US rolls out tech export controls to curb repression
WASHINGTON – The United States and several other countries on Friday (Dec 10) rolled out an export control programme to curb the spread of technologies which they said could be…
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Brazil’s easing of Covid-19 controls will cause new surge
RIO DE JANEIRO – The corner bars are jammed once again with rambunctious crowds in Brazil’s largest cities, but health experts warn that the easing of Covid-19 restrictions is premature and…
EU threat of tougher vaccine export controls backed by heavyweight governments
BRUSSELS – The European Commission’s threat to block exports of Covid-19 vaccines to countries with higher vaccination rates that are not reciprocating, including Britain, won backing from…
France imposes border controls in scramble to avoid Covid-19 lockdown
PARIS – New border controls came into force in France on Sunday (Jan 24) as part of a massive effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 and avoid another nationwide lockdown. After a slow…
Auditor-General flags lapses in IT controls, procurement and contract management in…
SINGAPORE – Weaknesses in IT controls continue to be a point of concern for a number of government agencies, and audits have turned up lapses in procurement, contract and operations…
US probing MBS casino over money laundering controls
The Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino is being probed by the United States Department of Justice over whether anti-money laundering regulations were breached in the way it handled the accounts…
Google Assistant expands privacy controls to tamp down concerns
Google says it wants to make people more comfortable using its Assistant software. So the search giant on Tuesday announced new privacy controls aimed at tamping down concerns that the…