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• US Warns Russia Getting Creative in Cyberspace VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- Russia's cyber operations against Ukraine may not have made as big an impact as some Western officials and cybersecurity experts first feared following the start of last year's invasion, but top U.S. officials warn that is no reason to underestimate Moscow's cyber exploits.
• Terrorist Designation of Hurras al-Din Leader US Dept. of State 11 Apr 2023 -- The United States remains committed to disrupting al-Qa'ida affiliates who exploit under-governed spaces and conflict zones in Syria. Groups like Hurras al-Din (HaD) are responsible for killings, kidnappings, and violence targeting of members of religious minority groups.
• Report: Finland's cyber security must be developed systematically - cooperation of the authorities and processes require further improvement Finnish MoD 11 Apr 2023 -- Cyber security threats have increased and diversified in recent years, calling for the continuous and systematic development of cyber security. A newly published report identifies several development measures that can improve the authorities' capacity to protect national cyber security, combat serious cyber crime and develop cyber defence.
• Australia Aims to Make Industry More Resilient Against Cyberattacks VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- The Australian government is asking major banks and other institutions to take part in 'wargaming' exercises to test how they would respond to cyber-attacks. It follows recent mass data theft attacks on several large companies, which compromised the data of millions of Australians.
• Biden Wants to Build Global Coalition Against Fentanyl VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to address the fentanyl crisis, increasing sanctions on traffickers and announcing plans to set up a global coalition to combat the illicit drug trade.
• US Lawmakers Urge EU to Declare Iran's Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Group VOA 11 Apr 2023 -- A bipartisan group of more than 130 U.S. Congress members have signed a joint letter calling on the European Union to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

United States

• Biden Signs Bill Ending US COVID-19 National Emergency - White House Sputnik 11 Apr 2023 -- US President Joe Biden signed legislation ending the national emergency in the United States associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the White House said in a statement.

China

• China issues new COVID-19 vaccination plan to further curb risks People's Daily 11 Apr 2023 -- China's National Health Commission on Monday unveiled the latest plan for COVID-19 vaccination, which aims to raise the immunity levels of certain groups and further reduce the risks of severe infection and death from the virus.

India

• COVID-19 UPDATE India PIB 11 Apr 2023 -- 220.66 cr Total Vaccine doses (95.21 cr Second Dose and 22.87 cr Precaution Dose) have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
• COVID-19 Update India PIB 11 Apr 2023 -- In a massive country-wide exercise in India's fight against COVID-19, a two-day COVID-19 mock drill was conducted successfully at 35 States/UTs across 724 districts.

Iran

• COVID-19 claims 35 more lives as pandemic resurges in Iran IRNA 11 Apr 2023 -- Iran's health ministry says 35 people died of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, in what appears to be a sign that the pandemic is resurging in parts of the country.