The Solomon Islands announced on September 16 that it had broken diplomatic relations with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with China. AFP analysis said that this move will be regarded as a major diplomatic achievement by Beijing, especially on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The Solomon Islands officially acknowledged that the Beijing government will bring a lot of investment and development assistance to the country.
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Conservative Law Professor, Imprisoned Media Mogul Lead in Tunisian Elections
Kais Saied, a conservative law professor, and the detained media mogul, Nabil Karoui, will most likely square it out in an apparent second round of the Tunisian presidential election, according to the elections early results. “My win brings a big responsibility to change frustration to hope,” Saied said at a local radio station on Sunday. “It is a new step in Tunisian history . . . it is like a new revolution.”
Johnson Tells EU He has No Intention of Postponing Brexit
The debate in the UK was re-heated when Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced today that he would tell European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that he wants to reach an agreement on Brexit, but he does not intend to postpone the October 31 deadline for Brexit. Political commentators began to ask whether Johnson’s remarks meant that he would not recognize the law adopted by Parliament. Last week, the Parliament passed a law asking Johnson to postpone Brexit for three months if an agreement could not be reached by October 19th.
Trump Tweets U.S. “Locked and Loaded” After Saudi Attacks
Though President Trump did not openly state whom he believes is the perpetrator of the heinous attack on the Saudi Arabia oil plants, his top diplomat, Mike Pompeo, has since Saturday asserted that the attack was carried out from Iran, and not Yemen, as the world was initially made to believe. Trump tweeted Sunday he was “locked and loaded depending on verification.”
Are Gig Economy Platforms Changing the World’s Job Structures?
There have been dynamic changes in the modern workforce. The traditional 9-to-5 job where you work for the same company all your life (with very little change in your work day) is dying. The business world is evolving faster every year, and the ants are flourishing while the dinosaurs are becoming extinct. Not only do workers need to adjust in this freelance gig economy, but companies also need to adjust there corporate structures.
OIC Slams Netanyahu’s West Bank Annexation Plan
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has categorically rejected the plans of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex a portion of the West Bank. In an emergency meeting held by the OIC in Jeddah at the weekend, OIC member states expressed strong rejection and condemnation of the Israeli PM’s declaration.
Interim President Announces New Elections in Algeria
Algeria’s interim president, Abdelkader Bensalah, announced Sunday night in a televised speech that presidential elections will be held on December 12. “It’s time for everybody to put the higher interests of the nation above any other considerations,” the interim leader was quoted saying so by Algeria’s official APS news agency.
Global Eyewear Market Looking Good
The Global Eyewear Market Size is expected to expand and reach a value of $185 billion by 2024 at a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period. Market players are expected to witness lucrative growth opportunities in the global eyewear market during the forecast period owing to the increasing consumer preference for new varieties of eyewear products, leading to a focus on research and development.
Exponential Growth in Global Underwater Monitoring System for Oil & Gas Market
Underwater monitoring systems are used to predict and avoid the unforeseen threats to the environment or human lives with the help of very effective, predictive and quick detection mechanism. These systems also help to monitor and maintain the oil and gas sources and the oil rig structures, in order to meet the everyday energy needs of humans.
Tunisia Votes Sunday in Second Post-Arab Spring Election
Tunisia is ready to hold its second free presidential election since the 2011 revolution, which overthrew former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and sparked the Arab Spring. Elections have been planned since November last year, following the death of Beji Caid Essebsi, the first democratically elected president.
Tehran Threatens Washington as Washington Accuses Tehran
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh has said that US bases and aircraft carriers are within Iran’s missile range. This was in reaction to Washington accusing Iran of carrying out a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco oil plant.
Strong Outlook in Passenger Boarding Bridge Market
Future Market Insights (FMI), in its latest study, underlines the growth trail of passenger boarding bridge market for the foreseeable period 2019-2029. According to the report, passenger boarding bridge market witnessed sales of 1,549 units in 2018, equaling revenues worth ~$600 million. As innovation makes notable inroads in the aviation industry, manufacturers of passenger boarding bridge are under high-press to develop technologically-advanced and convenience-centric offerings.
Stellar Growth in IoT Monetization Market
The IoT monetization solutions provide efficient operational and economic solutions to the organization on the back of their ability to monitor, analyze and manage revenue generating operations in a cost effective manner. The IoT monetization market is anticipated to witness significant opportunities and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of around 54% over the forecast period i.e. 2019-2027. This growth can be attributed to increase in high speed internet connectivity, along with rise in the adoption of connected devices around the globe.
5 Exciting Ways to Style Your Ponytail Hair Piece
A hairdo where all the hair is pulled back, assembled and secured with a clip, clutch, hair tie or any other assortment of a synonymous kind and allow it to droop from the tied point is commonly termed as a ponytail. This hairstyle gets its name like this for its resemblance with the tail of a pony.
