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Social media platforms urge Australia to delay ban on children under 16
The legislation would impose fines of up to 50 million Australian...
S&P cuts India’s GDP growth forecast marginally for FY26 FY27
"In India we see GDP growth easing to 6.8 per cent this fiscal year...
Ransomware persists even as high-profile attacks in US have slowed
Victims of ransomware attacks in the past few months have included hospitals, small businesses, colleges like Howard University — which briefly took many of its systems offline after discovering a September attack — and Virginia's legislature In the months since...
Europeans reimpose restrictions as Omicron variant sweeps continent
As case numbers escalated, alarmed ministers in France, and Austria tightened travel restrictions. Paris cancelled its New Year's Eve fireworks. Denmark closed theaters, concert halls, amusement parks and museums. French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Friday that...
Omicron cases doubling in 1.5-3 days in areas with local spread: WHO
The WHO warned that with cases rising so rapidly, hospitals could be overwhelmed in some places The Omicron coronavirus variant has been reported in 89 countries and the number of cases is doubling in 1.5 to 3 days in areas with community transmission, the World...
IMF board forms group to review data integrity after World Bank scandal
"As part of this effort, the Board's steering group and the staff working groups will take stock of current procedures and systems in place, assess their effectiveness, and recommend improvements as needed to ensure that arrangements reflect best practices," the IMF...
Biden’s highway safety pick vows to reduce US traffic deaths
An estimated 38,680 people were killed in traffic crashes in 2020, the most since 2007 in USA , even though total miles driven dropped at the beginning of the pandemic. In the first three months of 2021, 8,730 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a 10.5%...
World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, U.S. surge,undermining greenhouse gas emissions, – IEA
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said the increase was "a worrying sign of how far off track the world is in its efforts to put emissions into decline towards net zero." Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power...
Tesla faces investor lawsuit over Musk tweets on 10% stock sales
The lawsuit, filed with the Delaware Court of Chancery on Thursday, seeks to obtain records and books related to his tweets, including documents to identify whether the stock sales tweets were reviewed or pre-approved in advance In 2018, Musk settled a lawsuit by the...
Fitch downgrades Sri Lanka’s sovereign rating to ‘CC’
''The downgrade reflects our view of an increased probability of a default event in coming months in light of Sri Lanka's worsening external liquidity position, underscored by a drop in foreign-exchange reserves set against high external debt payments and limited...
CDC advisory prefers Pfizer , Moderna Covid vaccines over J&J shot
The CDC's advisers said Thursday that it was time to recognize a lot has changed since vaccines began rolling out a year ago. More than 200 million Americans are considered fully vaccinated, including about 16 million who got the J&J shot Most Americans should be...
Typhoon Rai weakens after pummelling central Philippines
Rai, which at one point intensified into a category 5 storm, the highest classification, toppled power and communication lines, complicating disaster response and efforts to collect information from typhoon-hit areas "It is not expected to cause massive damage...