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Embattled Australia telco giant hit by another major outage
Australian telecommunications giant Optus said Monday it had suffered a network outage that prevented calls to emergency services, just over a week after a similar interruption of service linked to four deaths. The outage prevented calls to emergency services, with four deaths now linked to the outage.
Stars turn out for Armani's final collection in Milan
Hollywood stars Cate Blanchett, Glenn Close and Richard Gere turned out Sunday for the Giorgio Armani show in Milan, the final collection the Italian designer worked on before his death. "This collection, the last Giorgio Armani worked on personally, is in some ways a testament to style and the close of a cycle, so that new ones may begin," the group said.
Slips, salt and stripes: key looks from Milan fashion week
The main shows at Milan Fashion Week wrap up Sunday after another season of knock-out dresses, immaculate tailoring, leather coats and glorious handbags. At Tod's, oversized striped shirts were laid over leather minis, while there were more stripes, diagonal this time, on draped dresses and matching handbags in warm, natural tones.
Trump urges Microsoft to fire ex-Biden administration official
US President Donald Trump called on Microsoft on Friday to fire its head of global affairs, Lisa Monaco, a former senior official in Democratic administrations. "Monaco has been shockingly hired as the President of Global Affairs for Microsoft, in a very senior role with access to Highly Sensitive Information," he wrote.
More questions than answers surround Trump's TikTok deal
President Donald Trump insists he has found a solution to keep TikTok alive in the United States through a group of investors who will buy the short-video app from its Chinese owners in accordance with US law. - Any sale of TikTok's US operations would require Chinese owner ByteDance to divest.
An Aussie tycoon bets billions on cleaning up iron ore giant
Moored off a Manhattan pier for New York's annual Climate Week is one of the world's first ammonia-powered vessels -- a green flagship for an Australian tycoon's drive to decarbonize his mining empire. The Green Pioneer is meant to be the first in a fleet of ammonia-powered ships.
Lufthansa planning thousands of job cuts: sources
Lufthansa is planning to cut thousands of administrative staff as the German aviation giant seeks to reduce costs following a fall in earnings, sources close to the matter said Friday. Two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to AFP that Lufthansa was planning to axe up to 20 percent of its administrative staff.
China at UN warns of return to 'Cold War mentality'
Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned Friday against a return to a "Cold War mentality" and defended multilateralism and free trade, in a veiled criticism of the United States from the United Nations. "Unilateralism and (the) Cold War mentality are resurfacing.
US Fed's preferred inflation gauge rises, with more cost pressures expected
The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure edged up in August as tariffs filtered through the economy, government data showed Friday, with analysts warning of further cost pressures after President Donald Trump unveiled a slew of upcoming duties.
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