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Planes, trains cancelled, 930,000 homes without power as record-breaking winds and heavy rain lash Japanese capital.
One of the strongest typhoons to hit Tokyo in recent years made landfall just east of Japan's capital on Monday, leaving one dead amd bringing record-breaking winds and stinging rain.
More than 130 flights were cancelled and train services closed for hours, snarling the morning commute...
Gov't minister Amber Rudd quits over PM Johnson's culling of Conservative MPs for backing rebel Brexit bill.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in the midst of a major parliamentary showdown over his bid to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union by an October 31 deadline, with or without a deal.
Rebel and opposition MPs voted on Wednesday in favour of a bill that could force...
US Secretary of State remains upbeat about negotiations aimed at dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
The United States hopes to get back to denuclearisation talks with North Korea in the coming days or weeks, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.
"We know Chairman Kim has continued to make the commitment to denuclearise. We are hopeful that in the coming...
Pro-democracy campaign continues as China state media warns against "trying the patience" of Beijing.
Hundreds of secondary school students, many wearing masks with their uniforms, held hands to form human chains across Hong Kong on Monday in support of anti-government protesters after another weekend of unrest in the Chinese-ruled city.
Metro stations which had closed on Sunday amid sometimes violent confrontations...
Government struggling to contain insurgency that has spread from the West African country's north to east.
At least 29 people were killed in two separate incidents in Burkina Faso's troubled north on Sunday after a food convoy and a transport truck were attacked, the government said.
One vehicle transporting people and goods "rode over an improvised explosive device (IED) in the...
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) in Education City has announced that it will host a series of events from September 11 until October 26 on printmaking, titled ‘Fanoon: Highlights 2012-2019’.
An exhibition at the university’s Gallery will focus on the first seven years of the university’s Fanoon Center For Printmedia Research, the “only print...
Aspetar’s Dental Emergency kit attracts the attention of the world’s top sports clubs, and French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is the latest to have benefited from this “cutting-edge” product.
A two-day workshop was conducted on September 2 and 3 in Paris, France, to make them familiar with the kit. The event was supervised by Aspetar’s team of sports dental...
Al Wakrah Municipality’s health control section, in co-operation with the mechanical equipment department, has conducted a campaign to remove abandoned vehicles from the area.
The campaign resulted in the detection and removal of 23 abandoned vehicles and would continue for two consecutive weeks this month, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) said in a statement.
Separately, the Umm Salal Municipality’s...
The College of Islamic Studies (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) recently hosted ‘The Blue Qur’an in its Eurasian Context’, a public event that considered the importance of this key manuscript beyond the Islamic world.
The lecture was presented by Dr Alain Fouad George, I M Pei Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture, University of Oxford, who explored the...
HEC Paris has announced that it will welcome HR professionals to attend a dedicated HR Knowledge Lab session on ‘Judgement in Strategic Decisions’ led by Professor Olivier Sibony.
The HR Knowledge Lab session, held in collaboration with the Qatar HR Forum and The OD Company, will take place on September 25 from 5.30pm-7pm on the HEC Paris in Qatar campus,...
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has completed more than 62% of the development works of the Khamees Al Obaidly Interchange on the E Ring Road, local Arabic daily Arrayah recently reported.
Once the project is completed, the interchange will ensure a smooth traffic flow on all sides of the road. “With three to four tracks, the interchange can accommodate around...
The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has slammed the statement issued on Saturday by the Saudi authorities, which claims the kingdom addressed the violations resulting from the blockade, calling it an attempt to mislead the public and provide false pretexts to justify abuses, sanctions and arbitrary unilateral measures.
In statement yesterday, NHRC said that, “At a time when the National...
Qatar Foundation’s (QF) Stars of Science returns for its 11th season on September 13 with a brand-new format, introducing a host of changes that reflect an added emphasis on sustainability and collaboration, as it continues to provide a platform for Arab innovators to develop technological solutions that address the region’s challenges.
Since it first aired in 2009, Stars of Science,...
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) is organising the 5th Qatar Patient Safety Week from September 15-21, with the participation of more than 1,000 health practitioners from various medical institutions across Qatar.
Patient Safety Week coincides with the first-ever World Patient Safety Day, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for to be celebrated on September 17 to raise...
