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Washington

The United States will still take part in

international climate change negotiations despite its planned withdrawal from the Paris accord on global warming, the State Department said yesterday.

US to join climate talks despite Paris accord exit

Sydney

A senior Islamic State commander directed a

group of Australian men to build a bomb destined for an Etihad Airways flight out of Sydney, with a second poisonous gas plot also in the works, police alleged yesterday.

The improvised explosive device was due to be smuggled onto the July 15 service, but the attempt was aborted before they reached security.

Two men -- Khaled Khayat and Mahmoud Khayat -- have been charged with terrorism offences and were refused bail yesterday, with a third still being questioned.

“This advice was coming from a senior member of the IS,” Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner Michael Phelan said, referring to him as a “commander” based overseas.

Police also foiled a second alleged plot involving a “chemical dispersion device”, designed to release hydrogen

sulphide, but this was in the early stages. Hydrogen sulphide is highly toxic, often fatal for people exposed to it.

“Not only have we stopped the IED that was believed to go on the plane but we have also completely disrupted the intended chemical dispersion device,” said Phelan. The second plan was hatched after the first one failed, police alleged, and was not necessarily targeted at a plane.

“They were talking about crowded closed spaces, you know, potentially public transport, and so on,” Phelan said, but added that they “got nowhere near making one”.

Communications with IS began in April with the group sending components and propellants through international cargo from Turkey to the men, police said.

They then directed them on how to build a bomb with what was “high military-grade explosives” that would have caused “significant damage”.

“With assistance from

the ISIL commander, the accused assembled the IED into what we believe was a functioning IED to be placed on that flight,” said Phelan, referring to Islamic State by an alternative acronym. “There is a little bit of conjecture as to why it didn’t go ahead. It didn’t get past the check-in.”

Police are working on the theory that it was called off because the device -- disguised as a kitchen appliance -- may have been too heavy as check-in luggage.

Originated in TurkeyThe destination of the flight was not revealed, although reports have previously suggested it was Abu Dhabi. Etihad earlier this week confirmed it was working with authorities in Australia on their investigation. Police would not reveal who the IS link was but said it will be alleged that the men were introduced to him by a relative who is a senior IS member in Syria.- AFP

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Police stand guard outside Parramatta Court, where two men charged with terrorism offences with a plan to blow up a passenger plane, appeared via video link in Sydney, yesterday.

unleash poison gas

2 Saturday, August 5, 2017

Dubai

Panicked residents fled one of the tallest towers

in glitzy Dubai early yesterday after a fire ripped through it, the second blaze to hit the skyscraper in as many years.

Authorities said no casualties were reported from the blaze which erupted in the middle to upper floors of The Torch, once the tallest residential development in the world.

The 337-metre (1,105-foot) tower was the scene of a 2015 inferno that caused extensive damage to its luxury flats and triggered an evacuation of nearby blocks in the seafront Marina neighbourhood.

Dubai authorities said firefighters arrived at the

scene within four minutes of the blaze erupting at 12:45 am (2045 GMT Thursday).

They said residents were immediately evacuated and the fire put out by 2:58 am without any casualties.

Dubai’s civil defence authority said it started on the 65th floor of the luxury tower block.

In the morning, an AFP correspondent saw torched vehicles in the block’s car park and extensive fire damage to the middle and upper storeys of the left side of the building.

“We thank God that there were no casualties, that because of the efforts of all teams on the ground... the residents were evacuated from this building to

another one and there were no injuries,” Dubai police commander Major General Abdullah Khalifa al-Marri said.

In January, Dubai

announced tougher rules to minimise fire risks after a series of tower blazes in the emirate mostly due to flammable material used in cladding, a covering or coating used on the side of the buildings.

In November 2015, fire engulfed three residential blocks in central Dubai and led to services on a metro line being suspended, although no one was hurt.

On New Year’s Eve that year, 16 people were injured when a fire broke out in a luxury hotel, hours before a massive fireworks display nearby.

Dubai has established a reputation for building dozens of futuristic skyscrapers, which have transformed its skyline.

The city state boasts the world’s tallest building, Burj al-Khalifa, which stands 828 metres (2,700 feet) tall, as well as iconic palm tree-shaped, man-made luxury residential

islands.Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom

Holding is building a tower in Jeddah that is planned to surpass the Burj Khalifa, rising more than a kilometre.

Dubai first became a magnet for property investments when it opened the sector to foreigners in 2002, standing out in a region that largely confines freehold ownership to citizens.

The value of property surged at breakneck speed until the global financial crisis hit the debt-laden emirate in 2009, sending prices into free-fall.

A recovery led by tourism, trade and transportation pushed prices up again between 2012 and 2014.

But Dubai’s real estate sector again slowed down, with residential prices dropping around 12 percent in 2015 before slowly starting to climb in 2016. (AFP)

Blaze rips through Dubai’s Torch Tower

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Firefighters battled a blaze at the 79-storey Marina Torch Towerin the United Arab Emirates on Friday – the second fire at theDubai tower and the seventh UAE skyscraper fire in five years

Jan 2012 – Al Baker Tower:Blaze displaces 125 families inSharjah. Flammable ACPs areblamed for spreading fire Dec 2015 – The Address:

ACP fire ravages 63-storey,302-metre Dubai residential building(below). More than 40 storeys burnsimultaneously at one stage

Apr – Al Tayer Tower: Fire at40-storey tower in Sharjah displaceshundreds of families. ACPs blamedfor rapid spread of blaze

Oct – Saif Belhasa Building:Fire on 4th floor of 13-storey Dubaiapartment block spreads rapidlyto roof level via ACPs

Nov 2012 – Tamweel Tower:Blaze at 37-storey, 160-metre hightower burns two separate broadvertical bands through ACPs fromground to roof

Feb 2015 – Marina Torch: Firein ACPs of 79-storey, 352-metre block rises up one side of buildingand down opposite side

Aug 4, 2017 – Marina Torch:Blaze rips through 40 storeys ofworld’s fifth tallest residential tower

UAE

Dubai

YEMEN

OMANSAUDI ARABIA

IRAN

Sharjah

AbuDhabi

Outer wall

Aluminium compositepanels (ACPs)

InsulationVentilatedcavity ACP claddingTwin aluminiumsheets withpolyurethanecore

A close-up view of the damage following a fire that ripped through “The Torch”, one of the tallest towers in Dubai

2 Saturday, August 5, 2017

Dubai

Panicked residents fled one of the tallest towers

in glitzy Dubai early yesterday after a fire ripped through it, the second blaze to hit the skyscraper in as many years.

Authorities said no casualties were reported from the blaze which erupted in the middle to upper floors of The Torch, once the tallest residential development in the world.

The 337-metre (1,105-foot) tower was the scene of a 2015 inferno that caused extensive damage to its luxury flats and triggered an evacuation of nearby blocks in the seafront Marina neighbourhood.

Dubai authorities said firefighters arrived at the

scene within four minutes of the blaze erupting at 12:45 am (2045 GMT Thursday).

They said residents were immediately evacuated and the fire put out by 2:58 am without any casualties.

Dubai’s civil defence authority said it started on the 65th floor of the luxury tower block.

In the morning, an AFP correspondent saw torched vehicles in the block’s car park and extensive fire damage to the middle and upper storeys of the left side of the building.

“We thank God that there were no casualties, that because of the efforts of all teams on the ground... the residents were evacuated from this building to

another one and there were no injuries,” Dubai police commander Major General Abdullah Khalifa al-Marri said.

In January, Dubai

announced tougher rules to minimise fire risks after a series of tower blazes in the emirate mostly due to flammable material used in cladding, a covering or coating used on the side of the buildings.

In November 2015, fire engulfed three residential blocks in central Dubai and led to services on a metro line being suspended, although no one was hurt.

On New Year’s Eve that year, 16 people were injured when a fire broke out in a luxury hotel, hours before a massive fireworks display nearby.

Dubai has established a reputation for building dozens of futuristic skyscrapers, which have transformed its skyline.

The city state boasts the world’s tallest building, Burj al-Khalifa, which stands 828 metres (2,700 feet) tall, as well as iconic palm tree-shaped, man-made luxury residential

islands.Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom

Holding is building a tower in Jeddah that is planned to surpass the Burj Khalifa, rising more than a kilometre.

Dubai first became a magnet for property investments when it opened the sector to foreigners in 2002, standing out in a region that largely confines freehold ownership to citizens.

The value of property surged at breakneck speed until the global financial crisis hit the debt-laden emirate in 2009, sending prices into free-fall.

A recovery led by tourism, trade and transportation pushed prices up again between 2012 and 2014.

But Dubai’s real estate sector again slowed down, with residential prices dropping around 12 percent in 2015 before slowly starting to climb in 2016. (AFP)

Blaze rips through Dubai’s Torch Tower

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Firefighters battled a blaze at the 79-storey Marina Torch Towerin the United Arab Emirates on Friday – the second fire at theDubai tower and the seventh UAE skyscraper fire in five years

Jan 2012 – Al Baker Tower:Blaze displaces 125 families inSharjah. Flammable ACPs areblamed for spreading fire Dec 2015 – The Address:

ACP fire ravages 63-storey,302-metre Dubai residential building(below). More than 40 storeys burnsimultaneously at one stage

Apr – Al Tayer Tower: Fire at40-storey tower in Sharjah displaceshundreds of families. ACPs blamedfor rapid spread of blaze

Oct – Saif Belhasa Building:Fire on 4th floor of 13-storey Dubaiapartment block spreads rapidlyto roof level via ACPs

Nov 2012 – Tamweel Tower:Blaze at 37-storey, 160-metre hightower burns two separate broadvertical bands through ACPs fromground to roof

Feb 2015 – Marina Torch: Firein ACPs of 79-storey, 352-metre block rises up one side of buildingand down opposite side

Aug 4, 2017 – Marina Torch:Blaze rips through 40 storeys ofworld’s fifth tallest residential tower

UAE

Dubai

YEMEN

OMANSAUDI ARABIA

IRAN

Sharjah

AbuDhabi

Outer wall

Aluminium compositepanels (ACPs)

InsulationVentilatedcavity ACP claddingTwin aluminiumsheets withpolyurethanecore

A close-up view of the damage following a fire that ripped through “The Torch”, one of the tallest towers in Dubai

3Saturday, August 5, 2017

Driving classes fee hiked from BD5 to BD7 per hourDT News Networknews@dt.bh Manama

The fee for driving classes have been hiked from

BD5 to BD7 per hour starting tomorrow as per the latest resolution (114 of 2017) issued by Interior Minister Lieutenant General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.

The resolution, which is issued on July 27 and was published in the Official Gazette on Thursday, stipulates amending the second Article of Resolution 4 of 1983 with regards to specifying the fares of taxis and driving training classes.

It mentions that driving classes for private and public transportation licenses should be increased from BD5 per hour to BD7.

“The General Director of

Traffic should implement this resolution on the next day after publishing it in the Official Gazette,” it was mentioned in

the revolution.Interior Ministry explained

further in a statement issued yesterday, “In this case, the

resolution is meant to modify the driving classes for private vehicles fee to BD7 instead of the BD5 currently applied for

each hour, without modifying the fees of other types of classes for taxis and other types such as heavy vehicles and construction machinery, which remained unchanged as currently.”

“The minister’s resolution comes within the framework of the ministry’s efforts to improve the services of the driving training sector and to meet the aspiration of its employees and as an appreciation of the pioneering role played by the instructors

in the field of driving training and qualifying citizens and residents to drive vehicles, in cooperation with the General Directorate of Traffic,” the ministry’s statement read.

The General Director of Traffic Colonel Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Abdulwahab Al Khalifa said that the Department has taken all necessary measures to implement the minister’s resolution in this regard, which will be implemented from Sunday.

The General Director of Traffic has taken all necessary measures to

implement the minister’s resolution in this regard, which will be implemented from Sunday

Man used 22 forged credit cards to steal over BD2,800

DT News Networknews@dt.bh

Manama

A Chinese man used 22 forged credit cards to

steal over BD2,800 before fleeing the country, according to a complaint before the court. The cards were used to buy mobile phones worth BD2,886 from 15 shops in Bahrain. He also used the cards to pay for his stay in different hotels in the Kingdom.

The Fifth Higher Criminal Court adjourned the case to

August 16 to announce the verdict in absentia as the man had left Bahrain as shown in the investigations.

The case was revealed when CrediMax Bahrain informed the authorities that a man used credit cards of Chinese banks without obtaining permission from their owners.

Further investigations indicated that the suspect, with the help of another unknown suspect, issued the fake cards and used it to in several scams.

However, no details were revealed about the man’s identity or location.

NHRA receives 161 applications to set up health institutionsDT News Networknews@dt.bh Manama

More than 160 applications to set

up health institutions were submitted in the first half of 2017. Forty-seven applications were accepted by the authorities while data showed that more than 50 per cent of the applications received were to establish the institutions in the Capital Governorate.

This was revealed by National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) CEO Dr.

Mariam Al Jalahma, who confirmed that the authority received 161 applications from January to June this year.

Dr. Al Jalahma also said NHRA conducted 389 inspection visits to healthcare institutions across the kingdom in the same period. The visits also included opticians and dentists.

As a result of the visits, over 200 violations were detected. The official confirmed that 153 violations related to epidemic

prevention, 76 drugs storage violations and 58 medical waste disposal violations were detected, in addition to 60 patients’ safety violations and 86 sanitation violations.

“The authority’s inspectors ensure in their surprise visits that the staff members are licensed. Unlicensed employees, including doctors, nurses and assistants, were also detected in some establishments,” Dr. Al Jalahma stated,

Fabric is canvas for Bahraini artistDT News NetworkManama

For Bahraini artist Leena Al Ayoubi, the local culture is

an integral part of her artwork and her commitment to engaging the community.

Women are the main subject of her paintings and she finds great pleasure in dressing them in traditional Bahraini clothes and enhancing their beauty with Bahraini jewellery.

Leena, who reinforced her artistic tendencies by founding Dar Alfann in 2014, said that she was planning a series of artist-led workshops to help

promote the art style that enhances the Bahraini and Arabian touch and to organise art exhibitions in Bahrain and abroad. She is optimistic about the success of the workshops, confident about her skilful

aptitudes, rich experience and the good reputation that Dar Alfann has gained.

“I have been painting since I was seven and I have participated in several exhibitions,” Leena said.

“Dar Alfann was launched three years ago as an artistic project in Manama’s Old Suq at Bab Al Bahrain. It was my first time in displaying my art in public and the experience was successful. I could sense first-hand how much people appreciated art and how art itself can build a large audience,”

Keen on using art to respond to community needs, Leena decided to work hard and differently to provide new elements to the community. Things that the community may not know they wanted.

Representative image

Dr Mariam Al Jalahma

The driver training facility at Aali (File photo)

Leena Al Ayoubi’s works on fabric

110 students clear HSSC exam in Pakistan SchoolDT News NetworkManama

Students of Pakistan School came out with flying colours in

the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad’s Secondary School Certificate (HSSC), Part II, examinations of 2017, which was

announced on July 31.Out of a total of 183 students

appeared for the exam, 110 students passed. The result showed an enhancement of 20 per cent compared to last year.

Samina Ayub (Medical group) secured overall 1st position by scoring 958marks.

As usual the girl students dominated in clinching positions and securing high marks.

The high rate of success is attributed to the intensive revision and coaching sessions with frequent tests held in the afternoon after the regular classes.

The Chairman, Board of Management and School Administrat ion have congratulated the students and praised the teachers and parents for the commendable results. They have extended special wishes to the position holders for their outstanding performance.

