New Delhi, <keyword id="6355629" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="google">Google</keyword> has announced live caption support in its video collaboration app Meet for four <keyword id="10440732" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="additional-languages">additional languages</keyword> -- <keyword id="14348" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="french">French</keyword>, <keyword id="18174" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="german">German</keyword>, <keyword id="1933" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Portuguese">Portuguese</keyword> (Brazil) and <keyword id="72608" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Spanish">Spanish</keyword> (Spain and Latin America).<br /><br />The company introduced live captions in English last year.<br /><br /><keyword id="4237083" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="google-meet">Google Meet</keyword> uses speech-to-text technology to provide live captions in meetings which helps participants who may be deaf or hard of hearing follow along and stay engaged.<br /><br />The company said in a statement late on Tuesday that Live captions in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese will begin rolling out to Meet web users "across all editions starting today".<br /><br />"For years, Google has focused on building products that help level the playing field," the company said.<br /><br />"We know from our work with teachers and parents over the years how essential caption tools can be for students with learning disabilities, as well as English-language learners in both K-12 and higher education," said Phillip Nelson, Product Manager, Google Workspace.<br /><br />In addition, Google has made captions settings "sticky," so they're even easier to use. <br /><br />This means that if you turn them on or off during a meeting, your preference will be saved, along with the chosen language, for future meetings.<br /><br />More than 2 million new users are connecting on Google Meet every day, spending over 2 billion minutes together.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-idbi-bank-pnb-bank-axis-bank-mm-embassy-reit-pvr-and-others/articleshow/79750662.cms">Top stocks to watch — IDBI Bank, PNB Bank, Axis Bank, M&amp;M, Embassy REIT, PVR, and others</a><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-inaugurates-new-railway-line-with-bangladesh-to-save-its-chickens-neck-from-china-on-vijay-diwas/articleshow/79750869.cms">After 55 years, India will inaugurate a new railway line with Bangladesh to save its ‘Chicken’s Neck’ from China</a></strong><br />

Google Meet introduces live captions in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

New Delhi, At least <keyword id="10443934" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="46-indians">46% Indians</keyword> still prefer to connect to their <keyword id="25205" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="doctors">doctors</keyword> over call for <keyword id="3877732" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="medical-consultation">medical consultation</keyword> instead of physical visits to the doctors, a new survey has revealed on Wednesday.<br /><br />The survey conducted by online doctor consultation platform -- <keyword id="10443933" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="mount-virtual-hospital">Mount Virtual Hospital</keyword> -- was done across metros covering Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.<br /><br />The data was collected from age group of 20 to 85 years. The <keyword id="10443932" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="total-respondents">total respondents</keyword> in the survey were 2,406 which included 1,455 males and around 951 females.<br /><br />The findings showed that about 70% of the respondents who had diabetes, heart problems, blood pressure issues, cancer or kidney diseases, who are at increased risk of severe illness from the Covid-19, still want to get the consultation done with their doctors over call be it for follow up consultation or new consultation. <br /><br />"With people using digital mediums to connect to doctors, we are observing behavioural change and it will impact the health care sector positively in times to come," Sanjay Singh, Founder of Mount Virtual Hospital, said in a statement.<br /><br />According to the report, 60% of the women surveyed in age group of 18-45 years, wanted to connect digitally with their doctors for getting consultation related to dermatology, nutrition and diet and mental health issues.<br /><br />The data also showed that 80% of the men in the age group of 45-85 years of age still prefer to have online consultation due to fear of Covid infection keeping their age in mind. <br /><br />"We have observed almost 200% jump in demand for online consultation. Many cancer patients who want to avoid risk of Covid infection are connecting to us over video calls to discuss their problems," said Rahul Bhargava, Director, Department of Clinical Hematology &amp; Bone Marrow Transplant, Fortis Hospital.<br /><br />"With a large educated and technology-friendly population, India is now ready to take tele-consultations to the next level and utilise it for complex super specialities as well," Bhargava added.<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-idbi-bank-pnb-bank-axis-bank-mm-embassy-reit-pvr-and-others/articleshow/79750662.cms">Top stocks to watch — IDBI Bank, PNB Bank, Axis Bank, M&amp;M, Embassy REIT, PVR, and others</a><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-inaugurates-new-railway-line-with-bangladesh-to-save-its-chickens-neck-from-china-on-vijay-diwas/articleshow/79750869.cms">After 55 years, India will inaugurate a new railway line with Bangladesh to save its ‘Chicken’s Neck’ from China</a><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/gold-loan-providers-in-india-face-a-rise-in-robberies-as-gold-prices-rise/articleshow/79752387.cms">Gold loan providers in India face a rise in robberies as gold prices rise</a></strong><br />

Nearly half the people in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai still prefer meeting doctors online, reveals survey

Canada has signed an agreement with the US to send a Canadian astronaut around the moon in 2023, Navdeep Bains, Canada's minister of innovation, science and industry, has said.<br /><br />At a video news conference on Wednesday, Bains unveiled the Gateway Treaty, which formalises Canada's involvement in the US-led effort to build a new international space station above the moon surface to allow for exploration and future missions to Mars, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />The treaty includes a commitment to having a Canadian on board when the US conducts a flyby of the moon in 2023, as well as a second flight to the future station. It will not include a moon landing.<br /><br />"Launching in 2023, a Canadian Space Agency astronaut will be part of <keyword id="244551" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Artemis">Artemis</keyword> 2, the first mission to carry humans to lunar orbit in over 50 years. This will make Canada only the second country after the US to have an astronaut in deep space," Bains told the news conference with a few Canadian Space Agency astronauts.<br /><br />Under the treaty, Canada will contribute a new robotic arm to help with the construction of the Lunar Gateway, which will orbit the moon and allow for exploration of the lunar surface and assist future missions to Mars.<br /><br />Bains did not say how much it will cost Canada to participate in the Artemis 2 flight, which will follow an unmanned flyby of the moon that the United States has scheduled for next year.<br /><br />Earlier this month, Canada committed 22.8 million Canadian dollars to the first phase of developing Canadarm 3, a new robotic arm that will be used on the moon station.<br /><br />"It's important to note that we're a spacefaring nation, and very proud of our space history," the Canadian minister said. "And this investment with regards to the Artemis 2 program, as well as the overall space strategies is well over two billion Canadian dollars over the next 24 years."<br /><br />The Canadian Space Agency is one of several partners in the US-led endeavor along with the European Space Agency and their Japanese counterpart. <br /><strong><br />SEE ALSO:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-and-reliance-industries-mukesh-ambani-spoke-but-had-no-chemistry/articleshow/79739547.cms">Zuckerberg spoke to Ambani but there was no chemistry — even with a multi-million dollar partnership between them</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-inaugurates-new-railway-line-with-bangladesh-to-save-its-chickens-neck-from-china-on-vijay-diwas/articleshow/79750869.cms">After 55 years, India will inaugurate a new railway line with Bangladesh to save its ‘Chicken’s Neck’ from China</a><br /><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/supercomputer-shows-tropical-cyclones-hitting-india-are-going-get-more-destructive-that-is-until-the-flooding-starts/articleshow/79764803.cms"><strong>Supercomputer shows tropical cyclones hitting India are going get more destructive — that is until the flooding starts</strong></a><br />

A Canadian astronaut will go around the Moon for the first time abroad Artemis' crewed flight in 2023

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed senior UN official <keyword id="251474" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Siddharth-Chatterjee">Siddharth Chatterjee</keyword> of India as <keyword id="10440639" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-united-nations-resident-coordinator">the United Nations Resident Coordinator</keyword> in China. <br /><br /> Resident Coordinators are the UN Secretary-General's representatives for development at the country level. They lead UN teams supporting countries to recover better from the COVID-19 pandemic through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). <br /><br /> Guterres appointed Chatterjee as the Resident Coordinator in China, with the host government's approval. <br /><br /> Chatterjee's "appointment follows confirmation from the Host Government, where he will take up his post in the middle of January of next year," Spokesman for the Secretary-General, Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday as he made the announcement. <br /><br /> "We  congratulate our friend Siddharth," Dujarric said. <br /><br /> "We proudly remain with full gender parity and North-South balance among all of our Resident Coordinators, who cover 162 countries and territories," he said. <br /><br /> Chatterjee has more than 25 years of experience in international cooperation, sustainable development, humanitarian coordination and peace and security, which he has acquired at the United Nations and externally, the <keyword id="2335615" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="World-Organisation">world organisation</keyword> said in a statement. <br /><br /> Most recently, Chatterjee served as United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya, after holding other leadership positions across the organisation, including Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Kenya, Regional Director for the Middle East and Europe for the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Denmark and Chief of Staff in <keyword id="10440640" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-united-nations-assistance-mission">the United Nations Assistance Mission</keyword> for Iraq (UNAMI). <br /><br /> He also held leadership positions with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Indonesia, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan, and in United Nations peacekeeping operations with <keyword id="9290663" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-united-nations-mission">the United Nations Mission</keyword> in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). <br /><br /> Chatterjee also served in the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent as the Chief Diplomat and Head of Resource Mobilization in Switzerland. Before joining the United Nations in 1997, he was a commissioned officer in India's Army. <br /><br /> A TEDx speaker, he is a regular opinion contributor on humanitarian and development issues for a range of local, regional and international media outlets and journals, the UN statement added. <br /><br /> Chatterjee holds a master's degree in public policy from Princeton University in <keyword id="171985" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-United-States">the United States</keyword>, and a bachelor's degree from the National Defence Academy in India. <br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-idbi-bank-pnb-bank-axis-bank-mm-embassy-reit-pvr-and-others/articleshow/79750662.cms">Top stocks to watch — IDBI Bank, PNB Bank, Axis Bank, M&amp;M, Embassy REIT, PVR, and others</a><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-inaugurates-new-railway-line-with-bangladesh-to-save-its-chickens-neck-from-china-on-vijay-diwas/articleshow/79750869.cms">After 55 years, India will inaugurate a new railway line with Bangladesh to save its ‘Chicken’s Neck’ from China</a></strong>

