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Logic shows Trump cannot win another term, but dont relax just yet
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Common sense and evidence prove that former President Donald Trump will not lead America again, as Alan Austin reports. But will reason prevail? RATIONAL ANALYSIS confirms Donald Trump cannot gain a second term as president of the United States. Here is
Minister to speak at Australian Space Forum
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Minister for Space and Science, Innovation and Technology Judith Collins will travel to Adelaide tomorrow for space and science engagements, including speaking at the Australian Space Forum. While there she will also have meetings and visits with a focus on space, biotechnology and innovation. "New Zealand has a thriving space sector which we are working hard to g
Iran U-20 Volleyball Sweeps Australia in Friendly
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran U-20 volleyball team defeated Australia in straight sets (25-15, 25-14, and 25-21) on Sunday. - Sports news - The Iranian team is preparing for the 2024 Asian Boys' U-20 Volleyball Championship. Iran had also defeated the Indonesia U-20 volleyball team in two warm-up matches. Iran has been pitted against China, Chinese Taipei and Qatar in Group B. The competition wil
Paris 2024 Sailing preview: Marseille ready for new competitions, traditional dominance
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PARIS, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The sailing events of the Paris Olympics, scheduled from July 28 to August 8, promise to be thrilling with perfect weather conditions and new competitions debuting. European and Oceanian athletes are expected to maintain their traditional dominance at Marseille Marina. The competition will feature 10 gold medals with some significant changes: the men's and women's 470 classes have been
Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, July 21
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SYDNEY -- A toddler girl and a man died after a pram fell onto tracks at a train station in the southern part of Sydney on Sunday, said local police. The emergency services were called to Carlton Railway Station at about 12:25 p.m. local time following reports of a pram carrying two children rolled from the platform onto tracks. (Australia-Accident-Death) - - - - SANAA -- The death toll from Israel
India batter Suryakumar Yadav sweats out ahead of Sri Lanka tour
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New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Star India batter Suryakumar Yadav was seen practising ahead of the upcoming Sri Lanka tour, which will be starting on July 27. Ahead of Sri Lanka tour, Suryakumar took to his official Instagram account and shared a glimpse of him sweating it out. The 33-year-old shared a small clip of him running on the field before the start of the series. India has named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain
Harmanpreet Kaur overtakes Meg Lanning, becomes 2nd highest run-getter in women's T20Is
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Dambulla [Sri Lanka], July 21 (ANI): India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur on Sunday achieved an elusive feat and leapfrogged former Australia skipper Meg Lanning to become the second-highest run-getter in women's T20Is. Harmanpreet Kaur achieved the landmark when she played a 66-run knock from 47 balls at a strike rate of 140.43 against United Arab Emirates women in the Women's Asia Cup 2024. In Women's T20Is, Harmanpreet has 3
Sodium-ion batteries are set to spark a renewable energy revolution - and Australia must be ready
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The extent to which renewables should dominate Australia's energy grids is a major issue in science and politics. Solar and wind are clearly now the cheapest form of electricity. But limits to these technologies can undermine the case for a renewables-only electricity mix. The challenges posed by solar and wind generators are real. They are inherently variable, producing electricity only when the sun is shining a
Compulsory voting in Australia is 100 years old. We should celebrate how special it makes our democracy
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For nearly 200 years, the notion of American political exceptionalism has had currency in the United States: it is an idea rooted in the nation's status as the first modern republic. As we watch from afar, disturbed yet mesmerised by the latest chapter of violent political division in America, the country seems less a paragon than a symbol of democratic pathology. America's certainty in its political uniqueness i
"Seems need a bad guy image...": Badrinath lashes out at selectors for Rinku, Ruturaj snub in Sri Lanka tour squad
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New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath lashed out at selectors for ignoring batters Rinku Singh for ODIs and Ruturaj Gaikwad for T20Is in their squad for the Sri Lanka white-ball tour starting from July 21. India will be led by two different captains for the T20I and ODI legs of the Sri Lanka tour, all set to commence on July 27. With Rohit Sharma having retired from the T20Is, Sur
"A little injustice meted out to Hardik...": Bangar on India not naming all-rounder as captain for Sri Lanka T20Is
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 21 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar said that a "little injustice" has been done to all-rounder Hardik Pandya after Suryakumar Yadav was chosen as the T20I captain for India's white-ball tour to Sri Lanka starting from July 27 onwards. India has named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of their men's T20I team for the tour of Sri Lanka, with Shubman Gill as the vice-captain of t
Unconventional music ventures set to shake up the Australian scene
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From Bunnings raves to Radio Birdman's bio, David Kowalski explores unique musical ventures and iconic Australian punk history. A rave at Bunnings? IN THE NEWS recently is a story about a 19-year old dance music producer named
Toddler, man dead after pram falls onto train tracks in Sydney
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SYDNEY, July 21 (Xinhua) -- A toddler girl and a man died after a pram fell onto tracks at a train station in the southern part of Sydney on Sunday, said local police. The emergency services were called to Carlton Railway Station at about 12:25 p.m. local time following reports of a pram carrying two children rolled from the platform onto tracks. A two-year-old girl and a 40-year-old man died at the scene
Passing the sniff test: 'Use by' dates for U.S. presidents
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Bazza, Mick and Know All Ron ponder the nature of 'use by' dates and U.S. presidents over a few fresh beers. Know All Ron leaned in and eyeballed Mick. Mick's eyes widened and Know All Ron enjoyed a sip of his schooner.
