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May 27, 2021 2:18 PM

Australia: Seven-day lockdown announced in Victoria

Australia's second most populous state Victoria will enter a seven-day lockdown to counter a fast-spreading outbreak in its capital, Melbourne. The lockdown will begin at midnight on Thursday. Authorities have so far found 26 cases, and identified 150 sites where people may have been exposed to...

May 26, 2021 9:04 PM

Dutch court orders Shell to deepen carbon cuts in landmark case

In a ruling that could pave the way for legal action against energy firms around the world, a court in the city of Hague, Netherlands, has ordered Royal Dutch Shell to significantly deepen its planned greenhouse gas emission cuts.<br />'' <br />&apo...

May 26, 2021 8:46 PM

Mali's President, PM resign after arrests by military

Mali's interim President and Prime Minister resigned on Wednesday, two days after they were arrested by the military. Soldiers led by interim Vice President Assimi Goita, had arrested President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and taken them to a military base on Monday after a cabinet ...

May 26, 2021 7:33 PM

Iran bans cryptocurrency mining for 4 months amid power cuts

Iran has banned the energy-intensive mining of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin for nearly four months. The country is facing major power blackouts in many cities, and the government has blamed the outages on cryptocurrency mining, which is a highly energy intensive process.<br />&apos...

May 26, 2021 6:33 PM

Leonardo, Microsoft team up to help digitalise Italy's public systems

Italian defence group Leonardo and US tech giant Microsoft have teamed up to boost the digital transformation of Italy's public administration and critical national infrastructures. The project will focus on data protection and the use of advanced cloud technologies and solutions.<br /&a...

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