LISBON: In some ways, says Portuguese ex-boxer Jorge Pina, the loss of most of his sight was the making of him. “I didn’t lose my sight, I just see things differently,” he says. Forced to abandon his world title dreams, Pina devotes his time to helping troubled kids from rough
5G carriers, modems, and devices: the standard of mobile communications is shifting. Beginning in the first half of 2019, we’ll be able to get our hands on the first 5G-compatible devices. As the world transitions from 4G to 5G, it seems everyone wants to be the first to provide it,
MANILA: The death toll from a storm that struck the Philippines shortly after Christmas rose to 68 with the number of fatalities expected to climb even higher, civil defence officials said Monday. Fifty-seven people died in the mountainous Bicol region, southeast of Manila, while 11 were killed in the central
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Honor announced the China launch of the View20, a phone that will come in four flavors: blue, black, red, and Moschino. Another day, another smartphone collaboration with a luxury brand; instead of Honor teaming up with an automobile manufacturer as its brother-company Huawei did with Porsche and
BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday said Germany must “stand fast, argue, and fight for our own convictions” and assume greater responsibilities at a time when multilateralism is coming under intense pressure. In her New Year’s address to Germans, Merkel said long-held certainties about international cooperation were being put to
NEW YORK: The stock market’s gyrations have grabbed the year-end headlines, but another key financial market, investment-grade US corporate debt, is turning in its worst yearly performance since the financial crisis a decade ago. General Electric Co’s securities have weighed on both markets as the 126-year-old conglomerate founded by Thomas
WASHINGTON: A lion attacked and killed a young American woman who had just started working at the facility where it was kept, the center said Sunday. Alexandra Black, 22, was passionate about wildlife and had worked just 10 days as in intern at the facility in Burlington, North Carolina. “The
With 2019 already on its way, we have some idea about what’s on the way for smartphones. To summarise: more lenses, smarter artificial intelligence, and a new mobile communications standard. Some smartphone giants have already confirmed their launches scheduled for 2019, and others have demonstrated such a predictable release pattern
The major manufacturers of e-book readers announced several new devices coming onto the market in 2019. Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite is available for around 140 dollars. The 6-inch illuminated display has a resolution of 300 pixels per inch (ppi). The device is more compact than its predecessor but, with 8
FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The euro turns 20 today, marking two tumultuous decades that saw the single currency survive a make-or-break crisis and become a fixture in financial markets and Europeans’ wallets. But it is destined to remain a fragile giant without closer eurozone integration, observers say. Born on January 1,
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