Senior UN official Siddharth Chatterjee appointed United Nations Resident Coordinator in China

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="374817" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="barbecue">Barbecue</keyword> is one of the oldest cooking techniques in the world.</li><li>Common methods of barbecue are grilling, roasting, and cooking in an earth oven.</li><li>We take a look at how 21 countries and regions barbecue <keyword id="46661" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Around-the-world">around the world</keyword>.</li></ul><p><em>Following is a transcript of the <keyword id="21654" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="video">video</keyword>.</em></p><p><strong>Narrator: </strong>Barbecue is one of the oldest cooking methods on the planet. Evolving from simply cooking <keyword id="52511" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Meat">meat</keyword> over a fire, cultures have created various techniques to grill, roast, and cook their meat to perfection. Let's take a look at how barbecue is done around the world.</p><p>A popular dish in Chinese cuisine is char siu, or Chinese barbecue pork. Char siu translates to "fork-roasted." The meat is placed on an elongated fork and roasted over an open fire. It has a slightly charred and reddish-brown color, finished with a sweet but savory flavor.</p><p>In India, grilling is done inside a clay oven called a tandoor. A tandoor is a cylindrical clay oven that's been used in India for centuries. It burns at a very high heat, exposing the <keyword id="6181" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Food">food</keyword> inside to open flames and hot air, resulting in confection cooking. Some excavation sites have found tandoor clay ovens with chicken bones and char marks dating back to 3000 BC. Tandoori chicken is known to be one of India's most popular dishes and comes with sides like naan, cucumber raita, and basmati rice.</p><p>Ikan bakar is a technique of cooking fish over a bed of charcoal. The procedure varies, but fish is normally split in half, flavored with spices, and placed between two grates that go directly on the grill. Depending on the region, spices may differ but can range from sweet to spicy.</p><p>Yakitori are bite-sized pieces of chicken derived from various parts of the bird, including thigh meat, neck meat, skin, heart, and tails, that are all placed on skewers and grilled over a charcoal fire.</p><p>For generations, Mongolians have cooked khorkhog, which consists of potatoes, carrots, onions, and meat. Khorkhog is made by placing meat with hot stones in an enclosed container and cooking it on an open fire. The meat can be either goat or mutton, but since mutton is considered a daily staple and goat is more of a delicacy, it's typically goat that's cooked since khorkhog is traditionally reserved for festivals or family events with many guests. Depending on the number of people, sometimes even a whole sheep is used.</p><p>Gui refers to grilled-meat dishes found in Korean cuisine. Grilling is a key cooking component and method in Korea. Traditionally, most tables in a Korean barbecue have a gas or charcoal grill in the middle. Some ingredients come to the table raw, sliced, and prepared to grill. The meat can either be marinated, like the famous bulgogi and galbi beef, or it can be plain and unseasoned. Customers then cook the food according to personal preferences. When cooking, use kitchen scissors to cut the meat into smaller pieces, and don't flip the meat more than once.</p><p>Pierrade is a flat stone laid on top of a heat source. Pierrade meat needs to be sliced very thin, because the only part of the meat that will cook is what is in contact with the hot stone. Potatoes and vegetables can also be placed on a pierrade, along with a variety of dips. Aioli is a popular condiment that's served with pierrade. Some German cooks use a grill called a schwenker, which hangs from a tripod. Typically the schwenkermeister keeps it moving by swinging and rotating it from its chains, making it easier to cook large pieces of meat. It results in a smoky, juicy meat.</p><p>Souvlaki is a popular Greek dish consisting of pieces of meat and vegetables on a skewer. Souvlaki was a popular food among the ancient Greeks. It was even eaten by characters in Homer's writings. Souvlaki can be served on a skewer, in a pita sandwich, or on a dinner plate with fried potatoes.</p><p>Lechón originated in Spain but is popular in the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. It's considered to be the national dish of the Philippines and Puerto Rico. Lechón is the Spanish word for suckling pig. The meat is very tender and is usually roasted until the skin turns crispy.</p><p>Jerk is common across the Caribbean, but Jamaica is the heart of jerk culture, and it's considered to be the country's national dish. The smokiness and spiciness of jerk come from scotch bonnet chilies, island thyme, and allspice. All of those seasonings cover the meat that's been butterflied in order to expose more of the surface to heat.</p><p>Mexican barbacoa is traditionally made with goat, sheep, or lamb, but beef and pork can be used as well. The meat is buried in a pit, covered in agave leaves, and slow cooked until it's soft enough to fall off the bone. It can be served in a broth and eaten as a soup, or with tortillas, which make for some of the most tender tacos.</p><p>There are numerous styles of barbecue in the US, and everyone has an opinion on which is best. Ribs, brisket, and pulled pork are some of the favorites. Popular side dishes include salads, baked beans, corn bread, and fruit. The big holidays for barbecuing in the United States are Memorial Day weekend, the start of the summer season, and the Fourth of July Independence Day celebration.</p><p>Argentina devours the third-most amount of meat in the world. The asado tradition originated from the gauchos of the early 1800s. Most of the time, the asado is made from beef, but lamb, pork, and mutton are other options. The tradition involves eating the whole animal, with the best pieces of the meat saved for last.</p><p>Churrasco also started in the 1800s when gauchos would get together and grill large portions of meat on skewers. Brazilians often serve churrasco with chimichurri, a simple garlicky green sauce that balances the smokiness of the meat. Churrasco can be made at home and at festivals, but can also be ordered at Brazilian steakhouses. At the steakhouses, waiters walk around with the skewers to show off the variety of meats to diners. As customers choose their meat, it's sliced off the skewers. Typically, this barbecue experience is all you can eat, so diners should bring their appetite.</p><p>Pachamanca involves digging out an earth oven and lining the inside of the pit with hot stones to cook the food. Potatoes, corn, and marinated meats are enclosed in leaves and placed into the oven for a few hours. Pachamanca is normally served with guests sitting on the ground, and typically takes place on special occasions and during the harvest time every February and March.</p><p>Many foods at Australian barbies can be linked to the country's proximity to Asia. Lamb chops, beef steak, sausages, prawns, and lobster are all popular meats you can find at a barbie. Barbies are recognized as a common method of fundraising for schools and local communities.</p><p>The earth oven is used in traditional South Pacific cooking, especially on the islands of Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, and Tahiti. While the cooking method and names differ between islands, cultures throughout the South Pacific commonly use this below-ground barbecue style. It's used in traditional feasts and family dinners alike, and the food is usually cooked in baskets woven from banana leaves. Meals might include breadfruit, yams, fish, pork and shellfish. The meat is generally marinated, finished with a savory glaze, and topped with tropical fruit.</p><p>Braais are important in South African culture. It's like a potluck, where family and friends bring their own meats or side dishes. Favorite meats found in a braai are steak, sausages, sosaties, pork, chicken, and lamb chops. Fish and crayfish are more popular in the coastal regions. Braais are so beloved in South Africa that September 24 is considered National Braai Day in the country.</p><p>The ancient Persian tradition of barbecuing meat kebabs continues today in Iran. Kabab koobideh is made from ground lamb or beef or a combination of the two, and is blended with spices and grated onions. In English, koobideh means slamming, referring to the method in which meat is prepared. The kabab koobideh can be found in both restaurants and among street vendors.</p><p>Shish kebabs are thought to have emerged when soldiers in Turkey skewered and grilled pieces of animals on their swords. Traditionally, it's made with lamb, but there are versions with various kinds of beef, poultry, or fish, and they don't typically contain vegetables.</p><p>So, which type of barbecue do you want to try? Are there any we missed? Let us know in the comments below.</p>

