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Five die in twin blasts in city at Turkish border INTERNATIONAL

Five die in twin blasts in city at Turkish border

A suspected Islamic State (IS) suicide bomber blew himself up during an anti-terror raid in the Turkish city of Gaziantep yesterday, killing three police officers, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rebels killed as 3-day Kashmir gunbattle ends INTERNATIONAL

Rebels killed as 3-day Kashmir gunbattle ends

A gunbattle which lasted almost three days in Jammu and Kashmir ended yesterday with the killing of two militants holed up inside a government building, as the state reels from deadly unrest.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Salary review requires homework TECHNOLOGY

Salary review requires homework

QUESTION: I recently realised that my salary doesn’t match my level of responsibility.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Millions flee as southeast US braces for Hurricane Matthew INTERNATIONAL

Millions flee as southeast US braces for Hurricane Matthew

The fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade slammed into the Bahamas, intensifying as it barrelled towards the southeast US coast where a mass exodus was under way with millions heeding warnings to flee inland.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
31 to take part in WISE Learners’ Voice Programme ARABIA

31 to take part in WISE Learners’ Voice Programme

The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has announced a new cohort of outstanding young people who will be participating in the 2016-2017 Learners’ Voice Programme.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Canada, China to start free trade talks ECONOMY

Canada, China to start free trade talks

Canada and China said yesterday they will launch exploratory talks on a free trade agreement and explore a possible extradition treaty for Chinese fugitives from Canada, even as they announced agreements on beef and canola exports to China.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
JCI seal of approval for HMC’s eight hospitals ARABIA

JCI seal of approval for HMC’s eight hospitals

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) was yesterday formally recognised by Joint Commission International (JCI) for being the first healthcare organisation in the world to have all its hospitals qualified under the Academic Medical Centre accreditation programme.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Twitter eases 140-character limit on tweets INTERNATIONAL

Twitter eases 140-character limit on tweets

Twitter announced on Monday it was easing its 140-character limit on tweets, implementing a policy announced in May to no longer factor certain add-ons including pictures into a message's length.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Chess gets VR makeover as organisers tap smartphone generation INTERNATIONAL

Chess gets VR makeover as organisers tap smartphone generation

Fans tuning in to the 2016 World Chess Championship from home may well have the best seats in the house, organisers say.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Won’t be easy to repeat title feat, says Fossati CULTURE

Won’t be easy to repeat title feat, says Fossati

There were 14 coaches at the launch of Qatar Stars League’s new season but it was Jorge Fossati who was the cynosure of all eyes.

1:30 PM November 29 2016
Kurdish journalist killed in northern Iraq fighting ASIA

Kurdish journalist killed in northern Iraq fighting

An Iraqi Kurdish reporter was killed and another wounded on Sunday during a military operation against the Islamic State group in northern Iraq, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sri Lanka seeks spiritual help to reduce accidents INTERNATIONAL

Sri Lanka seeks spiritual help to reduce accidents

Sri Lanka's police sought spiritual help from Buddhist clergy on Monday to bless an accident-prone highway in a country that has some of the world's most dangerous roads.

4:45 AM November 25 2016