[no title] Scripting News(cached at February 10, 2019, 10:33 pm)

Klobuchar announces in Minneapolis. Quite an image.
Hungary's Orban vows defence of 'Christian' Europe AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2019, 10:30 pm)

Prime Minister Viktor Orban also announces raft of measures intended to address Hungary's declining population.
Google Play Caught Hosting An App That Steals Users' Cryptocurrency Slashdotby BeauHD on android at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at February 10, 2019, 10:05 pm)

The Google Play Store has been caught hosting an app designed to steal cryptocurrency from unwitting end users, according to researchers with Eset security company. "The malware, which masqueraded as a legitimate cryptocurrency app, worked by replacing wallet addresses copied into the Android clipboard with one belonging to attackers," reports Ars Technica. "As a result, people who intended to use the app to transfer digital coins into a wallet of their choosing would instead deposit the funds into a wallet belonging to the attackers." From the report: So-called clipper malware has targeted Windows users since at least 2017. The clipper malware available in Google Play impersonated a service called MetaMask, which is designed to allow browsers to run apps that work with the digital coin Ethereum. The primary purpose of Android/Clipper.C, as Eset has dubbed the malware, was to steal credentials needed to gain control of Ethereum funds. It also replaced both bitcoin and Ethereum wallet addresses copied to the clipboard with ones belonging to the attackers. Eset spotted the app shortly after its introduction to Google Play on February 1. Google has since removed it. Stefanko said it's the first time clipper malware has been hosted in the Android app bazaar. Eset malware researcher Lukas Stefanko wrote: "This attack targets users who want to use the mobile version of the MetaMask service, which is designed to run Ethereum decentralized apps in a browser, without having to run a full Ethereum node. However, the service currently does not offer a mobile app -- only add-ons for desktop browsers such as Chrome and Firefox. Several malicious apps have been caught previously on Google Play impersonating MetaMask. However, they merely phished for sensitive information with the goal of accessing the victims' cryptocurrency funds."

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Russia says 27 children of ISIL members arrive from Iraq AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2019, 10:00 pm)

Fathers of the children were killed during three years of fighting as mothers face execution or Iraqi prisons.
Can the African Union solve the continent's refugee crisis? AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2019, 10:00 pm)

Egypt takes over chairmanship as the organisation turns its focus on refugees and internally displaced people.
Netherlands to recognise Gaza Strip and West Bank as birthplaces AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2019, 10:00 pm)

Netherlands will allow those born after May 15, 1948 to use occupied Palestinian territories as official place of birth.
[no title] Scripting News(cached at February 10, 2019, 9:33 pm)

AOC is like Napster. In 2000, at its peak. People were talking about music in supermarket checkout lines and airports. Music hadn't been that exciting in decades. AOC is like that.
Tesla Model 3 Becomes Best Selling Electric Car In World Slashdotby BeauHD on transportation at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at February 10, 2019, 9:04 pm)

Jose Pontes of EV Volumes and CleanTechnica has crunched some numbers and found that the Tesla Model 3 is now the best selling plug-in vehicle in the world. "In fact, the Model 3 was approximately 55,000 sales above the #2 BAIC EC-Series, an extremely popular Chinese model," CleanTechnica reports. "The Model 3 gobbled 7% of the plug-in vehicle market, while the #2 EC-Series and #3 Nissan LEAF each had 4%." From the report: After those top three, as the chart shows, the Tesla Model S and Model X were #4 and #5, respectively. They were followed by three Chinese models and then the Toyota Prius Prime and Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. The Model 3 (and others) helped push the world plug-in vehicle share up to 2.1% in 2018. (Double that 4 times and we're at about 30% market share.) [...] Remember, 93% of plug-in vehicle sales in 2018 were not Model 3 sales. Nearly 2 million non -- Model 3 electric cars, SUVs, and crossovers made it into consumers' parking spots. Still, there's clearly a new king of the hill, and its young Tesla's 4th model.

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Rescue ship named for drowned Syrian child refugee AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2019, 9:00 pm)

Ship operating in the Mediterranean has been renamed Alan Kurdi, after the Syrian toddler who died trying to reach Europe in 2015.
In Dubai, Pakistan prime minister warns of 'painful' reforms AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2019, 9:00 pm)

Pakistan's economic growth is set to slow from 5.2 percent last year to about 4 percent in 2019.
Adel Al-Jubeir: 'We'll investigate Khashoggi murder on our own' AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2019, 9:00 pm)

Adel al-Jubeir dismisses inquiry by UN rapporteur, says 'there was no order' to kill Saudi journalist.
Endurance: Search for Shackleton's lost ship begins BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition(cached at February 10, 2019, 8:30 pm)

Scientists hope to discover one of the most famous ships in Antarctic exploration history this week.
Amazon To NYC After Reconsidering HQ2 Plans: It'd Be a Shame If Something Happened T Slashdotby BeauHD on business at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at February 10, 2019, 8:04 pm)

theodp writes: Commenting on reports that Amazon is reconsidering its plan to bring 25,000 jobs to a new campus in New York City following a wave of political and community opposition, Amazon issued the following statement: "We're focused on engaging with our new neighbors -- small business owners, educators, and community leaders. Whether it's building a pipeline of local jobs through workforce training or funding computer science classes for thousands of New York City students, we are working hard to demonstrate what kind of neighbor we will be." Yep, it'd be a shame if something happened. The Washington Post earlier reported that New York State Sen. Michael Gianaris, a strong opponent of the Amazon HQ2 deal, described the possibility that Amazon would pull out of the deal -- which totals up to $3 billion in state and city incentives -- as akin to blackmail. "Amazon has extorted New York from the start, and this seems to be their next effort to do just that," he said. "If their view is, 'We won't come unless we get three billion of your dollars,' then they shouldn't come." Over at Vice, Ankita Rao examines what Amazon infiltrating America's school system might look like.

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Guardian: Lynton Crosby offered to undermine 2022 Qatar World Cup AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2019, 8:00 pm)

Political strategist Lynton Crosby asked for $6.7m to get football event awarded to another country, news report says.
Algeria: Bouteflika confirms presidential run for fifth term AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at February 10, 2019, 7:30 pm)

The 81-year-old president, who has been in power since 1999, suffers from many ailments and is rarely seen in public.