Eye on the News [email protected] Truthful, Factual and Unbiased Vol:X Issue No:330 Price: Afs.15

Weekend Issue, Sponsored by Etisalat FRIDAY . JULY 01. 2016 -Saratan 11, 1395 H.S www.facebook.com/ afghanistantimes www.twitter.com/ afghanistantime

US should adopt policy of total isolation against Pakistan: Khalilzad A former top American diplo- en to send a signal that it faces the all assistance to Pakistan — mili- added. Afghanistan. mat has said the United States prospect of becoming a ‘second tary and civilian — and move to- Khalilzad also called for retain- The Afghan officials believe should adopt a policy of total North Korea’ if it continues desta- wards isolating Pakistan interna- ing the current level of forces in the notorious Haqqani terrorist isolation against Pakistan, Afghanistan and more flexible rules network and the Taliban group harshly criticizing the country of engagement for US forces until leaderships are based in Quetta and for supporting the Afghan mil- the next President reviews the sit- Peshawar cities of Pakistan. KP itant groups. uation in Afghanistan and decides By Farhad Naibkhel In an interview with the on a new policy. Times of India, Khalilzad said The remarks by Khalilzad 73 militants KABUL: Two suicide bombers innocent people. the step by US should be tak- comes as a Pakistani senator earli- targeted policy convoy on Thurs- “The Taliban have once er criticized the Taliban policy day killing at least 38 newly again shown their total disre- adopted by Islamabad and warned killed in trained policemen and wounding gard for human life. Their in- Suicide that the dichotomy in the state’s over 40 others in Kabul, said offi- creased use of improvised ex- policy towards militants has Nuristan cials. plosive devises are taking a attacks brought Afghanistan and Pakistan Paghman District Chief Mo- very heavy toll on the Afghan close to a dangerous collision. AT News Report hammad Musa Rahmati said that people,” said Brig. Gen. mastermind “Pakistan refuses to acknowl- KABUL: Seventy-three Taliban the convoy of recently trained ca- Charles Cleveland, Resolute edge that the Taliban ideology on fighters were killed and 26 others dets was on the way from Maidan Support Deputy Chief of arrested in both sides of the Durand Line is to wounded after their failed attack Wardak to Kabul when the suicide Staff, and Communication. bilizing Afghanistan by support- tionally, including not supporting destroy modern state structures,” on Kamdish district of eastern bombers targeted it in Abdul “The Taliban’s attacks are Helmand ing the Taliban and Haqqani net- IMF renewal of financial support.” Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Nuristan province, said officials. Alikhil area of Paghman district at the leading cause of civilian “Tens of Taliban fighters around 11:30 am. casualties in Afghanistan. We AT News Report work. “If Pakistan truly changes Farhatullah Babar. launched multiple attacks on Ka- Khalilzad further added “In course, then the US should be will- This comes as the Afghan of- mdish district. However, the se- He said that 38 people mostly strongly condemn the actions KABUL: Suicide attacks mas- the aftermath of the US drone at- ing to be supportive in a signifi- ficials have long been criticizing curity forces retailed and inflicted police cadets were killed and over of Afghanistan’s enemies and termind was arrested along tack killing Taliban leader Mullah cant way. But we have to substan- Pakistan for failing to take actions heavy casualties on the insur- 40 others were wounded in the in- remain firmly committed to with two comrades in south- Mansour, this is the time to in- tially escalate the cost of Pakistan’s against the groups using the Paki- gents,” Head of Public Relation cident. supporting our Afghan part- ern Helmand Province. crease the pressure by suspending hostile policy in Afghanistan,” he stani soil to carry out attacks in Department of 201 Selab Corps Six civilian including a wom- ners and the National Unity Suicide attacks planner, told Afghanistan Times. an, one child and two aged people Government,” Cleveland said. Niamatullah, was nabbed by Shireen Aqa Faqiri said that were also among the killed people, Resolute Support ex- shortly after the Taliban attack, he said, adding that first a Corolla presses its deepest condolenc- the National Directorate of China and Qatar to build 11,000 Afghan ground and air force Security (NDS) during an op- launched a counter attack in col- model vehicle rammed into the es to those affected by these eration in Lashkargah city of laboration with coalition forces, buses and shortly after that anoth- terrorist acts. We are steadfast Helmand province. residential units inAfghanistan which resulted in killing of 73 Tal- er suicide bomber donated his ex- in our commitment to train, The intelligence agency The construction work at least in the current solar year. to the current needs and demands iban fighters. plosives-packed vest near the con- advice, and assist our Afghan recovered two machineguns, 11,000 residential units is expect- He was providing an update of the people and promised to Scores of Taliban leaders and voy. He said that the convoy was partners in achieving a sus- one kilogram explosives and ed to kick off in the near future regarding the Ministry of Urban bring changes in the plan consider- foreign terrorists were killed in the comprised of nearly eight buses, tainable peace, as well as, se- other deadly weapons from with China to build the 10,000 Development Affairs programs for ing a major shift by the country late night attack. According to the in which around 500 newly trained curity for the people of Af- possession of the arrested ter- units. the solar year 1395. residents to the main cities, form- officials, security situation in Ka- policemen were on board to be ghanistan. The Ministry of Urban Devel- The construction of 10,000 ing 26% to the urban dwellers. mdish district is under control of rorists. the government. Sources in the transferred to Kabul. Likewise, the US Embas- During primary investiga- opment Affair Syed Sadat Man- residential units by China follows He said the main challenges of defense ministry said that no ci- Ministry of Interior con- sy condemns today’s horrif- tion, the terrorists have con- soor Naderi said Thursday that the by a commitment made by the the Ministry of Urban Develop- vilian or military casualty was re- demned the attack and said that in ic, multi-part attack on Afghan fessed that they planned to construction work of 10,000 resi- Chinese President during his to ment Affairs include lack of secu- ported. the incident 30 policemen were National Police and civilians carry out terror activities dur- dential units will likely start in Kabul last year. In the meantime, rity, corruption and flight of capi- Nuristan is one of the remote killed and 58 others were wound- in Kabul. The first attack tar- ing the holy month of Ra- coming three months with the con- Naderi said the Ministry of Urban tal from the country. and insecure provinces in eastern ed. geted new police cadets, with madan and Eid days in Lash- clusion of a Memorandum of Un- Development will mainly focus on Naderi also added that the Afghanistan, which is located President Ghani strongly con- a second attack purposefully kargah city. derstanding. creation of jobs, economic momen- Ministry of Urban Development along the Durand Line. Pakistan- demned the attack over police of- targeting the brave people Naderi further added that the tum and bringing positive changes Affairs has managed to spend 49% backed foreign fighters launch reg- By the arrest of the mas- ular raids on Kamdish and some ficers, and ordered the Ministry who rushed to help the vic- termind, the spy agency suc- agreement for the construction of in the perspective of the cities dur- of its annual budget the solar year other districts of Nuristan. Moun- of Interior to arrest the culprits. tims. This cruel and complete ceeded to prevent deadly ter- 1,000 residential units with Qatar ing the solar year 1395. 1394 which is considerably higher tainous Nuristan is one of the most He said that Muslims are pray- disregard for human life dur- rorist attacks in Lashkargah has already concluded and the con- According to Naderi, the Ur- than the solar year 1393 where only volatile and inaccessible provinc- ing during the holy month of Ra- ing the holy month of Ra- city of Helmand. struction work is expected to start ban master plan does not respond 17% of the budget was spent. es in Afghanistan. madan, but the Taliban are killing madan is abhorrent. FRIDAY .JULY 01, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

AFGHANISTAN TIMES Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir Phone No: +93-772364666 E-mail: [email protected] Mustafa Akyol Email: [email protected] www.afghanistantimes.af Photojournalist: M. Sadiq Yusufi Advisory editorial board Saduddin Shpoon, Dr. Sharif Fayez, Dr. Sultana Parvanta, Dr. Sharifa Sharif, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, Setara Delawari, Ahmad Takal Graphic-Designers: Edriss Akbari and Bilal Yusufi Marketing & Advertising: Mohammad Parwiz Arian, 0708954626, 0778894038 Mailing address: P.O. Box: 371, Kabul, Afghanistan Our Bank Accounts: Azizi Bank: 000101100258091 / 000101200895656 Printed at Afghanistan Times Printing Press The constitution says Article 117 The President shall appoint one of its members as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Members of the Supreme Court, except under circumstances stated in Article One Hundred Twenty Seven of this Constitution, shall not be dismissed till the end of their term. Editorial ISTANBUL — ON Tuesday azine proclaimed: “O Istanbul, contributing writers from tail a reversal of the authoritar- night, just as millions of Mus- you have allowed disbelief in around the world. ian tactics that Mr. Erdogan Civilians as casualties lims here were breaking their your avenues. You have filled Where will we go from has pursued for five years — Ramadan fasts, three terrorists your streets with sins, but sure- here? The reaction from the suffocating the press, demon- Insecurity is growing with a tremendous speed which had not attacked the city’s busy airport. ly you will be conquered.” government is sure to be se- izing opponents, taming the only increased the trust deficit between the public and the govern- They fired randomly at passen- The jihadist group and Tur- vere. Raids on Islamic State judiciary and imposing reli- ment, but it also caused panic in the power corridors. The intense gers with automatic weapons key have been at war since last cells in Turkey will most likely gious conservatism. before blowing themselves up. summer, when American planes increase. So will airport securi- The Turkish government fighting between the Daesh or Islamic State terrorists and the Af- They killed 41 innocent people, began taking off from an air ty. Intelligence efforts will be also has to solve a strategic ghan security forces in the Kot district of eastern Nangarhar prov- most of them Muslims, suppos- base in Turkey on their mis- stepped up and the border problem: Its “war on terror” has ince is just a tip of the iceberg. Daesh fighters also have presence edly in the name of Islam. sions to bomb Islamic State tar- monitored more closely. But two conflicting objectives. It in a few other districts of the province such as Achin. If the fight- The assault on the airport gets. Since January, the conflict security and intelligence mea- fights both the Islamic State is the latest in a series of horri- has escalated: The Islamic sures alone won’t bring an end and Kurdish militants, but the ing is so fierce in Kot district and puzzled the provincial and cen- ble traumas in Turkey. In the State began shelling the bor- to the bloodshed. Kurds are the best force against tral governments then what would be the temperature when the past year, the country has en- der town of Kilis, and the Turk- Turkey has become so vul- the jihadists on the other side fighting breaks out in Achin and other districts of Nangarhar at the dured almost a dozen major ter- ish Army retaliated. More re- nerable lately because it is po- of the Syrian border. rorist attacks. Some were the cently, Turkey supported an larized internally and isolated That not only puts Turkey same time. What would be the pulse of security apparatus when work of the Islamic State, which operation by a rebel group externally. This is not the result sometimes at odds with its the Taliban also launches large-scale attacks in northern and south- kills in the name of God; others called the Syrian Democratic of a “global conspiracy,” as Western allies, but it also hurts ern parts of the country, simultaneously? were the work of the Kurdistan Forces to wrest the town of President Recep Tayyip Er- Turkey’s chances of ending Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., which Manbij in northern Syria from dogan’s propaganda machine terrorism. May be the relevant authorities have thought about it. Perhaps, kills in the name of the people. the Islamic State’s grasp. Tur- keeps saying. It is the result of The government needs to they may succeed in turning the tide of insecurity towards the This country was much key also supports Islamist the president’s rigid, divisive decide with which of these two anti-Afghanistan forces. However, it would cost something very more peaceful a year ago. It was rebels in Syria that oppose the and combative policies. He has terrorist forces it can negotiate. precious—lives of civilians. May be the Taliban and other insur- only last summer that a two- Islamic State. picked fights with our neigh- The Islamic State is not open year-old peace process be- No wonder a Turkish intel- bors and tried to crush his op- to reason or diplomacy; the gent groups would succeed in pressurizing the government through tween the government and the ligence report warned in early ponents at home. P.K.K. is, as Mr. Erdogan’s own increased terror attacks but the casualties would be only or most- P.K.K. fell apart. Meanwhile, June that the Islamic State Now his government is