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LONDON: The International Cricket Council is confident the June 16 World Cup match between Indian and Pakistan will go ahead despite last week’s attack claimed by Pakistan-based militants on Indian forces in disputed Kashmir, chief executive David Richardson has said. A suicide bomber on Thursday attacked a paramilitary police convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 40 in the deadliest single...

The study, which involved monitoring the diets of tens of thousands of French people between 2009 and 2017, found a modest link between increased consumption of ultra-processed foods – characterised as ready-to-eat or -heat formulations – and a heightened mortality risk during that period. The results were published in JAMA Internal Medicine published by the American Medical Association. But “we shouldn’t...

For the best Indian food, it usually takes an Indian to introduce it. Not too long ago, over a Friday lunch hour, a most awesome colleague Latha took us on an LRT ride and brought us to Sri Ananda Bahwan restaurant for a taste of what she regards as one of the best Naan and Chicken Tandoori in town. Sri Ananda...

BEIJING: Electric cars are holding their own in China, the world’s biggest auto market, even as the industry has seen a slump in overall sales for seven straight months. Deliveries of new-energy passenger vehicles, which include pure-battery, plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell cars, more than doubled to 85,000 units in January, fueled by a rush before the government scales back subsidies...

MUMBAI: India is struggling to sell its bonds at recent auctions, and that’s even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks upon a record borrowing programme. Underwriters rescued a longer-tenor bond sale on Friday following poor buying support that’s seen the bid-to-cover ratio – a gauge of demand – drift lower in the last two auctions from levels seen in January. Concerns...

The rapid scale-up of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could virtually eliminate cervical cancer in a handful of rich countries within three decades, and in most other nations by century’s end, researchers said Wednesday. Without screening and HPV vaccination, more than 44 million women will likely be diagnosed with the disease over the next 50 years, they reported in The...

HANOI: A visit by a North Korean delegation to a Vietnamese city on a popular train route from China has sparked fevered speculation that Kim Jong-un could travel by rail – or road – for his summit with US President Donald Trump. The US and North Korea have dispatched several teams to Vietnam ahead of the summit in Hanoi on Feb...

AFC is the latest organisation to highlight 'Intellectual Property theft' by Saudi-based pirate channel beoutQ. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is roping in experts to step up its fight against Intellectual Property (IP) theft by Saudi-based pirate channel beoutQ that illegally broadcast last month's Asian Cup. A number of football bodies - including football's world governing body FIFA and Europe's UEFA - pursued legal action in Saudi Arabia against...

New Delhi calls Imran Khan's offer to investigate last week's attack if India provides proof a 'lame excuse'. India has demanded that Pakistan take "credible and visible action" over a major suicide attack in Kashmir as it rebuffed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's offer of help in investigating the bombing. "We demand Pakistan to stop misleading the international community and take credible and visible action against...

QNA Doha Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani said that the State of Qatar would like to invest an additional 10 billion euros in Germany over the next five years, noting that it will become the largest Arab investor in Germany with a total investment of 35 billion euros. In an interview with...

QNA Doha President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo expressed his thanks and gratitude to the Government and people of Qatar under the leadership of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, for Qatar’s development and humanitarian projects in Somalia and assistance to the people and Government of Somalia in various fields. The president appreciated the great...

Santhosh Chandran Doha QATAR Electricity and Water Company (QEWC) and Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), signed a 20-year research collaboration agreement to address Qatar’s water security challenges mentioned in the Qatar National Vision 2030 mandate. The agreement was signed jointly by General Manager and Managing Director of QEWC Fahad Hamad al Mohannadi and...

Tribune News Network Doha Despite facing fluctuating commodity prices and a regional blockade for 18-months, majority of chief executive officers (CEOs) in Qatar are positive about the economic outlook in the coming months, according to a recent Oxford Business Group (OBG) survey. The OBG’s 2019 edition of the Business Barometer: Qatar CEO Survey on economy, asked 100 C-suite executives from across Qatar’s...

Saudi crown prince set to arrive in Tunis on Tuesday as part of a regional tour, his first in wake of Khashoggi killing. MORE ON TUNISIA Dozens sentenced over deadly 2015 Tunisia attackslast week Tunisia's secular opposition forms new party2 weeks ago Tunisia calls for Arab League to readmit Syria3 weeks ago Tunisia's powerful UGTT workers union holds nationwide strikelast month Tunis,...