US Senate tech hearing becomes political showdown
WASHINGTON: A US Senate hearing to reform an Internet law and hold tech companies accountable for how they moderate content quickly turned into a political...
Apple developing search engine to compete with Google: Report
WASHINGTON: Apple has accelerated work to develop its own search engine that would allow the iPhone maker to offer an alternative to Google, a Financial...
Three dead as woman beheaded in France, gunman killed in second incident
[caption id="attachment_11911" align="alignnone" width="1000"] French members of the elite tactical police unit RAID enter to search the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice after a knife...
Thai opposition figure charged over illegal protest
[caption id="attachment_11908" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Thai politician and leader of the opposition Future Forward Party Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit addressess his supporters during an unauthorised flash mob rally...
Australian state heads to the polls amid tension in ‘Covid-19 national cabinet’
[caption id="attachment_11905" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and supporters attend a barbecue at Rocks Riverside Park, Brisbane, Australia November 26, 2017. Picture taken November...
Australia’s Covid-19 hotspot state reports 1 case after 4-month city lockdown lifted
[caption id="attachment_11901" align="alignnone" width="1000"] A shopper wearing a face mask is assisted in a retail store after Covid-19 restrictions were eased for the state of...
Rugby: Tri-Nations set for Sydney kickoff
[caption id="attachment_11898" align="alignnone" width="854"] FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby Championship - Argentina v New Zealand - Jose Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - July...
EU must step up response to Covid-19, Commission warns as infections spike
[caption id="attachment_11892" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Brussels said EU governments should coordinate their testing strategies. [/caption] BRUSSELS: The European Commission proposed today a series of new measures...
Russia’s coronavirus situation continuing to deteriorate, says deputy PM
[caption id="attachment_11889" align="alignnone" width="1000"] In 16 Russian regions, hospital beds were at more than 90 per cent of capacity. [/caption] MOSCOW: The coronavirus situation in...
Iran reports 415 coronavirus deaths, a daily record, according to TV reports
[caption id="attachment_11886" align="alignnone" width="1000"] 6,824 new coronavirus infections had been identified in the previous 24 hours, pushing the total number of cases in Iran to...