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Earthquake strikes near Bali climate conference
Herald and Weekly Times ^ | December 08, 2007
Posted on 12/07/2007 4:32:14 PM PST by george76
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Bali on Friday, where it rocked a conference centre hosting more than 10,000 delegates for a key UN climate change summit.

The earthquake struck southwest of the Bali resort of Nusa Dua, where nations are meeting to craft a strategy to combat climate change, Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.

The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres and there was no threat of a tsunami,

(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...


341 posted on 12/07/2007 4:33:29 PM PST by Cindy
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http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/Technology/story?id=3966047

“Hackers Launch Cyberattack on Federal Labs
Investigators Believe Chinese Hackers Carried Out ‘Sophisticated’ Hit”

Oak Ridge National Laboratory complex. (AP Photo )
By JACK DATE, JASON RYAN, RICHARD SERGAY and THERESA COOK
Dec. 7, 2007

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A “sophisticated cyberattack” has been detected at Oak Ridge National Laboratory over the last several weeks, and authorities suspect the hackers are based in China.

The breach might have compromised the personal information of thousands of visitors to the lab, according to a communiqué sent to employees.

The intrusion is under active investigation by multiple agencies. FBI and Department of Homeland Security officials tell ABC News they believe the attacks originated in China with Chinese entities probing U.S. systems.”


342 posted on 12/07/2007 5:09:34 PM PST by Cindy
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