A wave of cyberattacks wreaking havoc across computer systems worldwide disrupted operations at India’s largest container port, the government said Wednesday. India’s shipping ministry said a private terminal run by Danish sea transport giant A. P. Moller-Maersk at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) in Mumbai had been affected. Maersk earlier tweeted that the attack … Read more
A judge has sentenced the former speaker of the lower house of the Brazilian Congress, Eduardo Cunha, to 15 years and four months in prison. Cunha was found guilty of corruption, money laundering and tax evasion. He led the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff and was one of Brazil’s most powerful politicians before his … Read more
The head of the main film festival in Saudi Arabia, where cinemas are banned, wants the government to invest in the sector as part of its campaign to encourage entertainment. Ahmed AlMulla made the comments in an interview with AFP ahead of the fourth Saudi Film Festival, which runs from March 23-28 in the Gulf … Read more
Former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff has labelled the current leader Michel Temer a “traitor” and “illegitimate president” and called on the government to hold fresh elections. The Senate suspended Rousseff in May over accusations of illegal accounting practices and manipulating the budget to mask a slumping economy. Rousseff denied any wrongdoing and described efforts to … Read more
Brazil’s state oil giant Petrobras has reported a massive loss for the third quarter of its financial year. Analysts had been expecting the firm to make a profit, but instead it lost 16bn reais ($4.8bn; £3.86bn). Petrobras said low oil prices had forced it to cut the value of oil fields and other assets. The … Read more