Jordan homestays embrace sustainable tourism South China Morning Post As the muezzin's early morning call to prayer echoes around the narrow, dusty streets of Orjan, Mohamad Dwekat and his wife, Maysoon, begin their day. Here in the Al Ayoun region of Jordan, about an hour north of the capital, Amman, the dawn air is deliciously cool and laden with the scent of pine a...
Xbox One, games, and HoloLens are key for Microsoft's future, says CEO CNET Satya Nadella delivers Microsoft's mission statement, and gaming is a core pillar. by June 26, 2015 1:58 AM PDT | facebook | twitter | linkedin | googleplus | email | more | reddit | pinterest | tumblr | Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella has said gaming--across , , and --belongs at the heart o...
Hillary Clinton's election campaign has raised $45 million in just over 2 months. Business Insider See Also | WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said Wednesday it has raised $45 million since its launch in mid-April, with the vast majority of its donors having given less than $100. | But while Clinton's aides touted...
Had Rahul Yadav lost interest in Housing.com? The Times Of India MUMBAI: Had Rahul Yadav lost interest in Housing? That's the question being asked after the 26-year-old cofounder and CEO of real estate listings website Housing.com was fired by the company's board citing "his behaviour towards investors, ecosystem ...
NASA Wants to Send Microbes to Mars Prep Red Planet for Human Habitation Sputnik As NASA considers the possibility of a manned mission to Mars, it may first send another lifeform: microscopic bacteria which could biologically engineer the planet’s ecosystem, making it more habitable. ...
Wisconsin Governor Walker signs bill banning microbeads Reuters n">Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday signed a bill into law that bans the manufacturing and sale of personal care products containing tiny plastic beads that are known to pollute waterways. | The law makes Wisconsin one of seven states inc...
100 years of Zoological Survey of India The Hindu : The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has drawn a year-long plan for its centenary year. | The organisation, which completed 100 years on Wednesday, will unveil sculptures and hold discussions with the aim of generating awareness on conservation of ...
Housing sacks CEO Rahul Yadav for misconduct The Times Of India MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: In what could be a first for the burgeoning e-commerce economy, the board of Housing.com, a real estate listing site, has sacked its CEO and co-founder Rahul Yadav for misconduct, marking the end of a rocky three-year-old relationsh...
Biodiversity fund goes untouched Otago Daily Times The Clutha District Council did not award a single cent from its $11,000 biodiversity fund last financial year. | The council's manager of planning and regulatory services David Campbell said a lack of publicity for the fund and the prospect of paper...
Chinese stocks are experiencing unprecedented volatility Business Insider Here’s a quick chart of the largest daily trading ranges seen on China’s Shanghai Composite stock index over the past two decades. | Four of the largest ranges ever recorded were seen in the past two weeks. On June 29 and 30 last week, from the h...
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Microsoft Windows 10 free upgrade: seven more questions answered The Guardian Jack Schofield | Will I lose Office 2010 if I upgrade? Does it come in a DVD format, as well? Will I have to use an Outlook account? Find out here | Windows 10 brings back the Wind...
The Dalai Lama is going to Glastonbury Business Insider His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the highest monk in Tibetan Buddhism, is going to Glastonbury this Sunday. | The trip has been rumoured for a while but the festival's organisers confi...
Obama just got a legacy-defining victory in the Senate Business Insider See Also | The Senate has handed President Barack Obama a major victory by approving "fast track" authority to negotiate trade agreements in Asia and elsewhere. | The 60-to-38 vote...
A missing comma got this woman out of a parking ticket Business Insider A 'Denver Boot' wheel lock is seen attached to a car in a parking lot August 1, 2002 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. | See Also | Never underestimate the importance of proper punctuation. A village in Ohio is finding that out the hard way,...
An airstrip China is building in the South China Sea is almost finished Business Insider On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry did not specify where land reclamation had been completed in the Spratlys. Recent images indicate there is still much reclamation continuing at Mischief Reef and Subi Reef. | The U.S. State Department's number two dip...
Global manufacturing activity grew at the slowest pace in two years in June Business Insider Another month of manufacturing PMI gauges has come and gone, and the news isn’t exactly good. | According to the latest JP Morgan global manufacturing PMI report, conditions improved at the slowest pace seen in nearly two years in June with weaknes...
UK Heatwave: Temperatures on the tube are going to exceed the legal limit for transporting cattle The Independent It's good news for cattle, but bad news for commuters, as the heatwave currently hitting London will mean the temperatures on some tube trains tomorrow will exceed the legal limit for transporting cattle. | In London, temperatures could peak at 33 degrees, and thermometers are set to reach breaking point in other southern parts of the country and i...
UK heatwave: Britain will be hotter than the Bahamas, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro The Independent The UK is experiencing something of a heat wave with the capital expected to be hotter than Mumbai, Johannesburg and parts of the Bahamas today. | Temperatures are expected to climb to at least 33C degrees in London – the hottest day in almost a decade – as throughout the UK Britons try and enjoy the sun. Temperatures will be higher than the fo...
