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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese hack compromised even more U.S. telecoms than previously known, including Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications and Windstream, the Wall Street Journal reported late on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. Hackers also exploited unpatched network devices from security vendor Fortinet and compromised large network routers from Cisco Systems, the newspaper …

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By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – TikTok has long known its video livestreams encourage sexual conduct and exploit children yet turned a blind eye because it “profited significantly” from them, according to newly unsealed material in a lawsuit by the state of Utah. The accusations were made public on Friday, ahead of a scheduled Jan. 19 …

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By Bernadette Christina and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia Energy and Mineral Resources Minister signed a decree on Friday allocating 15.6 million kilolitres (KL) of biodiesel for 2025 distribution, while giving the industry until the end of next month to adapt to the higher level of the fuel in the mix. Indonesia, the world’s largest …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. on Friday sanctioned China’s Integrity Technology Group, accusing it of being behind a prolific hacking group known as “Flax Typhoon.” In a statement, the State Department said that Integrity Tech was a large Chinese government contractor with ties to the Ministry of State Security and that its hackers were working at …

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By Helen Reid and James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Fast-fashion online retailer Shein, which is hoping to list in London, faces a UK hearing on Jan. 7 where a British parliamentary committee plans to question the firm, founded in China in 2008, about the rights of workers in its supply chain. The cross-party Business and …

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(Reuters) -The United Steelworkers union expressed concerns about Nippon Steel’s latest proposal that gives the U.S. government veto power over any potential reductions in U.S. Steel’s production capacity, if they get the approval to merge. The union, which has opposed U.S. Steel’s merger with the Japanese steel giant, said Nippon’s offer fails to commit to …

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