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. So what if Donald Trump strong-armed media advertisers in the same way he’s trying to get companies to keep jobs in the United States? The subject was broached by a faraway observer after Trump’s angry and rambling anti-press rhetorical screed […]
Since Ancient times, Visual Capitalist’s Jeff Desjardins explains, gold has served a very unique function in society. Gold is extremely rare, impossible to create out of “thin air”, easily identifiable, malleable, and it does not tarnish. By nature of these properties, gold has been highly valued throughout history for every tiny ounce of weight. That’s why it’s been used by people for centuries as a monetary metal, […]
BEIJING China has told Japan that “negative” moves by Tokyo on major issues are preventing an improvement in bilateral ties, but there are now opportunities to improve China-Japan relations. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida during a meeting in Germany that both countries should make efforts to bring bilateral ties back onto the right track. “There are now both opportunities and challenges […]
Michigan Republicans are reportedly mulling a Senate run for heartland heartthrob Kid Rock, a country and rock star, who loves to “sit in the backyard sun and drink beer with dad,” according to his autobiographical song, “Drinking Beer With Dad.” Once unthinkable, Kid Rock for Senate is hardly unthinkable now: A professional wrestler has served multiple terms as governor of Minnesota, Christine “I dabbled in witchcraft” O’Donnell […]
The borders between tradition and trend locked hands in a merry dance at the opening night of Abu Dhabi’s Barzakh Festival – much like the “two seas that meet but do not mix”, which the event’s name recalls. Over two evenings, The Arts Centre at NYU Abu Dhabi will welcome five acts from three continents, an all-star line-up likely to make any fan of “world music” swoon. […]
Last Updated On 16 February,2017 03:02 pm The bench has directed to bring comprehensive record of Hudaibiya Paper Mills. ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday has adjourned the Panama Leaks hearing till Tuesday and summoned Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). A five-member larger bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa conducted the hearing. Other judges in the […]
The emirate of Dubai is expected to issue a US dollar bond by the end of the first quarter, though it has not yet sent to banks any official requests for proposals to arrange the issue, banking sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Banks that had lead managers’ roles on Dubai’s previous debt issues have pitched for a new mandate, added one of the sources, […]
Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday said the name of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was not mentioned in the Panama Papers, but PTI Chairman Imran Khan made a deliberate attempt to link him with the case for political reasons. Talking to media persons outside the Supreme Court, the minister said that Nawaz Sharif was perhaps the first prime minister […]
ABU DHABI // The UAE participated in a meeting of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, held on Thursday at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO, in the Belgian capital, Brussels. The UAE delegation was headed by Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, and included high-ranking Ministry officials and officers. Important issues discussed during the meeting included security challenges […]
Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV press briefing at the Senate regarding Pres. Rodrigo Duterte bank accounts.INQUIRER PHOTO/LYN RILLON The common-law wife of President Duterte, Cielito “Honeylet” Salvador Avanceña, had almost P200 million in bank transactions in Davao City between 2004 and 2009, according to Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, who vowed on Thursday to resign as senator if he was proven wrong. Citing a new set of documents, Trillanes […]
Ten years ago Vladimir Putin angrily declared that the post-cold war order was a sham. Standing before the western military and diplomatic establishment at the Munich Security Conference, the Russian president accused the US of plunging the world into chaos by warmongering, meddling in other countries’ affairs and disregarding international law. For many, it marked the moment that Mr Putin became an adversary. Now, as foreign policy […]
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. Imagine the reporters who must cover daily a bombastic New Yorker who has inherited a fortune, exudes a sense of entitlement, disdains much of the press, trafficks in half-truths, has overseen properties in huge disrepair, routinely overrules underlings, disdains public […]
