Drivers turn off annoying safety feature

Frustrated drivers turn off modern safety systems designed to prevent crashes. Features designed to ward off distractions and ensure drivers stay safely in their lane have proven so annoying to some drivers that customers often disable them. The trend has prompted Australia's safety authority to address the very technology it once championed for a five-star … Read more

Electrical Trades Union workers plan strike action at Ausgrid on August 1

Four million people in Sydney and parts of regional NSW could experience maintenance delays as electricity suppliers Ausgrid plan to walk off the job. About 1,000 Ausgrid Electrical Engineering Union (ETU) workers are planning strike action on August 1 after pay negotiations broke down. Members have voted to back work stoppages, overtime bans, switching bans … Read more

Russian car bomb suspect extradited from Turkiye

An ancient Christian monastery in Gaza was given a “danger list” at a UNESCO meeting in India. NEW DELHI: An ancient Christian monastery in Gaza was recognized as a World Heritage Site in Danger at a UNESCO meeting in New Delhi on Friday.Founded around 340 AD by Saint Hilarion, the monastery is part of Tell … Read more

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support

ASEAN diplomats meet China as friction mounts over Beijing's vast maritime claims VIENTIANE, Laos: Top Southeast Asian diplomats met China's foreign minister in Laos on Friday for talks that come as friction escalates over Beijing's growing push to assert its vast maritime claims in the South China Sea.Several members of the Association of Southeast Asian … Read more