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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Bahrain’s Parliament approved a constitutional change on Sunday that will allow military courts to try civilians, the kingdom’s latest move in a mounting crackdown on dissent. Activists warned that the amendment would in effect place the island under an undeclared state of martial law. Loyalists to Bahrain’s monarchy called the change necessary to combat terrorism, and pointed to sporadic low-level unrest since […]

BORDEAUX, France Former prime minister Alain Juppe said on Monday he would not run in France’s presidential election and harshly criticised his party’s beleagured candidate, Francois Fillon. Juppe, who came second to Fillon in the party’s primaries in November, had been touted as a potential replacement for Fillon, engulfed by a financial scandal. “I confirm once and for all that I will not be candidate to the […]

DUBAI Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles at al Qaeda targets in two separate attacks in Yemen on Monday, residents said, extending several days of U.S. strikes against the militants. Residents said an air strike hit the home of an al Qaeda suspect in the village of Noufan in central al-Bayda province, and another struck a mountainous area believed to house a training camp in al-Saeed in southern […]

(Image: Apis Cors) San Francisco-based 3D printing startup Apis Cors envisions a future where houses can be printed in just 24 hours. As far-fetched as it may seem, the startup recently demonstrated that it’s possible — and costs significantly less than studio apartment in San Francisco. For a little over $10,000, Apis Cor in partnership with Russian developer PIK was able print out a 38sqm house at […]

BEIRUT A Syrian city that is a stated target of a Turkish-backed operation in the north of the country Syria is under the protection of a local, Kurdish-allied militia and the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State, the local militia said. The Manbij Military Council says it has controlled the city of Manbij since its capture from Islamic State last year by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) […]

Sky News Australia Terrorism at top of agenda in Jakarta talksSky News AustraliaTerrorism and maritime stability have topped the agenda in meetings between Indian Ocean nations in Jakarta, with Australia hailing a landmark declaration on preventing violent extremism. With two thirds of the world’s oil shipments and half of the …President Zuma in Jarkata to strengthen tiesSouth African Broadcasting CorporationForeign Minister Opens IORA Council of Ministers MeetingTempo.coPM […]

BEIJING China’s defence budget will rise 7 percent in 2017, to 1.044 trillion yuan ($151.43 billion), state media said on Monday, after the omission of exact figures from an annual report sparked questions over transparency on military spending. The budget increase, a figure that is closely watched around the world for clues to China’s strategic intentions, is the smallest in more than a decade, as economic growth […]

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BioWare’s next game in the Mass Effect series is set to debut in March and the developers of the game have been busy promoting it. Mass Effect: Andromeda‘s campaign will take the series in a new direction as it will not feature Commander Shepard and will instead focus on a new protagonist, Scott or Sara Ryder. Among all the excitement over the single player campaign, it seems BioWare […]

Alia Bhatt’s youth belies her immense potential and her performances exude a rare depth for a young star in Bollywood. Come Thursday, the 23-year-old will star alongside Varun Dhawan in Badrinath Ki Dulhania (BKD), a film that marks the second instalment of a franchise that began with the 2014 romantic comedy, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (HSKD). Directed by Shashank Khaitan and produced by Karan Johar for Dharma […]

While some provisions in the new order have been relaxed, Mr. Trump and immigration hard-liners in the administration are expected to assert that the new version is no less strict because it retains a temporary ban on refugees. Continue reading the main story The senior administration official said Iraq had been removed from the travel ban after Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson had discussions with the […]

ASTANA Kazakhstan’s parliament on Monday approved a package of amendments to the country’s constitution to reduce presidential powers in favour of lawmakers and the cabinet. President Nursultan Nazarbayev had already endorsed the proposed changes, and they will become law once he has signed the amendments which were passed by parliament in a second and final reading. (Reporting by Raushan Nurshayeva; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Simon […]

The Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, a global fintech fund managed by venture capital firm Quona Capital, has secured $141 million in capital contributions from a consortium of institutional investors including Accion, MasterCard, and JPMorgan Chase. The Washington-based fund will invest in “inclusive fintech” startups that improve the accessibility and quality of financial services in emerging markets including sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Asia, with a particular focus […]

WASHINGTON Republican U.S. lawmakers expect to unveil this week the text of long-awaited legislation to repeal and replace the Obamacare healthcare law, one of President Donald Trump’s top legislative priorities, a senior Republican congressional aide said on Sunday. Since taking office in January, Trump has pressed his fellow Republicans who control Congress to act quickly to dismantle former Democratic President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act and pass […]

With the discovery of seven earth-sized planets around the TRAPPIST-1 star 40 light years away, astronomers are looking to the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope to help us find out if any of these planets could possibly support life. (via WSJ)

Muslim students visiting an Oklahoma lawmaker’s office in the state capitol were required to fill out a form that asked if they beat their wives and other questions that offended them, an Islamic advocacy group said. The two-page form from Republican state Representative John Bennett’s office, which was shared by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), also asked whether they believed an adherent to Islam should be […]

Via JC Collins of Philosophy of Metrics.com, First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist.Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Trade Unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me—And there was no one left […]

LONDON A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air, second-hand smoke and a lack or adequate hygiene, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Such unsanitary and polluted environments can lead to fatal cases of diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia, the WHO said in a report, and kill 1.7 million children a year. […]

“If you really care, you show up,” he said. “And I really care.” Still, during his daylong tour in Israel, Mr. Cuomo seemed to delicately embrace the idea of being an American statesman commenting on broader national themes. He called anti-Semitism a “social cancer” on underlying American ideals and spoke about its economic and social roots as evidenced in the November election. Continue reading the main story […]

05 March 2017 Dubai, UAE – HE Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, visited Empower’s cooling plants in JVC and JVT to inspect the two giant projects and ensure the efficiency of the service provided to clients. During his visit, HE Bin Shafar reviewed the operational process in the cooling plants, and watched the work […]

Image: Nick Heath/TechRepublic One of the most useful things about the smartphone is how many different technologies and tools it has consolidated into a single device that fits in your pocket. It replaced the point-and-shoot camera, calculator, alarm clock, watch, MP3 player, radio, ebook reader, GPS, flashlight, compass, address book, photo album, airline ticket, and more. But even as our smartphones grow in size and barely fit […]

The robots are coming. Automation, both in the form of mechanised robots (human or drone-shaped) as well as artificially intelligent software programs, are predicted to get rid of a huge number of jobs over the next five years. A report by Citibank in partnership with the University of Oxford predicted that 47 percent of US jobs are at risk of automation, 35 percent in the UK, and […]

March began with announcements from two social media giants, Facebook and Twitter, about bold and concrete moves that they are doing to make using their platforms safer and friendlier. The measures that Facebook and Twitter are now taking aim not just to make the social media experience more enjoyable but to also possibly save lives and protect their users’ well being. Facebook and Twitter’s Bold Moves Facebook‘s […]

A delegation from the Federal National Council has visited Emirati patients receiving treatment at London medical centres. Dr Amal Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the FNC, led the delegation that visited the Great Ormond Street Hospital and London Clinic on Sunday, reported Wam, the state news agency. During the visit, she mentioned a donation from Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation, to build a centre for […]

Your daily guide to community and cultural activities across the Emirates for March 6, 2017, including performances, festivals, art exhibitions, film screenings, health and fitness events, talks, classes, workshops and family fun. Ellen Fortini rounds up 10 things to do today in the UAE. Want to see your event listed here? Email us with the details and contact information at [email protected] newslide Abu Dhabi Art exhibition But […]

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