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Victims of ransomware gangs are being urged to report it rather than pay the criminals behind the attacks. The gangs use malicious software to scramble and steal an organisation’s computer data and demand money to restore it. Megan Stifel, executive director of the Global Cyber Alliance, which seeks to reduce cyber risk, told BBC World…

The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has condemned the violence against pro-democracy protesters in Sudan and reiterated calls to reinstate the ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. The Sudanese doctors’ union said at least 14 people were killed on Wednesday when security forces opened fire on the crowds of demonstrators. In an interview with the…

A massive Covid financial relief plan will mean many Americans getting cheques for $1,400 (£1,008). Donna Kelly-Yu told BBC World News of the relief she felt, knowing the money was coming. Donna was laid off from her job as an order taker and cashier at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last March. She said the…

Legendary anchor Katty Kay signs off from the BBC for the final time.

LJ Rich looks at the best of the week’s technology news stories including: Tesla head Elon Musk sells about $5bn (£3.7bn) of shares in the electric car manufacturer An original Apple computer, built by co-founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, sells at auction for $400,000 A robot that can autonomously give injections without needles has…

Fancy a job with great sea views? Meet the engineers who maintain 174 turbines that make up the world’s largest offshore wind farm, off the coast of Yorkshire. They live on a ship in the North Sea for 14 days at a time, working 12-hour shifts. Each turn of a turbine blade can provide enough…