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Tag Archives: Mana Rabiee

09Dec/16

China ready to outplay Trump: analyst

December 9, 2016EconomyAmerican people of German descent, Beijing, Business, Businesspeople, China, China–United States relations, China–United States trade war, Climate change skepticism and denial, Contemporary history, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, JAMES MCGREGOR, LU KANG, Mana Rabiee, North Korea, Political positions of Donald Trump, Politics of the United States, Presidents of the United States, Right-wing populism in the United States, spokesman, The Apprentice, Trump, Trump–Tsai call, United States, Washington, WWE Hall of Famesmbale

Beijing says cooperation between the U.S. and China must continue despite critical comments made about China by President-elect Donald Trump. One analyst says, “if Trump thinks he’s going to out-negotiate the Chinese he’s got another thing coming”. Mana Rabiee reports. Continue reading →

05Oct/16

Molecular machines drive Nobel chemistry prize

October 5, 2016ScienceBen Feringa, Bernard L. Feringa, Chemistry, Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fraser Stoddart, James Fraser Stoddart, Jean, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Mana Rabiee, Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Molecular machine, molecular machinery, Molecular machines, Nanotechnology, Natural sciences, Netherlands, Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Physical sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Sauvage, Science and technology, Supramolecular chemistrysmbale

The 2016 Nobel prize in chemistry goes to a trio of European scientists for developing groundbreaking ‘molecular machines’ that the selection committee says are as exciting as the electric motor was in the 1830s. Mana Rabiee reports.
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08Aug/16

Iran executes nuclear scientist for spying for U.S.

August 8, 2016PoliticsAmiri, Asia, City: Tehran, Country: Iran, Country: United States, Evin Prison, Geography of Asia, Haleh Esfandiari, Iran, Iran–United States relations, Iranian Plateau, Mana Rabiee, Nuclear program of Iran, Politics, Shahram Amiri, Tehran, United States, Washington, Western Asiasmbale

Iran has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist detained in 2010 when he returned home from the U.S., after a court convicted him of spying for Washington. Mana Rabiee reports. Continue reading →

14Jan/16

Al Jazeera America to close by April 30 – network

January 14, 2016MediaAl Jazeera, Al Jazeera controversies and criticism, Al Jazeera Media Network, AT&T, Current TV, Jazira, Mana Rabiee, Mass media, News, Qatar, RT, State media, Television, Television in Qatar, Time Warner Cable, U.S. networks, United Statessmbale

Al Jazeera America, the cable television news outlet owned by the Qatari government, says it is shutting down less than three years after its high-profile launch. Mana Rabiee reports. Continue reading →

27Dec/15

Iraqi army declares victory over Islamic State in Ramadi

December 27, 2015WarAl Anbar Governorate, Anbar campaign, Baghdad, Battle of Ramadi, Fallujah, Fertile Crescent, Iraq, Iraqi Civil War 2014–2017), Levant, Mana Rabiee, Military history, Military operations, Ramadi, Urban warfaresmbale

After weeks of pitched fighting for control of Ramadi, government forces say they have retaken the city’s central administration complex from Islamic State, declaring a victory over the militants in Anbar’s provincial capital. Mana Rabiee reports. Continue reading →

21Dec/15

Host Steve Harvey (L) speaks to the audience after Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez (R) was crowned Miss Universe

Host on the spot after Miss Universe glitch

December 21, 2015FashionAriadna Gutiérrez, Ariadna Gutierrez Arévalo, Beauty pageants, Binibining Pilipinas winners, Colombia, Columbia, Competitions, Entertainers, Mana Rabiee, Manila, Miss Colombia, Miss Universe, Miss Universe Organization, PAULA CORREA, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, Pia Wurtzbach, Steve Harvey, Sucre, TWITTER INC.smbale

The host of the Miss Universe pageant mistakenly announces Miss Colombia as the winner before correcting the mistake and announcing that the crown really goes to Miss Philippines. Mana Rabiee reports.
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07Dec/15

Far-right surges in French elections

December 7, 2015PoliticsAnti-communism, Euroscepticism, Far-right politics, France, François Hollande, French nationalists, Heads of state, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Le Pen, Mana Rabiee, Marine Le Pen, National conservatism, National Front, National Rally, Orders of chivalry, Paris, Political ideologies, Right-wing populismsmbale

France’s far-right National Front has pulled off a historic win in Sunday’s first round of regional elections, in a breakthrough that shakes up the country’s political landscape. Mana Rabiee reports. Continue reading →

29Nov/15

Biggest day ever of climate action, scuffles in Paris

November 29, 2015EnvironmentAthens, Civil disobedience, Climate change policy, Environment, Environmental Issues, Environmental organizations, Global warming, Greenpeace, JORGE PUEBLA, London, Madrid, Mana Rabiee, Natural environment, Nature, New York, Paris, Puebla, Riot police, São Paulo, SYDNEY, Time, United Nations Climate Change Conferencesmbale

Some 2,000 climate change events take place in cities across the globe on the eve of the Paris climate talks, making this the biggest ever day of climate action in history. Mana Rabiee reports. Continue reading →