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Russian Federation to train Kurdish forces at north Syria base
Russia’s military will train Kurdish forces in Syria, the militia’s spokesman said Monday, in Moscow’s first agreement of its kind with the group that controls large parts of the country’s north. His comments at news conference in Ankara came after the Syrian-Kurdish YPG militia said Russian Federation was setting up a military base in northwestern Syria and would help train YPG fighters.
Top Iron Miners’ Cash Juggernaut Set to Survive Price Crash
The world’s biggest iron ore miners will be able to withstand the expected plunge in prices because their race to cut production costs has dramatically lowered the industry’s margin pressure point, allowing them to keep fueling a cash juggernaut that’s revived the mining sector. More than 90 percent of producers in the global seaborne market can generate profits at a benchmark price of $60 a metric ton, Adrian Doyle, a Sydney-based senior consultant at researcher CRU Group, said by phone.
Satellite start-up promises ultra-fast internet to remote Asia-Pacific, NZ locations
The Pacific Islands, remote parts of rural New Zealand and poor but populous parts of eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are target markets for a new satellite-based project that its backers say will bring low-cost, ultra-fast broadband to areas that are too expensive to reach by cable. The brainchild of Christian Patouraux, a Belgian-born, Sydney-based entrepreneur with a 22-year career in satellite projects, the Kacific Broadband Satellites initiative owes part of its success to the equity funding efforts of boutique Wellington investment and advisory firm, Caniwi Capital, which has helped raise more than US$20 million in equity for the US$147 million project.
Ministries lose Shs180b to hackers
A new report by International Police, also known as Interpol, has revealed how cyber criminals, working with crooked officials, are pilfering data and billions of shillings from various government ministries and private companies. For instance, in 2016 alone, the damage from hacks costs businesses and ministries a staggering $50m .
DotAfrica: Abuja residents commend AU launch of internet domain
Some Abuja residents on Sunday said they were excited about the recent launch of DotAfrica by the African Union which aimed at bringing Africa together as an internet community. DotAfrica is a generic Top Level Domain established by Africans for Africa and the rest of the world for better access to e-commerce, technology and infrastructure.
Mars Colonists Might Need to Radically Alter Their Bodies and Minds
In 2016, two astronauts finished nearly a year of work on the International Space Station. NASA’s Scott Kelly and Russia’s Mikhail Kornienko were studied closely for changes in their physical and psychological health.
Centre proposes subsidy for MSMEs
New Delhi: The government has proposed subsidy up to Rs 1 lakh for micro and small enterprises to encourage them to use cloud computing for information and communications technology applications. In cloud computing, MSMEs use Internet to access common as well as tailor-made IT infrastructure, including software, for managing business.
Lifestyle hacks that will save you thousands
‘For the woman who could stop all of this but won’t’: Scarlett Johansson puts the knife into Ivanka Trump with wicked SNL perfume commercial spoof for ‘Complicit’ Never-before-seen Michael Brown footage sheds new light on case and suggests he did NOT rob the store before being shot dead by Ferguson police but was involved in a drug deal with the clerks How incendiary new Michael Brown film threatens to reignite fury around his death – as police ADMIT they knew about unseen footage but DIDN’T release it because it was ‘irrelevant’ North East braces for up to 18-inches of snow as freezing Nor-easter looks set to hit New York City and bring blizzard white-out conditions Inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee issues dire warning on its 28th anniversary and says fake news and government surveillance threatens to destroy it EXCLUSIVE: Heartwarming moment Good Samaritan steps in and … (more)
Recent Publication from yStats.com Provides Projected Updates to Online Payment Methods in Europe
‘Europe Online Payment Methods: Full Year 2016,’ a new report from yStats.com, a secondary market research firm from Hamburg, Germany, includes important information regarding European online and mobile payments. According to this report, debit and credit cards as well as PayPal are the most utilized online payment methods in Europe, but differences in preferences of shoppers in various countries persist.
