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mbassadors of Saudi AArabia, the United Arab French push to save deal Emirates, Egypt and Yemen to the United Nations and other international organi- France dispatches envoy to Iran as US calls Tehran breaches ‘nuclear extortion’ sations held a meeting yes- terday in Geneva with the commitments as outlined by the said before the meeting with Mr President of the Interna- Despite the criticism, agreement. Bonne, in reference to US sanc- tional Committee of the Red • Emmanuel Bonne met tions against Iran. Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer. Iran has welcomed Rear-Admiral Ali Shamkhani, Pointing to the US withdrawal During the meeting, they France’s efforts to the secretary of Iran’s Supreme from the JCPOA, he added that discussed the humanitarian salvage the nuclear deal. National Security Council, and the Europeans “must solve that efforts and relief work in Foreign Minister Mohammad problem.” Yemen and raised the vio- Tehran says it has Javad Zarif and his deputy Abbas Despite the criticism, Iran has lations being committed by • Araghchi. welcomed France’s efforts to sal- the Houthi terrorist militias lost patience with Mr Bonne’s mission is “to try vage the nuclear deal. against the Yemeni people. perceived inaction by and open the discussion space to Iran’s state news agency IRNA According to the Office European countries. avoid an uncontrolled escalation, reported that Foreign Ministry for the Coordination of or even an accident”, according spokesman Abbas Mousavi “wel- Humanitarian Affairs, the to French Foreign Minister Jean- Paris comed France’s role in reducing “severity of needs is deep- Yves Le Drian. tension and implementing the ening”, with the number of The United States instead accord”. people in acute need, a stag- rench President Emma- urged world powers party to the “The French are part of efforts gering 27 per cent higher nuel Macron’s top diplo- nuclear deal with Iran not to give ... to keep the nuclear deal alive,” than last year, when it was Fmatic advisor yesterday in to its demands by providing Mr Mousavi was quoted as saying already the most acute crisis held high-level talks in Tehran new economic incentives to get during the visit by Emmanuel on the globe. aimed at saving the 2015 nuclear it to backstep its recent escalation Bonne, Macron’s top diplomatic A recent report on Yemen deal and easing tensions between of its atomic program. France’s top diplomat Emmanuel Bonne shakes hands with Iran’s Foreign adviser. shows that 14.3 million peo- Iran and the United States, which Jackie Wolcott, the US ambas- Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran. But Iran threatened on Mon- ple are classified as being in called Iranian breaches “nuclear sador to international organisa- day to restart deactivated centri- acute need, with around 3.2 extortion”. tions in Vienna, told a gathering tive, but remains “open to nego- fuges and ramp up enrichment million requiring treatment The decision to send one of of the International Atomic Ener- tiation without preconditions”. of uranium to 20 per cent purity for acute malnutrition. Paris’ top diplomats to the Is- gy Agency Wednesday that Iran’s Tehran says it has lost patience in a move away from the nuclear lamic republic comes as tensions recent moves to enrich uranium Iran’s recent moves with perceived inaction by Euro- accord. 210 fils (includes VAT) continue to rise between Iran and beyond the deal’s limits amount- to enrich uranium pean countries more than a year Its moves have been rebuked in the United States over Washing- ed to “nuclear extortion”. beyond the deal’s limits after President Donald Trump capitals across Europe. The three ton’s withdrawal from the nucle- She said Iran’s “misbehaviour” amounted to nuclear unilaterally pulled the United European signatories of the deal, ar deal, crippling sanctions on should “not be rewarded”. Ms extortion. States out of the agreement. Britain, France and Germany, the Iranian economy and Teh- Wolcott reiterated that Washing- “Negotiations are never pos- have all called on Iran to reverse ran’s subsequent reduction of its ton believes the deal was ineffec- MS WOLCOTT sible under pressure,” Mr Zarif its breaches of the deal. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 02 Spotlight on Thailand ties ‘Mutual respect and understanding form the basis of bilateral ties between Manama and Bangkok’ people of continuous progress ing each other and the spirit of HRH the Premier and prosperity. amity and rapprochement be- • He also expressed his country’s tween both Governments and emphasised his appreciation for His Highness’s friendly peoples. support to all the efforts in boosting the bilateral The ambassador of Thailand efforts to bolster the friendship and co-operation ties expressed his deep gratitude and bilateral co-operation and His Highness’s supporting appreciation to HRH the Prime the Gulf countries’ co-operation Minister for his keenness on and mutual trade. with Thailand. boosting the Bahrain-Thailand HRH the Premier emphasised cooperation relations, lauding The envoy his support to all the efforts to the outcome of the latest visit of reaffirmed• his country’s bolster the bilateral co-operation HRH the Prime Minister to Thai- aspiration to boost its and mutual trade and investment land in developing communica- and opening new areas for co- tion between the two friendly ties with Bahrain in operation and encouraging the countries to serve their mutual the various sectors. private sector and businessmen interests. from both sides to enter into joint The ambassador praised the Manama ventures to reap the benefit in contributions of HRH the Prime HRH the Premier receives Thanis Na Songkhla. both countries. Minister and his pivotal role in is Royal Highness Prime HRH the Premier expressed consolidating the friendship and Minister Prince Khalifa HRH the Premier commended gratitude and appreciation for The Thai ambassador con- pride in the close friendship and cooperation between Thailand Hbin Salman Al Khalifa the advanced friendly ties and the hospitality he received during veyed the greetings and appre- partnership between the King- and Bahrain, and reaffirmed his received Ambassador of Thailand reviewed ways of boosting them his recent visit to the Thailand ciation from Prime Minister dom of Bahrain and Thailand, country’s aspiration to boost its to Bahrain, Thanis Na Songkhla, in in various fields. that reflects their deep-rooted Prayuth Chan-O-cha and his based upon their mutual under- ties with Bahrain in the various at the Riffa Palace yesterday. HRH the Premier expressed his friendship. best wishes to Bahrain and its standing, co-ordination, respect- sectors.

Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday received His Highness Shaikh Abdulla bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Personal Representative of His Majesty the King and President of the Supreme Council for Environment, in presence of His Highness Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa, President of the Royal Equestrians and Endurance Federation (BREEF) and Vice President of the Supreme Council for Environment. The BDF Commander-in-Chief commended the efforts of His Highness in the protection of the environment and preservation of wildlife in the Kingdom.

Bahraini women’s strides highlighted at UN forum

Dr Shaikha Rana speaks at the UN forum.

as well as women’s contribu- the Status of Women and the Geneva tions to the development and UN-Women Executive Board, stability of society. noting that the kingdom has he Supreme Council While highlighting Bahraini proved its influential and ef- for Women (SCW) has women’s achievements in the fective role in regional and Tparticipated in the pan- diplomatic field, she said that Arab women organisations. el discussion organised by an undersecretary, an Exec- Shaikha Deena also stressed Ambassador of Bahrain to Germany, Abdullah Abdullatif Abdullah, took part in the annual reception hosted by Bahrain’s mission at the UN utive Director of Bahraini the importance of the HRH German Chancellor Angela Merkel for ambassadors and heads of the diplomatic missions accredited to Germany. In headquarters here on the side- Diplomatic Institute and five Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibra - her remarks, Chancellor Merkel reviewed challenges facing the world today, stressing the need for all countries to co- lines of the 41st session of the directors had been appointed him Al Khalifa Global Award operate in order to overcome these challenges and achieve peace and prosperity in the world. She also highlighted the UN Human Rights Council at the Foreign Affairs Minis- for Women’s Empowerment in efforts exerted by Germany and the European Union to resolve disputes through diplomatic and peaceful means. (UNHRC) to shed light on the try, in addition to appointing adopting mechanisms to sup- Kingdom’s women advance- women ambassadors to France, port women issues across the ment achievements, being re- Belgium, the UK, China and the world according to the best lated to the Sustainable De - US, noting that women account international standards. velopment Agenda and Goals for 33 per cent of the Foreign She also stressed the SCW’s 2030. Ministry’s staff and 31 per cent keenness to contribute to The event attracted a large of the diplomatic personnel. achieving SDGs, noting that it number of attendees, including Director-General of Polices has recently launched a gender heads and members of dip - and Development at the SCW, balance observatory to be an lomatic missions to UN and Shaikha Deena bint Rashid Al official reference for all wom- delegations to the UNHRC ses- Khalifa, gave a presentation en-related indicators. sions, as well as specialised about Bahraini women’s prom- In this regard, she pointed academics and students. inent presence across various out that most indicators re - During the panel discussion, development fields, as well as flect the strength of the wom- Foreign Ministry’s Undersec- the key role played by the SCW en advancement-supporting retary and SCW member, Dr in this role. environment in Bahrain, cit- Shaikha Rana bint Isa bin Duaij She also spoke about Bah - ing the lack of wage gap be- Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Chief Executive Officer Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa stressed Al Khalifa, delivered a state- raini’s presence at the interna- tween women and men in the the importance of co-ordination and co-operation to ensure the sustainability of the property sector. He made the ment in which she talked about tional level in women-related Kingdom, and the increase of statement as he received Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) Real Estate and Construction Committee Bahrain’s experience in the fields, being an active mem - women’s income by 91 per cent Manaf Hamza to discuss current developments. Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa stressed RERA keenness on field of women’s advancement, ber in the UN Commission on between 2008 and 2018. hearing the opinions of all concerned parties so as to reach adequate decisions for all sides. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 03

Lecture focuses on SDGs Garbage bag vending machines Manama he Civil Service Bureau, Tin collaboration with the Office of the Resident Repre- sentative of the United Nations Development Programme to be installed across the capital UNDP ( ) in the Kingdom, or- ganised a lecture titled “the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable New garbage bags will have eco-friendly and biodegradable make-up Development Goals”. The Director of Human Resources Development Di- The Capital rectorate, Mohammed Saleh • Al Dawood, stated that the Municipality aims to The SCE has lecture reviewed the achieve- replicate the success of implemented measures ments of the Millennium De- Southern Municipality. to expand the number velopment Goals at the global of recycling businesses and Arab levels, as well as the The garbage bag 2030 Agenda and the goals, • by increasing the total objectives and indicators of vending machines number of recycling bins. sustainable development and project has been named DR BIN DAINA their inclusion in government ‘Sahal’, which translates programmes. to ‘Easy’ in English. He also added that the tion No 11 of 2019 regarding the lecture discussed the role of technical regulations for plastic the government sector in ap- TDT | Manama products, which will enter into proaching and linking the ob- Mohammed Zafran force from July 21, banning all jectives of sustainable devel- single use plastics bags across opment and the government esidents of Manama will the Kingdom. sector. Mr Ali Salman Saleh soon be able to receive A study conducted by the Su- from the UNDP office said that Rgarbage bags from vend- preme Council for Environment in order for the government ing machines, it emerged. (SCE) revealed that the transi- sector to reach sustainable de- The Capital Municipality, in tion to eco-friendly and biode- velopment goals, all develop- collaboration with the Minis- gradable garbage bags would ment process partners should try of Works, Municipal Affairs not affect the plastic products be involved including the gov- and Urban Planning, intends to Works, Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs Minister Essam Khalaf inaugurates ’Sahal’ project in the Southern manufacturing sector in the ernment sector as well as the install automated garbage bag Governorate. Kingdom. private sector and civil society vending machines to provide “The SCE has implemented institutions. garbage bags for the residents in English, the sources added. all governorates. measures to expand the num- He further explained that of the governorate. These vending machines are The ministry hopes to cover ber of recycling businesses by linking the objectives of sus- The municipality aims to repli- meant to be user friendly, only all important locations in Bah- increasing the total number of tainable development with na- cate the success of the Southern requiring the users’ ID number rain with such machines. recycling bins, thereby reduc- tional plans and strategies re- Municipality that installed sim- and EWA account number to The Director-General of the ing plastic-waste that ends up in quires monitoring activities of ilar machines earlier this year. check the eligibility of the user, Capital Municipal Council, landfills,” said Supreme Council various government sectors and According to municipal sourc- who is receiving the bag. 40 Shawqiya Humaidan stated that for Environment Chief Executive touching on the goals, objec- per cent of household es, the machine will store and The project was first launched waste in the Kingdom is the municipality has conveyed Officer Dr Mohammed Bin Daina. tives and indicators of sustaina- provide black garbage bags to in the Southern Governorate in plastic, according to SCE. to the garbage bag suppliers to He highlighted that 40 per ble development by monitoring the residents, who need them. April. Furthermore, the Ministry incorporate new eco-friendly cent of household waste is plas- the national strategies and plans The garbage bag vending ma- of Works, Municipal Affairs and and biodegradable make up. tic, which can only be effective- related to government plans chines project has been named Urban Planning is considering This comes in accordance ly reduced through prohibition that contain programmes, pro- ‘Sahal’, which translates to ‘Easy’ launching the machines across with the Ministerial Resolu- and regulation. jects and initiatives.

