Asian stocks set to rise as drug trials, data press Wall Street greater
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to climb on Wednesday after another late Wall Street surge in response to…
U.S. calls bid by men to avoid extradition over ex-Nissan boss Ghosn’s escape ‘flawed’
BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday said a former Green Beret and his son, wanted by Japan for helping…
North Korea turns down South’s deal of envoys, pledges to redeploy troops to surround
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Wednesday it had rejected South Korea’s offer to send special envoys to ease…
Wall Street closes higher on signs of economic recovery
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street advanced on Tuesday as the prospect of additional stimulus and a record jump in…
U.S. sues ex-Trump consultant Bolton to block book publication
(Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday sued former national security adviser John Bolton, seeking to block him from publishing…
Program me the data: U.S. physicians skeptical of reported COVID advancement
(Reuters) - The report on Tuesday of a powerful treatment for the new coronavirus brought skepticism along with optimism among…
Tape-record spike in new coronavirus cases reported in six U.S. states as resuming speeds up
(Reuters) - New coronavirus infections hit record highs in six U.S. states on Tuesday, marking a rising tide of cases…
Coronavirus model once used by White House now predicts 200,000 U.S. deaths by October
A coronavirus model once used by the White House now projects more than 200,000 Americans could die of COVID-19 by…
Breaking down this ‘miracle’ COVID-19 survivor’s $1.1 million health center costs
This life-saving coronavirus treatment could easily drain someone’s life savings. And then some. A Seattle COVID-19 survivor knew that he…
1 in 5 people around the world are at risk of developing extreme COVID-19
Home News (Image: © Shutterstock) Around 1 in 5 people across the world have underlying conditions that put them at…
Montgomery leaders urge businesses to require face masks as COVID-19 spikes
By WSFA Staff | June 16, 2020 at 12:23 PM CDT - Updated June 16 at 5:02 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala.…
Apple Threatens to Move Basecamp’s New Email App to Trash
David Heinmeier Hansson remembers the moment he decided he was fed up with email. It was two years ago, and…
The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Ever Found Out About
The Internet Research Agency is infamous for flooding mainstream social media platforms with compelling disinformation campaigns. The GRU, Russia's military…
Universities Step Up the Defend Open-Access Research Study
Five years ago, when Jeffrey MacKie-Mason first joined the University of California team that negotiates with academic publishers, he asked…
You Can Now Buy Spot the Robot Dog—If You’ve Got $74,500
Spot, Boston Dynamics’ famous robot dog, dutifully follows my every command. The machine traipses forward, then automatically scrambles over a…
Composers Are Ditching Hollywood—to Make Videogame Music
In 1996, while making music for the Fox Family Channel, Inon Zur received a phone call from the man who…
‘I’m still so novice’: WA surfer becomes first female to conquer the ‘Everest southern coast’
West Australia's Laura Macaulay has become the first woman to successfully surf a wave so huge it has garnered a…
Counter-terror cops under investigation over mock recognition of nation at Christmas celebration
A senior police constable rewrote then delivered a mock acknowledgement of country at an elite counter-terrorism unit's Christmas party in…
Ms Dhu passed away 6 years ago in cops custody. Now brand-new laws will stop anybody going to jail for overdue fines again
West Australians will no longer be locked up for unpaid fines, after long-awaited law reforms sparked by the "inhumane" death…
When Michelle reported her attack, the last thing she expected was a ‘betrayal’ by Victoria Police
Victoria Police has apologised to a woman who suffered domestic abuse at the hands of a serving officer, admitting the…
Jonathon was paralysed after an axe attack then was accused of tried murder. Now he’s working to clear his name
The scene was grim when police arrived at an Adelaide Hills home on a Sunday afternoon in October 2017.As they…
‘$3k a month of pure pocket money’: Some Catholic priests are getting JobKeeper with living costs already paid for
The Catholic Church has asked some priests receiving JobKeeper to donate almost half of the payment back to the organisation.Key…
Xiaomi releases Android 11 Beta 1 for the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro
Less than a week ago Xiaomi promised to release Android 11 Beta 1 for the Mi 10 and Mi 10…
Microsoft’s next major Windows 10 upgrade will include the brand-new Edge browser
Microsoft is planning to build its new Chromium-based Edge browser into Windows 10 later this year. The new browser has…
Some Android apps on F-Droid will ultimately lose access to Google Play purchases