Pre-Medical Group

Pre-Medical Group

PRE-ENGINEERING GROUP

COMMERCE (SCIENCE GROUP)

GEN SCIENCE (SCIENCE GROUP)

Pre-Enginring Group Science General Group Commerce Group

Humanities Group

1st Samina Ayub 1st Hamza Shakeel 1st Sehrish Waheed 1st Varda Ayaz

1st Shazia Badshah

1st Salman Khan

1st Abdulla Faisal

1st M. Shehroz Saleem

1st Mohammad Waleed

1st Athika Janat

1st Fatema Abdulghafoor

1st Mariyam Batool

1st Shaikha Mariam

2nd Zainab Sohail 2nd Gheshan Sohail 2nd Sana Naveed 2nd Sumaiya Imtiaz

2nd Fatima M Nawaz

2nd Mohd Vaseem

2nd Abdulla Hameed

2nd Abdullah Safdar

2nd Faisal

2nd Iqra Zulqarnain

2nd Mishal Nadeem

2nd Mahek Bineth Sajid

2nd Saba Qaisar

3rd Amina Jahangir 3rd Malik Hamdan 3rd Hajera Saeed 3rd Aysha Afzal

3rd Fatima Jahangir

3rd Jamal Nazir

3rd Syed Danyal Rehan

3rd Talha Asif

3rd Mansoor Hayat Khan

3Rd Mobeen Jabeen

3rd Syeda Afnan

3rd Manal Ather

3rd Anum

Pakistan Urdu School does well in HSSCDT News NetworkManama

A total of 134 students appeared for HSSC II Annual Examination from Pakistan Urdu School, in which

38 students were from the Pre Medical (Science Group), 6 students from the Pre Engineering (Science Group), 44 students from the General Science(Science Group), and 46 students from the Commerce group.

Passed students result percentage for Pre Medical (Science Group) - Girls is 86.667pc and boys 87. 5pc; Pre Eng (Science Group)-Girls is 100pc and boys 100pc; Gen Science (Science Group)-Girls is 88.235pc and boys 62.963pc; and Commerce group – girls is 84.481pc and boys is 100pc.

Atikha Janat topped in Pre Medical group – girls with 925 marks, Iqra Zulqarnain came second position with 914 marks and Mobeen Jabeen came third position with 899 marks.

In Pre Medical group – boys, Salman Khan topped with 842 marks, Mohd Vaseem came second position with 833 marks and Jamal Nazir came third position with 733 marks.

Fatema Abdul Ghafoor topped in Pre Engineering group – girls with 893 marks, Mishal Nadeem came second position with 707 marks and Syeda Afnan Javed came third position with 645 marks.

In Pre Engineering group – boys, Abdulla Faisal topped with 664 marks, Abdullah Hameed came second position with 645 marks and Syed Danyal Rehan came third position with 509 marks.

Mariyam Batool topped in Gen Sci group – girls with 875 marks, Mahek Bineth Sajid came second position with 854 marks and Manal Ather came third position with 786 marks.

In Gen Science group – boys, Mohammad Shehroz Saleem topped with 817 marks, Abdullah Safdar came second position with 816 marks and Talha Asif came third position with 762 marks.

Shaikha Mariam topped in Commerce group – girls with 813 marks, Saba Qaisar came second position with 765 marks and Anum came third position with 734 marks.

In Commerce group – boys, Mohammad Waleed topped with 880 marks, Faisal came second position with 740 marks and Mansoor Hayat Khan came third position with 708 marks.

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4 Saturday, August 5, 2017

110 students clear HSSC exam in Pakistan SchoolDT News NetworkManama

Students of Pakistan School came out with flying colours in

the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad’s Secondary School Certificate (HSSC), Part II, examinations of 2017, which was

announced on July 31.Out of a total of 183 students

appeared for the exam, 110 students passed. The result showed an enhancement of 20 per cent compared to last year.

Samina Ayub (Medical group) secured overall 1st position by scoring 958marks.

As usual the girl students dominated in clinching positions and securing high marks.

The high rate of success is attributed to the intensive revision and coaching sessions with frequent tests held in the afternoon after the regular classes.

The Chairman, Board of Management and School Administrat ion have congratulated the students and praised the teachers and parents for the commendable results. They have extended special wishes to the position holders for their outstanding performance.

Pre-Medical Group

Pre-Medical Group

PRE-ENGINEERING GROUP

COMMERCE (SCIENCE GROUP)

GEN SCIENCE (SCIENCE GROUP)

Pre-Enginring Group Science General Group Commerce Group

Humanities Group

1st Samina Ayub 1st Hamza Shakeel 1st Sehrish Waheed 1st Varda Ayaz

1st Shazia Badshah

1st Salman Khan

1st Abdulla Faisal

1st M. Shehroz Saleem

1st Mohammad Waleed

1st Athika Janat

1st Fatema Abdulghafoor

1st Mariyam Batool

1st Shaikha Mariam

2nd Zainab Sohail 2nd Gheshan Sohail 2nd Sana Naveed 2nd Sumaiya Imtiaz

2nd Fatima M Nawaz

2nd Mohd Vaseem

2nd Abdulla Hameed

2nd Abdullah Safdar

2nd Faisal

2nd Iqra Zulqarnain

2nd Mishal Nadeem

2nd Mahek Bineth Sajid

2nd Saba Qaisar

3rd Amina Jahangir 3rd Malik Hamdan 3rd Hajera Saeed 3rd Aysha Afzal

3rd Fatima Jahangir

3rd Jamal Nazir

3rd Syed Danyal Rehan

3rd Talha Asif

3rd Mansoor Hayat Khan

3Rd Mobeen Jabeen

3rd Syeda Afnan

3rd Manal Ather

3rd Anum

Pakistan Urdu School does well in HSSCDT News NetworkManama

A total of 134 students appeared for HSSC II Annual Examination from Pakistan Urdu School, in which

38 students were from the Pre Medical (Science Group), 6 students from the Pre Engineering (Science Group), 44 students from the General Science(Science Group), and 46 students from the Commerce group.

Passed students result percentage for Pre Medical (Science Group) - Girls is 86.667pc and boys 87. 5pc; Pre Eng (Science Group)-Girls is 100pc and boys 100pc; Gen Science (Science Group)-Girls is 88.235pc and boys 62.963pc; and Commerce group – girls is 84.481pc and boys is 100pc.

Atikha Janat topped in Pre Medical group – girls with 925 marks, Iqra Zulqarnain came second position with 914 marks and Mobeen Jabeen came third position with 899 marks.

In Pre Medical group – boys, Salman Khan topped with 842 marks, Mohd Vaseem came second position with 833 marks and Jamal Nazir came third position with 733 marks.

Fatema Abdul Ghafoor topped in Pre Engineering group – girls with 893 marks, Mishal Nadeem came second position with 707 marks and Syeda Afnan Javed came third position with 645 marks.

In Pre Engineering group – boys, Abdulla Faisal topped with 664 marks, Abdullah Hameed came second position with 645 marks and Syed Danyal Rehan came third position with 509 marks.

Mariyam Batool topped in Gen Sci group – girls with 875 marks, Mahek Bineth Sajid came second position with 854 marks and Manal Ather came third position with 786 marks.

In Gen Science group – boys, Mohammad Shehroz Saleem topped with 817 marks, Abdullah Safdar came second position with 816 marks and Talha Asif came third position with 762 marks.

Shaikha Mariam topped in Commerce group – girls with 813 marks, Saba Qaisar came second position with 765 marks and Anum came third position with 734 marks.

In Commerce group – boys, Mohammad Waleed topped with 880 marks, Faisal came second position with 740 marks and Mansoor Hayat Khan came third position with 708 marks.

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Jeddeh

The information ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain,

the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have vowed to fight terrorism in all its manifestations at a meeting held in Jeddah.

The meeting reviewed the latest developments regarding Qatar crisis as well as the efforts made regionally and internationally in this regard.

Saudi Culture and Information Minister Dr. Awwad Bin Saleh Al-Awwad; Bahrain’s Minister of Information Affairs Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Al-Rumaihi; UAE’s Minister of State and Chairman of the National Council for Information Dr. Sultan Al Jaber; and chief of Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation Makram Mohamed Ahmed, attended the meeting held on Thursday.

The four countries reaffirmed the main principles announced earlier that represent the international consensus on fighting terrorism and extremism and

their financing in addition to rejecting interference in the affairs of other countries.

They also confirmed and praised the huge and great role that Saudi Arabia has been playing during all these years to host millions of pilgrims from all over the world.

Rejecting the Qatari demand to internationalize the holy sites, the four countries supported Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir’s statement describing it as “an aggressive act and a declaration of war against the Kingdom.”

On the sidelines of an ATQ meeting in Manama recently, Al-Jubeir had said: “We reserve the right to respond to any party working in the field of internationalization of the holy sites.” Egypt’s Makram Mohamed Ahmed said after the meeting that foreign ministers of the four countries should be in regular and constant touch for a consensus on a long-term strategy to combat terror.

“The four countries will

spare no effort even if the battle takes 100 years. We are confident it will not continue for 100 years because we have a friendly Qatari people. The media should refrain from disparaging them,” he said.

In a statement before the meeting, Ahmed said: The four-country bloc has a clear and specific stance toward Qatar. “Our four countries have been greatly harmed by terrorism and we are working toward expanding the resistance against terror. Our stance toward Qatar is related to its support for and funding of terrorism. It is unfortunate that this is happening among the Arab countries.”

The Egyptian official said participants in Thursday’s meeting agreed to go to the United Nations with a united stance and complete charter related to terror-funding. “The aim is to sterilize terrorism,” he said.

“The stance of the four countries is final and we are capable of continuing with it for years without being harmed,” he said.- Agencies

Quartet vows to fight terrorism

Infrastructure projects unveiledDT News NetworkManama

The Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and

Urban Planning has completed 85 per cent of detailed designs to rehabilitate the Shaikh Hmood Al-Sabah Avenue.

It has also prepared a preliminary plan including the provision of a double avenue with two lanes in each direction to link the Al-Moaskar Askar Avenue to the Al-Hunainiya Avenue, and will begin preparing its detailed designs after receiving the approval of all competent sides, including the National Oil and Gas Authority, Works, Municipalities Affairs and

Urban Planning Minister, Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf, has revealed.

This came as he met the representative of the Southern Governorate’s fifth constituency at the Council of Representatives, MP Khalifa Al Ghanim, and discussed with him the constituency’s needs and the projects’ implementation there, ahead of his field visit.

Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Ministry’s Undersecretary, Ahmed Al-Khayyat, Assistant Undersecretary for Roads, Huda Fakhro, Southern Governorate Municipality’s Director-General, Assim

Abdullatif, and a number of officials were present.

Huda Fakhro gave a presentation about the roads and sanitation projects that had implemented recently and those to be implemented later.

She said that some roads in bloc 901 had been paved or subjected to maintenance work, adding that dust roads 107, 167 and 103 will be paved in the future.

Referring to the rehabilitation of the Hmood Al-Sabah Avenue, she said that the implementation of the project after the completion of all procedures and the provision of the needed budget.

Minister of Information Affairs Dr. Ali bin Muhammad Al-Rumaihi at a meeting of information ministers in Jeddha

Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister, Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf with officials during a meeting

6 Saturday, August 5, 2017

Seoul

North Korea’s doors are still open to US tourists, Pyongyang

said yesterday, despite Washington banning its citizens from travelling there following the death of a US student who had been jailed in the country.

The US prohibition, which comes into effect September 1, was introduced after officials said the “serious risk” of arrest by Pyongyang authorities during tourist travel

presented an “imminent danger to the physical safety” of its nationals.

The move was triggered by the death of 22-year-old Otto Warmbier, who was sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour in the North for trying to steal a propaganda poster during a tourist visit but was released in a mysterious coma in June and died soon afterwards.

But a spokesman for the North’s foreign ministry said Americans were still welcome.

“We will always leave our door wide open to any US citizen who would like to visit our country out of good will,” he said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.

Washington’s State Department has declared US passports invalid for travel to, in or through N. Korea.

No details of how US visitors might travel to the country in the circumstances were provided by the spokesman. (AFP)

(The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of this newspaper.)

Climate Change Impacts on WeatherClimate change is now the biggest challenge the humanity is facing. One

of the severe impact of climate change phenomenon is occurrence of increased frequency of extreme weather events around the globe. It includes extreme temperature and continuing heat, high intensity severe rainfall causing floods and droughts, which are becoming longer, harder and more frequent.

According to a new scientific study, the Gulf area in the Middle East, which is the heartland of the global oil industry, is expected to suffer sever heatwaves in future if climate change goes unchecked. The coastal areas in Gulf are and will be experiencing much higher temperatures and humidity than last decades. The continuing extreme heatwaves in coastal areas are posing a deadly threat to residents and will affect millions of Hajj pilgrims in August and September in Saudi Arabia. The weather in Gulf area is breaking rising heat records every month, which is hotter than the previous years.

The new research has examined how a combined measure of temperature and humidity, called wet bulb temperature (WBT), would increase if carbon emissions continue on current trends and the world warms by 4C this century. At WBTs above 35C, the high heat and humidity make it physically difficult to even a healthy human being to work and stay in outside sweltering temperatures. For aged and sick people, the fatal WBT is below 35C. A WBT temperature of 35C is the combination of 46C heat and 50% humidity and was almost reached in the Gulf area in previous years.

The scientists using standard climate computer models show that the fatal WBT extremes would occur every decade or two after 2070 along most of the Gulf coast, if global warming is not reduced. Using the normal measure of temperature, the study shows 45C would become the usual summer maximum in Gulf cities, with 60C being seen in northern gulf areas.

Air conditioning might be able to protect people indoors and those in wealthy Gulf oil states might be able to afford it, but less wealthy nations would suffer the most. Under such conditions, climate change would possibly lead to premature death of the weak and young children and the elderly.

The data clearly depicts the threat to human health from climate change is getting more severe with passing time and the threats are occurring much earlier, than previously thought. It also indicates that reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation efforts are essential for the inhabitants of the Gulf regions.

The Gulf is vulnerable to very high WBT because regional weather patterns mean it has clear summer skies, allowing the sun to strongly warm the waters of the Gulf, which are shallow and therefore heat up more than deeper oceans. This heating of the sea also produces high humidity, meaning cities near the coast are most affected.

The ecological impacts of climate change will have important implications for the health and well-being of human population as well as other goods and services that ecosystems provide to society. Global warming will have particularly important impacts on the region’s water resources.

By polluting our atmosphere we literally are pulling the carpet under our own feet. Weather patterns that people were used to for hundreds and thousands of years are changing abruptly and they are not going to return to normal. However, we can still prevent the worst scenarios by better planning, management, awareness and quick concerted efforts by all individuals and governmental authorities as the impacts does not follow any geographical boundaries.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the water-scarce Middle East is considered one of the most vulnerable regions of the world to climate change impacts. If temperatures increase up to 4 C by 2050, the result could be a 20-30 percent water drop-off in countries spanning North Africa and the Mediterranean. Researchers predict that a temperature increase of up to 3C could expose up to 25 million people to flooding.

The message is that countries and government alone cannot find solutions to climate change and its impacts. We as individuals have to take the subject very seriously and needs to amend our attitude towards environment and improve our developed habits towards resources misuse. Let us at a minimum conserve energy and water and avoid any wastage of these important resources.

* Head of Waste Disposal Unit, Supreme Council for Environment, Kingdom of Bahrain (Email: rahmed@sce.gov.bh)

N. Korea says door remains ‘open’ for US tourists

Australia’s Turnbull brushes off leaked Trump phone transcriptSydney

Australia’s prime minister yesterday sought to downplay an

unflattering account of a controversial refugee swap deal which emerged in a leaked transcript of a bad-tempered phone call with US President Donald Trump.