Recent Publication from yStats.com Provides Projected Updates to Online Payment Methods in Europe
‘Europe Online Payment Methods: Full Year 2016,’ a new report from yStats.com, a secondary market research firm from Hamburg, Germany, includes important information regarding European online and mobile payments. According to this report, debit and credit cards as well as PayPal are the most utilized online payment methods in Europe, but differences in preferences of shoppers in various countries persist.
Smixin Ag to Unveil a Revolutionary Hand Wash Device at the Ish 2017
Biel, Switzerland, March 12, 2017 — — Swiss’ leading clean tech company, SMIXIN AG, will present COMPACT, a highly innovative and resource-saving 2-in-1 hand wash device for public bathrooms at ISH 2017 the world’s largest fair for sanitary equipment from 14-18 March 2018. The COMPACT blends the functions of both water and soap dispenser, and eliminates the need to buy faucets and soap dispensers separately.
Smixin Ag to Unveil a Revolutionary Hand Wash Device at the Ish 2017
Biel, Switzerland, March 12, 2017 — — Swiss’ leading clean tech company, SMIXIN AG, will present COMPACT, a highly innovative and resource-saving 2-in-1 hand wash device for public bathrooms at ISH 2017 the world’s largest fair for sanitary equipment from 14-18 March 2018. The COMPACT blends the functions of both water and soap dispenser, and eliminates the need to buy faucets and soap dispensers separately.
Melania Trump begins to embrace new role as first lady
‘For the woman who could stop all of this but won’t’: Scarlett Johansson puts the knife into Ivanka Trump with wicked SNL ‘perfume commercial’ for ‘Complicit’ Never-before-seen Michael Brown footage sheds new light on case and suggests he did NOT rob the store before being shot dead by Ferguson police but was involved in a drug deal with the clerks Inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee issues dire warning on its 28th anniversary and says fake news and government surveillance threatens to destroy it ‘You know he has killed people in Ukraine?’ Ukrainian lawyer calls for probe after ‘hacked texts from Paul Manafort’s DAUGHTERS claim Trump’s former advisor played a role in country’s mass killings Feel ten years younger with no gyms, no diets and no fuss: The any time anywhere age-busting exercise plan EXCLUSIVE: Heartwarming moment Good Samaritan steps in and buys $749 plane ticket … (more)
Vanessa Hudgens wears peach bra top in California
The Oligarch Files: Did billionaire fertilizer baron bail out Trump by paying millions over the odds for Florida mansion? And is THIS the Russian connection that could return to haunt the presidency? ‘There was some type of exchange’: Never-before-seen Michael Brown footage sheds new light on case and suggests he did NOT rob store – but had done a drug deal with the clerks Inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee issues dire warning on its 28th anniversary and says fake news and government surveillance threatens to destroy it EXCLUSIVE: Heartwarming moment Good Samaritan steps in and buys $749 plane ticket for desperate father whose daughter, two, is told she’s too old to fly for free Mother of three who accused Jeffrey Epstein of using her as a teenage sex slave wants to question the registered sex offender billionaire in court over ‘introducing her to Prince Andrew’ White House … (more)
Vanessa Hudgens wears peach bra top in California
The Oligarch Files: Did billionaire fertilizer baron bail out Trump by paying millions over the odds for Florida mansion? And is THIS the Russian connection that could return to haunt the presidency? ‘There was some type of exchange’: Never-before-seen Michael Brown footage sheds new light on case and suggests he did NOT rob store – but had done a drug deal with the clerks Inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee issues dire warning on its 28th anniversary and says fake news and government surveillance threatens to destroy it EXCLUSIVE: Heartwarming moment Good Samaritan steps in and buys $749 plane ticket for desperate father whose daughter, two, is told she’s too old to fly for free Mother of three who accused Jeffrey Epstein of using her as a teenage sex slave wants to question the registered sex offender billionaire in court over ‘introducing her to Prince Andrew’ White House … (more)
How Start-Ups Die Plop
They were to inherit the earth. Start-ups, the playfield of the young and the restless, have had a hard reality check.
