In its attempt to further crack down on “fake news” just ahead of the crucial national level elections in India, social media giant Fecebook has said that it is further extending its fact-checking programme in India through third parties by involving very well known media names such as the India Today Group, Factly and Fact…
The computer network of the Australian parliament was attempted to be hacked which is being investigated by security authorities of the country. While there was “no evidence” that hackers have been able to access or steal any information, said the lawmakers, but their passwords are being changed as a precautionary measure. The attempt to hack…
Huawei would have no option but to move away from Western countries if restrictions are continued to be imposed upon it, warned the chairman of the Chinese tech giant. Many of the Western countries have put Huawei under severe scrutiny because of fears of that its telecommunications equipment can be used by Chinese agencies for…
A host of diplomats have urged the United States and North Korean leadership to complete denuclearization and obtain solutions to some of the other issues within the relationship between the two countries even as the US announced on Friday about a second round of meeting its President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong…
A report prepared for next week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, identified as the most urgent global t\risk to be the ever increasing tension between the world’s major powers which is creating roadblocks to get together collective action to take concrete measures against climate change. According to a survey of around 1,000 experts and…
Hopes of avoidance of a full blown trade war with between China and the United States emerged after the end of a longer than expected trade talks between trade representatives of the two countries came to an end. The detailed results of the three day talks would be made public later, said officials. China’s Foreign…
A block buster and record making merger has been announced by two of the biggest drug companies of the United States. Drug maker Celgene would be taken over by Bristol-Myers Squibb in a cash and stock deal including debt and the value of the deal as announced is worth about between $74bn and $90bn. The…
Britain’s trade minister Liam Fox has said that if the UK government rejects the European Union withdrawal deal next month, there is a 50-50 chance that Brexit may be stopped. “If we were not to vote for that, I’m not sure I would give it (Brexit) much more than 50-50,” Fox told the Sunday Times…
The level to which Amazon has been able to own unrivalled position of power within the United States federal government has been underscored by the degree of lobbying by its officials, according to a report published in The Guardian. The report claims that the Trump administration was advised by a top Amazon executive in private…
The results of a survey conducted by Deloitte released on Wednesday shows that the confidence of senior finance officers at companies operating in China is being pulled down by increasing trade risks. The consultancy organization conducts the survey twice a year among financial executives about their attitudes on trade and business as a part of…
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