Security programme for youth concludes GFH to support ‘Al Fares’ project launched by RCO Manama Manama

security and social pro- he GFH Financial Group gramme, held under the yesterday announced its Apatronage of Southern Tsupport to the ‘Al Fares’ Governor, HH Shaikh Khalifa project launched by the Royal bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, in Charity Organisation (RCO) to co-operation with the General provide insulin pumps to chil- Directorate of Traffic and the dren with Type 1 Diabetes. General Directorate of Anti- This came as Yousif Abdulla Al Corruption and Economic and Yaqoob, RCO Assistant Secretary Electronic Security, has con- General for Planning and Char- cluded on a high note. ity Resources Development re- Mr Yousif Al Yaqoob, Mr Sharif and Mr Karim with GFH and RCO officials. Held between June 20 and ceived in his office, Salah Abdul- July 9, the programme attracted la Sharif, Chief Administration Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and national programmes and in- 60 participants aged between Nearly 60 participants attended the programme. Officer of GFH, who presented HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad itiatives providing social and 14 and 25. GFH contributions. Al Khalifa, representative of humanitarian services. The programme contributed Mr Sharif conveyed the His Majesty the King for Char- Mr Yousif Al Yaqoob ex - to developing Bahraini youth’s wrong driving habits. its-kind programme for prepar- greetings of GFH’s Board of Di- ity Works and Youth Affairs pressed his thanks and appre- capabilities and enhancing the It also contributed to rais- ing them to face various future rectors and executive manage- and President of the Council of ciation to GFH for their support, level of their security aware- ing the participants’ awareness challenges, commending the ment and their appreciation for Trustees of RCO. wishing the Group and its offi- ness and culture through the on cyber security and ways to efforts exerted by the governor, the efforts exerted by RCO in the GFH remains committed to its cials all success. workshops, training courses avoid misuse of social media the Southern Governorate and charitable and humanitarian social responsibility and con- Hazem Abdul Karim, Head of and field visits that shed light networks. the Interior Ministry’s direc- sector. tinues to work to enhance in Government Relations at GFH, on the requirements of traffic The participants expressed torates for launching the con- He also praised the support projects supporting community and a number of RCO officials, safety and the need to avoid satisfaction with the first-of- structive programme. and vision of His Majesty King development including such also attended the meeting. ‘2,695 enterprises benefitted from BDB services last year’ TDT | Manama from capitalising on these chang- es. he Bahrain Development He stated that Bahrain was Bank (BDB) has financed ahead of the MENA average on Tentrepreneurial ventures most of the parameters. “Bahrain to the tune of BD592 million since had already begun building an it commenced operations in 1992, ecosystem to support entrepre- it was revealed. neurs and that its institutions such Speaking at a luncheon seminar as Tamkeen, EDB and BDB had organised by the Bahrain India played a critical role in furthering Society (BIS), BDB Chief Executive development and progress.” Officer Sanjeev Paul said that as Mr Paul with BIS board members at the seminar. BIS Chairman Raj Damani wel- many as 2,695 enterprises benefit- comed the speaker and the gath- ted from the bank’s development He said that the bank’s contri- dium enterprises (SMEs) would jobs since the start of 2018. shifts taking over the market and ering and director Vijay Boloor services last year. bution to funding small and me- help in creating more than 3,000 Mr Paul highlighted various how the kingdom could benefit proposed a vote of thanks. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 04 Death sentence for ‘Rapunzel’ event set

