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Ex Australian PM: Morrison gvt provoking China to please U.S.

Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating criticized the Morrison government for provoking China to please the United States in an opinion piece on Friday.In an art

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EU maritime transport emissions must be cut sharply: report

Maritime transport emissions must be drastically cut further if the European Union hopes to become carbon neutral by 2050, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) warned Wednesday.In 2019, maritim

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Hurricane Ida rips off part of roof at Lady of the Sea hospital after Louisiana landfall

A rampaging Hurricane Ida ripped off a portion of the roof from the Lady of the Sea General Hospital in Galliano, Louisiana, on Sunday.Authorities said they had no imme

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Update: At least 10 people killed in Kabul airport explosion

Photo taken with mobile phone shows smoke rises near the blast site at an airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021. /Xinhua At least 10 people were killed and many others injured after a

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Cybersecurity VC funding surges to a record $11.5B in 2021

The pandemic completely upended the threat landscape as we know it. Ransomware accounted for an estimated 2.9 million attacks so far in 2021, and supply-chain attacks that targeted Kaseya and SolarWin

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Uganda planning body calls for strengthening border restrictions

A man walks past a banner advertising the vaccination program on March 10, 2021 in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images via CFP) The Uganda National Planning Authority (NPA) on Tu

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At least 21 dead in flooding in U.S. state of Tennessee

At least 21 people died and dozens are missing after flooding in the southern U.S. state of Tennessee, local officials said on Sunday in what they warned was a prelimin

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UK records 32,058 more COVID cases, 104 deaths

FILE PIC: The United Kingdom has recorded 32,058 more COVID cases and 104 further deaths in the latest 24-hour period, according to government data. /Getty Images The United Kingdom has record

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T-Mobile says at least 47M current and former customers affected by hack

T-Mobile has confirmed that millions of current and former customers had their information stolen in a data breach, following reports of a hack over the weekend.In a statement, T-Mobile, which has mor

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Turkey floods death toll at 77, dozens still missing

Seventy-seven people died and another 47 people are still unaccounted for in Turkey after flash floods swept through several towns in the Black Sea regions last week, officials said on Monday.More th

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Israel set to approve new West Bank settlements

The Israeli government is set to approve new construction in the West Bank, for both Jewish settlers and Palestinians. Building in the area had been on hold for nearly a year.The permits will be t

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UN warns of a looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

02:00 The United Nations on Friday warned the world that Afghanistan is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.The Taliban now controls a number of the country's provincial capitals

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Apple drops lawsuit against virtual iPhone company

Apple had previously attempted to acquire Corellium in 2018, but was rebuffed by the company, at which point it launched the lawsuit.

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NE China's Heilongjiang raises flood emergency response to Level II

Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has raised its flood-control response from Level III to Level II, local authorities said.The latest response, the second-highest

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U.S. and South Korean diplomats discuss ways to engage DPRK

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong have discussed, through a phone conversation, efforts to engage with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

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Give up 'gunboat diplomacy', China tells UK

China has warned the UK not to engage in 'gunboat diplomacy' in the South China Sea after the British defence minister reiterated a challenge to Beijing's territorial claims in the area.On a visit to

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Mercedes-Benz hits accelerator in e-car race with Tesla

A visitor passes an EQA Power all-electric automobile in a Mercedes Benz AG dealership in Berlin, Germany, July 19, 2021. /CFP Mercedes-Benz maker Daimler plans to invest more than 40 billion