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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett on Monday warned investors not to get caught up in the headlines, as global markets tanked over growing concerns with the coronavirus outbreak. "It is scary stuff," Buffett told CNBC news network. "I don't think it should affect what you do in stocks." More: China coronavirus outbreak: All the latest updates Asian stocks, currencies fall sharply as coronavirus...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the coronavirus outbreak has not reached the level of a pandemic but warned countries to step up preparations to deal with such a scenario, as new deaths and infections were reported in the Middle East and Europe. While the global health agency is very concerned about the spread of the virus within countries such as South...

Representatives from Libya's warring sides have suspended their participation in United Nations-sponsored peace talks aimed at bringing an end to more than 10 months of fighting. The move came despite assurances by a spokesperson for the world governing body that negotiations would still go ahead. Ahmaida Erouhma, who leads the eastern side's Geneva committee, said on Monday his faction's refusal to take part in...

Qatar SportsTech (QST) recently welcomed a new cohort of sports tech startups to its premises at the Qatar Sports Accelerator facility in Aspire Zone. QST’s intensive three-month accelerator programme gives 10 selected startups the opportunity to accelerate their growth through mentorship, run proof of concepts, and build strategic relationships with QST’s corporate partners. QST’s corporate partners comprise its founding partner, Qatar...

Lusail Sports Arena came to life on February 21 as Superslam II took place with more than 35 international pro wrestling legends and superstars competing for the championship titles. Superslam II presented four championship title matches: the Qatar Pro Wrestling (QPW) Tag Team won by Carlito and Chris Masters, the QPW King of Ladder title won by Caprice Coleman, the...

The Shura Council held its regular weekly meeting Monday under the chairmanship of HE the Speaker Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud. The Council discussed the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee’s report on a draft law on the protection of industrial designs. After the discussion, the Council decided to approve the draft law and referred its recommendations to the government. The Speaker...

The Accelerator programme of World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), a global think-tank of Qatar Foundation, has opened its next round of submissions for 2020-21. The deadline for the submissions is 4pm GMT on April 20 and details are available online at www.wise-qatar.org/wise-accelerator. The initiative has supported 32 edtech ventures from 18 countries and gives social entrepreneurs whose solutions have the...

AFG College with the University of Aberdeen (AFG/UoA) has marked its first alumni meeting with a reception in Doha. The Qatar Alumni group joins a growing number of University of Aberdeen chapters around the world, including New York, Bangkok and Beijing, to name a few. The groups aim to provide former students of the university the opportunity to re-engage with old...

Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis and floods are frequent occurrences around the globe, and the February edition of the Science Book Forum, held at Qatar National Library recently, probed the origin and impact of these natural disasters, which affect the lives of millions of people. Participants discussed what these disasters tell us about our planet’s evolution, and gained valuable insights from research...

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced that 50% of renovation and upgrade works at the Surgical Specialty Center, located at the former Women’s Hospital, has been completed. The remaining works will be completed in the coming months, with the specialised surgery facility expected to be fully operational by early 2021. Once completed, several surgical services will be relocated to the new...

Nehmeh Air Conditioners recently manufactured and launched “Qatar’s first” Roof Top Package Units at its manufacturing facility in the New Industrial Area. “The breakthrough further strengthens Nehmeh’s position in the Qatari HVAC sector with another ‘Made in Qatar’ product in addition to its Eurovent Certified Air Handling Units (AHU) range, Fan Coil Units (FCU) and the manufacture of all types...

beIN Media Group has announced that it will broadcast special shows and dedicated programmes as part of the ‘1,000 days to go until the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar’ initiative across its beIN Sports channels. ‘1,000 days to go until the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar’ begins at exactly midnight Makkah time on Tuesday, February 25, and will continue until...

After witnessing the huge turnout of visitors at Al Khor Family Park last weekend, some citizens have suggested that an e-ticketing system should be introduced to enable visitors to buy tickets online and thereby reduce the time spent by the public before the ticket counters. In comments to local Arabic daily Arrayah, they said while the newly renovated park is...

Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana Co, the exclusive agent of Nissan in Qatar, held a desert event recently to offer Nissan Patrol customers and VIP guests a “test drive like no other”. The exclusive desert driving experience enabled attendees to test the full off-road capabilities of the new Nissan Patrol 2020, Patrol Safari and Super Safari on the dunes of...