fi- previous peace efforts demon- ly civilians. As a matter of fact, civilians have become worst ene- the Islamic State, which initial- would soon seek revenge. The nally taking steps to repair strated. Turkey can return to ly benefited from Turkey’s lax group can hit soft targets in- some of the damage. The start talks with the Kurds. This mies of the Taliban because the jobless youth cannot join govern- control of the Syrian border, side Turkey, the report added, of reconciliation with both Is- would decrease the number of mental organizations. They are also barred from joining certain began to carry its violence in- specifically mentioning Istan- rael and Russia, which came as P.K.K. attacks and greatly im- non-governmental organizations and media outlets. The insurgent side Turkey. Islamic State sui- bul’s airport. Sources say that happy news just before the air- prove security. cide bombers first aimed at sec- thanks to this warning, securi- port attack, are steps in the It would also allow for a outfits do not provide solution to the problems of Afghan masses ular Kurds, then Western tour- ty had been heightened at the right direction. A pledge by more effective effort against the but only add to their injury. ists and finally random people airport, perhaps preventing Prime Minister Binali Yildirim Islamic State. Today’s deadliest suicide attacks proves that the Taliban have at the airport. more deaths. seems promising: “We will in- For their part, Turkey’s no soft corner for the feelings of Afghan people. The insurgent Since last summer, the Is- Sign Up for the Opinion To- crease the number of our Western allies, especially the lamic State has been condemn- day Newsletter friends; we will decrease the United States, would be wise group has no respect for humans because today (Thursday) it ing Ankara as the capital of an Every weekday, get number of our enemies.” to encourage such a rapproche- killed dozens of people in minutes. They were sons and brothers. “apostate regime” that allies it- thought-provoking commen- But Turkey’s government ment between Ankara and the Their lives were precious. Killing of over 27 people and leaving 40 self with “Crusaders.” The tary from Op-Ed columnists, needs fewer enemies inside P.K.K. Turkey needs all the group’s Turkish-language mag- The Times editorial board and Turkey as well. That would en- friends it can get. others injured in a single day proves that the country has really become a godforsaken land due to evil deeds of those groups who called themselves true sons of the country and servants of the religion. Neither they are sons of this country nor servants because they had not served Afghanistan and God. Now the question is that where should the civilians go? They are killed by insurgents and foreign troops also. Night raids and collateral damage had been the main cause of frustration between the previous Afghan government and the Obama administration. Moreover, the government failed to provide security to public. The government had repeatedly failed after repeated calls to pro- tect lives of the civilians through improved security measures. le e o p The insurgents have employed different tactics to kill people. Some- P times they are killed on the pretext of working for the government and sometimes on the pretext of not siding with them. The civil- ians have no place to go and seek shelter from the brutalities of Fr ee m a r k et the insurgents and failures of the government. Subscription Rates Fee Categories Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 3600 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 1800 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $200 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. FRIDAY .JULY 01, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Brexit could mean long-term gain for Gulf, analysts say The UK’s shock vote to leave the European Union last week - com- monly known as “Brexit” - could Asia stocks rose on Thursday, of Brexit are still uncertain, the one for a nearly 9 percent drop against Silver hovered near a 1-1/2- Crude oil prices retraced some pected drawdown in U.S. crude boost Gulf economies over the long tracking an overnight rally on Wall thing it has accomplished very suc- the yen. year high touched Wednesday, of their gains from Wednesday's inventories. [O/R] term, regional analysts said, citing Street, while the safe-haven Japa- cessfully is dropping global bond Precious metals rose in part while platinum and palladium sharp rally as fears over strike out- Oil has mostly recovered what the prospect of future trade deals nese yen was held in check as glo- yields to new lows and keeping due to a weaker dollar, although stood tall after rallying more than ages in Norway abated. it lost after the Brexit shock. For with Britain. bal markets regained a semblance global monetary policy looser for the gains also highlighted underly- 3 percent overnight. Spot gold Brent crude LCOc1 was down the quarter, Brent has risen 26 per- Economists and financial ana- of calm after the Brexit shock. longer," wrote Angus Nicholson, ing investor appetite for safe as- XAU= was nearly flat at 1.2 percent at $50.00 a barrel after cent on hopes that declining pro- lysts from Saudi Arabia, the Unit- MSCI's broadest index of Asia- market analyst at IG in Melbourne. sets amid longer-term financial $1,314.38 an ounce after rising jumping more than 4 percent over- duction in some countries would ed Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Pacific shares outside Japan "Negative yielding government uncertainty after Brexit. modestly on Wednesday. [GOL/] night, thanks to a larger-than-ex- ease a global glut. Bahrain - four of the six states that .MIAPJ0000PUS rose 1.5 per- debt has surged... in such a situa- make up the Gulf Cooperation cent, pulling further away from a tion, the drive for yield has never Council - told Al Arabiya English one-month low on Friday when it been stronger, which has seen peo- that any short-term pain felt from plunged more than 3 percent in ple piling into dip-buying with lit- Brexit would eventually lead to reaction to Britain's decision to tle thought for the fundamental gain. leave the European Union. The picture." “A Brexit will open the door index has dropped about 0.8 per- German and Japanese bench- to the prospect of direct bilateral cent in the April-June quarter. mark 10-year government debt trade agreements between the UK Following the market's initial yields have both fallen to historic and Gulf countries, outside the panic over Brexit, "it doesn't look lows below zero over the past purview of EU regulation,” said like it is spreading to a financial week. Nour al-Hammoury, chief market crisis or something serious, at least Irish, French and Dutch 10- strategist at ADS Securities, a trad- at this moment," said Hikaru Sato, year yields hit record lows on ing firm based in the UAE’s capi- senior technical analyst at Daiwa Wednesday, all approaching zero. tal. Securities in Tokyo. [GVD/EUR] Previous efforts to finalize a Overnight, the Dow .DJI rose The 30-year U.S. Treasury free trade agreement between the 1.6 percent while Britain's FTSE yield, while still positive, has ap- GCC and the Brussels bloc have .FTSE rallied for the second day, proached record lows as well. long been stuttered – but Britain is letting the London benchmark re- In currencies, the battered ster- widely seen as having more open trace all of its losses right after the ling came off multi-decade lows. arms towards the region. Brexit vote. The pound was last traded at The shockwaves from the U.S. President Barack Obama $1.3399 GBP=D4, putting dis- Brexit vote to both the UK and said on Wednesday he expects the tance between a 31-year trough of the European Union member world economy will be steady in $1.3122 touched on Monday. It states could mean give Gulf states the short run after Britain's deci- has still lost more than 6 percent an opportunity to sign better trade sion but expressed concern about in the quarter. deals with both, said Omar al- longer-term global growth. The euro, another casualty in Ubaydli, an economist and direc- Still, expectations that major the days after Brexit, tor at the Center for Strategic, In- central banks will ease monetary fetched$1.1105 EUR= after reach- ternational and Energy Studies in policy in the wake of Brexit have ing $1.0912 on Friday, its lowest Bahrain. buoyed risk assets globally. since March. “The EU and UK are going to Analysts also saw the recent The dollar was little changed be under greater economic pressure plunge in sovereign debt yields as at 102.770 yen JPY= after sliding than before, meaning that if the a factor driving investors to equi- to 99.00 on Friday, a trough last GCC countries play their cards ties. seen in November 2013. For the right they can get more favorable "While the full consequences quarter, the greenback was headed terms in economic deals, such as trade and investment agreements,” Ubaydli said. However, the possibility of Aluminum producer Alcoa Morgan Stanley must trade deals between the UK and the GCC – while likely lucrative to both sides “will take time,” said resubmit capital plan Elias Bikhazi, the chief economist spinoff to shed $9b in debt at the National Bank of Kuwait. Another benefit to Gulf states Alcoa Inc. will give its struggling which will be called Arconic, to stake of up to 19.9 percent in the (debt) leverage.” in Fed stress test is the “prolonged period” of lower aluminum production business a pay down debt it retained from the spinoff company, which Kleinfeld Alcoa announced the plan to Morgan Stanley was alone among the largest U.S. banks in stumbling interest rates caused by the post- solid financial start to life as an combined company. expects Arconic to sell off and pay split in September as Kleinfeld through the Federal Reserve’s annual stress tests, getting conditional Brexit vote uncertainty, according independent company when it With low metal prices causing down some of its debt. tries to raise the value of the parts- approval to increase payouts to shareholders. Thirty other firms passed, to a study published on Sunday spins off those mining, refining financial losses in Alcoa's com- Using the proceeds of the manufacturing business, which while two subsidiaries failed. by a Kuwait-based investment and smelting units from its more modity aluminum business, it's stock sale to pay that debt will produces profitable components Morgan Stanley must shore up internal systems and resubmit firm. “We expect the Brexit and profitable parts-manufacturing di- important that the spin-off com- prevent Arconic from leaning on for the aerospace and automotive plans for managing capital by Dec. 29, the Fed said Wednesday. Exam- consequent events to push the US visions later this year. pany starts out with low debt lev- Alcoa to pay a greater share than industries. The commodity alumi- iners again failed U.S. units of Deutsche Bank AG and Banco Santand- Fed to take a much more dovish The commodity business, els, said John Tumazos, an ana- the $1 billion it plans to borrow in num business has been hampered er SA, saying they suffer from “broad and substantial weaknesses” in view which would result in a de- which has been hammered by low lyst and owner of Tumazos Very debt markets. Kleinfeld said low by global production overcapaci- how they manage capital. And one regional lender, M&T Bank Corp., lay in the rate rise,” the Global In- aluminum prices, will leave behind Independent Research in Holmdel, aluminum prices and volatility in ty, which has pressured prices and passed only after adjusting its plan for shareholder payouts. vestment House study said. $9 billion in debt, get access to a N.J. the high-yield bond market make caused financial losses. “Morgan Stanley exhibited material weaknesses in its capital plan- Lower interest rates would be $1.5 billion revolving credit line and Alcoa Corp. is going to have it risky for Alcoa Corp. to raise ning,” the Fed wrote, listing deficiencies in how the firm designs spe- a positive scenario for the Gulf due cut its pension and other retiree difficultly turning a profit follow- larger amounts of debt following Japanese stocks cific scenarios, shortcomings in its modeling practices and related gov- to slowed growth from low oil benefit obligations by more than ing the separation given the global the split. Arconic can sell off the ernance and control issues. “These weaknesses warrant further near- prices, the study added. half, CEO Klaus Kleinfeld told overcapacity in the aluminum mar- shares when conditions improve, term attention but do not undermine the quantitative results.” Britain’s status as a safe ha- analysts Wednesday as the com- ket, Tumazos said. said Kleinfeld, who is slated to shrug off The annual review is a cornerstone of the Fed’s strategy to pre- ven for Gulf property investors is pany detailed plans to split the “The aluminum business is become CEO of Arconic and chair- vent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis and taxpayer-funded bailouts likely to stay intact, according to company in two. difficult,” he said. “That's why all man of Alcoa Corp. following the lacklustre by forcing the largest banks to bolster their operations with more John Sfakianakis, a Saudi-based “We really were looking for the debt went to the other compa- split. The company would aim to capital. Wednesday’s results mark this year’s second and final round, economist and director of econom- creating the strongest possible bal- ny.” sell the shares within 18 months determining whether firms can withstand losses and still pay divi- ic research at the Riyadh-based ance sheet for both companies to Arconic will take additional after the separation but could hold industrial data dends, buy back stock or make acquisitions. Gulf Research Center. optimize financing,” Kleinfeld said. steps beyond the debt obligations them for up to five years. Japanese equities shrugged off a The Fed’s findings unleashed a flurry of announcements from Foreign property investors in In exchange for cutting its lia- to reduce the pressure on the Andrew Lane, an analyst