Sudanese murderer An event poster. TDT | Manama Indian national was brutally murdered by the convict n partnership with the Bah- prison him for five years. with the victim. I saw him on the Irain Authority for Culture During the hearing, The defendant had earlier day of the incident at dawn and and Antiquities (BACA), the • confessed to killing the Indian he was drunk. I was talking with US Embassy has announced the accused had told victim, 31 years old Abdul Nahas, my Bahraini friends on the road I went to his apartment the visit of Missoula Children court that he committed after seeing him “walking drunk and I stopped him. because I wanted to Theatre (MCT) members the act “out of his on the road”. “I asked him about his reli- advise him. He opened Adam Ferguson and Grace love for Bahrain”. The gruesome killing was gion because I love Bahrain and the door for me, and McGeoch to the Kingdom to shocking as the 41-year-old tor- I don’t like to see drunk people present a series of workshops, tured his victim, raped him and walking in public. I ordered him as I entered inside he conduct auditions for chil- To manipulate videotaped the process. to show me his identity card, but locked the door and dren, and perform the popular investigators,• he is said The Defence Attorney, Mo- he ran away,” he explained. began attacking me. children’s play “Rapunzel”. to have written slogans hammed Bumtai, pleaded that Abdul Nahas … the victim The man claimed that he en- And I responded in The official performance on the walls of the his client isn’t guilty, as medical quired in the neighbourhood and self-defence. of “Rapunzel” will be held reports proved he isn’t mentally ecutors earlier that he killed the learnt where the victim lived. “I today at the Cultural Hall at DEFENDANT apartment to frame a fit at the time when the crime victim out of his “love for Bah- went to his apartment because I 7:00 pm. The event is free and particular sect in the took place, claiming that he rain” and refusal to see drunk wanted to advise him. an intention to get people be- open to the public. murder and walk free. wasn’t responsible for his ac- men walking publicly. “He opened the door for me longing to a certain sect indicted MCT is an American tions. He said that he had come to and I entered the apartment. in the murder. non-profit organisation deep- TDT | Manama The details of the case show Bahrain in search of a job and He locked the door and start- “I decided to pour chlorine on ly attuned to the important that the defendant had murdered that he was a holder of a medical ed attacking me. I responded in the body of the victim because role the arts play in all com- the victim after encountering engineering certificate. self-defence,” he alleged. I saw in movies that they were munities, a statement issued Sudanese national was him on a public road at dawn. “I was looking for a job and Court files showed that the using chemicals to conceal the by the US Embassy said. sentenced to death yes- He also sodomised him while my sister works as a doctor at defendant then proceeded with traces of crimes. MCT highlights the power Aterday by the First High he was dying, according to med- a hospital here. Her employers torturing the victim and later “I also poured alcohol and of creativity, a commitment Criminal Court for murdering ical reports. The report stated sponsored me for some time, but killing him. powder all around the apart- to excellence, and the belief an Indian national in the Capital that the victim was strangled to I couldn’t find a job,” the defend- To mislead investigators, he is ment. Before I left I wrote some that theatre facilitates the Governorate last year. death after he was beaten up. ant said in his statements. said to have written slogans on slogans on the walls to mislead universal desire to connect, The court also ordered to im- The defendant told the pros- “I didn’t have any relationship the walls of the apartment with investigators,” he added. the statement added.

‘Bahrain keen on enhancing Court acquits teacher charged ties with Asian countries’ with leaking final exam papers Acquittal ruling came after the teacher proves her innocence before the court

was proven in the court that inflicted on a person who di- Education the teacher wasn’t aware that vulges a secret entrusted there- • the exam wasn’t conducted and to in his official capacity trade, Ms Zainal receives Mr Padam Sundas. Ministry that she immediately deleted profession or art in conditions discovered the it from the parents’ WhatsApp 371 other than those prescribed by Manama and peoples through support- matter and lodged group to which she had for - is the Kingdom’s Penal the law or uses it for his per- ing joint economic and invest- a complaint warded them. Code article’s number that sonal benefit or for the benefit ment projects and coordinating to the Public As reported by Tribune ear- deals with the crime of of another person, unless the peaker of the Council of parliamentary stances at inter- lier, the intermediate school divulging official secrets. person concerned with the se- Representatives, Faw- national gatherings through Prosecution. teacher apparently took pic- cret allows the divulgence or Szia Zainal, has stressed the Asian Parliamentary As- tures of the final exam questions use thereof.” Bahrain’s high-level interest sembly. The teacher was of the seventh grade and sent it However, the article stipu- in bolstering Asian co-opera- She also discussed with the accused• of divulging using WhatsApp to some of her lates that the punishment is tion and enhancing bilateral envoy ways to enhance bilater- students and their parents be- testimonies and viewed the ev- severe in the case of public serv- relations at all levels to consol- al parliamentary relations and secrets by the Public fore they underwent the exam. idence. The woman confessed ants, similarly to the defend- idate common Bahraini-Asian activate joint parliamentary Prosecution. According to Southern Gov- to her crime after she was con- ant who’s a teacher at a public interests during His Majesty friendship committees, laud- ernorate Chief Prosecutor fronted with the evidence. school. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khali- ing the distinguished relations TDT | Manama Noor Shehab, Education Min- The teacher was accused of “The punishment shall be fa’s prosperous era. between the two countries and istry discovered the matter and divulging secrets, a crime that imprisonment for a period not While receiving the Nepa- their friendly peoples. he First High Crimi - lodged a complaint to the Public is subjected to the punishments exceeding five years if the per- lese Ambassador to Bahrain, Ambassador Padam Sundas nal Court has acquitted Prosecution, which completed mentioned in Article 371 of the petrator is a public servant or an Padam Sundas yesterday, the expressed his country’s pride Ta female public school its investigation into the mat- Kingdom’s Penal Code. officer entrusted with a public speaker noted that the rele- in its strong relations with Bah- teacher, who was facing trial for ter and referred the case to the Article 371 of the Penal Code service to whom the secret has vant Asian legislative councils rain, and its keenness to bolster allegedly leaking the questions criminal court. stipulates: “A punishment of been confided during, because and parliaments are required co-operation with it. and answers of a final exam, Ms Shehab confirmed that imprisonment for a period not or by reason of performing his to unify and co-ordinate their He also lauded the progress earlier this year. the prosecution interrogated exceeding one year or a fine duties or service,” Article 371 efforts aimed at achieving the boom witnessed by the king- The acquittal came after it the suspect, heard witnesses’ not exceeding BD100 shall be states. aspirations of Asian countries dom in various fields.

BRAVE CF ‘London event, a total game changer’ TDT | Manama martial arts in Europe and in that can bring people together. Recently, the Sports Minis- the world, changing it for the “Mixed martial arts is not only try of France announced MMA midst Brave Combat better. a great and exciting sport, not would become legal in the Federation high-profile “When we go to London, we’re We want to change only the most global sport out country starting January 1st, Ashow in London fast-ap- going to showcase an event ca- perceptions about there, not only the fastest-grow- 2020. proaching, BRAVE CF President pable of connecting people, and the sport. We want ing, but it is also a sport that The news has come at a great Mohammed Shahid has pointed we will make sure mixed martial everyone to see MMA has equal power, that can bring time for BRAVE CF, and the pro- out that the event will showcase arts is never looked at the same. as something that can government, business, adver- motion has its eyes set on going the sport in a different light, and We want to change perceptions bring people together. tisers and revenue-generating to a host of different countries, to a new audience, and that this about the sport, we want every- industries under one roof, into including France, in the next strategy will empower mixed one to see MMA as something MR MOHAMMED SHAHID one sport,” commented Shahid. years. 05 THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 world

