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The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China has risen anew to 636, according to the country's National Health Commission on Friday. Out of the total 73 new deaths reported, 69 cases were reported from Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, including 64 in the provincial capital Wuhan. There had been a further 3,143 cases detected across the country, pushing the total...

AN entertaining version of animated musical fantasy ‘Sleeping Beauty’, with some reference to local happenings such as Doha Metro and grocery shops brought the house down when it was staged at the Qatar National Convention Centre on Wednesday. The family-oriented production was the first of the five shows of Doha Players’ latest pantomime (panto) written and directed by Angela Walton. Narrated...

Doha The College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently held an outreach activity for prospective students, highlighting its degree programmes and study options. Members of CHLS faculty and administration were present at the event to facilitate efficient student-faculty interaction and an interactive question-and-answer session. Current students of the CHLS were delighted to speak to prospective...

Doha THE Cultural Village Foundation ‘Katara’ is gearing up to receive thousands of visitors on February 11 (Tuesday), to take part in its various activities planned for the 9th edition of National Sport Day. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, the organisers said that 54 public and private entities, including 17 sports federations, 15 ministries and government departments, 15 health institutions...

Tribune News Network Doha McDonald’s Qatar will be conducting a mini football tournament and various other activities at its outlets from February 7 as part of celebrating Qatar’s National Sport Day and promoting a healthy lifestyle. Children and adults will have plenty to engage in, including receiving training from a professional football coach. Families will be able to enjoy a lot of...

Doha Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar), a Qatar Foundation (QF) partner university, recently hosted a talk and workshop by award-winning Arabic type and graphic designer Wael Morcos. Morcos, who was named a Young Gun by the Art Directors Club, and an Ascender by the Type Directors Club, has been working on a number of branding...

Tribune News Network Doha Qatar is leading innovation in the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) multimillion dollar mobile app market, VMware has said at its recent CIO Exchange Doha. During the roundtable, held under the theme ‘Application Development Transformation: Anywhere, Everywhere’,industry experts and IT professionals highlighted and discussed the challenges and opportunities in Qatar’s mobile app development. The GCC’s mobile app market reached...

Generation Amazing and the University Campus of Football Business (UCFB) have joined hands in an effort to measure the impact of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 legacy programme. The partnership will help Generation Amazing further enhance its projects while offering research and learning opportunities to faculty and students from the London- and Manchester-based higher education institution, according to a...

The European Union has called for an end to the bombings in northwest Syria and the opening of a humanitarian corridor as Syrian forces push into the last rebel stronghold of Idlib. Josep Borrell, the EU's diplomatic chief, said on Thursday "bombings and other attacks on civilians in northwest Syria must stop". More: Erdogan: Turkey, Russia should resolve differences without anger Turkey hits back after soldiers...

The death toll from two avalanches in eastern Turkey has risen to 41, officials said on Thursday. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said that 75 people were injured in the avalanches as search and rescue efforts were continuing. AFAD officials said most of those killed were buried by the second avalanche on Wednesday while working to rescue victims of the first snowslip the...

Hundreds of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of Iraq's holy city of Najaf, returning to the site of deadly clashes with supporters of influential Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr the night before. The crowd on Thursday decried violence as they rallied through the streets of the southern city, saying they planned to re-establish a protest camp that had become their focal point amid...

The United Nations' special envoy for Libya has reported "progress" in talks between military representatives of the country's warring parties on efforts to achieve a lasting ceasefire that could include a monitoring role for the world body. "Progress has been made on many important issues," Ghassan Salame told reporters in Geneva, where the rival sides are meeting, adding that there were still "two...

Hospitals are still struggling to cope with the number of people infected. And a growing number of countries are closing their borders to Chinese travellers. Al Jazeera's Adrian Brown reports from Hong Kong, which says it will quarantine all new arrivals from the mainland. Source:aljazeera.com

At least 20 miners have been trapped underground after a shaft collapsed in central Zimbabwe, according to state media. The police on Thursday said at least two bodies had been recovered as rescue efforts continue. More: Zimbabwe economy: Dire blackouts affect jobs, manufacturing China accuses Zimbabwe of understating financial support Cold-shouldered by China and the West, Zimbabwe warms up to UAE Police spokesman...