India now ranks second only to the US in most security threats on Cloud, followed by Australia, Canada and Brazil, and malware was the technique used most often in reported incidents, a new report showed on Monday. With the shift to a more flexible pandemic workforce, cyber criminals have introduced new and updated threats and […]
Search giant Google on Monday created an animated cake doodle on its homepage while celebrating its 23rd birthday. The doodle features a cake with ’23’ written on top of it. Also, a birthday candle substituting for ‘L’ in “Google. “Every day, there are billions of searches on Google in more than 150 languages around the […]
Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Yoshihide Suga have agreed to promote defence and security cooperation between India and Japan when they met in Washington on the eve of the Quad Summit that brings together the four major democracies of the Indo-Pacific region. A readout of their meeting on Thursday issued by India’s Ministry of External […]
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, among the worst hit by Covid-19 in the South Asian country, has planned to undertake promotion activities at international travel and tourism trade shows, local media reported. The trade shows of interest to Sri Lanka are scheduled to be held in France, the UK and Germany this year, Xinhua news agency […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and his US counterpart Joe Biden have agreed to meet in October in Europe over the controversial Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) security partnership. The AUKUS deal, which was described as a “stab in the back” by France and sparked outcry across Europe, has raised concerns over nuclear proliferation from the international community as […]
Officials from the Taliban Cultural Commission of the Ministry of Information and Culture said military equipment of the former government had been transferred out of Afghanistan. Footage published on social media showed several Afghan air force helicopters in Uzbekistan and images also showed Humvees and Ranger trucks being transferred into Iran, Tolo News reported. Noor […]
Chinese company Evergrande has started to repay investors in its wealth management business with property, as the world’s most indebted real estate developer faces a key test this week, the BBC reported. Major banks have reportedly been told that they won’t receive interest payments on loans that are due Monday, while interest payments of $84m […]
Farm workers from a Hindu family in Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan, city have landed in trouble for taking water from a mosque tap, according to a media report. Some village landlords allegedly tortured and held them hostage for “violating the sanctity” of the place, Dawn news reported. The incident took place a few days ago […]
Customers in China have placed more than 2 million pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup, surpassing the number of iPhone 12 pre-orders in 2020, the media reported. According to AppleInsider, it is likely because of the void left by high-end Huawei handsets. Chinese customers have already placed more than 2 million pre-orders on retailer JD.com […]
The goal of vaccinating 40 per cent of Africa’s population against Covid-19 by December appears elusive as the continent grapples with cutbacks on doses supplied via multilateral platforms, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said. In a statement on Thursday, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said the continent faces a nearly 500 […]