Nine deer dead in Japan after eating plastic: wildlife group Britain’s US ambassador resigns after Trump spat London, United Kingdom

ritain’s ambassador to Washington Kim Dar- Broch said yesterday he was resigning after drawing Donald Trump’s ire for call - Tourists are forbidden from feeding the deer any food other than crackers ing the US president “inept” in leaked confidential cables to Tokyo London. cial tasty crackers offered by Darroch said in a resignation tourists. letter to the Foreign Office that ine deer have died after Tourists are forbidden from the scandal made it “impossi- Nswallowing plastic bags feeding the deer any food be- ble” for him to continue repre- in Japan’s Nara Park, a wildlife sides the crackers but Ashimu- senting British interests in the group said yesterday, warning ra said some visitors offer the United States. that a surge in tourism may be animals other types of snacks. Trump has said his adminis- to blame. “The deer probably think tration would no longer “deal” The Nara Deer Preservation that the snacks and the plastic with Darroch. Foundation said that masses of packs covering them are both “Since the leak of official plastic bags and snack packets food,” he said, adding the an- documents from this Embas- were found in the stomachs of imals normally eat grass and sy there has been a great deal the deer which died between acorns. of speculation surrounding my March and June this year. “They might also eat plastic position and the duration of my “The biggest litter found in bags dropped on the ground,” remaining term as ambassador,” one of the nine amounted to he said, adding that he believed Darroch wrote. British Ambassador to the US Kim Darroch speaks during an annual dinner of the National Economists Club at the British 4.3 kilograms (9.5 pounds),” such cases had increased re- “I want to put an end to that Embassy in Washington, DC foundation official Yoshitaka cently “due to the growing speculation. The current situ- Ashimura said. number of visitors”. ation is making it impossible The Mail on Sunday’s publi- news” that Prime Minister The- “We were surprised. It was “The only way to prevent for me to carry out my role as I cation of Darroch’s cables set off resa May was stepping down in so big,” he said. this is to remove all the gar- would like,” he said. a political firestorm in London two weeks. The picturesque park in Ja- bage.” “I believe in the cur - Since the leak of and saw Trump launch two suc- The US leader followed that pan’s ancient capital is home The sprawling park that also rent circumstances the re - official documents cessive days of Twitter attacks up on Tuesday by calling “wacky to more than 1,000 deer, which includes wooden temples and sponsible course is to allow from this Embassy against the envoy and May. Ambassador” Darroch “a very can even be found roaming shrines built centuries ago is a the appointment of a new there has been a great One of the cables called the stupid guy”. the streets in search of spe - major tourist attraction. ambassador.” deal of speculation Trump administration “unique- The scandal saw Darroch Prime Minister Theresa May surrounding my ly disfunctional” and another taken off the guest list of a told parliament moments after position and the characterised the US leader as dinner attended by Trump on Darroch’s resignation that the “inept” and “insecure”. Monday. criticism he faced was “beyond duration of my Trump tweeted Monday that He also missed visiting UK Turkey vows to keep drilling unfair and wrong”. remaining term as Darroch “is not liked or well Trade Minister Liam Fox’s talks off Cyprus despite warnings “I think he’s given honourable ambassador thought of within the U.S. We in Washington on Tuesday with and good service and he should DARROCH will no longer deal with him.” the president’s adviser and be thanked for it,” she said. He also welcomed the “good daughter Ivanka Trump. Iraqi gets life in jail for teen rape-murder Wiesbaden | Germany false messages from Susanna’s n Iraqi man was sen - smartphone indicating she had tenced to life in jail by left for an impromptu trip to Aa German court yester- Paris. day for the rape and murder Her body was only found on of a teenage girl that fuelled June 6 in a shallow grave cov- Turkey last month sent a second ship called Yavuz to search for oil and gas in far-right protests against a mass ered with leaves, twigs and soil. the eastern Mediterranean influx of migrants. By this time, Bashar and his Fatih into Cyprus’ exclusive The Alternative for Germany family had left Germany and re- Ankara economic zone to begin drill- (AfD) party and other far-right turned to Arbil in northern Iraq. ing there, while the Yavuz was groups have seized on the brutal The accused was however urkey yesterday vowed to deployed last month to search killing of 14-year-old Susanna arrested by Kurdish security Tcontinue drilling activities for oil and gas to the east. Maria Feldman in their cam- forces and, even though Berlin off Cyprus despite tensions The European Union said in paign against Chancellor Angela and Baghdad have no formal with the European Union, a statement on Monday that a Merkel’s asylum policy. Prosecutors said that Bashar battered, raped and strangled the schoolgirl to extradition treaty, taken back which has called on Ankara second attempt by Turkey to The accused, rejected asylum death in a wooded area to Germany. to cease its “illegal” activities. drill for oil and gas was an “un- seeker Ali Bashar, 22, was con- The discovery of huge gas acceptable escalation”, having victed of the killing and handed Incapable of empathy reserves in the eastern Med- already warned Ankara to stop the maximum sentence of life Federal police chief Diet - iterranean has sparked a dis- its “illegal” activities or face in prison by the court in Wies- er Romann personally joined pute between EU member Cy- sanctions. baden, the city where the mur- the controversial operation, as prus and Turkey, which last The European Council said der took place in May last year. newspaper front pages showed month sent a second