Wed 28 August 2024: The Australian government on Tuesday announced its plans to cap the international students enrollment to 270,000 by 2025. In a statement, Education Minister Jason Clare said that the government announced in May that it would set limits on the number of international students that can be enrolled by international education providers. […]
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Thu 29 August 2024: Beginning September 1, Russia will start using cryptocurrencies as an official method for international payments, marking a significant shift in response to Western economic sanctions. Faced with obstacles in traditional payment channels, Russian authorities are now turning to digital currencies to facilitate cross-border transactions. Before the Ukraine conflict in 2022, the […]
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Wed 28 August 2024: A Ukrainian drone strike has ignited an oil depot in Russia’s Rostov region, according to local authorities. The attack, which occurred overnight, was confirmed by regional Governor Vasily Golubev, who reported that firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze in the Kamensky district. No casualties have been reported. Russia’s Ministry of […]
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Wed 28 August 2024: Smartphones, which often store highly sensitive data, should be equipped with security apps to defend against potential malware, advises Vladislav Tushkanov, Director of Machine Learning Technology at cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. AI Assistants Pose Privacy Risks, Warns Expert Tushkanov highlights the risks associated with AI assistants, especially those that operate online. “Online […]
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Wed 28 August 2024: Thousands of international students across Canada are taking to the streets in protest, fearing potential deportation due to recent federal immigration policy changes. Provinces like Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia are witnessing ongoing demonstrations as students demand the rollback of these controversial changes. The Canadian government’s decision to […]
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Wed 28 August 2024: Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of the social media service Facebook and CEO of its parent company Meta, claimed on Tuesday that the Biden administration pressured the company to “censor” specific COVID-19 content during the pandemic. “In 2021, senior officials from the Biden Administration, including the White House, repeatedly pressured our teams for […]
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Photo Credit: Company Website Tue 27 August 2024: A New Zealand dairy company has been fined 420,000 New Zealand dollars ($261,452) for using imported Indian butter in products labelled as locally produced. New Zealand’s Commerce Commission said on Monday that Milkio Foods Limited misled customers about the origin of the butter used in its “100 […]
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Tue 27 August 2024: Australian employees can now legally ignore work emails, texts, and calls outside of work hours, thanks to a new “right to disconnect” law that came into effect on Monday. The law protects workers from being penalized for not responding to work-related communications during their personal time. This new legislation is a […]
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Tue 27 August 2024: Vice President Kamala Harris holds a 7-point edge over former President Donald Trump nationally in a new poll, marking the latest gain for the Democratic presidential candidate as the general election approaches. A survey from Fairleigh Dickinson University, released last Friday, found Harris leading Trump with 50 percent support to 43 […]
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Mon 26 August 2024: France extended the detention of Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the encrypted messaging app Telegram. Durov was arrested around 8 p.m. (1800GMT) on Saturday as he alighted from his private jet at Bourget Airport in Paris, according to French media outlets. The 39-year-old Franco-Russian, who was listed as a […]
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