with poor industrial production reading banks, with many saying they’ll significantly boost shareholder pay- London “will be seeing a lot of net bilities, the spinoff company, spinoff company. Alcoa Corp. will Morningstar Inc. in Chicago, said in early trade on Thursday, despite outs. gains because of [favorable foreign which will be called Alcoa Corp., take $2.6 billion of the combined Arconic's stake in Alcoa Corp. no major retreat for the yen to help Morgan Stanley said its quarterly dividend will increase 33 per- exchange rates] and also eventual- will borrow $1 billion from bond company's $5.6 billion in pension “makes sense in that it's a conser- exporters. cent to 20 cents a share, or 2 cents more than estimated, and the ly because of lower pricing for real investors. Alcoa Corp. will trans- and other retiree liabilities with vative approach” that “reduces The Nikkei was up 0.7 per company plans to repurchase as much as $3.5 billion of stock in the estate in London and other plac- fer the proceeds of the bond sale Arconic retaining $3 billion of those Alcoa's dependence on the credit cent, having risen as much as 1.4 coming four quarters. The firm is committed to addressing the Fed’s es,” he added. to the manufacturing business, obligations. Arconic will retain a markets and allows for lower per cent, while the broader Topix concerns and can meet examiners’ requirements, Chief Executive Of- was up 0.5 per cent, having risen ficer James Gorman said in a statement. as much as 1.3 per cent. Amid a That’s “a really healthy buyback,” said Devin Ryan, an analyst broad rebound in global markets, with JMP Securities. “It’s not ideal to have the asterisk, but it is a the gains put them on track for strong buyback approval and I think investors will look past the fact their second and third consecutive that they have to resubmit.” sessions of gains, respectively. JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest U.S. bank by assets, kept its The industrial sector was up dividend at 48 cents and said it aims to repurchase $10.6 billion of 1.2 per cent despite worse-than- stock, up from the $6.4 billion it announced last year. Citigroup Inc. expected production data for May. said its dividend will more than triple to 16 cents -- a penny more than The currency firmed slightly in estimated -- while it buys back $8.6 billion of shares. morning trade on Thursday, Changing Plans Canadian Imperial Bank of Com- tions after the deal's completion. al revenue by allowing CIBC to corp. That means CIBC will need strengthening 0.2 per cent to hit Altogether, firms passing the tests planned to pay out about 65 merce, in the latest move by a big Founded in 1989, PrivateBan- offer U.S. deposit-taking services to rely heavily on growing reve- ¥102.61 against the dollar at one percent of their projected earnings over the coming four quarters, a Canadian bank to bet on the U.S. corp. is a commercial and private for its Canadian business clients nue from the transaction to justify point. senior Fed official told journalists on a conference call Wednesday. market for growth, agreed Wednes- bank servicing companies with up and to Canadians that spend their the acquisition cost. Japanese industrial output fell Last week, the Fed said all 33 banks subject to the tests have day to acquire Chicago-based lend- to $2 billion in annual revenue. The winters in the U.S. The deal is also CIBC hopes "that the revenue 2.3 per cent month-on-month and enough capital to absorb losses during a sharp and prolonged econom- er PrivateBancorp Inc. for about majority of its loans are in the meant to help CIBC cross-sell de- synergies will kick in, and I think 0.1 per cent year-on-year last ic downturn, the second straight year all firms cleared the exams’ first $3.8 billion in cash and stock. manufacturing, health-care and fi- posit-taking and lending services investors will want to hold their month, partly as manufacturers stage. That review, which didn’t factor in capital plans, showed Mor- In Canada, the five biggest nance and insurance sectors. The to clients to Atlantic Trust, a U.S.- breadth until they see that hap- continued to battle the disruption gan Stanley trailing the rest of Wall Street in a key measure of capital. banks already dominate the domes- lender operates a total 59 branch- based private wealth- management pen," Brian Klock, an analyst at caused by two major earthquakes The firm’s projected 4.9 percent leverage ratio tied for last place and tic banking and wealth manage- es and commercial offices from its firm that CIBC acquired in 2014. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said in which hit the island of Kyushu in fell within a percentage point of the 4 percent regulatory minimum. ment sectors, and are grappling Chicago base, and several other cit- "We are taking an important an interview. mid-April. Following those results, firms can modify their capital plans to with the prospect of rising credit ies in the Midwest including Kan- step in building a truly North In New York, on Wednesday, Marcel Thieliant at Capital ensure they don’t plan to pay out so much capital that it pushes their losses from energy-sector lending sas City, St. Louis, Cleveland and American Bank, " Mr. Dodig said. CIBC is down 2.9% at $74.88. Economics said IP is not the be- ratios below regulatory minimums. Regulators don’t hold it against and sluggish economic growth due Detroit. In 2015, the bank grew The deal comes as Mr. Dodig PrivateBancorp is up almost 23% and-end all for the economy’s over- companies if their original plans are so aggressive that they’re forced to the commodities price rout. That year-over-year earnings by 21% to seeks to move beyond past mis- at $44.14. CIBC is offering $18.80 all performance in the quarter to resubmit, a senior Fed official said last week. Buffalo, New York- is pushing the banks to expand into $185.3 million. steps under previous CIBC man- in cash plus 0.3657 CIBC shares which ends today, but noted: based M&T Bank was the only firm to do so this year. the U.S. to seek new customers Of Canada's big banks, CIBC's agement teams that included Can- in exchange for each PrivateBan- The sharp fall in industrial Coming into this week, Bank of America Corp. faced what some and further diversify their lending loan portfolio is the most domes- ada's greatest exposure to the U.S. corp share, valuing the deal at $47 production in May suggests that analysts considered the most pressure to show that it could overcome activity. tically concentrated and almost subprime-mortgage meltdown and a share, or a 31% premium over the economy slowed in the second stumbles in the past two years. The Fed had put the Charlotte, North CIBC, Canada's fifth-largest 90% of the lender's earnings come a $2.4 billion legal settlement re- PrivateBancorp's closing price of quarter following a solid rise in Carolina-based lender on notice that it needed to get better this year, lender measured by assets, expects from the local market. That is lated to Enron. $35.93 on Tuesday. Brittney Lar- GDP in Q1. We retain our forecast and CEO Brian Moynihan responded by allocating more than $100 earnings from its U.S. operations placed the lender under significant Banks often rely on cost-cut- yea and Rachel Louise Ensign con- that the Bank of Japan will an- million to overhaul controls. He also promoted veteran human-re- to more than double to 10% fol- pressure to expand outside the ting opportunities to justify the tributed to this article. Corrections nounce more easing at next month’s sources executive Andrea Smith to chief administrative officer, over- lowing completion of the Private- country for new sources of acquisition of a rival. CIBC won't & Amplifications: The name of meeting. seeing the stress-test submission. Bancorp deal. growth. generate those benefits because of PrivateBancorp was spelled incor- Admittedly, firms are forecast- The bank, like Citigroup, has paid penny and nickel dividends "Over the medium term, our The bank is counting on Pri- a lack of overlap between its oper- rectly in four places in an earlier ing a 1.7% m/m rebound in activi- every quarter since the process began -- a fraction of what both firms objective is to increase the [U.S.] vateBancorp to generate addition- ations and those of PrivateBan- version of this article. ty in June followed by another doled out before the financial crisis. contribution to 25%," Chief Exec- 1.3% m/m rise in July. However, Bank of America and Citigroup both passed the tests handily, utive Officer Victor Dodig said in these projections have a pro- with their common equity Tier 1 ratios remaining well above the 4.5 a conference call. nounced upward bias: while pro- percent regulatory minimum even after distributing capital to share- The planned acquisition duction has been little changed holders. Bank of America’s figure dipped to 7.1 percent under a hypo- would be CIBC's largest, and is since 2008, firms were forecasting thetical economic shock, while Citigroup’s fell to 7.7 percent, accord- expected to close by the end of a cumulative rise of 2.6% over the ing to the Fed. March, pending approvals from next two months during this peri- Bank of America boosted its quarterly dividend 50 percent to 7.5 regulators and PrivateBancorp's od. As such, the current projec- cents, short of the 10-cent estimate, and said it will buy back as much shareholders. tions only point to a small recov- as $5 billion of stock. The shares rose 1.8 percent in extended trading. For PrivateBancorp, the deal ery in output over the next two “BofA was positive, certainly, but as a somewhat disappointed brings added financial strength, the months. shareholder, I’d like it a whole lot better if it had gone to 10 cents a benefits of a bigger bank and the If we are right, industrial pro- quarter rather than 7.5,” said Nancy Bush, an analyst who founded ability to provide banking servic- duction would dip by around 0.5% NAB Research LLC in New Jersey. “They’re trying to please all es in Canada. CIBC has assets of q/q this quarter. To be sure, chang- constituencies.” The Fed’s scenarios were seen as especially tough $355.4 billion compared with es in industrial production do not this year as they called for banks to assume -- in the most severe case about $17.7 billion for PrivateBan- always provide reliable indications -- that U.S. unemployment doubled to 10 percent while the markets corp. for changes in aggregate activity. tumbled and Treasury yields went negative. The banks would have "We will be in a great position Last quarter, for example, indus- experienced resulting loan losses of $385 billion, the Fed said last to expand relationships trial output fell by 1.0% q/q but week. In a lesser “adverse” event, the banks contemplated a minor with...existing clients and to win GDP rebounded by 0.4%. None- U.S. recession and mild deflation, while a third was a baseline that new client business," Larry Rich- theless, today’s figures are consis- tracked the average projections of economists. The scenarios also in- man, PrivateBancorp chief execu- tent with our forecast of a slower cluded some extra hardships for big trading firms, such as Morgan tive said. Mr. Richman will head 0.2% q/q increase in GDP this quar- Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., as they had to assume market up CIBC's U.S. banking opera- ter. shocks and trading-partner woes on top of the other troubles. FRIDAY .JULY 01, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Breath-test The FDA says you could detect type 1 diabetes shouldn’t eat raw hypos cookie dough Researchers at the University of It's summer time and that means said. way. how dark I am already," Cunning- Cambridge have identified a chem- people are spending lots of time Dr. Rogers said these numbers "Oh yeah, I have to. Like con- ham said. Doctors say people over ical exhaled in breath that may flag outdoors. That's why doctors are are due to the intensity of the sun stantly, because it's so bright out the age of 45 are most at risk for dangerously low blood sugar lev- telling people to be vigilant about in the summer, location, and the here. Like every 30 minutes," Hall skin cancer, but advise everyone els in people who have type 1 di- applying sunscreen. amount of time many people here said. to take preventative action. "If abetes. Dr. Rogers is a dermatologist spend in the sun. However, some people say you're going to be on the water, They say it could explain why at Spohn South. While he's only Being so far south in Texas, they aren't as cautious when it you're going to be at the beach all some dogs can be trained to spot been in Corpus Christi for a few doctors are encouraging people to comes to wearing sunscreen. day... You need to make sure you're warning signs in patients and weeks, he's already seen a high apply sunscreen multiple times Patricia Cunningham puts sun- wearing sunscreens that are an SPF might lead to a non-invasive test number of skin cancer cases. throughout the day. screen on her children, but isn't of 30 or greater," Rogers said. for hypoglycaemia, or 'hypos'. "Just in those six weeks, in the Several beach goers are in the incredibly concerned about using Doctors are also encouraging People with type 1 diabetes patients I've seen, which have been habit of using sunblock. it herself. people to examine their bodies reg- are unable to produce insulin them- about 330 patients, I've found over Mallory Hall said she takes "I put it on my face. I do need ularly. If you see new moles with selves, so they need to take insu- 30 skin cancers, as well as four good care of her skin because she's to be more careful. I've only lived an odd shape or color, have a der- lin to manage their blood sugar lev- melanoma skin cancers," Rogers learned about sunburns the hard here for less than a year and look matologist take a look at them. els. This puts them at greater risk of hypos, or low blood sugar, that can cause shakiness, disorientation and fatigue. If a person does not receive a sugar boost in time, it can cause seizures and lead to uncon- sciousness. An inability to tell when they are having a hypo is common in children and