Day: March 8, 2023
Deadly train crash in Greece prompts safety worries, strikes
Striking labor unions have disrupted mass transit in Greece to protest the deaths of 57 people in the country’s worst train disaster, which exposed major safety deficiencies.
China plans to revamp finance, tech oversight
China plans to overhaul its financial regulatory system by consolidating aspects of the central bank and securities regulator under a new entity.
Tens of thousands march in Greece to protest train disaster
Tens of thousands of people are marching in Athens and Greek cities to protest the deaths of 57 people and the serious safety deficiencies the country’s worst train disaster exposed
UN says malnutrition in mothers soars in crisis-hit countries
UN report raises alarm on need to invest in essential nutrition programmes for adolescent girls and women.
Flying instructor killed and passenger injured as plane plunges into lake after suffering ‘engine failure’
A FLYING instructor was killed and his passenger injured when their plane crashed into a lake after its engine is believed to have failed.
Pragij Sappipattana, 54, and female pupil Saeng Chantima, 45, were onboard the Tecnam P92 JS aircraft when it …
General strike in West Bank after Israeli raid kills six in Jenin
Businesses shut in a number of cities in the occupied West Bank in protest against Tuesday’s raid in Jenin.
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific posts $834 million loss for 2022
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
Grace Hopper: The Women Who Changed How We Code and Test
On International Women’s Day, we look back at the legacy of Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, an innovator and trailblazer in software development and standards for testing computer systems and components. It would be wrong, as we reach International Women’s Day 2023, not to write about a prominent woman from the tech-and-cyber world. And of the rising number of female stars of the industry, there is one whose name rises immediately to the top of the list: the late Rear Admiral Grace Brewster Hopper, who was born Grace Murray in December 1906 and lived until the age of 85. Mathematics was…
Australia will put nuclear safety ‘above all else’ as it builds submarines, vice admiral says
In interview with Guardian Australia, Jonathan Mead moves to allay concerns as Aukus partners prepare to announce detailed plansGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will put nuclear safety “above all else” …