text

Australia's capital braces as hot, windy conditions fuel bushfires

Soaring temperatures and strong winds stoked unpredictable bushfires near Australia’s capital city on Saturday, closing a major highway and prompting warnings for some

text

Australia declares state of emergency due to bushfires in the capital

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) declared a state of emergency as bushfires move rapidly around the capital.ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced the state of the emergency on Friday.Barr

text

State of emergency declared as bushfire threatens Australian capital

Australian officials declared a state of emergency for the capital city of Canberra and surrounding regions on Friday, as soaring temperatures and strong winds threaten

text

State of emergency declared amid bushfire threat to Australian capital

The sky over the Namadgi National Park turns orange due to a bushfire in Canberra, Australia, Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua) Authorities have declared a bushfire state of emergency in the

text

State of emergency declared amid bushfire threat to Australian capital

The sky over the Namadgi National Park turns orange due to a bushfire in Canberra, Australia, Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua) Authorities have declared a bushfire state of emergency in the

text

Avast shuts down marketing analytics subsidiary Jumpshot amid controversy over selling user data

Avast has made a huge business out of selling antivirus protection for computers and mobile devices, but more recently it was revealed that the Czech-based cybersecurity specialist was also cultivatin

text

Revealed: The world's most sustainable companies

Ørsted reportedly provides energy to 12 million people through its wind farms (Credit: Ap/ Matt Young) Almost half of the world's most sustainable companies are from Europe and the top two a

text

Commentary: Dream-chasing China a global anchor of stability

China will embrace its Lunar New Year Saturday, a new start for the nation to race against time to reach the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. The past year's journey forged ahead through the

text

Xi stresses racing against time to reach Chinese Dream

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed racing against time and keeping abreast with history to reach the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. "Time and h

text

Google’s Collections feature now pushes people to save recipes & products, using A.I.

Google is giving an A.I. upgrade to its Collections feature — basically Google’s own take on Pinterest, but built into Google Search. Originally a name given to organizing images, the Coll

text

Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix faces more changes

Mercedes' British racer Lewis Hamilton wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, December 1, 2019. The Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix will face a series of changes including track layout and weekend race ev

text

Over 30,000 homes without power after wild thunderstorms lash Australia's east coast

SYDNEY, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- A mammoth clean-up has been underway since Tuesday after freak thunderstorms lashed Australia's east overnight, leaving around 30,000 homes without power. Rolling through

text

'PigeonBot' brings aircraft closer to feathered-flight

Since the dawn of the aviation era, inventors have striven to build aircraft that fly as nimbly as birds, whose morphable wings allow for faster, tighter turns and more efficient gliding.That drea

text

At Least 11 US Servicemen Injured in Iran Missile Response to Soleimani Assassination - Report

Tensions flared again in the Middle East, after the Trump administration on 3 January assassinated top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad, prompting Iran to f

text

Reception held in Hanoi to celebrate 70th anniversary of China-Vietnam diplomatic ties

The Chinese Embassy in Hanoi held a reception to celebrate the 70th anniversary of China-Vietnam diplomatic ties on Wednesday. Truong Hoa Binh, a politburo member of t

text

Hong Kong's financial system remains stable and remarkably successful

Hong Kong's financial system remained resilient though the city has experienced considerable social unrest and challenges in recent months, said the chief executive of the Special Administrative R

text

US Sanctions Against Nord Stream 2 ‘Unacceptable’, Austrian Foreign Minister Says

In December, US President Donald Trump signed the National Defence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which, among other things, stipulates sanctions against the N