adolescents because of the rate at which they are grow- ing and developing. Now the researchers say they have found that levels of a chemi- cal called isoprene rise significant- ly in a person undergoing a hypo. Isoprene is one of a number of Health officials are lending legitimacy to the age-old warning not to eat chemicals, called volatile organic raw cookie dough. compounds, that are found in hu- The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning on Tuesday man breath. about a recent E. coli outbreak linked to contaminated flour, advising Detection Dogs consumers not to eat raw dough — including that for bread, pizza and The charity Medical Detec- cookies. tion Dogs has trained dogs to help The FDA is investigating the outbreak with the Centers for Dis- people with diabetes. Claire Pes- ease Control and Prevention, which reported on June 1 that 38 people terfield, a paediatric diabetes spe- in 20 states had been infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O121. cialist nurse at Addenbrooke’s No deaths have been reported, but 10 people have been hospitalized. Hospital has type 1 diabetes. She Flour produced at a General Mills facility in Kansas City, Mis- has a golden Labrador dog called souri is a likely source of the outbreak, the CDC said. The company Magic that has been trained by the recalled several varieties of flour in May. charity Medical Detection Dogs to “For the most part, the risk from flour is pretty low, and most use detect when her blood sugar levels of flour involves a ‘kill step’ — people bake with it,” said Jenny are falling to potentially danger- Scott, a senior adviser in the F.D.A.’s Center for Food Safety and ous levels. Applied Nutrition, the New York Times reported. Before it is baked, "Low blood sugar is an every- flour is typically not treated to kill bacteria. day threat to me and if it falls too The FDA advises people not to eat cookie dough, cake batter or low - which it can do quickly - it any other raw dough, and to wash hands and utensils thoroughly after can be very dangerous," Claire ex- cooking. plains. Heart disease and cancer are responsible for nearly half of all deaths in the U.S., report says Zika virus a concern for poor urban What are the most common ways accounted for 15.8% of U.S. whites, blacks, Asians and Native to die in America? The answer deaths in 2014. Alzheimer’s, dia- Americans. Cancer was the No. 1 depends on how old you are, betes, influenza and pneumonia, killer of Asian Americans, account- areas along Gulf Coast whether you’re a man or a wom- kidney disease and suicide round- ing for 26.8% of deaths in 2014. an, and your racial and ethnic ed out the top 10. Combined, they For the other three groups, the top background, a new report shows. were responsible for 12% of fatal- killer was heart disease, which was Alzheimer’s disease account- ities that year. responsible for 23.7% of deaths ed for 5% of deaths among U.S. Among the 10 leading causes among blacks, 23.4% of deaths women, for instance, but only of death, eight —Alzheimer’s, ac- among whites and 18.3% of deaths 2.1% of deaths among men. Ac- cidents, suicides, strokes, kidney among Native Americans. cidents and unintentional injuries disease, cancer, diabetes and heart Alzheimer’s disease was caused 39.7% of deaths among disease — killed more people in among the top 10 killers for blacks, people between the ages of 10 2014 than in 2013. By far, the big- whites and Asians, but not for and 24, but only 7.4% of deaths gest jump was for Alzheimer’s, Native Americans. Suicide and in- for adults between the ages of 45 which caused 10.5% more deaths fluenza and pneumonia were on and 64. Diabetes was responsi- in 2014 compared with the previ- the list for Asians, whites and Na- ble for 4.3% of African American ous year. tive Americans, but not for blacks. deaths and 2.7% of white deaths. Meanwhile, deadly cases of flu However, African Americans were Overall, heart disease was the and pneumonia fell 3.1%, and alone in having homicide and the No. 1 cause of death for Ameri- deaths from chronic lower respi- bloodstream infection septicemia cans, killing 614,348 people in ratory diseases fell by 1.4%. among the leading causes of death. 2014, according to a government Heart disease and cancer ranked Latinos had a lower propor- analysis of all death certificates No. 1 and No. 2 for both men and tion of deaths due to heart disease filed in the country that year. women, but both killed a slightly and cancer than did non-Hispanic Cancer came in second, causing greater proportion of men than blacks and non-Hispanic whites, 591,699 deaths. Together, the women. For women, respiratory according to the report. They also two diseases accounted for diseases ranked third, followed by had a greater burden of accident- 45.9% of all deaths in the U.S., stroke and Alzheimer’s. For men, related deaths, which ranked third, the report says. accidents were the third-leading and of chronic liver disease and cir- Heart disease and cancer have cause of death, followed by respi- rhosis, which ranked sixth. long topped the list of leading ratory diseases and stroke. The No. 1 cause of infant causes of death, and each killed a Accidents and unintentional deaths was congenital malforma- few thousand more people in injuries were the leading cause of tions, deformations and chromo- 2014 than in 2013. However, death for children, teens and somal abnormalities, which ac- while cancer held steady at 22.5% younger adults. Cancer took over counted for 20.4% of deaths among of all deaths in the U.S., the pro- as the leading cause of death among children under a year old. Close portion of deaths due to heart those 45 and older. Cancer deaths behind were deaths due to prema- disease fell slightly, from 23.5% were surpassed by deaths due to ture birth and low birth weight, at in 2013 to 23.4% in 2014. heart disease at 65. 18%. Maternal complications dur- The next three leading causes Breaking down the death cer- ing pregnancy, sudden infant death The poorest parts of Houston re- locally transmitted cases. “It’s not mosquito traps. It also launched a migrants that often lack running of death — chronic lower respi- tificate statistics according to race syndrome and accidents complet- mind Dr. Peter Hotez of some of a matter of if, it’s a matter of $2 million Zika awareness cam- water or basic infrastructure. Still, ratory diseases, accidents and un- revealed that seven of the leading ed the top five causes of infant the neighborhoods in Latin Amer- when,” said Dr. Umair Shah, the paign. Olivarez says he’s not expecting intentional injuries, and stroke — causes of death were shared by deaths. ica hardest hit by Zika. executive director of the Harris Shah said there are cuts that large Zika outbreaks because even Broken window screens. Lim- County public health department. can be made, “but there comes a the poorest parts of his county are ited air conditioning. Trash piles Florida and other states in the point where you stretch people less congested and have more air that seem to re-appear even after South where the Aedes aegypti too much.” conditioning. they’re cleaned up. mosquito is present also are tak- In Harris County, which en- “Do we have poor areas? Can On a hot, humid day this ing steps to prepare. In Florida, compasses Houston and is the we look at improving our areas? month, Hotez pointed at one pile for example, Gov. Rick Scott used third-most populous county in the Definitely,” Olivarez said. “But I that included old tires and a his emergency powers last week U.S., officials aren’t waiting for the get people who get dengue and smashed-in television with water to authorize spending up to $26.2 federal government. They pur- West Nile, and they live in air-con- pooling inside. It was a textbook million for Zika. chased their own testing machines ditioned homes.” habitat for the mosquitoes that His action comes as Congress and have retrofitted two labs to Against the backdrop of the carry and transmit the Zika virus, remains stalemated on President run tests only for Zika to get re- preparations are memories of what and one example of the challenge Barack Obama’s $1.9 billion pro- sults faster. happened two years ago, when facing public health officials. posal to fight the virus. A scaled- Mosquito traps are set out on Texas was caught unprepared “I’m showing you Zika heav- back $1.1 billion Republican-draft- lawns and inside sewers in more when a Liberian man arrived in en,” said Hotez, the tropical med- ed measure was blocked in the Sen- than 250 designated areas. Thus Dallas carrying the Ebola virus. It icine dean at Baylor College of ate on Tuesday by Democrats far, no mosquitoes have tested wasn’t until two weeks later that Medicine. opposed to its denial of new fund- positive for Zika. Texas announced a state task force Hotez and other tropical dis- ing for Planned Parenthood clinics If one does, the county will of Ebola experts and agency lead- ease specialists are most concerned in Puerto Rico, where there already send out three-person investigative ers, and designated a hospital to about impoverished urban areas are more than 1,800 locally ac- teams and use staff from other agen- treat more patients. along the Gulf Coast, where the quired cases, and to easing rules cies and volunteers to clear any This time, a 31-member Zika numbers of the mosquito that on pesticide spraying. containers with water and other task force is already in place. The spreads Zika are expected to spike. In Texas, major cities have so- possible mosquito breeding state says it’s better prepared to Texas already has dealt with den- phisticated mosquito screening grounds. coordinate with doctors, county gue fever, transmitted by the same programs and years of dealing with Other counties don’t have the health officials and the Centers for mosquito. other mosquito-borne illnesses like same capacity. Disease Control and Prevention. Zika causes only a mild and dengue and West Nile virus. But Hidalgo County, which covers Breaking news on health, sci- brief illness, at worst, in most peo- local authorities in most of the state McAllen and poor areas along the ence and the environment. ple. But it can cause fetal death have limited or no mosquito sur- border with Mexico, is using 12 Sign up and severe brain defects in the chil- veillance. The mosquitoes they do traps to collect mosquitoes for “Ebola was totally unexpect- dren of women infected during capture are typically sent to out- testing, county health director Ed- ed,” said Carrie Williams, spokes- pregnancy. side labs, and getting results can uardo Olivarez said. Officials also woman for the Texas Department So far, Texas officials have re- take weeks. are trying to get residents to clean of State Health Services. “No state ported 48 people infected with The smallest counties often up trash and install window and thought it would be first and we Zika, all associated with travel. In have a single person driving around door screens. didn’t have the benefit of prior one case, the virus was sexually conducting surveillance — “Chuck He is stymied by the problem warning or having an established transmitted by someone who had in a truck,” Hotez calls it. of old tires collecting across the plan with time to practice. been infected abroad. The state health department county, apparently on their way “With Zika, we have been ac- Public health officials have has spent more than $400,000 to and from Mexico. tively working on delaying or pre- spent months preparing for what since the start of the year to ex- The county has several “colo- venting it before it’s really here,” they are certain will be at least some pand its lab capacity and to buy nias,” settlements with recent im- she said. FRIDAY .JULY 01, 2016 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Recent Hydrothermal El Nino could drive Scientists discover mummified, Activity May intense season for feather-covered dinosaur wings in amber Explain Ceres’ Amazon fires Brightest Area The smoke from multiple fires in fore peak fire activity are impor- the Mato Grosso region of Brazil tant to identify areas with higher In Occator rises over forested and deforested fire probability for integrated plan- areas in this astronaut photograph ning in support of local actions." Crater taken from the International Space For 2016, El Niño-driven con- Station on Aug. 19, 2014. Credit: ditions are far drier than 2005 and (NASA) – The brightest area on NASA 2010 - the last years when the re- Ceres, located in the mysterious The long-lasting effects of El gion experienced drought. The Occator Crater, has the highest Niño are projected to cause an in- team has also developed a web tool concentration of carbonate miner- tense fire season in the Amazon, to track the evolution of the Ama- als ever seen outside Earth, accord- according to the 2016 seasonal fire zon fire season in near real time. forecast from scientists at NASA Estimated fire emissions from each ing to a new study from scientists and the University of California, forecast region are updated daily, on NASA’s Dawn mission. Irvine. based on the relationship between The study, published online in El Niño conditions in 2015 and active fire detections - made by the the journal Nature, is one of two early 2016 altered rainfall patterns Moderate resolution Imaging Spec- new papers about the makeup of around the world. In the Amazon, troradiometer (MODIS) instru- Ceres. El Niño reduced rainfall during the ment on NASA's Terra satellite - “This is the first time we see wet season, leaving the region dri- and fire emissions data from the this kind of material elsewhere in er at the start of the 2016 dry sea- Global Fire Emissions Database the solar system in such a large son than any year since 2002, ac- (GFED) in previous years. So far, amount,” said Maria Cristina De cording to NASA satellite data. however, the region has seen more Sanctis, lead author and principal Wildfire risk for the dry sea- fires to date than those years, an- investigator of Dawn’s visible and son months of July to October this other indicator that aligns with the infrared mapping spectrometer. De year