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ISIS Weaponizes Everyday Consumer Drones, Turns The UAVs Into Bombers

Though people have tried to predict where it will strike, no one can ever really know what acts of terror the militant group ISIS will come up with next. In making itself known on social media, ISIS has shown that it knows how to hit the 21st century society where it hurts. Its newest act of modernizing technology for its own purposes comes in the form of commercial [...]

UAE set to issue new regulations to cover electric vehicles

The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA) has announced that it is working on new regulations to cover electric vehicles in the UAE. The UAE System for Electric Vehicles, the first of its kind regionally, will come into operation later in the first quarter of 2017 after approval by the UAE Cabinet, news agency WAM reported. Dr Rashid Ahmed Bin Fahad, Minister of State and chairman [...]

PTI should wait for SC’s verdict on Panama Papers: Irfan – Business Recorder (press release) (registration) (blog)

Home» Pakistan » General News Tuesday, 17 January 2017 01:50 Posted by Fawad Maqsood ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui Monday said Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) should wait for the verdict of Supreme Court regarding Panama Papers case.Talking to a private news channel, he said the government would accept [...]

Work permits at heart of UK’s Brexit border plan

Ministers are drawing up plans for a two-tier system of UK border controls for EU citizens as Theresa May prepares to tighten migration rules at the expense of single market membership.Senior government officials expect the prime minister to decide on a system based on work permits and new automated security checks — similar to the US visa-waiver programme — for EU citizens travelling to Britain.The cabinet is [...]

Sports of The Times: Packers Bury the Memories of Playoff Failures

Sunday, then, was the good fortune they felt was overdue. Even after the Cowboys — led by their poised rookie quarterback Dak Prescott — tied the score, 28-28, in the fourth quarter. Even after they tied it again, 31-31, the Packers weren’t rattled.Photo Packers tight end Jared Cook kept his feet in bounds to make a key reception at the end of the game. Credit Smiley N. [...]

After Vatican controversy, McDonald's helps feeds homeless in Rome

ROME McDonald's received a lukewarm reception when it opened a new branch just steps from St. Peter's Square last month, but on Monday the fast food giant accepted a challenge to adopt one of Pope Francis's cherished principles - feeding the hungry.The new restaurant, whose opening in a Vatican-owned building on Dec. 30 upset some purists, donated dozens of meals on Monday to a charity which distributed [...]

Pound falls below $1.20 ahead of May’s speech

The pound has fallen below the $1.20 mark for the first time since the October “flash crash”, ahead of a speech on Tuesday when UK prime minister Theresa May is expected to signal that Britain will fully break out of the EU’s common market after Brexit.The UK currency fell as much as 1.6 per cent to a low of $1.1986 against the dollar in early Asian trading [...]

Pound falls below $1.20 ahead of May’s speech

The pound has fallen below the $1.20 mark for the first time since the October “flash crash”, ahead of a speech on Tuesday when UK prime minister Theresa May is expected to signal that Britain will fully break out of the EU’s common market after Brexit.The UK currency fell as much as 1.6 per cent to a low of $1.1986 against the dollar in early Asian trading [...]

The fight for the White House briefing room

A showdown is brewing over the fate of journalists in President-elect Donald Trump's White House. Several officials from the incoming administration are reportedly considering evicting reporters from their traditional offices inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, sparking concern from the association that assigns journalists seats in the White House briefing room. "The White House Correspondents’ Association Board is aware of the comments from the president-elect’s team regarding continued news [...]

US concerns grow over Chinese chip expansion

Seldom have such small chips carried such a heavy load. China’s fledgling semiconductor industry, after a messy birth, now finds itself in the crosshairs of conflicting political goals in Beijing and Washington.Chips are a key plank of China’s industrial plans, attracting a massive $150bn government subsidy. This reflects national angst over reliance on overseas markets — it spends more on importing semiconductors than oil — and a [...]

Should Edward Snowden Be Pardoned? 1 Million People Say Yes

Human rights organizations from all over the world have flooded American President Barrack Obama's office with more than a million signatures asking the president to pardon NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. Edward Snowden, former employee of the NSA in the U.S., copied and leaked classified information from the agency, disclosing illegal mass surveillance on Americans. The pardon request comes at a vital time in U.S. political history as [...]

Repealing Obamacare Will Result In 36,000 Deaths Each Year, Claims Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders is of the opinion that a repeal of Obamacare could potentially lead to a huge number of deaths each year. With the Congress considering partial repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Bernie Sanders tweeted on Jan, 12 that 36,000 people may die yearly as a result. As Republicans try to repeal the Affordable Care Act, they should be reminded every day that 36,000 [...]

