Insane amount outage cost the world
The global IT outage that disrupted workplaces around the world last week cost businesses a fortune.
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Bangladesh continues curfew as students await official notice on government job reforms
DHAKA: Bangladesh remains under a curfew and widespread communications blackout on Monday, a day after the Supreme Court curbed a controversial work quota system following deadly clashes that have killed more than 100 people over the past week. University students have been demonstrating since earlier this month to demand reform of the quota system that … Read more
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards intercepted UAE-managed tanker, Ambrey says
DUBAI: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) detained a Togo-flagged, UAE-controlled products tanker carrying 1,500 tonnes of marine gas oil, British security firm Ambrey said on Monday. The vessel was loading marine gas oil off the coast of Iraq and was bound for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, when it was intercepted on Sunday 61 nautical … Read more
Lotto winner reveals big ‘mistake’
A lottery winner who took home the first division prize has admitted her mistake after misreading the numbers on the winning ticket.
‘Apocalypse’: Disaster exposes chilling truth
A mistake in a single line of code was enough to devastate companies around the world. And it could happen again – with dire consequences.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt to boost energy cooperation after high-level meeting
Sovereign investors in Middle East scrutinize emerging markets as geopolitical tensions rise, study says RIYADH: Middle Eastern sovereign investors are following their global counterparts in favoring India and other emerging markets amid concerns over geopolitical tensions, an analysis says. In its latest report, Invesco, an American investment management company, said that 88 percent of global … Read more
Trade-offs renters are making to get a home
New data shows glimmers of hope for Australian renters amid the housing crisis, but many are still making sacrifices to get a home.
Reno12 Series review: ‘Finally, the new phone Australia needs’
A new phone has just been released in Australia that addresses some of the most common – and annoying – problems we face every day.
Taiwan starts annual war games, aiming to closely mimic actual combat
TAMSUI/TAOYUAN, Taiwan: Taiwan held an anti-landing drill on a strategic river on Monday at the start of the annual Han Kuang war games, which this year aim to get as close as possible to real combat without a script to simulate how to repel a Chinese attack. China, which claims democratically-ruled Taiwan as its territory, … Read more
Big bank’s shock gift to home buyers
One of Australia's biggest banks has just delivered a big gift to Australians desperate to foreclose on their own home.