The Washington Post published the full details Thursday of private calls between Trump and his Australian and Mexican counterparts, sparking fury about the leak from the US administration.

The acrimonious exchange between Trump and Malcolm Turnbull saw the American billionaire balk at a “dumb deal” made by the Obama government to accept refugees sent by Australia to remote Pacific island detention camps.

But the transcript also exposed

key inconsistencies between the Australian government’s comments to the public on the deal, and undermined official assertions it was not set up as a swap to take refugees from the US.

“We will take anyone that you want us to take,” Turnbull told

Trump during the call, adding: “The only people that we do not take are people who come by boat.

“We would rather take a not very attractive guy that helps you out than to take a Nobel Peace Prize winner that comes by boat.”

A tourist takes a selfie during a visit to a subway station in Pyongyang

Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull shake hands in New York (file photo)

6 Saturday, August 5, 2017

Seoul

North Korea’s doors are still open to US tourists, Pyongyang

said yesterday, despite Washington banning its citizens from travelling there following the death of a US student who had been jailed in the country.

The US prohibition, which comes into effect September 1, was introduced after officials said the “serious risk” of arrest by Pyongyang authorities during tourist travel

presented an “imminent danger to the physical safety” of its nationals.

The move was triggered by the death of 22-year-old Otto Warmbier, who was sentenced to 15 years’ hard labour in the North for trying to steal a propaganda poster during a tourist visit but was released in a mysterious coma in June and died soon afterwards.

But a spokesman for the North’s foreign ministry said Americans were still welcome.

“We will always leave our door wide open to any US citizen who would like to visit our country out of good will,” he said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.

Washington’s State Department has declared US passports invalid for travel to, in or through N. Korea.

No details of how US visitors might travel to the country in the circumstances were provided by the spokesman. (AFP)

(The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of this newspaper.)

Climate Change Impacts on WeatherClimate change is now the biggest challenge the humanity is facing. One

of the severe impact of climate change phenomenon is occurrence of increased frequency of extreme weather events around the globe. It includes extreme temperature and continuing heat, high intensity severe rainfall causing floods and droughts, which are becoming longer, harder and more frequent.

According to a new scientific study, the Gulf area in the Middle East, which is the heartland of the global oil industry, is expected to suffer sever heatwaves in future if climate change goes unchecked. The coastal areas in Gulf are and will be experiencing much higher temperatures and humidity than last decades. The continuing extreme heatwaves in coastal areas are posing a deadly threat to residents and will affect millions of Hajj pilgrims in August and September in Saudi Arabia. The weather in Gulf area is breaking rising heat records every month, which is hotter than the previous years.

The new research has examined how a combined measure of temperature and humidity, called wet bulb temperature (WBT), would increase if carbon emissions continue on current trends and the world warms by 4C this century. At WBTs above 35C, the high heat and humidity make it physically difficult to even a healthy human being to work and stay in outside sweltering temperatures. For aged and sick people, the fatal WBT is below 35C. A WBT temperature of 35C is the combination of 46C heat and 50% humidity and was almost reached in the Gulf area in previous years.

The scientists using standard climate computer models show that the fatal WBT extremes would occur every decade or two after 2070 along most of the Gulf coast, if global warming is not reduced. Using the normal measure of temperature, the study shows 45C would become the usual summer maximum in Gulf cities, with 60C being seen in northern gulf areas.

Air conditioning might be able to protect people indoors and those in wealthy Gulf oil states might be able to afford it, but less wealthy nations would suffer the most. Under such conditions, climate change would possibly lead to premature death of the weak and young children and the elderly.

The data clearly depicts the threat to human health from climate change is getting more severe with passing time and the threats are occurring much earlier, than previously thought. It also indicates that reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation efforts are essential for the inhabitants of the Gulf regions.

The Gulf is vulnerable to very high WBT because regional weather patterns mean it has clear summer skies, allowing the sun to strongly warm the waters of the Gulf, which are shallow and therefore heat up more than deeper oceans. This heating of the sea also produces high humidity, meaning cities near the coast are most affected.

The ecological impacts of climate change will have important implications for the health and well-being of human population as well as other goods and services that ecosystems provide to society. Global warming will have particularly important impacts on the region’s water resources.

By polluting our atmosphere we literally are pulling the carpet under our own feet. Weather patterns that people were used to for hundreds and thousands of years are changing abruptly and they are not going to return to normal. However, we can still prevent the worst scenarios by better planning, management, awareness and quick concerted efforts by all individuals and governmental authorities as the impacts does not follow any geographical boundaries.

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the water-scarce Middle East is considered one of the most vulnerable regions of the world to climate change impacts. If temperatures increase up to 4 C by 2050, the result could be a 20-30 percent water drop-off in countries spanning North Africa and the Mediterranean. Researchers predict that a temperature increase of up to 3C could expose up to 25 million people to flooding.

The message is that countries and government alone cannot find solutions to climate change and its impacts. We as individuals have to take the subject very seriously and needs to amend our attitude towards environment and improve our developed habits towards resources misuse. Let us at a minimum conserve energy and water and avoid any wastage of these important resources.

* Head of Waste Disposal Unit, Supreme Council for Environment, Kingdom of Bahrain (Email: rahmed@sce.gov.bh)

N. Korea says door remains ‘open’ for US tourists

Australia’s Turnbull brushes off leaked Trump phone transcriptSydney

Australia’s prime minister yesterday sought to downplay an

unflattering account of a controversial refugee swap deal which emerged in a leaked transcript of a bad-tempered phone call with US President Donald Trump.

The Washington Post published the full details Thursday of private calls between Trump and his Australian and Mexican counterparts, sparking fury about the leak from the US administration.

The acrimonious exchange between Trump and Malcolm Turnbull saw the American billionaire balk at a “dumb deal” made by the Obama government to accept refugees sent by Australia to remote Pacific island detention camps.

But the transcript also exposed

key inconsistencies between the Australian government’s comments to the public on the deal, and undermined official assertions it was not set up as a swap to take refugees from the US.

“We will take anyone that you want us to take,” Turnbull told

Trump during the call, adding: “The only people that we do not take are people who come by boat.

“We would rather take a not very attractive guy that helps you out than to take a Nobel Peace Prize winner that comes by boat.”

A tourist takes a selfie during a visit to a subway station in Pyongyang

Donald Trump and Malcolm Turnbull shake hands in New York (file photo)

7Saturday, August 5, 2017

Israeli police to ‘examine’ fatal Jordan shooting

Iraq finds mass grave in former IS-held city

US special forces supporting ops against AQAP in Yemen

Jerusalem

Israeli police will conduct an “examination” into the fatal shooting of two Jordanians by an embassy guard that led to

ties between the two states worsening, officials said yesterday.On July 23, a security guard for the Israeli embassy in

Amman shot dead a Jordanian worker who had come to an apartment to install furniture and who stabbed him in the back with a screwdriver, according to the Israeli foreign ministry.

A second Jordanian, the apartment landlord, was also killed -- apparently by accident.

“The State Attorney’s Office, with the approval of the Attorney General, has requested the head of investigations and intelligence division of the Israeli police to conduct a police examination into the shooting incident in Jordan,” a justice ministry statement relayed by the foreign ministry said yesterday.

Jordanian authorities might also be contacted “in order to request the transfer to the police of additional materials”, it said.

The guard was briefly questioned by investigators in Jordan before returning to Israel along with the rest of the embassy staff, where he received a hero’s welcome from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A Jordanian police report on the incident said an argument had broken out, with the Israeli complaining that the Jordanians were late in delivering the furniture.

Habbaniyah

Iraqi troops have found a mass grave in the western city of Ramadi containing the bodies of 40 men believed to

have been executed by the Islamic State group, officials said yesterday.

It is the latest of dozens of such grisly finds made by Iraqi forces since they drove the jihadists out of the swathes of northern and western Iraq that they occupied in 2014.

Ammar Nuri al-Dulaimi, an official from a Martyrs Committee for Anbar province, said the bodies had bullet wounds to the head, suggesting they were executed by IS.

An army colonel, who asked not to be named, said troops had uncovered the mass grave during a sweep of the Al-Tach neighbourhood in the south of Ramadi, capital of the province.

The army retook the city in December 2015.

Washington

US special operations forces are helping Emirati and local forces as they conduct new operations against Al-Qaeda in

Yemen, the Pentagon said yesterday.The operations centre on Shabwa province, where Al-Qaeda

in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has an established presence.Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said the aim

was to “degrade” AQAP’s ability to coordinate external terrorist operations and plotting.

The United States considers AQAP to be Al-Qaeda’s most dangerous branch, and a long-running drone war augmented by occasional raids against the group has intensified since President Donald Trump took office in January.

“Our support there is a continuation of what we have been doing since January,” Davis said.

“It involves a very small number of US forces on the ground who are primarily there to facilitate the flow of information,” he added, though he noted that “combat can always happen.”

The Pentagon announcement came after the United Arab Emirates on Thursday said it was launching a “major” operation.

“The operation is being closely supported by a combined UAE and US enabling force,” the UAE embassy said.

The US has conducted more than 80 strikes since February 28 in Yemen, Davis said.

Soon after taking office, Trump ordered an airborne raid that ended up with the deaths of a US Navy SEAL and several Yemeni civilians in Baida province, south of Marib.

Ex-Netanyahu aide turns state’s witness in graft probeJerusalem

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s

former chief of staff who has been investigated in graft cases involving the premier has agreed to turn state witness, an official said yesterday.

Details of the agreement between Ari Harow and the prosecution have been placed under a gag order by a court, with an Israeli official only confirming to AFP that a deal has indeed been sealed.

Harow, a US-born Israeli immigrant, worked for Netanyahu from 2009-10 and 2014-15, when he stepped down over allegations of corruption.

He has been under investigation for more than two years on suspicion of bribery, breach of trust, conflict of interest and fraud, media reports said.

It was not clear if under the state witness agreement, which would secure Harow a lighter punishment if he is convicted of the alleged crimes, the former chief of staff would testify against Netanyahu himself.

According to reports, Harow has already been supplying investigators with information regarding two of the ongoing investigations into Netanyahu.

One is based on suspicions that the premier unlawfully received gifts from wealthy supporters, including Australian billionaire James Packer and Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan.

Also being probed is a suspicion that Netanyahu sought a secret deal with the publisher of top-selling daily Yediot Aharonot.

The proposed deal, which is not believed to have been finalised, would have seen Netanyahu receive positive coverage in return for him helping scale down the operations of Israel Hayom,

Yediot’s main competitor.Netanyahu has been

questioned about both the cases.

Meanwhile, authorities were investigating another affair involving alleged corruption around a deal to buy submarines from Germany’s ThyssenKrupp.

Netanyahu himself is not a suspect in the case, but his second cousin and family lawyer David Shimron represented ThyssenKrupp and was arrested for questioning last month before being released.

The investigations have

stirred Israeli politics and led to speculation over whether Netanyahu will eventually be forced to step down, which he is not formally obliged to do even if testimony is given against him.

Netanyahu has rejected any allegations of misconduct in all the affairs, saying repeatedly that he is the target of a campaign by political opponents.

The 67-year-old has been prime minister since 2009 after a first term in the years 1996-1999, and has seen legal troubles over similar issues in earlier years. (AFP)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech during a corner stone ceremony for a new neighbourhood in the Beitar Illit settlement, near Jerusalem

UN chief Guterres to make first visit to Israel, Palestinian territoriesUnited Nations

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will

pay his first visit since taking the UN helm to Israel and the Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip, at the end of the month, diplomats said Thursday.

The UN chief will hold talks with Israeli leaders, travel to Ramallah to meet Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and to the Gaza Strip, where the United Nations runs a major Palestinian aid program, during the three-day visit beginning August 28.

Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon said the visit will allow Guterres to “build

a relationship” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He will also hold meetings

with the Israeli president and defence minister.

“We are very happy about

this visit,” Danon told AFP. “It’s a great opportunity

for the secretary general to experience Israel, to meet the leaders of Israel and to understand the challenges that Israel faces day-in and day-out.”

Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour described the upcoming visit as “very important,” indicating that it signalled a stronger UN focus on the plight of Palestinians.

“The UN has been involved since its inception with the question of Palestine and will remain involved until the question is resolved in all its aspects on the basis of international law,” he said.

Antonio Guterres

BUSINESS8 Saturday, August 5, 2017

Sensor-equipped glasses let you do things in “blink of an eye”

Just imagine blinking your eyes to get all things done. Chinese researchers have designed a new sensor that, when attached to a pair of glasses, can detect the motion of an intentionally closing eye, enabling a range of hands-free tasks, including typing or turning a light on and off.

Third handThe newly designed sen-sor, with a technique can be considered as having ‘a third hand’, may one day help people with locked-in syndrome, amyotrophic lat-eral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, and other disabilities, to communicate and perform everyday tasks.

Motion of skin

On computer

Past approaches to detect eye movement have largely relied on body surface bioelectrical signals, which are very weak and unrelia-ble, but in the new study, the team designed a sensor based on the so-called triboelectric nanogenerator, or TENG, to detect the motion of the skin around the corners of eyes, which has never been considered as a good trigger signal source.

When the glasses are connected to a computer screen, the wearer can blink as a cursor passes over different keys, typing out a message like “Hello TENG.” (Xinhua)

TENGWhen the TENG sensor is attached to the inside of an eye-glasses frame, the miniscule muscle movement of a closing eye momentarily pushes the sensor’s layers together, gener-ating an electrical signal that can be reliably measured.

Tokyo

Japanese auto giant Toyota and smaller rival Mazda said

they agreed a capital tie-up to focus on joint development of electric vehicles, while building a $1.6 billion factory in the United States which will create up to 4,000 jobs.

The move comes as the automotive industry is faced with a major shift towards greener transport and greater use of information technology.

“Now we face a battle with new rivals mainly in emerging markets and also a battle with IT companies such as Apple and Google,” Toyota president Akio Toyoda said at a press conference.

“I think an unprecedented battle without a map has begun,” he said.

Japanese carmakers are also facing uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s drive to support domestic firms over

foreign imports.He has strongly criticised

Toyota over its ongoing project to build a new factory in Mexico, threatening it with tariffs. Hiroshima-based Mazda has no plants in the US.

But Trump welcomed the announcement of the new US factory on Twitter.

“A great investment in American manufacturing!,” he tweeted.

In 2015, Toyota and Mazda signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration.

Toyota and Mazda said Friday that they would combine forces on key next-generation technology.

The pair will invest $1.6 billion to build a factory in the US to produce cross-over models and Toyota’s Corolla sedan starting from 2021.

The US plant will have the capacity to produce

approximately 300,000 vehicles a year and create up to 4,000 jobs.

As they enhance collaboration, Toyota will take a roughly five per cent stake in Mazda, which in turn would invest in Toyota.

Toyota has sold more than 10 million hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles globally, including the Prius, since 1997.

But it is struggling to develop electric vehicles as several countries announce plans to clamp down on petrol and diesel cars.

France and Britain have both said they will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040.

Also Friday, Toyota -- which lost its crown as the world’s top-selling automaker in 2016 to German giant Volkswagen -- said its latest quarterly net profit jumped 11 per cent to $5.6 billion with vehicle sales up in Japan and the US, while it also lifted its annual earnings forecast. (AFP)

Toyota, Mazda join hands for electric vehicles, US factory

Smart!Compared to past approaches, the new sen-sors achieve impressive sensitivity in low-cost, highly adaptive devices that can be fabricated in a variety of forms. The sensor can also dis-tinguish between unintentional blinks and deliberate ones.

Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda (L) and Mazda Motor President and CEO Masamichi Kogai (R) shake hands prior to their joint press conference in Tokyo yesterday

BUSINESS8 Saturday, August 5, 2017

Sensor-equipped glasses let you do things in “blink of an eye”

Just imagine blinking your eyes to get all things done. Chinese researchers have designed a new sensor that, when attached to a pair of glasses, can detect the motion of an intentionally closing eye, enabling a range of hands-free tasks, including typing or turning a light on and off.

Third handThe newly designed sen-sor, with a technique can be considered as having ‘a third hand’, may one day help people with locked-in syndrome, amyotrophic lat-eral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, and other disabilities, to communicate and perform everyday tasks.

Motion of skin

On computer

Past approaches to detect eye movement have largely relied on body surface bioelectrical signals, which are very weak and unrelia-ble, but in the new study, the team designed a sensor based on the so-called triboelectric nanogenerator, or TENG, to detect the motion of the skin around the corners of eyes, which has never been considered as a good trigger signal source.

When the glasses are connected to a computer screen, the wearer can blink as a cursor passes over different keys, typing out a message like “Hello TENG.” (Xinhua)

TENGWhen the TENG sensor is attached to the inside of an eye-glasses frame, the miniscule muscle movement of a closing eye momentarily pushes the sensor’s layers together, gener-ating an electrical signal that can be reliably measured.

Tokyo

Japanese auto giant Toyota and smaller rival Mazda said

they agreed a capital tie-up to focus on joint development of electric vehicles, while building a $1.6 billion factory in the United States which will create up to 4,000 jobs.

The move comes as the automotive industry is faced with a major shift towards greener transport and greater use of information technology.

“Now we face a battle with new rivals mainly in emerging markets and also a battle with IT companies such as Apple and Google,” Toyota president Akio Toyoda said at a press conference.

“I think an unprecedented battle without a map has begun,” he said.

Japanese carmakers are also facing uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s drive to support domestic firms over

foreign imports.He has strongly criticised

Toyota over its ongoing project to build a new factory in Mexico, threatening it with tariffs. Hiroshima-based Mazda has no plants in the US.

But Trump welcomed the announcement of the new US factory on Twitter.

“A great investment in American manufacturing!,” he tweeted.

In 2015, Toyota and Mazda signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration.

Toyota and Mazda said Friday that they would combine forces on key next-generation technology.

The pair will invest $1.6 billion to build a factory in the US to produce cross-over models and Toyota’s Corolla sedan starting from 2021.

The US plant will have the capacity to produce

approximately 300,000 vehicles a year and create up to 4,000 jobs.

As they enhance collaboration, Toyota will take a roughly five per cent stake in Mazda, which in turn would invest in Toyota.

Toyota has sold more than 10 million hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles globally, including the Prius, since 1997.

But it is struggling to develop electric vehicles as several countries announce plans to clamp down on petrol and diesel cars.

France and Britain have both said they will end sales of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040.

Also Friday, Toyota -- which lost its crown as the world’s top-selling automaker in 2016 to German giant Volkswagen -- said its latest quarterly net profit jumped 11 per cent to $5.6 billion with vehicle sales up in Japan and the US, while it also lifted its annual earnings forecast. (AFP)

Toyota, Mazda join hands for electric vehicles, US factory

Smart!Compared to past approaches, the new sen-sors achieve impressive sensitivity in low-cost, highly adaptive devices that can be fabricated in a variety of forms. The sensor can also dis-tinguish between unintentional blinks and deliberate ones.

Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda (L) and Mazda Motor President and CEO Masamichi Kogai (R) shake hands prior to their joint press conference in Tokyo yesterday

BUSINESSSaturday, August 5, 2017 9

London

British publisher Pearson yesterday axed an extra 3,000 jobs in an ongoing cost-cutting drive aimed at combatting weak

demand after a series of gloomy profit warnings. The job cuts, which comprise roughly ten per cent of the group’s global workforce, were announced in a first-half results statement. Pearson also lowered its interim shareholder dividend by 72pc to five pence a share.

Singapore

Singapore Airlines said yesterday it is offering cabin crew unpaid leave in a cost-cutting measure as it struggles to

keep up in an increasingly tough market.

The city-state’s flag carrier has been battling strong competition from Asian low-cost carriers and Middle Eastern airlines, which now boast modern fleets and top-quality inflight services.

The European Union

Pearson axes 3,000 more jobs Singapore Airlines offers unpaid leave “The EU has added three Russian nationals and three companies involved in the transfer of gas turbines to Crimea to the list of persons subject to restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence”

Leading UK companies in rude health London

British multinationals delivered upbeat earnings

for the first half in contrast to a weakening UK growth outlook as the country negotiates its exit from the European Union.

Banks and energy groups in particular enjoyed a strong earnings season, mirroring the situation in the US, even though it was more a result of cost-cutting and favourable currency movements than underlying strength of individual companies.

“If you look at the big guys they’re doing pretty well,” ETX Capital analyst Neil Wilson said.

“Banks HSBC and Standard Chartered did well, oil majors are turning profits again and miners are enjoying strong recoveries.”

Wilson added: “These are all exposed to international markets heavily so insulated from Brexit pretty much entirely. I think it’s worth

noting the international nature of the FTSE 100 and bulk of earnings from abroad.”

Companies like oil giant BP, mining group Rio Tinto and drugmaker AstraZeneca -- which all trade on London’s benchmark FTSE 100 stocks index -- report in dollars and so have benefitted from a Brexit-fuelled slump in the pound.

In addition they are not really exposed to happenings in

the wider UK economy owing to the international nature of their businesses.

“Seventy percent of FTSE sales are derived outside the UK so earnings are more a reflection of global growth and (the situation with) commodities than the UK economy,” said Caroline Simmons, deputy head of the UK investment office at UBS Wealth Management.

VW to offer upgrade for old diesel carsBerlin

Af t e r s i m i l a r announcements made

by BMW, Daimler, Ford and Toyota this week, Volkswagen is the next car manufacturer to offer an upgrade bonus for old diesel cars.

Yesterday, the German carmaker, whose brands include Audi, Porsche and Skoda, announced its plan to offer a bonus for those wanting to swap their old diesel cars for newer, cleaner ones.

The bonus program will be available for all cars with the EU emission standards Euro 1 to Euro 4.

The announcement comes on the heels of the diesel summit, during which Volkswagen promised free software upgrades on 5.3 million cars with the newest emission standard Euro 5 and 6. This offer was met with derision by some ministers as well as the public who had hoped for a more expensive retrofitting of hardware.

After it became known in 2015 that the German automaker had manipulated their diesel cars to show lower emissions readings on tests, the company was ordered to reprogram 2.5 million cars, 70 per cent of which have already

been upgraded. “The upgrade bonus offers

our clients a strong incentive to switch to a more modern and eco-friendly car with a combustion engine or alternative drive technology,” said Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller. The move is an effort to “reduce the emission of nitrogen oxides and thus bring down air pollution.”

Volkswagen also pledged 500 million euros (592 million U.S. dollars) to a fund which seeks to modernize urban traffic in 28 German regions most affected by pollution. (Xinhua)

An aerial view of London’s Canary Wharf financial district

© GRAPHIC NEWS

Percentages may not add up to 100% due to roundingSources: Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism,National Police Agency, Bloomberg Picture: Associated Press

The number of fatal accidents involving elderly drivers in Japan hasalmost doubled in the past decade, despite a fall in overall road deaths

2006 2016 2006 2016

Proportion of fatal accidentsinvolving drivers over age 75

Incidents of wrong-way motorway driving, by age (%)

Japan’s road death toll hasfallen markedly in last decade

14

12

10

8

6

% 7

6

5

4

3

(000’s)

3,904(67-year low)

6,415

459fatal accidents

Over 75 65-7445 22 30-64 25

Under 30 8Unknown 0.6

Volkswagen ‘dieselgate’ scandalVW admitted to fitting 11 million diesel vehicles worldwide with software to cheat pollution tests

The software in the motor isdesigned to fool pollution tests

Detects the moment when a carundergoes a pollution test

Reduces harmful emissions ofnitrogen oxides (NOx) but only during the test

Under normal operation

The car’s emissions controls areturned down. It emits up to 40 timesthe legal limit of NOx

Legal limit ofNOx in theUnited States:31 mg/km

Effects of NOx

Asthma attacks,breating andheart problems

Controlling NOx: two key systems

Lean NOx trapSelective catalytic reduction

Uses alkaline or rare earth oxidesto grab nitrogen oxides and form nitrates

Injects urea toexhaust stream tocreate CO2 and ammonia

Ammonia reactswith NOx to formwater and nitrogen

Injects fuel to clear the systemeg VW Jetta, Golfeg VW Passat, Touareg

Source : USEPA/Autonews.com/ICCT/CarThrottle.com

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COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN

BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5738 0.3891 0.3419

KUWAIT 0.2855 31.4849 0.2947 0.2589

OMAN 0.3849 0.3729 0.3973 0.3490

QATAR 3.6420 3.5287 3.7589 3.3025

UAE 3.6730 3.5588 3.7909 3.3306

SAUDI 3.7500 3.6334 3.8704 3.4004

AUSTRALIA 0.3071 0.3035BANGLADESH 0.00493 0.00467CANADA 0.3068 0.3024DENMARK 0.0632 EGYPT 0.0234 0.0217EURO 0.4552 0.4510HONGKONG 0.04970 0.04930INDIA 0.00604 0.00597INDONESIA 0.00003074 0.00002896IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 IRAQI DINAR 0.000304 JAPAN 0.00356 0.003490JORDAN 0.5350 0.0035KOREA 0.00038538 KUWAIT 1.249 1.249MALAYSIA 0.0910 0.0904NEW ZEALAND 0.2851 0.2837NORWAY 0.0498 NEPAL 0.00389 0.00358OMAN 0.97962 0.98314PAKISTAN 0.00367 0.00358PHILIPPINES 0.00772 0.00751QATAR 0.10381 0.10376SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066SINGAPORE 0.2818 0.2798SOUTH AFRICA 0.02990 0.02980SRI LANKA 0.00270 0.00246SWEDISH 0.0496 SWITZERLAND 0.3987 0.3938SYRIA 0.001740 0.0018TAIWAN 0.013000 THAILAND 0.011540 0.011153TURKEY 0.1133 UNITED KINGDOM 0.5064 0.5017UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102810 0.102810UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37780 0.37800YUAN 0.056800 0.056800

RBS picks Amsterdam as post-Brexit EU baseLondon

Britain’s state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland

has picked Amsterdam as a post-Brexit EU base, it said yesterday as it rebounded into second-quarter profit.

The troubled bank revealed it was preparing its Brexit contingency plan by engaging with the Dutch central bank to use its existing banking licence in the Netherlands, in a move which will see RBS employ 150 staff in Amsterdam.

“We have to be in a position to serve our customers,” chief executive Ross McEwan said after publication of quarterly results.

The lender, which is 71-percent owned by the government after a vast bailout during the global financial crisis, needs EU “passporting rights” to continue operating its NatWest Markets investment banking division across the bloc.

“NatWest Markets has reviewed ways to minimise disruption to the business and continue to serve its customers well in the event of any loss of EU passporting,” RBS said in a results statement.

“Should the outcome of the current EU separation negotiations make it necessary, NatWest Markets is ensuring our existing RBS N.V. banking licence in the Netherlands is operationally ready.”

UK-based banks and other financial firms face losing so-called passporting rights to sell services to clients operating in the

European Union once Britain definitively quits the bloc in March 2019.

Earlier this week, Japanese megabank MUFG said Amsterdam and Paris are favourites to be the new European base for its securities operations, as it prepares for Brexit.

Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank and US banks Citigroup and Morgan Stanley have all indicated that they will move jobs and some operations from London to Frankfurt.

RBS added yesterday that earnings after taxation hit £680 million ($900 million, 756 million euros) in the three months to the end of June, buoyed by deep cost cutting.

That contrasted sharply

with a net loss of £1.077 billion in the same period a year earlier, when its performance was skewed by huge litigation costs.

The news sent the firm’s share price racing to the top of the FTSE 100 risers’ board. Shares jumped 3.59 per cent to 265.40 pence.

McEwan meanwhile signalled that the lender was moving on from its troubled past.

However, RBS also disclosed that the Financial Conduct Authority regulator has launched an investigation into the bank in relation to money laundering, but gave no further details.

“We’re doing what we said we would at our full-year results in February --

growing income, reducing cost and improving returns for shareholders, while also starting to deliver a better service for customers,” McEwan added.

“Our path to sustainable profitability is becoming clearer and closer and we have resolved some of the most significant issues this bank faced.”

RBS was meanwhile slapped by US regulators last month with a vast $5.5-billion fine over its role in the subprime mortgage crisis more than a decade ago.

However, the bank only took a £151-million charge in the second quarter as a result of the deal. It has yet to reach a settlement with the Department of Justice. (AFP)

Asset management powers Allianz profitsFrankfurt

German insurer Allianz yesterday reported a big

jump in net profit in the second quarter, as revitalised asset-management activities boosted its result.

US asset management subsidiary Pimco was a major contributor to a 55-billion-euro ($65-billion) increase in funds managed by the firm between April and June.

In a sign of recovery from a slump following the departure of founding chief executive Bill Gross in 2014, Pimco accounted for some 33 billion euros of net new funds in the firm’s coffers, 19 billion of them from a single client.

“Pimco has become a performance engine again,”

finance director Dieter Wemmer said in a statement.

In total, third-party funds under management at Allianz reached 1.4 trillion euros.

That figure was just 3.0 billion euros higher than in

the first quarter, as the weaker dollar shrank the value of the portfolio in euro terms.

Operating, or underlying profit from asset management alone gained 16.8 percent to reach 584 million euros across

the whole group.Allianz had announced last

week that net profits grew 83.4 percent between April and June, to 2.0 billion euros.

Operating profit added 23 percent to reach 2.9 billion euros, on the back of revenues up 2.0 percent at 30 billion.

Both the property and casualty insurance and the life and health insurance arms boosted their underlying profits, with lower claims helping property and casualty to 28-percent growth.

Later Friday morning, Allianz announced a British joint venture with the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society, creating what the firm said would create the UK’s third-largest personal insurer.

RBS is preparing its Brexit contingency plan by engaging with the Dutch central bank

BUSINESS Saturday, August 5, 201710

COUNTRY/CURRENCIES SELLBUY

Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh

COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN

BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5738 0.3891 0.3419

KUWAIT 0.2855 31.4849 0.2947 0.2589

OMAN 0.3849 0.3729 0.3973 0.3490

QATAR 3.6420 3.5287 3.7589 3.3025

UAE 3.6730 3.5588 3.7909 3.3306

SAUDI 3.7500 3.6334 3.8704 3.4004

AUSTRALIA 0.3071 0.3035BANGLADESH 0.00493 0.00467CANADA 0.3068 0.3024DENMARK 0.0632 EGYPT 0.0234 0.0217EURO 0.4552 0.4510HONGKONG 0.04970 0.04930INDIA 0.00604 0.00597INDONESIA 0.00003074 0.00002896IRAN TUMAN 0.000323 IRAQI DINAR 0.000304 JAPAN 0.00356 0.003490JORDAN 0.5350 0.0035KOREA 0.00038538 KUWAIT 1.249 1.249MALAYSIA 0.0910 0.0904NEW ZEALAND 0.2851 0.2837NORWAY 0.0498 NEPAL 0.00389 0.00358OMAN 0.97962 0.98314PAKISTAN 0.00367 0.00358PHILIPPINES 0.00772 0.00751QATAR 0.10381 0.10376SAUDI ARABIA 0.10058 0.10066SINGAPORE 0.2818 0.2798SOUTH AFRICA 0.02990 0.02980SRI LANKA 0.00270 0.00246SWEDISH 0.0496 SWITZERLAND 0.3987 0.3938SYRIA 0.001740 0.0018TAIWAN 0.013000 THAILAND 0.011540 0.011153TURKEY 0.1133 UNITED KINGDOM 0.5064 0.5017UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102810 0.102810UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37780 0.37800YUAN 0.056800 0.056800

RBS picks Amsterdam as post-Brexit EU baseLondon

Britain’s state-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland

has picked Amsterdam as a post-Brexit EU base, it said yesterday as it rebounded into second-quarter profit.