The Clinton Foundation Is Shutting Down The Clinton Global Initiative

In a "mass layoff" event reported late last week by the Department of Labor, the Clinton Foundation announced it would lay off some 22 employees at the Clinton Global Initiative, which attained notoriety during the John Podesta leaks, when the various details of the fallout between between CGI head Doug Band and Chelsea Clinton were revealed; it also emerged that long-time Bill Clinton friend Band was soliciting [...]

Diesel emissions inquiries widen to Renault and Fiat

PARIS/MILAN European carmakers were drawn into a widening probe of diesel emissions testing on Friday, with French prosecutors examining Renault and British authorities seeking answers from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV.Volkswagen's VOW_p.DE admission that some of its diesel vehicles were fitted with software designed to hide their true level of emissions has highlighted that most cars spew out far higher levels of health-threatening nitrogen oxide (NOx) in everyday [...]

China, Vietnam pledge to settle differences over South China Sea claims – RT

China and Vietnam have promised to settle their differences regarding territorial claims in the South China Sea and to safeguard peace in the region, the two countries said in a joint communique. Then statement came after Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Saturday.The communique, released by China’s Xinhua news agency after the talks, described the discussions [...]

The Top 10 Trump Myths

Submitted by Gavin McInnes via TakiMag.com, Fake news site Buzzfeed just published a fake news story that is so fake, it’s not even fake news. “It’s just fake,” as Kellyanne Conway put it. The editor of Buzzfeed himself says he has “serious reason to doubt the allegations in it,” but he published it anyway because this is “how we see the job of reporters in 2017.” So, [...]

Saudi Arabia's religious authority says cinemas, song concerts harmful

DUBAI Saudi Arabia's top religious authority has called cinemas and singing concerts harmful and corrupting, in a move that could complicate government efforts to introduce cultural reforms to the conservative kingdom.The comments by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, published on his website, said cinemas and round-the-clock entertainment could open the door to "atheistic or rotten" foreign films and encourage the mixing of the sexes.Cinemas and public [...]

Wearable sensors can tell when you are getting sick, study shows

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Wearable sensors that monitor heart rate, activity, skin temperature and other variables can reveal a lot about what is going on inside a person, including the onset of infection, inflammation and even insulin resistance, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. An important component of the ongoing study is to establish a range of normal, or baseline, [...]

PTI lawyer Naeem Bukhari concludes arguments in Panama Papers case – DunyaNews Pakistan

Last Updated On 11 January,2017 03:16 pm Naeem Bukhari stated that there is contradiction between statements of Sharif family members. ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawyer Naeem Bokhari has concluded his arguments regarding the ownership of London flats and offshore companies by Sharif family highlighted in the Panama Papers. A five-member larger bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed the case hearing. Other judges [...]

Riyadh to host the 2nd Gulf Arrhythmia congress

12 January 2017The 2nd Gulf Arrhythmia Congress, the official scientific sessions of the Saudi Heart Rhythm Society (SHRS) and Gulf Heart Rhythm Society (GHRS) has been launched in Riyadh on the 13th & 14th of January at Movenpick Hotel. (GAC) is the result of the aligned visions of two professional societies to organize a state-of-the-science meeting in the Gulf and wider region highlighting the latest developments in [...]

WhatsApp vulnerable to snooping: report

A report says that WhatsApp messages could be read without its billion-plus users knowing due to a security backdoor The Facebook-owned mobile messaging service WhatsApp is vulnerable to interception, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday, sparking concern over an app advertised as putting an emphasis on privacy. The report said that WhatsApp messages could be read without its billion-plus users knowing due to a security backdoor in [...]

Trump Is Going to Regret Not Having a Grand Strategy

Throughout the presidential campaign and since Donald Trump’s election, former diplomats, retired generals, and foreign-policy analysts have attempted to decipher, explain, and predict his foreign-policy strategy. Will he pursue the big-stick model of Teddy Roosevelt? Embrace a neo-Nixonian “madman” strategy? Is Trump actually a champion of foreign-policy realism, or perhaps no realist at all? But all those questions make the same mistake — they assume the incoming [...]

Crystal Lagoons says in talks with Qatari developers, eyes expansion

Crystal Lagoons, the patented technology developer of giant crystalline lagoons, has announced it has held a series of meetings with prominent Qatari real estate developers as the country looks to capitalise on a growth in tourism numbers and revenues. Designed to be self-cleaning, the lagoons only require topping up in response to evaporation and use up to 100 times less chemicals than traditional pool systems, and only [...]

Fiat Chrysler Accused Of Using Hidden Software To Cheat Diesel Emissions Tests By EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, or FCA, of installing a hidden software to purposefully let excess diesel emission go undetected, a practice that entails Clean Air Act violations. The accusation comes as the result of a probe stemming from regulators' investigation of Volkswagen, its rival. FCA Cheating Emission Tests As per the EPA, specific vehicles releasing excess nitrogen oxide emissions are the [...]