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<ul><li>Over 28 fake extensions disguised as aids for <keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword>, <keyword id="819905" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Instagram">Instagram</keyword>, <keyword id="196143" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vimeo">Vimeo</keyword>, and others are infecting <keyword id="182214" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Google-Chrome">Google Chrome</keyword> and Edge browsers with <keyword id="54201" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Malware">malware</keyword>.</li><li>A report by Avast Intelligence Security estimates that over 3 million people around the world have been affected by these malicious extensions capable of redirecting URLs, collecting <keyword id="74417" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="personal-information">personal information</keyword>, and tracking your location. </li><li>Google and Microsoft are currently investigating the issue, but the extensions remain available on the Chrome Web Store and the Microsoft Edge Add-ons portal. </li></ul>Immensely popular and innocently disguised Facebook, Vimeo and Instagram extensions on your web browser may actually be malware, according to the internet security provider <a href="https://press.avast.com/third-party-browser-extensions-from-instagram-facebook-vimeo-and-others-infected-with-malware">Avast</a>. Especially if you’re a part of the majority using Google Chrome.<br /><br /><table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt; table-layout: fixed;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Browser<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Number of malicious extensions<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Google Chrome<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">15<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Edge<br /><br /></td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">13<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The malware is affecting around three million people around the world as per install numbers and can ‘hijack’ your URL. It means that the extension can track every time you click on a new link and alert the hacker. The hacker then has the option to redirect you to a new URL of his choosing, rather than sending you to your real destination.<br /><br />And, as with most crimes, there’s a monetary motive at play. Redirecting user traffic to ads and phishing sites by the millions can yield a pretty steady income stream. "For every redirection to a third party domain, the cybercriminals would receive a payment," said the report by Avast Threat Intelligence.<br /><br /><strong>Malware extensions are tracking everything you do online<br /></strong>Even though the end goal is getting more revenue off of ads, the malicious extensions on Google Chrome and Edge are capable of collecting data as well. <br /><br />According to Avast, these extensions can collect personal data like birth dates, email addresses, and device information. This includes even the most minute details like first sign-in time, last login time, name of the device, operating system, used browser and its version, and even IP addresses.<br /><br />Stealing an IP address or knowing your login time may not seem like a big deal. But, collectively, that information points to your approximate geographical location as well as your daily routine.<br /><br />Even though Avast only discovered these extensions a month ago, evidence indicates that some of them have been on the rampage since at least December 2018.<br /><br />"Our hypothesis is that either the extensions were deliberately created with the malware built-in, or the author waited for the extensions to become popular, and then pushed an update containing the malware," said Avast malware researcher <a href="https://press.avast.com/third-party-browser-extensions-from-instagram-facebook-vimeo-and-others-infected-with-malware">Jan Rubín</a> explaining that the origin story of these extensions remains elusive. <br /><br />"It could also be that the author sold the original extensions to someone else after creating them, and then the buyer introduced the malware afterwards," Rubin added.<br /><br />Microsoft and Google are currently looking into Avast's findings but, for now, these extensions remain available on the Chrome Web Store and the Microsoft Edge Add-ons portal. <br /><br /><strong>Full list of extensions infected with Malware on Google Chrome and Edge:</strong><br /><ol><li>Direct Message for Instagram</li><li>Direct Message for Instagram™</li><li>DM for Instagram</li><li>Invisible mode for Instagram Direct Message</li><li>Downloader for Instagram</li><li>Instagram Download Video &amp; Image</li><li>App Phone for Instagram</li><li>App Phone for Instagram</li><li>Stories for Instagram</li><li>Universal Video Downloader</li><li>Universal Video Downloader</li><li>Video Downloader for FaceBook™</li><li>Video Downloader for FaceBook™</li><li>Vimeo™ Video Downloader</li><li>Vimeo™ Video Downloader</li><li>Volume Controller</li><li>Zoomer for Instagram and FaceBook</li><li>VK UnBlock. Works fast.</li><li>Odnoklassniki UnBlock. Works quickly.</li><li>Upload photo to Instagram™</li><li>Spotify Music Downloader</li><li>Stories for Instagram</li><li>Upload photo to Instagram™</li><li>Pretty Kitty, The Cat Pet</li><li>Video Downloader for YouTube</li><li>SoundCloud Music Downloader</li><li>The New York Times News</li><li>Instagram App with Direct Message DM</li></ol><strong>SEE ALSO:</strong><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-and-reliance-industries-mukesh-ambani-spoke-but-had-no-chemistry/articleshow/79739547.cms">Zuckerberg spoke to Ambani but there was no chemistry — even with a multi-million dollar partnership between them</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-inaugurates-new-railway-line-with-bangladesh-to-save-its-chickens-neck-from-china-on-vijay-diwas/articleshow/79750869.cms">After 55 years, India will inaugurate a new railway line with Bangladesh to save its ‘Chicken’s Neck’ from China</a><br /><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/supercomputer-shows-tropical-cyclones-hitting-india-are-going-get-more-destructive-that-is-until-the-flooding-starts/articleshow/79764803.cms"><strong>Supercomputer shows tropical cyclones hitting India are going get more destructive — that is until the flooding starts</strong></a><br />

Fake Instagram, Facebook, and Vimeo extensions on Google Chrome can ‘hijack’ your URL, steal personal information and track your location

Washington, Nearly a quarter of the world's population may not have access to a <keyword id="8904563" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="covid-19-vaccine">COVID-19 vaccine</keyword> until at least 2022, according to a study published in The BMJ on Wednesday which warns that vaccines will be as challenging to deliver as they were to develop. Another study in the same journal estimates that 3.7 billion adults worldwide are willing to have a COVID-19 vaccine, highlighting the importance of designing fair and equitable strategies to ensure that supply can meet demand, especially in low and <keyword id="1226877" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="middle-income-countries">middle income countries</keyword>. <br /><br /> These findings together suggest that the operational challenges of the global COVID-19 vaccination programme will be at least as difficult as the scientific challenges associated with their development. <br /><br /> In the first study, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the US analysed pre-orders for COVID-19 vaccines ahead of their regulatory approval that had been publicly announced by countries around the world. <br /><br /> "This study provides an overview of how high income countries have secured future supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, but that access for the rest of the world is uncertain," the researchers said. <br /><br /> "Governments and <keyword id="59868" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Manufacturers">manufacturers</keyword> might provide much needed assurances for equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccines through greater transparency and accountability over these arrangements," they said. <br /><br /> The researchers noted that by November 15, 2020, several countries had reserved a total of 7.48 billion doses, or 3.76 billion courses from 13 manufacturers, out of 48 COVID-19 vaccine candidates in clinical trials. <br /><br /> They said over half (51%) of these doses will go to high income countries, which represent 14% of the world's population, while low and middle income countries will potentially have the remainder, despite these comprising more than 85% of the world's population. <br /><br /> If all of these vaccine candidates were successfully scaled, the total projected manufacturing capacity would be 5.96 billion courses by the end of 2021, with prices ranging from USD 6 per course to as high as USD 74 per course. <br /><br /> Up to 40% of the vaccine courses from these manufacturers might potentially remain for low- and middle-income countries, the researchers said. <br /><br /> However, this will depend, in part, on how high-income countries share what they procure and whether the US and Russia participate in globally coordinated efforts, they said. <br /><br /> The researchers noted that even if all of these vaccine manufacturers were to succeed in reaching their <keyword id="10441850" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="maximum-production-capacity">maximum production capacity</keyword>, at least a fifth of the world's population would not have access to vaccines until 2022. <br /><br /> In the second study, researchers in China and the US estimated target populations for whom vaccines would be required, to help guide development of fair and equitable allocation strategies across the globe. <br /><br /> They found that target population sizes for COVID-19 vaccination vary widely by <keyword id="10441849" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="geographical-region">geographical region</keyword>, vaccine objectives, such as maintaining essential core services, reducing severe COVID-19, and stopping virus transmission, and the impact of vaccine hesitancy in reducing demand. <br /><br /> The researchers point to evidence suggesting that around 68% of the global population (3.7 billion adults) is willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and say their findings "provide an evidence base for global, regional, and national vaccine prioritisation and allocation." <br /><br /> "Variations in the size of the target populations within and between regions emphasise the tenuous balance between vaccine demand and supply, especially in low and middle income countries without sufficient capacity to meet domestic demand for COVID-19 vaccine" they said. <br /><br /> Both studies are observational, and the researchers acknowledge the implications of uncertainty and incomplete information for their analyses. <br /><br /> The findings illustrate the considerable scale and complexity of manufacturing, purchasing, distributing, and administering COVID-19 vaccines in a way that meets global needs, and does so equitably among nations and populations, the researchers said. <br /><br /> Jason Schwartz at Yale School of Public Health noted in a linked editorial that many countries have already shown a commitment to equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines by purchasing through <keyword id="9582643" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-covax-facility">the COVAX Facility</keyword> -- an initiative that invests part of the payment in vaccines for poorer countries. <br /><br /> However, he said vigilance is required "to ensure that such aspirations are realised in the months and years ahead." <br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a 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Nearly a quarter of the world's population may not have access to the COVID-19 vaccine until 2022, BMJ study shows

