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Nestlé said it had found a process to naturally reduce sugar content by as much as 40 per cent in what the maker of Kit Kats claims is a first for the industry, as pressure to produce healthier drinks and snacks ratchets up amid an obesity epidemic. The world’s largest food and drinks company said on Wednesday that it was securing a patent for its innovation and […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for December 1, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Performance Visit Nation Towers and enjoy Welcome to the Circus, a 20-minute performance featuring a stage show that includes a ribbon dancer, unicyclist and a clown-juggling duo. See high-fashion costumes and upbeat […]

All you need: Blink’s two-camera outfit with a sync module, set-up guide and an Android or iOS device with app loaded. Photo: Jack Schofield Most people who really need security cameras should already have installed them. However, there are still plenty of people like me, who aren’t willing to make that much of an effort, or pay a monthly fee. Now there is at least one system […]

Javier Duarte, governor of the state of Veracruz, attends a news conference in Xalapa, Mexico, August 10, 2015 (Reuters/Stringer). Last June, Mexico elected new governors in twelve of its thirty-one states. As millions of voters went to the urns, corruption was a top concern (along with insecurity). Eight states saw the incumbent party kicked out; in four—Veracruz, Quintana Roo, Chihuahua, and Durango—the PRI lost for the first […]

5774 25 by Shannon K. O’Neil October 14, 2016 Demonstrators chant slogans while flashing the Oromo protest gesture during Irreecha, the thanksgiving festival of the Oromo people, in Bishoftu town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, October 2, 2016 (Reuters/Tiksa Negeri). Fighting the Worst Kleptocracies Worse than kleptocracies are violent kleptocracies, as defined in a new report by advocacy group The Enough Project. In these, leaders run the state as […]

5791 25 by Shannon K. O’Neil October 21, 2016 Brazil’s President Michel Temer, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma pose for a group picture during BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in Benaulim, in the western state of Goa, India, October 16, 2016 (Reuters/Danish Siddiqui). BRICS Fund InfrastructureAs commodity prices have […]

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Privacy is the pull, but that’s hardly the only draw to a private island. There’s something about the prospect of having a world within the world to yourself – and the people you choose to have along with you there – that takes you back to the intense childhood fun of creating a secret hideaway. A den, a clubhouse, a place that feels like it belongs outside […]

Migrant workers categorize crayons at a toy factory in Dongguan, Guangdong province March 9, 2010. South China’s export stronghold Guangdong is experiencing labour shortages that could result in higher wages, but they are not as severe as reported by the media, provincial Communist Party boss Wang Yang said (Reuters/Joe Tan). Global trade and the supply chains that support it are undergoing a period of profound change. Supply […]

5863 25 by Shannon K. O’Neil November 18, 2016 A police officer from the SWAT team stands guard during an anti-drugs operation in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila in the Philippines, November 12, 2016 (Reuters/Erik De Castro). Philippines’ Duterte Tries to Take Down Critic Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte brooks no dissent. His latest backlash is against one of his most outspoken critics, Senator Leila de Lima. After she opened […]

Government Communications Headquarters, the UK signals intelligence agency, in Cheltenham, United Kingdom. (UK Ministry of Defence). Alex Grigsby is the assistant director for the Digital and Cyberspace Policy program at the Council on Foreign Relations.  Two weeks ago, with much fanfare, the United Kingdom released a new strategy that sets out UK government’s approach to improving the country’s cybersecurity over the next five years. It follows the UK’s previous […]

An employee of a foreign exchange trading company works near monitors showing U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaking on TV news (top) in Tokyo, Japan, November 9, 2016. (Toru Hanai/Reuters). With Donald Trump’s victory, the prospects for digital trade have dimmed. This development owes much to the hostility towards trade that Trump brings to the presidency. But it also involves shifts more fundamental than Trump’s rejection of trade […]

People have a general idea of how much a rocket-propelled grenade costs. What about a cyber weapon? (Baz Ratner/Reuters), Max Smeets is a D.Phil candidate and research affiliate of the Cyber Studies Programme at the University of Oxford. His work analyzes the proliferation of cyber weapons. Can a non-state actor take down critical infrastructure with a cyberattack? If it is not possible today, will it be possible […]

4237 28 by Adam Segal November 29, 2016 New York City skyline is seen at sunrise during a power outage August 15, 2003. (Reuters) The Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program has launched a new Cyber Brief. This one is authored by CFR Senior Fellow and Net Politics contributor Rob Knake. The U.S. federal government has long debated using insurance as a tool to create incentives for better cybersecurity in […]

Two weeks before the election, I traveled to Maine for a conference and drove through Massachusetts and New Hampshire on my way. In Silicon Valley, which was mostly Clinton country, I’d seen very few signs or bumper stickers promoting any candidates. But as I drove through the northeast, plenty of Trump signs were displayed on people’s lawns, fences, and car bumpers. I did see a […]

Customer relationship management (CRM) software helps you gather current and historical information about all your customer interactions, including not just past purchases, but also interests, a roadmap of the customer’s eventual product needs, negotiation details from previous deals, and even customer service or helpdesk issues. All that combines to build what amounts to customer dossiers full of up-to-the-minute interaction records and demographic data that you can leverage […]

She is one of the biggest pop stars in the world, but Rihanna still likes to mingle. Rumours swirled throughout the F1 VIP Lounge – an ­invite-only party space behind the du Arena – that RiRi would be paying a visit to unwind ­after her race-day performance on Sunday. The lounge had already had its share of celebrities. Paris Hilton strolled around with a helper as she […]

Cyber Monday 2016 is here! As consumers gear up to snag tech devices at discounted prices, e-retailer Amazon has plenty of limited period offers to lure holiday shoppers!   Barely have people recouped from the Black Friday specials and Amazon is enticing shoppers with not-to-be-missed offers on a gamut of devices. Tech Times has curated a list of some of the best available deals from Amazon as part […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for November 29, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Art exhibition Visit The Galleria on Al Maryah Island and see an exhibition by photographer Mark Luscombe-Whyte, who specialises in Arab architecture, including images of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Enjoy a […]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, November 28, 2016/ — The Ashish J Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index of 85 countries ranks Singapore as the best environment for entrepreneurs Of the African nations, Namibia scores highest and comes 42nd overall – ahead of other prominent African markets, such as Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa The research, conducted by Mara Foundation and Opinium Research, examines the state of entrepreneurship around the […]

By Nelson Acosta and Ana Isabel Martinez | HAVANA HAVANA Cubans will begin massing on Havana’s Revolution Square from Monday for a week-long commemoration of Fidel Castro, the communist guerrilla leader who led a revolution in 1959 and ruled the Caribbean island for half a century. Castro died on Friday at the age of 90, a decade after stepping down due to poor health and ceding power […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for November 27, 2016, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. newslide Abu Dhabi Art exhibition See No White Walls, featuring works created by professional artists in the UAE who have collaborated on an initiative to develop the art scene in Abu Dhabi by staging exhibitions […]

If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, why not have it for lunch and dinner, too? It seems the all-day breakfast trend is being embraced by cafes across the UAE, with options appearing at many venues. Much like the age-old chicken or the egg question, it is unclear whether the birth of the ‘Breakfastarians’ – a term popularised on the internet and in IHOP […]

Professor Stephen Hawking, David Coulthard and Lily Cole supported the event that looked into the changing perceptions towards wealth 26 November 2016 Abu Dhabi – UNLIMITED, a new platform powered by UBS, hosted an exclusive event at New York University Campus in Abu Dhabi today that explored changing attitudes towards wealth. UNLIMITED is a content partnership with the aim of deepening and amplifying public understanding of what […]

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