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Napolitano holds urgent talks for new Italy govt INTERNATIONAL

Napolitano holds urgent talks for new Italy govt

Italy’s president held urgent talks yesterday aimed at naming a prime minister to head a coalition government backed by the rival parties on the centre-left

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Poachers could face 20 years jail term over pangolins INTERNATIONAL

Poachers could face 20 years jail term over pangolins

Twelve suspected Chinese poachers could face up to 20 years in prison for possession of hundreds of dead pangolins or scaly anteaters, Philippine wildlife authorities said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatalum banks on high technology to protect local environment ARABIA

Qatalum banks on high technology to protect local environment

Even though aluminium is perhaps the largest power-consuming industry, Qatar Aluminium Limited (Qatalum) is doing whatever possible through the available solutions

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Recovery efforts on at Minnesota spill site INTERNATIONAL

Recovery efforts on at Minnesota spill site

Recovery efforts were underway to clean up an oil spill in western Minnesota, a day after a mile-long Canadian Pacific Railway train derailed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hotel concierges share experiences ARABIA

Hotel concierges share experiences

No matter how ‘insane’ your request is, chances are that if you are staying at a leading hotel, the concierge would make sure that your wish comes true.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Tehran’s nuclear advance ‘may be no empty boast’ ASIA

Tehran’s nuclear advance ‘may be no empty boast’

Iran could be able to make thousands of next-generation uranium enrichment machines, according to a former chief UN inspector...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gang-rape case moved to fast-track court: lawyer INTERNATIONAL

Gang-rape case moved to fast-track court: lawyer

Five men were ordered yesterday to stand trial in a fast-track court on charges of gang-raping and murdering a student in New Delhi, one of their defence lawyers said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Obama returns as fiscal cliff talks remain stalled INTERNATIONAL

Obama returns as fiscal cliff talks remain stalled

President Barack Obama returned yesterday to a sharply-divided Washington where lawmakers have stubbornly refused to compromise ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
25% of teens in Qatar ‘suffer from depression’ ARABIA

25% of teens in Qatar ‘suffer from depression’

Around 25% of teens in Qatar suffer from depression that pushes them away from their families and the society, studies have found.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Chavez ‘stable’ after infection: Cuban official INTERNATIONAL

Chavez ‘stable’ after infection: Cuban official

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in “stable” condition after being diagnosed with a respiratory infection following his latest cancer surgery in Cuba, an official said yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Melting permafrost a new peril in global warming TECHNOLOGY

Melting permafrost a new peril in global warming

Permafrost covering almost a quarter of the northern hemisphere contains 1,700 gigatonnes of carbon, twice that currently in the atmosphere, and could significantly amplify global warming should thawing accelerate as expected,

4:45 AM November 25 2016
BBC Trust chief defends director-general’s payout INTERNATIONAL

BBC Trust chief defends director-general’s payout

The head of the BBC’s governing body insisted yesterday he had to give director-general George Entwistle a huge pay-off when he quit in the wake of paedophilia scandals engulfing the corporation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016