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By Joel Schectman | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The prosecutor tapped to fill the No. 2 position at the U.S. Justice Department declined on Tuesday to commit to appointing a special counsel to oversee an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. If confirmed, Rod Rosenstein, nominated by Republican President Donald Trump to be deputy attorney general, would take control of the Russia investigation because Attorney General […]

By Jonathan Stempel | NEW YORK NEW YORK PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP [PWC.UL] pinned the blame for MF Global Holdings Ltd’s collapse squarely on the commodity brokerage and its former chief executive, Jon Corzine, at the start on Tuesday of a trial over whether the auditor should pay about $3 billion for its alleged negligence. Jurors are considering a demand by MF Global’s bankruptcy plan administrator that PwC be […]

VIENNA U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration pledged on Tuesday to show “great strictness” over restrictions on Iran’s nuclear activities imposed by a deal with major powers, but gave little indication of what that might mean for the agreement. The 2015 deal between Iran and six major powers restricts Tehran’s nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of international economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic. Trump has called […]

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The inner workings of the CIA’s cyber-espionage operations were at risk of being laid bare on Tuesday, after WikiLeaks published what it claimed was the first part of a large trove of documents detailing the US agency’s techniques for hacking into smartphones, internet-connected TVs and other devices. The documents purported to reveal a stockpile of malware used by the CIA to break into some of today’s most […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain’s justice ministry has filed a lawsuit intended to dissolve a major opposition group that it accuses of supporting terrorism, the state-run Bahrain News Agency reported on Monday. The group, the National Democratic Action Society, or Waad, was accused by the ministry of “serious violations targeting the principle of respecting the rule of law, supporting terrorism and sanctioning violence.” The secular organization […]

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Lab to Enable ADNEC Employees to Lead Development of Cutting-edge Solutions to Meet Dynamic Customer Requirements and Enhance Abu Dhabi’s Competitive Edge Abu Dhabi-UAE: 07 March 2017 His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, officially inaugurated the Innovation Lab at Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) as part of its sustained efforts to instill a workplace culture based […]

The biggest impact investing deal to ever see the light of day — that is how a fascinating new hedge fund deal is being touted. Impact investing is the practice of trying to make a measurable, positive societal impact as well as making a financial return on your money. The US hedge fund Mariner Investment Group reckons it has found a way to turn an investment of about $150m into […]

By Isabel Coles and John Davison | MOSUL, Iraq MOSUL, Iraq Iraqi forces on Tuesday recaptured the main government building in Mosul, the central bank branch and the museum where three years ago the militants filmed themselves destroying priceless statues. A Rapid Response team stormed the Nineveh governorate complex in an overnight raid that lasted more than an hour, killing dozens of Islamic State fighters, spokesman Lieutenant […]

WASHINGTON WikiLeaks said on Tuesday it had obtained a top-secret trove of hacking tools used by the CIA to break into phones, communication apps and other electronic devices, and released documents related to those programs. If verified, the information would amount to yet another stunning breach of classified material stolen in recent years from U.S. intelligence agencies. WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy organization led by Julian Assange, said its […]

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BEIRUT Fawaz Atmeh and Mohammed Musa’s families were among the first to flee Russia’s intervention in the Syrian conflict, sheltering in tents on boggy ground near the Turkish border as jets bombed their villages further east. As Syria’s battle lines have shifted in nearly 18 months since, the two young men have watched their camp swell with families and fighters escaping government territorial gains, insurgent infighting and […]

I still remember August 2, 1990, like it was yesterday. It was a Thursday, and I was awoken at 6.30am by a friend whose extended family were ­Kuwaiti. He told me that his brother-in-law was claiming that there were Iraqi troops in Kuwait City, and that he could hear gunfire and explosions. Like everybody else, I spent the weekend oscillating between shock, anger and fear. What did […]

Brazil’s economy shrank 3.6 per cent last year as high inflation, a runaway budget deficit and political turmoil drove the country to its worst recession on record.  The contraction, which was felt across almost all economic sectors from industry to services, was slightly worse than economists’ estimates and only marginally better than 2015, when gross domestic product contracted 3.8 per cent.  GDP in the final three months […]

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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. When it comes to Russian hacking and other subterfuge, the obvious and unavoidable media and political talk involves either the Clinton presidential campaign or the Trump White House. As Bloomberg’s Michael Riley discloses, there’s more for the press to obsess […]

DUBAI Two Yemeni boys were killed in a drone strike while walking on a road in central Yemen used by al Qaeda militants who have been subject to repeated strikes by U.S. forces in recent days, residents said on Tuesday. They named the boys as Ahmed and Mohammed al-Khobze, two brothers both under 15, and said they were killed on Monday on a road used by militants […]

A new system from CSAIL uses EEG brain signals to detect if a person notices robots making a mistake. Credit: Jason Dorfman/MIT CSAIL For robots to do what we want, they need to understand us. Too often, this means having to meet them halfway: teaching them the intricacies of human language, for example, or giving them explicit commands for very specific tasks. But what if we could […]

Etihad Aviation Group employs nearly 10,000 women as it marks International Women’s Day 07 March 2017 Her Highness Dr. Sheikha Shamma bint Mohammed Al Nahyan has made a special visit to Etihad’s Global Business Service Solutions (GBSS) facility in Al Ain. Today’s visit was part of Etihad Aviation Group’s (EAG) activities to mark International Women’s Day, recognised internationally on 8 March each year to celebrate the achievements […]

North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country on Tuesday, sparking tit-for-tat action by Malaysia, as police investigating the murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur sought to question three men hiding in the North Korean embassy. Following is a chronology of ties between the two countries. 1973 – Malaysia and North Korea establish diplomatic ties. 1995 – Malaysia hosts talks between the United States and […]

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Yicura BioMed Advances Dual Capital and Industrial Strategy： Completes First Closing of Series B Financing Led by Gobi Partners // OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Wallet for agent-led purchases // Messi affair SIT finds all-round violations // Nvidia appoints Colette Kress interim chief after Huang departure // Lego restores BrickLink marketplace after security investigation // L’OCCITANE Celebrates 50 Years Of Provençal Craftsmanship With Holiday 2026 Collection // Woman found dead as bank moves to repossess home // Hackers falsify NVIDIA GPU readings to mask cryptomining // Salik posts Dhs1.045bn profit despite lower toll traffic // TORRAS Launches Two New iPhone Duo Cases from Its Popular Ostand Series, Addressing Foldable Phone Users’ Concerns About Difficult Stand Positioning and Scratches // Crescent Enterprises venture arm funds Oyster Therapeutics development // Microsoft restores services gradually but gives no recovery deadline // 11 Boutique Xinjiang Wineries to Debut in Singapore // From Dubai to the EU: how UAE-based crypto firms can expand under MiCA // Electoral register gains 2.17 lakh voters // US resumes flights after nationwide air traffic shutdown // October Food Price Shock Has Far Reaching Consequences // Microsoft apologises as Outlook services recover after outage // UAE crews sustain coastal oil removal as beaches reopen // Fujairah highway pile-up leaves 14 dead and 30 injured //