Migrant shipwreck death toll rises to 179 on September 27, 2016CAIRO: Egypt recovered at least 11 more bodies on Tuesday from last week’s migrant shipwreck off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, raising the death toll to 179 people, a local official said. “The sunken boat was pulled out half an hour ago,” Beheira province in northern Egypt spokesman Wahdan al-Sayed told AFP. He said that 11 bodies […]
Hate standing in line? Nissans self-driving chairs is just the thing on September 27, 2016TOKYO: Hate standing in line at your favourite restaurant? Japanese carmaker Nissan claims to have just the thing for those sore legs. A company video released on Tuesday re-enacts a busy restaurant with patrons waiting outside. They’re all sitting in a row of chairs but they won’t have to stand when the next hungry diner […]
Germany fears privacy concerns, blocks WhatsApp data transfer on September 27, 2016BERLIN: German data protection authorities on Tuesday said that they blocked Facebook from collecting subscriber data from its subsidiary WhatsApp, citing privacy concerns. Facebook and WhatsApp promised in the wake of the Silicon Valley giant’s 2014 acquisition of the messaging app that they would not share data, Hamburg’s Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of […]
Paris bans cars along part of River Seine on September 26, 2016PARIS: Strollers and cyclists can breathe easy on the banks of the Seine after Paris on Monday approved a plan to ban cars on a long stretch of riverside road cutting across the city. Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo hailed the move as a “historic decision, the end of an urban motorway and the taking back […]
Lula’s ex-finance minister held in Brazil Petrobras probe: reports on September 26, 2016SAO PAULO: Brazilian police on Monday arrested Antonio Palocci, a former finance minister and senior figure in the last two govrnments, as part of the Petrobras corruption probe, news reports said. Police said only that a former minister was arrested. The state-run Agencia Brasil and other news outlets identified the person as Palocci, 55, who […]
Hollande vows to dismantle Calais ‘Jungle’ camp on September 26, 2016CALAIS, France: French President Francois Hollande said on a visit to Calais on Monday that the sprawling “Jungle” migrant camp would be dismantled by the end of this year under a plan to spread asylum seekers around the country. “I have come to Calais to confirm the decision that I took with the government… to […]
Oil prices higher before OPEC meeting on September 26, 2016LONDON: World oil prices rose modestly on Monday ahead of a producers’ meeting this week that may result in agreement on capping supplies. Analysts warned however that optimism should be tempered by a stubborn supply glut and disagreement among members of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Around 1100 GMT, the US benchmark […]
Aubameyang marks 100th appearance with goal on September 26, 2016PARIS: Reigning African Footballer of the Year Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrated his 100th Bundesliga appearance at the weekend with a goal for Borussia Dortmund. The 27-year-old Gabon striker got the first in a 3-1 victory over Freiburg and his fifth of the season, making him co-leading league scorer with Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski. Senegalese goal […]
Sudan needs swift reforms to revive economy: World Bank on September 25, 2016KHARTOUM: Sudan must undertake swift structural reforms to revive its steadily declining economy, including devaluing the Sudanese pound against the dollar, the World Bank said on Sunday. Rising inflation and the loss of nearly 75 per cent of oil earnings following the north-south split in 2011 led to a steady decline in Sudan’s economic growth. […]
Egypt recovers 168 migrant bodies from shipwreck on September 25, 2016CAIRO: Egypt recovered 168 bodies from a migrant shipwreck off its coast, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Survivors have said up to 450 migrants were on board the overcrowded fishing vessel headed to Italy from Egypt when it keeled over Wednesday off the port city of Rosetta. Egypt’s military has said it rescued 163 […]