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Israel's third round of elections in less than a year has left the country without a 2020 budget, but a senior Finance Ministry official doesn't anticipate that will hurt the nation's credit rating or affect debt-raising plans. The ministry won't decide whether to raise debt, and if so, how much, until early next year, the official said. Global investors and rating...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday met with his Tunisian counterpart, Kais Saied, during a surprise visit to the Tunisian capital to discuss developments in neighbouring Libya. Speaking during a joint news conference, Erdogan told reporters that they discussed ways of establishing a ceasefire and bringing warring factions back to the negotiating table. More: Erdogan: Turkey will increase military support to GNA if needed ...

(Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline’s HIV drugs division ViiV Healthcare said on Saturday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve its long acting HIV injection. ViiV, in which Pfizer and Shionogi have small stakes, said it received a so-called complete response letter (CRL) from the FDA in which the regulator questioned the treatment’s chemistry, manufacturing and controls process, but...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict finding Bayer AG liable in the case of a California man who blamed its Roundup weed killer for his cancer. The government said in a friend of the court brief filed on Friday that glyphosate, the weed killer’s...

Eager for Friday's pre-dawn launch to the International Space Station (ISS), Kathy Lueders, NASA's Commercial Crew Program manager, said: "All that hard work. All the verifications. All that working through the analysis and making sure the i's are dotted and t's are crossed. It's there in a closed-out vehicle. Ready to fly." Of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft standing at Cape Canaveral's...

Ethiopia has launched its first satellite into space, as more sub-Saharan African nations strive to develop space programmes to advance their development goals and encourage scientific innovation. Before dawn on Friday, senior officials and citizens gathered at the Entoto Observatory and Research Centre just north of the capital Addis Ababa to watch a live broadcast of the satellite's launch from a...

Years behind schedule and over budget, Boeing Co. launched its Starliner astronaut capsule on Friday morning, but in a blow to the aerospace giant and NASA, the uncrewed capsule failed to reach the orbit necessary to rendezvous successfully with the International Space Station (ISS). NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said that an onboard automated clock malfunctioned causing the Starliner to burn more fuel than...

On Aug. 1, a rail-thin 28-year-old with hair dyed red, white and blue altered the course of video gaming with three words: “The next chapter.” That tweet introduced a video in which Tyler Blevins, known to his fans as Ninja, announced he was moving from Twitch, a video site owned by Amazon.com Inc., to Mixer, a rival site owned by...

Turkey's parliament on Saturday approved a security and military cooperation deal signed with Libya's internationally-recognised government last month, state media reported, an agreement that could pave the way for military help from Ankara. Turkey has been backing the Libyan government led by Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj as it fights off a months-long offensive by renegade commander Khalifa Haftar's forces based in the east...

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Russia and China have "blood on their hands" after the two countries blocked a United Nations' Security Council resolution that would have extended cross-border humanitarian aid to 4 million Syrians for another year. "The Russian Federation's and China's veto yesterday of a Security Council resolution that allows for humanitarian aid to reach millions...

Doha, Qatar- Liverpool beat Brazil's Flamengo 1-0 to win the FIFA Club World Cup at Doha's Khalifa International Stadium on Saturday. It is the first time Liverpool have won the competition, which features each continent's champions, and they became only the second English team to lift the trophy after Manchester United in 2008. Brazilian Firmino drilled home the winner in the ninth...

Qatar Red Crescent takes part in QND event in Khartoum The representation mission of Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has participated in the ceremony held by the Qatar embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, in celebration of Qatar National Day 2019. In an exhibition held at the embassy’s backyard, a large section was set up to receive the visitors. The event was attended...

The Organising Committee of the National Day Celebrations has honoured the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) for its distinguished participation at Darb Al Saai 2019. Nasser Abdulrahman al-Sarami, director, Public Relations at the MME, received a memento and a certificate of appreciation from Hassan bin Rashid al-Ajmi, general supervisor for the National Day Celebrations. The Organising Committee also...

More than 40,000 visitors joined Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Qatar Shell in celebrating the Qatar National Day within the framework of the award-winning Koora Time initiative, at Darb Al Saai. Children of all age groups participated in a number of sporting activities, including Football Darts and Billiards among other games, while parents were entertained at the Outdoor Majlis. With the...