Australia spy agency moves intelligence data to cloud in Amazon deal
SYDNEY - Australia will move its top secret intelligence data to the cloud under a A$2 billion deal with Amazon Web Services that Defense Minister Richard...
India’s solar output grows at slowest pace in six years in first half of...
SINGAPORE - India's solar power generation grew at the slowest pace in six years in the first half of 2024, an analysis of data from the...
Democratic governors vow to stand with Biden after shaky debate performance
WASHINGTON - The Democratic governors of New York, Minnesota and Maryland on Wednesday said they would support President Joe Biden's reelection bid after a candid discussion with him about his...
Biden faces growing doubts from Democrats about his 2024 re-election
WASHINGTON - Some elected Democrats loyal to President Joe Biden raised fresh questions on Tuesday about his 2024 re-election bid, with one calling for him to step aside,...
Japan’s first new banknotes in 20 years use holograms to defeat counterfeits
TOKYO - Japan began circulating its first new banknotes in 20 years on Wednesday, featuring three-dimensional portraits of the founders of financial and female education institutions...
Alaska glaciers may hit irreversible melting point sooner than expected, study finds
GLACIERS in the Juneau Icefield in southeastern Alaska are melting at a faster rate than previously thought and may reach an irreversible tipping point...
Fed’s Powell says US on ‘disinflationary path,’ but more data needed before rate cuts
SINTRA, Portugal — The US is back on a “disinflationary path,” US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday, but policy makers need...
Taiwan says China seizes fishing boat near Chinese coast
TAIPEI - Chinese officials boarded and then seized a Taiwanese fishing boat operating near China's coast close to a Taiwan-controlled island and took it to a...
Supreme Court liberals lament ruling making president ‘king above the law’
WASHINGTON — The president of the United States has been elevated to the status of “a king above the law.” The occupant of the...
New Zealand to press ahead with media content pay law
SYDNEY — New Zealand’s conservative coalition government will proceed with a bill that would make it compulsory for digital technology platforms to pay media...
More American tourists head to Japan as battered yen beckons
AMERICAN TOURISTS headed for Japan have surged this year, lured by a slump in the value of the yen, which is also driving a...
Scientists increasingly wary bird flu pandemic ‘unfolding in slow motion’
CHICAGO/LONDON — Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new...