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It is unusual for the BND spy agency to publicly release such a blunt assessment on a country that is considered an ally of the West. Germany has long-standing political and economic ties with Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia is at risk of becoming a major destabilising influence in the Arab world, German …

This could become the most expensive diamond in the world

The anticipated sales prices for the two stones are part of a trend that has seen the market for coloured diamonds explode, with values more than doubling over the last two decades."The biggest reason is the scarcity of these coloured diamonds," explained Rahul Kadakia, the International Head of …

Alibaba just sold over $1 billion of merchandise in 8 minutes in China’s largest online shopping day

The world’s biggest online shopping holiday, “Singles’ Day” kicked off yesterday morning (Nov. 11) in China—and the numbers were immediately massive. Chinese e-retailer Alibaba’s merchandise sales exceeded $1 billion within the event’s first eight minutes, beginning at midnight in Beijing.That’s …

I took myself offline completely. Here's why

The increasing power of governments and companies to spy on us is worrying. We need to think more carefully about how we act onlineLast week, I gave up my entire digital identity. That is, during the course of a panel discussion entitled, "Data Shadow: Anonymity is our only right, and that is why …

How To Restore Old Photos With Photoshop

You've probably stumbled upon a photo collection from your grandparents, tucked away somewhere, left for ages. Since those photos will probably be …

Corel PaintShop Pro X8 Review

Corel PaintShop Pro X8 is the latest version of the venerable photo-editing suite. New features in X8 include a Text Wrapping tool for adding text …

Photoshop

All-American Sheikh

As he tells it, Sheikh Hamza Yusuf, born Mark Hanson in Walla Walla, Washington, hails from a family of seekers. His journey to Islam began at age 17, …

All the People Who Tried to Save Lamar Odom

In 1998, when Lamar Odom was forced to leave the University of Nevada-Las Vegas basketball program over a testing scandal before he ever played a …

These Are The UNHEALTHIEST Foods On The Planet

“I’m on a health kick,” our friend Darlene said the other day over brunch. She proudly poured almond milk into her coffee, took a sip of OJ and bit …

Are the Koch brothers the worst humans in America?

There’s a storm coming, and it’s far worse than the east coast blizzard, or CA’s beloved “superstorm,” or Katrina, or the Iraq fiasco, or Bush/Gore’s hanging chads, et al.It’s a storm made entirely of money, power, bloviated ego, malignant pollution and a brand of calculated, savage greed the …

How to Retouch Wrinkles in Photoshop

There are many ways of removing wrinkles in Photoshop, and there are even third party plugins that do the job for you. However, the goal isn’t always …

Tutorials

The forgotten massacre

The memories remain, of course. The man who lost his family in an earlier massacre, only to watch the young men of Chatila lined up after the new …

Vietnam War

If You Want To Be Rich, Don't Get An MBA

The first thing I am going to say about wealth is that many authors who write about prosperity and wealth make it clear: A job will not make you rich.If you want to be wealthy, at some moment of your life, you will have to create a source of income other than your salary. This is an evident and …

15 best Photo Editor Apps for Android for 2018!

There are three types of photo editors on Android. There are some that try to rival desktop photo editors in power like Adobe Lightroom CC. The second type is a lighter editor like Snapseed that does the basics and tries to do the work for you. Finally, we have the social media filter photo editors …

Here's A Horrifying Picture Of What Sleep Loss Will Do To You

If you don't snooze, you lose. Skimping on sleep can wreak havoc from head to toe. In fact, one study published last year showed that just one week of sleeping fewer than six hours a night resulted in changes to more than 700 genes. That's alarming news, considering nearly half of Americans don't …

Five Arab states top the most corrupt list

Transparency International says political instability in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Somalia and Sudan allows abuses to flourishFive Arab countries are ranked among the top 10 most corrupt nations, according to Transparency International's newly released annual Corruption Perceptions Index, as instability …

China’s reserves: enough is enough? | Financial Times

Print this pageThe chart below says it all. From 5 years ago to today, China’s foreign exchange reserves have doubled, going from $1.8tn to …

Nigeria power sale: moving the goalposts? | Financial Times

Back in September, to much fanfare, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan officially handed over share certificates and licenses to the handful of …

Dash is a free coding course that'll teach you how to make CSS robots

General Assembly has launched a new online service that teaches basic web development for free, in your browser. It's called Dash, and it lets users learn how to use HTML, Javascript, and CSS by working through four projects of increasing difficulty.As you progress through the projects — starting …

Richest 1 Percent Hold 46 Percent Of The World's Wealth

Oct 9 (Reuters) - Global wealth has risen by 68 percent over the past 10 years to reach a new all-time high of $241 trillion and the United States accounts for nearly three quarters of the increase, Credit Suisse said in its World Wealth Report.Average global wealth has hit a peak of $51,600 per …