Technology & IT | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:08 am

Facebook tests vanishing messages

Facebook users in France were able to send vanishing missives with its smartphone Messenger application, ramping up the challenge to Snapchat. “We’re conducting a small test in France of a feature that allows people to send messages that disappear an hour after they’re...

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Business & Money | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:07 am

G-20 nations ‘spend $452bn a year to prop up fossil fuels’

The G-20 group of major economies spend $452 billion per year supporting fossil fuel industries, despite their primary role in causing climate change, according to a study. The report, which comes ahead of a crunch UN meeting in Paris to try to forge a global deal to avoid disastrous levels of...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 14 November, 2015 4:05 am

Record oil glut stands at 3 billion barrels

The world is awash with oil having built record stockpiles in recent months and slowing demand growth combined with resilient non-OPEC supply could worsen the glut well into next year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. “Stockpiles of oil at a record 3 billion barrels are providing...

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Healthcare | Saturday 14 November, 2015 1:54 am

DIABETES CLAIMS ONE LIFE EVERY SEVEN SECONDS AROUND THE WORLD

According to a report by World Health Organization (WHO), Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of deaths globally claiming more lives annually than from any other cause. CVD is a major complication of diabetes and the leading cause of early death among people...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 13 November, 2015 6:24 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS WELCOMES ROYALTY AS IT BRINGS FLAGSHIP AIRBUS A380 TO DUBAI AIRSHOW 2015

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, welcomed Royalty to its flagship Airbus A380 at the Dubai Airshow, giving visitors a glimpse of the airline’s award-winning inflight products.   The aircraft was toured by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 13 November, 2015 4:10 am

ETIHAD AIRWAYS TO ADD THIRD DAILY SERVICE TO JEDDAH IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is increasing capacity to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with a third daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Jeddah, with effect  from 10  December  2015. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s flights to the commercial...

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Cars & Autos | Friday 13 November, 2015 3:26 am

China’s GAC Motor revs up its UAE growth strategy

GAC MOTOR, one China’s leading automobile giants, is aiming to grow its market share in the UAE with the introduction of its 3 new second generation models. The company unveiled these indigenously developed GS4, GS5 Super and GA6 models during the Dubai International Motor Show. The company...

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Business & Money | Friday 13 November, 2015 2:22 am

GE and its Joint Ventures garnered more than $17 billion in agreements at 2015 Dubai Air Show

At the 2015 Dubai Air Show this week, GE Aviation and CFM International, its partner company with Snecma (Safran), secured and finalized several engine orders and long-term contracts valued at more than $17 billion (USD) with the region’s leading carriers. At the same time, GE Aviation also...

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Technology & IT | Friday 13 November, 2015 1:03 am

Hitachi DATA SYSTEMS REDEFINES IT Infrastructure Performance with NEW FLASH Portfolio

As organizations digitize their businesses, the demand for immediate access to information has soared, forcing IT departments to focus on modernizing their core IT infrastructures. As a result, companies large and small are increasingly moving to flash-based technologies to create faster, more...

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Sports | Friday 13 November, 2015 1:00 am

THE OFFICIAL MATCH BALL OF THE UEFA EURO 2016TM GROUP STAGES

One of the most famous French footballers of all time, Zinédine Zidane has taken to his personal Instagram page https://instagram.com/zidane/ to reveal Beau Jeu, the Official Match Ball of the UEFA EURO 2016TM group stages.   Beau Jeu, translated in English as “the beautiful ...

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