Top Trump confidante admits to speaking privately with…
OCTOBER 08: Political consultant Roger Stone speaks onstage during The New Yorker Festival 2016 – ‘President Trump: Life As We May Know It,’ featuring Max Boot, Amy Davidson, Roger Stone, and Sean Wilentz in conversation with Evan Osnos at MasterCard Stage at SVA Theatre on October 8, 2016 in New York City.
China calls for AI funding, policies to surpass US
Artificial intelligence has made its way on to the agenda of the government’s annual political show in Beijing, urged on by the country’s business and technology elites China’s government is preparing for a war of sorts with the United States to claim the vantage point to define the technological trend for the next generation. At the annual meeting of China’s parliament this week, the usual Communist Party agenda of economic growth, social welfare, jobs, health care and pension made way for an unusual addition: a clarion call by some of China’s most influential business and technology leaders for the government to set policies to define what they consider the Next Big Thing.
Lost & found after 7 years: Chandrayaan-1 spotted orbiting moon
In this handout photograph provided by the Indian Space Research Organization, India”s maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1, or Moon Craft in ancient Sanskrit, is seen successfully taking off at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, about 100 kilometers north of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. ” INDIA’S MAIDEN moon mission spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 has been found in deep space by a powerful earth-based interplanetary radar deployed by researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, over seven years after all communication with the spacecraft was lost.
CANADA 150: Fun facts you probably didn’t know
Canada, eh. The Great White North. The True North strong and free. It’s a place where we embrace milk in bags, toonies, toques, poutine, oh, and ketchup chips.
Sneaky beetles evolved disguise to look like ants, then eat them
It’s one of the sneakiest ploys that has ever evolved. Rove beetles blend seamlessly into army ant societies, but instead of helping out, they devour the young of their unsuspecting companions.
Ultra-fast internet promised to remote locations
The Pacific Islands, remote parts of rural New Zealand and poor but populous parts of eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea are target markets for a new satellite-based project that its backers say will bring low-cost, ultra-fast broadband to areas that are too expensive to reach by cable. The brainchild of Christian Patouraux, a Belgian-born, Sydney-based entrepreneur with a 22-year career in satellite projects, the Kacific Broadband Satellites initiative owes part of its success to the equity funding efforts of boutique Wellington investment and advisory firm, Caniwi Capital, which has helped raise more than US$20 million in equity for the US$147 million project.
Iron Ore Rally Starts to Crack as Capital Economics Sees $45
Iron ore’s rally is showing signs of cracking. After a drumbeat of warnings that the gains won’t last, the commodity is heading for the biggest weekly slump in almost four months amid rising concern about the underlying strength of demand in China at a time of still-rising supplies.
Apple, Samsung, Microsoft express concern about Central Intelligence…
“It lools like not only is [the Central Intelligence Agency arsenal] being spread around contractors and former American computer hackers for hire, but now maybe around the black market or being used by these American hackers who sometimes, you know cross both sides of the fence-they’re called grey hats-for attacking others”, Assange said . To Snowden, the biggest story about ” Vault 7 ” is that US intelligence services have purchased software vulnerabilities so it could use them to spy on people, when, in the interests of public safety, it should have turned over the information to the makers of the software.
Oil Traders Are Having Some Fun Again as Price Bubble Bursts
As futures in New York slipped to the lowest since OPEC’s output deal in November, options trading surged and signaled the biggest bias toward a price decline in six weeks. That’s a stark departure from last month, when the West Texas Intermediate benchmark traded at the narrowest price band since 2003.
Yen Drops as Global Bond Rout Deepens Before Jobs: Markets Wrap
Australian 10-year bonds extended their slump as Treasuries with a similar maturity headed for a 10th day of declines. That would be the longest streak since 1974.
Alibaba seeks $5 bln loan amid tech financing rush – Basis Point
An employee is seen behind a glass wall with the logo of Alibaba at the company’s headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, April 23, 2014. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is in talks with banks to raise $5 billion in new funding, sources told Thomson Reuters’ Basis Point, amid a flurry of fund-raising by China’s tech giants.