The troubled bank revealed it was preparing its Brexit contingency plan by engaging with the Dutch central bank to use its existing banking licence in the Netherlands, in a move which will see RBS employ 150 staff in Amsterdam.

“We have to be in a position to serve our customers,” chief executive Ross McEwan said after publication of quarterly results.

The lender, which is 71-percent owned by the government after a vast bailout during the global financial crisis, needs EU “passporting rights” to continue operating its NatWest Markets investment banking division across the bloc.

“NatWest Markets has reviewed ways to minimise disruption to the business and continue to serve its customers well in the event of any loss of EU passporting,” RBS said in a results statement.

“Should the outcome of the current EU separation negotiations make it necessary, NatWest Markets is ensuring our existing RBS N.V. banking licence in the Netherlands is operationally ready.”

UK-based banks and other financial firms face losing so-called passporting rights to sell services to clients operating in the

European Union once Britain definitively quits the bloc in March 2019.

Earlier this week, Japanese megabank MUFG said Amsterdam and Paris are favourites to be the new European base for its securities operations, as it prepares for Brexit.

Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank and US banks Citigroup and Morgan Stanley have all indicated that they will move jobs and some operations from London to Frankfurt.

RBS added yesterday that earnings after taxation hit £680 million ($900 million, 756 million euros) in the three months to the end of June, buoyed by deep cost cutting.

That contrasted sharply

with a net loss of £1.077 billion in the same period a year earlier, when its performance was skewed by huge litigation costs.

The news sent the firm’s share price racing to the top of the FTSE 100 risers’ board. Shares jumped 3.59 per cent to 265.40 pence.

McEwan meanwhile signalled that the lender was moving on from its troubled past.

However, RBS also disclosed that the Financial Conduct Authority regulator has launched an investigation into the bank in relation to money laundering, but gave no further details.

“We’re doing what we said we would at our full-year results in February --

growing income, reducing cost and improving returns for shareholders, while also starting to deliver a better service for customers,” McEwan added.

“Our path to sustainable profitability is becoming clearer and closer and we have resolved some of the most significant issues this bank faced.”

RBS was meanwhile slapped by US regulators last month with a vast $5.5-billion fine over its role in the subprime mortgage crisis more than a decade ago.

However, the bank only took a £151-million charge in the second quarter as a result of the deal. It has yet to reach a settlement with the Department of Justice. (AFP)

Asset management powers Allianz profitsFrankfurt

German insurer Allianz yesterday reported a big

jump in net profit in the second quarter, as revitalised asset-management activities boosted its result.

US asset management subsidiary Pimco was a major contributor to a 55-billion-euro ($65-billion) increase in funds managed by the firm between April and June.

In a sign of recovery from a slump following the departure of founding chief executive Bill Gross in 2014, Pimco accounted for some 33 billion euros of net new funds in the firm’s coffers, 19 billion of them from a single client.

“Pimco has become a performance engine again,”

finance director Dieter Wemmer said in a statement.

In total, third-party funds under management at Allianz reached 1.4 trillion euros.

That figure was just 3.0 billion euros higher than in

the first quarter, as the weaker dollar shrank the value of the portfolio in euro terms.

Operating, or underlying profit from asset management alone gained 16.8 percent to reach 584 million euros across

the whole group.Allianz had announced last

week that net profits grew 83.4 percent between April and June, to 2.0 billion euros.

Operating profit added 23 percent to reach 2.9 billion euros, on the back of revenues up 2.0 percent at 30 billion.

Both the property and casualty insurance and the life and health insurance arms boosted their underlying profits, with lower claims helping property and casualty to 28-percent growth.

Later Friday morning, Allianz announced a British joint venture with the Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society, creating what the firm said would create the UK’s third-largest personal insurer.

RBS is preparing its Brexit contingency plan by engaging with the Dutch central bank

11Saturday, August 5, 2017

UK security researcher ‘hero’ accused of creating malwareSan Francisco

A British computer security researcher hailed as a hero

for thwarting the “WannaCry” ransomware onslaught was in US custody on Thursday after being indicted on charges of creating malware to attack banks.

Marcus Hutchins, known by the alias “Malwaretech,” was charged in an indictment dated July 12 and unsealed this week by federal authorities in Wisconsin.

The US Justice Department said in a statement Hutchins was arrested Wednesday in Las Vegas, where a major Def Con hacker security conference took place over the weekend.

Twitter postings from other security researchers said he was detained as he prepared to fly back to Britain.

Hutchins faces criminal

charges including conspiracy to commit computer fraud, according to the US Department of Justice.

The indictment accuses Hutchins and another individual of making and

distributing Kronos “banking Trojan,” a reference to malicious software designed to steal user names and passwords used at online banking sites.

Since it was created, Kronos has been configured to work

on banking systems in Britain, Canada, Germany, Poland, France, and other countries, according to the DOJ.

The indictment set the time of the activity by Hutchins as being from July 2014 to July of

the following year.

‘Dark markets’ Hutchins was part of a conspiracy to distribute the hacking tool on so-called dark markets, according to the indictment signed last month by US Attorney Gregory Haanstad.

Kronos was evidently first made available through certain internet forums in early 2014, and was marketed and distributed through a hidden online AlphaBay marketplace, according to US prosecutors.

AlphaBay was shut down by US and European police in a crackdown on two huge “dark web” marketplaces that allowed the anonymous online trade of drugs, hacking software and guns.

The timing of the indictment of Hutchins raises questions

as to whether insights mined from the AlphaBay probe lead to his arrest.

Underground websites AlphaBay and Hansa Market had tens of thousands of sellers of deadly drugs like fentanyl and other illicit goods serving more than 200,000 customers worldwide.

AlphaBay, the largest dark web market, had been run out of Thailand, and filled a gap left behind by the notorious Silk Road online market, shut down by authorities in 2013.

Officials at the time said shutting down the two markets and the arrests of administrators enabled them to collect extensive intelligence on buyers and sellers, including criminal gangs. Their names were being distributed to law enforcement in 37 countries. (AFP)

Police send postcards with an edge to Europe’s most wanted

The Hague

European police forces are sending a series of cheeky “wish you were

here” postcards this summer in a bid to track down 21 of the continent’s most wanted criminals.

“Dear Artur, Belgian fries are the best and we know you miss them. Come back to enjoy them - we’ll have a nice surprise in store for you,” says one postcard from the Belgian police.

Complete with a cartoon of the Manneken Pis, a bunch of fries and a glass of beer, the card is addressed to Artur Nawrocki, who is on the run after being convicted of drugs trafficking by a Brussels court in 2014.

The summer postcard campaign by

the European police agency, Europol, was unveiled Friday on its EU Most Wanted website as part of its ongoing initiative to hunt down Europe’s most wanted criminals.

People can click on the postcard, which will then link them to the name and picture of the wanted person.

“Cher Farouk, You must know that life is best in la douce France. We hope you will return to us soon,” says the card from the French police, adding in French “we miss you!”

The picture shows the Eiffel Tower, a man in striped T-shirt and neck-scarf brandishing a baguette next to a croissant and a bottle of red wine, and is addressed to Farouk Hachi.

Bangkok

It is a royal tradition that has proved bountiful through the ages

and one that Thailand’s fruit carvers are determined to keep alive -- even as young people peel away from the unique art form.

From beetroots carved into roses to fruity floats made from papayas and melons, the most important fruit carving competition in Thailand took place in Bangkok yesterday.

But for competitor Piyanat Thiwato, carving is about more than just winning.

“Carving can improve our mind because it requires concentration and enhances our imagination, it’s a way to relax,” he said.

The tradition has been traced back to Thailand’s royal Sukhothai dynasty, in the 14th century.

“The art of food carving started hundreds years ago. Thailand is rich

with arts and crafts. It’s like a very beautiful treasure that we have,” said Araya Arunanondchai, the event’s organiser.

“In the old days, it was done in the royal palaces for the royal family,” she added.

Dozens of Thai artists competed in the famous fruit and vegetable carving competition, which was organized in honour of Queen Sirikit, who turns 85 on August 12.

Intricately carved fruits, vegetables fit for a queen

Thai children carve elaborate designs into fruit and vegetables during a fruit and vegetable carving competition

Representational image

One of a series of postcards released to track down most wanted criminals

Saturday, August 5, 201712

Gulf Air has an-nounced that the Board of Directors of the airline has appointed Cap-tain Waleed Ab-dul Hameed Al Alawi, as Depu-ty Chief Execu-tive Officer. Al Alawi has over 37 years of ex-perience in var-ious aviation related posi-tions and holds an MBA in Avia-tion Manage-ment from City University of London.

Minister of Labour & So-cial Development Jameel Humaidan met yesterday the Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha. They reviewed the Bahraini-Indian relations in vari-ous fields, especially re-garding labour issues and social protection. The minister praised the contributions of the ex-patriate communities, especially the Indians, to Bahrain’s progress, af-firming the Labour and Social Development Ministry’s readiness to exert all efforts aimed at consolidating bilateral cooperation

The Capital Governorate’s Acting Governor, Hassan Abdullah Al Madani, visited Al-Daih Youth Centre to review its summertime activities and programmes held under the patronage of the Capital’s Governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa. Mohammed Al-Moulani, the Chairman of Al-Daih Youth Centre, received Al Madani and briefed him about the Centre’s activities and programmes.

The Bahrain Basketball Association (BBA) board convened for its sixth meeting. BBA Chairperson Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa presided over the session, which discussed preparations for the new season. The BBA board has also endorsed the establishment of media centre to highlight its activities and programmes.

Children taking part in the Summer Camp organised by the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) visited cinemas at the country’s shopping malls. The participants appreciated the organisers’ efforts in setting up the activities, which focus on diversifying the programme.

The Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) honoured the sponsors of the 9th edition of the Bahrain Summer Festival. BACA President Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa attended the ceremony at Nakhool Tent, which is located at the vicinity of the Bahrain Fort in Manama, in the presence of ambassadors, cultural figures and visitors, whose overall number exceeded 100,000 ever since the festival was launched.

Saturday, August 5, 2017 13

The Women and Children’s Committee of the Friendship Society for the Blind organised a yoga workshop with the renowned Bahraini yoga specialist and lifestyle coach Fatima Al Mansoori. A number of society members, volunteer and people with disabilities attended.

The Capital Governorate’s Acting Governor, Hassan Abdullah Al Madani, visited Al-Daih Youth Centre to review its summertime activities and programmes held under the patronage of the Capital’s Governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa. Mohammed Al-Moulani, the Chairman of Al-Daih Youth Centre, received Al Madani and briefed him about the Centre’s activities and programmes.

The Bahrain Basketball Association (BBA) board convened for its sixth meeting. BBA Chairperson Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa presided over the session, which discussed preparations for the new season. The BBA board has also endorsed the establishment of media centre to highlight its activities and programmes.

Children taking part in the Summer Camp organised by the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) visited cinemas at the country’s shopping malls. The participants appreciated the organisers’ efforts in setting up the activities, which focus on diversifying the programme.

The Supreme Council for Women (SCW) organised, in cooperation with Salman Cultural Centre of the Youth and Sport Affairs Ministry, “an Engineer in our House” programme. The event was held at the centre for enhancing Bahraini women’s capabilities “Riyadat” as part of associated activities with Bahraini Women’s Day 2017 celebrations held under the slogan “Women in the Engineering Field”.

Saturday, August 5, 2017 13

The Women and Children’s Committee of the Friendship Society for the Blind organised a yoga workshop with the renowned Bahraini yoga specialist and lifestyle coach Fatima Al Mansoori. A number of society members, volunteer and people with disabilities attended.

The Capital Governorate’s Acting Governor, Hassan Abdullah Al Madani, visited Al-Daih Youth Centre to review its summertime activities and programmes held under the patronage of the Capital’s Governor Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa. Mohammed Al-Moulani, the Chairman of Al-Daih Youth Centre, received Al Madani and briefed him about the Centre’s activities and programmes.

The Bahrain Basketball Association (BBA) board convened for its sixth meeting. BBA Chairperson Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa presided over the session, which discussed preparations for the new season. The BBA board has also endorsed the establishment of media centre to highlight its activities and programmes.

Children taking part in the Summer Camp organised by the Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) visited cinemas at the country’s shopping malls. The participants appreciated the organisers’ efforts in setting up the activities, which focus on diversifying the programme.

The Supreme Council for Women (SCW) organised, in cooperation with Salman Cultural Centre of the Youth and Sport Affairs Ministry, “an Engineer in our House” programme. The event was held at the centre for enhancing Bahraini women’s capabilities “Riyadat” as part of associated activities with Bahraini Women’s Day 2017 celebrations held under the slogan “Women in the Engineering Field”.

Los Angeles

Actor-director James Lafferty, best known for essaying the role of Nathan Scott on “One Tree Hill”, has teamed up once

again with the teen-age drama show’s creator Mark Schwahn.

Lafferty, who has earlier directed a few episodes of Schwahn’s “The Royals”, is back to the series that follows a fictional modern day royal family.

“Spoiler alert: Episode five of Season Four has end credits. In the edit on yet another hour of fun. A million thanks to ‘The Royals’ family for having me back. Proud as hell of what we made together,” the 32-year-old tweeted yesterday along with a photo that shows a screen with ‘end credits’ flashed on it. (IANS)

Los Angeles

Singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly launching a new lifestyle website after bringing

out daughter Blue Ivy’s beauty line.The 35-year-old singer is working on her own lifestyle

website to compete with her friend and actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“Beyonce wants to turn motherhood, home furnishing, fashion and her unique swagger into an online brand,” a source told Life & Style magazine.

“Bey (Beyonce) wants her site to offer more affordable products aimed at a more hip and urban clientele. She’s very business-savvy. She wants consumers to choose her website over GOOP,” the source added. (IANS)

Actor Jessica Biel says becoming a mother helped her do justice to

her role in the upcoming film ‘The Sinner’.

The 35-year-old actor says giving birth to her son, Silas (now two-years-old), gave her an edge in portraying the character of a mother, who murders a stranger and is unable to recall why she did it.

“Easier in the sense that I truly understand what it means to have a child, what the history of that looks like. You know, the actual process of it. And then what it means to be a parent.

“So playing a person who commits a crime like this and then has to really deal with the repercussions of how does that look like for her family unit - that I really understand and I feel very connected to

that idea,” said Biel. (TOI)

Charlize Theron is a South African/American actress and film producer. She has starred in several Hollywood films, such as The Devil’s Advocate, Mighty Joe Young, The Cider House Rules, Monster, The Italian Job, Hancock, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Fate of the Furious and Atomic Blonde. Theron received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster.

daniel tosh‏ @danieltosh

new #tosh! new time! new channel!

scratch that. i’m being told it’s the same old me at

the same old time on the same old channel.

14 Saturday, August 5, 2017

Charlize Theron

August 5, 1984

Helene Fischer

Famous for her 2013 multi-platinum album Farbenspiel, this German pop and schlager music singer received a 2013 Bambi Award; a 2014 World Music Award; and numerous Echo Awards.

