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  AFP For years, Guinea’s main dance company brought glory to the west African state, touring the globe for sell-out performances. Today, ageing and forgotten, it struggles to train a new generation of dancers facing a very uncertain future. “Les Ballets Africains was the biggest cultural institution not just in Guinea but, as their name suggests, in the whole of ...

  Emirates Business TP-Link has launched the latest Neffos series smartphones that establish the company as a serious contender in the mobile space. Created to seamlessly connect people to each other, and to the world around them, the Neffos X1 and the Neffos X1 Max push the boundaries of smartphone design, imaging prowess, mobile security, and processing performance. The product ...

  Emirates Business Moto Mods is taking everyone to the next era of mobile technology. You can now transform your smartphone into exactly what you need it to be, and the possibilities are endless. The Moto Mods family includes the JBL SoundBoost speaker so you can take the party with you, the Insta-Share Projector so you can share content as ...

  DPA Every year thousands of people lose arms and legs after being injured by bombs or land mines, but with an estimated 80 per cent of disabled people living in developing countries, few can afford prosthetic limbs. A German computer scientist has an idea that could change that — he wants to use 3D printing technology to produce cheap, ...

  AFP For archaeologists Afghanistan, rich in ancient treasures and once a key stop on the legendary Silk Road, is an “open-air museum”, albeit one ravaged by war and plagued by looters. After 30 years of conflicts, Afghanistan’s cultural heritage is in dire straits, but one group of archaeologists is trying to put the country’s historical sites back on the ...

  DPA The lanes, squares and bridges of Venice are crammed with people — the Italian city’s hotels play host to 10 million people each year, and that’s not including the 14 million day-trippers. But Venice itself only has a population of 260,000 people. Tourists come to experience the beautiful cobble-stoned streets, the waterways plied by gondolas, the romantic light. ...

  AFP Faith Lawson carefully backs a large silver pick-up truck through cones placed on the red soil of a military camp in Ghana’s capital, Accra. As she checks her mirrors and slowly reverses, 14 young women standing in military formation look on. Two months ago, the 24-year-old had never even gripped a steering wheel and was frightened by the ...

  Emirates Business Acer has unveiled its new Predator 21 X gaming laptop with the world’s first curved screen in a notebook, a series of monitors with the latest eye-tracking technology and GPU updates to the Predator 15/17 series. This announcement at IFA 2016 reinforces Acer’s dedication to premium gaming with a focus on expanding the number of high-performance Predator ...

  Emirates Business MTM Powersports — owned by the Al Masood family — is on course to add a new level of adrenaline to the UAE off-roading scene as it unveils the Can-Am Maverick X3, Bombardier Recreational Products’ (BRP) flagship performance side-by-side vehicle. With a raft of features that deliver an outstanding off-road ride experience, the vehicle is engineered to ...

  Emirates Business Luxury Swiss watchmaker and aviation chronograph specialist, Breitling has introduced a highly exclusive version of its legendary Navitimer model. The Navitimer 46 Blacksteel, which is now available across Breitling Boutiques and stores, returns to the Middle East with an all-black exterior. The newest version of the classic Navitimer appears in a generous 46mm diameter that accentuates its ...