Till August 31, by getting the BlackBerry Curve 9360 multifunctional smartphone from VivaCell-MTS service centers, subscribers for one year will use the “BlackBerry Social 30” package of social communication and Internet services for free. The subscribers will receive 500 MBs of free Internet per month within the package. The price of the smartphone is AMD [...]
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By Gunjan Singh One of the primary components of the power struggle during the Cold War Era between the US and the erstwhile Soviet Union was the race to supremacy in space exploration and technology. With the rise of China in the 21st century, the space arena has gained renewed attention with China focusing its [...]
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The White House has accused the Chinese government of deliberately allowing a fugitive former U.S. intelligence contractor to flee Hong Kong, despite U.S. demands for the American’s extradition. White House spokesman Jay Carney said Edward Snowden’s Sunday journey from Hong Kong to Moscow on a Russian passenger plane “unquestionably” has a “negative impact” on U.S.-China [...]
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A new study by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco offers encouraging findings that researchers hope may one day lead to a treatment option for people who suffer from alcohol abuse disorders and other addictions. In the study, conducted in rats, the UCSF researchers were able to identify [...]
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(CORDIS) — Luminescent materials are increasingly starring in many aspects of our daily lives. They can be found in traffic lights, computer screens, smartphones and tablets, Euro banknotes, medical devices, and films for X-rays and light sources. In fact, they have become indispensable. The European Commission has identified luminescent materials as a key technology in [...]
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When it comes to the whereabouts of Edward Snowden, there has been far more conjecture than concrete fact. While Washington would do anything to get its hands on the whistleblower, tracking down Snowden has turned into a full on cloak and dagger affair. On Sunday Edward Snowden left Chinese territory two days after espionage charges [...]
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Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Monday condemned the mob attack whihc left four Shiite Egyptians dead on Sunday. Egyptian news site Al Ahram reported the statement from the office of the Presidnent which said “the state will not be lenient with anyone who tampers with Egypt’s security or the unity of its people.” The statement [...]
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President Mahmoud Abbas plans to resume peace negotiations for a limited period to test the seriousness of the Israeli government, Israel’s Channel 2 reported Monday. If Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not propose serious suggestions and demonstrates that the Israeli government is not interested in reaching a peace agreement quickly, then Abbas will go [...]
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Bobby Bland, the American blues singer, died in Memphis on Sunday, June 23 following complications from an ongoing illness. He was 83, The Telegraph said. Bland was born in Rosemark, Tennessee in 1930. Known as The Lion of The Blues, he was a contemporary of blues and soul icons BB King and Ray Charles, and [...]
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Congress can’t break 10 percent approval. Obama’s arms shipments to Syria just crack 10 percent, with 11 percent approval. Over 80 percent of Americans in more polls than I can count say over and over again that the government is broken and does not represent us. But when the mayors of the cities of the [...]
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First it was Tunisia, then Chile, Turkey and now Brazil. What do these street protests have in common in countries as different? Several things … and all are amazing. Small incidents that become big. In all cases, the protests began with local events that unexpectedly become a national movement. In Tunisia, it all started when [...]
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The surprising news that Edward Snowden escaped Hong Kong, apparently with the connivance of the Chinese authorities, and arrived in Moscow (with the connivance of Vladimir Putin), made me realize that this international incident has taken on overtones of old-fashioned Cold War cloak and dagger. The principles that motivated Snowden to become a whistle-blower and [...]
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The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani informed members of the ruling family today of his decision to hand power to his son, Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al Khalifa, the Arab Al Jazeera TV network, owned by the Emir, headlines without providing further details. The Emir of the small Gulf nation, [...]
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“The Pentagon unveiled plans Tuesday for fully integrating women into front-line and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs.” So ran the lead on the CNN story. And why are we doing this? Did the young officers leading troops in battle in Afghanistan and Iraq, returning with casualties, say [...]
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An Idaho company is aiming for new business with pork-laced bullets they claim will not only kill Islamic terrorists, but also keep them from entering heaven by exposing them to pork, which their religion forbids. “We took the paint and added some pork product, which is a conglomeration of bone, blood and meal,” said Brendon [...]
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By PR Chari Why President Obama chose Europe to make his major policy statements on nuclear disarmament is easily explicable. Europe was the most heavily nuclear armed region during the Cold War, with the United States and the Soviet Union confronting each other and heading their NATO and Warsaw Pact military alliances respectively. Reams were [...]
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From 19 to 21 June 2013, Vietnam’s President Truong Tan Sang paid his first-ever three-day state visit to China, amid rising tensions between the two countries over the South China Sea. A communiqué issued by the Vietnamese government said that “the aim was to affirm Vietnam’s consistent policy in relations with the Communist Party of [...]
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Support for nuclear power amongst the French public is on the rise. However, although twice as many people now favour nuclear energy than oppose it, half of the population remains uncommitted. The poll was carried out on behalf of the Dimanche Ouest France newspaper by independent polling company Ifop at the end of May, tracking [...]
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Reactions of Kosovo’s political elite to recent arrests of several high officials by EULEX raise a question as to whether it will be possible to truly ‘normalise’ interethnic relations while there is such unwillingness from either Kosovo’s political establishment or its most influential advisor to seriously address the issue of transitional justice. By Dr. Anita [...]
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Former President Nelson Mandela’s condition remains unchanged, the Presidency says. It said Madiba was still at a Pretoria hospital and “doctors continue to do their best to ensure his recovery, well-being and comfort”. On Sunday night, the Presidency said Mandela’s condition had deteriorated and that he was in a critical condition. This came after President [...]
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