Guo named as Chinese men's basketball head coach
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BEIJING, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) on Sunday announced that Guo Shiqiang has been appointed as the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team. "In order to prepare for the FIBA World Cup in 2027 and the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028, the CBA has decided to appoint Guo Shiqiang as the head coach of the Chinese men's basketball team," said the CBA in a statement.
Australia warns of 'malicious websites' after cyber outage
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sydney - Australia's cyber intelligence agency said on Saturday that 'malicious websites and unofficial code' were being released online claiming to aid recovery from Friday's global digital outage, which hit media, retailers, banks and airlines. Australia was one of many countries affected by the outage that caused havoc worldwide after a botched software update from CrowdStrike. On Saturday, the Australia
Global IT outage disrupts services, businesses across Australia
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STORY: Global IT outage disrupts services, businesses across Australia SHOOTING TIME: July 19, 2024 DATELINE: July 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: ADELAIDE, Australia CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/SOCIETYSHOTLIST: 1. various of people stuck at an airport (courtesy of netizens) 2. various of Australian bank app outage 3. various of supermarket system outageSTORYLINE:Hundreds, o
Paris 2024 Surfing Preview: Top surfers meet at "The End of Road" as China makes historic debut
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PARIS, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Surfing is making its second appearance at the Olympic Games as the world's top surfers meet at French Polynesia's Teahupo'o, while China makes its historic debut on the Olympic waves. Following the first Olympic appearance in Tokyo 2020, the surfing competition is set for the South Pacific Ocean, more than 15,000km away from the host city Paris. Dubbed "The End of the Road", Teahupo'o
Billy Horschel holds one-shot lead after three rounds of The Open
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(Photo credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports) Billy Horschel battled rainy Royal Troon and came away with a 2-under-par 69 and the 54-hole lead at the Open Championship on Saturday in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The PGA Tour veteran stands at 4-under 209 and holds the lead outright after Cinderella story Daniel Brown of England double-bogeyed the final hole to drop to 3 under. The six-way tie for second features Brow
Man driving dangerously in Blackheath results in police pursuit
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BLACKHEATH, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia - A 26-year-old man fronted court on Saturday after leading police on a car chase through the Blue Mountains a day earlier. The saga began about 10:30am on Friday when Blue Mountains police began receiving reports of a vehicle being driven in a dangerous manner in the Blackheath area. Officers from the Traffic and Highway Patrol located the vehicle travelling east
Indian men's hockey team reaches Paris for Olympics 2024
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Paris [France], July 20 (ANI): The Indian men's hockey team reached Paris ahead of the Olympics 2024 on Saturday evening. The official X handle of Hockey India shared the news with the fans, marking the beginning of India's Olympic dreams and men's hockey's first gold medal since 1980. "Dreams take flight as Indian Men's Hockey Team touched down at the Olympic Village for Paris2024 . The Olympic dream begins now! . . . .
