LIFE IN DUBAI used to be about as blissful as white-collar expatriate existence gets. The private schools are good, beaches pretty, flight connections plentiful and booze legal (so long as you are not Emirati or Muslim). Expats face no income tax, so no pesky inspections of their finances; no ostracism, so Chinese crypto millionaires and…
new video loaded: Ebola Cases Rise Sharply as Medical Workers Scramble for Supplies transcript Back transcript Ebola Cases Rise Sharply as Medical Workers Scramble for Supplies Medical workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are experiencing a shortage of supplies as the number of suspected Ebola cases has passed 500, according to officials. “This is…
The incoming director general of the BBC has been urged to make saving the local democracy reporting scheme a key priority with its funding due to run out next year. Former Google executive Matt Brittin took office as the most powerful man in UK media yesterday following the departure last month of Tim Davie. The…
A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the Sun slam into Earth’s magnetic shield. Smile spacecraft (gold) fixed to a Vega-C rocket adaptor (black cone) in Kourou, French Guiana. (AFP) Particularly fierce solar storms can knock out satellites,…
Hearing that a “sought-after” London dealer was offering an “international” and “decadent” product that customers must pay for “by weight” may ring alarm bells for some, said Elizabeth Paton in the Financial Times. Yet, for the “initiated”, procuring “delicious and extremely expensive” Alphonso mangoes is a yearly challenge. However, this year’s crop is proving more…
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.1% in the January-March quarter, the government said Tuesday, showing its resilience despite rising energy prices because of the war in Iran. Japan’s real gross domestic product, or GDP, the sum value of a nation’s goods and services, grew at a seasonally adjusted…
SAO PAULO (AP) — A highly contested mining project in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest operated by Canadian company Belo Sun is expected to reach a key development Wednesday, when a Brazilian court will rule on whether to uphold a decision that could advance the project. The court in Brasilia will determine whether the federal government…
TeslTesla CEO Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman’s OpenAI on Monday, with a US jury observing that he brought his case “too late”. Elon Musk had accused OpenAI of wrongfully trying to enrich investors and insiders at the nonprofit’s expense, and failing to prioritise AI’s safety. (Reuters) A California federal court, citing the…
The Iran-US war is couple of weeks short from entering its fourth month. Since the war first began on February 28, thousands have killed, many others displaced and energy supplies across the globe disrupted owing to the fighting that is now paused since April 8. An Iranian man looks at U.S. President Donald Trump’s post…
The US Treasury has decided to extend a sanctions waiver allowing trade in Russian seaborne oil for another 30 days after several countries sought additional time to continue purchases. A tourist watches the MT Desert Kite oil tanker carrying Russian oil at Narara Marine National Park in the Arabian Sea, Gujarat, India, March 11 ,…