Los Angeles

Actor-director James Lafferty, best known for essaying the role of Nathan Scott on “One Tree Hill”, has teamed up once

again with the teen-age drama show’s creator Mark Schwahn.

Lafferty, who has earlier directed a few episodes of Schwahn’s “The Royals”, is back to the series that follows a fictional modern day royal family.

“Spoiler alert: Episode five of Season Four has end credits. In the edit on yet another hour of fun. A million thanks to ‘The Royals’ family for having me back. Proud as hell of what we made together,” the 32-year-old tweeted yesterday along with a photo that shows a screen with ‘end credits’ flashed on it. (IANS)

Los Angeles

Singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly launching a new lifestyle website after bringing

out daughter Blue Ivy’s beauty line.The 35-year-old singer is working on her own lifestyle

website to compete with her friend and actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“Beyonce wants to turn motherhood, home furnishing, fashion and her unique swagger into an online brand,” a source told Life & Style magazine.

“Bey (Beyonce) wants her site to offer more affordable products aimed at a more hip and urban clientele. She’s very business-savvy. She wants consumers to choose her website over GOOP,” the source added. (IANS)

Actor Jessica Biel says becoming a mother helped her do justice to

her role in the upcoming film ‘The Sinner’.

The 35-year-old actor says giving birth to her son, Silas (now two-years-old), gave her an edge in portraying the character of a mother, who murders a stranger and is unable to recall why she did it.

“Easier in the sense that I truly understand what it means to have a child, what the history of that looks like. You know, the actual process of it. And then what it means to be a parent.

“So playing a person who commits a crime like this and then has to really deal with the repercussions of how does that look like for her family unit - that I really understand and I feel very connected to

that idea,” said Biel. (TOI)

Charlize Theron is a South African/American actress and film producer. She has starred in several Hollywood films, such as The Devil’s Advocate, Mighty Joe Young, The Cider House Rules, Monster, The Italian Job, Hancock, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Fate of the Furious and Atomic Blonde. Theron received critical acclaim for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster.

daniel tosh‏ @danieltosh

new #tosh! new time! new channel!

scratch that. i’m being told it’s the same old me at

the same old time on the same old channel.

14 Saturday, August 5, 2017

Charlize Theron

August 5, 1984

Helene Fischer

Famous for her 2013 multi-platinum album Farbenspiel, this German pop and schlager music singer received a 2013 Bambi Award; a 2014 World Music Award; and numerous Echo Awards.

Los Angeles

Hollywood actor Sylvester Stallone will soon be seen on

the small screen via a guest appearance in the second season of TV show “This is Us”.

The news was shared by series showrunner Dan Fogelman on Thursday, reports variety.com.

Stallone will appear in a guest starring role opposite Justin Hartley’s character as a co-star in his new film within the series.

Fogelman told reporters that Stallone is only currently booked for one episode, but “It’s a big part”, he said.

He said: “It’s a war period film that Justin is starring in. Stallone is coming in as himself in the show.” (IANS)

Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston’s English-language remake of ‘The Intouchables’ has got a new title. The

film, which is set to hit theatres on March 9 next year, will be called ‘The Upside’.

The story follows the unlikely friendship that blossoms between a wealthy paraplegic (Cranston) and a street-wise man (Hart) he hires as his aide.

Neil Burger is directing from a script by Jon Hartmere, while Harvey Weinstein, Jason Blumenthal and Todd Black are producing. Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies and Aja Naomi King are also featured in the dramedy. (TOI)

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What good is geopolitical turmoil if you can’t have some fun with it? Hollywood has been posing that rhetorical question for a

long time now — from “Ninotchka” to “Rambo” by way of a battalion of World War II combat pictures — but it has so far been a bit squeamish about turning the various post-9/11 conflicts into grist for escapist entertainment.

“The Kingdom,” a whodunit/blow-’em-up directed by Peter Berg, corrects this lapse by taking aim at the ethical nuances and ideological contradictions of the war on terror and blasting away. Mr. Berg, an actor whose directing skills improve with each project (his last for the big screen was the underrated “Friday Night Lights”), shows himself adept at the rapid cutting and hectic camerawork that are fast becoming the lingua franca of action filmmaking.

“The Kingdom” takes the breathless visual precision of the Jason Bourne movies — what the film scholar David Bordwell calls “intensive continuity” — out of the abstract hall-of-mirrors universe of intra-C.I.A. skulduggery and into a semiplausible world of international tension. Rather than explore that tension, as some other, more ostentatiously serious movies coming out shortly seem poised to do, Mr. Berg and Matthew Michael Carnahan, the screenwriter, do what they can to relieve it with fireballs and frantic chases. The result is a slick, brutishly effective genre movie: “Syriana” for dummies. (nytimes)

Supermodel-actor Pamela Anderson said she did not use social media for professional purposes like

promoting movies or ad campaigns. The 58-year-old star said her faith had been renewed in the Internet.

“So I threw it all away. But then I started to realise, you can use it for good and I started to kind of slowly get back into it. It’s not for personal reasons, but all the things I believe in,” said Anderson.

The ‘Baywatch’ star added she initially thought nothing good could come out of using the Internet. “I shut down my computer and cellphone for six months one time. I thought the social media thing was bad, because one time I was offered a movie, but in the contract they said, ‘You have so many followers’, this and that, and I said, ‘I’m not getting involved with this. This is really bad, and I don’t want anything to do with it’,” she said. (TOI)

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The day will be fairly eventful. There’s some likelihood that you will feel compelled to finally settle some tedious matter, either the details of a project or a problem concerning your domestic life. You won’t rest until it’s finished, and you won’t be distracted, no matter how you’re cajoled to join the others.

The day ahead will be trying for. You will have a fire raging inside. You may have a speech to deliver or a private performance to put on for your loved ones. In any case, you will have to prove yourself, and you will spare no energy in the attempt. You will be completely drained by the end of the day. Plan to rest.

You can look forward to a busy day. Don’t schedule anything extra! Your home, family, or mate is likely to demand a great deal of you. In fact, your energy may be stretched to the breaking point, so be careful to keep some strength in reserve. If you give yourself to them completely, your nerves will be shot!

It’s easy to imagine a friend coming to your house to have a cup of coffee and ending up transmitting all of their energy to you. Let’s hope this doesn’t happen too late in the evening, because you will then have trouble going to sleep! This energy is going to give your projects a great boost. You’re going to go on a crusade! Choose carefully.You may feel an urgent need to use your physical energy, which brings up the question of sports in your life. Do you get enough exercise? If not, this could be a good time to join a gym. Even better would be participating in a group sports activity. Find one you like and get moving.

A day like today should give you the perfect demonstration of an old truth - people quickly forget the difficulties they’ve had in life and remember periods of happiness for a long time. You will be brimming with energy. The question now is what are you going to do with it? There are many domains in which you could expend your energy.

Do you have a desire to take a trip far from where you live? Would you like to live in Europe or Asia? These are desires that you may have at the moment because you’re in the process of widening your field of possibilities. See if you can seriously set up a project of this kind. People will be confident in your solidity at the moment.

What’s happening in your usually amicable relationships? It seems you’re looking for a fight. Could it be that someone has stolen a leadership position from you that you wanted? You tend to like being at the head of the group, and now you’re confronted by resistance. So get involved in a new group project so that everyone will be reconciled.

You may have had a tendency to go about your daily routine lethargically lately. But today the alarm clock wakes you up. You may understand that your help is urgently needed and there’s no time to waste. You can expect to pour a great deal of energy into a single, well-defined goal. If you usually wander from project to project, this will be a change for you.

There are moments when everyone strongly feels where their destiny lies, and today will be one of those moments. You may soon want to give your life a fundamentally different orientation that will be valid for several years. It isn’t just your profession that will be affected but every domain in your life - where you live, relationships, and children.

After a few days of apathy, the day ahead will give your energy a new boost. Anyone who tries to hold you back had better watch out, because you won’t be in the mood to tolerate objections. You can’t be restrained! This is an excellent time to reinforce your reputation as an excellent coach or the captain of your crew!

Today you may be influenced by a person (probably a man) who exudes the kind of determination that is produced by a combination of spiritual and intellectual strength and faith. This is what they’re talking about when people speak of a leader of great integrity. The encounter with this person is likely to inspire you to commit to some good work.

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Beijing

The small, ornate figurines look like relics of a bygone

age: a serene Buddha’s head from the Tang dynasty, or a collection of stone-faced soldiers from the Qin era.

The creation process, however, is decidedly modern.

In northwest Shaanxi province’s capital of Xian, home to such historic sites as the clay Terracotta Army and the 1,000-year-old Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, a small studio and factory uses 3D printing

technology to replicate ancient art.

“All the intricate details of the original design are preserved in a 3D mould,” Xi Xin, the president of the Xian Chizi Digital Technology company, told AFP.

“Human workers may not be able to produce everything we want in the design, but the printer can do it all.”

The firm, whose products are sold at museum shops and

to personal collectors, is among the businesses taking advantage of China’s foray into 3D printing -- a rapidly-growing industry that has been incorporated into the country’s

national manufacturing strategy.

“In the last five years, 3D printing in China has grown from a one billion yuan

($149 million) industry to a more than 100

billion yuan ($14.9 billion) i n d u s t r y , ” Luo Jun, the head of the China

3D Printing T e c h n o l o g y

Industry Alliance, told AFP.

Technological breakthrough

3D printing came to China in the 90s, Luo

said, after Tsinghua University and Huazhong

University of Science and Technology professors brought the technology back from the US.

Domestic development of the methods were slow at first, but the industry has gained momentum with government support.

The Chinese State Council’s “Made in China 2025” industrial development plan lists the promotion of “new breakthroughs in 3D printing” as a priority for growth into the next decade, while the Ministry of Science and Technology counts 3D printing among its thirteen priority projects for technological innovation.

“Now the scale of China’s 3D printing industry has surpassed those of Europe and the US,” Luo said.

The Xian Chizi Digital Technology company has developed its 3D design technology over the last ten years, using a stereolithography machine to print carefully constructed digital replicas of

historic artefacts.The design process can take

between one to three months, while printing requires up to several weeks of time for the more elaborate pieces.

Once the prototype is complete, it will be mass-produced in a factory using the same material -- usually wood or copper -- as the relic it was modelled on.

“Our clients don’t buy our products because of the 3D printing aspect, but it does make things easier,” Xi said.

For instance, if a customer decides that she wants an 80-centimetre elephant instead of a 50-centimetre one, it’s a simple matter of programming the 3D printer accordingly.

Xi’s company also makes 3D printed moulds for sculptors who use them as models for their own handcrafted artworks.

The final products -- painted miniatures sold for between 20 yuan ($3) and 500 yuan ($74) -- are popular among the tourists who flock to Xian, known as the oldest of China’s four great imperial capitals.

The figurines are now being sold at the mausoleum for Qin Shi Huang, China’s first emperor, and his Terracotta Warriors.

There, at the burial place dating back to 200 B.C., visitors can hold the 3D “artefacts” of China’s future in the palm of their hands. (AFP)

All the intricate details of the origi-nal design are preserved in a 3D mould. Human workers may not be able to produce everything we want in the design, but the printer can do it all.

Products printed using 3D printing technology in Xian in China’s northern Shanxi province

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Manila

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a

law making education at all state universities free, a palace official said yesterday, despite warnings from his economic advisors that the Philippines cannot afford it.

Duterte, who is known for his populist leanings, believes the long-term benefits of the measure outweigh the short-term budgetary challenges, said deputy presidential executive secretary Menardo Guevarra.

“Free tertiary education in

state universities and colleges is a very strong pillar or cornerstone of the president’s social development policy,” he told reporters.

The bill, signed late Thursday, will spare all students at government-run colleges and universities from paying tuition and other fees, he added.

Economic officials had warned Duterte not to approve the measure, which they argue will cost 100 billion pesos (some USD $2 billion) a year and will mainly benefit wealthier students.

Moscow

The Kremlin yesterday said it agreed with

President Donald Trump’s assessment that US-Russian ties were at an all-time and very dangerous low.

“We fully share this opinion,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists over Trump’s view, expressed on Twitter on Thursday.

Peskov said that the danger facing the countries

“may lie in a lack of mutual collaboration and cooperation over the topics that are vitally important for both our countries and their people.”

Trump, writing after he reluctantly signed a bill approved by Congress for strengthening sanctions against Russia, tweeted: “Our relationship with Russia is at an all-time & very dangerous low.

Moscow has reacted furiously to the sanctions.

Every single aspect of life in Northern Ireland could be affected by Brexit. At a time when Brexit threatens to drive a wedge between north and south we need to build more bridges and fewer borders,”

Ethiopia ends state of emergency

A Chinese blogger who meticulously documented public protests around the country was sentenced to four years in prison.

Ethiopia’s parliament lifted a nationwide state of emer-gency decreed last year after Africa’s second most-popu-lous country was rocked by months of protests.

Huge Australia-bound cocaine haul seized by French navy

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Kremlin agrees Russia-US ties at dangerous low

Leo Varadkar,Irish Prime Minister

Chinese blogger gets four years in jail

Sydney

A massive cocaine haul bound for Australia in

the hull of a yacht has been intercepted by the French navy in the Pacific, officials said yesterday.

The 1.46 tonnes of the drug with an estimated street value of Aus$322 million (US$256 million) was seized in the South Pacific and four crew members, believed to be Lithuanian and Latvian nationals, arrested.

The vessel “Afalina”, which set sail from South America, was towed to Noumea in New Caledonia,

a French territory.The Australian Criminal

Intelligence Commission said it was working with its international partners to probe “the Lithuanian syndicate” and pinpoint exactly where the drugs came from after the seizure last week.

“We are thankful for the actions taken by French authorities which has stopped a significant amount of drugs reaching the streets of Australia,” said commission executive director of intelligence Col Blanch.

9 missing after Russian diamond mine floodRescuers at one of Russia’s largest diamond mines were searching for 9 miners still unaccounted for after water leaked into an underground shaft with more than 100 workers inside.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was set to install a powerful new assembly packed with his allies, dis-missing an international out-cry and opposition protests.

Islamabad

Pakistan’s new prime minister yesterday backed

a parliamentary investigation into allegations of sexual harassment levelled by a female lawmaker against firebrand opposition leader Imran Khan, in a scandal that has gripped the conservative country.

The scandal erupted after Ayesha Gulalai, a National Assembly member from conservative Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, accused Khan and other leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of sending obscene text messages and promoting a culture of sexism.

The accusations come days after Pakistan’s top court disqualified Khan’s long-time political nemesis Nawaz Sharif from the premiership on corruption charges, spurring public celebrations from the cricketer-turned-

politician and his supporters.Newly-elected Prime

Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, seen as a Sharif loyalist , yesterday backed moves to form a parliamentary committee to investigate the matter after a group of legislators raised the allegations in the house.

“This is an issue concerning the house’s integrity -- I will suggest forming a closed-door, special committee to probe the allegations and present its findings in the house,” Abbasi told parliament.

In a televised press conference earlier this week Gulalai accused Khan of harassing female leaders in the PTI and resigned from the party.

“Imran Khan’s list of sins is very long but the way he sends obscene text messages -- and the way women and girls are being treated in this party, I will say that the

honour of women is not safe, because of Imran Khan and because of the people around him,” Gulalai told reporters in Islamabad.

“I cannot compromise my integrity and that’s why I decided to take this step,” she added.

Gulalai has not released any of the alleged text messages, prompting many in Pakistan to believe the case may be politically motivated.

Khan, along with the PTI’s top brass, batted down the allegations, accusing Sharif’s ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of using money to defame political rivals.

