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After Panama Papers success, ICIJ goes independent | International … – International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (blog)

It was less than a year ago that the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and more than 100 other media partners began publishing the largest investigation in journalism history: The Panama Papers.Even here at ICIJ – where we’ve grown accustomed to our work sparking major impacts – we were surprised by the reaction.Citizens hit the streets in protest. Governments and corporations around the world opened at least [...]

Fundamental shifts needed in global food industry, says Al Awar

27 February 2017Dubai, UAE: The global food industry needs to make fundamental shifts in its operations to advance food safety worldwide, the Global Halal Industry Platform held in Dubai today has heard.The Platform, organised by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Meteorogy (ESMA) and part of the educational programme of Gulfood, the world’s largest annual food event running at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) until Thursday night, [...]

10 of the UAE's most luxurious gyms

The UAE is coming of age in the health and fitness arena and this is particularly evident in not only the types of gyms and fitness centres that are opening, but the range of classes on offer too. No longer are fitness fans limited to the below-par gym in their apartment tower or the international chain at their nearest mall. Here’s a roundup of luxurious, unique and [...]

The truth? The New York Times’ Oscars ad falls flat

Good morning. Here's our morning roundup of all the media news you need to know. Want to get this briefing in your inbox every morning? Subscribe here. Anti-Trump fervor is especially rampant along the Acela Corridor, and now our most famous paper surfaces with a provocative — if belated — ad campaign at a time of marketing need. On Thursday, The New York Times announced a campaign [...]

European stocks higher after latest Wall St record

Monday 08:50 GMTOverviewEuropean stock markets are making gains, tracking another set of record highs for Wall Street’s main equities gauges. The rally reaches the region even after Asia missed out, with banking and commodity stocks leading a sell-off there. Hot topicUS equity futures are pointing to further gains after a late rally on Friday pushed the S&P 500 up 0.2 per cent while the blue-chip Dow Jones [...]

Poland, Hungary Join Together To Challenge EU Bureaucracy

Submitted by Alex Gorka via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The rifts within the EU continue to widen as Poland and Hungary join together in opposition to the EU bureaucracy. Soon after Poland’s ultra-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party came to power in October 2015, the Polish parliament passed a law allowing the government to appoint the judges of its choosing to the highest court and not recognize [...]

Telstra and Ericsson deploying Cat M1 IoT network

Telstra and Ericsson have announced that they will be deploying a Cat M1 Internet of Things (IoT) network across the country, with trials already under way in Melbourne and Tasmania.The announcement, made at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on Sunday, is in partnership with device providers Sierra Wireless, Altair, and Bosch. One of the trials has seen them collect data from sensors at Pooley Wines in [...]

Drunken driver injures 28 at New Orleans Mardi Gras parade

A pickup truck driven by a man who appeared to be "highly intoxicated" plowed into a crowd of spectators watching the main Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans on Saturday, sending more than 20 people to the hospital, police said.The truck, traveling along the side of the street open to traffic along the Mid-City parade route, struck three other vehicles, including a dump truck, before veering onto [...]

Gulf's food import bill to cross Dh119 billion in 2017, while Prestige promotes healthy cookware with Dh300,000 promotion

o Food consumption in the GCC to expand at a 4.2 per cent from 48.1 million MT in 2016 to 59.2 million MT in 2021 o Consumers spending Dh250 worth of Prestige cookware/kitchenware products is guaranteed of winning something back! 26 February 2017o Food import bill is expected to have crossed US29.17 billion in 2016 o UAE's packaged food import bill reached US$4.3 billion in 2015 [...]

Vehicle Plows Into New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade, Injuring 28; Driver In Custody

At least 28 people were injured on Saturday evening after a pickup plowed into a crowd during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, police said according to WDSU.  New Orleans Police Department spokeswoman Ambria Washington says that "initial reports show so far that about a dozen people are in critical condition." She says that number could increase as the investigation continues.   #mardigras Video Of Aftermath [...]

Authers’ Note: State of the Market

Sign up to receive Authers’ Note daily by email hereDespite appearances to the contrary, the Trump trade may be moving into reverse as the president's maiden State of the Union address approaches. The overall level of the stock market is, of course, at fresh records. But the pattern within it is shifting again.The end of the week saw sharp falls for almost all equity markets except the [...]

Emirates accuses UK's aviation body of acting 'unprofessionally'

Emirates has accused the UK's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of acting unprofessionally over claims it breached laws by not paying compensation to passengers who experience a delay. The Dubai-based airline denied breaking any law with regard to payment of passenger compensation for delayed flights, after the CAA launched enforcement action against it and four other international carriers. The CAA said the airlines - Emirates, Etihad Airways, American [...]

