Report : Mohamed Khader NavasAbu Dhabi : The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-Delhi) has launched a summer training programme of immersive mathematics workshops in Abu Dhabi, with the custom-built programmes intended to enhance students’ key STEM skills in preparation of university admission exams, including those of IIT-Delhi.The seasonal workshops started with the Summer Outreach Programme between 18th-20th July. Participants included more than 100 grade 10+ students with a minimum GPA of 75 percent over the last academic year, or a

Report : Mohamed Khader NavasSHARJAH : The Labour Standards Development Authority in Sharjah (LSDA) has held the Eid Al Adha Labour Festival in the Labour Park in Al Sajaa Industrial Area in Sharjah with great success. The festival, held in the three days of the Eid, was attended by LSDA Chairman His Excellency Salem Yousef Al Qaseer, LSDA officials, representatives of the Sharjah government departments, the private sector, and members of the Indian Society in Sharjah as well as a

 SAN FRANCISCO  : AFPAmerican electric scooter company Bird bought competitor Scoot Wednesday, a move that will allow the rideshare company to return to San Francisco.Bird was banned from the streets of the City by the Bay last year after failing to obtain a parking permit for its fleet of scooters.Buying Scoot, which does hold a permit, will allow Bird to return to the San Francisco market, which provides an all-important window into new transportation technology.Bird did not disclose how much

Dubai : SocietyTo help parents take the right steps towards children safety on the Internet, independent software assessor AV-TEST has evaluated a number of solutions specifically designed to protect children while they are online – and has awarded Kaspersky Safe Kids with three APPROVED certificates.As young children spend more time online, many parents are struggling to protect them from exposure to a raft of dangers and cyberthreats. These include viewing inappropriate content, becoming a victim of cyber-bullying or unwittingly sharing

By Mohammed Amin, Senior Vice President, Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Dell EMCIt’s that time of year – our planet has made its trip around the sun and as we close out 2018, we look ahead and think about the possibilities for 2019.  And we’re closing in on the next decade of innovation that takes us into 2030, where we at Dell Technologies predict we’ll realize the next era of Human-Machine Partnerships – where

Reuters Health . Millions of Americans have searched Google for information on how to understand, prevent and report sexual harassment and assault since the start of the #MeToo movement more than a year ago, a U.S. study suggests. In October 2017, following public accusations of sexual harassment and assault against film producer Harvey Weinstein, actress Alyssa Milano encouraged victims to bring the taboo topic out of the shadows by sharing their own stories on social media. The resulting #MeToo movement resulted

MADRID, May 24 (Reuters) .In the Guadalix mountains outside Madrid, Argentine horse whisperer Fernando Noailles uses his animals to help people suffering from stress and anxiety.The 57-year-old, who spent many years in the Patagonian wilderness living with horses, uses the animals as a way for patients to interpret and control their emotions.People who come to his sessions spend time with the horses and learn through the movement of the animal what mental state they themselves are in, says Noailles, who

WINDSOR, England (AP) .The son of British royalty and the daughter of middle-class Americans wed Saturday in a service that reflected Prince Harry's royal heritage, Meghan Markle's biracial roots and the pair's shared commitment to putting a more diverse, modern face on the monarchy.British reserve crisscrossed with American verve in a service that broke molds and created new ones. Choirboys and a gospel choir; the archbishop of Canterbury and the African-American leader of the Episcopal church; a horse-drawn carriage and

Reuters .After reading a painful series of " me too " stories about sexual harassment and assault on social media, Amanda Crone realized she needed to have a conversation with her husband.So an anxious Crone, 29, a stay-at-home mother of two young children, put on a movie for her kids and went upstairs to the bedroom of her Hanover, Pennsylvania, home to tell him about being sexually assaulted nine years ago, before they had met. " It was scary and brought everything back, " Crone

LONDON, Oct 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) . French women have taken to social media to share tales of sexual harassment, outstripping the #MeToo campaign with a name-and-shame hashtag #BalanceTonPorc - or 'expose your pig'.The initiative, launched by a French journalist who lives in New York, follows the #MeToo campaign, where tens of thousands of women have taken to Twitter and Facebook to recount experiences of being verbally abused, groped, molested and raped by bosses, teachers and family.The French women have gone

OGAKI, Japan, Sept 10 (Reuters) .A Japanese civic group teamed up with a railway operator on Sunday to let some 30 Cats roam on a local train at an event, hoping it will raise awareness of the culling of stray cats.Passengers on a local train in Ogaki, in central Japan, were greeted by meowing companions on a moving train, where some passengers mingled with the felines while others enjoyed lunch. " I think it's great more people are aware about stray kittens