“I was astonished to hear that. I suspect that the (PML-N) has used her against me,” Khan told broadcaster ARY.

“Do your worst; stoop as low as you can; me & my struggle-hardened party will become ever stronger IA,” Khan wrote on Twitter. (AFP)

Miami

An extraordinarily well-preserved 110-million-

year-old dinosaur found in a mine pit in Canada now has a name and evidence of a troubled past, researchers said Thursday.

With fossilized skin and scales, the dragon-like creature is actually a new kind of nodosaur, coined Borealopelta markmitchelli, after the museum technician Mark Mitchell who spent more than 7,000 hours painstakingly removing rock from around the specimen.

The report in the journal Current Biology described it as “the best-preserved armoured dinosaur ever found, and one of the best dinosaur specimens in the world.”

The 18-foot-long (5.5 meter) creature was first discovered in 2011 by a mining machine operator named Shawn Funk, who was working at the Suncor

Millennium Mine in Alberta.The entire animal would

have weighed more than 2,800 pounds (1,300 kilograms). The portion recovered spans from the snout to the hips.

Unlike most dinosaur specimens, which consist of skeletons or bone fragments,

this one is three-dimensional and covered in preserved, scaly skin.

“If you just squint your eyes a bit, you could almost believe it was sleeping,” said lead author Caleb Brown, a scientist at the Royal Tyrrell Museum where the creature is on display.

Well-preserved dinosaur unearthed in Canada gets name, backstory

New Pak PM backs probe against Imran Khan

Maduro set to install new Venezuela assembly

Pakistani opposi-tion leader Imran Khan speaks at a rally in Islamabad (file photo)

The well-preserved 110-million-year-old Borealopelta markmitchelli

Packets of cocaine, bound for Australia, seized from a yacht intercepted by the French Navy in the Pacific

Brno

Andrea Dovizioso posted the fastest time

over yesterday’s two Czech MotoGP practice sessions as world championship leader Marc Marquez struggled down in 10th.Italian Dovizioso was

leading the standings ahead of last month’s German Grand Prix when an eighth-placed finish saw him drop to third overall between reigning world champion

Marquez and his Spanish compatriot Maverick Vinales.

But Ducati’s Dovizioso was back in form as he notched a best lap of 1min 56.332sec to lead German Jonas Folger by 0.398sec, with Italian Danilo Petrucci third at 0.419 on the Brno

circuit.Three-time world champion

Marquez, who had said earlier this week he’d be happy with a podium finish in Brno, was 0.877 off the pace, just ahead of Vinales (0.957) in 11th.

Seven-time world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi, who is fourth in the overall standings, just 10 points behind Marquez, could manage only 14th, more than a second off Dovizioso’s time. (AFP)

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Practice times:1. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 1:56.3322. Jonas Folger (GER/ Yamaha Tech3) at 0.3983. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati Pramac) 0.4194. Johann Zarco (FRA/Yamaha Tech3) 0.5305. Hector Barbera (ESP/Ducati) 0.5326. Scott Redding (GBR/Ducati) 0.5737. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) 0.6018. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/LCR Honda) 0.6299. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Aprilia) 0.68710. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 0.877)

Paris

Neymar was unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player yesterday following his sensational

world record transfer saying he had left Barcelona not for money but a “bigger challenge” in France.

The 25-year-old Brazilian superstar flew into Le Bourget airport, north-east of Paris, in a private jet yesterday morning before heading into the city in a motorcade.

He was presented to the international media at PSG’s Parc des Princes stadium just after 1:30pm (1130 GMT) in his first public appearance since buying out his contract at Barcelona for a world-record 222 million euros ($264 million) on Thursday.

“I want something bigger, a greater challenge. I am here to give my best and help the club win titles,” said Neymar, who has signed a five-year contract with the Qatar-owned club expected to be worth 30 million euros net per year.

He insisted he had come to France “for the ambition of the club, which is very similar to mine.”

But Neymar admitted that leaving Barcelona, where he formed part of a lethal attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, was not a decision he took lightly.

“It was one of my most difficult decisions. In Barcelona I had adapted well to the city and the team. I had friends there and it has not been easy,” he said. “It was a tense time, thinking about what I should do in my life. I have left behind a lot of friends, but things go very fast in football.”

Neymar will be presented to the PSG support

on Saturday prior to his new team’s first game of the Ligue 1 season against promoted Amiens.

A ceremony will begin from 3:45pm (1345 GMT) with the kick-off put back quarter of an hour to 5:15pm to allow extra time for the player’s unveiling before an expected sell-out crowd of more than 45,000.

But Neymar got a taste of what is to come when he stepped outside the Parc des Princes on Friday in his new team’s kit, to be greeted by hundreds of ecstatic supporters.

Neymar, whose last game for Barcelona was in a friendly against bitter rivals Real Madrid last weekend in Miami, insisted he is ready to make his debut against Amiens, even though he had not yet spoken to PSG coach Unai Emery.

“I always want to play, so I am ready to do so tomorrow. I

have trained in pre-season. I stopped for two days, but I am ready, I’ve seen the pitch and I want to put the PSG shirt on and play,” he said. (AFP)

Neymar in Paris for

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Neymar completed his world record transferfrom Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germainon Thursday, signing a five-year contract

The world’s most expensive footballers

Paris Saint-GermainBarcelonaLigue 1La Liga

222 million euros ($260 million)

August 2017

Next six most costly transfers

Gareth BaleWales

TottenhamHotspurPremierLeague

Real MadridLa Liga

CristianoRonaldoPortugal

ManchesterUnitedPremier League

Real MadridLa Liga

GonzaloHiguain

ArgentinaNapoliSerie A

JuventusSerie A

NeymarBrazil

SantosSerie A(Brazil)

BarcelonaLa Liga

Romelu LukakuBelgiumEvertonPremier League

Manchester UnitedPremier League

Paul PogbaFrance

JuventusSerie A

Manchester UnitedPremier League

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Neymar at theSpanish Copa del Rey final

football match in Madrid,May 27

Photo: Javier Soriano

NeymarBrazil

Czech GP: Dovizioso fastest in practice

Liverpool’s Lallana out for two monthsLondon

Liverpool will be without midfielder Adam Lallana

for “a couple of months” due to a thigh injury, the Premier League club announced yesterday.

The England international, 29, sustained the injury during Liverpool’s friendly match against Atletico Madrid in Munich on Wednesday.

“This is certainly not news we would have wanted,” manager Jurgen Klopp told the Liverpool website.

“Unfortunately, the damage is such that it will likely mean Adam is out for a couple of months not weeks, so I think we can pretty much rule him out of August and September. Beyond that we will monitor

and wait and see.“He is a boy with a world-

class attitude to everything professionally and he has always come back in good time from injury setbacks since I have been here, so we will see.”

Lallana was one of Liverpool’s stand-out performers last season, making 31 league appearances and scoring eight goals as Klopp’s men secured a top-four finish. (AFP)

Neymar plays with a ball

Honda Team’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez leads the pack

Adam Lallana (file pic)

Saturday, August 5, 2017 21SPORTS

Rabada gives South Africa early edge in 4th test

Manchester

Kagiso Rabada took the prize wicket of Ben Stokes

as South Africa held England to 260 for six on yesterday’s first day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

All-rounder Stokes, fresh from a hundred in England’s 239-run victory in the

third Test at The O v a l ,

w a s leading a

revival with the bat.

But fast bowler Rabada struck with the new ball in the penultimate over of the day when a full-length delivery,

which surprised Stokes, smashed into the base

of the stumps and bowled the l e f t - h a n d e d batsman for 58.

R a b a d a , banned from the

second Test for swearing at Stokes

in the series opener, yelled in joy.He finished the day

with figures of two for 52 in 18 overs, but the worth of South Africa’s efforts with the ball will only become fully apparent when they bat.

Jonny Bairstow, who might have fallen for four, was 33 not out and nightwatchman Toby Roland-Jones unbeaten on nought at the close.

For the tenth successive

Test, England captain Joe Root made a fifty.

But only two of those innings have yielded hundreds and Root, who has previously acknowledged his ‘conversion rate’ as a failing in his otherwise impressive game, was out for 52 on Friday.

England were unchanged from the side that triumphed in The Oval’s 100th Test, a result that left Root on the brink of a win in his first series as England captain at 2-1 up with one to play.

But South Africa recalled seamer Duanne Olivier and batsman Theunis de Bruyn after pacemen Vernon Philander and Chris Morris were both ruled out with lower back

strains. Root again won the toss and batted. But struggling opener Keaton Jennings fell for 17. The South Africa-born left-hander, under pressure for his place after just one fifty in nine Test innings since a century on debut against India in December. (AFP)

SCOREBOARDEngland 1st InningsA. Cook c de Kock b Maharaj 46K. Jennings c de Kock b Olivier 17T. Westley c de Kock b Rabada 29J. Root lbw b Olivier 52D. Malan c du Plessis b Morkel 18B. Stokes b Rabada 58J. Bairstow not out 33T. Roland-Jones not out 0Extras (b5, lb1, nb1) 7Total (6 wkts, 90 overs, 356 mins) 260

Tour of Poland

Teuns holds on to winBukowina Tatrzańska, Poland

Dylan Teuns held on to win the Tour of Poland

by just two seconds from home favourite Rafal Majka following yesterday’s seventh and final stage won by Wout Poels.

Majka finished third on the 132.5km stage from Bukovina

Resort to Bukowina Tatrzanska behind Briton Adam Yates in

second to pick up four bonus seconds.

But having started the day six seconds back from Belgian Tuens, the 2014 champion missed out on a second victory in his home Tour by just two seconds.

Dutchman Poels of Team Sky finished third at 3sec thanks to his 10sec bonus for winning the stage,

while Yates moved up to fifth thanks to his 6sec bonus.

Teuns succeeded compatriot Tim Wellens as champion.

But it was a poor final stage from Italian Vincenzo Nibali ahead of his tilt at the Vuelta a Espana later this month.

One of just six cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, Nibali started the day just 25sec off the lead but came home almost a minute down and finished ninth overall. Winner of the Tour de France in 2014 and the Giro d’Italia in 2013 and 2016, Nibali is aiming to add a second Vuelta crown following his 2010 success but will face stiff opposition in current Tour champion Chris Froome,

Frenchman Romain Bardet, compatriot Fabio Aru and Yates. (AFP)

RESULTTour of Poland over 132.5km from Bukovina Resort to Bukowina Tatrzanska

1. Wout Poels (NED/SKY) 3hr 26min 20sec2. Adam Yates (GBR/ORS) same time3. Rafal Majka (POL/BOR) s.t.4. Wilco Kelderman (NED/SUN) s.t.5. Dylan Teuns (BEL/BMC) s.t.Overall standings:1. Dylan Teuns (BEL/BMC) 27hr 07min 47sec2. Rafal Majka (POL/BOR) at 2sec3. Wout Poels (NED/SKY) 34. Wilco Kelderman (NED/SUN) 105 Adam Yates (GBR/ORS) 13 Tour of Burgos:

Barbero takes fourth stage

Ranieri’s Nantes ‘not ready’ for Ligue 1 opener

Madrid

Spain’s Carlos Barbero won yesterday’s fourth stage of the

Tour of Burgos as Mikel Landa maintained his overall lead heading into Saturday’s final stage.

Barbero edged out Italy’s Gianni Moscon and Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe in a time of 3hrs 19mins 19secs for the 147km stage from Bodegas Nabal to Clunia.

Landa, who missed out on the podium at the Tour de France by a single second last month in helping teammate Chris Froome win the yellow jersey, holds a 27 second lead over fellow Spaniard David de la Cruz with just the 136km ride from Comunero de Revenga to Lagunas de Neila to come. (AFP)

Nantes

Claudio Ranieri admitted that his Nantes side are “not ready” for

the start of the new season, as the Italian prepares to make his Ligue 1 bow on Sunday at Lille.

“We are not ready, but I’ve never known a team that’s been ready for the first day (of a season),” Ranieri said yesterday. “I am also expecting a few new players (before the end of the transfer window).”

It will be the 65-year-old’s first competitive match since being sacked by Leicester City in February, just nine months after leading the Foxes to a staggering Premier League title.

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada celebrates

Dylan Teuns (file pic)

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Rabada gives South Africa early edge in 4th test

Manchester

Kagiso Rabada took the prize wicket of Ben Stokes

as South Africa held England to 260 for six on yesterday’s first day of the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

All-rounder Stokes, fresh from a hundred in England’s 239-run victory in the

third Test at The O v a l ,

w a s leading a

revival with the bat.

But fast bowler Rabada struck with the new ball in the penultimate over of the day when a full-length delivery,

which surprised Stokes, smashed into the base

of the stumps and bowled the l e f t - h a n d e d batsman for 58.

R a b a d a , banned from the

second Test for swearing at Stokes

in the series opener, yelled in joy.He finished the day

with figures of two for 52 in 18 overs, but the worth of South Africa’s efforts with the ball will only become fully apparent when they bat.

Jonny Bairstow, who might have fallen for four, was 33 not out and nightwatchman Toby Roland-Jones unbeaten on nought at the close.

For the tenth successive

Test, England captain Joe Root made a fifty.

But only two of those innings have yielded hundreds and Root, who has previously acknowledged his ‘conversion rate’ as a failing in his otherwise impressive game, was out for 52 on Friday.

England were unchanged from the side that triumphed in The Oval’s 100th Test, a result that left Root on the brink of a win in his first series as England captain at 2-1 up with one to play.

But South Africa recalled seamer Duanne Olivier and batsman Theunis de Bruyn after pacemen Vernon Philander and Chris Morris were both ruled out with lower back

strains. Root again won the toss and batted. But struggling opener Keaton Jennings fell for 17. The South Africa-born left-hander, under pressure for his place after just one fifty in nine Test innings since a century on debut against India in December. (AFP)

SCOREBOARDEngland 1st InningsA. Cook c de Kock b Maharaj 46K. Jennings c de Kock b Olivier 17T. Westley c de Kock b Rabada 29J. Root lbw b Olivier 52D. Malan c du Plessis b Morkel 18B. Stokes b Rabada 58J. Bairstow not out 33T. Roland-Jones not out 0Extras (b5, lb1, nb1) 7Total (6 wkts, 90 overs, 356 mins) 260

Tour of Poland

Teuns holds on to winBukowina Tatrzańska, Poland

Dylan Teuns held on to win the Tour of Poland

by just two seconds from home favourite Rafal Majka following yesterday’s seventh and final stage won by Wout Poels.

Majka finished third on the 132.5km stage from Bukovina

Resort to Bukowina Tatrzanska behind Briton Adam Yates in

second to pick up four bonus seconds.

But having started the day six seconds back from Belgian Tuens, the 2014 champion missed out on a second victory in his home Tour by just two seconds.

Dutchman Poels of Team Sky finished third at 3sec thanks to his 10sec bonus for winning the stage,

while Yates moved up to fifth thanks to his 6sec bonus.

Teuns succeeded compatriot Tim Wellens as champion.

But it was a poor final stage from Italian Vincenzo Nibali ahead of his tilt at the Vuelta a Espana later this month.