By Lisa Baertlein and Paul Ingram | NOGALES, Arizona NOGALES, Arizona For up to 16 hours a day, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and mangoes grown in Mexico flow north through a border checkpoint into Nogales, Arizona, helping to ensure a year-round supply of fresh produce across the United States. This is a city built on cross-border trade. Each year, some 330,000 trucks and 75,000 train cars carrying $17 […]
SYDNEY Australia’s Catholic Church has paid A$276 million ($213 million) in compensation to thousands of child abuse victims since 1980, a government inquiry heard on Thursday — the first time the total compensation paid by the church’s schools, orphanages and residences has been revealed. A report at a royal commission into institutional abuse said 3,066 victims had received some form of compensation from a Catholic body in […]
There has been a buzz for some time regarding Apple’s next flagship smartphone, the iPhone 8, which is also dubbed the iPhone X. Recent rumors have indicated that the device would support wireless charging. Now, a renowned analyst – Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities – has revealed yet another supposed detail about the upcoming device. In a note to investors, which has been obtained by publication AppleInsider, he shared […]
Mixing Gnawa grooves, desert blues, Cambodian psych-rock, Ukrainian folk-punk and Brooklyn bhangra-jazz, New York University Abu Dhabi’s free two-day Barzakh Festival is the widest celebration of global sounds in the UAE since Womad Abu Dhabi shut shop in 2010. Each act will play for about an hour. Here is the lowdown on what to expect. Thursday (from 7.30pm) Noura Mint Seymali Noura Mint Seymali, the Republic of […]
Joo Kim Tiah, the son of one of Malaysia’s wealthiest tycoons, sat on stage in the summer of 2013 as his new business partner announced their plans for a C$360m luxury condominium-hotel project on Vancouver’s most prestigious downtown thoroughfare. With characteristic salesmanship, Donald Trump bragged that the 63-storey glass tower on West Georgia Street would be “one of the great buildings, not only in Canada and the […]
Nearly 15 percent of all buildings in Dubai do not comply with approved planning and construction regulations, according to Dubai Municipality. The authority said during 2016, its buildings department received 3,375 complaints from the public about properties that violated planning rules, adding that more than 85 percent of buildings complied with regulations. Inspectors issued 15,895 notices to buildings in violation last year resulting in the preparation of […]
After two days of questioning, Ramon Fonseca Mora and Jurgen Mossack were detained by prosecutors in Panama on 9 February. The pair have been denied bail as they have been deemed flight risks. They are being held as part of a probe into corruption and bribery allegations involving Brazilian construction group Odebrecht, which has admitted paying $1bn (£800m, €943m) in bribes to obtain contracts in 12 […]
Munich mayor Dieter Reiter: “Employees are not satisfied with our IT. More than half are not happy.” Image: ZDNet/Munich City Council Munich’s city council has resolved to draw up a plan for abandoning LiMux, a Linux distribution created especially for its use, which the mayor wants ditched in favor of Microsoft’s Windows 10 by the end of 2020. Despite heavy criticism from opposition parties, the city’s governing […]
15 February 2017 Abu Dhabi, UAE – Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the Abu Dhabi International Offset Conference (ADIOC) begins today. ADIOC is organized by the Tawazun Economic Council and is being attended by the global defense industry, government officials and sector experts. The biennial […]
Facebook‘s next target platform is everyone’s TVs, after staking a firm foothold in both desktop and mobile spaces. Yes, the world’s largest social networking site is pushing to inch its presence toward a platform it postdates, which is odd, if slightly amusing. Facebook Arrives On Your TV The company said on Tuesday it has built a connected video app for TVs, promising that the new app will […]
After a day of chaotic communication, a stock sell-off and a $6.3bn writedown that may destroy one of Japan’s greatest industrial names, the Toshiba president’s bow of apology finally came. Satoshi Tsunakawa’s head nodded for just one perfunctory second on Tuesday. Most assume there will be much deeper, longer bows to come as Toshiba leads investors, customers, employees and Japan as a whole through the country’s first […]
The winner of the toy group, Chuckie the Pekingese — “or Chuckles, or Chuck” — is also the son of Malachy, the Pekingese who won Westminster’s Best in Show in 2012. “Well he doesn’t really rule the house like Malachy,” said David Fitzpatrick, his breeder, co-owner, and handler. “Malachy is the kingpin.” But the balance of power could shift if Chuckie follows his father’s (slow moving) footsteps. […]
