Bloomberg A twin bombing that killed 58 people at a camp in a northeastern Nigerian town last week underlies the destructive capacity of extremist militant group Boko Haram two months after President Muhammadu Buhari said they had been defeated. The camp at Dikwa stands in a town where shops and homes have been deserted by residents who fled Boko Haram’s ...
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GIS technology can counter agriculture uncertainty
ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Amid climate uncertainties and an ecosystem where soil character changes after every 100-mile, agriculture systems need to adapt to deal with the significant shifts. Here comes the role of GIS (geographic information system) technology that is contributing to enhance farming efficiency and raising yield. It is also helping agriculturists plan the right crops. GIS is ...
Read More »Japan’s economic woes cast shadow on Abe’s twin poll option
Tokyo / Bloomberg With Japan’s economy shrinking, the stock market in turmoil, and a stronger yen threatening export earnings, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’scalculus on whether to call a snap general election this summer has suddenly grown more complicated. Another win in the lower chamber along with an expected victory in the upper house vote set for the summer could allow ...
Read More »Airbus, Boeing win billion-dollar deals at Asia air expo in Singapore
Singapore / AFP Airbus and Boeing announced billion-dollar deals at Asia’s largest airshow in Singapore on Wednesday, underscoring the region’s role as a driver of industry growth despite greater caution among plane buyers. Europe’s Airbus said it had won an $1.85 billion deal for the purchase of six A350-900s by Philippine Airlines (PAL), the flag carrier of one of Asia’s ...
Read More »Cameron sees progress on deal to avoid ‘Brexit’ on eve of key EU summit
Brussels / Bloomberg Prime Minister David Cameron edged closer to securing an overhaul of the terms of Britain’s membership of the European Union, as fellow leaders signaled they were ready to help him get a deal at this week’s EU summit. With Cameron due in Brussels on Thursday for the second time in 48 hours, he won the backing of ...
Read More »Europe seeks tougher scrutiny of Russian natural gas deals
Yangon / Bloomberg The European Union’s regulatory arm proposed more oversight of natural-gas contracts with Russia and other external suppliers as a part of a wider plan to boost energy security. The European Commission is also seeking closer regional cooperation among the EU’s 28 nations to prevent supply disruptions, under its winter gas package presented in Brussels on Tuesday. The ...
Read More »Mohammed, Saif, Abdullah offer condolences to Al Shamsi family
RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has extended his deep condolences to the family of martyr Abdullah Juma Al Shamsi, who fell in the line of duty while participating in the Arab Coalition “Operation Restoring Hope”, led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. Sheikh Mohammed ...
Read More »China army closing tech gap with USA
Beijing / Bloomberg China’s military is closing the technology gap with the US, though the experience of America’s pilots still gives them an “unbelievably huge†edge, according to the Pacific Air Forces chief. General Lori Robinson, in Singapore to attend the country’s air show, said she felt assured that Chinese pilots would act professionally in interactions with the US, citing ...
Read More »Maduro replaces head of economic team after 5 weeks
Washington / AFP Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro named a new head of his economic team just five weeks after he had handed the job to a widely criticized professor who blamed the world’s fastest inflation on the country’s “parasitic†business class. Luis Salas, who had held the post as economy vice president since Jan. 6, is leaving for family reasons, ...
Read More »Supreme Court vacancy gives Clinton, Cruz new advantages
Bloomberg Justice Antonin Scalia’s unexpected death not only unleashed a bitter partisan debate over the president’s powers, it has also shaken up both party’s presidential nominating contests and provided ready ammunition for volleys fired between the candidates’ camps. The ultimate beneficiaries could be Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Ted Cruz, and the battle itself could reshape the US Senate, the ...
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