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Senior Egyptian general shot dead outside home ASIA

Senior Egyptian general shot dead outside home

A senior Egyptian military official was shot dead on Saturday outside his home on the outskirts of Cairo, security sources and his wife said

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Greenland ice melting faster than thought INTERNATIONAL

Greenland ice melting faster than thought

Greenland's highly unstable ice sheet is melting more than seven percent faster than previously thought, scientists said this week after discovering a hotspot beneath the Earth's crust ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins ASIA

Former Israeli PM Olmert insists on innocence as jail term begins

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert released a video statement insisting on his innocence on Monday, before arriving at prison in a motorcade to begin a 19-month sentence for corruption.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Germany seeks cap on North Africans INTERNATIONAL

Germany seeks cap on North Africans

Germany wants to limit migration from North Africa by declaring Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia “safe countries”, officials from the ruling coalition said on Monday, cutting their citizens’ chance of being granted asylum to virtually zero.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
The alternative 2015 sports awards... CULTURE

The alternative 2015 sports awards...

Forget the titles and trophies – 2015 was the year Barack Obama followed Blyth Spartans, Justin Bieber inspired Southend, and Queens Park Raisins were born

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Billions of barrels of oil vanish in a puff of accounting smoke ECONOMY

Billions of barrels of oil vanish in a puff of accounting smoke

In an instant, Chesapeake Energy Corp will erase the equivalent of 1.1bn barrels of oil from its books. Across the American shale patch, ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Jets strike in second period to down Devils CULTURE

Jets strike in second period to down Devils

Center Mark Scheifele and right winger Blake Wheeler scored in a span of 2:43 early in the second period to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Novartis buys rights to experimental MS drug for $1bn ECONOMY

Novartis buys rights to experimental MS drug for $1bn

Novartis agreed to buy the rights to an experimental multiple sclerosis (MS) drug from GlaxoSmithKline for as much as $1bn as it races to catch up with a competing treatment...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Energy Minister calls for more efforts to attract, retain Qatari employees ARABIA

Energy Minister calls for more efforts to attract, retain Qatari employees

The Minister of Energy and Industry HE Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada has underscored the role of academic institutions in the country’s Qatarisation strategy...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Winter switch for Qatar World Cup draws nearer CULTURE

Winter switch for Qatar World Cup draws nearer

The prospect of switching the dates for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar so that it is played in winter is increasing, a leading FIFA official said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tax levy on Pacquiao’s assets in US lifted INTERNATIONAL

Tax levy on Pacquiao’s assets in US lifted

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has lifted the tax lien on boxing champion Manny Pacquiao’s financial assets and properties in the US.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Nepal leader calls for more efforts on development goals INTERNATIONAL

Nepal leader calls for more efforts on development goals

Nepal has called upon all UN member-states to direct concerted efforts to complete the unfinished tasks of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...

4:45 AM November 25 2016