Wigs are made of natural or synthetic hair to cover baldness or in the use of theatrical purposes are termed as hairpieces. This is mainly used by men, but some women also use them so that their hair seems lengthened or in some cases to hide partial baldness.
Russia’s Geopolitical Appetite in Latin America
Russia is trying to re-establish allies from the Soviet Era in Latin America. The current focus on Nicaragua is largely due to the president José Daniel Ortega Saavedra. He has been a Nicaraguan leader since 2007. Ortega is serving his third consecutive term as president. The constitution had to be changed to allow Ortega to run for the past two terms. Ortega was also the president of Nicaragua during the Soviet Era from 1985 to 1990.
Canada Sells Iranian Assets, Property, Gives Proceeds to Terror Victims
Tens of millions of dollars worth of property once owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran was sold in Canada by court order and given to families of victims of terrorist attacks by Hamas and Hezbollah, groups backed by Iran. One building in Ottawa sold for $26.5 million.
Trump Confirms Death of Hamza bin Laden in Counterterrorism Strike
The US. has confirmed that Hamza bin Laden, Osama bin Laden’s son, considered the heir apparent to al-Qaeda’s command, was killed in a U.S. counter terrorism operation. The American media had earlier reported his death in late July. Hamza, aged roughly 30 years old, was the fifteenth of Osama bin Laden’s 20 children.
In-Car Infotainment Market Sees Steady Growth
According to the latest report In-Car infotainment (ICI) systems refer to assisting the driver with information, entertainment, and communication. Equipped with advanced technology like sensors, GPS, and the internet these systems feature automotive navigation systems, and automatic climate control systems as well. Delivering all this while keeping the passengers ‘safety in mind, these systems perform various tasks for drivers in a hands-free mode.
Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Claim Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities
Saudi Arabia’s state-run media reports that the country’s largest oil company, Aramco, has caught fire after drone strikes in two major oil installations. Another drone strike also set fire to the Khurais oil field on the west side. However, the Saudi Press Agency says the fire has now been controlled in both installations.
Tropical Storm Humberto Hits Bahamas, Threatens Recovery After Dorian
Recovery in the northern Bahamas from Dorian last week is being threatened with increasing difficulty this week. Tropical Storm Humberto will pass through the region on Saturday. The National Hurricane Center announced the threat of a new tropical storm after early warnings emerged on Friday of an increasingly intense tropical cyclone depression heading towards the islands.
Exponential Growth in Global Heat Moisture Exchanger Market
Heat moisture exchanger are intended for providing efficient recovery of heat and moisture. These heat moisture exchanger are intended to support minimized resistance to flowing air and produce high moisture to compensate loss of heat and moisture in patients with breathing and other respiratory problems. All heat moisture exchanger have standard tapered ends to assure leak free seal. The provision of warm and humid gas through heat moisture exchanger for patients in the intensive care units have been recognized as necessary and various methods for ensuring this functionality has been taken care by the device manufacturers.
Is Numbify the Strongest Numbing Cream? We Challenged All 5% Creams to a Duel via 3rd Party Side-by-Side Testing
Talk and fake reviews are cheap, at Numbify were out to prove it.
Numbify, a popular numbing brand on sites such as Numbify.com Amazon.com, Walmart.com, & Ebay.com has issued an unprecedented challenge to other Lidocaine numbing product manufacturers! Quoting CEO Drew Steig, “It’s time to put up, or shut up!”
Numbify has long claimed the popularly held title of Strongest Numbing Creams, Gels & Sprays. While others have been spending their time and money perpetuating illegal consumer fraud, Numbify has been spending its efforts to increase its product strength, & quality while using as many natural ingredients as possible.
London Rejects Takeover Bid from Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Earlier this week, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange pitched a combined offer to take over the London Stock Exchange for $39 billion. However, London, which is worried about the weakening of its financial center status, has not picked up the olive branch that Hong Kong has thrown.
City Establishes Control Over Multi-modal Mobility Access
Columbus, Ohio is establishing control over access to publicly available transportation options through its newly launched Pivot app. The app enables users to plan trips using public transit, eScooters, eBikes, car- and van-pooling, and taxi services through a single gateway.
In 2020, the city expects to offer trip payment, simplifying the multiple service booking process and extending services to cash only travelers.
Evolving Corporate Networks and the Business Case for SD-WAN
Until recently, corporate networking has been a fairly stable component of enterprise IT. Its return to prominence goes hand-in-hand with changes in computing-infrastructure delivery.
