Saudi Arabia could consider a proposal to dig a maritime canal along the kingdom’s border with Qatar, turning the peninsula-nation into an island and transforming its only land border into a military zone and nuclear waste site, state-linked Saudi newspapers reported on Monday. The project has not been given official approval and faces many obstacles. …
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An Algerian military plane crashed near an airport outside the capital Algiers, killing several people on Wednesday, local media reported. More than 100 military personnel were on board the plane when it came down near Boufarik airport, local channel Ennahar TV reported. Television footage showed black smoke billowing near a motorway and a crowd of security officials and others standing …
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Despite advancements, gender discrimination is still a serious problem in India. Women are still being tortured for a lot of things- one being bearing a girl child. In one such recent incident, a woman was mercilessly thrashed by her husband and in-laws in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur. This happened as she could not bear a male child and …
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Sitting in a classroom every single day for about a decade of your life can be quite boring. But what if your school decides to get a makeover? A school in Rajasthan did just the same, by converting itself into a ‘railway’ themed school. Keeping up to its name, Alwar’s Government Senior Secondary School, Railway Station, has renovated its classrooms …
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The successor to the LG G6 is just around the corner, and it’s officially called the LG G7 ThinQ. The May 2 event is happening in both New York and Seoul (on May 2 in NY and May 3 in Seoul). LG’s phones have shifted to include ThinQ branding to reflect LG’s big initiative to link all its products together …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Well, that’s a club I think I’ve been to. Apple/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET Who says charity can’t be sexy? Apple on Friday will release a remarkably bright red iPhone 8 (and an 8 Plus) as part of its annual Product Red program. Part of …
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The Huawei P20 Pro may have been the first phone to get three cameras on the back, but an iPhone could soon join it. Enlarge Image Dual lenses on the iPhone X. Josh Miller/CNET Apple is reportedly working on an iPhone with three rear cameras for 2019, according to Taiwanese publication Economic Daily News (via MacRumors). Citing industry sources, the report claims …
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Here they come, over the ridge, it’s Onkyo’s midrange receivers! The TX-NR585 and TX-NR686 bring with them the features you want, including Dolby Atmos and almost every type of music streaming option. Both receivers offer 5.1.2 (with front height) surround amplification in both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. The TX-NR686 ($649) offers a bit more power per channel than the TX-NR585 …
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Facebook on Monday began alerting users whose data was accessed by Cambridge Analytics with a popup at the top of the News Feed. But as is usually the case with all things Facebook, the alert is slowly being rolled out to impacted users. Instead of refreshing your News Feed countless times to try and trigger the alert, here’s how you …
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