logo

News related to
world

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai delivers the keynote address at the 2017 Google I/O Conference, where he stressed the importance of artificial intelligence Google announced Wednesday it was bringing its digital assistant to Apple iPhones as part of its effort to win the battle with tech rivals on artificial intelligence. At its annual developers conference at an outdoor concert-venue near its main campus in Mountain View, California, […]

18 May 2017, Doha – Qatar   Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)’s Legal Department was awarded the Middle East “Legal Team of the Year” in the public sector (government departments, agencies or public bodies) at the Middle East Legal Awards 2017 held in Dubai, UAE.  The Middle East Legal Awards are co-hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsel and are the premier legal awards in the Middle East. This […]

China has agreed to increase its import quota for Cambodian rice to 300,000 tonnes by next year, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced yesterday following his return from Beijing where he attended the Belt and Road initiative summit. In a post to his official facebook page, Hun Sen detailed a conversation he had with Chinese president Xi Jinping, who said China would increase its imports of Cambodian rice […]

The president’s packed schedule is filled with opportunities for Mr. Trump to slip up, publicly or privately: back-to-back discussions with the leaders of other nations, many of whom are veteran negotiators well versed in issues they care deeply about. Continue reading the main story By contrast, it could also serve as a much-needed change of subject for a president besieged at home with an agenda frozen by […]

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO Brazilian President Michel Temer was recorded discussing payments to silence testimony by a potential witness in the country’s biggest-ever graft probe, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming a report in newspaper O Globo. The paper reported that the chairman of meatpacker JBS SA (JBSS3.SA) had presented a recording of the alleged conversation to prosecutors as part of plea bargain […]

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who last week launched his new academy-style gyms in Dubai, sat down with Arabian Business to outline his plans. Revelling between calmness and excitement, Mike Tyson tells his own story of having been the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, often referred to as the “The Baddest Man on the Planet”, to becoming an entertainer and a businessman. Yet, in his perspective, […]

By Anggy Polanco | SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela Venezuela said it was sending 2,000 soldiers on Wednesday to a border state that is a hotspot of anti-government radicalism after looting that killed a 15-year-old in the latest unrest roiling the nation. Most shops and businesses in San Cristobal, capital of Tachira state on the Colombian border, were closed and guarded by soldiers on Wednesday, though […]

Advertisements

By Jonathan Barrett | SYDNEY SYDNEY Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has used laws designed to protect indigenous land rights to stop prospectors searching for minerals on his West Australian cattle farms, angering both traditional Aboriginal landowners and mining community members. While tensions between the competing interests of indigenous landholders, pastoral leaseholders and miners on government-controlled land are common, Forrest’s approach represents one of the first known examples […]

Blizzard earned its reputation as one of the best game developers today well before Overwatch. Now, with year one in the bag, it’s time to take a look back at the year that was in Overwatch. Calling All Agents Overwatch released on May 24, 2016, after what seemed like an eternity in beta on the PC. Anyone who had gotten their hands on the game talked up the […]

By Joel Schectman | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON A bill proposed in Congress on Wednesday would require the U.S. National Security Agency to inform representatives of other government agencies about security holes it finds in software like the one that allowed last week’s “ransomware” attacks. Under former President Barack Obama, the government created a similar inter-agency review, but it was not required by law and was administered by the […]

ABU DHABI //More than 23 events will be held on Yas Island in the second half of the year as efforts are focused on attracting more local visitors. Management aims to draw people of all ages with events that include Harry Potter in Concert, Cartoon Network Live, Circus 1903 and a stand-up comedy show featuring Trevor Noah. With support from the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, […]

The welcome Traffic is terrible when I leave the airport, but half an hour into the drive, the pretty side of Prague starts to emerge, a show that’s continued until I’m in the vibrant lobby of the hotel, on a quiet side street. There’s enough time to drink a tall glass of juice as forms are filled in, passports scanned and keys handed over. These keys, by […]

Google has unveiled a new kind of standalone virtual reality headset that does not need to be wired to a PC or external sensors to offer more realistic graphics and movement tracking, in the hopes of kick-starting what has been sluggish consumer adoption of the technology. Device makers HTC and Lenovo are working with Google and chipmaker Qualcomm to launch the headsets starting later this year, Google […]

UNITED NATIONS U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday she will visit Turkey and Jordan from May 19-25 to see how Syrian refugees “are coping, day in and day out,” to see U.N. humanitarian work and highlight the U.S. aid response. It will be the first overseas trip by Haley, a member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, and follows a bid by Trump […]