now exceeds fire risk in 2005 fire severity forecast. and 2010, drought years when "When trees have less mois- Sanctis is based at the National wildfires burned large areas of ture to draw upon at the beginning Institute of Astrophysics, Rome. Amazon rainforest, said Doug of the dry season, they become At about 80 million years old, Morton, an Earth scientist at more vulnerable to fire, and evap- Occator is considered a young cra- NASA's Goddard Space Flight orate less water into the atmo- ter. Center who helped create the fire sphere," said UC-Irvine scientist It is 57 miles (92 kilometers) forecast. Jim Randerson, who collaborated wide, with a central pit about 6 "Severe drought conditions at with UC-Irvine scientist Yang miles (10 kilometers) wide. A the start of the dry season set the Chen on building the forecast mod- dome structure at the center, cov- stage for extreme fire risk in 2016 el. "This puts millions of trees ered in highly reflective material, across the southern Amazon," under stress and lowers humidity has radial and concentric fractures Morton said. across the region, allowing fires to on and around it. The Amazon fire forecast uses grow bigger than they normally De Sanctis’ study finds that the relationship between climate would." and active fire detections from El Niño could drive in- the dominant mineral of this bright NASA satellites to predict fire sea- tense season for Amazon fires area is sodium carbonate, a kind of son severity during the region's An analysis of data from the salt found on Earth in hydrother- dry season. Developed in 2011 by Gravity Recovery and Climate mal environments. This material scientists at University of Califor- Experiment (GRACE) satellite appears to have come from inside nia, Irvine and NASA's Goddard mission shows greater soil water Ceres, because an impacting aster- Space Flight Center, the forecast deficits in 2016 than previous oid could not have delivered it. model is focused particularly on drought years with high Amazon The upwelling of this material the link between sea surface tem- fire activity. Credit: Yang Chen, suggests that temperatures inside peratures and fire activity. Warm- University of California, Irvine Ceres are warmer than previously er sea surface temperatures in the Fires in the Amazon have lo- 1he "Jurassic World" writers might of fossilization compared to other this," Ryan McKeller, co-author The two samples, which were believed. Impact of an asteroid on tropical Pacific (El Niño) and At- cal, regional, and long-distance im- want to use this discovery as ma- common processes. They were so of the paper, told National Geo- uncovered with the help of Na- Ceres may have helped bring this lantic oceans shift rainfall away pacts. Agricultural fires that escape terial for the sequel. well preserved that scientists were graphic. "It's mind-blowingly tional Geographic, have been nick- material up from below, but re- from the Amazon region, increas- their intended boundaries can dam- Scientists recently discovered able to compare the feathering to cool." named "Angel" as a nod to the fact ing the risk of fires during dry sea- age neighboring croplands and searchers think an internal process a pair of dinosaur wings with feath- that of modern birds — proving The features in the prehistoric that they were on their way to son months. Amazon forests. Even slow-mov- ers preserved in Burmese amber, that it's very similar. wings and feather are very similar becoming a piece of jewelry called played a role as well. El Niño could drive in- ing forest fires cause severe forest according to a research article pub- The paper suggests that the to those of modern-day birds. "Angel's Wings" in a Myanmar Occator Crater is 57 miles (92 tense season for Amazon fires degradation, as Amazon rainforest lished in Nature Communications. prehistoric wings have the same The dinosaur wings have the kilometers) wide, with a central pit On a scale of zero to 100, the trees are not adapted to fire. To- The 99 million-year-old wings are structures, coloring and feather lay- same structure, layout and color- amber market. around 6 miles (10 kilometers) risk of severe fire activity in July, gether, intentional fires for agricul- believed to come from the enan- outs as those of modern-day birds. ing modern day birds have. This is not the first time sci- wide. This enhanced-color view August and September is high for tural management, deforestation, tiornithes, a type of flying dino- They also have the same shades of Scientists believe the wings entists have gathered feathers from highlights subtle color differences six states in Braxil (Acre, Amazo- and wildfires generate massive saur with claws or teeth in its brown, black and white when belonged to a baby dino-bird that amber, especially from Myanmar. on Ceres' surface. (NASA Image) nas, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Para smoke plumes that degrade regional wings. placed under the microscope. was still alive when it got caught However, they always get small Occator Crater is 57 miles (92 and Rondonia), three departments air quality, exacerbating problems The wings getting trapped in Amateur fossil collector finds — claw marks inside the amber fragments or isolated feathers and kilometers) wide, with a central pit in Bolivia (El Beni, Pando, and with asthma and respiratory ill- tree sap, and eventually becoming new kind of dinosaur in Montana hint at some kind of struggle to it's hard to tell which dinosaur they around 6 miles (10 kilometers) Santa Cruz), and one country ness. Smoke from Amazon fires amber, proved to be a better way "We don't get something like escape. belonged to. wide. This enhanced-color view (Peru). Credit: Yang Chen, Univer- eventually flows south and east highlights subtle color differences sity of California, Irvine over major urban centers in south- The team also uses data on ter- ern Brazil, including São Paulo and on Ceres’ surface. (NASA Image) restrial water storage from the joint Rio de Janeiro, contributing to air More intriguingly, the results Rocket launch gets China one step NASA/German Aerospace Center quality concerns. suggest that liquid water may have (DLR) Gravity Recovery and Cli- While scientists have been existed beneath the surface of Ceres mate Experiment (GRACE) mis- working with South American of- in recent geological time. The salts sion to follow changes in ground- ficials to broadcast the results of closer to own space station could be remnants of an ocean, or water during the dry season. the fire forecasts and increase localized bodies of water, that GRACE measurements serve as a awareness of fire risk, they also China successfully blasted off its become the main carrier for Chi- What's Aboard tem. reached the surface and then froze proxy for the dryness of soils and said that the work could lead to new generation carrier rocket Long na's future space missions. Also onboard the Long March- Saturday's launch also marks millions of years ago. forests. better wildfire forecasts in other March-7 from Wenchang space Its 13.5-tonne LEO payload 7 rocket are an "Aolong-1" space a key step towards China's plan “The minerals we have found The NASA and UC-Irvine sci- regions of the world. The team re- launch center in south China's capacity means it can carry 1.5 debris clearer, two "Tiange" data to eventually operate a permanent at the Occator central bright area entists have worked with South cently identified 9 regions outside Hainan province. In a cloud of times as much as the country's relay spacecraft, a CubeSat de- space station in the final step of require alteration by water,” De American official and scientists to the Amazon where fire season risk white smoke, the rocket ascended current launch vehicles. signed to study Earth's gravitation- the country's three-phase manned Sanctis said. make them aware of the forecast can also be forecast 3-6 months against the dark sky, trailing a vast "The more our rockets can lift, al field and space radiation, and a space program. The country in recent years. Liana Anderson, a ahead of peak fire activity. It may column of flame. Space fans in the farther we can venture into space refueling device that could launched its first manned space- “Carbonates support the idea Brazilian scientist from the Na- be possible to build operational specially set up viewing areas space," said Ma Zhonghui, chief be used to resupply satellites and flight in 2003, and blasted off its that Ceres had interior hydrother- tional Center for Monitoring and seasonal fire forecasts for much of erupted with applause. designer for the rocket. space stations to extend their op- first space lab Tiangong-1 in 2011. mal activity, which pushed these Early Warning of Natural Disas- Central America and for many Minutes later, Zhang Youxia, "Long March-7's successful erating life spans. The next and final step will be materials to the surface within ters (CEMADEN), said that "fire countries in Southeast Asia, Rand- commander-in-chief of China's maiden flight will greatly lift up Occator.” forecasts three to six months be- erson said. manned space program, declared China's comprehensive space ca- The spacecraft’s visible and the launch a success. The rocket's pacity, and give the country a hefty infrared mapping spectrometer payload separated from the rock- boost in building itself into a space examines how various wavelengths et 603 seconds after blast-off, and power," he said. of sunlight are reflected by the sur- entered an oval orbit with a low In many senses, the blast-off face of Ceres. This allows scien- point, or perigee, of 200 kilome- of the Long March-7 is of key im- tists to identify minerals that are ters, and a high point, or apogee, portance to China's space pro- likely producing those signals. of 394 kilometers. grams, deemed by many a source The new results come from the The launch is the first by the of surging national pride and a Wenchang site, and the 230th of marker of its global stature and infrared mapping component, China's Long March carrier rocket technical expertise. which examines Ceres in wave- family. Its mission is to verify the The rocket's payload includes lengths of light too long for the eye design and performance of the new a scaled-down version of "a reen- to see. carrier rocket, to evaluate mission try module of a multi-function Last year, in a Nature study, execution capacity of the Wen- spacecraft," said Wu Ping, a depu- De Sanctis’ team reported that the chang launch site, and to check ty director with China's manned surface of Ceres contains ammo- coordination and compatibility of space program. niated phyllosilicates, or clays project-related systems. Wu said the 2,600-kg re-entry containing ammonia. Because am- New Carrier module is expected to return to monia is abundant in the outer so- The Long March-7 is a medi- Earth on Sunday afternoon, some lar system, this finding introduced um-sized, two-stage rocket that 20 hours after the Long March-7 the idea that Ceres may have can carry up to 13.5 tonnes to low- launch. formed near the orbit of Neptune Earth orbit (LEO). Earlier reports It is expected to land in a desert said the rocket now uses kerosene in China's Inner Mongolia Auton- After being separated from the to assemble and operate a 60-tonne and migrated inward. Alternative- and liquid oxygen as fuel, rather omous Region, close to the Jiuquan Long March-7, they will be car- space station around 2022. To do ly, Ceres may have formed closer than the highly toxic propellant, Satellite Launch Center. ried into different orbits onboard that, Chinese engineers have to its current position between making it more environmental Data collected from the re-en- an upgraded "space shuttle bus" planned four space launches with- Mars and Jupiter, but with mate- friendly and less expensive. try experiment will help with fu- Yuanzheng-1A, tasked to send in ten months till April next year, rial accumulated from the outer Experts forecast that the 53.1- ture research on a new generation these spacecraft in the next 48 of which the Long March-7 mis- solar system. meter-long, 597-tonne rocket will manned spacecraft, Wu said. hours using its own power sys- sion is the first. The new results also find am- monia-bearing salts — ammonium chloride and/or ammonium bicar- bonate — in Occator Crater. The carbonate finding further reinforc- Scientists Find Extra-terrestrial Mineral in Meteorite es Ceres’ connection with icy worlds in the outer solar system. A team of scientists has discov- 83309 and analyzed the composition of the Ammonia, in addition to sodium ered tiny pieces of water-bearing minerals, most especially opal. carbonate and sodium bicarbonate opal (that did not belong to Earth) The team concluded that the opal discov- found at Occator, has been detect- in a meteorite that was uncovered ered was of extra-terrestrial origin, and was ed in the plumes of Enceladus, an in Antartica. The discovery, ac- not formed while the meteorite was stuck in icy moon of Saturn known for its cording to lead scientist Prof. Hi- the ice in Antartica. The opal was formed be- geysers erupting from fissures in lary Downes of Brikbeck College fore the meteorite had been blasted off its its surface. Such materials make London, shows that in the early parent asteroid and was floating in space, be- life of the Solar System, meteor- fore eventually crashing into Earth in Antarc- Ceres interesting for the study of ites delivered water ice to aster- tica. In the study reported this week in Not- astrobiology. oids. tingham during the National Astronomy Meet- “We will need to research The unique composition of ing 2016, the team also added that there is whether Ceres’ many other bright opal makes it one of the most pop- increasingly more evidence that asteroids and areas also contain these carbon- ular minerals on the planet. It is meteorites are able to carry large amounts of ates,” De Sanctis said. composed of 30 percent water on water ice. Although there is worry of the ef- A separate Nature study in the surface, and since then has not fects of the large asteroid hitting the Earth, it 2015 by scientists with the Dawn been identified on any asteroid until might be the bearer of water to Earth and start- framing camera team hypothesized today. It had only been ponce ed life. that the bright areas contain a dif- found on a meteorite that came Downes and her team continue to study ferent kind of salt: magnesium sul- from Mars, in the form of tiny crys- the meteorite and find further evidence that fate. But the new findings suggest tals. the meteorite might have been the source of As the researchers studied the water on Earth, solving one of the greatest sodium carbonate is the more like- thousands of broken rock and min- mysteries of time on how life started on the ly constituent. eral pieces from meteorite EET planet. FRIDAY .JULY 01, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES

LOS ANGELES: An all-female re- boot of Ghostbusters hits theatres next month amid a savage back- lash by internet trolls that has thrown the spotlight back onto Hollywood’s gender discrimina- tion problem. The film’s first trailer has be- come the most reviled in YouTube history, having amassed almost 900,000 dislikes, while director Paul Feig and his cast have been bombarded with death threats and misogyny on social media. “This garbage was made to make Feminazis happy,” one Twit- ter user complained in a broadside typical of the firestorm of abuse. Feig, who has made his name di- recting female stars in hits such as Bridesmaids, was responsible for bringing on board Kate McKinnon, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kristen Wiig for the new ver- sion of the 32-year-old all-male original movie. “I’ve been hit with some of the worst misogynistic stuff you’ve ever seen in your life over the last two years,” Feig told a re- cent producers’ conference at Sony Pictures headquarters in southern California. “The onslaught that came in was just so chilling.” The Woman and Hollywood blog noted a simi- lar reaction after the producers of Star Wars cast female leads — in the latest instalment and the up- coming Rogue One — after six con- secutive male-led films. “We are struggling every day to get the word out against that bias. We still get called in the press a ‘chick flick’ constantly,” Feig said. “We’re never referred to with- out the words ‘all-female Ghost- busters,’ which makes me crazy. You never talk about the ‘all-male Expendables.’ It’s an uphill battle that I can’t believe in 2016 we have to fight.” The backlash against Ghost- Hot as Dracarys: ‘GoT’ busters demonstrates how deeply CTOR N AW DIRECTOR SAYS IT ingrained the idea remains that big- budget, mainstream movies are the season finale scores province of males, says Martha Lauzen of San Diego State Uni- IS TOO SOON TO JUDGE HIS FILM versity’s Center for the Study of record ratings Exactly two years and one day the full movie that they realised Women in Television and Film. NEW YORK: Hit fantasy TV ilies vying for control of the Iron from Tuesday, director Nabeel that it was a completely different “Traditionally, they have fea- show Game of Thrones pulled in Throne, all the while keeping one Qureshi had released the trailer of film.” Trailer out: Is Fahad Mus- tured males and been made by nearly nine million viewers, its eye on the White Walkers leading a film called Na Maloon Afraad. tafa’s struggling artist role in Ac- males, with a young male audience highest one-day audience figures hordes of the undead toward an While many thought the film and tor In Law inspired by Quaid-e- in mind,” she said. “Further, the invasion from the North. Based on its debuting maker were no match Azam?Another major talking point majority of critics reviewing these George R.R. Martin’s A Song of for Shaan’s Operation 021 and from the film’s trailer is the issue films have been male. Making a Ice and Fire novels, the show has Hrithik Roshan’s Bang Bang that of minorities, with the movie’s reboot of one of these films with a been distinguished by steadily ris- were also releasing on the Eidul leading lady taking a jibe at the mostly female cast violates this ing audience figures. Just three Azha of 2014, things changed when plight of Pakistan’s marginalised group’s sense that this public million tuned in for the finale of Na Maloom Afraad’s box office communities. Clearing the air on space belongs to them.” season one. Its previous audience figures were made public. Today the particular line and whether the On the same note, at just 25, record for live and same-day view- Qureshi and his screenwriting part- topic of minorities would consti- the Australian actor Margot Rob- ing was 8.1 million for the last ep- ner Fizza Ali Meerza are among tute a central theme of the movie, bie is carving out a reputation for isode of season five. Season six was the most successful film-makers of he explained, “All I can say is that picking roles that are anything but the first time the show largely the country. Set to release their lat- the trailer consists of a few scat- shrinking violets, from the feisty moved past the source material est film Actor In Law, the duo put tered lines and it is too early to Naomi Lapaglia in Martin Scors- from the books. In an interview, out its trailer on Tuesday. They draw any assumptions.” Given the ese’s The Wolf of Wall Street to the show’s creators David Benioff may have chosen to keep the sto- success of their debut film, it was the villainous Harley Quinn in Sui- and DB Weiss said the end is near. ry of the film under the wraps; the only logical for the production cide Squad, which comes out in ever, for the season six finale broad- “It’s two more seasons we’re talk- 173-second trailer does give away team to up the ante with their next August. cast on HBO. According to reports, ing about,” Benioff was quoted as a few vital plot points. The movie er’s view count rising, some have comparison, saying, “Even prior project. “That was something ob- “I think people have finally a total of 8.9 million people saying. “From pretty close to the follows the story of a lawyer (Fa- already begun to draw parallels to the release of Na Maloom vious and we’ve made this movie recognised that half the ticket sales watched the 10th and final episode beginning, we talked about doing had Mustafa) who harbours a between this “social comedy” and Afraad, people were pointing out on a bigger scale,” said Qureshi. are coming from women,” she said of the latest season, either live or this in 70-75 hours, and that’s what burning desire to become an actor, Indian National Award-winning how the movie is similar to Indian “There are close to 300 extras danc- in an interview about her fiery take on playback. The Emmy-winning we’ll end up with. Call it 73 for something his father (Om Puri) film Jolly LLB. No stranger to such films like Hera Pheri and C Kko- ing alongside Fahad [Mustafa] in on the character of Jane in the up- show tells the story of noble fam- now.” does not approve of. With the trail- comments, Qureshi laughed at the mpany. It wasn’t until they saw the title track,” he added. coming The Legend of Tarzan. “And if they don’t create the kind of roles that women are going to be able to relate to, then they’re Is Salman not going to enjoy watching them TOO WHITE: DICAPRIO NOT as much.” Bride stitched love apologetic about story onto lehnga ACCEPTABLE AS RUMI and the result was Nearly 7,000 people have signed a er Persian actors for the role of his 'rape' remark? petition demanding producers cast Rumi, Franzoni and Brown have Bollywood superstar Salman wrestling sequence for his up- stunning a Middle Eastern actor to play been undertaking thorough re- Khan has replied to the National coming film, "Sultan". He plays Persian poet Rumi in a new film search into their subject matter. Commission for Women (NCW) a wrestler in the film. about his life. They recently travelled to Turkey notice on his 'raped woman' re- `It is like the most difficult Leonardo DiCaprio is current- where they met Rumi experts in mark, but has not apologised, the thing...When I used to walk out ly the first choice for the role, but Istanbul and visited his mausole- women's organisation said. of that ring, it used to be actual- movie fans have called the sugges- um in Konya in a bid to build cred- `Salman Khan has replied to ly like a raped woman,` he was tion ludicrous and yet another ex- ible and identifiable profiles of the our notice. We are not going to re- reported as saying. ample of Hollywood whitewash- characters from Islamic history. veal the contents of the letter, it Women's groups have pro- ing, reported The Independent. During the Mongol invasion, would suffice to say that the letter tested the remark and demanded Screenwriters David Franzoni Rumi was forced to flee his birth- does not sound apologetic,` NCW an apology. The actor's father, and Stephen Joel Brown said in a place of Balkh in present-day Af- Chairperson Lalitha Kumaraman- Salim Khan, has apologised on recent interview that they hope to ghanistan. He travelled as a refu- galam told IANS. According to behalf of his son. “challenge the stereotypical por- gee through Baghdad, Mecca and sources, Salman Khan has filed the "Udoubtedly what Salman trayal of Muslim characters in Damascus before settling in Kon- reply through his lawyers as the said was wrong...but his inten- Tired of traditional wedding attire, Western cinema” before stating ya. Aged roughly 39, he met the `tone and tenor` of the letter is `le- tion was not wrong," Salim Khan Indian designer Kreshna Bajaj de- their intention to cast DiCaprio in like-minded Shams, who helped galese`. During a group media in- said on Twitter last week, and cided to stitch her love story onto the lead and fellow white US actor wants a white man to play a Sufi The lack of diversity in film is him develop a deeper understand- teraction last week, Salman Khan added, "I apologise on behalf of her wedding lehnga, leaving wom- Robert Downey Jr as Shams of scholar. a controversial issue at the mo- ing of humanity and unlock his said that he `felt like a raped wom- his family and friends... to err is en all over the world vying for such Tabriz. “Casting Leonardo DiCaprio ment. The Academy failed to nom- poetic talents. an` after shooting for a gruelling human, but to forgive divine." intricacy. Kreshna was inspired by Their comments sparked an as Rumi rewrites history, takes inate a single black actor in its lead- Franzoni and Brown’s film will the Real Housewives star Adrienne instant, fierce backlash, with the possession of Muslim accomplish- ing Oscars categories for the sec- focus primarily on Rumi’s teach- Maloof who had framed her wed- #RumiWasntWhite hashtag trend- ments and gives the credit to a ond year running, while Marvel has ings and meeting with Shams, who ding dress as an art piece in her ing on Twitter. “The idea that Di- white man,” reads the petition, set come under fire for casting Tilda mysteriously disappeared (some walk-in closet, reports The Huff- Caprio is the best actor in the world up by Valerie Janovic. “Now, when Swinton as a Tibetan mystic in believe he was killed by Rumi’s ington Post. “The hem of the le- for every part in history is all about people think of Rumi, they’ll pic- Doctor Strange. The castings of jealous son while others think he henga and the dupatta are adorned worshipping whiteness,” one user ture him with pale skin, blond hair Jake Gyllenhaal as the Prince of married Rumi’s outspoken daugh- with jumping dolphins,” Huffing- said, while another wrote, “Re- ter Kimya) and inspired much of a ton Post reports Kreshna as say- and blue eyes. Muslim actors are Persia, Emma Stone as an Asian member when [black actor] Idris readily typecast as terrorists but pilot in Aloha, Scarlett Johansson bereft Rumi’s most acclaimed po- ing. “Vanraj and I knew each other Elba wasn’t ‘English enough’ to etry. as kids but never really got along. when a movie portrays a Muslim as Japanese character Motoko play James Bond, but it’s chill if in a positive light, they are shunt- Kusanagi in Ghost in the Shell and In 2014, he was the best-sell- In 2014, we found ourselves work- DiCaprio plays Rumi.” ing poet in the US while his epics, ing on a project against dolphin ed off to the side to make room for Zoe Saldana as the considerably captivity together, and that’s when Others voiced their anger at another white actor. The casting darker-skinned soul singer Nina Masnavi and the Divan, are wide- we really connected,” revealed how easily Hollywood finds Mus- for the Rumi movie is not yet final Simone have also provoked fury. ly considered among the best po- Kreshna. lim actors to play terrorists yet and together we can change it.” Despite their failure to consid- etry every written. FRIDAY .JULY 01, 2016 AFGHANISTANTIMES Federer cruises through, but Willis makes his mark Roger Federer predictably out- intent on enjoying his dream meet- classed Marcus Willis to reach ing with Federer from the outset. round three at Wimbledon, but the While the home favourite was British underdog was nevertheless unable to win a game in the open- able to enjoy his unexpected day ing set, he did raise cheers with a in the spotlight. host of impressive strokes - the Wednesday's meeting on Cen- arguable highlight a backhand lob tre Court represented one of the in the third game that rounded off greatest mis-matches in grand-slam a fine rally. history, as 17-time grand-slam Having initially been restrict- champion Federer - seeking his ed to celebrating individual points, eighth crown at the All England the flamboyant Willis proved in- When Michael Phelps made his the adulation in CenturyLink Cen- no longer has to shepherd Phelps cluded his pet event, the 200 fly. the first male to break the 1:55 Club - faced a player ranked 772nd creasingly competitive as the first Olympic team, the media ter he planted a smooch on Nicole through questions. Back then he The first time he earned his barrier. He took Malchow’s world in the ATP rankings. match wore on, thanks largely to asked him if he had a girlfriend. Johnson. He also kissed his sound- was bereft of introspection, as Olympic berth, at IUPUI Natato- record and, to this day, has never And although Federer tri- some impressive serving. And whether