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;Armed conflicts and attacks ;Armed conflicts and attacks
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**Two ] oil pumping stations are attacked in an apparent drone strike according to ] Energy Ministry. The stations are linked to a pipeline transporting oil from the eastern fields to the western coast port of ] on the ]. **Two ] oil pumping stations are attacked in an apparent drone strike according to ] Energy Ministry. The stations are linked to a pipeline transporting oil from the eastern fields to the western coast port of ] on the ].


;Disasters and accidents ;Disasters and accidents
*A 7.5 ] quake rattles ], ]. Police Sergeant Frank Kilaur says that the quake was "very, very violent" but no immediate reports of major damages or casualties have been reported. A Tsunami alert is issued by the ]. *A 7.5 ] quake rattles ], ]. Police Sergeant Frank Kilaur says that the quake was "very, very violent" but no immediate reports of major damages or casualties have been reported. A tsunami alert is issued by the ]. The tsunami threat has now largely passed.

*Fijian President ], asked developed nations, especially the United States to help fight climate change to "prevent the current crisis from escalating into total chaos."
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**] ] meets ] ] and warns ] to not interfere in the ].


;Law and crime ;Law and crime
*Former ] ] ] is released from a halfway house in ], completing his {{nowrap|21-month}} federal prison sentence for illicit online contact with a {{nowrap|15-year-old girl}}. *Former ] ] ] is released from a ] in ], completing his {{nowrap|21-month}} federal prison sentence for illicit online contact with a {{nowrap|15-year-old girl}}.
*French ] Frédéric Péchier, previously investigated in the poisoning of seven patients at private clinics in ], France, is being held over suspicions that he poisoned a further 17 - 50. Mr. Péchier has denied all charges, and is scheduled for a hearing later this week.
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**] ] announces that ]n hackers accessed voter databases in two Florida counties prior to the ]. No data or vote tallies were affected.

;Politics and elections
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**]n security forces surround the ] in ], preventing opposition ] lawmakers from entering the building to discuss a response to the recent arrest of National Assembly Vice President ].


;Science and technology ;Science and technology
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**] from ] and ] discover a major new class of ] called ] in ] ] which, if exploited, can be used to steal sensitive information directly from the ]. Almost every computer with an Intel chipsets dating back to 2011 are affected by these vulnerabilities. **] from ] and ] discover a major new class of Microarchitectural Data Sampling ] called ZombieLoad in ] ], which, if exploited, can be used to steal sensitive information directly from the processor. Almost every computer with an Intel chip dating back to 2011 is affected by these vulnerabilities.
***] developers, ], ] and ] release emergency ] for their products to mitigate ]. **] developers, ], ] and ] release emergency ] for their products to mitigate ZombieLoad.
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**] confirms a major security bug on the app let hackers remotely install surveillance software on its users devices. All 1.5 billion users are urged to update their settings as a precaution. The technology used in the ] appears to have originated from ], a technology company operating out of ]. **] confirms a major security bug in the app let hackers remotely install surveillance software on its users' devices. All 1.5 billion users are urged to update WhatsApp as a precaution. The technology used in the ] appears to have originated from ], a technology company operating out of ].


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May 14, 2019 (2019-05-14) (Tuesday) Armed conflicts and attacks

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