China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high

China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high

Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the first nationwide outbreak in early 2020, as the Omicron variant prompted Beijing to introduce self-testing kits for the first time. China’s current case count is far fewer than those of many other countries, but the growing number could complicate … Read more

As cloud costs spiral upward, enterprises turn to a thing called FinOps

As cloud costs spiral upward, enterprises turn to a thing called FinOps

In the first few years of cloud computing, cost savings was the driving reason for adopting cloud. Nowadays, however, businesses are faced with spiraling cloud costs. There’s even a word for the emerging process to deal with it: “FinOps.” Photo: Joe McKendrick Organizations continue to waste significant cloud spend, according to Flexera’s recently released 2022 State … Read more

Delhi records 161 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death; positivity rate at 0.44%

Delhi records 161 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 death; positivity rate at 0.44%

With this, the national capital’s case count increased to 18,62,802, while the death toll rose to 26,141. Delhi on Saturday reported 161 fresh COVID-19 cases and one death, while the positivity rate stood at 0.44 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department. With this, the national capital’s case count increased to … Read more

Bismack Biyombo to donate full NBA salary from this season to build hospital in DR Congo and honor late father

Bismack Biyombo to donate full NBA salary from this season  to build hospital in DR Congo and honor late father

Biyombo had been a free agent after leaving the Charlotte Hornets but took time away from the sport to care, and then grieve, for his father Francis. Now back on the court, Biyombo’s sole mission is to dedicate his season to his father’s memory — channeled through his performances and the efforts of his Bismack … Read more

Scotland bounce back with win in Italy

Scotland bounce back with win in Italy

Sam Johnson scored Scotland’s opening points as they crossed three times in the first half Italy (10) 22 Tries: Braley, Capuozzo 2 Cons: Garbisi 2 Pen: Garbisi Scotland (19) 33 Tries: Johnson, Harris 2, Graham, Hogg Cons: Russell 4 Scotland recovered from successive Six Nations defeats by overcoming Italy with a disjointed bonus-point victory in … Read more

US ends asylum restrictions for children traveling alone

US ends asylum restrictions for children traveling alone

Unaccompanied child migrants trying to enter the United States will no longer be denied a chance to seek asylum under new guidance announced by U.S. health authorities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in announcing the change late Friday night, said “that expulsion of unaccompanied noncitizen children is not warranted to protect the public … Read more

Kerala to see rise in temperature tomorrow

Kerala to see rise in temperature tomorrow

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said the districts of Kollam, Alappuzha, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur might experience an above-normal temperature on March 12 and 13. The weatherman warned that the maximum temperature in certain districts of Kerala was likely to rise by two to three degrees Celsius on Sunday. The India Meteorological Department … Read more

Over half of Hindu voters back BJP, Muslim electors favour SP in UP: Post-poll survey

Over half of Hindu voters back BJP, Muslim electors favour SP in UP: Post-poll survey

The BJP got the support of the over half of the Hindu voters while the Samajwadi Party was backed by over two-third of Muslim electors in the just-concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, a post-poll survey has revealed. According to the findings of the CSDS-Lokniti survey, the BJP saw a marginal increase in its support among … Read more

Samsung Galaxy Awesome Unpacked Launch Event Tipped for March 17

Samsung Galaxy Awesome Unpacked Launch Event Tipped for March 17

Samsung Galaxy Awesome Unpacked date has been tipped. The upcoming launch event is said to be held next week, on March 17. As per tipster Evan Blass (@evleaks), the launch will be livestreamed via Samsung’s official website. The South Korean tech giant will reportedly launch Samsung Galaxy A53 5G and Samsung Galaxy A73 5G at … Read more