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The U.S. overwhelms Japan in incredible World Cup final win For the first time since 1999, the U.S. doesn’t have to hear about comparisons, pressure to win or how it came this close four years ago. Finally, this group of 2015ers can bathe in gold confetti and hoist its own World Cup trophy after beating Japan 5-2 in Sunday’s historic...

Princess Charlotte christened in English countryside Prince William, Duchess Kate, Prince George and the new baby Princess Charlotte, walk to the baby's christening ceremony on the Sandringham estate July 5, 2015, in Norfolk. Princess Charlotte is ready for her closeup. Like brother Prince George and countless royal babies before her, she is now officially named — Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge —...

Google’s Waze to start carpooling pilot program in Israel The new application, called RideWith, will use Waze’s navigation system to learn the routes drivers most frequently take. (File: AP) Google-owned online mapping company Waze is launching a carpooling pilot program in Israel where commuters pay fellow drivers a small fee for a ride to and from work. The new application, called RideWith,...

Thirteen fans were evaluated early Monday morning after Austin Dillon flew into the fronstretch fence. Thirteen race fans at Daytona International Speedway were assessed in the grandstands after Austin Dillon’s car catapulted into the fence just beyond the start-finish line (Crash Video). As Dale Earnhardt Jr. took the checkered flag, Kevin Harvick plowed into Denny Hamlin who spun backward and...

On August 9, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the United States dropped a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a small port city on Japan’s southernmost island. An estimated 74,000 people died within the first five months, and another 75,000 were injured. Published on the seventieth anniversary of the bombing, Nagasaki takes readers from the morning of...

Doha’s high rents push it to 10th most expensive city in global index Doha is the world’s 10th most expensive city in which to rent a home, putting it ahead of cities such as Singapore, Zurich and Washington DC, according to figures in a new global cost of living index. The mid-year cost of living index by Numbeo, which runs an...

Qatar economy grows 4.1% in first quarter of 2015 Doha - Qatar's economy grew by 4.1 percent during the first quarter of this year as compared with the same quarter last year. It achieved a growth of about 3.4 percent as compared with the fourth quarter of last year, official figures showed. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices amounted...

Blatter points finger at France, Germany for Russia and Qatar World Cups FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in a Sunday newspaper interview that French and German presidents applied political pressure before the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were awarded to Russia and Qatar, respectively. Blatter told Welt am Sonntag that "there were two political interventions" from former French president Nicolas Sarkozy...

Ministry to check if companies are obeying midday work ban The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Molsa) is set to launch a comprehensive campaign to ensure the compliance of companies with stipulations of the labour law. The search campaign will focus on compliance of companies with the revised working hours for summer - until August 31 - at outdoor sites. Strict...

Qatar To Be in Global Top Five for Fibre Penetration, Says Ooredoo Chairman Doha, July 04 (QNA) - Qatar is set to be one of the top five countries in the world for fiber penetration upon the completion of the next phase of Ooredoo Fibre roll-out, which has already begun, Ooredoo Chairman HE Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Thani...

Employment Regulations in Qatar: Information on the working week, changing jobs and getting an exit visa when working in Qatar... Working Week: The general working week in Qatar is from Sunday to Thursday. Legally, the maximum number of hours an employee is allowed to work in one week is 48. However, overtime and company demands can often over-ride such policies in reality. Changing Jobs: Employees...

Government gives nod to Evangelical Churches Alliance Qatar construction Beda Robles’s seven-year quest for permission to construct a proper place of worship for the Evangelical Churches Alliance Qatar (ECAQ) ended with a phone call late last month from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “He said ‘I have good news,’ and I just knew. All our years of praying and hoping had...

New underground car park under construction at Souq Waqif in Qatar Construction crews have started to excavate sand and rocks from the western edge of the Souq Waqif, opposite the Msheireb Downtown Doha project, to add more capacity for vehicles carrying visitors to the popular attraction. The new two-story underground car park will be on the site of an old surface...

Qatar to take steps to control inflation Qatar government is taking steps to control inflation which has risen to 3.5 percent, an expert told a symposium at the Green Tent of Friends of the Environment Centre, organised in collaboration with Qafco. The symposium focused on inflation and its impact on Qatar society today. Saeed Al Absi, a columnist and economic analyst, said...