ship, the it was considering “appropri- The judge, Juergen Bonk, pictures of commandos escort- Yavuz, to search for oil and gas ate measures” and would re- also found the crime to be of ing a heavily restrained Bashar in the region. spond “in full solidarity with exceptional severity, meaning off an aircraft. “The drilling activities of Cyprus” in light of the second that Bashar will not be granted Bashar later confessed the our ship Yavuz are based on exploration. parole after 15 years as is usually killing but denied the rape, legal and legitimate grounds,” The United States and Egypt the case in Germany. claiming that he and the girl the Turkish foreign ministry also joined a chorus of criti- Bashar committed a had consensual sex before she said in a statement. cism this week, with Washing- “cold-blooded murder” and fell, got angry and threatened “We reject the statement ton urging Turkish authorities showed “neither remorse nor to call the police. made by Greek Foreign Min- “to halt these operations”. empathy,” said the presiding In a separate trial, Bashar istry and EU officials that deem Ankara says its actions abide judge, adding that during his Bashar later confessed to the killing but denied the rape is accused of twice raping an our country’s activities illegal,” by international law and that it trial the defendant had “voiced 11-year-old girl, who was be - it added. is drilling inside its continental no sincere word of regret”. and strangled the schoolgirl to railway tracks on May 23. lieved to have also been sexually In May, Ankara sent the ship shelf. The Iraqi man battered, raped death in a wooded area near The court heard he then sent assaulted by an Afghan youth. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 06 Paris says its missiles found on pro-Haftar base members of its DGSE intelligence US-made Javelin service are, however, known to • be operating in Libya, which missiles discovered in descended into chaos after a a camp south of Tripoli 2011 uprising and NATO-backed in June had been military campaign against late purchased by France dictator Moamer Kadhafi. “These weapons were for the protection of forces undertaking The anti-tank intelligence and counter-terror missiles,• worth $170,000 missions,” the French statement (150,000 euros) said. each, were seized Proxy war when forces loyal to The Libyan conflict has the UN-recognised drawn in a range of regional government in Tripoli and international actors and overran the pro-Haftar the country is awash with for- eign weaponry despite the UN base in Gharyan embargo. “Before, the violations were Paris, France happening but people were still cautious,” Gazzini said. “But now rance said its missiles had it is quite the contrary. There is been found at a Libyan no shame in boasting about the Fbase used by forces loyal arrival of new equipment.” to strongman Khalifa Haftar, The UN-recognised govern- in an embarrassing admission ment in Tripoli headed by Sarraj raising fresh questions about its controls a much smaller section role in the conflict. of territory around Tripoli in the Confirming a report in the west and draws support from New York Times, a defence min- Turkey, Qatar and Italy, analysts istry statement said US-made say. Javelin missiles discovered in Fighters loyal to the internationally-recognised Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) displaying US-made Javelin anti-tank missiles and precision guided In May, the government post- a camp south of Tripoli in June munition, which were reportedly confiscated from forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar in Gharyana. ed pictures showing the arrival had been purchased by France. of Turkish BMC Kirpi armoured But it denied supplying them were seized when forces loyal to town of Gharyan had in the past Haftar has been branded a war- pro-Sarraj forces, a captured vehicles at Tripoli port. to Haftar in breach of a UN arms the UN-recognised government housed facilities for obsolete lord and dictator-in-the-making pro-Haftar commander alleges France’s role has caused ten- embargo, saying French forces in Tripoli overran the pro-Haftar weapons. by his opponents. six French military advisors and sions. operating in the war-torn coun- base in Gharyan, 100 kilometres But she said there were unan- On April 4, he launched an other soldiers were at the base in Macron threw himself into try had lost track of them after (60 miles) south of Tripoli. swered questions about wheth- offensive on the Libyan cap - Gharyan when it was overrun. diplomatic efforts to resolve the they were judged to be defective. The ministry statement did er French troops were present ital seeking to overthrow the This was dismissed as “fake conflict after his election in May “Damaged and out-of-use, not explain how the missiles when the base was overrun. of- government of Prime Minister news” by the French embassy 2017, seeing the instability as these weapons were being tem- were lost. fensives Fayez al-Sarraj. in Tripoli. a major security worry and a porarily stocked in a warehouse The find could boost suspi- “The French need to clarify The fighting has claimed at France under President Em- source of migration to Europe. ahead of their destruction,” the cions that Paris is backing Haftar in greater detail,” she said. “The least 1,000 lives and displaced manuel Macron has publicly de- He invited Haftar and Sarraj statement said. “They were not on the ground. open question is whether or not tens of thousands of people. nied taking sides in the conflict to a peace conference in Paris transferred to local forces.” Claudia Gazzini, senior Lib- they are actively supporting and has called for a UN arms in 2017 which was seen as giving The anti-tank missiles, worth ya analyst at the International Haftar forces in their offensive French presence embargo to be enforced. the commander international $170,000 (150,000 euros) each, Crisis Group, an NGO, said the on Tripoli.” In a video distributed by French special forces and legitimacy for the first time. Japan’s Hayabusa2 asteroid probe set for final touchdown

