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Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to West dies in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 22/01/2022
» HANOI: One of the world's most influential Buddhist monks, Thich Nhat Hanh, died in Vietnam Saturday at age 95, his Zen teaching organisation said in a statement posted to the peace activist's Twitter account.
Athlete surveillance warnings cloud China's Winter Olympics
AFP, Published on 20/01/2022
» BEIJING: A growing number of Western nations and cybersecurity groups have issued digital surveillance warnings for next month's Winter Olympics in Beijing, with some advising foreign athletes to leave personal phones and laptops at home.
'Game changer' e-moped batteries spread from Taiwan across Asia
AFP, Published on 19/01/2022
» TAIPEI - Every day, Aiden Lee joins the hundreds of thousands of people getting around Taipei on two wheels.
Omicron penetrates China’s political, financial and tech hubs
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/01/2022
» Omicron has breached the political, financial and technology centres of China for the first time, putting pressure on the country’s response to the more transmissible variant as it awaits the Winter Olympics starting in less than three weeks.
CES highlights: Robo-dogs, self-sailing boat, brain tech
AFP, Published on 08/01/2022
» LAS VEGAS: The CES tech show in Las Vegas closed its 2022 edition on Friday, after pushing ahead with a significantly downsized gathering despite surging Covid cases.
US triumphs over Canada in first dispute under new trade deal
AFP, Published on 05/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - The US government on Tuesday said it had won its fight with Ottawa over restrictions in the Canadian dairy market, claiming victory in the first-ever dispute under the revamped North American free trade pact.
Nobel winner Ressa decries 'toxic sludge' of social media
Published on 10/12/2021
» OSLO: Accepting her Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, Philippine journalist Maria Ressa launched a spirited attack against American tech giants, accusing them of fuelling a flood of “toxic sludge” on social media.
Why global tech turns to Indian talent
AFP, Published on 09/12/2021
» MUMBAI - Twitter's new CEO Parag Agrawal is the latest alumnus of India's prestigious technical universities appointed to head a multi-billion-dollar US tech firm, and Shivani Nandgaonkar wants to follow in his footsteps.
US lawmakers rebuff Instagram boss's self-regulation pitch
AFP, Published on 09/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - Instagram's boss aimed to appease fuming US lawmakers Wednesday with a rosy view of the photo-sharing app's impact on teens, but they rejected his self-regulation proposal and signalled a rekindled push to clamp down on Big Tech.
Israeli defence minister leaves Morocco after signing security deal
AFP, Published on 26/11/2021
» RABAT - Israel's defence minister left Morocco Thursday ending an unprecedented visit following last year's normalisation deal, with the countries signing a security agreement as part of deepening ties that have angered neighbouring Algeria.