17 January 2017 Muharraq, Kingdom of Bahrain, Gulf Aviation Academy: Gulf Aviation Academy is proud to announce its recent addition to its training capacity through Maritime Training. The Maritime program was established in response to the need in the industry for certificated training through the Ports and Maritime Affairs (PMA), the first of its kind in the Kingdom. After successfully launching in October 2016, the program was […]
By Noah Barkin | DAVOS, Switzerland DAVOS, Switzerland Chinese President Xi Jinping will defend globalisation in the face of mounting public hostility in the West on Tuesday in a speech at the World Economic Forum that will underline Beijing’s growing global role. Xi’s appearance, a first for a Chinese leader at the annual meeting of political leaders, CEOs and bankers in Davos, comes as the part the […]
BEIJING Cadillac, General Motors Co’s (GM.N) luxury brand, is predicting a double digit growth rate in China sales this year, the brand’s country chief Andreas Schaaf told Reuters on Tuesday. The brand – which opened its first dedicated factory in China last year, helping boost Cadillac sales in the country by 46 percent – expects China to become its top market in less than five years, Schaaf […]
As you know, the new Nvidia Shield TV made its debut during CES 2017. If you are planning to get one, you’re in luck because it is now available for purchase. 2016 vs. 2017 Nvidia Shield For those not familiar about the new Shield Android TV, the device features roughly the same innards as its predecessor. Particularly, both devices are outfitted with the Tegra X1 system and sport […]
ABU DHABI // The UAE is positioning itself as a “centre of gravity” for energy, officials said at the opening of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week on Monday. Tens of thousands of people from more than 170 countries were welcomed at the event, which is the first major international gathering in 2017 aimed at mitigating climate change. Issues such as growing energy and water needs, challenges of urbanisation […]
Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for January 17, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Performances Swiss performers take to the stage for Swiss Days 2017 over two days in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. On the first night, Inmotion (pictured) will present mind-boggling yo-yo tricks, throws and […]
A new approach has been uncovered to detail the formation of material defects at the atomic scale and in near-real time, an important step that could assist in engineering better and stronger new materials. (via WSJ)
By Kylie MacLellan | LONDON LONDON Britain will not seek a Brexit deal that leaves it “half in, half out” of the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May will say on Tuesday, according to her office, in a speech setting out her 12 priorities for upcoming divorce talks with the bloc. Those priorities will include leaving the European Union’s single market and regaining full control of Britain’s […]
BISHKEK A Turkish cargo jet crashed near Kyrgyzstan’s Manas airport on Monday, killing at least 37 people, most of them residents of a village struck by the Boeing 747 as it tried to land in dense fog, Kyrgyz officials said. According to the airport administration, the plane was supposed to make a stopover at Manas, near the capital city Bishkek, on its way from Hong Kong to […]
By Gabriel Stargardter | MEXICO CITY MEXICO CITY At least five people, including four foreigners, were killed and 15 were wounded early on Monday when a shooter opened fire at a nightclub in Mexico’s Playa del Carmen resort during the BPM electronic music festival, state officials said. Quintana Roo State Attorney General Miguel Angel Pech told a press conference that two Canadians, an Italian and a Colombian […]
ATLANTA The daughter of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King marked the holiday that honors her father on Monday by siding with African-American congressman and activist John Lewis over President-elect Donald Trump in an imbroglio that erupted over the weekend. Lewis, 76, a contemporary of King’s who endured beatings and jail time in the fight for racial equality in the 1960s, said in a televised interview […]
CARACAS OPEC Secretary-General Mohammed Barkindo forecast on Monday that stability would return to oil markets this year while price hawk Venezuela said it hoped its crude basket would rise to $70 in coming months. The head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries was back in Caracas for a second meeting in two months with President Nicolas Maduro whom he lavishly praised for an “inspirational” role […]