mission, and when the probe also dispatched two tiny MINER- The mission hopes to returns to Earth next year sci- VA-II rover robots as well as the • entists hope to learn more about French-German robot MASCOT collect pristine materials the history of the solar system to help surface observation. from beneath the and even the origin of life from Its photos of Ryugu, which surface of the asteroid its samples. means “Dragon Palace” in Jap- that could provide “I’m really looking forward anese and refers to a castle at to analysing these materials,” the bottom of the ocean in an insights into what the Yoshikawa said. ancient Japanese tale, show the solar system was like At about the size of a large asteroid has a rough surface full refrigerator and equipped with of boulders. Tokyo, Japan solar panels to keep it powered, Launched in December 2014, Hayabusa2 is the successor to the Hayabusa2 mission has a apan’s Hayabusa2 probe be- JAXA’s first asteroid explor- price tag of around 30 billion yen Jgan descending yesterday for er, Hayabusa -- Japanese for ($270 million) and is scheduled its final touchdown on a distant falcon. to return to Earth with its sam- asteroid, hoping to collect sam- That probe returned with dust ples in 2020. ples that could shed light on the samples from a smaller, pota- But its mission has already evolution of the solar system. to-shaped asteroid in 2010, de- made history, including with the “At 9:58, we made a ‘Go’ deci- spite various setbacks during its creation of the crater on Ryugu’s sion for the Hayabusa2 probe’s epic seven-year odyssey and was surface. second touchdown,” the Japan hailed as a scientific triumph. In 2005, NASA’s Deep Impact Aerospace Exploration Agency Artist’s concept of the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft touching down on asteroid Ryugu. Hayabusa2 observes the sur- project succeeded in creating an (JAXA) said in a statement. face of Ryugu with its camera artificial crater on a comet but By early afternoon, JAXA said “This is the second touch - the probe loses the precious ma- and sensing equipment but has only for observation purposes. the probe had descended around down, but doing a touchdown terials already gathered during five kilometres and was on track is a challenge whether it’s the its first landing. to touchdown today on the Ryu- first or the second,” Yuichi Tsu- A photo of the crater taken by gu asteroid, some 300 million This is the second da, Hayabusa2 project manag- Hayabusa2’s camera shows that kilometres (185 million miles) touchdown, but er, told reporters ahead of the parts of the asteroid’s surface from Earth. doing a touchdown is mission. are covered with materials that If successful, it will be the sec- “The whole team will do our are “obviously different” from ond time it has landed on the a challenge whether best so that we’ll be able to com- the rest of the surface, mission desolate asteroid as part of a it’s the first or the plete the operation,” he said. manager Makoto Yoshikawa told complex mission that has also second reporters. ‘Extremely attractive involved sending rovers and ro- YUICHI TSUDA The probe is expected to make bots. materials’ a brief touchdown on an area The mission hopes to collect HAYABUSA2 PROJECT MANAGER Hayabusa2’s first touchdown some 20 metres away from the pristine materials from beneath was in February, when it land- centre of the crater to collect the the surface of the asteroid that ed briefly on Ryugu and fired a unidentified materials believed could provide insights into what bullet into the surface to puff up to be “ejecta” from the blast. the solar system was like at its Ryugu in a risky process that dust for collection, before blast- “It would be safe to say that birth, some 4.6 billion years ago. created a crater on the asteroid’s ing back to its holding position. extremely attractive materials To get at those crucial mate- surface and stirred up material The second touchdown re- are near the crater,” Tsuda said. rials, in April an “impactor” was that had not previously been quires special preparations be- The touchdown will be the Researchers and employees working at a control room for the Hayabusa2 mission fired from Hayabusa2 towards exposed to the atmosphere. cause any problems could mean last major part of Hayabusa2’s in Sagamihara city, Kanagawa prefecture. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 07

