Teen drinking has dropped in the last two decades, shows the latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study, featured in May 12 issue of the CDC journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, revealed only one in three high schoolers reported drinking at least one drink per month in 2015, rounding up the total of teenage drinkers at just 32.8 percent. By […]
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. It’s unclear where to start with President Trump’s interview with NBC’s Lester Holt that left the White House second-string spokesperson on a precipice better associated with the Flying Wallendas. “Trump’s account flatly contradicts the White House’s initial account of how […]
By Gul Yusufzai | QUETTA, Pakistan QUETTA, Pakistan Ten labourers were gunned down in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday while working on link roads to connect outlying towns to the country’s $57-billion Chinese “Belt and Road” initiative, security officials confirmed. The attack on the Pakistani labourers took place some 20 kilometres from the emerging port city of Gwadar in Baluchistan province that forms the southern hub of the […]
MAG Property Development (MAG PD), the property development arm of Dubai-based MAG Group, has announced that it will be broadening its presence across the emirate by expanding into Downtown Dubai and Dubailand. The developer said in a statement that it is planning to launch residential projects called MAG 318 and MAG 230, higher-end offerings which signal a move away from its normal affordable projects. Talal Moafaq Al […]
From retro shades to bronzing powder, we take a look at the latest rose gold inspired products. newslide Eyewear of the moment Retro shades are all the rage for spring/summer. Get inspired by rosy pink shades: dramatic frames with cat-eye shapes or timeless aviators with tinted lenses. Shopbop has a range of styles, from the likes of Karen Walker, Quay and Elizabeth and James. • Available at […]
SEOUL A senior North Korean diplomat who handles relations with the United States said on Saturday Pyongyang would have dialogue with the U.S. administration if conditions were right, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. Choe Son Hui, North Korea’s foreign ministry director general for U.S. affairs, made the comment to reporters in Beijing as she was travelling home from Norway, Yonhap said. “We’ll have dialogue if the […]
By Michelle Nichols | UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS North Korea made a global appeal in a letter released on Friday for states to reconsider enforcing U.N. sanctions on the Asian nation as Washington seeks to step up pressure on Pyongyang to end its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The United Nations Security Council first imposed sanctions on North Korea in 2006 and has strengthened the measures in […]
This is screengrab taken from the website of the East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust as Britain’s National Health Service is investigating “an issue with IT” Friday May 12, 2017. Several British hospitals say they are having major computer problems Hospitals in London, northwest England and other parts of the country are reporting problems with their computer systems as the result of an apparent cyberattack,.(PA via AP) […]
Greece inched closer to a return to public market finance for at least part of its Sisyphean debt burden this week, with benchmark bond yields dropping to levels seen when the country last issued new debt three years ago. Enthusiasm for the small portion of Greek debt held in private hands and available to trade followed a long-delayed agreement on fiscal and structural reform measures with European […]
May 12, 2017 IMPHAL, India – Fifteen seconds into the opening match of the 10th Manipur International Polo Tournament, after a long and feverish drumming performance, after the Manipur state chief minister had been properly honored with gifts and praise, after mounted players had paraded around the Mapal Kangjeibung polo ground with country flags held high, the home team scored on the Australians. It was a bright […]
Profits take a hit at Entertainment One. FT Opening Quote is your early Square Mile briefing. You can sign up for the full newsletter here. Efforts to strengthen Entertainment One’s film division will hit its full-year profits by almost £50m, the company announced today, after it renegotiated one of its main distribution agreements, writes FastFT. Entertainment One is best known for producing television programmes such as Peppa […]
Australian grocery chain giant Coles currently gains valuable data on its customers’ purchasing habits, but only if they use the company’s loyalty card upon checkout either online or on in-store. While the data aggregated at those touch points is beneficial to the company, Melissa Ross, head of digital experience at Coles Group, said it tends to result in the organisation making assumptions on customers it has less […]
