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Rivals vow Cyprus talks despite dim prospects INTERNATIONAL

Rivals vow Cyprus talks despite dim prospects

Five days of UN-sponsored talks on ending the decades-old division of Cyprus have adjourned without a breakthrough but negotiators vowed yesterday to press on even as prospects fade for a deal this year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
12 dead in clashes in Myanmar's Rakhine INTERNATIONAL

12 dead in clashes in Myanmar's Rakhine

Twelve people have died in Myanmar's Rakhine state in recent clashes between armed men and troops, state media reported Wednesday, in a growing challenge for the country's new democratically elected government.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
British Airways scraps free snacks on short flights INTERNATIONAL

British Airways scraps free snacks on short flights

British Airways said on Thursday it will no longer provide free snacks and food in economy class on short-haul and domestic flights, joining budget carriers like Ryanair and easyJet ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
South Korea prepared to reduce pyongyang ‘to ashes’ if attacked INTERNATIONAL

South Korea prepared to reduce pyongyang ‘to ashes’ if attacked

South Korea has a plan to annihilate the North Korean capital if it shows any signs of mounting a nuclear attack, according to reports from Seoul.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Explosion at arms depot ASIA

Explosion at arms depot

Smoke billowing from buildings in a northeastern neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital Baghdad where a blast at a weapons storage facility rocked the area yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Duterte concerned over China land reclamation INTERNATIONAL

Duterte concerned over China land reclamation

Beijing is expanding its large-scale land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday, despite an international court ruling rejecting most of China’s claims in the resource-rich area.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dollar bulls awaken as Yellen boosts outlook for rate hike ECONOMY

Dollar bulls awaken as Yellen boosts outlook for rate hike

Dollar traders are playing catch-up with the Federal Reserve.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Inspectors destroy five tonnes of watermelons unfit for consumption ARABIA

Inspectors destroy five tonnes of watermelons unfit for consumption

Inspectors from Doha Municipality’s Health Department yesterday destroyed five tonnes of watermelons at the Abu Hamour Central Market as the fruits were found “unfit for human consumption”.

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
Professional boxers can compete at Rio Olympics, rules AIBA CULTURE

Professional boxers can compete at Rio Olympics, rules AIBA

Professional boxers can compete at the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the sport’s governing body ruled in a landmark decision yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Niger’s foreign minister praises Qatar’s peace efforts in Libya ARABIA

Niger’s foreign minister praises Qatar’s peace efforts in Libya

Niger’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Yacoubou described the talks the President of Niger Mahamadou Issoufou held with HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani as “fruitful and positive” and covered all issues of mutual concern on the bilateral and international levels.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Abu Dhabi laying off staff as Gulf austerity tightens ECONOMY

Abu Dhabi laying off staff as Gulf austerity tightens

Thousands of layoffs at state-linked companies in Abu Dhabi are a fresh sign the Gulf’s oil-rich countries are hunkering down for a long period of austerity as low crude prices pressure their economies.

4:45 AM November 25 2016