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Pavement parking TECHNOLOGY

Pavement parking

I would like to highlight a problem facing motorists on most of Doha’s interior roads. In many areas, people leave their cars on pavements meant for walking.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The kismet of basic science TECHNOLOGY

The kismet of basic science

The British journalist Matt Ridley is usually an insightful commenter on the philosophy and practice of science.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lira drops to 8-year low as Turkey stock futures sink ECONOMY

Lira drops to 8-year low as Turkey stock futures sink

Turkey’s lira plunged the most in eight years, an exchange-traded fund tied to the country’s shares declined and US Treasuries

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Carney’s Brexit crisis leadership morphs to BoE policy hesitation ECONOMY

Carney’s Brexit crisis leadership morphs to BoE policy hesitation

Three weeks since Mark Carney took charge of Britain’s economic response to the Brexit crisis, his institution is suddenly seeming hesitant.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar's mobile subscriber base may touch 5.4mn by 2020: BMI ECONOMY

Qatar's mobile subscriber base may touch 5.4mn by 2020: BMI

Qatar's mobile subscriber base may end 2016 with 4.86mn mobile subscribers, and rise to 5.42mn by 2020, BMI Research has said in its latest report.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
BoE surprises markets by keeping rates on hold, signals Aug move ECONOMY

BoE surprises markets by keeping rates on hold, signals Aug move

The Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged yesterday, wrong-footing many investors who had expected the first cut in more than seven years with Britain’s economy reeling from last month’s vote to leave the European Union.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oldest Egyptian writing on papyrus goes on display at Cairo museum ASIA

Oldest Egyptian writing on papyrus goes on display at Cairo museum

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo is showcasing for the first time the earliest writing from ancient Egypt found on papyrus, detailing work on the Great Pyramid of Giza, antiquities officials said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
ICC wary of life bans for fixers, says Richardson CULTURE

ICC wary of life bans for fixers, says Richardson

International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson poured cold water on suggestions match-fixers should face mandatory life-bans as Pakistan’s Mohamed Amir made his Test return at Lord’s yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Asia’s budget airline king splurges on planes to retain lead ECONOMY

Asia’s budget airline king splurges on planes to retain lead

Earlier this year over Iranian food in London, Tony Fernandes was discussing the outlines of his most audacious aircraft purchase yet with two Airbus Group SE executives.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Is Rio’s Olympic ‘transformation’ for real? CULTURE

Is Rio’s Olympic ‘transformation’ for real?

Rio’s mayor touts a “transformation” of the 2016 Olympic city but when Rosa, a cleaning lady, makes the difficult journey back to her crime-ridden slum each evening, she’s grateful just to have made it home.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HIA baggage system handles 19.1mn luggage pieces in fiscal 2016 ARABIA

HIA baggage system handles 19.1mn luggage pieces in fiscal 2016

Hamad International Airport’s baggage system serviced some 19,119,718 pieces of luggage during fiscal 2016, with a mishandling rate of less than 1%.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Japan machinery orders fall as firms cut spending ECONOMY

Japan machinery orders fall as firms cut spending

Japan’s machinery orders fell unexpectedly in May as a strong yen and weak demand eroded corporate profits and spending plans...

4:45 AM November 25 2016