documents, walked out of the disciplinary barracks
| May.19 |
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Julian Assange rape charges dropped Even though Sweden planned to drop its investigation into a rape claim, his legal ordeal was 'not something that I can forgive' | |
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| Jun.27 |
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Global ransomware attack causes turmoil  Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack. Ukraine was among the first to report issues | |
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| Sep.15 |
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Cassini for Saturn 'grand finale' The death plunge scheduled to occur at about 10:45 GMT
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| Oct.19 |
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Pollution linked to one in six deaths Pollution has been linked to nine million deaths worldwide in 2015, a report in The Lancet has found. Bangladesh and Somalia were the worst affected
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| Nov.28 |
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Bitcoin crosses $10,000 milestone The virtual currency reached the benchmark for the first time, just days after it passed $9,000
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