Cathay Pacific on Wednesday said profits plunged in 2019 as it reeled from political unrest in Hong Kong, while it warned financial losses lay ahead owing to the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Ryanair and EasyJet cancel Italy flights
Budget airlines Ryanair and EasyJet are to cancel all Italian flights until early April after the government ordered the entire country locked down because of the coronavirus, they announced Tuesday.
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FBI arrests Russian accused of heading hacker ‘storefront’
US authorities have arrested a Russian national who ran a hacker “storefront” that took in at least $17 million by selling stolen personal data and other illegal products and services, according to court records.
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Study uncovers a potential driver of premature solar panel failures
Unlike diamonds, solar panels are not forever. Ultraviolet rays, gusts of wind and heavy rain wear away at them over their lifetime.
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A robotic planner that responds to natural language commands
In years to come, robots could assist human users in a variety of ways, both when they are inside their homes and in other settings. To be more intuitive, robots should be able to follow natural language commands and instructions, as this allows users to communicate with them just as they would with other humans.
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Analysis: Android has more vulnerabilities than Windows 10
Although Windows 10 users are used to complaining about bugs and upgrades, they may be surprised to learn that Android and Linux have more vulnerabilities.
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Intel processors still vulnerable to attack: study
Computer scientists at KU Leuven have once again exposed a security flaw in Intel processors. Jo Van Bulck, Frank Piessens, and their colleagues in Austria, the United States, and Australia gave the manufacturer one year’s time to fix the problem.
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EU to stop ‘ghost flights’ in coronavirus fightback
The EU is to act “very rapidly” to help airlines struggling from the new coronavirus outbreak by proposing a law to stop “ghost flights” to keep airport slots, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday.
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Airlines slash flights, freeze hiring as virus cuts travel
Airlines are slashing flights and freezing hiring as they experience a sharp drop in bookings and a rise in cancellations in the face of the spreading coronavirus.
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Environmental disaster or key to a clean energy future? A new twist on hydropower
Steve Lowe gazed into a gaping pit in the heart of the California desert, careful not to let the blistering wind send him toppling over the edge.
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