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Search Is Suspended for Passenger Who Went Overboard From Cruise Ship

The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it halted its hourslong search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America Line cruise ship near Cuba. from World News https://ift.tt/prUyRkS

Chinese ‘cryptoqueen’ who had royal aspirations jailed in UK over $6.6 billion Bitcoin scam

A Chinese woman who was found with 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) in Bitcoin after defrauding more than 128,000 people in China in a Ponzi scheme was sentenced by a UK court on Tuesday to over 11 years in prison. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/Gptu04s

Thailand ‘halts’ peace agreement with Cambodia hailed by Trump after landmine explosion injures troops

Thailand has said it was halting progress on a peace agreement with Cambodia, signed last month in Malaysia and overseen by US President Donald Trump, after a landmine explosion at the border injured several Thai soldiers on Monday. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/fbVYQkr

Video: Rescuers Search for Missing Migrants Off Malaysia’s Coast

Rescuers recovered several bodies near the site of a capsized boat carrying members of the Rohingya ethnic minority, which faces persecution in Myanmar. Another boat carrying hundreds more people was missing, too. from World News https://ift.tt/LMbt4nQ

British journalist Sami Hamdi expected to be released from ICE detention and return to UK

British Muslim journalist Sami Hamdi is set to be released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/tb47HzO

South Korea special prosecutor indicts former President Yoon on charges of aiding an enemy state

South Korea’s special prosecutor on Monday indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on additional charges of abusing power and aiding an enemy state related to his short-lived imposition of martial law last year. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/bRxXKi1

A Chinese coffee shop called itself People’s Cafe. That name got it roasted.

A Chinese coffee chain has apologized and changed its name after state media roasted it for misusing a word revered by the nation’s communist government. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/XT6AHzF

Nuclear codes, voicemail hacks and businesses going bust. These are some of the biggest password blunders

A 2014 security report resurfaced this week showing that the password for the server managing the CCTV network at the Louvre was simply “LOUVRE.” Here are some examples of technological mishaps and infamous faux pas(swords). from World | CNN https://ift.tt/O3Et2I9

The last of India’s mythic superstars

The ritual begins, as it always does, with a pilgrimage. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/3m2FcGq

Turkey issues ‘genocide’ arrest warrants against Netanyahu and other Israeli officials

Turkey on Friday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and dozens of other Israeli officials on “genocide” charges. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/tEIZvfp

Malaysian court rules police and government responsible for pastor and activist abduction

The wives of a missing Malaysian Christian pastor and a Muslim activist won a landmark lawsuit after a court ruled the government and police were responsible for the men’s enforced disappearances years ago. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/VySTiRH