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Huawei Consumer Business Group has unveiled Huawei Mate30 Pro 5G, pictured, described as the “king of smartphones” that is witnessing growing local demand. Huawei fans in Qatar can now register their interest in acquiring the device online at https://consumer.huawei.com/qa/. Demo displays of Huawei Mate30 Pro 5G are available at the Huawei Roadshow in Doha Festival City until January 25, showcasing...
QNB Group held its personal loan monthly draws on January 15 and named the winners for December 2019 in the presence of representatives of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The draws included all loans disbursed during the promotion period, from December 11 to 31, 2019. The three winners who received prizes of QR50,000 each were Al-Anoud Saeed J Y al-Kuwari,...
The Institute of Public Administration, of the Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour, and Social Affairs, and the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA) organised two training courses on ‘public service ethics’. The courses were held at the headquarters of the General Tax Authority and attended by 50 employees from various departments of the General Tax Authority. The sessions aimed at establishing...
HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, met in Doha yesterday with the visiting Foreign Minister of Burundi Ezechiel Nibigira. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations in addition to topics of common interest. Source:gulf-times.com
IANS San Francisco: Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp's latest beta update for its Android has claimed that the latter might be bringing support for animated sticker packs soon. WABetaInfo, a fan website that tracks WhatsApp updates, spotted tracks hinting at the animated stickers in the latest WhatsApp beta for Android. "All Stickers Packs received a server side update from WhatsApp! Open WhatsApp >...
By Becky Krystal / The Washington Post I am quite the tea fanatic. The ritual of brewing tea and then savoring it sip by sip is one of the best things I do for myself, even if I'm just making a pot at my desk at the office. What I find so great about tea - other than the self-care and...
To bong or not to bong? The question exercising Britons as they face their last few days of EU membership is not about trade or sovereignty but whether Big Ben should ring out for Brexit. The world famous bell in parliament’s Elizabeth Tower has been largely silent since August 2017 while undergoing repairs, but some Brexit supporters want it to...
A surge in drug-linked gang-violence in Sweden led to a 60% increase in bomb blasts in 2019, government statistics showed yesterday, as police work to rid the streets of explosives and guns with more officers on patrol. Sweden has been hit by a wave of shootings and bombings over the past couple of years which police have linked to gang...
French trade unions blocked ports and disrupted power production yesterday, searching for a way to force President Emmanuel Macron to ditch a planned pension overhaul as the impact of transport strikes weakens. Ferry services to Britain suffered delays and at least 20 bulk carriers waiting to export cereals were kept at anchor outside France’s major ports, data from financial data...
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s new prime minister promised “real changes” yesterday as he was approved by lawmakers after the Kremlin announced sweeping reform plans. Putin tapped Mikhail Mishustin for the role as part of a series of bombshell announcements on Wednesday, which sparked speculation that Russia’s long-time leader could be preparing his own political future. The lower house State Duma voted...
Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor Ahuja has warned Uber users against the ride-hailing app in London after suffering “the scariest experience” with a driver in the British capital. The award-winning actress, 34, daughter of leading actor Anil Kapoor, said her driver was apparently “unstable and was yelling and shouting” during the journey. “I was shaking by the end of it,” she tweeted...
As many as 30 teams presented their business ideas during ‘Startup Expo’ on the eighth day of the Arab Innovation Academy (AIA 2020), which is on its third edition and runs until January 20. This year, 190 students were accepted to participate in AIA 2020. Since day one, the participants were grouped into 30 teams, which are undergoing a unique accelerated...
Last spring, the Pentagon spent more than $165,000 on a set of sophisticated radio antennas for a contingent of elite Navy SEALs. Unfortunately, they were cheap knockoffs, courtesy of a California vendor apparently looking to secure some extra profit. A search warrant application recently filed by the Defense Department provides a glimpse into how the alleged scam worked. In April 2019, the Naval...
Today, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the disconcerting case of Norris Babb, a longtime Department of Veterans Affairs clinical pharmacist who faced age discrimination after more than a decade of excellent performance reviews. The hearing gave chief justice John Roberts the opportunity to up his cultural credit with strategic use of the phrase “OK, boomer” in a...