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It’s a hot July day in Bethlehem, and white-robed pilgrims from Nigeria stand in the courtyard entrance to the ancient church, singing and beating drums. They’ve travelled more than 3,500 kilometres to enter the church’s low wooden door, pass through a nave under restoration and down one of the staircases in the sprawling church, to the grotto. There, they will kneel in prayer and devotion at the […]

Verizon has put up four phones available for free without trade-in requirements, save for a $20 device activation fee. The free phones being offered include the Moto Z Play Droid, a Verizon exclusive that supports Motorola’s modular-ish Moto Mods; Samsung Galaxy J3 V, a mid-range released early this year; and the LG K8 V and Stylo 2. Moto Z Play Droid The Moto Z Play Droid rocks a 5.5-inch […]

On Saturday morning, the Pentagon was eager to announce that China would return a U.S. Navy underwater drone after its military scooped up the submersible in the South China Sea late this week and sparked a row that drew in President-elect Donald Trump. As previously reported, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said that “through direct engagement with Chinese authorities, we have secured an understanding that the Chinese will […]

Image: Sarah Tew/CNET Every week, we sound off on the most important technology trends in our Monday Morning Opener. Looking back on 2016, we’ve identified the five tectonic plate shifts that have made the biggest impact on the industry and our readers who use these tools to drive the progress of the planet. So, without further ado, here are the five big tech trends of 2016 according […]

A flagship of the settler enterprise, Amona, established 20 years ago, is testing how far Israel’s right-wing government is willing to go to protect the 100 or so outposts that were built without authorization across the West Bank. The case of Amona has also stretched the country’s democratic system, with right-wing politicians pushing to flout the 2014 Israeli Supreme Court order to demolish the outpost, and advancing […]

It was a clear and chilly afternoon in Moscow – March 18, 2014 – when Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the documents to formally annex the Crimean Peninsula away from Ukraine. Frustrated Western governments soon began rolling out the only response they could agree on to Mr. Putin’s brazen redrawing of Europe’s borders: economic sanctions. Over the next two days, the United States would designate 27 individuals […]

By all accounts, the June charity gala at Skylight, a Beaux-Arts building in midtown New York, was a very glitzy affair. Whoopi Goldberg served as master of ceremonies, while Naomi Campbell and Leonardo DiCaprio were among the A-list guests. The hosts for the evening were Martin Chavez, named this week as the next chief financial officer of Goldman Sachs, and his husband, Adam Norbury. In many respects […]

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If you or someone on your holiday list wants flagship smartphone at a discounted price, B&H has some great deals to check out. The retailer is offering the Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, LG G5, Google Nexus 6P, and free extras as part of its holiday sale.  ( Samsung ) For anyone looking to get a great deal on some of the most popular flagship smartphones, B&H […]

Latest asset of Abu Dhabi’s cruise tourism sector set to change face of ‘winter sun’ tourism in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi-UAE: December 15, 2016  Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region, Abu Dhabi Ports today has officially opened Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach, offering cruise ship passengers a new beach destination with unmatched tourism experiences. […]

15 December 2016 – Beijing, People’s Republic of China China Oceanwide (together with its subsidiary, “Oceanwide Resort Paradise HI LLC”) entered into a management agreement today with subsidiaries of Kerzner International Holdings Limited (“Kerzner”), a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts and ultra-luxury hotels, for a new, Atlantis resort in Ko Olina, a 642 acre development on the white sand beaches of the island of […]

Miral partners with SeaWorld to create a next-generation marine life theme park and the UAE’s first Marine Life Research, Rescue, Rehabilitation and Return Center by 2022 13 December 2016 UAE – Miral and SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:SEAS) (“SeaWorld”) today announced their partnership to develop SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, a first-of-its-kind marine life themed park on Yas Island. This next generation SeaWorld Abu Dhabi will also include the United […]

The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 are already among the most hotly anticipated smartphones of 2017 and foldable screens could make them worth the wait. Following the disastrous Galaxy Note 7 release this year, which ended up with two recalls and a kill switch to permanently disable it, Samsung has some serious catching up to do and it needs to come up with something big for […]