SD-WAN analyst predictions around market growth have been smashed as trials have transformed into deployments. As businesses across sectors and geographies continue to digitize, SD-WAN offers enterprises a straight-forward evolution of the WAN. And it’s an evolution that is increasingly urgent:
Launch Your Own ICO Successfully and Raise Millions
As an ICO development Company, we offer complete ICO solutions right from whitepaper drafting, pre-ICO, token development, ICO listing, smart contract development to Blockchain software development. We help your Launch your own ICO and make it as one of the most successful investment.
ICOs are similar to IPOs, but this is not entirely true. ICOs are unregulated, fast and reach globally in the quickest manner. The very first step to launch your own ICO is to draft a whitepaper, create your token gives it a name and a value. This is followed by the pre ICO and the post-ICO, in other words, crowd sale.
At Least 50 Dead, Several Wounded, in DRC Train Derailment
A train derailment near Mayibaridi, in the Tanganyika region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, resulted in an accident that left at least 50 people dead and several others injured. The accident occurred on Thursday, early morning.
Strike Over Pension Reform Paralyzes Public Transport in Paris
The wave of protests against the French President, Emmanuel Macron, opened this Friday with a strike on public transport in Paris. The reason is pension reform, which can lead to an extension of working time and a loss of benefits for some professions. Ten of the 16 subway lines in the capital stopped working, as well as two-thirds of buses and a good part of the suburban trains. Macron and his Prime Minister, Edouard Philippe, hope to diffuse this and other protests through a broad social dialogue before the approval of the reform next summer.
Mexico Condemns “Astonishing” SCOTUS Ruling on Asylum
Mexico regretted that the Supreme Court of the United States gave the green light to new restrictions on asylum promoted by the administration of President Donald Trump. The regulations directly affect the Latin American country because all applicants who have passed through their territory could not request protection on US soil unless they have done so in Mexico, or another nation, first.
Report: Two American F-15’s and British Skydivers Involved in Near Miss
Two American F-15 fighters nearly caused an accident on April 17 when they entered airspace reserved for skydiving in Cambridgeshire, a county in eastern England. They did it inadvertently and were close to colliding with two paratroopers who had launched from a plane shortly before the fighters went under them, a report has revealed. The moment was recorded with a GoPro camera that was attached to one of the skydivers’ helmets when traveling with a partner at about 200 kilometers per hour.
Global Interactive Display Market Displays Strong Growth
Global Interactive Display Market is expected to grow from $7.3 billion in 2017 to $14.7 billion by 2025 at a CAGR of 9.1% during the forecast period from 2018-2025. North America is dominating the market as interactive whiteboards are incorporated on a large scale in the Americas in education and government and corporate sector. Also, a significant number of prominent companies offering interactive displays are based in this region.
Inflation Soars Again in Argentina
Prices rose 4% in August, as a result of the devaluation suffered by the Peso a month ago, and year-on-year inflation stood at 54.5%. The data is more serious when it comes to food, which increased by 4.5%. Shortly before the National Statistics Institute released the data, the Chamber of Deputies approved a declaration of food emergency that meant a 50% increase in the budget.
“Biggest Police Operation in Modern Russian History” Targets Navalny
Russian police have carried out more than 200 raids in 41 cities across the country on Thursday against supporters of Alexei Navalny. As a result of the raids, in cities from Murmansk to Vladivostok, the police have arrested dozens of employees of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation. Navalny is known as a staunch opponent of President Vladimir Putin, and for investigating the corruption of the Russian elite.
Venezuela’s Maduro to Skip UN General Assembly in New York
Nicolas Maduro, the President of Venezuela, announced that he would not go to New York during this years’ session of the UN General Assembly, in which leaders from around the world are expected to participate. The event is scheduled for September 23rd. Maduro, however, took part in last year’s event.
Conveyor System Market Sees Strong Growth
Global Conveyor System Market is expected to grow from $6.2 billion in 2017 to $10.6 billion by 2025 at a CAGR of 6.9% during the forecast period from 2018-2025. Asia Pacific is dominating the market. It is due to the improving economic conditions in developing economies such as China, India, and Thailand. The increasing population in countries such as China and India has boosted the demand for industries such as food & beverage, e-commerce, and automotive, thus fuelling the demand for conveyor systems in these industries.
CP Complimentary Training on PMP and Dual Lean Six Sigma for Veterans
Change in career is difficult for anybody. It is no different rather even more difficult for military personnel’s or veterans as they move into the civilian zone. In the military, planning and decision-making are key skills they acquire. They follow frameworks like The Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) and Situation, Mission, Execution, Administration, and Command (SMEAC). These decision-making frameworks, when combined with other frameworks, can be highly beneficial in the corporate world.
