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The Latest: Researcher who helped halt cyberattack applauded

The Latest: Researcher who helped halt cyberattack applaudedLONDON (AP) — The Latest on the global cyberattack (all times local):


Manhunt for hackers behind global cyberattack

Manhunt for hackers behind global cyberattackInternational investigators hunted Saturday for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to contain the fallout. The assault, which began Friday and was being described as the biggest-ever cyber ransom attack, struck state agencies and major companies around the world -- from Russian banks and British hospitals to FedEx and European car factories. "The recent attack is at an unprecedented level and will require a complex international investigation to identify the culprits," said Europol, Europe's police agency.


Jordanian stabs Israeli officer in Jerusalem, shot dead: police

Jordanian stabs Israeli officer in Jerusalem, shot dead: policeA Jordanian man stabbed and wounded an Israeli officer in annexed east Jerusalem on Saturday before being shot dead, police said. The officer was taken to hospital with "moderate" injuries after the attack in the walled Old City, police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement. Police identified the assailant as Mohammad Skaji, a 57-year-old Jordanian who the statement said had "entered Israel a few days ago".


Flags, Trump, pyrotechnics & more — it happened today: May 13 in pictures

Flags, Trump, pyrotechnics & more — it happened today: May 13 in picturesHonor guard holds red flags, President Trump is awarded a doctorate and more of today’s news from around the world in pictures.


Designer Carolina Herrera laments murder of nephew in Venezuela

Designer Carolina Herrera laments murder of nephew in VenezuelaVenezuela-born fashion designer Carolina Herrera on Saturday lamented the killing of her nephew in the crisis-torn country, in what authorities called an apparent kidnapping. State prosecutors said the bodies of businessmen Reinaldo Herrera, 34, and Fabrizio Mendoza, 31, were found late on Thursday in a vehicle abandoned along the highway connecting Caracas to the Caribbean coast. "Our only hope is that the tragic assassination of our young nephew, Reinaldo and his colleague, Fabrizio will serve to mitigate the terrible carnage and murders that are committed against our youth in Venezuela," Herrera, 78, wrote on the Instagram account of her fashion label.


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