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Dover port chaos leads to 15-hour traffic jams INTERNATIONAL

Dover port chaos leads to 15-hour traffic jams

British officials were drafted in to help French border police yesterday after 15-hour queues built up at the port of Dover due to heightened entry checks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan bowled out for 198 against England CULTURE

Pakistan bowled out for 198 against England

Pakistan were bowled out for 198 in reply to England's first innings 589 for eight declared, a huge deficit of 391 runs, on the third day of the second Test at Old Trafford on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Airlines’ operating costs to ‘fall further or remain unchanged’ for one year: IATA ECONOMY

Airlines’ operating costs to ‘fall further or remain unchanged’ for one year: IATA

Despite the rally in oil prices since the start of the year, a majority of senior airline executives expect carriers’ operating costs to “fall further or remain unchanged” over the next 12 months, IATA has said in a report.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkish Airlines chosen ‘Best Airline in Europe’ ECONOMY

Turkish Airlines chosen ‘Best Airline in Europe’

Turkish Airlines has been chosen as the Best Airline in Europe for the sixth consecutive year at the 2016 Skytrax World Airlines Awards.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
European stock markets lose steam; London down 0.2% ECONOMY

European stock markets lose steam; London down 0.2%

This week’s rally in global equities petered out yesterday, with US stocks flat after having set record highs and Europe’s main indices ending mixed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HBKU researcher jointly develops new film-making technique ARABIA

HBKU researcher jointly develops new film-making technique

A scientist at the Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), one of Hamad Bin Khalifa University's three national research institutes, has jointly developed a technology that can recreate films and portraits in the style of different artists’ paintings.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Samsung flags big jump in profit on strong S7 sales ECONOMY

Samsung flags big jump in profit on strong S7 sales

Samsung Electronics yesterday flagged its biggest operating profit in more than two years, boosted by cost-cutting efforts and solid sales of its latest flagship smartphone.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Self-driving bus unveiled in Tokyo INTERNATIONAL

Self-driving bus unveiled in Tokyo

Japanese technology firm DeNA Co. showcased its first self-driving bus in Tokyo on Thursday, unveiling a vehicle that runs on electricity and can carry 12 passengers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pistorius in court for sentencing on murder conviction INTERNATIONAL

Pistorius in court for sentencing on murder conviction

South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius arrived in court on Wednesday for sentencing for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
ECB to replace most popular euro banknote to combat counterfeiting ECONOMY

ECB to replace most popular euro banknote to combat counterfeiting

The European Central Bank unveiled a new €50 banknote yesterday to replace its most widely counterfeited bill and reaffirm its commitment to the use of cash.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Federer in 14th Wimbledon last-eight, Murray cruises CULTURE

Federer in 14th Wimbledon last-eight, Murray cruises

Roger Federer reached his 14th Wimbledon quarter-final and tied Martina Navratilova’s all-time Grand Slam record of 306 match wins yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Seventeen suspects to appear in court over Istanbul airport bombing ASIA

Seventeen suspects to appear in court over Istanbul airport bombing

Seventeen suspects were due to appear in a Turkish court on Monday, state media said, in connection with last week's suicide bombing attack on Istanbul's main airport that killed 45 people and wounded hundreds.

4:45 AM November 25 2016