Amazon signs deal with British spy agencies to boost use of AI for espionage -FT
Britain’s spy agencies have given a contract to Amazon Internet Providers (AWS) to host labeled materials in a deal aimed toward boosting the use of...
Hong Kong’s zero-COVID policy undermining financial hub status — industry group
HONG KONG — A financial industry group warned on Monday that Hong Kong’s zero-COVID policy and strict quarantine necessities for worldwide vacationers threatens to undermine...
China warns of further spread in latest COVID-19 flare-up
BEIJING — China’s latest coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is more and more prone to spread further, a well being official mentioned on Sunday, as...
Saudi Arabia targets net zero emissions by 2060
A Saudi flag flutters atop Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey Oct. 20, 2018. — REUTERS/HUSEYIN ALDEMIR/FILE PHOTO RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince stated...
No Squid Game: South Korea’s real-life debt trap
SEOUL — Many small enterprise homeowners in South Korea acknowledge themselves within the cash-strapped characters of the wildly common Netflix drama Squid Recreation, who vie desperately...
The only way is up: corporate chiefs warn on prices
For central bankers wrestling with the query of whether or not inflationary pressures are transitory, business chiefs world wide have a transparent message: prices are...
Melbourne readies to exit world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown
A girl walks throughout town centre bridge in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. — REUTERS/SANDRA SANDERSSYDNEY — Hundreds of thousands in Melbourne are readying to...
India races to vaccinate all adults after 1B doses
INDIA has given out 1 billion doses of COVID-19 (coronavirus illness 2019) vaccines, a key milestone in an inoculation marketing campaign that also faces important...
Japan princess overcomes money scandal, PTSD to marry college sweetheart
TOKYO — Japan’s Princess Mako will marry a commoner in a subdued ritual on Tuesday after a three-year engagement affected by scandal and media hypothesis,...
US FDA authorizes mixing COVID vaccines
THE US FOOD and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday licensed booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna, Inc. and Johnson & Johnson, and stated...