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Early life: Yang was born in Taipei, Taiwan on November 6, 1968, and moved to San Jose, California at the age of ten with his mother and younger brother. He claimed that despite his mother being an English teacher, he only knew one English word (shoe) on his arrival. Becoming fluent in the language in three years, he was then...

All work, no play may give you a stroke Even those who worked just over 40 hours per week saw a significant increase in stroke risk Washington: Do you worry that your workaholic ways are killing you? A new study says you may be right. In an analysis of more than half a million men and women from around the world, those...

Municipality ran quality inspections at more than 3,000 outlets Doha Municipality inspectors carried out 2,146 surprise quality control checks on 3,401 retail food shops including restaurants and cafeterias in the month of July, officials announced here yesterday. Municipal inspectors booked 75 shops for violating health and quality standards stipulated by the municipality and destroyed 426.972 tonnes of food stuff deemed unfit...

Qatar firm among 26 contenders long-listed in Art Mill design competition A Qatar-based architectural firm is among 26 companies that have been selected for the long-list in a global design competition to transform a flour mill on Doha’s Corniche into a vast gallery and exhibition space. More than 400 entries were submitted during the first rounds of the contest, according to...

Qatar ranked world’s sixth safest small country in new index Qatar is one of the safest countries in the world, according to a new report that ranked more than 100 nations on factors such as crime rates, life expectancy and national police presence. According to ValuePenguin, a New York-based global consultancy, Qatar was the world’s sixth safest small country (nations with...

New Workers Accommodation Underway As Al Bayt Stadium Advances Doha, August 20 (QNA) - As Qatar’s proposed host venue for the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup begins to take on shape with the main contractor taking over in Al Khor, a new workers accommodation is also being built in the vicinity to accommodate the expected increase in the...

4 new fires at China blast site, widespread safety hazards found Inspectors find safety hazards at 70% of Beijing chemical firms; thousands of dead fish scooped from river near Tianjin Shanghai: Four new fires have broken out at the site where two huge blasts last week killed 114 people, state media reported on Friday soon after officials said safety hazards were...

QNL is the Official Regional Arabic Speaking Preservation and Conservation Centre The International Federation of Library Association and Institutions (IFLA) has officially selected Qatar National Library (QNL), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), as the Regional Arabic Speaking Preservation and Conservation Centre (PAC). The announcement came during this month’s 81st IFLA General Conference and...

Qatar pass new law on organ donation Qatar passed a law yesterday that allows organ donation for transplant by people who are not related to recipients. The only condition the legislation specifies for such donations is that the transplant must be urgent and without which the recipient cannot be treated. Moreover, an ethics committee at the hospital where the transplant is to...

Qatar Emir approves updated traffic law with new stiffer penalties Motorists in Qatar will soon face stricter repercussions for certain traffic violations after the nation’s Emir signed off on amendments to the country’s traffic law yesterday. Law No. 16 of 2015, which updates the existing traffic law No. 19 of 2007, doubles fines for illegally overtaking cars from the right lane...

HH the Emir Holds Talks with President of Eritrea Doha, August 19 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani Wednesday held at the Emiri a talks session with the President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki. The session dealt with the relations between the two countries and means to support and develop them in addition to a host of topics...

Macedonia declares 'state of emergency' queues of migrants in no-man's land The Macedonia-Greece border has been sealed to prevent thousands of refugees from crossing. Skopje declares emergency and drafts in military to help with crisis. Macedonia declared a "state of emergency" Thursday and said it would mobilize the army to control an unprecedented influx of migrants from crossing its border from...

Saudi women are registering to vote in elections across the country for the first time ever Women are registering to vote in national elections for the first time in the history of Saudi Arabia. In what the kingdom’s officials describe as a “significant milestone in progress towards a participation-based society”, municipal elections will be held across the country later this year. And...

23,000 banned pills, 52 reptiles (including snakes) seized at airport last year In one of the most surprising security checks last year, officials at the Hamad International Airport seized 6 bags containing 52 reptiles, including snakes. According to a report in The Peninsula, the General Authority of Customs made a total of 355 seizures of narcotics, including hashish, heroin, narcotic pills,...