Dubai, 12 February 2017 Emirates NBD (DFM: EmiratesNBD), a leading bank group in the region, held its tenth Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Bank’s Headquarters. At the AGM, a review of the year ended 31st December 2016 was presented. Commenting on the business environment, Emirates NBD Chairman, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, said, “The UAE continues to stand out as a resilient and […]
Feb 10, 2017 11:23 am IST Indian Institutes of Technology were ranked fourth for educating students who went on to create billion-dollars startups, a report by Sage, a U.K-based accounting software firm said this week. Stanford University was the source of the largest number of unicorn founders, followed by Harvard University and the University of California. So what is the secret at the IITs? An impossibly competitive […]
“I remember, when I was a youngster, we used to have to translate Erasmus. He was already travelling as a scholar 500 years ago.” Sir Eric Thomas, the retired vice-chancellor of the University of Bristol, is reminiscing about his Latin A-level classes, in which the journals of the 15th-century Dutch Renaissance scholar featured prominently. “Even all that time ago, the concept of there being an international community […]
“There’s no way I would be at 23 without her; there’s no way I would be at 1 without her,” Serena Williams said of Venus Williams in the on-court ceremony after their match. Photo Venus, left, and Serena Williams embraced after the Australian Open final. Credit William West/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images “There’s no way I would have anything without her. She’s my inspiration,” Serena Williams continued. […]
5942 25 by Shannon K. O’Neil January 26, 2017 Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto (R) gestures as Mexico’s Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong applauds during the XXXVIII Session of the National Council of Public Security at the National Palace in Mexico City, August 21, 2015. A Mexican government auditor on Friday exonerated Pena Nieto and his finance minister from any wrongdoing over purchases of homes from […]
Those misfortunes, of course, mean it has also been a rare year of schadenfreude for many outside Duke. Continue reading the main story But perhaps there is something to be said for what Duke offers its fans. At a time when entire segments of the country have retreated into private echo chambers of elation or fear, sports is not a terrible place to try to put oneself […]
Zverev, a 29-year-old German born in Moscow, ambushed Murray with spectacular net play, sky-hook overheads that fell near the line and stab volleys that just dipped over the net. In an era dominated by baseline rallies, Zverev disrupted Murray by coming to the net 118 times in the match, winning 65 of those points. Continue reading the main story Zverev said his commitment to aggressive play kept […]
As smartphones and data plans became more affordable in India, the South Asian nation swept aside the U.S. and Brazil to become the world’s top consumer of Google Play applications last year. In terms of the number of times people in India downloaded apps from the store, which is part of Alphabet Inc.’s Google, India outpaced both the U.S. and Brazil who were above it the year before, […]
Does conference size impact conference rankings in NCAA men’s basketball? According to research and analysis, it does. (via WSJ)
El Shorbagy won the next three games in a row, and the title. Other than the occasional mental lapse, there aren’t a lot of flaws in his game. At six foot one, he has the wingspan and speed to make one of the game’s best retrievers. His forehand is so crushing it forces a “ping” from the ball that sounds like a cry for mercy. SquashTV commentator […]
Since the dawn of the century, Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) has been at the core of many, if not most, enterprise web-centric, service-oriented, cloud-capable computing assemblies. Lately, though, even its proponents have been asking if the venerable framework has outlived its usefulness, and is being supplanted by lighter, nimbler and simpler setups, such as containers, cloud services, or APIs. Photo: Joe McKendrick All this is happening […]
BERLIN German luxury-car brand Audi said its deliveries rose to a new record last year despite the diesel emissions scandal, although that would likely not be enough to save it from dropping into third place behind luxury rivals Mercedes-Benz (DAIGn.DE) and BMW (BMWG.DE) in global sales rankings. The key contributor to Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) group profit increased sales of luxury cars and sport-utility vehicles to 1.87 million units […]