Owners of some of the latest Android flagship devices and a number of handsets will now be able to unlock their bootloaders thanks to the efforts of the TeamWin Recovery Project. North American variants of the ZTE Axon 7 and the OnePlus 3T as well as the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, LeEco Le 2, BQ Aquaris U Plus, Aquaris U Lite and Aquaris U already have their […]

Mobile computing in 2016 was quite literally explosive, but when you look beyond the schadenfreude of watching Samsung mishandle its defining crisis of the year, the past 12 months have hardly set the world alight. The best example of the current state of affairs is the Google Pixel XL. Technically, this is the best Android phone on the market at the moment. Its 5.5-inch AMOLED screen is […]

Apart from the LG G6, poised as the upcoming G-series flagship, LG is also working on a new, midrange V-series phone, a less pricey option between its other V-series flagships, the V10 and V20. The aforementioned phone in the works is reportedly called the LG V5, and OnLeaks has now published product renders of the forthcoming smartphone. Awaiting a fresh new flagship leak, this is roughly […]

Sony reportedly wants to be the first smartphone maker beside Google to push Android 7.1.1 Nougat to its smartphones. In fact, releasing the latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat build is apparently the “number one priority” for Sony’s developer team, according to a new report. “If you spot any other vendor (excluding Google) releasing this faster than us, prepare your rotten tomatoes,” Sony’s developer team told the Xperia Blog. Android […]

08 December 2016 “The power and energy landscape in Africa is undergoing significant change” says Evan Schiff, African Utility Week event director, adding that current trends include “the availability of private investment for power and energy projects, the fast development of energy storage, renewable energy is becoming cheaper, gas that is an increasingly attractive mode of power generation in Africa, and that in the next 10 years, […]

Matteo Renzi will resign as Italian prime minister on Wednesday evening, bringing an end to nearly three years in office after he suffered a stinging defeat in a referendum on his flagship constitutional reforms. Mr Renzi announced his resignation on Twitter and his departure will be formalised with a visit to Sergio Mattarella, the Italian president, at 7pm on Wednesday. On Thursday, Mr Mattarella is expected to […]

Dubai aims to become the seventh leading maritime capital of the world by 2020 ahead of London, New York, Tokyo, Copenhagen, and Rio de Janeiro The UAE is first WTO member from the Arab region to ratify the new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in April 2016 07 December 2016Dubai aims to become the seventh leading maritime capital of the world by 2020 ahead of London, New […]

Samsung is only a few months away from unveiling the Galaxy S8 to the world. The smartphone will reportedly ditch the 3.5mm headphone jack and drop its physical home button for a fingerprint scanner embedded into its new RGB Super AMOLED Quad HD display. Apple and Samsung dominate the smartphone market and both companies have taken inspiration from each other over the years. Most recently Apple added […]

By Crispian Balmer | ROME ROME When former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano tapped Matteo Renzi as prime minister in February 2014, he urged his younger colleague to change the constitution in order to make it easier to govern Italy. Early this year, Napolitano fretted that Renzi was taking the wrong approach in doing so. A referendum on the constitutional changes had been called. But instead of focusing […]

Shipments of wearable devices continued to rise in the third quarter of 2016, according to the latest data from IDC. But while the segment experienced growth overall, there’s mounting disparity among the top providers. As has been the case for much of 2016, fitness bands, which are part of IDC’s “basic wearables” category, were the top-selling wearable devices in Q3 and accounted for 85 percent of the […]

Italians and Austrians headed to the polls in closely watched votes on Sunday that will gauge the strength of Europe’s populist and extreme right political parties. Italy’s constitutional referendum on Sunday will determine the political future of prime minister Matteo Renzi and test anti-establishment parties in the eurozone’s third-largest economy.  The plebiscite on Mr Renzi’s flagship overhaul — which would shrink the powers of the Italian senate […]

The Samsung Galaxy S8 seems to be the blue-eyed boy of the rumor mill and the latest buzz is that the impending flagship will not sport a dual-camera setup. Previous reports have suggested that the Galaxy S8 would pack in two rear-facing cameras – a 12-megapixel one and another with a 13-megapixel resolution (with a Sony module). The news comes courtesy of a new leak from Weibo leakster Ice […]

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