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High blood pressure 'now major problem in developing world' INTERNATIONAL

High blood pressure 'now major problem in developing world'

The number of people across the globe suffering from high blood pressure has almost doubled over the past four decades, with the biggest rise in south Asia and Africa, researchers said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thai junta pleads for trust as rice prices fall INTERNATIONAL

Thai junta pleads for trust as rice prices fall

Thailand’s junta chief has pleaded for trust in his rice policy, as a price slump deepens anguish among poor farmers fiercely loyal to the government he toppled.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hamilton cuts Rosberg’s F1 lead with 50th GP victory CULTURE

Hamilton cuts Rosberg’s F1 lead with 50th GP victory

Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 50th Formula One victory on Sunday with a pole-to-flag US Grand Prix drive that kept his title hopes alive and trimmed Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg’s lead to 26 points with three races remaining.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rayyan strike late to split points with Jaish CULTURE

Rayyan strike late to split points with Jaish

QSL champions Al Rayyan scored late in the second half stoppage time to secure a 1-1 draw against title rivals El Jaish in a pulsating QSL tie yesterday evening. El Jaish took a first half lead through captain Seidou Keita and dominated the tie throughout.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Remittance flow from Qatar, GCC expected to be steady ECONOMY

Remittance flow from Qatar, GCC expected to be steady

Major infrastructure projects such as those in preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the Expo 2020 in the UAE can help steady remittance flow from Qatar and other GCC countries, a senior officer of the UAE Exchange Group said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran downplays chances of an oil deal; UAE is keen on freeze ECONOMY

Iran downplays chances of an oil deal; UAE is keen on freeze

Iran says Algiers meeting only “advisory;” Algeria says significant action needed to rebalance market

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Arbitration conference to be held on Oct 18, 19 ARABIA

Arbitration conference to be held on Oct 18, 19

Qatar Chamber (QC) is continuing its preparations to host the 2nd International Arbitration Conference scheduled to be held in Doha on October 18 and 19.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ultimate survivor Sauers clinches title CULTURE

Ultimate survivor Sauers clinches title

Five years after defying the odds and surviving a rare and potentially fatal skin disease, Gene Sauers clinched the biggest victory of his golfing life, a one-shot win at the US Senior Open in Ohio on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Del Potro honours his name TECHNOLOGY

Del Potro honours his name

In English, the Spanish word potro can be translated as stallion. And by reaching the final tennis game in the Rio Olympic Games Juan Martin Del Potro (Delpo) proved once more that he is a stallion, with enormous energy and strength to confront his adversaries.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Opec plans informal talks next month, sees oil dip temporary ECONOMY

Opec plans informal talks next month, sees oil dip temporary

Russia sees no need for renewing discussion of an oil-output freeze at current prices

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Stocks a lurid buy in Fed model that may never prove right ECONOMY

Stocks a lurid buy in Fed model that may never prove right

It’s getting harder for bulls to justify the lofty valuations in US stocks, and one of the last arguments left, that equities are actually cheap when compared against bonds, is increasingly being called into question.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Brazil on brink of humiliation after 0-0 draw with Iraq CULTURE

Brazil on brink of humiliation after 0-0 draw with Iraq

Olympic hosts now need to beat group leaders Denmark tomorrow to win to avoid a stunning exit, just two years after their devastating 7-1 World Cup defeat by Germany

4:45 AM November 25 2016