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  Emirates Business Luxury Swiss watchmaker and aviation chronograph specialist, Breitling has announced the arrival of an all-new version of the Chronoliner model. Now ready for take-off in the Middle East market, the Chronoliner Blacksteel teams a high-tech ceramic bezel with a black steel case, along with a matching dial and rubber strap. Providing a technical and elegant uniform for …

  Emirates Business Honor, the world’s number one smartphone e-brand from Huawei, is officially marking the Middle East and European launch of its highly desirable flagship smartphone, honor 8, at a spectacular event in Paris. The much anticipated device is a significant game-changer from honor as it offers even more value to the end user, as it’s not only packed …

  DPA The winner gets all the glory — the loser gets a plunge into chilly water. In the summertime, crowds gather by lakes and rivers in southern Germany to watch the traditional sport of Fischerstechen, or fishermen’s jousting. Men of all ages, as well as some ladies in folk dresses, perch precariously at the end of long, narrow planks …

  Emirates Business BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB), a global leader in mobile communications, has announced its new smartphone DTEK50T. Touted as the world’s most secure Android smartphone, DTEK50 is BlackBerry’s second smartphone powered by Android, after the PRIV. Fully equipped with Android Marshmallow 6.0, DTEK50 combines BlackBerry’s unique security, privacy and productivity with the full Android experience in …

  AFP Passing through the aged faded gates into Gorongosa National Park, it’s difficult to imagine you’ve just entered Mozambique’s largest wildlife sanctuary. Bled dry by a long civil war that ravaged Mozambique from 1976 to 1992, the park has seen a remarkable turnaround in the last decade. But even as it rises from the ashes, a fresh bout of …

  Sanur / AFP Not far from tourists sipping cocktails on Bali’s tropical, palm-fringed beaches, thousands of protesters in sarongs and headdresses waved banners and chanted during a noisy protest. It was an unusual sight on the “Island of the Gods”, which is better known for hordes of foreign visitors, its ancient Hindu culture and picture-postcard temples. But a proposed …

  Essen / DPA When the victors of World War II announced the creation of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NTW) – by merging two former Prussian states – in 1946 in London, most of its inhabitants were going hungry. And as the bitter winter of 1946-47 got underway they began to freeze too. But the state, which …

  Emirates Business OMEGA, the iconic Swiss watchmaker, has launched its very first collection of sunglasses for both men and women. In partnership with Marcolin Eyewear in Italy, the products represent the next expansion of the OMEGA universe, where watches and jewellery are already known for exquisite quality and craftsmanship. The first summer collection will be available exclusively in OMEGA …

  Moscow / AFP A compass on the smartphone screen points towards Red Square. As the distance to the target narrows, the camera app pops up and zooms in on a bearded figure in a fur cloak. The routine is familiar to Pokemon hunters obsessed with the ultra-popular Pokemon Go game — but this is no Pokemon. Instead, it is …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Modern office environments are often in a state of flux, with workers needing spaces to meet on short notice. These informal gathering places should be inspiring, comfortable and hardworking—a way for mobile workers to socialize and collaborate without monopolizing real estate. Coalesse, a premium furniture brand by Steelcase, is supporting this need by developing insight-led, …