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The EU has adopted a new law that will see the progressive launch of the Entry/Exit digital border management system over six months. The system will digitally record entries and exits, including fingerprints and facial images, of non-EU nationals travelling for short stays in an EU country.
The Commission has recommended to set exposure limits for workers to several hazardous chemicals. This should prevent about 1,700 lung cancer cases and 19,000 other illnesses over the next 40 years. The new measures also cover welding fumes that can contain carcinogens.
Eurojust, Europol and 12 countries have taken down the pro-Russia hacktivist group NoName057(16). The group carried out multiple distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on critical European infrastructure, including power suppliers and public transport.
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