China’s government this week waded into a feud between the film industry and review websites that have panned some of the country’s biggest budget movies, censuring critiques and saying the sites are “malicious and irresponsible”. Topping off a year of lacklustre films and slow ticket sales, the intervention was meant to bolster confidence in China’s ability to generate blockbusters. China’s goal is to catch up to the […]
Chinese netizens are mourning the demise of a popular online talk show that dared to tackle social and political topics in a media landscape dominated by vapid soap operas, staid costume dramas and webcam girls. The final episode of “Xiaosong-pedia“, hosted by songwriter, music producer and film director Gao Xiaosong, was aired on Friday on iQiyi, the online video platform owned by internet search group Baidu. The show received […]
29 December 2016 Munich. As 2016 comes to a close, BMW is able to look back on a highly successful year with well over 50 national and international awards and distinctions. As in the past, vehicles of the brand were highly rated by juries across a range of different categories and topics, frequently finishing at the top of the winners’ rostrum. The awards reflect not just outstanding […]
When Jack Ma criticised Hong Kong last month for having outdated stock market listing practices, the Alibaba founder hit the city where it hurts. Hong Kong’s rivalry with New York has only heightened since the billionaire chose the US for his ecommerce group’s initial public offering two years ago. And next year, the battle between the world’s two largest listing centres will only become more heated, as three […]
Nearly half of all new mobile device and app activations across the United States during the week leading up to Christmas and the beginning of Chanukah were for the Apple iPhone, according to analyst firm Flurry. Flurry reported that during the week, 44 percent of all new phone and tablet activations involved Apple devices, while just 21 percent were across Samsung smartphones and tablets, with the latter […]
Google plans to start the new year with a security message. (Image: Google) Beginning next month, the company will tag web pages that include login or credit card fields with the message “Not Secure” if the page is not served using HTTPS, the secure version of the internet protocol. The company on Tuesday began sending messages through its Google Search Console, a tool for webmasters, warning them […]
Competitive sports and games are all about the performance of players and teams, which results in performance-based hierarchies. Because such performance is measurable and is the result of varied rules, sports and games are considered a suitable model to help understand unrelated social or economic systems characterized by similar rules-based complexity. These findings enhance our ability to forecast how stratification occurs in competitive activities. (via WSJ)
Fletcher will become the second long snapper in Alabama history to be awarded a full scholarship out of high school. The first, Cole Mazza, who will graduate this year, was also the No. 1-rated snapper when Coach Nick Saban offered him an Alabama scholarship in 2012. Continue reading the main story Put another way: Alabama’s focus on the littlest details of the game even stretches to the […]
A round up of some of 2016’s most significant corporate events and news stories. Smartphone sales © EPA A bright start to the year for Samsung Electronicswent up in smoke, after it took the unprecedented decision to axe its Galaxy Note 7 line, following a spate of safety issues that saw the smartphone banned from aircraft, writes Nic Fildes. The 2016 Galaxy Note iteration won substantial praise […]
DUBAI // Dubai has topped the rankings as the most expensive city to see in the new year for the second year in a row. According to the annual survey of seven of the most popular cities by the currency exchange firm Travelex, celebrating New Year’s Eve in the city costs Dh2,240 per person on average. New York ranked second at Dh1,850, followed by London at Dh1,435, […]
22 December 2016 MARC has affirmed South Korea’s foreign currency sovereign rating of AAA with a stable outlook based on its national rating scale. The rating reflects MARC’s opinion of the sovereign’s ability to meet its foreign currency obligations in full and on time. The government of South Korea (GoK) has no debt rated by MARC. The rating also serves as a country ceiling for ringgit-denominated debt […]
Bank also aims to raise interest in Emirati youth to pursue banking and financial careers Dubai, 19 December, 2016 Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has launched a brand new edutainment mobile simulation game, ‘Banki’ in its efforts to promote financial literacy in the UAE. Through its highly engaging and informational interface, Banki will target the nation’s youth to become economically aware at a young […]
