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Australian airline Qantas said Wednesday it was investigating a “significant” cyberattack, after hackers infiltrated a system containing sensitive data on six million customers.Qantas said hackers had targeted one of its customer contact centres, breaching a computer system used by a third party.They had access to sensitive information such as customer names, email addresses, phone numbers …

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Indian exporters are anxiously eyeing the possible reintroduction of Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs next week, though many hold out hope for a last-minute reprieve.The US president’s April 2 “Liberation Day” announcement of swingeing levies on dozens of key trading partners sent shockwaves through capitals before he announced a pause for negotiations, which ends next Wednesday.New …

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A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling’s rice paddy in the Philippines’ Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.”They told us before the start of their operations that it wouldn’t affect us, but the effects are undeniable now,” Tambiling told AFP.”Pangolins, warthogs, birds are disappearing. Flowers as …

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The United States, Japan, India and Australia pledged Tuesday to work together to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals, as worries grow over China’s dominance in resources vital to new technologies.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed his counterparts from the so-called “Quad” to Washington in a shift of focus to Asia, after spending …

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