Australia to spend nearly US$1 billion to boost cyber security
Australia will spend AUS$1.35 billion (US$926.1 million) over the next 10 years to boost its cyber security defences, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday,...
Formula One deploys war chest of coronavirus strategies for Austria
[caption id="attachment_3598" align="alignnone" width="888"] Max Verstappen during the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix in Spielberg last year [/caption] PARIS: The Formula One season roars into...
Australia ramps up cyber spending after state-backed attacks
[caption id="attachment_3478" align="alignnone" width="875"] Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the country would spend an additional Aus$1.35 billion (US$928 million) on cybersecurity. [/caption] SYDNEY: Australia...
Commentary: The new era of English football belongs to Liverpool
Manchester City remain the only credible threat to the Reds’ reign for the next few seasons, says John Duerden. [caption id="attachment_3570" align="alignnone" width="879"] Jurgen Klopp...
Google removes misleading ads in voting-related searches
[caption id="attachment_3475" align="alignnone" width="870"] FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken Apr 12, 2020. [/caption] MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: Google...
China’s June factory activity quickens to three-month high: Official PMI
[caption id="attachment_3472" align="alignnone" width="902"] FILE PHOTO: Employees work on a production line manufacturing metal parts for furniture at a factory in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China...
Mexican drug trafficker arrested over case of 43 missing students
[caption id="attachment_3551" align="alignnone" width="879"] FILE PHOTO: People marching to mark the fifth year since the disappearance of the 43 students of the Ayotzinapa Teacher Training...
California has record surge in COVID-19 cases, Arizona clamps down
[caption id="attachment_3528" align="alignnone" width="904"] FILE PHOTO: Few people wear masks as they walk on the beach pier during the global COVID-19 outbreak in Oceanside, California,...
Commentary: China’s ‘charm offensive’ has become rather charmless
The shine has come off what was once seen as China’s deft ability to make friends and wield influence, says Mark Beeson. [caption id="attachment_3536" align="alignnone"...
COVID-19: New Zealand says APEC 2021 to be virtual summit
[caption id="attachment_3533" align="alignnone" width="875"] FILE PHOTO: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was due to be held in Auckland, New Zealand in Nov 2021. [/caption]...