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A Chinese software engineer was arrested Wednesday for stealing artificial intelligence technology from Google while secretly working for two Chinese companies, US Attorney General Merrick Garland says, while speaking at an event for white collar crimes, in San Francisco. SOUNDBITE
Police in Ecuador arrest 68 suspected members of a criminal group that tried to take control of a hospital in a town in Guayas (southwest), as the country wages a war on drugs with thousands of military personnel deployed. IMAGES
The United States says that Russia rejected a new proposal to free two detained Americans, Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan. "We have made a number of proposals, including a substantial one, in recent weeks," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. "That proposal was rejected by Russia," he says. SOUNDBITE
Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE pose a risk to the EU's security, the European Commission warns. EU Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, says "the Commission will implement the 5G toolbox principle... to avoid exposure to Huawei and ZTE". Breton's comments come as the Commission announces it will no longer use services that rely on the companies. SOUNDBITE
Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, says authorities have arrested the owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato for alleged money laundering, saying the move has "disrupted a busy corner of this criminal ecosystem." SOUNDBITE
Images show a young man being taken away by police at a intersection in Shanghai where protests against strict Covid measures in China took place two nights ago. Heavy police presence is seen at multiple roads and intersections near the area, as authorities work to stamp out widening dissent seeking political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns. IMAGES
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