Restaurant fire kills 17 people in northeastern China

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BEIJING: A restaurant fire killed 17 people on Wednesday (Sep 28) in the city of Changchun in northeastern China, authorities said. The fire was reported about 12.40pm in a high-tech section of the Changchun New Area industrial zone, according to a social media post by the zone’s management committee. ThreeContinue Reading

WhatsApp users urged to update app to latest version after vulnerabilities reported: SingCERT

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SINGAPORE: WhatsApp users should update to the latest version of the popular messaging app after two “remote code execution” vulnerabilities were reported, the Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team (SingCERT) said in a notice on Wednesday (Sep 28). There are currently no reports of active exploitation of these vulnerabilities, the agencyContinue Reading

Singapore’s SATS buying Worldwide Flight Services for S.65 billion to create global leader

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SINGAPORE: Singapore-based ground handling services firm SATS is acquiring Paris-based Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) for S$1.65 billion cash, to create the world’s biggest global air cargo handler, the companies said. “This is a transformational opportunity for SATS and our proposed acquisition of WFS will create a global leader,” Kerry Mok, SATS’Continue Reading