• us china cyberespionage: US, UK accuse China of cyberespionage that hit millions of people

    US and British officials on Monday filed charges, imposed sanctions, and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that allegedly hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics and journalists, and companies including defense contractors. Authorities on both sides of the Atlantic nicknamed the hacking group Advanced Persistent Threat 31 or "APT31", calling it an arm of China's Ministry of State Security. Officials reeled off a laundry list of targets: White House staffers, US...

  • Dynacor Group Forecasts Sales of Between US$265 and US$285 Million and Earnings of Between US$12 and US$15 Million for 2024

    MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dynacor Group Inc. (TSX-DNG) (Dynacor or the

  • How a viral $22 burrito explains inflation in the US

    A San Francisco taqueria owner made waves after raising the price of a signature dish. We break down the costs – and why economists say it could be justifiedRicardo Lopez’s taqueria is famous for a melt-in-your-mouth birria recipe that takes three days to prepare. Every week, hundreds of customers flock to La Vaca Birria in San Francisco’s Mission District for a taste of the slow-braised beef served over rice and beans or tucked into a crispy taco with a side of rich dipping broth.Lopez recently...

  • Today: First Dutch No. 1 hit in the US

    Top 40 in the Netherlands has topped the charts since 1965. In today’s episode we look back at pop music events that happened exactly X years ago. Today on this episode: Shocking Blues’ No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 hits Venus. On March 1, 1967, Robbie Van Leeuwen left the band The Motions. […]

  • Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans hardest

    Syphilis infections nationwide have climbed rapidly in recent years, reaching a 70-year high in 2022, amid a shortage of penicillin, the most effective treatment.

  • Rapid rise in syphilis hits Native Americans hardest

    Syphilis infections nationwide have climbed rapidly in recent years, reaching a 70-year high in 2022, amid a shortage of penicillin, the most effective treatment.

  • China hits out at US and UK over cyber hack claims

    Beijing tells the US and UK to stop their own cyber attacks, accusing them of "political manipulation".

  • Major Geomagnetic Storm Hits Northern US: Here's What To Know

    A severe geomagnetic storm is now affecting the northern United States. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a Geomagnetic Storm Alert on Sunday afternoon, March 24 after the G4 electromagnetic storm had developed. The event was sparked by solar eruptions that sent plasma toward Earth. "The public should not anticipate adverse impacts and no action is necessary," the National Weather Service Space Prediction Center said. A geomagnetic storm is a major...

  • FBM KLCI falls as US inflation data disappoints

    KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia struggled to keep the positive momentum going as hot US inflation data threatened to keep interest rates higher for longer, dampening the investment mood.

  • How Covid lockdowns hit mental health of teenage boys hardest

    New research findings are contrary to what had previously been thought about pandemic’s effect on children’s wellbeingTeenage boys were hit hardest by the Covid lockdowns, with their mental health failing to recover despite the return to normality, according to the most comprehensive academic study of its kind.Early research into how lockdown affected children indicated that girls had suffered more significant mental health problems than boys. Continue reading

  • Weather tracker: Tornadoes hit central US, killing three

    Elsewhere, record-breaking snowfall in Japan and unseasonally high temperatures in South Sudan Last week, central parts of the US experienced a severe outbreak of tornadoes with more than two dozen forming across the states of Ohio and Indiana, resulting in at least three deaths and multiple injuries.A number of intense supercell thunderstorms travelled eastwards across central Indiana late in the afternoon and evening of 14 March, from which tornadoes formed. Many of these were weak with...

  • Grade Inflation in US Schools Is Worsening the Learning Loss Crisis

    Recent test results confirm a dispiriting reality: America's students