Month: July 2022
The drought in Italy
The drought threatens more than 30% of Italy’s agricultural produce, according to agricultural union Coldiretti. Unusually hot weather and low rainfall across winter and spring have compounded water shortages in northern Italy and heightened fears about the effects of climate change. Italy has declared a state of emergency in five northern regions surrounding the Po
Hidden tech in Russia- Ukraine war
Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been used widely in other wars, but not on this scale. They’re key weapons for both Russia and Ukraine. Both sides have larger military drones – like Russia’s Orlan-10 or Ukraine’s famous Bayraktar, a Turkish-made drone. Both sides are using them to spot the enemy’s positions and then
sale of stolen Chinese data
President Xi Jinping has urged public bodies to “defend information security” after a hacker offered to sell stolen data of one billion Chinese citizens. Cyber-security experts have verified that at least some of a small sample of the data offered is real. In an advert on a criminal forum, later removed, the user said the
massive mobile and internet outage in Canada
Canada’s largest mobile and internet provider has suffered a major outage, with bank ATMs and emergency service hotlines affected. It began at around 04:30 ET (08:30 GMT). Internet traffic had dropped to around 75% of its normal level by Friday morning, according to NetBlocks, an internet watchdog organisation. Government operations have also been hit by
Musk get cold feet on Twitter
Elon Musk is seeking to end his $44bn (£36bn) bid to buy Twitter, alleging multiple breaches of the agreement. Mr Musk said he had backed out because Twitter failed to provide enough information on the number of spam and fake accounts. The billionaire businessman had asked for evidence to back the company’s assertion that spam
Snake Island fight
The tiny island, captured by Russia from Ukraine at the start of the war in February, is strategically important because of its proximity to sea lanes close to Ukraine’s port of Odesa. Russia said it had pulled out from Snake Island last week as a “gesture of goodwill” to show it was not obstructing United
MI5 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation statement over China
The heads of MI5 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned about China’s commercial espionage thrust in the West, in a rare joint address at the British intelligence service’s London headquarters. Chinese intelligence takes a slow and patient approach to developing sources and gaining access to information, and few of those targeted recognised themselves as
NASA rebuke to Russia
NASA on Thursday issued a rare condemnation of the Russian space agency, its main partner on the International Space Station, after its cosmonauts celebrated Russia’s capture of a region of eastern Ukraine. Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NASA has gone to great lengths to try to preserve the partnership on the space station, which
Russia responsibility in global food crisis
The he Russian foreign minister left the G20 meeting of leading economies early after telling his counterparts that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was not responsible for a global hunger crisis and sanctions designed to isolate Russia amounted to a declaration of war. The gathering on Friday was Sergei Lavrov’s first direct confrontation with leaders from
Ukraine retaking Snake Island
Russia’s Putin warns war on Ukraine has not started ‘in earnest’ Zelenskyy sees Ukraine’s flag on Snake Island as warning to Russian forces War overshadows G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia The article was last updated at 05:50 UTC/GMT. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a two-month operation to raise his country’s flag on a key