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KINSHASA Militia fighters decapitated about 40 police officers after an ambush in central Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said on Saturday, the deadliest attack on security forces since an insurgency erupted in the region last year. The Kamuina Nsapu militants struck on Friday as the police convoy drove from the city of Tshikapa in Kasai province to Kananga, the capital of Kasai-Central province, said Francois Madila […]

Like an old vinyl record with a well-worn groove, the needle skipping merrily back to the same track over and over again, we repeat: Today’s markets are dangerously overpriced. Being market fundamentalists who don’t believe it’s possible to simply print prosperity out of thin air, we’ve been deeply skeptical of the financial markets ever since the central banks began their highly interventionist policies. Since 2009, they have […]

· H.E. Tamim: ‘One of our top strategic priorities is to provide the youth as our future leaders with best learning opportunities’ 25 March 2017 UAE – The Board of Governors of Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) met with the University Learners Council recently to discuss the integrity and quality of the educational process in the university in a first-of-its-kind gathering in the UAE. The […]

Donald Trump suffered a massive political defeat on Friday after opposition inside his own party forced Republican leaders to pull a White House-backed healthcare reform bill, casting serious doubt on the president’s ability to deliver on other priorities. The withdrawal signalled the failure of Mr Trump’s exhaustive last-minute efforts to cajole lawmakers, raising questions about whether he could unify Republicans behind his pro-growth legislative goals of tax […]

Stevenson will oversee the infrastructure side of the group, including the Lenovo’s core datacenter products and solutions portfolio. (Image: Intel) Lenovo has hired former Intel CIO Kim Stevenson to serve as the SVP and general manager of its struggling datacenter group. As part of its third quarter earnings report last month, Lenovo revealed sales from its datacenter group were down 20 percent from a year ago to […]

By James Oliphant | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON In the end, the Closer couldn’t close the deal. For President Donald Trump, the collapse on Friday of his first legislative priority, a healthcare reform bill, was an embarrassing loss of face after he and his administration insisted up until the time of the vote by the U.S. House of Representatives that there was enough Republican support. It brings into question […]

Vodafone NZ has announced that it will be seeking approval to acquire 70 percent of Farmside, the rural broadband and satellite arm of small carrier TeamTalk, for NZ$10 million in cash as well as the option to acquire the remaining 30 percent for NZ$3 million. Vodafone NZ CEO Russell Stanners said the offer, subject to approval by TeamTalk’s shareholders, would allow the former to deliver improved services […]

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Faisal Al Nuaimi is passionate about cycling. From hills to flats, this two-wheeled warrior loves pedalling the streets of Ajman City, his hometown and a growing sports-tourism hub. Cycling five times a week, mostly after work, Al Nuaimi covers up to 70 kilometres in a regular workout, interspersed with two days’ running. It has changed his body dramatically, trimming off 19 kilograms of fat in one year […]

Donald Trump suffered a big blow as Republican leaders postponed a vote on the party’s healthcare bill following their failure to unite conservatives around the effort to replace the Obamacare law that they had spent years vowing to repeal. Paul Ryan, the Republican Speaker of the House, abandoned the vote on Thursday afternoon after a final effort by the White House to convince conservative rebels to support […]

By Lisa Richwine | LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) said on Thursday its board extended Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger’s term by a year to July 2, 2019 and said he would serve as a consultant to the media giant for three years after that. This is the third time Iger’s contract has been extended. Iger first said he would retire in […]

“Nowruz means ‘new day’ in Persian,” the president said in the statement. “It is an occasion to celebrate new beginnings, a sentiment that is particularly meaningful for so many Iranians who have come to our country in recent decades to make a new start in a free land.” Continue reading the main story Among the sections deleted were one that said America looked forward to engaging someday […]

The company committed to deliver more than 45,000 training hours for Ghanaian personnel over the next five years, as it seeks to build a world-class team locally TAKORADI, Ghana, March 22, 2017/ — Takoradi service facility underlines GE’s commitment to bring global expertise and build local capabilities in Africa. Investment to include training of Ghanaian workforce and partnerships with educational institutions. New facility will directly support Eni’s […]

