What Australia’s bad flu season might mean for us
October 27, 2017
INDIANAPOLIS — As the flu season kicks off in the United States, halfway across the world, one of Australia’s worst flu seasons in recent years is winding down.
Flu vaccine – AJ Mast/For the Star
Cybersecurity: Ransomware attacks reported worldwide
May 12, 2017
A massive ransomware campaign appears to have attacked a number of organizations around the world.
Digital world map: Attacks have been reported at organizations around the world – Getty Images
Screenshots of a well known program that locks computers and demands a payment in Bitcoin have been shared online by parties claiming to be affected.
Kabul airport attack: Narrow escape for SpiceJet passengers
September 27, 2017
New Delhi: Nearly 180 passengers and crew on board a Delhi-bound SpiceJet plane from Kabul had a narrow escape on Wednesday when the Taliban launched a rocket attack on the Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital.
Indian malnutrition fund used to fix buses: report
March 8, 2013
A fund set up to collect a small percentage of each bus fare in major cities in Maharashtra, where thousands of children die from malnutrition each year, has been diverted to maintain public buses. The state's minister for children and women's development, said she was unaware the fund existed and would set up an enquiry into the matter.
Cricket: Pak beat Sri Lanka to storm into the final of...
March 16, 2012
Scorecard: Pakistan 189 for 3 (Misbah 72*, Akmal 77) beat Sri Lanka 188 (Sangakkara 71, Tharanga 57, Cheema 4-43) by six wickets
Cyberattacks on US retailers during the holiday season: Report
January 12, 2014
BOSTON/WASHINGTON: Target Corp and Neiman Marcus are not the only US retailers whose networks were breached over the holiday shopping season late last year, according to sources familiar with attacks on other merchants that have yet to be publicly disclosed.
US Retailers data breach
Trump says ‘talking not the answer’ on N. Korea, Mattis disagrees
August 30, 2017
WASHINGTON/SEOUL - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said "talking is not the answer" to the tense standoff with North Korea over its nuclear missile development, but his defense chief swiftly asserted that the United States still has diplomatic options.
Trump order temporarily limits U.S. immigration during coronavirus crisis
This Is Officially the World’s Ugliest Color
June 2, 2016
Colors can conjure up a lot of associations, but apparently only one specific hue has the power to "minimize appeal" and "maximize perceived harm." That's right - researchers pinpointed the world's ugliest color, and it's been lovingly described as "dirty," "tar," and even "death," just to name a few associations.
Domestic Car sales grow slowest in 7 mths during May at...
Junes 12, 2012
Car sales in India grew at the slowest pace in seven months during May with industry body SIAM Monday reporting 2.78 percent growth as high interest rates and petrol prices continue to hit the market.
According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), domestic car sales in May stood at 1,63,229 units as against 1,58,809 units in the same month last year.