This year could usher in a new era for Amazon’s in the context of AI devices as reports suggest that the Amazon Echo will dominate the AI space in 2017. In 2016, the Amazon Echo dominated the sales and ended up being one of the top selling items on Amazon.com. Now, Forrester Research’s estimates suggest that 6 million Echo devices were sold in 2016. The Amazon Echo, features […]
Turkish police have arrested a man they suspect of killing 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s eve, two security officials said. The man, identified by Turkish authorities as an Uzbek acting on behalf of Islamic State, was arrested in Istanbul’s Esenyurt district, a working-class neighbourhood about 40 kilometres from the upscale Reina nightclub. He had escaped the nightclub in a taxi after using an […]
Photo From left, Sami Mushaima, Ali al-Singace and Abbas al-Samea, who were convicted in a deadly police bombing and executed on Sunday morning in Bahrain. Credit Bahrain Center for Human Rights, via Associated Press BEIRUT, Lebanon — Bahrain executed by firing squad on Sunday three Shiite men convicted of killing three police officers in a bombing in 2014. The executions were condemned by human rights groups, which […]
Asset price movements in the past few weeks have pointed both to the upside and a major risk for the global economy and markets under a Trump administration. Enthusiasm over higher US growth powering the global economy has been tempered at times by worries that certain elements of the president-elect’s “America First” approach could undermine longstanding trading relationships, opening up the risk of economic and financial disruptions. […]
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 […]
Telstra and Ericsson have announced achieving the encryption of data while in transit over a 10Gbps link between Australia and the United States by using telecommunications equipment and software provider Ciena’s 10Gbps wire-speed ultra-low latency encryption solution. Using what they call advanced optical encryption technology, the companies demonstrated the ability to secure data while in transit between Melbourne and Los Angeles without impacting speed, reliability, and latency. […]
By Fatos Bytyci | PRISTINA PRISTINA Serbia plans to seize a slice of northern Kosovo just as Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region in 2014, Kosovo’s president told Reuters on Monday, as the two Balkan neighbours trade accusations of wanting to ignite a new regional war. Kosovo special police units on Saturday prevented a train painted in Serbia’s national colours and bearing the words “Kosovo is Serbia” from […]
By Steve Holland | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Monica Crowley, the foreign policy adviser tapped for a White House job under President-elect Donald Trump, will relinquish the post, a transition official told Reuters on Monday. Crowley had been chosen to serve as senior director of strategic communications at the National Security Council. Her appointment had been shadowed by reports of plagiarism in news outlets including CNN and Politico. “After […]
OTTAWA Canada’s ethics watchdog is investigating Justin Trudeau for potential breaches related to his recent holiday on an island owned by the Aga Khan, the first time a prime minister has faced such scrutiny, media reported on Monday. Trudeau has been confronted with repeated questions from the opposition about his vacation in the Bahamas over the New Year’s holiday and said last week that he had flown […]
The Brazilian IT industry is predicted to grow by 3.3 percent and generate revenues of R$76,1 million ($23,4 million) in 2017, according to an annual trends survey by Brazilian analyst firm IT4CIO. The survey on technology investment trends surveyed 1,500 IT decision makers at large and medium-sized companies and found that 45 percent of executives expect investment growth, while 22 percent stated that a budget reduction is […]
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Donald Trump’s administration, heavy with fossil fuel industry backers, could cause major damage to efforts to deal with climate change through measures such as cutting access to satellite data for weather forecasting and climate research, scientists warned Monday. But the president-elect may prove more pragmatic than some of his Republican counter-parts on the politically charged issue of climate change, particularly if a […]
By Jessica DiNapoli and Lisa Richwine American Apparel LLC started to lay off staff on Monday after Canada’s Gildan Activewear Inc (GIL.TO) withdrew its initial plan to buy some of the bankrupt U.S. fashion retailer’s manufacturing operations, company employees said. Gildan won the rights to American Apparel’s brand with an $88 million bid in a bankruptcy auction last week. It had previously indicated it would assume some […]
