SHANGHAI China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet landed successfully in Shanghai after an 80-minute maiden flight on Friday, a major step for Beijing as it looks to boost its profile in the global aviation market. The narrow-body aircraft, which will compete with Boeing’s (BA.N) 737 and the Airbus (AIR.PA) A320, is a key symbol of China’s ambitions to muscle into a global jet market estimated to be worth […]
Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican. Trump will add the three stops to an already announced visit to NATO and G7 summits in Brussels and Sicily later this month. “My first foreign trip as president of the United States will be to Saudi Arabia, then Israel, and then to a place that […]
BERLIN Germany’s Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen apologised for the tone of her criticism of the military over its handling of a racism case, as she sought to contain a divisive furore in the build up to national elections. Von der Leyen, from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling conservatives, earlier this week criticised what she called “weak leadership” in the military after an officer was arrested on […]
The internet has enabled a more seamless flow of information, thereby empowering journalists to share their stories with the world. It is a unifying medium across borders that help journalists bring their stories to light. Considering the worldwide reach of the internet and the growing impact of news through social media, censorship of journalists has been steadily increasing. The world is reeling from the challenge of maintaining […]
Trump may bring jobs back to the US, but robots will get them This could be an important victory for a new president, a major capitulation by an Indian IT company or the emergence of a new model for Indian IT in the face of a rapidly shifting business landscape — or, as the case may be, all of the above. A few days ago, Indian IT […]
PARIS French investigators have found no traces of explosives on the bodies of French victims of Egypt Air flight MS 804 that crashed into the Mediterranean last year en route from Paris to Cairo, a newspaper reported on Friday. Le Figaro’s report, which a source with knowledge of the matter confirmed to Reuters, contradicts Egyptian investigators who said in December that traces of explosives were found in […]
In this Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, file photo, Google Home, right, sits on display near a Pixel phone following a product event, in San Francisco. Voice assistants such as Google Home, Apple’s Siri and Amazon Alexa have always been susceptible to accidental hijack. Burger King’s manipulation of Google Home illustrates the vulnerabilities intrinsic to voice assistants that can be targeted by brands, or worse, hackers. But the […]
This unique beauty was put behind bars for her looks. Before being rescued by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, this female albino orangutan was being help captive by local residents on the island of Kalimantan in Indonesia, reports the BOS Foundation. According to Reuters, deforestation in the area has driven wild animals closer and closer to civilization, making it easier for villagers to throw them into captivity. After […]
ENEC completes handover of Unit 1 systems to KHNP for commissioning, marking end of initial construction activities for the first of four units of the Barakah Project KHNP will lead the commissioning work of the first UAE-based APR-1400, as part of the scope of the 2009 Prime Contract Federal regulatory approval from FANR, in addition to international nuclear assessments from IAEA and WANO, will be […]
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday that barriers and challenges for women in the workplace, if not addressed, will hamper U.S. economic growth. Better paid leave and improving access to affordable and good-quality childcare would make it easier for women – and men – to combine family and career goals, Yellen said in a speech on “125 years of women’s participation in the economy” […]
Families of three victims killed in the 2015 San Bernardino, California, shooting are suing Google, Facebook, and Twitter over claims that the tech companies knowingly allowed the Islamic State to share its propaganda on the respective social media and web platforms. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California on Wednesday, May 3. The 32-page complaint states that the three […]
DUBAI // Most of us have accidentally left a phone or keys in the back seat of a taxi, but not many have left a baby or a bag full of money and gold behind. Two infants and gold worth more than Dh6 million were among the lost and found items of Dubai taxis. “Twice babies were left in Dubai taxis by parents,” said Ahmed Mahboob, customer […]
Gawd bless yer Mary Poppins. And gawd bless producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh for having the foresight more than 40 years ago to see that the 1964 film would make the perfect stage musical. Well, in the words of the super nanny herself: ‘practically perfect’. Thanks to that foresight, the theatre-lovers of the UAE have the opportunity until May 25 to enjoy this brilliant show being performed at […]
Significantly, the agreement to establish the de-escalation zones has not been accepted by all opposition groups, and it left loopholes for Syria to continue undiminished attacks on the rebels, factors that combined to hinder the last attempt by Iran, Russia and Turkey to forge a cease-fire. Continue reading the main story Nevertheless, one of the representatives of the Syrian opposition groups at talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, Col. […]
By Mathieu Rosemain and Andrew Callus | PARIS PARIS Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of a tumultuous election campaign that has turned the country’s politics upside down. The election is seen as the most important in France for decades with two diametrically opposed views of Europe and France’s […]
BEIRUT The Syrian Kurdish PYD party rejects a Russian proposal to create de-escalation zones in Syria and views it as “sectarian partition” of the country, a spokesman said on Friday. Iran and Turkey agreed on Thursday to the Russian plan, but the memorandum was not immediately published, leaving its details unclear. The zones appear intended to halt conflict in specific areas between Syrian government forces and rebels, […]
MOSCOW The agreement on safe zones in Syria will come into force from midnight tonight, but Russia’s air force will continue striking Islamic State elsewhere in the country, Russian news agencies cited Russian Defence Ministry as saying on Friday. The first and the largest safe zone in northern Syria will include the Idlib province and adjoining districts of Latakia, Aleppo and Hama with a total population of […]
Dubai has been dubbed the City of the Future by Popular Science magazine, one of the world’s oldest science and technology journals. In a feature published in its May-June 2017 issue, the magazine highlights the UAE’s thriving future industry – particularly in Dubai. It lauds the vision of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, that […]
By Tife Owolabi | YENAGOA, Nigeria YENAGOA, Nigeria At least six Nigerian soldiers have been killed in new military campaign against militants in the country’s restive Niger Delta oil hub, security officials said on Friday. The southern swampland has been largely quiet since the start of the year because militants halted attacks against oil pipelines to give the government a chance to conduct peace talks. But in […]
Credit: fdecomite More than 3 million people (three times previous estimates) are estimated to be actively using cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, finds the first global cryptocurrency benchmarking study by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. While many members of the general public may have heard of “bitcoin”, the first decentralised cryptocurrency launched in 2009, a new report from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) paints a broader […]
05 May 2017 Roads & Transport Authority – Nashwan Atta’ee: RTA’s Customers Council has opened a direct discussion with the public via Twitter under the theme (Chat with RTA). The session saw huge interaction of people from all occupations and nationalities. Over two hours tweeters rolled out suggestions, observations and ideas about various services offered by the RTA in the field of taxis; which was the focal […]
Justin Bieber plays football in Dubai – video May 5, 2017 DUBAI // Canadian pop superstar Justin Bieber played a game of football at the Habtoor Grand Hotel in Dubai on Friday afternoon before his gig on May 6. The singer is set to thrill fans when he brings the exceptional live production of his Purpose World Tour to Dubai, where is expected to play to packed […]
BANGKOK Thai police found 35 migrants from Myanmar abandoned and wandering in a southern forest on Friday, raising fears that smuggling and trafficking routes are flourishing despite a crackdown by authorities. The 28 men and seven women were discovered by villagers in Tha Sala district in Nakorn Si Thammarat province, police said. They were on their way to Malaysia and had no identification cards on them. “They […]
ANKARA A Turkish court on Friday rejected an appeal by the online encyclopedia Wikipedia against a government decision to block access to its website, the state-run Anadolu news agency said, a case that has heightened concerns about censorship in Turkey. An Ankara court rejected the appeal from the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, Anadolu said. It quoted the court as saying that while freedom of speech was […]
