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Ethiopia says will not escalate border clash with Eritrea INTERNATIONAL

Ethiopia says will not escalate border clash with Eritrea

Ethiopia and Eritrea both suffered casualties during weekend skirmishes along their border but Addis Ababa will not escalate the dispute on its own, an Ethiopian official said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lanka’s investment in disaster risk insurance gives fast payoff INTERNATIONAL

Lanka’s investment in disaster risk insurance gives fast payoff

On April 1, the Sri Lankan government paid 300mn rupees ($2mn) as a premium to buy its first national natural disaster

4:45 AM November 25 2016
G4S is under scrutiny over Orlando killer’s employment since ’07 ECONOMY

G4S is under scrutiny over Orlando killer’s employment since ’07

G4S’ approach to the vetting of its security personnel is under scrutiny after it emerged that Florida nightclub killer Omar Mateen had been employed by the world’s biggest guarding company for almost a decade.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hungary relish Euro feast after decades of famine CULTURE

Hungary relish Euro feast after decades of famine

As Hungary counts down to its first participation in a major tournament for three decades, long-forgotten football fever is back.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
In-form Thiem beats Kohlschreiber to win Stuttgart final CULTURE

In-form Thiem beats Kohlschreiber to win Stuttgart final

Austrian Dominic Thiem won the ATP event in Stuttgart yesterday after rain caused the grasscourt final against German Philipp Kohlschreiber to be held over.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi seeks international investors for two solar plants ASIA

Saudi seeks international investors for two solar plants

Saudi Arabia is seeking international investors to build two solar power plants, using a deal structure that could become a model for the kingdom's infrastructure projects ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Al Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader ASIA

Al Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in an online audio message, pledged allegiance to the new head of the Afghan Taliban, who was appointed last month after his predecessor was killed in a US drone strike.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Don’t cancel the Olympics in Rio because of Zika TECHNOLOGY

Don’t cancel the Olympics in Rio because of Zika

While Zika can cause severe outcomes in some, the vast majority of people who are infected will not experience symptoms

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hospital staff scramble to save newborns after Aleppo attacks ASIA

Hospital staff scramble to save newborns after Aleppo attacks

Terrified medical staff rushed to rescue nine newborns after heavy bombing near a children’s hospital in Syria’s divided Aleppo city, according to the leading paediatrician there.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Emir issues instruments of ratification ARABIA

Emir issues instruments of ratification

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday issued the following instruments of ratification:

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ramadan prayers INTERNATIONAL

Ramadan prayers

Afghan girls recite the Holy Qur’an at a Madrassa during the month of Ramadan in Kandahar yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ibrahimovic takes a swipe at French president CULTURE

Ibrahimovic takes a swipe at French president

Former Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic said yesterday he did more for France than President Francois Hollande simply by paying the top rate of tax on his earnings.

4:45 AM November 25 2016