Last week, a colleague received the printer’s proofs for an article that she submitted two years ago. You read that correctly. In the time that it takes to earn a master’s degree, she managed to navigate the labyrinth of academic peer review in order to publish one essay. It’s a success story, if you can maintain your sense of humor. Journal publishing in the humanities […]

Drivers of electric cars in Dubai will be the envy of their petrol-head counterparts as a new initiative starting on Wednesday allows them to charge up their vehicles free of charge. Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the free zone technology park, on Wednesday announced the launch of its new initiative that allows electric vehicle owners to use the charging […]

Two-and-a-half years ago, Nathan Law took to the streets of Hong Kong with tens of thousands of fellow students, demanding Beijing give them the right to vote for the leader of their own city government. This Sunday Mr Law will have that opportunity — but not in the way he envisaged during the “Umbrella Revolution” protests. When he was voted on to the city’s Legislative Council in […]

“Reflecting on the past year or so, we should be encouraged by the significant progress we as a coalition are making,” Mr. Tillerson said. Continue reading the main story Mr. Trump has long insisted that citing “radical Islamic terrorism” is key to defeating the Islamic State. “You can’t solve a problem if you refuse to talk about what the problem is,” he said in November 2015. Yet […]

The company committed to deliver more than 45,000 training hours for Ghanaian personnel over the next five years, as it seeks to build a world-class team locally TAKORADI, Ghana, March 22, 2017/ — Takoradi service facility underlines GE’s commitment to bring global expertise and build local capabilities in Africa. Investment to include training of Ghanaian workforce and partnerships with educational institutions. New facility will directly support Eni’s […]

New Zealand telecommunications carrier TeamTalk has urged its shareholders to reject the “predatory” and “exploitative” takeover by mobile carrier Spark, obtaining an independent assessment to demonstrate that the acquisition undervalues the company’s value to the tune of around NZ$22.8 million to NZ$39.6 million. “Your directors recommend that you reject the Spark offer,” TeamTalk headed its latest missive to shareholders. “The independent adviser’s value range for TeamTalk’s three […]

Former US VP Stresses Role of Governments in Reaching Global Consensus to Fight Climate Change SHARJAH-UAE: March 22, 2017  His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohamed Al Qasimi, Member of Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah today attended a conversation panel with Al Gore, former US Vice President and founder-chairman of the Climate Reality Project as part of the sixth edition of International Government Communication Forum (IGCF […]

BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives widened their lead over their Social Democrat (SPD) rivals in a poll on Wednesday, six months before what should be a tight election in Europe’s biggest economy. However, the Forsa poll showed 59 percent of those asked also wanted change in the top leadership, possibly pointing to an appetite for a different coalition. Merkel, in power for 11 years, has governed […]

Authored by Robert Parry via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The Kagan family, America’s neoconservative aristocracy, has reemerged having recovered from the letdown over not gaining its expected influence from the election of Hillary Clinton and from its loss of official power at the start of the Trump presidency. Former Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland, who pushed for the Ukraine coup and helped pick […]

WASHINGTON Republicans considering whether or not to back U.S. President Donald Trump’s healthcare reforms in a crucial House of Representatives vote this week face a painful choice. If they vote against, they could face the wrath of a vengeful and combative president. If they vote for it, they risk retribution from the billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch and other powerful right-wing players whose money can be […]

By Stephanie Nebehay | GENEVA GENEVA North Korea has nothing to fear from any U.S. move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue “acceleration” of its nuclear and missile programmes, a Pyongyang envoy told Reuters on Tuesday. This includes developing a “pre-emptive first strike capability” and an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM), said Choe Myong Nam, deputy ambassador at […]

In the small town of Izmit, two hours from Istanbul, a crowd of about 2,000 people is waiting to see the woman who has dared to say no to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Meral Aksener is running late, but the crowd is patient. Security is tight, the space is small and men have climbed trees to get a better view of the renegade politician. In Turkey’s […]

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