One of just six cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, Nibali started the day just 25sec off the lead but came home almost a minute down and finished ninth overall. Winner of the Tour de France in 2014 and the Giro d’Italia in 2013 and 2016, Nibali is aiming to add a second Vuelta crown following his 2010 success but will face stiff opposition in current Tour champion Chris Froome,

Frenchman Romain Bardet, compatriot Fabio Aru and Yates. (AFP)

RESULTTour of Poland over 132.5km from Bukovina Resort to Bukowina Tatrzanska

1. Wout Poels (NED/SKY) 3hr 26min 20sec2. Adam Yates (GBR/ORS) same time3. Rafal Majka (POL/BOR) s.t.4. Wilco Kelderman (NED/SUN) s.t.5. Dylan Teuns (BEL/BMC) s.t.Overall standings:1. Dylan Teuns (BEL/BMC) 27hr 07min 47sec2. Rafal Majka (POL/BOR) at 2sec3. Wout Poels (NED/SKY) 34. Wilco Kelderman (NED/SUN) 105 Adam Yates (GBR/ORS) 13 Tour of Burgos:

Barbero takes fourth stage

Ranieri’s Nantes ‘not ready’ for Ligue 1 opener

Madrid

Spain’s Carlos Barbero won yesterday’s fourth stage of the

Tour of Burgos as Mikel Landa maintained his overall lead heading into Saturday’s final stage.

Barbero edged out Italy’s Gianni Moscon and Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe in a time of 3hrs 19mins 19secs for the 147km stage from Bodegas Nabal to Clunia.

Landa, who missed out on the podium at the Tour de France by a single second last month in helping teammate Chris Froome win the yellow jersey, holds a 27 second lead over fellow Spaniard David de la Cruz with just the 136km ride from Comunero de Revenga to Lagunas de Neila to come. (AFP)

Nantes

Claudio Ranieri admitted that his Nantes side are “not ready” for

the start of the new season, as the Italian prepares to make his Ligue 1 bow on Sunday at Lille.

“We are not ready, but I’ve never known a team that’s been ready for the first day (of a season),” Ranieri said yesterday. “I am also expecting a few new players (before the end of the transfer window).”

It will be the 65-year-old’s first competitive match since being sacked by Leicester City in February, just nine months after leading the Foxes to a staggering Premier League title.

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada celebrates

Dylan Teuns (file pic)

Athl

etics

London

South African Caster Semenya racked up a

season’s best as she safely negotiated the first round of the women’s 1500m in her audacious bid for a world

championships middle-distance double yesterday.

Semenya came in second behind Ethiopia’s defending champion Genzebe Dibaba, who won the heat in 4min 02.67sec, with the South African at 0.17sec.

“I am in good condition,” said Dibaba. “Last year I had injuries but I am good now.

“The event is very strong with Sifan (Hassan) and Caster, so it will be a very fast race I think.”

Semenya is back in the spotlight following a study funded by the IAAF and WADA that showed female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone enjoy a competitive advantage of up to 4.5 percent over their rivals.

The South African, double defending Olympic 800m champion and also a two-time

world gold medallist in the distance, was one of a number of women taking medication to lower her testosterone level until 2015 when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended an IAAF rule that enforced a limit on naturally occurring levels.

But she has studiously avoided the controversy, instead

concentrating on her track performances.

Semenya will be up against it, however, with world record holder Dibaba, Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya and the Netherlands’ world indoor champion Sifan Hassan, who took bronze two years ago in Beijing, all in top form as the top trio on

the world list, all with sub-3:58 clockings.

Kipyegon and Hassan have won two Diamond League meetings each this season -– the former in Shanghai and Eugene and the latter in Rome and Paris -– while Dibaba has clocked 3:57.82 en route to her 4:16.05 mile victory at the Diamond League meet. (AFP)

London

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt

overcame a “very bad” start to

s u c c e s s f u l l y kick off the defence of his world 100m title yesterday, b u t Am er ic an a r c h - r i v a l Justin Gatlin

was jeered by t h e British public.

Bolt, seeking a 12th world title in his swansong season, found himself fifth halfway into the blue riband event before putting on the afterburners to win his heat in 10.07 seconds.

“I stumbled a bit coming out of blocks, I’m not fond of these

blocks,” he told the BBC.“I have to get this together.

It’s shaky because when I did the warm up it (the blocks) pushed back. It’s not what I am used to.”

Bolt v Gatlin at the 2012 Olympics at the same London stadium had been billed as ‘good against evil’, given the American’s doping-tainted past, and so it again proved.

Gatlin, the last man to beat Bolt over 100m -- by a hundredth of a second in Rome in 2013

-- was met with loud booing and jeering when shown on the big screen before his heat and after he streaked through in a winning time of 10.05sec in his heat. “It’s not the panto season,” the stadium announcer pleaded to the packed-out 60,000 seater London Stadium as a bemused-looking Gatlin made a sharp exit from the track.

Bolt will be joined by Jamaican teammates Julian Forte, the sole sprinter to go under 10sec with

9.99, and Yohan Blake, who capitalised on Bolt’s sole hiccup at global events since winning at the Beijing Olympics -- a false start -- to be crowned 2011 world champion in Daegu.

The 35-year-old Gatlin, who served a four-year ban reduced from eight for doping from 2006-10, will be joined in Saturday’s semi-finals by compatriots Christian Coleman, who has this season’s fastest time of 9.82sec,

and Christopher Belcher.Japan’s Abdul Hakim Sani

Brown clocked 10.05sec to win his heat ahead of Blake, while China’s Bingtian Su also won to ensure a healthy Asian presence in Saturday’s races.

But South African Thando Roto, with an impressive best of 9.95sec this season, was disqualified for a false start, fancied teammate Akani Simbine also having to sneak in as one of the fastest qualifiers. (AFP)

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Bolt made to work, Gatlin jeered

Semenya safely off on double quest

Cuba’s Maykel Massó competes in the qualifying round of the men’s long jump athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London yesterday (AFP)

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt competes

Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba (C) leads South Africa’s Caster Semenya (R) during the qualifying round

Hamad Town beat Al HamalaDT News NetworkManama

Hamad Town Youth Centre defeated Al Hamala Youth Centre 3-1 in the second

round of preliminary matches of Group 8 in the latest matches of the Fifth Khalid bin Hamad Futsal League for Youth Centres, People with Disabilities and Girls (Khalid 5) at the Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town.

After the match, Raed Al Najran of Hamad Town was nominated as the man of the match.

In another match in the same group, Al Ma’ameer were 5-3 winners against near neighbours Al Eker, with Mohammed Yousif of Al Ma’ameer being the player of the match.

A total of 23 goals were scored on the 11th day of the tournament as matches moved into the third round of preliminaries.

As competition moved into the final phase of matches, Group 1 action saw Muharraq defeat Al Buhair 4-2, but at the expense of

star player Mahmood Al-Sharqawi who was injured during the match and may miss the next couple of matches.

The other group match finished with Buri getting its maiden victory by 4 0 over Karzakan and seeing Elyas Al Hujairi as the man of the match.

This tournament is being played under the patronage of HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and Honorary President of Bahrain Sports Federation for Disabilities and organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs and the Media Office of Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, under the slogan #Generations_Meeting.

It started on July 24 and continues until September 14 and features 59 teams, divided into 36 youth centres teams, 9 unregistered clubs, 8 teams of people with disabilities institutions and 6 girls teams.

Saturday, August 5, 2017 23SPORTS

Today’s schedule Group 3 (5pm): Dar Kulaib vs Halat Al Naeem.Group 3 (6pm): Zayed Town vs Al Naim. Group 3 (7pm): Salmabad vs Ras Rumman. Group 4 (7pm): Jurdab vs Sadad.

Raed Al-Najran receives man of the match awardAli Abdulrasool receives player of the match award

Team Al Buhair

Elyas Al-Hujairi receives man of the match award Action between Buri and Karzakkan

Team Buri

Action between Muharraq and Al BuhairTeam Al Ma’ameer

Athl

etics

London

South African Caster Semenya racked up a

season’s best as she safely negotiated the first round of the women’s 1500m in her audacious bid for a world

championships middle-distance double yesterday.

Semenya came in second behind Ethiopia’s defending champion Genzebe Dibaba, who won the heat in 4min 02.67sec, with the South African at 0.17sec.

“I am in good condition,” said Dibaba. “Last year I had injuries but I am good now.

“The event is very strong with Sifan (Hassan) and Caster, so it will be a very fast race I think.”

Semenya is back in the spotlight following a study funded by the IAAF and WADA that showed female athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone enjoy a competitive advantage of up to 4.5 percent over their rivals.

The South African, double defending Olympic 800m champion and also a two-time

world gold medallist in the distance, was one of a number of women taking medication to lower her testosterone level until 2015 when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended an IAAF rule that enforced a limit on naturally occurring levels.

But she has studiously avoided the controversy, instead

concentrating on her track performances.

Semenya will be up against it, however, with world record holder Dibaba, Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon of Kenya and the Netherlands’ world indoor champion Sifan Hassan, who took bronze two years ago in Beijing, all in top form as the top trio on

the world list, all with sub-3:58 clockings.

Kipyegon and Hassan have won two Diamond League meetings each this season -– the former in Shanghai and Eugene and the latter in Rome and Paris -– while Dibaba has clocked 3:57.82 en route to her 4:16.05 mile victory at the Diamond League meet. (AFP)

London

Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt

overcame a “very bad” start to

s u c c e s s f u l l y kick off the defence of his world 100m title yesterday, b u t Am er ic an a r c h - r i v a l Justin Gatlin

was jeered by t h e British public.

Bolt, seeking a 12th world title in his swansong season, found himself fifth halfway into the blue riband event before putting on the afterburners to win his heat in 10.07 seconds.

“I stumbled a bit coming out of blocks, I’m not fond of these

blocks,” he told the BBC.“I have to get this together.

It’s shaky because when I did the warm up it (the blocks) pushed back. It’s not what I am used to.”

Bolt v Gatlin at the 2012 Olympics at the same London stadium had been billed as ‘good against evil’, given the American’s doping-tainted past, and so it again proved.

Gatlin, the last man to beat Bolt over 100m -- by a hundredth of a second in Rome in 2013

-- was met with loud booing and jeering when shown on the big screen before his heat and after he streaked through in a winning time of 10.05sec in his heat. “It’s not the panto season,” the stadium announcer pleaded to the packed-out 60,000 seater London Stadium as a bemused-looking Gatlin made a sharp exit from the track.

Bolt will be joined by Jamaican teammates Julian Forte, the sole sprinter to go under 10sec with

9.99, and Yohan Blake, who capitalised on Bolt’s sole hiccup at global events since winning at the Beijing Olympics -- a false start -- to be crowned 2011 world champion in Daegu.

The 35-year-old Gatlin, who served a four-year ban reduced from eight for doping from 2006-10, will be joined in Saturday’s semi-finals by compatriots Christian Coleman, who has this season’s fastest time of 9.82sec,

and Christopher Belcher.Japan’s Abdul Hakim Sani

Brown clocked 10.05sec to win his heat ahead of Blake, while China’s Bingtian Su also won to ensure a healthy Asian presence in Saturday’s races.

But South African Thando Roto, with an impressive best of 9.95sec this season, was disqualified for a false start, fancied teammate Akani Simbine also having to sneak in as one of the fastest qualifiers. (AFP)

SPORTSSaturday, August 5, 201722

Bolt made to work, Gatlin jeered

Semenya safely off on double quest

Cuba’s Maykel Massó competes in the qualifying round of the men’s long jump athletics event at the 2017 IAAF World Championships at the London Stadium in London yesterday (AFP)

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt competes

Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba (C) leads South Africa’s Caster Semenya (R) during the qualifying round

Hamad Town beat Al HamalaDT News NetworkManama

Hamad Town Youth Centre defeated Al Hamala Youth Centre 3-1 in the second

round of preliminary matches of Group 8 in the latest matches of the Fifth Khalid bin Hamad Futsal League for Youth Centres, People with Disabilities and Girls (Khalid 5) at the Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town.

After the match, Raed Al Najran of Hamad Town was nominated as the man of the match.

In another match in the same group, Al Ma’ameer were 5-3 winners against near neighbours Al Eker, with Mohammed Yousif of Al Ma’ameer being the player of the match.

A total of 23 goals were scored on the 11th day of the tournament as matches moved into the third round of preliminaries.

As competition moved into the final phase of matches, Group 1 action saw Muharraq defeat Al Buhair 4-2, but at the expense of

star player Mahmood Al-Sharqawi who was injured during the match and may miss the next couple of matches.

The other group match finished with Buri getting its maiden victory by 4 0 over Karzakan and seeing Elyas Al Hujairi as the man of the match.

This tournament is being played under the patronage of HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and Honorary President of Bahrain Sports Federation for Disabilities and organised by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs and the Media Office of Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, under the slogan #Generations_Meeting.

It started on July 24 and continues until September 14 and features 59 teams, divided into 36 youth centres teams, 9 unregistered clubs, 8 teams of people with disabilities institutions and 6 girls teams.

Saturday, August 5, 2017 23SPORTS

Today’s schedule Group 3 (5pm): Dar Kulaib vs Halat Al Naeem.Group 3 (6pm): Zayed Town vs Al Naim. Group 3 (7pm): Salmabad vs Ras Rumman. Group 4 (7pm): Jurdab vs Sadad.

Raed Al-Najran receives man of the match awardAli Abdulrasool receives player of the match award

Team Al Buhair

Elyas Al-Hujairi receives man of the match award Action between Buri and Karzakkan

Team Buri

Action between Muharraq and Al BuhairTeam Al Ma’ameer

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Ashwin strikesdent Lanka reply

Colombo

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed two early wickets to put

India on top of the second Test after the visitors posted 622-9 declared against

Sri Lanka in Colombo yesterday.Ashwin got rid of openers Upul

Tharanga for nought and Dimuth Karunaratne for 25 to leave the hosts reeling at 50 for two at stumps on the second day.

Kusal Mendis on 16 and skipper Dinesh Chandimal on eight were batting at close of play with the hosts still trailing by 572 runs in their first innings at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.

“Chandi and Kusal batted really well in the last few overs. We have to play positively,” Karunaratne, who praised Ashwin’s variations as a spinner, told reporters.

“Last time when we played in Galle Chandi got 160-odd scoring a lot of runs off the sweep and reverse sweep. I think that will be key.”

Earlier six Indian batsmen scored 50 or more -- including centuries by Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane -- as the tourists posted their biggest total in Sri Lanka.

Indian allrounder Ravindra Jadeja hit an unbeaten 70 as wicketkeeper-

batsman Wriddhiman Saha made a patient 67 and Ashwin scored 54 before becoming Herath victims.

“Right now, it is a good thing that every batsman is scoring runs. Not only top five or six but also 7, 8, 9, 10,” Rahane told reporters.

“(Mohammed) Shami also scoring a bit, Umesh (Yadav) was also batting well. So it is good that the last four are contributing,” Rahane said.

However the 217-run fourth-wicket partnership between overnight centurions Pujara, who top-scored with 133, and Rahane remained the highlight of India’s innings.

“We thought if we dominate, if we change the momentum, they will be on the back foot straightaway, and that’s what happened,” Rahane said of the marathon stand.(AFP)

SCOREBOARD:India 1st inningsS. Dhawan lbw b Perera 35L. Rahul run out (Chandimal/Dickwella) 57C. Pujara lbw b Karunaratne 133V. Kohli c Mathews b Herath 13A. Rahane st Dickwella b Pushpakumara 132R. Ashwin b Herath 54W. Saha st Dickwella b Herath 67H. Pandya c Mathews b Pushpakumara 20R. Jadeja not out 70M. Shami c Tharanga b Herath 19U. Yadav not out 8Extras (b8, nb2, lb4) 14Total (9 wkts dec; 158 overs) 622Sri Lanka 1st inningsD. Karunaratne c Rahane b Ashwin 25U. Tharanga c Rahul b Ashwin 0K. Mendis not out 16D. Chandimal not out 8Extras (lb1) 1Total (2 wickets; 20 overs) 50

Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin delivers the ball