A murder hornet snacking on a honeybee this week here in washington d. C. Afternoons of yet another scandal involving the brand name in chief u. S. President donald trump yes the scandal was revealed to us all late tuesday apparently and my friends what a scandal it is the New York Times reporting that the Justice Department has been investigating whether intermediaries for a federal convict offered white house officials a bribe in exchange for a pardon or commutation from President Trump yeah that is juicy the possibility that a sitting u. S. President or at least members of his team may be in the business of taking cold hard cash in exchange for Services Rendered in this case handing out a president ial pardon naturally the president respond to the news with a resounding fake news tweeting quote pardon investigation is fake news and while rumors of trading pardons for cash payoff this is actually. Actually rather old news here in the belly of the beast especially out here for those g
A murder hornet snacking on the honey bee this week here in washington d. C. Afternoons of yet another scandal involving the brand name in chief u. S. President donald trump yes the scandal was revealed to us all late tuesday apparently and my friends what a scandal it is the New York Times reporting that the Justice Department has been investigating whether intermediaries for a federal convict offered white house officials a bribe in exchange for a pardon or commutation from President Trump that is juicy the possibility that a sitting u. S. President or at least members of his team may be in the business of taking cold hard cash in exchange for Services Rendered in this case handing out a president ial pardon naturally the president respond to the news with a resoundingly fake news tweeting quote pardon investigation is fake news. And while rumors of trading pardons for cash payoff this is actually actually rather old news here in the belly of the beast especially out here for those g
Theres been a growing number of Coronavirus Infections outside china, notably in the middle east. Theres been a sudden spike in cases in italy, linked to a bar. The head of the World Health Organization has warned that the window of opportunity to contain the virus is narrowing. The frontrunner for the democratic partys president ial nomination, bernie sanders, has told russia to stay out of american elections. Earlier President Trump dismissed as a hoax reports of warnings by Us Intelligence that moscow was helping mr Sanders Campaign in an effort to get mr trump re elected. A tentative seven day reduction in hostilities has come into effect in afghanistan, after an agreement between american and taliban negotiators. If the agreement holds, the two sides will sign a further deal on security guarantees next saturday. That could pave the way for new talks among afghan representatives. In a moment well have newswatch,
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Code breaking of bletchley park, the gadgets used to conceal cold war secrets and how we can protect ourselves now on line. This exhibition at Londons Science Museum marks a century of gchq making our nation a safer place. Protecting sensitive communication from hacking is nothing new. No matter what the technology of the age is. Here we have a telephone used by Winston Churchill in world war ii. Its called the secret phone and comes with a complete large privacy unit. Inside it, electronic circuits are scrambling both incoming and outgoing calls and then some years on, Margaret Thatcher used this secure briefcase telephone every day. The passcodes on it were changed to protect the encrypted calls. Hacking and cybercrime are of course regularly hitting the headlines now. Countries and companies around the globe are desperately trying to find ways to avoid filing the gym. This month falling victim. This month, the saudi Cyber Division hosted its first ever Cyber Security forum and click
Bit of snow thrown in as well. Its saturday, february the 22nd. Our top story 32 british and european passengers whove been quarantined on a cruise ship injapan for more than two weeks after, an outbreak of coronavirus, are on their way home to the uk. It comes as the World Health Organisation warns that the opportunity to contain the virus is narrowing. The number of confirmed cases in south korea has doubled overnight to more than 300. Charlotte gallagher reports. The long wait finally over, after more than two weeks trapped on the diamond princess cruise liner, 32 british and european passengers were taken off the ship to begin the journey home. The group has tested negative for coronavirus but more than 630 of their fellow passengers and crew have fallen ill. After landing atan and crew have fallen ill. After landing at an mod base in wilshere, they will be taken to yarra Park Hospital on the rear of where they will be quarantined for a further two weeks. We will. The World Health