<ul><li><keyword id="440631" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Niue">Niue</keyword>, a <keyword id="9841236" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="tiny-island-nation">tiny island nation</keyword> in the Pacific, is launching proceedings with <keyword id="10444052" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="internet-overseer-icann">internet overseer ICANN</keyword> to reclaim the .nu top-level domain.</li><li>The .nu domain has never been in the hands of the Niuean people, with control currently resting with <keyword id="10444053" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-internet-foundation-of-sweden">the Internet Foundation of Sweden</keyword> (IIS), the body in charge of that country’s .se space.</li><li>“This is the big one,” says Pär Brumark, the Swedish domains expert who is leading a delegation on behalf of Niue to claim its space.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com.au/">Visit Business Insider Australia’s homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><em>This article was originally published in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com.au/niue-nu-internet-domain-reclaim-2020-12">BI Australia</a> by Jack Kerr. <br /></em><br />A tiny island microstate has today launched proceedings that could have profound repercussions for who controls the internet.<br /><br />The Government of Niue, a tiny island 2,400 kilometres northeast of <keyword id="22501" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="New-Zealand">New Zealand</keyword>, has demanded a “redelegation” of its national webspace, .nu, from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (<keyword id="50359" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="ICANN">ICANN</keyword>), the supranational non-profit that coordinates top-level domains to ensure the stable operation of the internet.<br /><br />It’s a battle that’s almost as old as Hotmail – and if fights over internet governance had weight divisions, then this would be a heavyweight card.<br /><br />“This is the big one,” said Pär Brumark, the Swedish domains expert who is leading a delegation on behalf of the tiny Pacific island.<br /><br />His pro-bono team of professors and legal academics from major Scandinavian universities have, he says, constructed the most detailed analysis of problems with ICANN rules and their allegedly poor implementation ever to be undertaken.<br /><br />“We’ll lay it all out. It’s a proof of concept of how fucked up the system is.”<br /><br />Countries were each allocated a national webspace (or top-level domain) during the 1990s, in a relatively loose arrangement that was intended to ensure it was operated by that country’s internet community.<br /><br />In <keyword id="6355478" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="australia">Australia</keyword>, for example, the nation’s top-level domain is run by the .au <keyword id="10444055" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="domain-administration">Domain Administration</keyword> (auDA). It’s a member-based nonprofit based in Melbourne, and their custodianship of this significant national resource – which provides a trusted space for Australian e-commerce, and had a turnover of almost $14 million in the first six months of this year – is endorsed by the Commonwealth.<br /><br />Another Pacific nation, Tuvalu, receives $5 million per year from the registry that runs its popular .tv top-level domain.<br /><br />That’s roughly how it’s supposed to work – notwithstanding auDA’s <a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/infighting-continues-at-domain-name-authority-auda-20180427-h0zcng">own internal dramas over the years</a>.<br /><br />For microstates like Niue, however, it has been a totally different experience.<br /><br />“No one even made a phone call to the Government of Niue when [the initial delegation] happened,” Brumark said. “And they’ve basically been ignored ever since.”<br /><br />For reasons which are still unclear, but which likely stem from Niue’s isolation and small size, control of the .nu webspace was originally handed to a magazine editor from Massachusetts <a href="https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2006/03/29/On-a-tiny-island-catchy-Web-name-sparks-a-battle/stories/200603290178">named Bill Semich</a>.<br /><br />He would soon boast that .nu was “the fastest growing top-level domain name on the Internet”, thanks largely to its popularity in northern European countries, where ‘nu’ translates as ‘now’.<br /><br />While Niue signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Semich around that time, it quickly backtracked, claiming it did not understand what it was agreeing to or the financial benefit control of the webspace could confer.<br /><br />Toke Talagi, the long-serving Premier of Niue who passed away earlier this year, deemed the situation a form of “neo-colonialism”, while Brumark has dubbed it “digital colonisation”.<br /><br />But Semich has denied any legal or moral wrongdoing. He said that part of the profit he gained from controlling the .nu top-level domain was used to get the remote island connected to the internet, and his IUS-N Foundation said it continues to make significant contributions to maintain the island’s internet and telecommunication needs, as well as funding community projects.<br /><br />But Niue tore up the original deal in 2000, and passed legislation calling for a formalised agreement, which did not eventuate.<br /><br />In 2013, the <keyword id="10444054" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="internet-foundation">Internet Foundation</keyword> of Sweden (IIS), the body in charge of that country’s .se space, became the technical manager of .nu.<br /><br />To Nieuans, this meant their national digital territory had essentially been placed under the control of another country.<br /><br />“It is unprecedented in the history of the internet that the appointed national ccTLD (country-code top-level domain) manager of one nation … takes over a foreign, by national law protected, ccTLD management of another,” the Niueans write in their redelegation request, which will be formally submitted to ICANN around midday Niuean time.<br /><br />It says the IIS has been operating the .nu space “in breach of its own founding charter and in absence of the Swedish-law-required permission from the applicable Swedish Governmental Authority.”<br /><br />The case will also argue the current arrangement is a breach of the Niue’s Digital Communication Amendment Act – as well as the IIS’s founding charter and the Accountability Framework agreed to between ICANN and IUS-N.<br /><br />“The business arrangement … constitutes a severe and present threat to the stability and the security of the local internet community as well as the global internet community.”<br /><br />Niue is currently also pursuing a case in the Swedish legal system to claim ten of millions of dollars generated by the sale of .nu web addresses.<br /><br />Redelegations – where control of a top-level domain is transferred to another, more appropriate body – have been actioned before by ICANN.<br /><br />But this is “by far the most long-lasting ongoing case and it will be the most thorough redelegation investigation in history,” said Brumark<br /><br />“We have needed 20 volunteers, including professors and academics, to make this happen. Niue could not afford to even investigate this issue, let alone run a redelegation. There are too many gatekeepers in ICANN that would try to keep them out.<br /><br />“If I had known this would take thousands of hours and twenty lawyers, would I have gone into this? Probably not. But the people of Niue have become my close friends. And I want to get justice for them.”<br /><br />If he loses, there is the option to go one step further and seek justice in the court system of California, where ICANN is based.<br /><br />But Brumark said that won’t be necessary.<br /><br />“No, because we will be successful. We have internal papers, we have everything.<br /><br />“We are putting them in a situation where it would be extremely difficult to rule against Niue, because that would set a precedent that would complicate their policy system too much.<br /><br />“It would be a stain on ICANN.”<br /><br /><strong>SEE ALSO:<br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/whatsapp-pay-strengthens-its-upi-offering-ties-up-with-sbi-icici-bank-hdfc-bank-and-axis-bank/articleshow/79754660.cms">WhatsApp Pay strengthens its UPI offering — ties up with SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/india-inaugurates-new-railway-line-with-bangladesh-to-save-its-chickens-neck-from-china-on-vijay-diwas/articleshow/79750869.cms">After 55 years, India will inaugurate a new railway line with Bangladesh to save its ‘Chicken’s Neck’ from China</a><br /><br /></strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/pubg-mobile-india-may-not-launch-until-march-next-year/articleshow/79751618.cms"><strong>PUBG Mobile India may not launch until March next year, says a report citing sources</strong></a><br />