Retired Green Beret Warns "There Are Destabilizing Forces At Work Here"

Submitted by Jeremiah Johnson (nom de plume of retired Green Beret of the United States Army Special Forces) via SHTFPlan.com, As of this writing a tremendous number of things are happening in North Korea and Russia.  Although these are not events that seem momentous, they are quite profound when taken into consideration with the grand scheme: the worldwide plot to form a state of global governance.  These [...]

3 Things Could Boost Female Orgasm Potential, According To Researchers

Scientists just stumbled on the three sexual behaviors that could help women achieve orgasm more often. Call it the “golden trio” of sexual moves. According to a team of U.S. researchers, a mix of genital stimulation, deep kissing, as well as oral sex could boost the likelihood of women reaching orgasm with their sexual partner. What The Numbers Say “The orgasm gaps between men and heterosexual women [...]

CWI, Google announce first collision for Industry Security Standard SHA-1

Credit: shatterered.io Today, researchers at the Dutch research institute CWI and Google jointly announce that they have broken the SHA-1 internet security standard in practice. This industry standard is used for digital signatures and file integrity verification, which secure credit card transactions, electronic documents, GIT open-source software repositories and software distribution. CWI cryptanalyst Marc Stevens says: "Many applications still use SHA-1, although it was officially deprecated by [...]

Elderly Dubai drivers could face regular medical tests

Elderly drivers could be submitted for regular medical testing under new proposals put forward by Dubai's transport authority to improve safety on the emirate's roads. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said it has made a number of suggestions to the Ministry of Interior covering driving on the highways of Dubai. One of them would see drivers aged over 60 put through mandatory fitness tests every three [...]

Uber says it’s “absolutely not” behind a smear campaign against ex-employee Susan Fowler Rigetti

Uber is under attack once again today as the Twittersphere quickly concluded it was behind a smear campaign against a former engineer for the company, Susan Fowler Rigetti, who dropped a scathing blog post earlier this week detailing sexual harassment claims while working at Uber over the course of a year. Rigetti tweeted today people were being contacted for “personal and intimate info” about her, causing many [...]

10 things to do today: Musical options include Guns 'N Roses or a free classical concert, and more

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for February 25, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE.newslideAbu DhabiConcert Emirati pianist Eman Al Hashimi (pictured), French pianists Angelina Natal and Natalia Stetsenko, and French violinist Clara Saïtkoulov will perform in a [...]

VX attack is N Korea’s deadly signal to enemies

The revelation that Kim Jong Nam was killed with the deadly nerve agent, VX, transforms a brutal piece of internecine political bloodletting into something with far broader implications. Although it denies responsibility, few doubt the North Korean regime is responsible — and is flashing signals to its enemies.“It is more than just killing someone,” said Patricia Lewis, research director at policy institute Chatham House. “This was a [...]

Fast Forward With Don Butler, Ford's Connected Vehicles Chief

Ford has spent the last few years transforming itself from a car company into a technology and transportation company. Ford still wants to sell cars, but increasingly the company focuses on how those vehicles interact with city infrastructure, other vehicles, and the passengers themselves. One of the executives leading that imitative is Don Butler, Director of Connected Vehicles and Services at Ford. I spoke with Butler [...]

Electrical engineers create tiny but powerful medical devices

Battery-operated medical devices implanted in human bodies have saved countless lives. A common implant, the cardioverter defibrillator, sends a jolt of electricity to the heart when needed, preventing a heart attack or heart failure. While patients' lives are improved by this technology, if the device causes an infection or the battery needs to be replaced, more invasive procedures are necessary. Mehdi Kiani is seeking a better solution. [...]

RTA succeeds in renewing ISO Quality Management System Certificate 2017

24 February 2017Roads and Transport Authority – Majdi Abu Zaid:The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has succeeded in securing the renewal of ISO 9001:2008 Certificate in Quality Management System for the year 2017 from the German company TUR NORD; one of the specialist global businesses specialized in assessing and awarding certificates and benchmarking the performance of entities against ISO standards. “Renewing ISO 9001:2008 Certification of Quality Management [...]

How We Read Emotions Is Linked To How Our Eyes See: Study

The fact that we infer other people's emotions based on their facial expressions isn't entirely new. With that in mind, however, a pair of researchers from New York and Colorado have set out to investigate how exactly these expressions communicate so many complex mental and emotional states. How We Read Emotions Daniel H. Lee and Adam K. Anderson used photos of faces taken from databases and created average [...]

Full employment can teach economists a lesson

The onset of the Trump era forced economists to confront their doubts about their usefulness to the public. They shared this ordeal with political forecasters, Democrats, logicians and journalists. Maybe we all deserved the anguish. Those economists who remain in a funk should nonetheless snap themselves out of it. One reason is that the sappy self-loathing economist is now embarrassingly cliché. Take it from a sappy self-loathing [...]