Almost half of large Swiss companies have already been victims of cyberattacks, often with disastrous consequences, according to a study published on Monday. Forty-five percent of Swiss companies with 250 or more employees have already been affected by at least one cyberattack, reveals the latest report from the SwissVR Monitor. The study, carried out between…
Wilfried Devillers / Photo credits: Gabon 24 / AFP 07:09, August 31, 2023modified to 07:16, August 31, 2023 Less than 24 hours after the coup in Gabon, General Brice Oligui Nguema was appointed President of the Transition. A position of high responsibility, which makes him the new strong man of the country. The son of…
Illustration of the Meta group and the social networks it encompasses. October 28, 2021. DADO RUVIC / REUTERS Meta began blocking Canadians’ access to media content on Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday (August 1) in response to a new law forcing digital giants to pay publishers. Links and content posted by Canadian and foreign media…
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers in December 2019. RYAD KRAMDI / AFP After Russia in mid-June, where he obtained Moscow’s support for his country’s membership of the BRICS, the Algerian president is continuing his diplomatic offensive in China, where he began a five-day visit on Monday July 17. Abdelmadjid Tebboune is counting on this…
Parade and festival on SundayThe oldest evidence of the Spittal Guard dates back to 1642. The bishops used the castle guard to guard Strasbourg, which after the fire in 1767 moved with the bishop to Pöckstein. To protect the city of Strasbourg, the civil corps was formed, which went through ups and downs and was…
Headquarters of the Bank of Korea, in Seoul (South Korea), on October 12, 2022. JUNG YEON-JE / AFP Husual scapegoats in times of crisis, the banks are once again in the crosshairs, not only of borrowers or thugs but also of their own regulators. A global phenomenon. In South Korea, the authorities have decided to…
HC Published on 06/29/2023 at 10:31 Photo credit © Engie (Boursier.com) — Belgium has reached an agreement with Engie to extend the life of the country’s nuclear reactors by ten years.Brussels had originally planned to phase out nuclear power in 2025,…
Longshoremen on strike at the port of Vancouver, Canada, on July 1, 2023. CHRIS HELGREN / REUTERS Months of negotiations have so far not borne fruit. More than 7,000 terminal loaders and 49 employers in thirty ports in western Canada went on strike on Saturday, July 1, including that of Vancouver, the largest in the…
Cover image: A residential building in flames requires the intervention of firefighters in Kyiv. June 22, 2023. HANDOUT / AFP Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was ready “to contribute in any way to restore peace”, during an official visit to the White House. India declares itself “totally ready” to support the efforts for…
While Ripple’s legal situation is still subject to many uncertainties in the United States, the blockchain company is focusing on expanding its activities in other regions. After Europe, Ripple is now targeting Latin America as part of this strategy. A new partnership signed by Ripple in Colombia will use its CBDC platform to pilot use…
Towards a reshuffle of the government? For several weeks, rumors have been swelling on the subject, with one question: who could replace Elisabeth Borne at Matignon? Guest of the Grand Rendez-vous d’Europe 1/ CNews/ The echoes, the president of the Modem, François Bayrou, returned to the subject. Close to Emmanuel Macron, the High Commissioner for…
Cover image: The mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Sienkiewicz, in Brussels, May 24. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP At least two people were killed, thirty injured in the shelling by the Russian armed forces of a clinic in Dnipro (Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) on Friday. A ” crime against humanity “, for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a “flagrant…