A tiny island nation is clashing with ICANN to own its space on the web

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>AP Photo/Manish Swarup</span></p><p class="caption">Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS summit in Goa, India, October 16, 2016.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul><li><strong>Indian and Chinese troops squared off high in the Himalayas during a 73-day standoff in summer 2017.</strong></li><li><strong>That border dispute never came to open blows, and the two countries have both tried to mend ties since.</strong></li><li><strong>But the border is still disputed, and both sides are still watching each other warily in an area that could easily flare up again.</strong></li></ul><p>At the end of August 2017, Indian and Chinese troops backed away from a 73-day standoff high in the eastern Himalayas, where their borders meet those of Bhutan.</p><p>The two countries, both nuclear-armed and among the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/most-powerful-militaries-in-the-world-ranked-2018-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most powerful militaries</a> on the planet, have tried to mend ties since then, but the rivalry remains, and the small swath of land they nearly came to blows over last summer remains a flash point.</p><p>The spat between began in mid-June, when Bhutan <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/world/asia/dolam-plateau-china-india-bhutan.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noticed</a> Chinese personnel trying to extend an unpaved road on the Doklam Plateau, which China calls Donglang, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-and-india-and-doklam-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a mountainous area</a> reaching as high as 14,000 feet.</p><p>China <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/world/asia/dolam-plateau-china-india-bhutan.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the construction was an internal affair, as it took place on its own territory, but Bhutan alerted India, which sent troops to halt the work.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Reuters</span></p><p class="caption">A map of Donglang, or Doklam, a disputed area between China, India, and Bhutan.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>While India <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/world/asia/china-india-standoff-withdrawal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">does not claim</a> the disputed territory, a 34-square-mile chunk of the plateau, it sees it as a buffer zone for a narrow strip of land called the "chicken neck," a valuable link between its northeast and the rest of the country.</p><p>Chinese and Indian troops squared off just a few hundred feet apart.</p><p>A few hundred troops from each side were believed to be arrayed around the construction site. About <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-and-india-and-doklam-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3,000 troops</a> from each country were thought to be in the general area around Doklam. Other military units were thought to be in the area, though exact numbers were not clear, especially for Chinese forces.</p><p>India said it was <a href="https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2103881/dispatch-doklam-indians-dig-long-haul-standoff-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acting on behalf</a> of its ally, Bhutan, which does not have formal ties with China, but the showdown reminded many of the 1962 Sino-Indian war, which started over a border dispute.</p><p>"China has been active in trying to build roads and infrastructure in this strip of territory disputed by Bhutan and China, but what happened last year was they tried to extend a road they had built further south," said Jeff Smith, a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Asian Studies Center.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Desmond Boylan</span></p><p class="caption">Chinese and Indian border guards at the Nathu La mountain pass, between Tibet and the tiny northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, July 6, 2006.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>"That prompted the Indian military to intervene, because it was starting to draw the Chinese down further south, into territory they claimed but even closer to an area that would give them a strategic advantage in any sort of conflict," Smith said.</p><p>That position would "give them the high ground in an area near the ... Bhutan-India-China border," Smith added. "And India sort of drew a red line and said 'no.'"</p><p>The standoff intensified day by day. Beijing carried out military exercises in Tibet shortly after it began. Indian troops reinforced their positions, <a href="https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2103881/dispatch-doklam-indians-dig-long-haul-standoff-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> building bunkers, bringing in artillery and light tanks, and laying land mines to counter a potential Chinese attack.</p><p>But both sides <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/world/asia/china-india-standoff-withdrawal.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">had reason</a> to seek a way out of the standoff at Doklam. Talks continued, and the confrontation ended on August 28, 2017, when New Delhi and Beijing agreed to an <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/r-india-and-china-agree-to-disengagement-along-disputed-frontier-indian-government-statement-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"expeditious disengagement"</a> of their forces.</p><p>A few weeks after the disengagement, Chinese President Xi Jinping <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/r-chinas-xi-wants-to-put-relations-with-india-on-right-track-xinhua-2017-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he wanted to put his country's relationship with India on the "right track." In early 2018, India appeared to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/r-dalai-lama-faces-cold-shoulder-as-india-looks-to-improve-china-ties-2018-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">distance itself</a> from the Dalai Lama, seeking more <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-Relations/India-uses-rumor-of-Dalai-Lama-s-ill-health-to-mend-China-ties" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conciliatory</a> ties with China.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>AP/ Anupam Nath</span></p><p class="caption">An Indian girl with an Indian flag at the Indo-China border in Bumla, 15,700 feet above sea level in Arunachal Pradesh, India, October 21, 2012.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>This summer, India and China agreed to <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/wuhan-effect-india-china-to-jointly-train-afghan-diplomats/articleshow/65003167.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">jointly train</a> Afghan diplomats, and Delhi said it would not <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-says-wont-gang-up-against-china-in-indo-pacific-1882875" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seek to align</a> against Beijing elsewhere. This month, Chinese <keyword id="6354810" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="defense">Defense</keyword> Minister Wei Fenghe is in India, where <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/r-china-defense-minister-meets-indian-pm-as-ties-warm-further-2018-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he praised</a> their relations as a friendship dating to ancient times.</p><p>But activity has also continued in Doklam.</p><p>"The two sides disengaged from the site of the standoff, but they did not withdraw, and there are still a large number of Chinese and Indian troops near the standoff site," said Smith, author of "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Peace-China-India-Rivalry-Twenty-First/dp/1498520928" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cold Peace</a>," about the rivalry between China and India in the 21st century.</p><p>"China has continued construction on what it claims is its side of the China-Bhutan border," he added, "but it continues construction in territory ... disputed between China and Bhutan but not south of where India has drawn as a red line."</p><p>Both sides appear to have bolstered the forces they have stationed around Doklam.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>US Air Force/Wikimedia Commons</span></p><p class="caption">A member of the Indian air force marshals in a Sukhoi Su-30 MKI on the flight line at Lajes airfield in the Azores, July 13, 2008.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Imagery <a href="https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/preparing-rematch-top-world" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reviewed earlier this year</a> by intelligence firm Stratfor showed that in late 2017 and early 2018, India greatly increased its deployment of Su-30MKI combat aircraft to the Siliguri Bagdogra and Hasimara airbases.</p><p>The Su-30MKI is India's top-of-the-line fighter and is <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-successfully-test-fires-brahmos-from-sukhoi-30-fighter-aircraft/articleshow/61751675.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">able to fire</a> the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile.</p><p>Even more activity was visible around the more advanced facilities at the Chinese airbases in Lhasa and Shigatse, including airfield upgrades and a large presence of helicopters, early-warning and command aircraft, parts of the HQ-9 long-range surface-to-air missile, and unmanned aerial vehicles. (China puts <a href="https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/preparing-rematch-top-world" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more assets</a> at these bases because, unlike India, it does not have facilities closer to the border area.)</p><p>Doklam "does remain a potential flare-up spot," Smith said, with the Chinese in particular looking for an edge.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Google Maps</span></p><p class="caption">Deployments and activity at Chinese and Indian airbases around the Doklam Plateau increased in late 2017 and early 2018.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"I imagine the Chinese are not pleased with how events unfolded last year, and there are some who felt like they were somewhat embarrassed by India," Smith said. "So I'm sure they're redoubling their efforts down there to ensure that something like that doesn't happen again."</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A lack of clear short-term gains to be had make it unlikely China "will push the envelope in Doklam," he added, but Beijing may be preparing its forces in order to be "in a much better position tactically" in case of another confrontation there.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"It's peaceful now, but it's still volatile," Smith said. "There are still a lot of troops on both sides, nearby, watching each other very closely."</span></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/asia-earth-ice-melted-rising-ocean-coastline-china-india-2015-3">Animated map shows what would happen to Asia if all the Earth's ice melted</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

Tensions are still simmering a year after the world's 2 biggest countries almost clashed over a border at the top of the world

