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Driverless taxi firm eyes operations in 10 cities by 2020 INTERNATIONAL

Driverless taxi firm eyes operations in 10 cities by 2020

A US software firm which chose Singapore for the world's first public trial of driverless taxis hopes to be operating in 10 Asian and US cities by 2020, an executive said Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
My struggles are getting harder: John Abraham SPORT

My struggles are getting harder: John Abraham

Actor John Abraham, who started out as a model before venturing into the Hindi film industry in 2003 with Jism and now even produces movies, says his struggles in showbiz have become harder with time as he has become tougher on himself.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
From foeticides to wrestling team CULTURE

From foeticides to wrestling team

Pinning her opponent in a merciless half-nelson, women’s wrestler Vinesh Phogat hones her skills for the Rio Olympics — where, win or lose, she has already scored a significant victory over sexism in one of India’s most conservative states.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Carney’s Brexit crisis leadership morphs to BoE policy hesitation ECONOMY

Carney’s Brexit crisis leadership morphs to BoE policy hesitation

Three weeks since Mark Carney took charge of Britain’s economic response to the Brexit crisis, his institution is suddenly seeming hesitant.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar's mobile subscriber base may touch 5.4mn by 2020: BMI ECONOMY

Qatar's mobile subscriber base may touch 5.4mn by 2020: BMI

Qatar's mobile subscriber base may end 2016 with 4.86mn mobile subscribers, and rise to 5.42mn by 2020, BMI Research has said in its latest report.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Airways 'fiscal 2016' net profit jumps 328% to QR1.6bn ARABIA

Qatar Airways 'fiscal 2016' net profit jumps 328% to QR1.6bn

Qatar Airways Group, the parent company of the Doha-based national airline, posted a net profit of QR1.6bn in fiscal 2016 (April 2015 to March 2016), up 328% on the previous financial year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar’s al-Hamad to debut in Superlights Challenge CULTURE

Qatar’s al-Hamad to debut in Superlights Challenge

Securing a last minute deal, Qatar’s Amro al-Hamad will make his debut in the Dutch Superlights Challenge as part of the Superprix race weekend at Zolder circuit in Belgium.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China’s nickel pig iron producers are facing a new threat ECONOMY

China’s nickel pig iron producers are facing a new threat

What sort of threat does the election of a new government in the Philippines pose to China’s nickel pig iron (NPI) sector?

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Green means clean SPORT

Green means clean

When governments plan for sustainable development they need to consider at least two dimensions; human development index and ecological footprint/performance.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Emerging assets extend gains ECONOMY

Emerging assets extend gains

Emerging stocks extended gains to ten-day highs yesterday, taking their cue from firmer world equities and a weaker dollar while Nigeria’s naira fell for the second day after being freed from its dollar

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Essebsi hails ‘historic’ Tunisian-Qatari relations ARABIA

Essebsi hails ‘historic’ Tunisian-Qatari relations

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi yesterday stressed the depth of bilateral relations between his country and Qatar, describing them as ‘historic’, ‘close’ and ‘renewed’.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
HBKU centre to take part in London event ARABIA

HBKU centre to take part in London event

The Muhammad Bin Hamad Al Thani Centre for Muslim Contribution to Civilisation (CMCC) at the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, a college of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), will be participating in the London Book Fair for the first time this year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016