Services from airlines to healthcare, shipping and finance were coming back online on Friday after a mistake in a security software update sparked hours-long global computer systems outages, another incident highlighting the vulnerability of the world’s interconnected technologies. After the outage was resolved, companies were dealing with backlogs of delayed and cancelled flights and medical appointments, missed orders and other issues that could take days to resolve. Businesses also face questions about how to avoid future blackouts triggered by technology meant to safeguard their systems. A software update by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, one of the largest operators in the industry,…
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The spread of bird flu among poultry and dairy farms has heightened some health experts’ concerns that the process of killing and disposing of poultry infected with the virus may pose a risk to humans and livestock. Recent instances of farms dumping carcasses in landfills and using methods to kill chickens that put workers in close proximity to the virus show how the process of getting rid of infected birds could further spread the disease, according to data obtained by Reuters and interviews with officials and disease experts. Extreme heat that made it difficult to keep protective equipment on during…
Companies worldwide experienced interruptions amidst an outage of Microsoft’s cloud computing suites on Friday, with flights being grounded, news outlets unable to broadcast information, and operations in brokerage houses being hindered. Outages have been reported mainly in Australia, the US, the UK, and India, among other countries, affecting institutions ranging from banks, media houses, and stock markets to government branches and airports. According to Downdetector, a real-time internet outage monitoring website, breakdowns for Microsoft services, including the cloud computing program Azure and office software Microsoft 365, were reported globally within the last 24 hours. In the US, 1,751 outages were reported.…
A global tech failure disrupted operations across multiple industries on Friday, halting flights and forcing a number of broadcasters off air, as the outage upended everything from banking to healthcare systems. What happened? CrowdStrike, a US cybersecurity company, is among the most popular in the world, counting more than 20,000 subscription customers around the world. According to an alert sent by CrowdStrike to its clients and reviewed by Reuters, its widely used “Falcon Sensor” software is causing Microsoft Windows to crash and display a blue screen, known informally as the Blue Screen of Death. The alert, which was sent at 0530 GMT on…
BELGRADE: Serbia captain Dusan Tadic announced his international retirement on Thursday, ending a 16-year career with the national team as their most-capped player with 111 appearances. Following his debut in 2008, Tadic led the squad as captain at the 2022 World Cup and at Euro 2024. He retires with 23 goals and 40 assists. Despite being the captain, Tadic started on the bench for their first group match against England, which led to an outburst from the 35-year-old forward, who was later forced to apologise to his team-mates and coach Dragan Stojkovic. “I stand by the views I expressed. I…
ZURICH: FIFA said on Wednesday it is investigating a video circulating on social media that shows members of the Argentina national team singing about France’s players in a way that the French Football Federation (FFF) said was “racist and discriminatory”. The FFF said on Monday it would file a complaint to the global football governing body over the video, in which Argentina players sing from the team bus about France striker Kylian Mbappe’s African descent. The video was posted by Argentina forward Enzo Fernandez on Instagram amid the team’s celebrations following a 1-0 victory over Colombia in Miami to win…
CHELTENHAM: Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of former England all-rounder Andrew, became the youngest player to hit a century for the England Under-19 side during a Test match with Sri Lanka on Thursday. Flintoff was unbeaten on 82 overnight after Sri Lanka posted 153 in the first innings and he brought up his century in the first session at the College Ground in Cheltenham. The middle order batter was dismissed soon after for 106 in a knock that included nine boundaries and two sixes. Captain Hamza Shaikh also brought up a century (107) as England were dismissed for 477. Flintoff’s…
BARCELONNETTE: Belgian Victor Campenaerts won stage 18 of the Tour de France as an escape dominated a race around the spectacular lake Serre-Poncon in the Alps on Thursday. Overall leader Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard were relaxed as the escape pulled 15 minutes clear, the pair saving their thunder for a trio of decisive days in the 2024 Tour which finishes in Nice on Sunday. Pogacar retained a 3min 11sec lead on Vingegaard as the peloton rolled gently over the finish line at Barcelonnette 13min 41sec after the winner. The Lotto-Dstny rider, a former one-hour world…
MADRID: The Billie Jean King Cup finals in November have been switched from Seville to Malaga, organisers the International Tennis Federation said on Wednesday, causing an overlap with the Davis Cup which will be held at the same venue. The tournament will kick off at the Martin Carpena Arena in Malaga, Spain on Nov 13 and end on Nov 20, with the last two days of the competition overlapping with the first two days of the Nov 19-24 Davis Cup finals.
