A new emergency decree has come into effect in Thailand, requiring financial institutions, telecommunications providers, and social media platform owners to share responsibility for failing to prevent fraud. Minister of Digital Economy and Society Prasert Jantararuangtong said the new law was aimed at protecting people from losing assets to scams …
Scientists prepare for a ‘mammothpox’ virus from the artic
READ MORE: First case of new ‘more deadly’ Mpox strain caught within the UK International experts have carried out a training scenario guarding against a threat of what they believe could be the source of next pandemic — frozen ancient animals. Dubbed Exercise Polaris the World Health Organisation (WHO) event pitted …
US grounds helicopter company behind fatal New York tour with Siemens executive, family
U.S. regulators on Monday issued an emergency order grounding the helicopter tour company behind last week’s deadly crash in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) took the action after it learned the company’s operations chief — who had agreed Sunday to halt flights voluntarily — was fired, acting administrator …
How can Hong Kong reverse growing trend of teens skipping school?
Educators and youth workers call for more support for ‘invisible students’ and their families The breaking point for Hong Kong student Sarah* came in November 2023. The daily stream of tests and quizzes for her Form One classes became too much for the then 13-year-old, and she simply stopped going …
Games Inbox: How long will the PS5 console last?
The Wednesday letters page is confused about rumours for a portable PS6 , as a reader thinks physical Switch 2 games will be the new target for scalpers. To join in with the discussions yourself email [email protected] Death date Now that the PlayStation 6 rumours are starting to gain pace …
Company gives AI names, faces, backstories – even work emails
They have names, faces, and email addresses, but Denmark’s Royal Unibrew’s five new colleagues exist only in the virtual realm, in what the company calls a milestone for unlocking staff potential. “What we as humans are good at is our creativity, our empathy, our knowledge of our customers,” marketing director …
China suspends Boeing jet deliveries
China has reportedly ordered its airlines to suspend deliveries of Boeing jets as trade tensions with the U.S. escalate, according to a report Tuesday. Since President Donald Trump took office in January, the world’s two biggest economies have been locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war, with the U.S. now charging …
Tokyo stocks open slightly lower after Wall Street losses
Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Wednesday, tracking declines on Wall Street overnight, with caution prevailing ahead of Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 104.25 points, or 0.30 percent, from Tuesday to 34,163.29. The broader Topix index was down 0.03 point …
Joe Rogan horrified as health guru claims cooking oil may cause cancer
READ MORE: Doctors warn cooking oil may be fueling colon cancers Joe Rogan was left visibly disturbed after a wellness influencer claimed that common cooking oils could be silently fueling cancer and dementia. On a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, biohacker and celebrity health coach Gary Brecka tore into …
Nigerians On Medical Death Row: Open Letter To Minister Of Health
On 25 November, 2012, my late pregnant sister, Ijeoma, was rushed by her husband to a hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, but the doctors and nurses at the hospital callously and insensitively refused to attend to her without initial payment. They had demanded N20,000 (about €150 then) as a …