If you’re interested in running free and open-source Android applications, then you’ve probably heard of F-Droid. While its limited catalog…
HTC has a brand-new 5G phone but oh-boy-not-like-this, and more tech news today
Your tech news digest, by way of the DGiT Daily tech newsletter, for Tuesday, June 16.1. HTC, no, why?Former smartphone…
Closed once again: On TN govt’s lockdown order in Chennai
Another strict lockdown can be meaningful only with a plan to curb infections in Chennai The Tamil Nadu government’s decision…
A quota case: On quota politics
Affirmative action must go beyond the search for short-term political dividends Quota politics is back in play to favour, this…
COVID-19: 1,328 ‘stockpile’ deaths presses Maharashtra’s death toll beyond 5,500 mark
While Maharashtra reported 81 new COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, the State Health Department’s reconciliation of 1,328 ‘backlog’ fatalities saw…
Being persuaded to write examinations: ICSE students
With COVID-19 cases shooting up to more than three lakh over the last week, a number of Class 10 and…
Opposition asks Modi government discuss actual scenario on Ladakh border
Opposition parties on Tuesday asked the Narendra Modi government to tell the nation what the “actual situation” along the Line…
Indian Army states 20 soldiers eliminated in clash with Chinese soldiers in the Galwan area
Twenty Indian personnel, including a Colonel, were killed in violent clashes with Chinese troops on Monday along the Line of…
Climate report anticipates hotter, rainier days
India’s first ever national forecast on the impact of global warming on the subcontinent in the coming century, expects annual…
India expects to sail through UNSC vote
India expects to sail through as the 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) votes on Wednesday for contenders to five…
Indian physicians reveal cautious endorsement for dexamathasone for COVID-19
Indian doctors have said the reported success of dexamethasone — an inexpensive steroid that retails for less than ₹10 for…
Coronavirus Unlock-1 | Both saving lives and reviving livelihoods our priority, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said saving lives and reviving livelihoods should go together in India’s response to the…
Coronavirus hotspots flare in Arizona and Florida; Oregon church linked to outbreak
For a second week in a row, half a dozen US states face a surge in new coronavirus cases and…
US mum so far on India-China spat
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday squarely blamed China for the origins of the coronavirus pandemic while pledging the…
Trump indications order on cops reform after weeks of protests about racial injustice
US President Trump signs executive order on police reform at the White House in Washington. (Reuters photo)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump,…
Violent face-off in Ladakh result of China’s attempt to unilaterally change status quo in region: MEA
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday said the violent face-off between the armies of India and China in eastern Ladakh was…
Steroid dexamethasone reduces deaths among patients with severe Covid-19, trial shows
File photo used for representationLONDON: A cheap and widely-used steroid called dexamethasone has become the first drug shown to be…
India-China border stress live updates: At least 20 Indian soldiers eliminated in violent face-off with China
Deeply anguished and pained: Sonia Gandhi on killing of soldiers in border clash, reports new
Stocks, dollar gain on U.S. retail sales, drug trial
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A record rebound in U.S. retail sales, fresh support from the Federal Reserve and Bank of…
Indian army states 20 soldiers killed in border clashes with China
Indian army soldiers walk past their parked trucks at a makeshift transit camp before heading to Ladakh, near Baltal, southeast…
Wall Street jumps as May retail sales increase hopes of quick recovery
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday after a record surge in May retail sales revived hopes of a swift…
North Korea destroys inter-Korean liaison office in ‘terrific explosion’
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday blew up a building set up in 2018 in a border town as…
U.S. advises North Korea to ‘avoid additional counterproductive actions’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States responded to North Korea’s blowing up of a joint liaison office with South Korea…
Trump indications order on authorities reform after weeks of protests about racial injustice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump, facing criticism that his policies and inflammatory rhetoric have aggravated a racial divide in…
Did elite David Boies law firm get a pandemic bailout? It’s a secret
(Reuters) - When the U.S. government announced a multibillion-dollar bailout of struggling small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic, one of…
‘Woefully lax’: report slams CIA cybersecurity after hacking tool leak
FILE PHOTO: People are silhouetted as they pose with laptops in front of a screen projected with binary code and…