Amid Uncertainty Over Test Cricket’s Future, Australia’s Governing Body Lands Billion-Dollar Broadcast Deal – Forbes

Australian cricket is in a healthy state (Photo by Mark Witte/Getty Images)It’s a monster broadcast deal that will make many other cash-stricken cricket nations extremely envious. After lengthy negotiations, Cricket Australia announced a seven-year billion dollar broadcast deal ($1.5 billion AUD) with incumbents Seven Network (free-to-air) and Foxtel (cable).The deal puts to bed a bitter … Read more

WHO Director General: Hopes COVID Global Health Emergency … – Health Policy Watch

There are emerging hopes that sometime in 2023, WHO can declare that the COVID-19 global health emergency is over, said WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking at a pre-holiday press briefing on Wednesday.  Meanwhile, however, the world continues to invest some $2 trillion in wars and “killing each other” – but not nearly enough … Read more

Worker dies after being ‘ingested into engine’ at airport in Alabama – The Guardian US

Ground crew worker employed by American Airlines subsidiary involved in accident while aircraft parked at gate in MontgomeryA US ground crew worker has died after being “ingested into the engine” of an aircraft while they worked a shift at an airport in Montgomery, Alabama.The National Transportation Safety Board said in a statement to Insider that … Read more

Australia's Alexei Popyrin posts major upset win at Adelaide International, Novak Djokovic loses doubles match – ABC News

SportAustralia's Alexei Popyrin posts major upset win at Adelaide International, Novak Djokovic loses doubles matchFor the latest flood and weather warnings, search on ABC EmergencyAustralia looks to complete Test series clean sweep against South Africa at the SCGCheck the score for the third Test against South Africa at the SCGKeep up with the latest ASX and business … Read more

Student loan interest rate to be capped at 7.3% in autumn, says DfE – The Guardian

Ministers intervene to stop interest rate in England and Wales reaching 12% with inflation by SeptemberMinisters have intervened to reduce a sharp rise in interest rates charged on student loans, after the recent increase in inflation which meant rates would treble for many graduates by the autumn.The Department for Education said the maximum rate from … Read more

Top 5 IoT Security Testing Companies to Rely on – Security Boulevard

The Home of the Security Bloggers NetworkHome » Cybersecurity » Application Security » Top 5 IoT Security Testing Companies to Rely onThe world is full of machines and gadgets, readily participating in the race to automation, though, this race incorporates a hoard of convolutions. Albeit, IoT is the escape route to push these convolutions at … Read more

‘Avatar’ sequel still top while Hollywood epic ‘Babylon’ starring Brad Pitt bombs – Fortune

“Avatar: The Way of Water” is the box office king for a third straight week, and shows no sign of slowing down.James Cameron’s long-awaited sequel to the first “Avatar” film brought in an estimated $63 million over the holiday weekend, roughly the same as the previous week, and now has made more than $400 million … Read more