News tagged with middle east
UN chief to 'hang out' at Google social network
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to take part in a public video chat "hangout" at Google's social network on Tuesday with young people from around the world.
Apr 09, 2012 |
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India outsourcers see export growth slowing
India's flagship information technology and business services sector forecast on Wednesday that export growth would slow in the next financial year amid global "economic uncertainties."
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Monogamy reduces major social problems of polygamist cultures: study
In cultures that permit men to take multiple wives, the intra-sexual competition that occurs causes greater levels of crime, violence, poverty and gender inequality than in societies that institutionalize and practice monogamous ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Air Force launches military satellite into space
(AP) -- The Air Force has sent into space a satellite that is expected to improve communications with military drones in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 20, 2012 |
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The disappearance of the elephant caused the rise of modern man 400,000 years ago
Elephants have long been known to be part of the Homo erectus diet. But the significance of this specific food source, in relation to both the survival of Homo erectus and the evolution of modern humans, has n ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Dead Sea drilling research project portends ominous future for Middle East
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers drilling in the center of the Dead Sea have found that approximately 120,000 years ago, the area became so dry the Sea dried up completely, or nearly so, and worse, it ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Israeli public supports middle east nuclear free zone: UMD poll
Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews, 64 percent, favor establishing a nuclear free zone in the Middle East - even when it was spelled out that this would mean both Israel and Iran would have to forego nuclear weapons - finds ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Genetic study confirms: First dogs came from East Asia
Researchers at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology say they have found further proof that the wolf ancestors of today's domesticated dogs can be traced to southern East Asia -- findings that run counter to theories ...
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Environmental troubles growing in Mid-East Gulf region due to rapid coastal development
The rapid, large scale coastal development underway in the Middle East must be better planned and managed to avoid aggravating already "severe" degradation and losses in the fragile marine ecosystems shared by eight Gulf ...
Nov 16, 2011 |
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BlackBerry services 'normal' despite earlier probe tweet
Research In Motion said late Wednesday that BlackBerry services are working normally after earlier announcing a probe into reports that users hit by a recent outage were still experiencing email woes. ...
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Blackberry users complain of ongoing email delays
Research In Motion said Wednesday it is investigating reports of Blackberry users still experiencing email woes, after a service outage affected millions of people worldwide last month.
Nov 09, 2011 |
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The myth of the Arab Spring
New research shows true picture of what and who is behind the political uprisings.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2011 |
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Research group finds creating boundaries key to reducing ethnic violence
(PhysOrg.com) -- History is filled with examples of ethnic violence, the type that erupts when people with differing cultures attempt to live side by side. The Middle East comes to mind, as does Northern Ireland ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Latest BlackBerry woes caused by email backlog
Three days of BlackBerry outages that spread to North America on Wednesday are being caused by a backlog of emails from Europe, the system's under-pressure owners said.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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BlackBerry outage hits Europe, Middle East, Africa (Update)
The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone said Monday that all services had been restored to users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa after widespread service outages.
Oct 10, 2011 |
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