Earlier this month, a Hong Kong company lost HK$200 million (A$40 million) in a deepfake scam. An employee transferred funds following a video conference call with scammers who looked and sounded like senior company officials.…
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© Reuters. File photo: President and CEO of Aramco Amin Nasser speaks at China Development Forum 2023, in Beijing, China, on March 26, 2023. REUTERS/Jing Xu/File photo By Maha El Dahan and Yousef Saba DUBAI…
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Israel’s war in Gaza and more limited conflict with Hezbollah on its northern border with Lebanon is taking a toll on the Israeli economy. In the final quarter of 2023, Israel’s gross domestic product (GDP)…
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A tiny foe threatens Australian beekeepers’ livelihood, our food supply and the national economy. First detected in New South Wales in 2022, the Varroa mite is now established in Australia. The parasitic mite, which feeds…
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© Reuters. (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Saturday it did not observe any remaining recoverable oil sheen during a morning overflight off the coast of Huntington beach, California. On Friday, the agency…
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The March 2024 budget turned into an exercise in political game playing rather than an attempt to address the UK’s ongoing economic woes. It was dominated by more cuts to national insurance (after a previous…
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Dili, capital of Timor-Leste Helder Lopes is set to become the second governor of Timor-Leste’s central bank, according to a September 7 report from Portuguese news agency Lusa. The report cites “government sources” who indicated…
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Smartphone ownership among younger children is increasing rapidly. Many primary school children now own smartphones and they have become the norm in high school. Parents of younger children may occasionally (or routinely) look at their…
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5/5 © Reuters. Unpicked grapes wither on the vine near the town of Griffith in southeast Australia, February 26, 2024. REUTERS/Peter Hobson/File Photo 2/5 By Peter Hobson GRIFFITH, Australia (Reuters) – Millions of vines are…
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Persuading Southern autoworkers to join a union remains one of the U.S. labor movement’s most enduring challenges, despite persistent efforts by the United Auto Workers union to organize this workforce. To be sure, the UAW…
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