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><p>Indian and Chinese troops clashed in a melee high in the western Himalayas on August 15, adding to simmering tensions along the two countries' shared border.</p><p>Chinese troops reportedly tried to enter Indian territory twice that day, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-india-china-troops-in-high-altitude-clash-officials-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according</a> to an Indian <keyword id="6354810" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="defense">defense</keyword> official.</p><p>They were pushed back both times but threw stones at Indian troops during the exchange, which took place near Pangong Lake, a tourist attraction in the mountain region of Ladakh.</p><p><span>"There was a minor incident. There was some stone pelting from the Chinese side but the situation was quickly brought under control," the official <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-india-china-troops-in-high-altitude-clash-officials-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told</a> AFP.</span></p><p><span>The early-morning confrontation lasted about <a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-china-ladakh-skirmish-possibly-linked-to-doklam-intelligence-report-says/1/1026754.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">30 minutes</a> and was resolved after both sides conducted banner drills and retreated to their respective outposts.</span></p><p><span>Indian media outlet The Print <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePrintIndia/status/898871876813967361" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">obtained footage</a> of the incident, which took place just yards from the shoreline. Both sides reported injuries.</span></p><p>The lake - of which India claims about one-third and China the rest - is more than 13,000 feet high on the Tibetan plateau and lies in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, at the eastern extent of China and India's <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-china-idUSKCN1AV29F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2,175-mile</a> mountain border.</p><p>A police official in the state said that confrontations along the de facto border, called the Line of Actual Control, were relatively common.</p><p>"These things happen every summer but this one was slightly prolonged and more serious but no weapons were used," a police source in the state capital, Srinagar, told AFP.</p><p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><p><span>The clash took place on India's independence day, and an early <a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-china-ladakh-skirmish-possibly-linked-to-doklam-intelligence-report-says/1/1026754.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">assessment</a> by Indian intelligence sources called the encounter "not at all unusual" due to the "non-delineation" of the border in the area. </span><span>Indian and Chinese patrols <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chinese-troops-intercept-Army-patrol-in-Ladakh/articleshow/20284571.cms" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">have crossed</a> into areas <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/chinese-troops-entered-india-before-v-p-s-beijing-visit/story-y6UJIk1riVDTZxxMQ71NOL.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">claimed by the other</a> in the past; more than <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ladakh-scuffle-three-days-on-govt-confirms-incident-in-pangong-lake-with-chinese-soldiers-4803352/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">300 such crossings</a> have been reported through mid-August this year.</span></p><p><span>But the confrontation comes two months into a dispute between China and India near their shared border with Bhutan in the eastern Himalayas, and, the assessment added, the "use of force appears to be part of a considered design."</span></p><p><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p>"Use of stones unprecedented and unusual. Appears to be deliberate attempt to provoke and heighten tension without use of lethal weapons," the assessment <a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-china-ladakh-skirmish-possibly-linked-to-doklam-intelligence-report-says/1/1026754.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>. Steel bars and rifle butts were <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ladakh-scuffle-three-days-on-govt-confirms-incident-in-pangong-lake-with-chinese-soldiers-4803352/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">also used</a> during the tussle.</p><p><span>On Wednesday, a previously scheduled border-personnel meeting was held between brigadier-rank officers from the Indian and Chinese armies. (Such meetings are usually held between colonel-rank officers.)</span></p><p><span>The meeting's agenda was expanded to include the August 15 clash. Both sides reiterated the need to adhere to set protocols and drills, The Express <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ladakh-scuffle-three-days-on-govt-confirms-incident-in-pangong-lake-with-chinese-soldiers-4803352/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>.</span></p><p><span>But China's People's Liberation Army also declined an invitation to take part in ceremonial meetings on the border to mark India's independence day this year, the first time it has declined since 2005, <a href="http://indianexpress.com/article/india/doklam-standoff-indian-chinese-patrols-clash-on-ladakh-lake-pla-skips-independence-day-meets-4798619/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according</a> to The Express. Another meeting usually held on the Chinese side of the border on August 1 was not held this year.</span></p><p><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p><span>The contentious but nonviolent confrontation in the Doklam territory - known as Donglang in Chinese - near the two countries' border with Bhutan started in mid-June, w</span><span>hen New Delhi dispatched troops to stop Chinese construction of a road in the area, which is claimed by both China and Bhutan. </span></p><p><span>India viewed the construction as a threat because it brought Chinese personnel close to the "<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-india-china-troops-in-high-altitude-clash-officials-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">chicken's neck</a>" that connects India's northeast territory to the rest of the country.</span></p><p>An Indian official <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-china-idUSKCN1AV29F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a> New Delhi had no choice but to act, as Chinese activity had come too close for comfort. New Delhi has also said both sides should withdraw their forces before any proper negotiation.</p><p><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p><span>Beijing - which has <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-china-says-india-building-up-troops-amid-border-stand-off-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a> India is massing troops and building roads in its territory east of Doklam - has said India has <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-india-china-soldiers-involved-in-border-altercation-indian-sources-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">no role</a> to play in the region and that Indian personnel illegally crossed into Chinese territory. It has <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/r-india-china-soldiers-involved-in-border-altercation-indian-sources-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">repeatedly asked</a> for their unilateral withdrawal.</span></p><p><span>Chinese state media has <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-china-idUSKCN1AV29F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">warned India</a> of a fate worse than its decisive defeat during a month-long border war in 1962 in India's northeast Arunachal Pradesh state.</span></p><p><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p><span>Chinese officials later admitted the war was <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-how-it-could-go-down-if-china-and-india-went-to-war-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">launched to teach a lesson to India</a>, which had granted asylum to the Dalai Lama and criticized China's occupation of Tibet.</span></p><p><span>The 1962 war was brief in duration, but the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-and-india-relationship-nepal-and-tibet-2017-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">political concerns</a> that sparked remain.</span></p><p><span>The Indian intelligence assessment issued in the hours after the August 15 incident <a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-china-ladakh-skirmish-possibly-linked-to-doklam-intelligence-report-says/1/1026754.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a> the skirmish at Pangong Lake could be related to the standoff in the eastern Himalayas.</span></p><p><span>"Both nations recognise that there are big differences in perception about the LAC (Line of Actual Control), but these have been managed well and troops have quickly gone back to the respective positions," Ashok K. Kantha, former Indian ambassador to China, <a href="https://theprint.in/2017/08/19/india-china-must-ensure-video-showing-troops-clashing-in-ladakh-doesnt-raise-tensions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">wrote for The Print</a>, noting that calm along the border has endured despite past incidents.</span></p><p><span>"Ensuring that these old modalities hold is extremely important," he added. "The alternative is not good."</span></p><div></div>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/helima-croft-rbc-commodities-emerging-markets-oil-demand-growth-2017-7">RBC commodity chief: India and China will dictate oil's future</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

Video shows Chinese and Indian troops clashing with stones high along their border in the Himalayas