4 Effective Hair Salon Marketing Ideas to Attract Customers
Owning a local salon means you must be prepared to face and overcome a multitude of challenges on an ongoing basis. Common challenges include:
- Making sure the clients are happy
- Coming up with a fun and innovative company culture
- Ensuring that you have enough inventory
The State of Cybersecurity for Small Businesses: Increased Risk, Limited Resources
In today’s threat landscape, small businesses are uniquely vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. Unlike larger enterprises, they face resource constraints for the complex tasks of monitoring, identifying and remediating an increasing variety of risks— from strong encryption ransomware and malware to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and crypto mining threats. And while they may have a smaller attack surface, small businesses are just as vulnerable as a major enterprise.
Forest Fires Stoke Political Controversy in Bolivia
The persistence of fires unleashed a month ago in Bolivia has spread despair among residents and authorities, and has also fueled a political dispute. The multiple active fires in Santa Cruz, in the east of the Bolivian territory, on the border with the Amazon, have razed almost two million hectares, 30% forested area. The fire has affected protected areas rich in flora and fauna.
Israel News Roundup: Missile from Gaza Interrupts Speaking Engagement of Netanyahu in Ashdod
On Saturday September 7 two Israeli a boy 17 years old and his father were going to a dental clinic in an Arab village near the Palestinian town of Azzun. A fifteen year old local teenage approached the two and asked is they were Jewish, then stabbed them. The boy was seriously injured and the father was slightly injured in the attack. The Arab boy surrendered himself to the Palestinian security forces. The two Jews were rescued by the Arab dentist who they had intended to visit for a treatment.
Australia Confirms Citizens Detained in Iran for Unknown Reasons
Australia confirmed on Wednesday that three of its citizens are being held in Iran. Two women with dual Australian-British citizenship and the Australian boyfriend of one of them are being held for unknown reasons. The Australian government confirms that it is taking steps to pursue the case.
China Exempts More Products from Tariffs Before New Negotiations
A total of 16 products imported by China from the United States will be exempted, from the 25% tariffs imposed by Beijing in the open trade war with Washington for almost a year and a half, according to the General Administration of Customs of the Chinese State Council announced on Wednesday.
Oilfield Services Market Expanding
The oilfield services market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.35%, from 2017 to 2022, to reach a market size of $125.51 billion by 2022. Increasing shale gas production, growing global E&P spending, and lifting of Iranian oil export sanctions are the major drivers of the oilfield services market.
Rouhani: Negotiating with US “Meaningless” Unless Sanctions Lifted
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a telephone call with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, said that talks with the United States would be “meaningless,” unless sanctions are lifted. Rouhani also said that “if agreements with Europe are finalized, we’re ready to return to JCPOA commitments, and a meeting between Iran and the 5+1 is only possible when sanctions are lifted.”
Bahamas’ Count of Dorian Missing Drops, Thousands Still Unaccounted For
Government officials in the Bahamas now say that 1,300 people are missing following Hurricane Dorian, which recently ravaged the islands. This is down from an original estimate of 2,500 missing as a result of the Category 5 hurricane. Officials say the figure for missing persons may include people who have fled to relief centers in various locations in the islands.
FIFA Sends Delegation to Iran After Female Fan’s Death
FIFA announced on Wednesday that it would “soon” send a delegation to Iran to investigate the issue of women’s entry into football stadiums. The FIFA decision came shortly after a female football fan in Iran died after self-immolation. Sahar Khodayari, who was prosecuted for attempting to enter the stadium, committed suicide. The woman on social media became known as the “blue girl” on social media.
Trump Plans to Ban Flavored Electronic Cigarettes
US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration will ban some flavored electronic cigarettes, after they were linked to the recent deaths of some smokers. “E-cigarette smoking is a new problem that needs to be addressed, especially among children,” Trump told reporters.
Improving Availability with Modern Storage Environments
Today’s storage technologies are in the midst of a disruptive evolution and the types of storage that businesses are using — and even the ways that they’re using it — is radically different from the past. Globalization and the consumerization of IT have resulted in the need for an Always-On™ business model with higher requirements for performance and Availability than ever before. Many businesses now require 24.7.365 Availability. Plus, today’s businesses need to deal with massive storage growth.
Global Healthcare Archiving and eDiscovery Market a New Weapon Against Malpractice
The healthcare industry is on the cusp of transformation due to the transition from paper format to digitized ones. The expansion of the global population, as well as the large geriatric populace, are obvious factors bound to usher in the adoption of digital systems. Healthcare archiving includes the capture and storage of data stored on legacy systems to be managed on a modern format.
Supreme Court Approves Trump’s Asylum Restrictions
The US Supreme Court has granted approval to President Donald Trump’s plan to significantly reduce the ability of immigrants to seek asylum. According to the plan, people arriving through a third country must seek asylum there before reaching the US border.
