Category: World

Australia set to pass sweeping cyber laws

SYDNEY: Australia’s two main parties struck a deal Tuesday to pass sweeping cyber laws requiring tech giants to help government agencies get around encrypted communications

Bangladesh conjoined twins go home

DHAKA: Bangladeshi twins conjoined at birth have gone home nearly a year and a half after being separated in the country’s first such successful operation,

Chanel sheds crocodile and snake skin

PARIS: Chanel said Tuesday is would no longer use exotic animal pelts, making it the first luxury fashion house to turn its back on crocodile

Measles threat looms in Philippines

MANILA: Health experts yesterday warned against a possible outbreak of measles in the Philippines, as a disease long under control is fuelled by patchy immunisation