Daily Archives: June 8, 2014
Turkish police charge man with ‘electrocuting wife’
ANKARA: A Turkish man is charged with electrocuting his wife as punishment for giving birth to a girl — while on the phone to police who failed to avert the crime, media reported Friday. The 29-year-old from southeastern Diyarbakir province
Egypt prosecutors demand ‘maximum’ jail term for Al-Jazeera correspondents
CAIRO: Egyptian prosecutors on Thursday demanded the “maximum” penalty, ranging from 15 to 25 years in jail, for all 20 defendants in the trial of Al-Jazeera journalists accused of aiding the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood. Australian journalist Peter Greste and two
Kone to provide ‘world’s fastest’ elevators for Kingdom Tower
Jeddah Economic Co, owner and developer of Kingdom Tower and Kingdom City in Jeddah, has selected Kone as the vertical transportation provider to deliver the world’s fastest and highest double-decker elevators to Kingdom Tower. Kingdom Tower is expected to
Softbank enters robotics with emotional humanoid
TOKYO: A cooing, gesturing humanoid on wheels that can decipher emotions has been unveiled in Japan by billionaire Masayoshi Son who says robots should be tender and make people smile. Son’s mobile phone company Softbank said Thursday that the robot
Local steps toward a smaller global footprint
Sustainability is a hot topic when it comes to putting our money where our mouths are these days. As consumers, we often equate sustainability with green and earth-conscious practices or organic production. But what does it mean exactly when a
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