EU wants iPlayer access extended across Europe Storyline:Science & Tech The proposal is part of a wider-ranging European Commission initiative for a “digital single market”. The regulator says it wants to boost the use of online goods and services by introducing… 5 mins read
2 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech Brain technology patents soar as companies get inside people’s heads (Reuters) – From ways to eavesdrop on brains and learn what advertisements excite consumers, to devices that alleviate depression, the number of U.S. patents awarded for “neurotechnology” has soared since…
3 mins read Storyline:Science & Tech Court says Skype’s name is too similar to Sky’s The judgement prevents Microsoft from registering a trademark for Skype’s name and bubble-design logo. The US company intends to appeal against the decision. Judges at the General Court of the…
5 mins read Storyline:Archive The Garowe Agreement and the Smallness of our Leaders by Abdurahman Hosh Jibril Yesterday, the Second of May, 2015, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Puntland President Abdiwali Gaas signed a political agreement in Garowe, Puntland that severely tasks the…
5 mins read Storyline:Archive The U.S. and Somalia: From ‘Black Hawk Down’ to John Kerry’s visit John Kerry arrived in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. secretary of state ever to visit the unstable east African nation. During his time there,…
3 mins read Storyline:Profiles Profile: Hussein Sheik Ahmed Kadare, Somali Script Inventor Hussein Sheik Ahmed Kadare was a Somali legendary poet and script inventor from 1952, he died today in his home in Mogadishu, here we explore his times and live. He…
1 min read Storyline:Sports Ivory Coast crowned champions of Africa Ivory Coast won the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in 23 years as they edged Ghana 9-8 on penalties following a goalless draw after extra time in…
1 min read Storyline:Sports Mo Farah hurt by ‘nationality’ questions Mo Farah claims Great Britain team-mate Andy Vernon questioned his nationality after the double Olympic champion won European 10,000m gold. Somalia-born Farah, 31 — who beat his fellow Briton to…
1 min read Storyline:Sports IJA president meets with ex-footballers and soccer officials in Kismayu A well organized meeting held in Kismayu was discussed about sports and how youth could take part in peace restoration, in attendance with the president of Interim Jubba Administration Ahmed…
4 mins read Storyline:Business Don’t Block Remittances to Somalia WASHINGTON — AYAN HASAN works as a medical professional in Minnesota to support her family in Somalia. Her mother, stepmother, six siblings and her blind uncle depend on her remittances,…
