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At least 168 332 420 cases of coronavirus have been
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Ireland’s health service shut down its IT systems Friday to protect them from a significant ransomware attack the government said was carried out by an international cybercrime gang.
The country s health service, called Health Service Executive (HSE), posted on Twitter Friday morning that it shut down its IT systems following the attack in order to assess the situation with its security partners.
Appointments and elective surgeries were canceled at several hospitals and Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said the disruption could last for days, the Associated Press reported Friday.
EuropeU.S. trade rep, Ireland s Varadkar discuss subsidies, global tax reform
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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Ireland s Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in trade talks on Tuesday discussed Chinese subsidies for steel and aluminum and the need to quickly resolve the ongoing dispute over large civilian aircraft subsidies, Tai s office said in a statement.
Tai also reiterated the Biden administration s support for maintaining the integrity of the Good Friday Agreement on peace in Northern Ireland, and the two officials also discussed the need to conclude Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) negotiations on global corporate tax reform, the statement said.
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May 11, 2021 | 1:33 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in trade talks on Tuesday discussed Chinese subsidies for steel and aluminum and the need to quickly resolve the ongoing dispute over large civilian aircraft subsidies, Tai’s office said in a statement.
Tai also reiterated the Biden administration’s support for maintaining the integrity of the Good Friday Agreement on peace in Northern Ireland, and the two officials also discussed the need to conclude Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) negotiations on global corporate tax reform, the statement said.