New experiment suggests potatoes can grow in harsh Mars-like conditions
The project demonstrates that specially bred potatoes may be able to withstand conditions on Mars, or changing conditions on our planet. Just a few things kept Mark Watney alive in The Martian – resourcefulness, wit, and a handful of spuds.
Inventor’s latest ‘revolutionary’ product patented
A Thakeham-born founder and inventor has obtained a UK patent for his latest product – the Air Cradle patient transfer system. David Edmund Talbot Garman OBE, who will be 95 in May, designed the product with his eldest son Rupert for David E.T. Garman Concepts Limited.
FBI investigating source of WikiLeaks’ purported CIA document dump
The last time something similar happened was when NSA contractor Edward Snowden had revealed that the agency was secretly collecting call metadata from United States citizens. “That’s today”, tweeted Edward Snowden, who leaked classified government information four years ago and claimed that yesterday’s WikiLeaks revelations “look authentic” and are “genuinely a big deal”.
Oil Drops Below $50 for First Time Since December on Supply Glut
Oil dropped below $50 for the first time since December after concerns that OPEC’s output cuts aren’t tempering a surplus in the U.S. triggered the biggest slump in more than a year. Futures dropped as much as 2.2 percent in New York to $49.20 after losing 5.7 percent the previous three sessions.
Paint Medical Patents Green Or Improve Efficacy
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Oil Slumps to Lowest This Year as Traders Focus on Record Supply
Oil slumped the most in more than a year after government data showed production cuts from OPEC and other exporters have not been enough to reduce U.S. supplies. Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Khalid Al-Falih said in Houston Tuesday that global supplies have been slower to decline than OPEC and its partners expected, leaving the door open for an extension of cuts that started in January.
8K VR Motion Ride Tour Of Tokyo To Debut At SXSW
If there is a limitation to virtual reality technology, it would be resolution. With the displays pretty much right in front of your eyes, a higher resolution is now more important than ever because seeing pixels due to it being low resolution can sometimes ruin the immersive experience.
Oil to Hit $40 If OPEC Fails to Expand Cuts, Pioneer Says
Oil prices will tumble to $40 a barrel if OPEC doesn’t extend its pact later this year to cut output, according to one of the most prominent producers in the shale patch. U.S. shale drillers are keeping an eye on the second half of the year to see if OPEC and non-OPEC members extend their agreement, which lasts through June, to reduce production by 1.8 million barrels a day, Scott Sheffield, chairman of Irving-based Pioneer Natural Resources Co., said Tuesday in an interview at the CERAWeek industry conference held by IHS Markit in Houston.
Cobalt Steps Out of the Shadows as Glencore’s New Star
Cobalt is having a moment in the spotlight. Historically a minor byproduct of copper and nickel mining, the metal is a key ingredient for lithium-ion batteries and now a growing money maker for Glencore Plc.
Suddenly Conspiracy Theorists Don’t Sound So Silly Anymore, Do They?
Let’s get this out of the way first: We do not in any way condone the whole “leaking national secrets business” no matter who’s doing it and no matter who it benefits, since we really don’t want our enemies out there in the rest of the world to know what we’re capable of. Know , as opposed to suspect that we’re capable of.
Wikileaks docs allege CIA can hack smartphones, and expose Frankfurt listening post
Wikileaks released Tuesday what the whistleblower group claimed were thousands of secret CIA files showing how U.S. spies hack smartphones, as well as exposing a major secret listening post in Germany. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence declined to comment, while the CIA in a statement would not say whether the files were real or not.
OPEC Said to Break Bread With Shale in Rare Show of Detente
For the last two years, they’ve been locked in a battle for supremacy of the oil market. But for a couple of hours in Houston over dinner on Sunday, the head of OPEC and leaders of some of America’s top shale producers shared a table for a rare off-the-record chat about the future of oil.