Friday, 14 October 2016

Hundreds attend boxer Mike Towell's funeral in Dundee

The 25-year-old died in hospital on 30 September after being knocked down twice during his bout with Dale Evans in Glasgow the previous evening.



Hundreds of mourners attended the service in the city's St Andrew's Cathedral.



Evans attended the service with fellow boxer Nick Blackwell.

Wednesday, 12 October 2016

The Paris Agreement requires all Parties to put forward their best efforts through “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs) and to strengthen these efforts in the years ahead. This includes requirements that all Parties report regularly on their emissions and on their implementation efforts.

In 2018, Parties will take stock of the collective efforts in relation to progress towards the goal set in the Paris Agreement and to inform the preparation of NDCs. There will also be a global stocktake every 5 years to assess the collective progress towards achieving the purpose of the Agreement and to inform further individual actions by Parties.

Friday, 7 October 2016

Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact: HD and beyond even underwater



Sony has unveiled two new Xperia Z series smartphones: the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact. The Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact are Sony's most stunning smartphones yet. These waterproof and dustproof devices are powered by Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 801 processors, running on Android 4.4 (KitKat), with mammoth 20.7 megapixel rear-facing cameras with autofocus, and 2.2 megapixel front-facing cameras.

Mahindra launches electric commercial vehicles to tap the logistics and passenger market


  • To tap the growing popularity of environment friendly vehicles in major urban centres, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), part of the $17.8-billion Mahindra group, launched eSupro - India's first zero emission, all-electric cargo and passenger vans.

Pebble 2 + Heart Rate Goes Up for Pre-Orders; Pebble 2 SE to Become Available in November

Pebble's first smartwatch created more than just ripples in the tech industry when it was launched back in 2012. However, with the release of other smartwatches over the years, the initial charm of the wearable has been lost to quite an extent.