March, 2016

• 26 March

  Obesity is strongly linked with arthritis, say researchers

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, the 11th International Conference of Al Noor Hospital successfully concluded in Abu Dhabi. The two-day conference welcomed a large number of participants, all of whom were given the opportunity to exchange knowledge and expertise in the field ...

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• 26 March

  GEMS to offer 4% of its seats for free

  

  DUBAI / WAM GEMS Education has announced its support to the Dubai Awqaf and Endowment vision announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, through the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy, to meet the Arab world’s social needs. Accordingly, GEMS Education will set ...

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• 26 March

  Belgium steps up manhunt after new plot revealed

  

  Brussels / AFP Police pressed ahead on Saturday with the search for suspects in Belgium’s worst ever terror attack, as a series of raids and arrests revealed more links with the November Paris killings and a new French plot. The government meanwhile came in for a torrent of criticism, with key ministers on the back foot saying they had done ...

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• 26 March

  ‘Belgium bombers were on USA terrorist lists’

  Washington / AFP The brothers who carried out the airport and metro suicide bombings in Belgium’s capital this week were known to US authorities and listed in American terrorism databases, television network NBC reported on Thursday. The report cited two unnamed US officials as saying that Ibrahim and Khalid El Bakraoui were listed as a “potential terror threat” in US ...

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• 26 March

  Brussels airport to re-open after Tuesday

  Brussels / AFP Brussels airport will not reopen before Tuesday as it implements new security measures and repairs the departure hall wrecked by a suicide bomb attack earlier this week, it said on Saturday. “Passenger flights at Brussels Airport will not resume before Tuesday 29 March,” Zaventem airport said in a statement. “Brussels Airport is starting preparations to partially resume ...

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• 26 March

  Bernie Sanders presses Clinton as 3 western states go to crucial vote

  

  Washington / AFP US states Alaska, Hawaii and Washington take their turn voting on Saturday in the Democratic presidential nominating contest, with Hillary Clinton unlikely to deliver a knockout blow against resilient rival Bernie Sanders. The trio of western caucuses marks a chance for Vermont Senator Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, to chisel away at Clinton’s formidable lead in the ...

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• 26 March

  ‘Stigmatizing Muslims plays into hands of extremists’

  

  Washington / AFP President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans not to stigmatize Muslims following this week’s deadly attacks in Brussels, saying that doing so is “counterproductive” in the fight against radical Islam. In his weekly media address, Obama said Muslim-Americans are “our most important partners in the nation’s fight against those who would wage violent holy war.” “That’s why ...

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• 26 March

  Samsung looks beyond smartphones with plans to buy AI makers

  

  Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. is “actively looking” to acquire developers of artificial intelligence (AI) and other software as the world’s biggest smartphone maker tries to overcome flat-lining sales for its devices. Samsung, which has US$61 billion in cash and equivalents, wants to morph into more of a software-driven company, Executive Vice President Rhee In Jong said in an interview. The ...

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• 26 March

  Pre-orders open for iPhone SE

  

  Relaxnews After Apple revealed its new smaller iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro earlier this week, both devices are now available for pre-order reports Tech Crunch. Although only up for pre-order in selected countries so far, Apple fans in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, the UK and the US, can now put ...

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• 26 March

  Number of US drones will nearly triple by 2020: FAA

  

  AFP An estimated seven million drones will fly in US skies by 2020, nearly tripling the number expected to be in circulation by the end of the year, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “Unmanned aircraft systems will be the most dynamic growth sector within aviation,” the agency said in a report, which forecast that some 2.5 drones million will be ...

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