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uae clears skies after drone attack disruptions

UAE clears skies after drone attack disruptions

The United Arab Emirates moved swiftly to reopen its airspace on Tuesday, ending a brief nationwide closure as Iran's persistent...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
india's it sector braces for ai upheaval

India’s IT sector braces for AI upheaval

India’s technology outsourcing sector, a $300 billion juggernaut fuelling 80 per cent of the nation’s services exports, faces an uncertain...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
island wide blackout hits cuba after fuel curbs

Island-wide blackout hits Cuba after fuel curbs

Cuba awoke to total darkness on Monday as its creaking national power grid collapsed entirely, the first such outage since...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
us lets iranian oil tankers through hormuz strait

US lets Iranian oil tankers through Hormuz strait

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed from Paris that the United States is allowing Iranian oil tankers to pass through...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 18 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
health minister simeon brown nz

Health NZ injects $25 million for winter hospital surge prep

Health New Zealand is allocating an extra $25 million to expand hospital capacity, hire more staff, and strengthen the health...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 18 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
westpac nz rolls out northland banking van service

Westpac NZ rolls out Northland banking van service

A new Westpac NZ community banking van will serve Northland towns, complementing the two already operating in Canterbury and Southland...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
the new look ero report

Education Review Office announces new rating system for schools

The Education Review Office is rolling out a colour-coded, four-tier rating system to evaluate school performance. The agency stated that the...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
young adult drinking beer while driving, she is going to a party.

A camera is being developed to spot drunk drivers seconds

Researchers are developing facial recognition tech that can spot drunk driving from just a 3-second video clip. The goal is for...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
hollywood backlash halts bytedance ai video tool rollout

Hollywood backlash halts Bytedance AI video tool rollout

Tinseltown's growing outrage over intellectual property breaches has forced ByteDance to abandon immediate plans for a global rollout of its...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 1 min read
colorful petrol pumps.

Feasible for petrol to reach $4 a litre, experts say

The Middle East conflict is driving up oil prices, which in turn are lifting petrol costs. According to economists, petrol...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
honda axes ev plans amid heavy losses

Honda axes EV plans amid heavy losses

Honda has dramatically scaled back its electric vehicle ambitions, a move that underscores the fierce headwinds battering traditional automakers. With U.S....

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
unpaid paye deductions lead to prison

Unpaid PAYE deductions lead to prison, Inland Revenue warns

Inland Revenue (IR) cautions employers that deducting money from employees' pay without forwarding it to IR constitutes a grave offence,...

By Leenah-Leen Arandia | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
russia ukraine war

Ukraine fights economic war alongside Russia conflict

Ukraine battles on an invisible economic front in its war with Russia, where steady finances are key not just to...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
oil prices top $105 as iran war hits third week

Oil prices top $105 as Iran war hits third week

Crude oil prices have surged to levels unseen since mid-2022, propelled by the grinding Iran conflict now entering its third...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
us regulator eyes revoking media licences over iran

US regulator eyes revoking media licences over Iran

America's broadcast regulators are locked in a heated standoff with news outlets over their reporting of the U.S.-Israel conflict with...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
trump eyes delay to china summit over hormuz aid

Trump eyes delay to China summit over Hormuz aid

Tensions between Washington and Beijing have intensified sharply, with President Donald Trump signalling that his planned landmark visit to China...

By Mike Jerome Infante | 17 Mar 2026 | 2 min read
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