he’d kissed her yet. asleep, 7-week-old son, Boomer. most 15-year-old boys are; today rium in Indianapolis, Phelps was relinquished it. umphed with ease, completing a Federer had to be content with By 2009, in his athletic prime 6-0 6-3 6-4 win in an hour and 24 a solitary break in set two and was and aided by now-banned suit minutes, there were plenty of high- forced to recover from 30-40 when technology, Phelps lowered his lights for Willis and a partisan trailing 3-2 in the third, either side own record for the seventh and crowd to savour, the British num- of consecutive love holds from his (thus far) final time. The mark is ber 23 exhibiting flashes of bril- opponent. However, the third seed 1:51.51, unassailable in the years liance against his illustrious rival. soon reasserted his control as the since. Willis had come through six stunning run of Willis, who will Wednesday, Phelps’ time was qualifying matches before shock- earn £50,000 for his efforts at three seconds faster than his 15- ing Ricardas Berankis in the first Wimbledon, came to an end amid year-old self, but pedestrian by his round on Monday and appeared warm applause. own adult gold standard: 1:54.84, keeping him sixth in the world in 2016. The younger Phelps would probably have been too disdainful of that time to appreciate the larg- er context of the moment. The thir- ty-something Phelps gets it, which is why he was visibly emotional in the minutes after earning yet another Olympic berth. “Coming back and being able to have the opportunity to finish how I want,” he said. “I'm not hap- py about the time but being able to make my fifth is something that means a lot to me and that I think, you know, 20 years from now I will be able to look and be happy with making that decision to come back. “I'm doing this because I want- ed to. And thinking about the ups and downs we've gone through in and out of the pool to get to this point and, you know, not feeling an absolute 100 percent but still being able to get the job done. TOUR DE FRANCE The kid was 15 at the time. So, yeah, a lot has changed for he is a veritable open book, full of second to world-record holder “I think things are probably The year was 2000. Michael Phelps between his first insights and hard-earned wisdom. Tom Malchow. Phelps’ time was going to hit me a lot more emo- “I remember him,” Phelps said and last Olympic berths as a 200- Back then he was a boy who har- 1 minute, 57.48 seconds – with a tionally now than what they would 2016: A look at the Wednesday night, smiling at the meter butterflyer. bored a grudge against his estranged steely closing 50 of 30.02 seconds have in the past, because I'm en- memory of his younger self. “I Back then he was a veritable father, Fred; today he has a blos- that propelled him from fourth to joying the moment and I'm embrac- definitely remember him.” child; today he has a child of his soming relationship with the man. second. Jeff Somensatto has prob- ing the moment and taking it one overall contenders A day shy of his 31st birth- own. Back then he was an un- Here is one more thing that can ably told a few stories over the step at a time. A look at the top contenders for seconds behind Froome, and win- day, Phelps kissed his girlfriend in known; today he is the most deco- be said after winning the 200-meter years about the kid who blew past Every time I have walked into overall victory in the 103rd Tour ning the Tours of Catalunya and front of 14,000 people. He had just rated Olympian in history. Back butterfly Wednesday: the man has him on the final lap to yank away this building for finals I've gotten de France, which starts Saturday Basque Country. made his fifth Olympic team – then he needed coach Bob Bow- been an Olympian for more than his Olympic berth by .59 seconds. chills and just feel that excitement at Mont-Saint-Michel and con- One of six riders to have won most ever for an American male man at his side for every interview; half his life. And every one of those Less than a year after that tri- literally as soon as I walk through cludes July 24th in Paris: all three Grand Tours, Contador's swimmer – and while soaking in today Bowman is still there, but Olympic competitions have in- als breakthrough, Phelps became that door.” The overwhelming favorite af- record includes two Tour de France ter his victories in 2013 and 2015, wins (2007, 2009), two Giro wins Chris Froome is aiming to join an (2008, 2015) and three Spanish Shastri in spat elite club of just seven riders who Vuelta wins (2008, 2012, 2014). with Ganguly have won cycling's biggest event Contador once seemed des- at least three times. tined to dominate cycling. But a after India Born in Kenya and represent- failed doping test at the 2010 race ing Britain, the 31-year-old for the fat-burning, muscle-build- coaching snub Froome will be supported by a Sky ing drug clenbuterol punctured his Denied another stint as India's squad that is considered the sport's progression. Stripped of his first- head coach, Ravi Shastri has been It was the apparent end to a Hall that answer yet, because he’s just Mandalay Bay’s boxing capac- tour in late July. Since Top Rank best. place finish that year, Contador embroiled in an ugly spat with of Fame-worthy career in which taken office. But I know for a fact, ity is roughly 11,000, compared already has a pay-per-view set for Froome enters in top form, has not won the Tour again. former captain Sourav Ganguly, he won or was widely recognized based on our conversations, that if to about 16,000 for the MGM and July 23 in Las Vegas at the MGM having won the Criterium du Dau- Nicknamed El Pistolero, Con- who was part of the panel which as a world champion in eight weight he can, he is prepared to come back, just under 20,000 for T-Mobile. Grand featuring Bud Crawford and classes, and in which he was the and Broner is one guy we’re con- It’s all conjecture, though, un- Viktor Postol in a super lightweight phine warmup race - just as he did tador likes to celebrate his wins awarded the job to Anil Kumble before his two Tour victories. with a mock-gun salute using his last week. linear champion in five classes. sidering.” til Arum hears from Pacquiao, unification bout, that would be a He walked away from the A Pacquiao-Broner fight which would have to come rela- great time to have a potential Pac- With Lance Armstrong having right thumb and index finger. But The coach's post was vacant been stripped of his seven consec- after the November terrorist at- since Shastri's 18-month tenure as sport that made him rich and fa- would be a solid pay-per-view tively soon in order to be able to quiao-Broner news conference the team director ended with In- mous with a 58-6-2 record and 38 match, if it were made. Both men promote the fight. And that may with much of the media in town. utive titles, Froome can become the tacks in France, Contador suggest- dia's semi-final exit at the World knockouts. He was among the big- are offensive fighters and there be the reason it does not happen. That gives Pacquiao a few first man to win consecutive Tours ed he might abandon the salute at Twenty20 tournament on home gest draws of his era. would be the expectation that one Pacquiao would need at least eight weeks to get a feel for his new job since Miguel Indurain took the last the Tour. soil earlier this year. In May, he was elected to a would be knocked out. weeks to train, so say August and and whether or not he’ll be able to of his five victories in 1995. RICHIE PORTE AND TE- For the post, the Indian crick- seat in the Filipino Senate. Broner also appeals to a simi- September for an Oct. 15 fight. take time off needed to train and While often criticized as an JAY VAN GARDEREN et board (BCCI) received 57 ap- He was inaugurated on June lar demographic as Floyd May- That would mean if the fight compete. It seems unlikely, but 21, which is around the same time weather, albeit on a much smaller were made, they’d need to do ear- there is at least somewhat of a ugly rider for his high-cadence seat- Australian standout Richie plications which were made avail- ed technique on climbs, Froome's Porte and top American rider Te- able to an advisory panel that in- that his long-time promoter, Bob scale. But many of those May- ly press conferences and a press chance it happens. Arum of Top Rank, reserved the weather fans who rooted him on frenetic pace is often unbeatable jay van Garderen are joint co-cap- cluded ex-captains Sachin Ten- once the road tilts uphill. tains of the BMC team. dulkar and Ganguly and former Mandalay Bay Events Center in to victory against Pacquiao would batsman VVS Laxman. Las Vegas for an Oct. 15 pay-per- probably be inclined to buy a Pac- He's also an able time trialer, Previously with Sky, the 31- The panel met the final con- view fight. quiao-Broner fight with the expec- although in 2014 his weaknesses year-old Porte was the top sup- tenders, including Shastri who BoxingScene reported last tation that Broner would take him on cobblestones, technical de- port rider for both of Froome's spoke via skype, before Kumble, week that Pacquiao might fight out. scents and wet roads were exposed. Tour wins, and for Bradley Wig- a contemporary of the ex-cricket- Adrien Broner later this year. By reserving Mandalay Bay, NAIRO QUINTANA gins' yellow jersey ride in 2012. ers on the panel, landed the job Arum told Yahoo Sports that Arum gives the fight a potential he reserved the arena just in case home if Pacquiao decides he can A pure climber and a two-time Now he has a chance to challenge despite his lack of coaching expe- runner-up at the Tour, Nairo Quin- Froome. rience. Pacquiao wants to fight again. fight and wants to do so. It also “I’m not sure Manny is going will create a demand for tickets, tana is looking to make his break- First, though, Porte may have Shastri told the Indian media through in the Grande Boucle. to bttle Van Garderen for leader- that Ganguly's absence during his to return, but I believe he wants to because like the other major Las interview was disrespectful and he return,” Arum said. “The question Vegas venues for boxing, the Having finished second to ship within BMC. advised the former captain to be is, can he return and yet fulfill his MGM Grand Garden and T-Mo- Froome on his Tour debut in 2013 The 27-year-old Van Garder- present at important meetings in duties as a senator in the Philip- bile Arena, it holds far fewer peo- at the age of 23, Quintana won the en was in third place when he had the future. pines? I don’t think even he knows ple. Giro d'Italia in 2014 and returned to abandon last year's race in tears to the Tour in 2015, only to finish due to illness during Stage 17. second to Froome again. ROMAIN BARDET AND Small and light at about 130 THIBAUT PINOT pounds (less than 60 kilograms), Romain Bardet and Thibaut Quintana developed his technique Pinot represent the best chance to while cycling to school in the Co- give France its first home winner lombian town of Combita, which since Bernard Hinault's fifth and has an altitude of nearly 3,000 final win in 1985. meters (10,000 feet). Riding for the AG2R La Mon- The physical demands of being a the world, and they push them- When things don’t go as this sport. I don’t know if you’ve fight, Cormier has a lot of ground Riding for the Movistar team, diale team, Bardet finished second professional fighter are obvious. In selves in ways most of us could planned in the cage, as they did ever had the job of trying to con- to cover, and oddsmakers have Quintana will have his eye on the behind Froome in the Dauphine. addition to being kicked, punched never imagine. not for Daniel Cormier against Jon sole someone in a very tough mo- made Jones about a 3-to-1 favor- and slammed to the ground just But that is only half of it, and Jones last year at UFC 182, it can ment. People will pat you on the ite. penultimate stage, which ends in FDJ rider Pinot, who placed seem like the world is collapsing back and say, ‘Hey, DC, great Cormier, though, is optimistic Morzine and is the final mountain- third in the 2014 Tour, has shown around them. fight.’ They’ll put an arm around that the result will be different this ous leg before the mostly ceremo- improved time trial performance Cormier was physically beat- your shoulder and just listen. time around. Cook’s words to him nial finish in Paris. this season. en but emotionally devastated by “Bob didn’t do that. He didn’t that night resonated and gave him Fellow Colombian greats Luis FABIO ARU AND VINCEN- Jones last year in their light heavy- let me get patted on the back. He the perspective he needed to try Herrera, Fabio Parra and Santiago ZO NIBALI weight title bout. After the match, walked right up to me and stopped to fix the mistakes he made and Botero posted wins in Morzine in At 25, Fabio Aru is attempt- he needed a pat on the back, some- me in the hallway [as I was going cover the ground that needs to be 1985, 1988 and 2000, respective- ing to win the Tour on his race de- one to console him. to the locker room]. He said to me, covered in order to retain his title. ly. And Quintana's first WorldTour but. A climbing specialist, Aru won Bob Cook, his manager and ‘Daniel, normally I get a better “It stung to hear that from a one of his closest friends, was there fighter in the Octagon than I do in victory came in the Alpine town the Spanish Vuelta last year and man who has done so much for during the 2012 Criterium du Dau- has also achieved two podium re- for him. But Cook didn’t have a the gym. Today I did not.’ He said, me,” Cormier said. “I let him down. kind, gentle word or just offer a ‘You lost and he beat you, but phine. sults at the Giro in his short but If I’d have given 110 percent, he’d ALBERTO CONTADOR successful career. shoulder for Cormier to cry on. that’s OK. The problem is, you have told me that I gave 110 per- No, Cook, a one-time MMA didn’t even fight. That wasn’t even At 33, this could be Alberto Aru is expecting to be paced fighter himself, told Cormier ex- close to the best Daniel Cormier.’ cent. But he told me I didn’t give 110 percent. Those words at that Contador's last chance to take a through the mountains by fellow actly what he felt on the way he ”The words stung, but they are third Tour victory. Italian Vincenzo Nibali on the deep performed against Jones. words Cormier frequently recalls moment, while I was at my mo- ment, meant a lot. He didn’t sug- Last year, the Spaniard with Astana team. “I was so, so sad after the as the days wind down and his re- the Tinkoff team made a declared Fresh off a dramatic Giro win fight,” Cormier told Yahoo Sports. match with Jones nears. Cormier arcoat anything. “Bob Cook is a guy who has in- subsequently won the UFC light “He made a very important attempt to follow up his Giro vic- where he took the pink jersey on about every day in order to pre- it may be the easy half for a lot of vested a tremendous amount of heavyweight title when Jones was point. It was like, yeah you lost, tory with a Tour triumph and fin- the penultimate stage, Nibali is pare for a fight, there is also the fighters. time in me. I lived in his house, stripped of his belt not long after but you don’t need to fight like ished only fifth, acknowledging meant to use the Tour as prepara- relentless conditioning that takes Preparing for a fight, particu- drove his car for a year-and-a-half UFC 182. you’re eating at the best place at that he ran out of steam. tion for the Olympics. a toll. larly an important match against as I was trying to become a mixed They’ll now meet on July 9 at the Ritz Carlton. Just fight like This year, Contador has built But having won the Tour in MMA fighters are among the an arch-rival, is extraordinarily tax- martial artist. He’s the closest thing T-Mobile Arena in the main event you’re eating at the Outback Stea- his entire season around the Tour, 2014, Nibali could take over team most well-conditioned athletes in ing emotionally, as well. I have to a mentor and a guide in of UFC 200. Based upon the first khouse and you’ll beat this guy.” finishing fifth in the Dauphine, 35 leadership if Aru struggles. FRIDAY . JULY 01. 2016 -Saratan 11, 1395 H.S Vol:X Issue No:330 Price: Afs.15