Why Zadar? On the northern half of Croatia’s sunny Adriatic Coast, Zadar’s old town centre is crammed with rich, multilayered history – Roman, Romanesque, medieval, Venetian – enhanced by art installations and a vibrant cafe scene. For many years, Zadar remained off the main Croatian tourist trail, in favour of Dubrovnik and Split, which is a shame because it’s as beautiful as either of these and its […]
My interest in networking began during my time as a professor and head of the telecommunications lab at the University of Los Andes, in Merída, Venezuela, where we began experimenting with computer networks. I was one of the earliest Internet enthusiasts at our university. Our university was the first in Venezuela to get direct access to the Internet backbone in Homestead, Florida, by means of an antenna […]
Female professionals in Singapore are calling it quits, as 77% of them set their sights on better job opportunities in the next 12 months, according to findings from a new study by Monster.com. The study, which surveyed over 2,000 respondents across Southeast Asia, sheds light on the challenges women and mothers face in the workplace. Through the study, Monster.com wants to help employers understand how to bridge […]
By Ju-min Park and Christine Kim | SEOUL SEOUL South Korea’s new president launched international efforts to defuse tension over North Korea’s weapons development on Thursday, urging both dialogue and sanctions while also aiming to ease China’s anger about a U.S. anti-missile system. Moon Jae-in, a liberal former human rights lawyer, was sworn in on Wednesday and said in his first speech as president he would immediately […]
It’s been a strange day in Washington, as top intelligence officials and even US President Donald Trump appeared to question his own statements on the firing of FBI director James Comey. Andrew McCabe, the FBI acting director, contradicted Mr Trump over the firing of Mr Comey, denying in testimony to the Senate intelligence committee that the ousted chief had lost the support of employees as he insisted […]
The UAE hotel group Rotana opened its second property in Erbil, Iraq, this week. The Erbil Arjaan by Rotana is an alcohol-free property situated on the northern edge of the city. The Erbil Rotana, which opened six years ago, is on the western side of the city, and both are a 10-minute drive from the airport. The new hotel has 168 hotel apartments, two restaurants, extensive office […]
ROME An Italian court has said divorce settlements should no longer guarantee spouses their previous standard of living but rather simply make sure they were financially independent. The top appeals court ruling could bring an end to the huge settlements seen in some break-ups, such as the 1.4 million euros ($1.5 million) a month that former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has to pay his ex-wife, Veronica Lario. […]
Manama Bahrain, 11th May 2017 Bahrain Cinema Company, market leaders in the entertainment industry in the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced the launch of the second branch of the authentic Indian and Chinese cuisine restaurant, Takatak, along with a first of its kind Indian street food cuisine restaurant, Chaat & Chai, at Lulu Mall, Hidd on 11th May 2017. A number of exclusively invited VIPs attended the launch […]
On the morning of August 4, 1892, husband and wife Andrew and Abby Borden were brutally hacked to death in their home in the small town of Fall River, Massachusetts. Their 32-year-old daughter Lizzie was the prime suspect. A cause célèbre of that period in America – spoiler alert: Lizzie, the O J Simpson of her day, was tried and acquitted – yet more than a century on, […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s acting director has contradicted Donald Trump over the firing of James Comey, denying the ousted chief had lost the support of employees as he insisted the FBI’s Russia probe would not be knocked off course. Andrew McCabe, the FBI acting director, also told the Senate intelligence committee that the probe into alleged collusion between Moscow and the Trump election campaign was “highly […]
11 May 2017 With an extensive Gulf and International participation, the Saudi Elenex and Saudi Aircon Exhibitions will kick off during the period between 14 to May 16, 2017 at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd, the organizing company, announced that it is looking on the twentieth edition to attract more than 5000 experts, which is held under the diamond sponsorship of […]
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution remains a controversial subject when related to the idea of intelligent design, but findings of a new study suggest that the English naturalist may have been right about where life on Earth began. Water World Theory And Darwin’s Warm Little Pond Most scientists today think that the first life-forms evolved in hydrothermal vents of the sea. Otherwise known as the “water world” theory, […]
