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Asia’s elderly to cost $20tn INTERNATIONAL

Asia’s elderly to cost $20tn

Asia’s population is ageing faster than anywhere in the world, a study said yesterday, warning the swelling ranks of the elderly will cost the region $20tn in healthcare by 2030.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Palestinian suspect in police killings beaten to death ASIA

Palestinian suspect in police killings beaten to death

The alleged ringleader in the killing of two Palestinian policemen has died in custody after being beaten by security forces, a senior local official said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Message on bilateral ties ARABIA

Message on bilateral ties

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday received a written message from Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The wonders of solitude TECHNOLOGY

The wonders of solitude

The sound of stone and gravel crushing under tyres signalled my escape was at hand. The small lot sat empty, as it usually is, and the trailhead stood in front of me, waiting patiently as it always does.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
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
A scoring moment ARABIA

A scoring moment

Qatar’s left-wing Abdulrazzaq Murad jumping to score during the men’s preliminary round Group A handball match between Qatar and France

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Single Asean visa ‘in the pipeline’ ARABIA

Single Asean visa ‘in the pipeline’

The move to have a single Asean visa is now in the pipeline but it may take some time before it is materialised, Thai ambassador Soonthorn Chaiyindeepum has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar-Kuwait ties reviewed ARABIA

Qatar-Kuwait ties reviewed

Director General of Public Security Staff, HE Major General Saad bin Jassim al-Khulaifi, met Kuwait’s outgoing ambassador to Qatar Mutib Saleh al-Mutawtah yesterday in Doha.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dale Earnhardt Jr. remains uncertain of return to racing CULTURE

Dale Earnhardt Jr. remains uncertain of return to racing

Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn’t know when he will return to racing – only that he feels confident he will.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mercury touches 49C; winds forecast for Thursday ARABIA

Mercury touches 49C; winds forecast for Thursday

After the mercury level soared to 49C in Qatar on Wednesday, the country is likely to experience windy conditions on Thursday, according to the weather report.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Violations: five shops closed, 325 warned in Al Daayen ARABIA

Violations: five shops closed, 325 warned in Al Daayen

Al Daayen Municipality conducted 11,652 inspections at food outlets over the last six months, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) said Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Over 1mn people hit as floods worsen in India's tea region of Assam INTERNATIONAL

Over 1mn people hit as floods worsen in India's tea region of Assam

More than 1.2 million people in northeast India have been hit by floods which have submerged hundreds of villages, inundated large swathes of farmland and damaged roads, bridges and telecommunications services, local authorities said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016