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Should people over 40 work a three-day week? TECHNOLOGY

Should people over 40 work a three-day week?

Working full-time after the age of 40 is not good for the brain. Doing more than three days a week once you reach this age can damage your ability to think.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS group claims first attack in Germany with train assault INTERNATIONAL

IS group claims first attack in Germany with train assault

The Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility yesterday for its first attack in Germany, an axe and knife assault on a train carried out by a 17-year-old Afghan refugee.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Be cautious when using public Wi-Fi networks TECHNOLOGY

Be cautious when using public Wi-Fi networks

The biggest threat to public Wi-Fi security is the ability for the hacker to position himself between you and the connection point

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Eight Turkish coup plotters request asylum in Greece ASIA

Eight Turkish coup plotters request asylum in Greece

A Turkish military helicopter landed in Greece on Saturday carrying eight officers seeking asylum after a coup bid, Greek police said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hasina to discuss terrorism at ASEM meet INTERNATIONAL

Hasina to discuss terrorism at ASEM meet

Chastened by recent terror attacks, Bangladesh has decided to hold extensive talks with foreign countries to combat extremism and terrorism.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Celebrating communal harmony SPORT

Celebrating communal harmony

In line with their aim to improve communal harmony and celebrate togetherness, the members of Sri Lankan Friends’ Club (SLFC) hosted the Muslim members of the Sri Lankan community living in Qatar at an Iftar recently.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Travel bookings drop for Eid holidays this year ARABIA

Travel bookings drop for Eid holidays this year

The number of Qataris who will be vacationing abroad this coming Eid al-Fitr has dropped by about 35% compared to the same period last year, sources at several travel agencies in Doha told Gulf Times.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Very hot drinks 'probably' cause cancer: UN body INTERNATIONAL

Very hot drinks 'probably' cause cancer: UN body

Drinking very hot beverages ‘probably’ causes cancer of the oesophagus, the UN's cancer agency said Wednesday, while lifting suspicion from coffee if consumed at ‘normal serving temperatures’.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
QSE snaps 3-day bear run to inch near 9,800 mark ECONOMY

QSE snaps 3-day bear run to inch near 9,800 mark

Snapping three days of bearish spell, the Qatar Stock Exchange on Tuesday gained 52 points to inch near the 9,800 mark, mainly on the back of buying support from domestic, Gulf and foreign institutions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Greece clears more makeshift migrant camps INTERNATIONAL

Greece clears more makeshift migrant camps

Greek police on Tuesday cleared two more improvised migrant camps near its border with Macedonia, moving occupants to state-run facilities, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bahrain arrests eight ‘terrorists’ fleeing to Iran by speedboat ASIA

Bahrain arrests eight ‘terrorists’ fleeing to Iran by speedboat

Bahrain’s coast guard arrested eight men convicted or wanted on “terrorism” charges as they tried to escape to Iran by speedboat, the Bahraini news agency reported yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Defence Minister visits Qatari peacekeeping troops in Africa ARABIA

Defence Minister visits Qatari peacekeeping troops in Africa

HE the Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah has paid a visit to the Qatari peacekeeping force, deployed in the disputed border region between Djibouti and Eritrea.

4:45 AM November 25 2016