Obama confident Europe will come up with prudent post-Brexit plan US President Barack Obama said cynicism,” he said. on Wednesday he is confident Eu- Trump won enough grassroots ropeans will come up with a pru- support among Republicans to dent plan to move forward after make him the party’s presumptive Britain's vote last week to leave presidential nominee with a pledge the European Union. to ban Muslims temporarily from “Despite some of the initial entering the United States and to reactions, I am confident that the build a wall on the US border with process can be managed in a pru- Mexico, and a series of other in- dent, orderly way. I expect that flammatory remarks. our friends on both sides of the He plans to campaign with Channel will develop a workable former Secretary of State Hillary plan for how to move forward,” Obama said in a speech to the Ca- nadian Parliament. Obama is tired of hearing Re- publican presidential candidate Donald Trump described as a pop- ulist. The Democratic leader, who has made no secret of his dislike for the wealthy businessman’s rhetoric, closed a news conference in Canada on Wednesday with a long riff on what makes a leader qualified for the “populist” man- tra. Trump did not meet the crite- ria, Obama said, without mention- ing the Republican by name. “Somebody ... who has never shown any regard for workers, has never fought on behalf of social Clinton, the presumptive Demo- justice issues or making sure that cratic presidential nominee, next poor kids are getting a decent shot week. The president’s latest criti- at life or have health care,” does cism of Trump could foreshadow not meet the definition, Obama Obama’s strategy to help Clinton said. on the campaign trail. “They don’t suddenly become He made a point of saying US a populist because they say some- Senator Bernie Sanders of Ver- thing controversial in order to win mont, Clinton’s opponent in the votes. That’s not the measure of race for the Democratic presiden- populism. That’s nativism, or xe- tial nomination, genuinely de- nophobia. Or worse. Or it’s just served the title of populist. US-led coalition aircraft waged a series of deadly strikes against ISIS around the city of Fallujah on HOLLANDE SAYS NO TO EU REFERENDUM IN FRANCE Wednesday, US officials told Reu- Pak PM to face ters, with one citing a preliminary PARIS, FRANCE: President Fran- Only the far-right National campaign in Britain were not which they see as too pro-market estimate of at least 250 suspected cois Hollande on Thursday ruled Front is calling for a vote on EU enough for those sorcerer’s ap- and not protective enough, mak- fighters killed and at least 260 ve- tumultuous politics out organising a referendum on the membership. prentices?” Hollande told Les ing the outcome of such a referen- hicles destroyed. European Union in France, saying “Why organise such a tumult Echos daily, when asked whether dum hard to predict. next year’s presidential election will and confrontation if it’s not to there should be a referendum in Marine Le Pen hails Brexit, If the figures are confirmed, the be the opportunity for voters to leave the EU? Lies, simplifica- France. calls for French referendum strikes would be among the dead- on homecoming decide on which European policy tions, excesses and even the vio- Many in France are increas- In 2005, a proposed new EU liest ever against the extremist ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister be seen if the opposition manages they want. lence we saw in the referendum ingly disillusioned with Europe constitution was blocked by ref- group. The officials spoke on con- Nawaz Sharif may face difficulties to dent the PML-N political graph There have been growing calls erendums in France and the Neth- dition of anonymity to describe once he returns home after recov- over Panama leaks issue. in France for a referendum on the erlands. Some 55 percent of French the operation and noted prelimi- ering from heart surgery in Lon- At present, all is not well with- European Union since Britons vot- voters do not want a referendum nary estimates can change. don in the backdrop of challenges in the N-League ranks. The Ex- ed to exit the EU a week ago. Main- on EU membership while 45 per- The strikes, which the officials involving internal politics and ex- press Tribune learnt on good au- stream politicians, including Econ- cent think it would be a good idea, said took place south of the city, ternal factors influencing Paki- thority that PTI’s adamant stance omy Minister Emmanuel Macron a survey by Elabe pollsters showed where civilians have also been dis- stan’s policy-making with partic- about the inclusion of the PM’s and the 2017 presidential election on Wednesday. placed, are just the latest battle- ular reference to India. name in the terms of reference front-runner Alain Juppe, a cen- The vote on Europe in France field setback suffered by ISIS in Ranging from the Panama (ToRs) has sent shudders of un- ter-right former prime minister, will be the presidential election, its self-proclaimed “caliphate” of leaks controversy to the upcom- ease within the party’s top com- have called for a plebiscite on a Hollande told Les Echos. “The Iraq and Syria. ing polls in Azad Kashmir and the mand. new EU project. British experience will then be an The group’s territorial losses impact of the federal government’s PTI has also threatened to take ‘Brexit’ could mean disintegra- example – or rather a counter-ex- are not diminishing concerns about policy vis-à-vis India on Azad to the streets if the party’s de- tion of EU or UK, says economist ample,” he said. its intent and ability to strike Kashmir politics amid fast unfold- mands are not met. The PM’s ar- abroad though. Turkey pointed the ing scenario on this front, perti- rival in such hostility is a scenario finger at ISIS on Wednesday for a nent issues are likely to give the the N-League desired never to en- Turkey: All triple suicide bombing and gun at- premier and his team a tough time. counter. For now, the Panama leaks is- “We don’t want any political Sisi: ‘Nothing to hide’ on tack that killed 41 people at Istan- criteria met for sue may have been relegated to the disturbance when the PM lands bul’s main airport. backburner but many believe the here, at least till he settles down a CIA chief John Brennan told a controversy would reignite once bit,” a PML-N bigwig, desirous to visa-free travel forum in Washington the attack PM Sharif returns to Pakistan. go unnamed, said. islands transfer to Saudi bore the hallmarks of ISIS “deprav- Publicly, the PML-N leaders Senior N-League stalwart Za- to Europe ity” and acknowledged there was Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el- may boast about their political re- far Ali Shah says: “It’s all about Sisi has defended the transfer of a long road ahead battling the group, Turkey has met the required crite- solve to brave challenges, but pri- the opposition. If they … devise a ria to secure visa-free travel for its two Red Sea islands to Saudi Ara- particularly its ability to incite at- vately, they believe that things are tough yet workable strategy, citizens to Europe, but the Euro- bia, which sparked the largest pro- tacks. not so simple. Insiders say even things can be different. Otherwise, pean Union says it has not yet met tests of his presidency and was “We’ve made, I think, some though the party is not oblivious the Panama leaks issue will lead stipulations on personal data and declared unconstitutional last significant progress, along with our to the situation, but it remains to nowhere.” terrorism, Turkey’s EU minister week. coalition partners, in Syria and said on Thursday. He said on Wednesday that Iraq, where most of the ISIS mem- Omer Celik, flanked by Turk- “the state will present all docu- bers are resident right now,” Bren- Home-grown militants and ish Foreign Minister Mevlut Ca- ments and evidence,” adding “we nan said. vusoglu, made the comments to have to nothing to hide.” “But ISIS’ ability to continue reporters in Brussels ahead of talks The transfer, announced dur- to propagate its narrative, as well ex-major behind Bangladesh to “open” Chapter 33 of its Euro- ing an April visit by Saudi Ara- as to incite and carry out these at- bia’s King Salman bin Abduaziz, tacks - I think we still have a way attacks: Police alongside billions of dollars in Sau- to go before we’re able to say that DHAKA: Early in June, a man walked into the Dhaka premises of the di aid, ignited street protests, with we have made some significant Ramakrishna Mission, a Hindu center for spirituality and learning in the critics accusing the government of progress against them.” Bangladesh capital, and delivered a handwritten note warning of an selling off sovereign territory. Last On the battlefield, the US-led attack by Islamic State. week a court struck down the trans- campaign against ISIS has moved Days later, armed policemen were sitting inside the mission’s com- fer in a rare public rebuke of el- Sisi’s government. up a gear in recent weeks, with the pound among orange-robed monks, the gates outside were closed and fewer people than normal showed up at a medical clinic it runs for the pean Union accession process, The government is appealing government declaring victory over which covers budget policy. the ruling. ISIS in Fallujah. neighborhood. “We are monks, we will live and die here, but people with families are worried,” Swami Shivananda, a priest managing the Cavusoglu told CNN Turk It says the islands of Tiran An alliance of militias have that it was important for Turkey and Sanafir were always Saudi, but also launched a major offensive administration of the mission, said of the country’s Hindu community, which accounts for 10 percent of the population. to retain momentum in EU talks. were placed under Egyptian pro- against the militant group in the Turkey won visa-free travel for its tection in 1950. Sisi had previous- city of Manbij in northern Syria. Islamic State and al Qaeda have claimed responsibility for the kill- citizens to Europe in return for ly refused to discuss the matter. al investment projects were an- case since then. Still, in a reminder of the back- ings of more than 30 people since early last year, in an escalation of militant violence targeting liberals, atheists, foreigners, gays and reli- agreeing to curb the flow of mi- In April this year, Saudi Ara- nounced. Drawing up the maritime bor- and-forth nature of the war, US- grants to the bloc. However, stick- bia and Egypt signed agreements gious minorities. The technical drawing of the der for both countries had been in backed Syrian rebels were pushed They have shocked the largely moderate Muslim country of 160 ing points have remained over Tur- to specify maritime borders, allow- border include the Tiran and San- back from the outskirts of an ISIS- key’s anti-terror laws, which some ing both countries to benefit from progress for over six years. million people and heightened fears that Bangladesh, once hailed as the afir islands as part of Saudi Ara- “This enables both countries held town on the border with Iraq in Europe see as too broad. maritime zones that were previ- bia’s territory, the statement said. next Asian tiger economy with its huge garment industry, could lose out to benefit from the exclusive eco- and a nearby air base on Wednes- to more stable competitors in the region. The opening of Chapter 33 ously untapped. In 1950, Saudi Arabia’s day after the extremists mounted Unlike some security experts, Bangladesh authorities say the two marks a modest step forward in The agreement was signed dur- founder King Abdulaziz Al Saud nomic zone for each, with what- a counter- attack, two rebel sourc- international movements are not directly involved in the murders, many Ankara’s accession process to Eu- ing Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had requested Egypt to protect ever resources and treasures they es said. of which were carried out with machetes. rope. visit to Egypt during which sever- those islands which has been the contain,” a statement said.

69: 06 67: 66

76: 61 74:61