Ancient Arabia, North America had similar ‘fluting’ technique 8,000 years ago
Communities in ancient Arabia and North America have been found to have invented fluting independently
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Low turnout in 2 days of constitutional referendum in Europe, North America
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait have highest turnout
Oldest tattooing tool discovered in North America
‘This gives some insight into how people used tattoos for social, spiritual status in past,’ says lead author
Daimler Trucks to cut more jobs in North America
Daimler’s truck division has said it needs to cut over a thousand more jobs in the US and Mexico as demand slows. The company announced its Mount Holly facility in North Carolina would be hit worst.
Canadian hydropower utility builds in response to warming world
Climate change is likely to cause water shortages – around the world and especially on the continent of North America. This will also affect energy supply from hydropower – but one Canadian utility is already responding. Recent research has shown that greenhouse gas emissions are continuing to rise. This wakeup call rings loudly in northern …
North America impairment pushes Abu Dhabi’s TAQA into 2013 loss
Reuters – Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA) posted a net loss of AED 2.52bn ($687m) for 2013 as it marked down the value of its oil and gas holdings in North America, the company said on Tuesday. The state-controlled energy investment giant swung from a profit after minority interests of AED 649m in 2012. …
OPEC producer UAE considers importing North American gas
Reuters – The United Arab Emirates, a Gulf OPEC oil producer, said it was looking at the possibility of importing natural gas from North America, in what would be one of the most striking developments since the start of the US shale boom. The United States and Canada are producing record amounts of gas from …
Omar Samra first Egyptian to complete seven summits challenge
Samra’s next challenge will take him to the North and South Poles to complete the ‘Adventure Grand Slam’