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The US tech giant is investing $15bn in a huge new data centre project in northern Finland.

A suspected data breach is being investigated involving the Employment Permit Online System operated by the Department of Enterprise.

The NSCDC in Kano has arrested a 27-year-old man, Yusuf Abdulrazaq, for allegedly impersonating an officer and extorting money from the public. Read More: https://punchng.com/nscdc-arrests-suspected-impersonator-in-civil-defence-uniform-in-kano/

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 29 — The Johor Department of Environment (DOE) is investigating allegations that Sungai Kim Kim i...

AI continues to be big business, and the impetus behind big crime.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4000,w_6000/739347' alt='Chairman of the Central Elections Committee (CEC), Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, Acting Director-General of the CEC, Attorney Din Livne, and committee members attend the registration of party lists ahead of the upcoming

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has arrested over 30 suspected vandals of electricity infrastructure along the Kumbotso–Zaria transmission line corrido Read More: https://punchng.com/tcn-arrests-over-30-suspected-vandals-in-kano-kaduna/

The dogs were found with their mouths tied and crammed into jute sacks; rescue partners are coordinating their veterinary care and recovery

Ogun State Police have arrested a 26-year-old suspected cultist, recovering two locally made pistols, three live cartridges, and a battle axe in Atan. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-suspected-cultist-in-ogun-recover-two-pistols/

Animals and Nature Ethics Community (ANEC) Trust, a wildlife conservation and environmental organisation, has demanded an inquiry into the reported thefts and suspected illegal felling, citing concerns over forest protection and possible lapses in enforcement

IPOH, Oct 28 &mdash; The Perak Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) has confirmed the discovery of foo...

Police in Enugu have arrested a 30-year-old man, Ugbor Paul, for allegedly robbing, raping, and extorting female PoS operators and other young women. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-suspected-serial-rapist-targeting-enugu-pos-operators/

INEC has begun investigating suspected AI-generated photographs discovered in the preliminary voters’ register published on its website for public scrutiny Read More: https://punchng.com/inec-probes-suspected-ai-generated-photos-in-voters-register/

The Public Health Ministry's Department of Disease Control opened an emergency operations centre to monitor health risks after the floods caused a probable leakage from an industrial waste landfill in Prachin Buri province.

Oblesh is the sole breadwinner of his family, and his condition has left him unable to work.

KANGAR, Oct 27 &mdash; A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel was killed and three others injured when...

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of being an arms courier during a stop-and-search operation in Iyana Isashi. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-suspected-arms-courier-in-lagos/

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Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have repelled an attack by suspected armed herders in Guma LGA of Benue State, recovering AK-47 rifles and other items. Read More: https://punchng.com/soldiers-repel-suspected-armed-herders-recover-arms-in-benue/

Two men have appeared in court charged under the UK's National Security Act following an incident at the RAF Fairford military ⁠base. Mohmed Abdulkarim, 24, has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service, while Nouman Essghir, 24, was charged with one offence of entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the UK. The US ⁠removed

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_422,w_750/743795' alt='Ballot slip for the Ra'am party. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)' title='Ballot slip for the Ra'am party. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X)' /><br />"There was nothing improper about the activists' conduct," the Ra'am party stated in re

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 &mdash; Putrajaya has cut off a petrol station in Sungai Buaya, Nibong Tebal, Penang, from the Budi...

Two men and two women have been charged in connection with a fire at a south-west Victorian home while a father and his children were still inside.

The fair work umpire has ordered Coles to pay a man $6500 after he was sacked for breaching workplace policy by trying to stop two suspected thieves at a neighbouring Liquorland store.

&nbsp;KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 &mdash;The Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Investigation Intelligence (WCB/PSK) unit of Bukit A...

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have arrested a suspected fake soldier, Salim Idris, in Jos North, Plateau State, for alleged phone snatching. Read More: https://punchng.com/troops-arrest-suspected-fake-soldier-for-phone-snatching-in-plateau/

RCMP in Nova Scotia say a woman was the victim of a "swatting" incident after she refused to follow instructions from an alleged fraudster claiming to be from her bank.

Memo suggests alleged fentanyl may have come from legitimate supply.

The accused, K.K. Zubair from Pallikkal, Kondotty, was arrested from a house near Calicut International Airport at Karipur, where he had reportedly been hiding.

Police say Ibrahim Badusha played a key role in the network linked to the seizure of 12.8 kg of MDMA from Coimbatore in August

<p>Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of Okinawa</p><p>Prosecutors in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/japan">Japan</a> have filed formal charges against a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military">US</a> marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while st

No group has yet said it was behind Friday's shooting attack in the village of Hmoud, which left nine Christians dead.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 &mdash; A Chinese national was arrested at Hong Kong International Airport today after customs offi...

Woman pronounced dead at scene following fire believed to involve fabric items

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 &mdash; Police have classified the death of a man in his mid-20s whose body was discovered outside...

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Learn the official channels to report suspected fake, substandard, or unregistered drugs to NAFDAC using apps, email, phone, or their website. Read More: https://punchng.com/how-to-report-suspected-fake-substandard-drugs-to-nafdac/

The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.

The intelligence has come as the Trump administration prepares to restart military operations against Tehran.

Despite sustaining serious head injuries, Sriram continued walking for some distance before suddenly feeling unwell and collapsing.

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested three suspects in Keana LGA for the alleged cultivation and sale of marijuana after a raid on their hideout. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-three-over-suspected-marijuana-cultivation-in-nasarawa/

While the police have questioned Suraj, one of the two accused, the other accused, Allauddin, is still recovering from the injuries he sustained. The police said both the injured men had been giving contradictory statements.

The police apprehended the accused and booked him for attempted murder

Authorities detained a suspect and are investigating whether the shootings, which wounded four other people, targeted a specific race, origin or religion.

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In Paris suburb incident, man appeared to be firing at ​random and seemed intent on ‘carrying out ‌a massacre’, local mayor says

At least one person was killed and four people were injured in a shooting near Paris that may have been motivated by Islamophobic hatred, French officials say.

CHUKAI, Oct 23 &mdash; An adult female tapir was found dead after it was believed to have been hit by a four-wheel-drive...

Vienna steps up crackdown on Moscow’s spies after years of leniency that frustrated Kyiv and other European capitals

There is sorrow and disbelief at Box Hill in Melbourne's east following the suspected murder-suicide of a mother and daughter.

Anti-terror law invoked considering the sensitive nature of the location he targeted, says District Police Chief (Kochi City) Kaliraj Mahesh Kumar

Los Angeles, Las Vegas and the surrounding areas face threats of flash floods, large hail and tornadoes, an extremely rare occurrence in that region. Nearly 30 million people are in the storm zone. Carter Evans reports from Malibu and Rob Marciano has the forecast.

The Edo State Government has demolished buildings in Uromi and Ewatto allegedly used for ritual activities and cultism, following the arrest of two suspect Read More: https://punchng.com/edo-demolishes-buildings-linked-to-suspected-ritualist-cultist/

The Edo State Government has demolished two properties in Uromi and Ewatto allegedly used for ritual activities and cult-related crimes by arrested suspect Read More: https://punchng.com/edo-demolishes-buildings-linked-to-suspected-ritualists-cultists/