Tanker collides with cruise ship in New Orleans, 32 hospitalized
WorldA tanker ship collided with a luxury paddle wheeler docked in New Orleans on the Mississippi River on Friday, causing the cruise vessel to roll over and sink as passengers scurried to disembark and dozens were flung into the water.
US to resume flights after air traffic network failure sparks chaos
WorldThe US Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday after a communications failure at air traffic control centers caused chaos at airports and triggered the longest nationwide shutdown since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Microsoft Outlook, Teams outage eases after over a day; recovery timeline uncertain
WorldA global outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams was easing on Friday after more than 24 hours of disruption crippled online communications across businesses and governments, though the company said it still had no timeline for full recovery of services.
Climate change made Indonesian fires more severe, scientists say
WorldSINGAPORE - Wildfires that hit large parts of Indonesia from August to October and plunged much of Southeast Asia into hazardous smoke were made much worse by "record-breaking" heat caused by human-induced climate change, scientists said on Friday.
OpenAI, Google, Anthropic hit with lawsuit seeking halt to frontier AI development
WorldA group of nonprofits sued OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX's AI division, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google on Thursday, seeking to block the further development of the most advanced AI models over concerns, voiced by the companies' own leaders, that the technology could pose a threat to humanity.
Global police crackdown on dark web nets 350 arrests
WorldPolice have arrested 354 people and seized large quantities of drugs, guns and cash in a major global crackdown on users of the "dark web," US and European officials said Thursday.
Colette Kress, the CFO who challenged Huang's bets, is Nvidia's interim CEO
World 11:49 13/11/2026WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO - Colette Kress spent years as the one Nvidia executive willing to check CEO Jensen Huang’s enormous, often risky ambitions. As he drove the chipmaker deeper into multibillion-dollar AI investments, she pushed back, according to two people familiar with the matter on Thursday.
Global outage hits Microsoft Outlook
World 11:41 13/11/2026Microsoft Outlook suffered a major outage across the world Thursday, with tens of thousands of users struggling to access their email as the company said it was working "aggressively" to reduce the impact.
Japan wholesale inflation accelerates, keeps alive rate hike view
World 16:11 12/11/2026Japan's annual wholesale inflation re-accelerated in October as the Middle East conflict and AI-related demand kept pushing up prices for fuel and semiconductor chips, data showed, keeping alive market expectations of a near-term interest rate hike.
Hoax bomb alerts sent to schools in Italy, UK and Ireland in latest disruption
World 16:09 12/11/2026Schools across Italy were evacuated on Wednesday after around 6,300 of them received bomb warnings, the latest in a series of threats and cyberattacks around Europe against supermarkets, blood banks, air traffic and broadcasters.
Building collapse in Brooklyn kills at least two, injures more than 10
World 16:07 12/11/2026A three-story building next to a construction site collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, killing at least two people and sending more than 10 others to hospital, New York City officials said, as rescuers searched the rubble for possible additional victims.
Investors worry the AI trade needs Nvidia's Huang and its largesse
World 16:06 12/11/2026Investors fear an ouster of CEO Jensen Huang might dampen Nvidia's (NVDA.O) willingness to bankroll the AI boom, in yet another pressure point on the global markets' most crowded trade.
How did Honda earn its place on America's lawns across 50 years?
World 14:18 12/11/2026Across America, the whir of lawn mowers is a soundtrack of suburban life. Even so, few homeowners and landscapers may pause to think about the decades of engineering, unconventional marketing and persistence that helped make one of Honda Motor Co.'s most recognizable power products a fixture on American lawns.
Japan FTC approves Amazon plan to ease seller pricing rules
World 17:19 11/11/2026Japan's Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday approved a business improvement plan submitted by Amazon Japan G.K. to ease the pricing requirements imposed on sellers, following an investigation into allegations that the company pressured sellers on its e-commerce website to lower prices.
India pollution monitors overwhelmed by toxic smog
World 16:06 11/11/2026India's air pollution monitors were overwhelmed this week by toxic smog so severe that concentrations exceeded their upper measurement limit, equivalent to 66 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum, regulators said.
India garment makers rethink reliance on US after tariff shock
World 14:26 11/11/2026At Orient Craft’s factory in Ranchi, hundreds of women stitch dresses, shirts and children's clothing for British retailers Next (NXT.L) and Marks & Spencer (MKS.L)
Baby boy found alive in US after believed buried for 24 hours, police say
World 14:19 11/11/2026An 11-month-old boy was found alive in South Carolina on Tuesday after he was believed to have been buried for about 24 hours, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department said.
Nine seriously injured in South Korea bus crash involving 32 vehicles
World 14:19 11/11/2026A public bus crashed into multiple vehicles in the Bundang district of South Korea on Wednesday, leaving 9 people seriously injured and 48 with minor injuries, according to the fire agency.
After fridge hacks, home appliances could be next, warns EU cyber chief
World 14:14 11/11/2026After recent attacks on supermarket fridges, home appliances could be next, the EU's cyber chief told AFP on Tuesday, as he urged Europe to invest more to counter growing cyber threats.
Japan to call for limiting kids' exposure to social media
World 14:01 10/11/2026Upcoming Japanese government guidelines are expected to say that parents and other guardians should limit the exposure of young children to social media and other internet content, a draft showed Tuesday.
Honda to spend 3 billion dollars to build new plant in Ohio
World 11:34 10/11/2026Honda Motor Co. said Monday that it will spend about 3 billion dollars to build a new auto plant in Ohio to meet growing demand for hybrid vehicles in the United States.