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Western Australia braces for 'once-in-a-decade' storm
Western Power spokesman Paul Entwistle told ABC Radio Perth a large pocket of properties in Kalgoorlie had been left in the dark. "We can actually restore customers by back-feeding but with the storm still going through it's creating new hazards on the network". [Full Article...]
Trump bans travelers from Brazil over COVID-19 spike: White House
As of May 23, 2020, Brazil had 310,087 confirmed cases of COVID-19, which is the third-highest number of confirmed cases in the world. Trump told reporters last week that his administration was considering suspending travel from Brazil, which has reported more than 22,500 deaths due to the coronavirus . [Full Article...]
Tokyo Close to Unlocking Entertainment Venues as Virus Emergency Is Lifted
Japan's government plans to lift the state of emergency remaining in place for five prefectures. Abe was expected to confirm the decision formally at a news conference at 6 pm (0900 GMT). He added that the head of the advisory panel had recommended close monitoring of Tokyo, Kanagawa and Hokkaido prefectures, where cases had fluctuated. [Full Article...]
Security officials launch review of Huawei's involvement in Britain's 5G network
These measures would please the U.S. government, as Trump administration has banned the use of Huawei's technology through an executive order that stops the USA companies from purchasing telecommunications equipment that could endanger national security. [Full Article...]
Woman Must Delete Photos of Grandchildren on Facebook
The EU regulation has an exemption for "purely personal" uses, but the court said posting the photos on social media makes them broadly accessible. There are a few interesting elements in the actual ruling. Publishing the children's pictures on social media would, according to the mother, "seriously violate their privacy", the court ruling states. In the case of [child 1], his father did not giv... [Full Article...]
India coronavirus: Chaos at airports as domestic flights resume
Prior to the suspension of passenger flight services on March 25 in the wake of nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the AAI-GVK group-run airport had been operating over 1,000 daily flights (arrivals and departures), including on global routes. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom looks at impact of US sanctions on Huawei cooperation
Given Trump's ongoing trade war with China, it is said that Johnson's motive could be created to appease Trump, although many government insiders are keen to strip United Kingdom networks of Huawei despite the U.S. Conservative backbench MPs have previously rebelled against decisions to involve Huawei in infrastructure. Although Johnson has a majority of 80, the ranks of backbenchers willing to ... [Full Article...]
Africa coronavirus cases top 100 000
Some workers have threatened to strike over insufficient protective gear. The continental disease control and prevention agency also noted that the virus has spread into all of the 54 African countries. In the past week, four African countries had an increase in virus cases of over 100%. Africa has an average age of less than 20 and Ryan recognized that although the continent may have youth on... [Full Article...]