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Bird Flu Hits Europe, France Raises Checks to Counter Virus

November 14, 2016 Srijitabird, Checks, Counter, Europe, Flu, France, Hits, raises, to, virus

Several European countries have reported outbreaks of a severe strain of bird flu, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Thursday, while France raised safety checks to counter the virus which can have a major impact on farmers. The World Health Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said Germany, Austria, Croatia and Switzerland had all officially reported the outbreaks, which concerned a particularly virulent strain affecting wild birds. France’s Agriculture Ministry added in a statement that the highly pathogenic H5N8 virus had been found in wild birds in Hungary, Poland,…

China Says Tech Firms Pledge to Counter Online Terror Activities

April 13, 2016 SrijitaActivities, China, Counter, Firms, Online, Pledge, Says, Tech, Terror, to

Twenty-five Chinese technology companies have signed a pledge to counter images and information online that promote terrorism, the Internet regulator said on Tuesday, months after China passed a controversial new anti-terrorism law. The Cyberspace Administration of China said the companies had promised to “handle in a timely way terror-related harmful, illegal information, create a clear Internet space and maintain social stability”. The companies which have signed up include Baidu Inc, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, JD.com and Sina Corp, the regulator said. Tencent, Alibaba, JD.com and Sina did…

iPhone SE Launch Could Counter Drop in Sales for Apple

March 27, 2016 SrijitaApple, Could, Counter, Drop, for, In, iPhone, Launch, Sales, SE

Apple Inc is expected to launch a smaller, cheaper iPhone on Monday aimed at emerging markets and possibly China, the world’s biggest buyer of smartphones, as it looks to reverse a decline in worldwide sales of its most important product. The launch of such a phone – expected to be called the iPhone SE – would represent Apple’s second bid for the crowded mid-tier market after an unsuccessful foray three years ago. It might give the world’s best-known technology company a boost in the fast-growing Indian, Middle East and African…