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Denis Balibouse and Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul><li><strong>Tensions between China and India have heated up over a remote frontier region in the Himalayas</strong></li><li><strong>The region is of strategic importance, and neighboring Bhutan is now caught between</strong></li><li><strong>The ongoing standoff suggests tensions between the two powers could continue to grow in the coming years</strong></li></ul><p>While everyone's been watching the chaos spilling out of the White House, a border standoff between two nuclear powers has been festering for two months.</p><p>China and India have rubbed up against each other in the Doklam territory - called Donglang in Chinese - a remote frontier region located at a convergence point of India, India's ally Bhutan, and China.</p><p>The extended standoff appears to be one of the more significant in recent years, and comes at a time of weakening relations between the two powers. Analysts at BMI Research said the standoff suggests strains between China and India could continue in the coming years.</p><h2>What happened in the Doklam territory?</h2><p>In mid-June, Bhutan <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/world/asia/dolam-plateau-china-india-bhutan.html?mcubz=0&amp;_r=0">found</a> Chinese troops attempting to extend a road through a plateau in the Doklam territory. The region is claimed by both Bhutan and China due to contradictory phrases in an <a href="http://treaties.fco.gov.uk/docs/pdf/1894/TS0011.pdf">1890 border agreement</a> between Great Britain and China's Qing dynasty, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/world/asia/dolam-plateau-china-india-bhutan.html?mcubz=0&amp;_r=0">according to the New York Times</a>.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Reuters" title_caption="Map locating Donglang, a disputed area between China, India, and Bhutan." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5996f720f1a850060a8b5ca9-960/rts1a6fh.jpg"><span class="sprites click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span></a><p class="source"><span>Reuters</span></p><p class="caption">Map locating Donglang, a disputed area between China, India, and Bhutan.</p></div><p></p></div></div>India, which has no claim to the territory but supports Bhutan's claim, sent troops to stop the construction.</p><p>China has since accused India of "<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40478813">trespassing</a>" and said that India has interfered with "<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40478813">normal activities</a>" on its side of the border. India responded by saying it got involved in order to help its ally, Bhutan.</p><p>Tensions have continued to simmer over the past several weeks, with both sides putting <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40478813">more</a> troops on the border. </p><p>On August 15, Indian and Chinese troops <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/video-of-chinese-indian-troops-fighting-with-stones-at-himalaya-border-2017-8">clashed</a> near Pangong Lake, a tourist attraction in the mountain region of Ladakh. A <a href="http://theprint.in/2017/08/19/visuals-show-india-china-clash-at-ladakh-was-serious-troops-injured/?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=031a1e1137-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_08_21&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_171f237867-031a1e1137-29652241&amp;mc_cid=031a1e1137&amp;mc_eid=f4df4b6d0d">video</a> of the skirmish shows both sides throwing rocks and punches.</p><p>That same week, state-run Chinese media Xinhua News <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/people-are-outraged-about-a-racist-video-india-china-xinhua-news-7-sins-of-india">published</a> a propaganda video called the "7 Sins of India," which took inflammatory jabs at Indians, and specifically at the minority Sikh community. <span>Both Indian and international news outlets, including the BBC and the Washington Post, slammed the video as being racist. </span></p><p>Bhutan, which doesn't have formal diplomatic relations with China, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/asia/bhutan-india-border-dispute/index.html">issued a formal statement</a> accusing Beijing of building the road inside its territory and violating a 1998 agreement.</p><h2>Why do India and China care so much about a remote strip in the Himalayas?</h2><p>India has maintained that it is acting on behalf of Bhutan since the two have long maintained close relations.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="BMI Research" title_caption="" class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/59974247f1a850a81a8b5d77-960/unnamed.gif"><span class="sprites click-to-enlarge-icon" title="Click to enlarge"></span></a><p class="source"><span>BMI Research</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>But New Delhi is also seeking to protect its sphere of influence, BMI Research says.</p><p>The Doklam plateau is "vital" to India's security interests because of its proximity to a key stretch of land called the Siliguri Corridor, the BMI analysts said.</p><p>Known as the "Chicken's Neck," the narrow strip of land connects India's northeastern Seven Sister States - which make up an area <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=seven+sister+states+square+area&amp;oq=seven+sister+states+square+area&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57.6319j1j1&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8">slightly bigger</a> than the <a href="http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.TOTL.K2?year_high_desc=false">United Kingdom</a> - to the rest of the country.</p><p>If Beijing had a presence on the strip, it could theoretically cut off the northeastern states from the rest of India during a future conflict. It might also be able to exert more influence on Bhutan.</p><p>Council of Foreign Relations senior fellow Ely Ratner <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/03/asia/bhutan-india-border-dispute/index.html">told CNN</a> the dispute also reflects the challenges Beijing will face in its pursuit of regional and global leadership.</p><h2>Bhutan is caught between nuclear powers</h2><p>Bhutan provides a strategic buffer for India. The two countries have cooperated closely in foreign policy since signing a treaty in 1949, and India has continued to pay and train Bhutan's troops. </p><p>In <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6341143.stm">2007</a>, they signed a revised friendship treaty, which gave Bhutan greater freedom in foreign policy and military purchases.</p><p>Bhutan has reportedly <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/world/asia/squeezed-by-an-india-china-standoff-bhutan-holds-its-breath.html?mcubz=0">more recently</a> been looking to China, in part because of the appeal of its tourism money. The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/world/asia/squeezed-by-an-india-china-standoff-bhutan-holds-its-breath.html?mcubz=0">reports</a> that while Indian tourists don't need visas to enter Bhutan, Chinese tourists have to pay $250 per day in advance for vacation packages - which is no small sum for a country whose GDP per capita was $2,751 in <a href="https://tradingeconomics.com/bhutan/gdp-per-capita">2016</a>.</p><p>Many Bhutanese interviewed by the NYT seemed more concerned about India than China. "Some note that one effect of India's move - intended or not - has been to undermine border negotiations with China that could have cleared the way for closer economic ties," Steven Lee Myers reported.</p><h2>Not the first border tensions between India and China </h2><p>China and India have seen border tensions flare up from time to time in recent decades.</p><p>In 1962, India suffered a defeat to China in a one-month long <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sino-Indian_War">war</a> over a disputed border area. The conflict followed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Tibetan_uprising">1959 Tibetian uprising</a>, after which India granted asylum to the Dalai Lama.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Wikimedia via JFK Library</span></p><p class="caption">Then-Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru conferring with US Ambassador to India John Kenneth Galbraith at time of Sino-Indian border conflict, November 9, 1962.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><p>Fast forward to 2014: Narendra Modi was seen as the most pro-China Indian prime minister since 1962, and he reportedly came into office with "<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-pushes-hard-in-border-dispute-with-india/2017/07/06/52adc41e-619b-11e7-80a2-8c226031ac3f_story.html?utm_term=.8cd64eb9c287">high hopes of building Sino-Indian relations</a>."</p><p>But the two countries have irked each other with various diplomatic moves, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-pushes-hard-in-border-dispute-with-india/2017/07/06/52adc41e-619b-11e7-80a2-8c226031ac3f_story.html?utm_term=.8cd64eb9c287">as the Washington Post reported</a>.</p><p>Among other things, India refused to join China's "One Belt, One Road" project, which plans to create a better connection between China and Pakistan, while China poured billions of dollars in investment into Sri Lanka and Nepal, which India considers to be its allies.</p><h2>Looking forward...</h2><p>Neither country wants to show weakness by withdrawing. As the analysts at BMI Research explained in a note to clients two weeks ago:</p><p style="padding-left: 60px;">"The Communist Party of China (CPC) cannot afford to show signs of weakness while preparing for the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-political-uncertainty-2017-2016-12">19th National Party Congress in late 2017</a>, especially since the public is aware that India sent its troops to the border before making any diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute. The Modi administration will also be unwilling to back off as it presents itself as an advocate of a strong India, and a sudden withdrawal of its troops may be harmful to its public image. Moreover, India could use this incident to sign more weapons deals with the US, which would help it to secure its eastern flank against China in the future."</p><p>The analysts argue that the standoff could continue into the winter, after which both sides might have to withdraw because of the weather. After that, they continued, it would be "possible" for diplomatic negotiations to begin. </p><p>"Given the dangers of this escalating rivalry, we believe that India and China will seek to obtain a mutually beneficial way to end the standoff and could use the onset of colder temperatures as a plausible excuse," the analysts said.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/the-bottom-line-stock-market-records-apple-tesla-tech-earnings-jim-glassman-economy-2017-8">THE BOTTOM LINE: New record highs for stocks and a deep dive into Apple's iPhone</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