Google CEO Sundar Pichai delivers the keynote address of the Google I/O conference, Wednesday, May 17, 2017, in Mountain View, Calif. Google provided the latest peek at the digital services and gadgets that it has assembled in the high-tech tussle to become an even more influential force in people’s lives. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Google announced a lot of new bells and whistles Wednesday—several of which, it turns […]

Their trade ministers will talk on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, where newly appointed US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is also due to give more detail of Washington’s trade plans. Uncertainty over those plans after Trump abandoned a trade deal he had compared to the “rape” of America has brought fears of protectionism and strengthened China’s […]

/Foreign Policy/What better way to learn about China’s grand geopolitical ambitions than a bizarre awkward music video? That’s what China’s state-run Xinhua news agency thought when they decided to jazz up a summit in Beijing with what appears to be an attempt at pop music. This week, China hosted a massive international conference to showcase its “One Belt One Road” initiative, Beijing’s $1 trillion infrastructure investment project […]

LIMA A former Peruvian governor suspected of arranging bribes from Odebrecht [ODBES.UL] was arrested on Wednesday, while police raided Lima law firms thought to have ties to the Brazilian construction company, the attorney general’s office said. Prosecutors said Jorge Acurio, former governor of the Cusco region, coordinated the payment of $3 million in bribes from Odebrecht to favour the company in a public works contract. He became […]

By Sue Horton | LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES An hour before dawn on May 11, a team of 10 officers for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began assembling outside a coffee shop in the Southern California beach community of San Clemente. The officers were about to embark on a targeted enforcement action, aiming to pick up five men believed to be in violation of U.S. immigration […]

Earlier today, RBC’s Charlie McElligott explained why today’s action is indicative of one or more energy/risk-neutral/value funds blowing up. Now he looks at the underlying cause, and attributes it to the inability of investors to discriminate between real and imaginary threats in what has now become a “deafening cacophony of noise.” THE DOLLAR MELTDOWN We are currently in the midst of a sixth-consecutive day of declines for […]

By Lisa Lambert | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The U.S. Senate could soon approve a major overhaul of the federal bureaucracy and make lasting changes to regulation of the environment, education, banks and other areas. On Wednesday a Senate committee sent a bill on to the full chamber that, supporters say, will make regulators more accountable to lawmakers and provide greater understanding of how rules affect the economy. The […]

Last summer, Abu Dhabi was scorching hot and immersed in thick, stifling humidity when I started having dreams of fishing along the stony shore of a cold river flanked by tall mountains. I had some time set aside for a week-long getaway, and wanted to do something different. I found little allure in the typical destinations most travellers head to when they want to escape the Gulf […]

TEHRAN: Iran’s top two presidential candidates launched a final day of election campaigning Wednesday as the supreme leader called for a massive turnout to bolster the regime against its “enemies.”Ayatollah Ali Khamenei suggested Iran’s foes would be deterred from pursuing regime change if they saw voters flock to the ballot boxes in Friday’s poll.“American, European officials and those of the Zionist regime are watching our elections to […]

US stocks were on track for their worst session for eight months on fears that US President Donald Trump’s ability to push through his pro-growth policies will be sidelined by deepening political controversy. The Wall Street benchmark fell 1.3 per cent to 2,369 on Wednesday, shedding all its gains for May, with financial stocks the worst hit as the S&P banks index retreated 3.8 per cent. Shares […]

VISHNU RAJA
RYO YAMADA
HITORI GOTOH
IKUYO KITA
Just in:
Assembly ruckus trial begins after 11 years // ADIA and partners establish $1.4 billion aviation venture // ADIA and partners establish $1.4 billion aviation venture // Fast Just Got Fastest: STING Energy Boost™ Celebrates Kimi Antonelli’s Formula 1® World Championship and the Fan Energy Behind It // Middle East governments assess Iran war after US vote // Pinarayi faults UDF over mounting road crashes // Burying Head In “India Made Poverty Reduction” Data Is Dangerous // ADIA and partners establish $1.4 billion aviation venture // XRG secures agreement for $1.45bn Australian LNG stake // Utilities pursue ₹1,992 cr in unpaid bills // ADIPEC leaders urge investment in global energy networks // Vingroup And Legends Global Announce Strategic Partnership For VinFast – Trong Dong Stadium // mamun raises US$3 million to finance cross-border trade between the Gulf and Asia // AI trust gap reveals distinct retail priorities: Divergent paths to consumer growth in Hong Kong and the GBA // ADIA and partners establish $1.4 billion aviation venture // SC to examine students’ exam plea today // BJP’s Aggressive Response Exposes Anxiety Over Opposition Unity // xCube Access Welcomes Entrust Capital Limited  Expanding Access to Professional Portfolio Management // DIP Holding targets Dh1.12 IPO price and $529m proceeds // Vance attributes Republican midterm defeats to Iran conflict //