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World Cup winners Germany lose - but don’t press the panic button yet   The World Cup winners were disposed of at the national stadium in Warsaw with Poland securing a smash-and-grab 2-0 win with two goals in the second-half. It’s the first time Germany have failed to score in a competitive international match since the 2010 World Cup semi-final – and...

In a glittering ceremony replete with movers and shakers, Forbes Middle East on Wednesday unveiled its pick for the top 200 most powerful Arab women.  Split into three categories, Arab women who have made headway in the fields of executive management, family business and government took to the stage to receive awards from the United Arab Emirates’ Minister for...

Turkey okays U.S. use of airbase to fight ISIS Turkey has granted the United States access to its airbases for the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including the Incirlik airfield in the country’s south, a senior U.S. defense official said Sunday, according to Agence France-Presse.   Read the full text news resource site … Source News: alarabiya.net

Kobani was under heavy artillery and mortar fire as night fell on Sunday, with fierce clashes underway in the south and east of the town. The Kurds were reported to be holding their ground, having already lost some parts of Kobani. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 36 "Islamic State" (IS) fighters died the previous day, all of...

Researchers Replicate Alzheimer’s Brain Cells in a Petri Dish For the first time, and to the astonishment of many of their colleagues, researchers created what they call Alzheimer’s in a Dish — a petri dish with human brain cells that develop the telltale structures of Alzheimer’s disease. In doing so, they resolved a longstanding problem of how to study Alzheimer’s...

Nay Pyi Taw: Ahmed Al Sadi’s second-half free-kick earned Qatar a 1-1 draw with 2012 finalists Iraq in the AFC U-19 Championship on Sunday at Wunna Theikdi Stadium, in a result which leaves Group D with all to play for ahead of the final round of group games. Iraq captain Bashar Resan had given his side the lead on 38...

CAIRO (AP) — A donor conference in Cairo to raise money for Gaza after this year's war between Hamas and Israel ended with pledges of $5.4 billion, half of which will be "dedicated" to the reconstruction of the coastal strip, Norway's foreign minister said Sunday. Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende offered the figure at the end of Sunday's one-day conference,...

HTC gets playful with quirky Re camera (CNN) -- HTC is dipping its toes in the camera market with the new Re: a supersimple handheld action camera that pairs with a smartphone. The L-shaped Re camera looks like an inhaler or small periscope. Just under 4 inches high, the waterproof gadget is mostly handle. It turns on when you grip it and features a fixed...

When you're George Clooney, even the priciest L.A. mansions just won't do. The movie star, 53, and his new bride, 36-year-old Amal Alamuddin, have purchased the Mill House, a 17th-century British estate located about 40 miles outside London in the village of Sonning on a four-acre island on the River Thames. The couple closed on the property — roughly an...

10 Years As a Personal Trainer: It has been ten years since I graduated from the University of Victoria with my Kinesiology degree, and started my career as a health and fitness coach. Needless to say, a lot has changed in ten years. Trends have come and gone, new research has challenged my beliefs, and perhaps I've learned the...

Healthy recipes: Mash 1/3 avocado and spread on 2 slices toasted rye bread. Top each piece of toast with 1 ounce smoked salmon and 1/2 tablespoon chopped chives. Read the full text news resource site … Source: fitnessmagazine.com

Once again, Europe is the sick man of the global economy. The ECB is opening the money channels, and the IMF wants more investment. But none of that can replace the necessary structural reforms, says DW's Rolf Wenkel. The annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank demonstrated it once again: Europe is the problem child of...

A Swedish-Kurdish man who has joined YPG in Kobane tells Swedish Radio that there are at least 10 Swedish citizens in the region and that the Kurds are fighting Isis with Kalashnikovs. Several Swedish citizens have joined Kurdish forces in the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobane, near the Turkish border. Kobane has been surrounded by terror group Isis for about...

DOHA: QATAR U-23 LOSE TO ALGERIA DOHA: Qatar’s under-23 team crashed to 1-0 defeat against Algeria in their friendly international at the Al Arabi Stadium last night. The Qataris missed a plethora of chances throughout the match, often firing blanks from close range and failing to get past the Algerian defence despite enjoying 56% possession.   Read the full text news resource site … Source News: qfa.com.qa