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Beach sand 'becoming dark' due to leftover charcoal ARABIA

Beach sand 'becoming dark' due to leftover charcoal

Some of Qatar's beaches are becoming "dirtier and darker" due to leftover charcoal and waste thrown by unconcerned beachgoers, it is learnt.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
South Africa to quit UN court INTERNATIONAL

South Africa to quit UN court

South Africa said yesterday that it was quitting the International Criminal Court (ICC) because membership conflicted with diplomatic immunity laws, dealing a new blow to the struggling court and angering the political opposition.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Philippine police lower death toll in drugs war INTERNATIONAL

Philippine police lower death toll in drugs war

Philippine police have said nearly 2,300 people have died in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs since July, down from an earlier estimate of 3,600, after investigations into the near-daily killings.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
WADA made ‘mistakes’ with meldonium ban: Murray CULTURE

WADA made ‘mistakes’ with meldonium ban: Murray

British tennis star Andy Murray said yesterday that the World Anti-Doping Agency made “mistakes” over how it handled the ban on the drug meldonium, allowing athletes to escape suspensions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Mufti tells Saudis to back government austerity moves ASIA

Mufti tells Saudis to back government austerity moves

Saudi Arabia's top religious authority urged citizens to support government austerity measures, saying recent decrees were temporary moves necessitated by public interest, a newspaper reported on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sash of Merit for envoy ARABIA

Sash of Merit for envoy

HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday met with Indian ambassador Sanjeev Arora who is ending his tenure in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rivera first HR gives Mets thrilling win over Nationals CULTURE

Rivera first HR gives Mets thrilling win over Nationals

TJ Rivera is the newest unlikely contributor to the Mets’ playoff push.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Marking anti-human trafficking day INTERNATIONAL

Marking anti-human trafficking day

Participants hold placards during a rally on the occasion of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Day in Kathmandu yesterday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sasol renews sponsorship for Al Fikra competition ARABIA

Sasol renews sponsorship for Al Fikra competition

Sasol, the international integrated chemicals and energy company, has announced its support for the Al Fikra National Business Competition for the fourth year in a row.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Duterte accuses senator of taking drug money INTERNATIONAL

Duterte accuses senator of taking drug money

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday accused a senator heading an inquiry into extra-judicial drug killings of taking bribes from jailed drug lords, which she immediately denied.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pound’s Brexit plunge may not boost exports at 1992 and 2008 rate ECONOMY

Pound’s Brexit plunge may not boost exports at 1992 and 2008 rate

Sterling’s plunge since Britain voted to leave the European Union was the biggest in more than 40 years, but its boost to UK exports may well be far less than after similar tumbles in 1992 and 2008.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Penguins stunned by Lightning strike during overtime CULTURE

Penguins stunned by Lightning strike during overtime

The Tampa Bay Lightning fought back to clinch a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins to seize control of their Eastern Conference finals series on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016