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UN chief to begin three-day visit to Sri Lanka on Aug 31 INTERNATIONAL

UN chief to begin three-day visit to Sri Lanka on Aug 31

UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon will arrive in Sri Lanka on August 31 on a three-day official visit, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kerry outlines new Yemen peace push ASIA

Kerry outlines new Yemen peace push

US Secretary of State John Kerry yesterday announced a fresh international peace initiative for Yemen aimed at forming a unity government to resolve its 17-month-old conflict.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Charity reopens Qatari Bakery in Saraqib ARABIA

Qatar Charity reopens Qatari Bakery in Saraqib

Qatar Charity (QC) has reopened Qatari Bakery in Saraqib (Idlib), which had been destroyed, to provide displaced Syrians with bread.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
N Korea’s Kim hails sub missile launch INTERNATIONAL

N Korea’s Kim hails sub missile launch

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un supervised the test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile and declared it “the greatest success”, which puts the country in the “front rank” of nuclear military powers, official media reported yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Traffic diversion at Civil Defence R/A ARABIA

Traffic diversion at Civil Defence R/A

A temporary traffic diversion will be in place at the Civil Defence Roundabout from tomorrow until Sunday morning.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Is there a bit of Donald Trump in all of us? TECHNOLOGY

Is there a bit of Donald Trump in all of us?

Most of this week’s column, I promise, won’t be about Donald Trump. But the man’s such a walking psychology textbook I can’t resist using him as an example. In this case: his tendency to criticise in others precisely the faults he suffers from himself.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brazil didn’t mess up Games, nor did it make most of them CULTURE

Brazil didn’t mess up Games, nor did it make most of them

As the Olympic hoardings are taken down in Rio de Janeiro and the Carnival atmosphere subsides, there is relief that cash-strapped Brazil avoided making a mess of the Games but also a nagging suspicion it did not make the most of them either.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lenovo expects to turn a corner in smartphone business next year ECONOMY

Lenovo expects to turn a corner in smartphone business next year

Lenovo Group expects its loss-making smartphone business to turn a corner next fiscal year as it shifts towards higher-end devices and ramps up marketing in the US and China.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Vienna zoo hails rare birth of giant panda twins INTERNATIONAL

Vienna zoo hails rare birth of giant panda twins

A giant panda on loan from China to Austria has given birth to two naturally conceived twins, an exceptionally rare event for the endangered species, Vienna’s famous Schoenbrunn Zoo said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China share rebound is spreading to Shanghai as confidence rebuilds ECONOMY

China share rebound is spreading to Shanghai as confidence rebuilds

China’s stock rebound is shifting up a gear. A rally that started in Hong Kong-listed equities is spreading to the $6.3tn mainland market, ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indonesia wins air-safety upgrade from US ECONOMY

Indonesia wins air-safety upgrade from US

Indonesia, an aviation market with one of the world’s worst safety records, had its air-safety rating upgraded by the US Federal Aviation Administration, a move that may add momentum to flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia’s expansion plans.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indians celebrate Independence Day ARABIA

Indians celebrate Independence Day

Indian expatriates in Qatar yesterday celebrated their country’s 70th Independence Day with patriotic fervour and gaiety.

4:45 AM November 25 2016