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…
Salad Every Day ebook
Salad Every Day is the ultimate guide for creating salads you’ll crave. This 90 page ebook has 50 healthy salad…
40– 45%who contract brand-new coronavirus are asymptomatic
A new study warns that around 40–45% of people who contract SARS-CoV-2 most likely remain symptom-free. Such cases may contribute…
Brain ‘atlas’ maps mouse synapses over time
Scientists have created an “atlas” of synapses in the mouse brain, potentially helping other researchers better understand neurological disorders in…
Life-saving coronavirus drug has actually been discovered
Image copyright Getty Images A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with…
Eyewitnesses recount George Floyd’s painful death
The killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis has sparked the biggest protest about racism in…
Coronavirus updates: International cases reach eight million
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Tortoise with species-saving libido retires
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe tortoise that has saved his species from extinctionA giant Galápagos tortoise…
Far-right suspects in court over political leader’s murder
Image copyright AFP Image caption Walter Lübcke was shot in the head with a short-range weapon in June 2019 Two…
Rajasthan: After Congress, now BJP moves its MLAs to hotel
PTI photoJAIPUR: The state BJP on Tuesday moved most of its MLAs to a hotel here ahead of the June…
NATO chief plays down concern over US troop plans in Germany
BRUSSELS: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday played down concern that the United States will rush to pull thousands of…
US pilot in fighter jet crash named; cause unclear
LONDON: The fighter pilot who died after crashing off the coast of northern England has been identified as 1st Lt.…
US hands over 1st shipment of 100 ventilators to India as Covid-19 assistance
Image use for representative purposeNEW DELHI: The US on Tuesday handed over to India 100 ventilators, valued at about $1.2…