PARIS: Airlines were gradually coming back online Saturday after global carriers, banks and financial institutions were thrown into turmoil by one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus programme. Passenger crowds had swelled at airports on Friday to wait for news as
DHAKA: Soldiers were patrolling Bangladeshi cities on Saturday to quell growing civil unrest sparked by student demonstrations, with riot police firing on protesters who defied a government curfew. This week’s violence has killed at least 115 people so far, according to an AFP count of victims reported by police and
PARIS: Google made major changes to its search algorithm and spam filters earlier this year to get rid of low-quality content — but the effects have proved devastating to some smaller websites. Online businesses have been left considering layoffs and even site closures after Google’s massive upgrade in March and
WASHINGTON: Books and movies of the future could all start to feel the same if creative industries embrace artificial intelligence to help write stories, a study published on Friday warned. The research, which drew on hundreds of volunteers and was published in Science Advances, comes amid rising fears over the
WASHINGTON: US wholesale prices picked up more than expected in June due to service costs, the government reported Friday. The producer price index (PPI) rose by 0.2 per cent last month, while an initially-reported decline in May was revised upwards, said the Labour Department. The figures come after a cooler
KATHMANDU: At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river, authorities said. Dozens of search and rescue personnel were combing the site for survivors of the accident in the central district
SAN FRANCISCO: Owners of iPhones in dozens of countries have been warned by Apple Inc about mercenary spyware attacks, the German news agency (dpa) reported. Apple recently issued a global warning to iPhone users in 98 countries about potential spyware threats. This is the second time this year the company
TULUM (Mexico): Beryl weakened to a tropical storm Friday after hitting Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane, with fierce winds causing material damage but no injuries along the tourist-rich Yucatan Peninsula. Now headed for the Gulf of Mexico, Beryl is expected to intensify as it moves toward northeastern Mexico and
GAZA STRIP: Israel carried out fresh strikes in southern Gaza on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of Palestinians to flee after the army once again ordered the evacuation of certain densely populated areas. Witnesses reported multiple strikes in and around the city of Khan Yunis, where eight people were killed and more
WASHINGTON: US manufacturing activity edged lower in June, deepening a recent slump on continued weak demand, according to industry survey data published Monday. The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index came in at 48.5 per cent last month, down 0.2 percentage points from May. The June data came in