A border standoff between 2 nuclear powers has been festering for months

<p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Modern air <keyword id="6354692" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Travel">travel</keyword> has become increasingly unpleasant as airlines continue to shrink seat sizes to fit more passengers on board - and this is especially true in economy class. </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">But not all airlines are heading in this direction. In fact, many of them are working to increase passenger comfort through new innovations. </span></p><p class="p1">From coach seats that convert to flat beds to cabin filtration systems that produce cleaner air, here are 10 ways airlines are working to make your coach flight more enjoyable.</p><h2 class="p1">Coach seats are converting into flat beds</h2><p class="p1"><span><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div>Economy class usually consists of uncomfortable cramped seats that follow a standard row format. But that's changing. Several airlines have introduced economy seats that can be converted to flat beds, and some have taken that even further.</span></span></p><p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">Air New Zealand's </span><a href="http://www.airnewzealand.com/economy-skycouch">Skycouch </a><span style="line-height: 1.5em; color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">allows for a row of three economy seats to be converted into a flat bed, all with the push of a button.</span></p><p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The arms on the seats retract, while the seat base extends and seat belts lengthen to give you space for reclining. <span>Up to two people can recline together by lying horizontally against the wall. It's been dubbed the "Cuddle Class," and comes at the standard price for each seat, and the third shared seat for half price. </span></span></span></p><p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div></span></span></p><p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Several airlines have copied Air New Zealand's design. <a href="http://www.china-airlines.com/en/svcs/d623d33a-8c87-4909-89c5-df6bc2ad7784.html">China Airlines</a> offers an economy class Family Couch, with three economy seats that adjust into a flat bed to accommodate family and friends. The seats come with a mattress protector, pillows, blankets, and a toy for young travelers. The in-flight entertainment system for these seats also features a "Seat Chat" so you can share movies, music, and messaging with one another.</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </span></p><p class="p1"><span>There is also Air Astana's </span><a href="http://airastana.com/global/Experience-Air-Astana/Onboard/Economy-Sleeper">Economy Sleeper</a><span>, which allows passengers the chance to have an entire row of three seats on long-haul flights. The Economy Sleeper has arm rests that fold up and include a mattress, pillow, duvet, complimentary amenity kit, and priority check-in. The only downside is these seats come at a hefty price, at about half the fee of the airline's business class flights.</span></p><h2 class="p1">Airlines are coming up with creative new seating arrangements in economy class</h2><p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div>Air New Zealand is also thinking about new ways to lay out economy class seating. The </span><a href="http://www.airnewzealand.com/777-300-premium-economy">Air New Zealand Space Seat</a><span>, offered on its 777-300 Premium Economy, gives passengers space and privacy with curved, couch-style seats that can rotate so that you can face the person next to you and share a meal or turn away for privacy.</span><span> </span></span></span></p><p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span><span>The seats are a good option for people who may need to do work or catch some sleep in privacy. Offered for its premium economy class, the seating provides the option for comfortable seating without having to pay for business class.</span></span></span></span></p><h2><span>There is more leg room in economy class</span></h2><p class="p1"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><a href="http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh/us/homepage">Lufthansa</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> created slimmer seats that are made with a mesh fiber instead of traditional foam padding to</span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> allow for increased leg room. </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Plus, the magazine slits are found at the top of the seat back to give you more knee space. It also offers a </span><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/lufthansa-new-premium-economy-class-2014-3">premium economy class that features lots of leg room</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> at just a little more than economy class prices.</span></p><p class="p1"><a href="http://www.delta.com/">Delta Air Lines </a><span>has its economy comfort class, which offers priority boarding, 50% more recline, four more inches of legroom, and adjustable headrests and footrests. </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Singapore Airlines' </span><a href="http://siapremiumeconomy.com/">premium economy class</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> seats are 19.5 inches wide, with increased leg room, 8 inches of recline, and a calf- and footrest.</span><strong style="line-height: 1.5em;"> </strong><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><a href="https://www.qantas.com.au/travel/airlines/B747-refresh/global/en#premium-economy">Qantas</a><span> has installed movable bases on the seats of its A3</span></span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">80 that recline to offer a more comfortable sleep for premium economy passengers. The footrest also has a net below offering you a foot hammock for optimal relaxation and continued circulation flow.  </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/us/en/the-virgin-experience/our-fleet/new-747.html">Virgin Atlantic</a> has refitted its Boeing 747 aircrafts flying out of London, Gatwick, Manchester, and Glasgow, to include premium economy seats that offer up to 38 inches of seat pitch and 21 inches of width.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><span>It's worth noting that the p</span><span>remium economy seats on these airlines cost at least a few hundred dollar more than regular economy, but they're not as expensive as business or first class, and with most airlines, the service also includes priority check-in, boarding, and baggage handling.</span></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Even budget US carrier <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/southwest-airlines-boeing-737s-will-get-wider-seats-2015-4">Southwest Airlines added 0.7 inches of extra room</a> to its economy class seating recently.</span></p><h2 class="p1">Travelers are using social networks to choose their seatmates</h2><p class="p1"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"></div><p></p></div></div>KLM offers travelers the option to select seatmates based on shared interests or connections through Facebook and LinkedIn through its <a href="https://www.klm.com/travel/us_en/prepare_for_travel/on_board/your_seat_on_board/meet_and_seat.htm">Meet &amp; Seat program</a>.</p><p class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">The program launched in 2012 and passengers who are interested connect their social profiles to their booking before being presented with seat maps that show where others who have also shared their information are sitting. </span></p><h2 class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span><span>In-flight entertainment is getting better</span></span></span></span></h2><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="https://www.virginamerica.com/cms/fly-with-us%20">Virgin America's</a> in-flight entertainment system has seat-to-seat chatting where you can message others on the plane. You also get in-flight movies, satellite TV, a music library, games, digital shopping, and Google Maps. Plus, you can order food and drinks from the system whenever you like.<br /></span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><a href="http://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/flying-with-us/%20">Singapore Airlines'</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> system includes the latest movies, TV programs, games, radio programs, and on some there is even a USB port so you can use the system for a personal media player, photo viewer, or PDF reader. The system has up to 80 movies, hundreds of CDs and audio books, and language learning programs. </span></span></p><p class="p1"><a href="http://www.emirates.com/us/english/flying/inflight_entertainment/ice_digital_widescreen.aspx%20%20">Emirates</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> offers more than 1,500 channels of movies, TV shows, music, and games, and world news direct from BBC.</span></p><p class="p1"><a href="http://www.qatarairways.com/global/en/IFE/IFE_Homepage.page">Qatar Airways'</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> Oryx Communications system lets you choose from over 2,000 entertainment options including the typical movies, TV shows, audio and games, as well as providing on-board Wi-Fi on select flights to allow SMS and MMS sending and Internet access. </span></p><h2 class="p1"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">There are in-flight iPad rentals</span></span></h2><p><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">While it's not uncommon for airlines to offer the ability to stream content on your own iPad or mobile devices, some airlines provide you with in-flight iPads themselves. </span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.britishairways.com/en-us/information/partners-and-alliances/openskies">OpenSkies</a> offers free iPads for flights from New York to Paris, and <a href="all%202%20class%20B717%20aircraft%20and%20selected%20A330-200%20aircraft%20using%20Qantas%20supplied%20iPads,">Qantas</a> offers the option to stream on your own device or to use their iPads, offered on all 2-class B717 aircrafts and select A330-200 aircrafts.</span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;">Several airlines also offer iPads that you can rent for a fee. </span><a href="http://www.jetstar.com/us/en/what-we-offer/in-flight/entertainment">Jetstar</a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5em;"> has integrated brackets that iPads, which you can rent for $8.40, can be snapped into on the back of each seat to offer personalized TV-like screens where you can access movies, TV shows, interactive games, e-magazines, and music. </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="http://www.philippineairlines.com/about-pal/frequently-asked-questions/ipad-rentals/">Philippine Airlines</a> offers iPads for rent at $15 for select Middle East routes including Abu Dhabi, Dammam,Riyadjh, and Dubai. And </span><a href="http://help.hawaiianairlines.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/804%20">Hawaiian Airlines</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> has iPads for rent at $15 pre-flight.</span></p><h2 class="p1">Airplane interiors are brighter</h2><p class="p1"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div>The Boeing Sky Interior includes curving overheard bins, large ceiling panels lit with color LEDs, and LED sidewall lighting that makes the aircraft look larger.</p><p class="p2"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><a href="https://hub.united.com/en-us/news/company-operations/pages/next-gen-737-added-to-united-fleet.aspx">United Airlines</a>, <a href="http://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/our-aircraft/737-800.aspx">Alaska Airlines,</a> <a href="http://www.boeing.com/commercial/customers/malaysia-airlines/malaysia-airlines-receives-its-first-737-boeing-sky-interior.page">Malaysia Airlines</a>, and <a href="http://www.aa.com/i18n/amrcorp/newsroom/fp_aa_boeing_sky_interior.jsp">American Airlines </a>are just some of the airlines that have already adopted the model. The sky blue color is typically used for daytime flights, while a pink hue resembling sunsets is used in the evening. </span></p><h2 class="p1"><span class="s1">Filtered cabins are making breathing easier</span></h2><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The <a href="http://www.boeing.com/paris2013/pdf/BCA/bck-787%20interior.pdf">Boeing 787 Dreamliner</a> has a state-of-the-art filtration and cooling system installed into airline cabins to provide cleaner and fresher air. The system uses a HEPA filter to clean out bacteria and viruses, and a gas filter to rid the air of any odors.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Instead of the typical cabin pressure of 7,000 feet, the Dreamliner has a pressurization of 6,000 feet that customers say makes breathing easier thanks to air that is less dry.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Airline pressure and moisture can also affect <a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150112-why-in-flight-food-tastes-weird">how food tastes on a flight</a>, and scientists predict that the more moisture there is in the air, the better the food will taste. <a href="http://www.lan.com/en_us/sitio_personas/news/official-press-release/lan-airlines-receives-first-boeing-787-dreamliner-in-the-americas">LAN Chile</a>, <a href="https://www.jal.co.jp/en/787/">JAL</a>, <a href="http://www.airindia.in/787-boeing-dreamliner.htm">Air India,</a> <a href="http://www.royalairmaroc.com/int-en/Dreamliner">Royal Air Maroc</a>, and <a href="https://hub.united.com/style%20library/united/stylesheets/virtualtour/787-dreamliner.html">United</a> are some of the airlines that fly the Boeing Dreamliners equipped with this special filter system. </span></p><h2 class="p1">Michelin-starred chefs are creating menus for airline meals </h2><p class="p2"><span class="s1"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">In an effort to make in-flight meals more appealing, airlines are beginning to introduce meals designed by Michelin-starred chefs on longer flights.</span></span></p><p class="p2"><a href="http://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/flying-with-us/cuisinelanding/">Singapore Airlines</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> works with a team of Michelin-starred chefs to prepare menus for all classes. Economy class menus include appetizers like potato salad with baby shrimp, entrees like wok-fried chicken and bamboo shoots in sesame oil, and desserts like strawberry mousse cake.</span></p><p class="p2"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">You can also use their <a href="http://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/flying-with-us/bookthecooklanding/">Book the cook</a> service when flying Premium Economy to special-order meals beforehand in case you might not like the pre-selected choices offered.</span></p><h2 class="p1"><span class="s1">Passengers are getting free amenity kits </span></h2><p class="p2"><span>Amenity kits may be a small gesture on an airline's part, but they go a long way in impacting passenger comfort. While most airlines offer amenity kits to first and business class passengers, some are now starting to offer kits to coach passengers as well. </span></p><p><span></span><a href="http://blog.virgin-atlantic.com/t5/Our-Experience/Virgin-Atlantic-Launches-New-Amenity-Kits-On-Board/ba-p/1751#.VYRyJlxVhHw">Virgin Atlantic</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> has updated amenity kits that include eyeshades with six different sunglass designs with everything from Kanye West's shutters or Rayban's Wayfarers. It also comes with earplugs, a toothbrush, a pen, and wipes. </span></p><p class="p2"><span style="line-height: 1.5em;"><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div><p></p></div></div></span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">On </span><a href="http://www.singaporeair.com/pdf/media-centre/bg-ecyl.pdf">Singapore Airlines</a><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">, passengers receive toiletry kits with toothbrushes, toothpaste, and socks. 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