Australian officials say antimissile program on track
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SYDNEY - Senior Australian military commanders on Thursday said the country is on track to reshape the nation's antimissile air defenses despite recent public criticism. Officials said their immediate focus is knitting together systems and sensors to detect enemy threats before buying the weapons to shoot them down. Senior Australian military commanders said Thursday the country's program to build an integr
Spain forward Paralluelo looking for football gold after swapping track for pitch
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MADRID, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Center-forward Salma Paralluelo is likely to be in the starting line-up on July 25 in Nantes when Spain's women's football team kick off their campaign to add an Olympic gold medal to last year's World Cup triumph. However, as Spain take to the pitch against Japan, the 22-year-old could reflect that if she hadn't decided to dedicate herself to football, she could have been competing a
"Just the beginning of your own legacy": Suryakumar's wife on batter's appointment as T20I captain
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 20 (ANI): Devisha Shetty, the wife of star India batter Suryakumar Yadav, congratulated her husband on his appointment as Men in Blue's T20I captain, saying that it is the beginning of batter's "own legacy"India have named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of their men's T20I team for the tour of Sri Lanka with Shubman Gill as the vice-captain of the T20I and ODI sides. The white-ball tour
Airlines resume services after global IT crash wreaks havoc
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Paris - Airlines were gradually coming back online Saturday after global carriers, banks and financial institutions were thrown into turmoil by one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus program. Passenger crowds had swelled at airports Friday to wait for news as dozens of flights were canceled and operators struggled to keep services on track, after an update to a program
"Playing with fire...": China warns Europe over "meddling" in Taiwan
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Taipei [Taiwan], July 20 (ANI): China has slammed the European Commission over their stand on Taiwan, terming it "gross interference" in the country's internal affairs, Taiwan News reported. The EU chief, Ursula von der Leyen came under fire on Friday from China for standing up for Taiwan. In her manifesto, the German politician had described the Indo-Pacific as a "decisive region." She also called for "collective efforts
Xinhua world news summary at 0800 GMT, July 20
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar was formally installed as Malaysia's new king on Saturday, as part of a grand ceremony marking the event held at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur. The ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, members of his cabinet as well as foreign dignitaries and guests including Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
Longlegs reinvents the crime genre with pure nightmare fuel
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In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree. Digital editor Dan Jensen investigates one of this year's scariest films. EVERY NOW AND THEN, a detective thriller comes along that is widely regarded as a horror film.
Kevin Bartlett the toughest of Tigers
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Kevin Bartlett - the toughest of Tigers (Photo courtesy Bill McAuley | billmcauleyphotographer.com) Kevin Bartlett storms out to the ¾-time huddle to "school" his Tigers during a Saturday afternoon match at the "G". (Photo, 1991.) As a Richmond player, Bartlett earned the nickname "Hungry" because he would rath
Cambodia's trade with RCEP countries up 14 pct in H1 2024
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PHNOM PENH, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's trade with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries reached 16.9 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2024, up 14 percent from 14.8 billion dollars over the same period in 2023, said a Ministry of Commerce's report on Saturday. The country's trade volume with fellow RCEP members accounted for 64 percent of its 26.3-billion-dollar total trade
Chris Silverwood joins Oval Invincibles in the Hundred after leaving Sri Lanka team
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Londing [UK], July 20 (ANI): After resigning from the position of Sri Lanka's head coach, Chris Silverwood landed a job in English cricket as assistant coach with defending champions the Oval Invincibles in the Hundred. He resigned in the aftermath of the T20 World Cup, which saw Sri Lanka crash out of the tournament in the group stage. Silverwood has replaced Azhar Mahmood and joined Tom Moody's staff as one of his assis
Evidence of early humans in Indonesia adds to understanding of ancient migration: study
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CANBERRA, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Researchers have discovered signs of human occupation in Indonesia over 40,000 years ago which they say offer new clues about early migration through the region. In a new study, a team from the Australian National University (ANU) found evidence of human occupation on Indonesia's southeastern Tanimbar Islands -- also called Timur Laut -- dating back 42,000 years, including pottery f
Teenager arrested after man dies in overnight stabbing in Sydney
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SYDNEY, July 20 (Xinhua) -- A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in Sydney's inner-west on Saturday, local police said. Police of Australia's state of New South Wales said on Saturday that emergency services were called to a home on Spring Street, Concord, at about 12:30 a.m. local time on Saturday following reports a man had been stabbed. A man in his 30s was found outside
Peter Dutton's nuclear power policy puts longevity in doubt
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Polls about who will win Australia's next Federal Election are mixed. Still, one thing is sure: Peter Dutton's nuclear power policy is dividing his party, which doesn't bode well for his leadership, writes Belinda Jones. THE PAST FEW weeks in international politics have surprised, shocked and concerned Aus
Up and Coming for the 3rdWorld March for Peace and Non-violence in Asia-Pacific
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The monthly interchange among the 3rd World March organizing teams and supporters in the Asia-Pacific- India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Philippines, and friends from Australia and Europe- was held on July 14, 2024. 19-20 participants attended. Rafael de La Rubia, founder of World without Wars and Violence, promoter of the 1st, 2nd, and the upcoming 3rd World Mar
Major IT System Outages Disrupt Banks, Media, and Airlines Worldwide
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Serious disruptions in IT systems have paralyzed operations for major banks, media outlets, and airlines around the globe, according to BBC, as reported by NOVA. Flights at Sydney Airport have been halted. American airlines United, Delta, and American Airlines have also suspended operations, announcing that they will not be conducting flights worldwide. Berlin Airport reported delays in check-in due to a "t
