[ad_1] France was preparing to begin a new month-long national lockdown as Germany imposed drastic new restrictions, and European leaders will meet on Thursday to discuss the explosive spikes in coronavirus infections on the continent. The pandemic is increasing around the world, with hundreds of thousands of new infections daily …
Read More »Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria proposed as new WTO head
[ad_1] Geneva, October 29 (IANS): Former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been proposed to become the new Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Spokesman Keith Rockwell told a press conference on Wednesday that a key group of three WTO Ambassadors, the so-called “troika”, proposed Okonjo-Iweala as the …
Read More »Apple Steps Up Efforts To Build Its Own Search Engine To Compete With Google, Report Says
[ad_1] Apple and Google Apple is stepping up its efforts to develop its own search engine, according to a Financial Times report, as US antitrust authorities threaten a lucrative settlement that sets Google’s search engine as the default choice on iPhones and Samsung phones. The latest version of the iPhone …
Read More »Google will open Office documents in edit mode, a boon for Chromebooks
[ad_1] Credit: Google Starting in late November, Google is making a small, but critical, change to the way Google Drive opens Microsoft Office documents, both on the web and on Chromebooks: they will open immediately in Office edit mode. Chrome Unboxed, which noted the change in Google’s Workspace suite, also …
Read More »‘Cyberpunk 2077’ crisis wasn’t “that bad,” says CD Projekt RED head
[ad_1] CD Projekt RED Chairman and Co-CEO Adam Kiciński has addressed the studio’s recent period of crisis to Cyberpunk 2077. In a recent call with investors, Kiciński spoke about the six-week crisis period, especially since the study previously said it would adopt a “non-mandatory crisis policy.” Asked if the latest …
Read More »Apple iPhone 12 Pro: Worth the wait
[ad_1] A couple of weeks later than normal, we finally have Apple’s newest smartphone. The good news is, it was worth the wait. It seems obvious to say that the iPhone 12 Pro is Apple’s best smartphone yet. Should be; It has a new chip and some hardware updates which …
Read More »Free PlayStation Plus Games Announced for November, Includes Bugsnax as PS5 Exclusive
[ad_1] The launch of PlayStation 5 (PS5) is just around the corner and Sony’s PlayStation Plus free games list for the month of November has a surprise addition for PS5 users. As per the usual rule, PlayStation Plus subscribers will get their hands on two free games this month: Middle-earth: …
Read More »Germany and France impose strict month-long restrictions to curb virus
[ad_1] By: Bloomberg | Updated: October 29, 2020 10:00:52 am People wearing masks walk across the Alexandre III bridge in Paris, Sunday, October 25, 2020. A curfew has been imposed aimed at curbing the spiraling spread of the coronavirus in many regions of France, including Paris and its suburbs. (AP …
Read More »Lightning ‘Sprites’ Have Been Detected on Jupiter for the First Time, Says NASA
[ad_1] NASA’s Juno spacecraft just captured images of colorful bursts of lightning-like electricity high up in Jupiter’s atmosphere. These phenomena, which include jellyfish-shaped ‘sprites’ and glowing discs called ‘elves’, also occur high up in Earth’s atmosphere during electrical storms. They were first documented in 1989. Scientists predicted that other lightning-bearing …
Read More »Scientists discover a 500-meter-high coral reef in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Australia / NZ News & Top Stories
[ad_1] CAPE YORK, AUSTRALIA – Scientists have discovered a huge coral reef, taller than the Empire State Building, at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef. At more than 500 meters high, the separate reef is the first to be discovered in more than 120 years, the California-based nonprofit …
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