Imagine farmers using the power of drone fitted cameras to monitor crops across large farms or medicines being supplied to remote locations like hilly terrains or flood-inundated areas

Light rain and cooler temperatures in the southeast of the country were a welcome change from the searing heat that has fueled the devastating fires, but officials warned they were not enough to put out almost 200 fires still burning

Asian stocks pulled ahead on Friday after patches of US data continued to paint the world's largest economy in a positive light, while the dollar was on the defensive against its major peers.

Asian stocks were mostly lower on Monday after a disappointing US jobs report raised questions about the underlying strength of the world's biggest economy and worse-than-expected trade numbers out of China.