Shane Lowry grabs two-shot lead at 152nd Open Championship
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(Photo credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports) Irishman Shane Lowry survived misadventure at No. 11 and birdied two of his final three holes to claim the second-round lead at the 152nd Open Championship on Friday at Royal Troon. Lowry's two-putt birdie at the par-5 16th hole and his 20 1/2-foot putt at the 18th gave him a 2-under-par 69. At7-under 135, he has a two-shot edge over Englishmen Daniel Brown and Justin Rose ent
"All fame reaches god..": Suryakumar Yadav on appointment as T20I captain
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New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Star India T20I batter and newly-appointed captain in the shortest format, Suryakumar Yadav, expressed his happiness after being named as Men in Blue's newest captain in T20Is, saying that the new role brings a lot of "responsibility, excitement and enthusiasm". India have named Suryakumar Yadav as the captain of their men's T20I team for the tour of Sri Lanka with Shubman Gill named as t
Roundup: Global technical outage sinks Australia's media outlets, airports, businesses in disarray
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SYDNEY, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Major media groups, airports and businesses across Australia have borne the brunt as a global technical outage paralyzed their services on Friday. Shortly after 3:00 p.m. local time, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) started a live blog, informing the public of "major IT outages at institutions across Australia and the world," with the media outlet's own computer systems a
"Dream of playing hockey was slipping...": India's Sukhjeet Singh opens up on facing back injury in 2018
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New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Indian hockey player Sukhjeet Singh looks to repay the faith of coach and teammates in him despite injuries with a fine performance in Paris Olympics this year and also talked about facing a back injury back in 2018, during which the dream of playing hockey again seemed to slip away day-by-day. From overcoming a career-threatening injury to earning a spot on the Indian men's hockey squad
"This belongs to you...": Harshit Rana celebrates India ODI call-up with his father
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New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Indian pacer Harshit Rana posted a heartwarming picture on social media, celebrating his call-up to the ODI team with his father and telling him that this accomplishment of his life "belongs to him". Harshit Rana was among the younger and newer stars named in the white-ball team for India's white-ball tour of Sri Lanka starting from July 27 onwards. This will be India's first-ever interna
"Would give my best if I get a chance...": Arshdeep on possible Test debut against Australia
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], July 19 (ANI): Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh, who played an instrumental role in Men in Blue's T20 World Cup triumph, opened up on Friday about getting a chance in Test cricket, saying that he will do his best in the format if given a chance. Arshdeep was speaking at Chandigarh University, where he got a warm welcome following India's historic win at the T20 World Cup in Barbados. Arshdeep was I
Australian artist highlights role of cultural exchanges in deepening China-Australia ties
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STORY: Australian artist highlights role of cultural exchanges in deepening China-Australia ties SHOOTING TIME: July 18, 2024 DATELINE: July 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia CATEGORY: CULTURESHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. various of David Van Nunen at the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID VAN NUNEN, President of the Australian Wate
"My role is to use the powerplay": Shafali Verma ahead of Pakistan clash in Women's Asia Cup 2024
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New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Ahead of the opening clash against Pakistan Women in the Women's Asia Cup 2024, India Women's batter Shafali Verma, opened up on her role in the national team while opening for the side. The defending champions, India will kickstart their journey towards a record-extending eighth Asia Cup title when they meet arch-rivals Pakistan at Dambulla on Friday. The right hand batter asserted that
UK's New Labor Government to Resume Funding to UNRWA
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Britain's new Labor government said on Friday it would resume funding to the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA and called on the Israeli regime to allow more aid to enter Gaza. - Other Media news - Britain was one of several countries to halt their funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) following accusations by Israel that some agency staff were involved in the October 7 a
A mass IT outage has caused chaos around the world
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Capitals, SANA- A number of companies around the world such as major Banks, media outlets, and airlines, have been hit globally by a computer system outage caused by a technical glitch in the "CrowdStrike" cybersecurity program Friday. The British newspaper, Financial Times, reported that the service outage was due to a glitch during an update to the "CrowdStrike" program, which caused a problem in the Windows sy
Global IT Outages Hit Airlines, Businesses Worldwide
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A widespread Microsoft outage has disrupted flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world on Friday. - Other Media news - Escalating disruptions continued hours after the technology company said it was gradually fixing an issue affecting access to Microsoft 365 apps and services. The website DownDectector, which tracks user-reported internet outages, recorded growi
Major IT Outage Brings Down Businesses in Australia
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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Australia has been hit by a major IT outage that has disrupted banks, telecoms, media outlets and airlines. - Other Media news - Australia's National Cyber Security Coordinator said on Friday that it was aware of a "large-scale technical outage affecting a number of companies and services across Australia this afternoon." "Our current information is this outage relates to a techn
Global cyber outage: Microsoft users report 'blue screen of death' ; flights cancelled
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Washington DC [US], July 19 (ANI): Global software giant Microsoft said on Friday that an outage in its online services has affected customers across the world, including in India.Microsoft Windows users reported facing 'Blue Screen of Death' errors with many users taking to social media platform X to report about the issue. Meanwhile, cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike told US outlet NBC that it suffered a major outage on Fr