Gerard Pique handed ‘Alexa, my head hurts’ $2.36 million tax bill Madrid, Spain thorities over a bonus he re- ceived at Barca as well as his UK health service signs up Amazon arcelona’s Gerard Pique world-record transfer to Paris London Bwill be forced to pay 2.1 Saint-Germain. million euros ($2.36 million) Another of Pique’s fellow to Spain’s tax authorities after club squad members Lionel Alexa, what are the symp- his conviction for rights-image Messi, paid a two-million-eu- toms of flu?” fraud was confirmed, a legal ro fine in 2016 in his own “ The UK government said source said yesterday. tax wrangle and received a yesterday that Britons will be According to a May 13 de- 21-month jail term. able to get an answer to this and cision the country’s National The prison sentence was other simple medical questions Court rejected Pique’s appeal later reduced to a further fine from the National Health Ser- against the 2016 sentence of 252,000 euros, equivalent vice (NHS) using their Amazon which required the former to 400 euros per day of the smart speakers. Spain international to pay 1.5 original term. The state-run health system’s million euros in tax arrears A Spanish court in January tie-up with the California-based and a 600,000 euros fine. handed Portuguese forward technology giant drew praise The tribunal concluded Cristiano Ronaldo a suspend- from overworked doctors and Pique had faked the hando- ed two-year prison sentence professionals weary of bad med- ver of his rights images to his for committing tax fraud when ical advice proliferating online. Kerad Project company to pay he was at Real Madrid. But privacy campaigners ex- less tax for 2008, 2009 and The player, who joined Ital- pressed alarm over the possibil- 2010. ian side Juventus last year, also ity of Amazon storing medical Pique, a World Cup and Eu- agreed to pay 18.8 million eu- data and then using it to sell ropean Championships win- ros in fines and back taxes to targeted ads. ner retains the right to appeal settle the case, according to “Technology like this is a to Spain’s supreme court. judicial sources. great example of how people The verdict comes a month Newspaper El Mundo re- can access reliable, world-lead- after his wife, Colombian mu- ported in April authorities had ing NHS advice from the com- Amazon said it began updating its Echo smart speakers to search NHS websites for medical sician Shakira, was questioned accused Atletico Madrid fort of their home, reducing the by a judge near the Catalan attacker Diego Costa pressure on our hardworking dependent research is done to group director Silkie Carlo said. city over alleged evasion of of fraud totalling 1.1 GPs and pharmacists,” Health ensure that the advice given is “Healthcare is made inacces- 14.5 million euros in taxes. million euros related Secretary Matt Hancock said in safe,” Royal College of GPs chair- sible when trust and privacy is Her press team released a to taxes related to his a statement. woman Helen Stokes-Lampard stripped away, and that’s what statement in which they said image rights in 2014. Amazon said it began updat- However, it is vital said. this terrible plan would do,” the artist was innocent. ing its Echo smart speakers to that independent “Otherwise it could prevent Carlo said. The centre-back’s Court rejected search NHS websites for medical research is done people seeking proper medi- “It’s a data protection disaster former teammate Pique’s appeal answers at the start of the week. to ensure that the cal help and create even more waiting to happen.” at the Camp Nou against the 2016 sentence to pay The UK health department pressure on our overstretched The new service is being Neymar is un- advice given is safe 1.5 million euros GP billed by the UK der investiga- said it expected half of all symp- service.” government as in tax arrears tom checks and other medical Some privacy campaigners a world-first. tion by Spain’s queries to be made through HELEN STOKES-LAMPARD also pointed out that Amazon The government also points fiscal au - voice-assisted technology by ROYAL COLLEGE OF GPS CHAIRWOMAN stores users’ voice recordings in out that Amazon will not be next year. their own data centres. able to access Britons’ medical It added that the new and “Encouraging the public to records. more reliable service would be give their private health details TheNHS website offers basic especially helpful to the elderly embrace of shifting consumer to one of the most aggressive advice on thousands of medi- and the blind. habits and the growing domi- corporate data guzzlers is aston- cal conditions and is one of the Health professionals also nance of voice services. ishingly misguided,” Britain’s most popular symptom check- welcomed the government’s “However, it is vital that in- Big Brother Watch civil liberties ers in the world. New Zealand PM’s neighbour Merkel suffers new shaking spell Berlin, Germany honours. The first bout of shaking was lets the cat out of the bag erman Chancellor Ange- blamed on dehydration, but a Wellington Gla Merkel suffered a new second episode struck a week trembling spell on Wednesday, later at the end of June, just the third time in less than a hours before she was due to guilt-ridden neighbour of month, raising questions over board a plane for a G20 summit ANew Zealand Prime Min- her health. in Japan. ister Jacinda Ardern revealed Merkel began shaking invol- Officials had taken the same yesterday that he was respon- untarily as national anthems line then as on Wednesday, say- sible for accidentally killing were being played at the recep- ing that she was fine and that the nation’s “First Cat” Pad- tion of Finnish Prime Minister she would not be cancelling any dles while reversing out of his Antti Rinne, an AFP photogra- planned engagements. driveway. pher witnessed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel l Merkel, who turns 65 in a Paddles died in November A government spokesman week, has always enjoyed rela- 2017, shortly after Ardern won played down the trembling, the first episode in June. tively robust health. office, but the full circumstanc- telling AFP: “The chancellor On that occasion she ap - Frequently called the Euro- es of the death were never pub- is well and the talks with the peared unsteady and shook as pean Union’s most influential licly revealed, leading to curi- Finnish prime minister will go she stood in the midday sun leader and the most powerful osity about who killed the cat. on as planned.” next to Ukrainian President Vo- woman in the world, Merkel The much-loved feline was a The shaking was visible al- lodymyr Zelensky, whom she has said she will leave politics popular member of the prime though less severe than during was welcoming with military at the end of her term, in 2021. ministerial household, with a Twitter account set up in her name, @FirstCatofNZ, attract- ing more than 11,000 followers. US magazine Vanity Fair Aircraft technician crushed by landing gear praised the tech-savvy feline The much-loved feline was a popular member of the prime ministerial Kolkata for “helping establish Ardern household as the latest hip, cool world trainee technician in India leader that America wishes it rial moggy ran into the path of ed up to the prime ministerial Awas crushed to death yes- had”. his reversing car. household and told them what terday by the landing gear flaps Paddles, who was “poly - “It was kind of shocking at he had done, saying Ardern was on an aircraft while conduct- dactyl”, with extra toes that first, and I felt fairly bad be - understanding. ing maintenance work, airline looked like thumbs, also once cause I knew a bit of the back He said his children even SpiceJet said. interrupted a phone call be - story, I knew Paddles had some wrote a condolence card asking “Inadvertently, the main tween Ardern and US President kind of social media presence Ardern not to send their father landing gear hydraulic door Donald Trump by jumping on and had an extra toe,” he said. to prison. closed and he got stuck in be- a table. “I was also aware that to Ja- After Chris spoke publicly tween the hydraulic door flaps,” SpiceJet said the accident occurred at Kolkata airport in eastern India Ardern’s neighbour, identi- cinda and Clarke, Paddles was about the incident for the first SpiceJet said after the incident the airline said. “The entire 26, was “sucked into the lower fied only as Chris, told the stuff. their fur baby at that point that time on Wednesday, the @ at Kolkata airport in eastern SpiceJet family stands togeth- end of the aircraft due to hy- co.nz news website that he was they loved, so I was pretty gut- FirstCatofNZ twitter account India. er in grief in this unfortunate draulic pressure. His body had rushing back to work from a ted.” retweeted his story and made “The hydraulic doors were incident.” to be cut out of it”. lunch break in his Auckland He could have made a purr- its first post in more than a year. broken to rescue (Rohit) Pan- Airport director Kaushik The aircraft was a Canadian home when the prime ministe- fect getaway, but Chris front- “I forgive you. #prrp.” dey but he was declared dead,” Bhattacharya said that Pandey, Bombardier Q400. I PAY NO ATTENTION WHATEVER TO ANYBODY’S TODAY QUOTE PRAISE OR BLAME. I SIMPLY 1893 1893 1895 1897 OF THE FOLLOW MY OWN FEELINGS. DAY IN The first cultured pearl is A revolution led by the liberal Brothers Auguste and Louis Salomon August Andrée leaves DAY WOLFGANG AMADEUS HISTORY obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto. general and politician José Lumière demonstrate movie Spitsbergen to attempt to reach Santos Zelaya takes over state film technology to scientists. the North Pole by balloon. 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Alexis Tsipras became a victim of his own budget cuts TOP

FAISAL AL YAFAI 4 something different. What they come of a referendum rejecting Having steered a course for from collapse but at the cost of ed fury on both the left and right TWEETS ended up with was more of the bailout conditions, Mr Tsipras Greece through painfully enormous social and financial of Europe’s politics. Right-wing ithin hours of the same. negotiated loan terms with the deep cuts to public hardship. parties that wanted to exit the polls closing on Sun- The writing was on the wall in European Union, the European The Bank of Greece last year EU frequently cited the exam - 01 Wday night, Greece’s May, when Syriza trailed behind Central Bank and the Interna- spending, Syriza is leaving estimated that half a million ple of Greece being “bullied” by ex-prime minister Alexis Tsip- New Democracy in the European tional Monetary Fund. There office just a year after the Greeks had emigrated since Brussels. ras had called his rival and suc- parliamentary elections, prompt- was enough of a backlash to last of the international 2009, a staggering 5 per cent Yet while there was a brief pe- The prime cessor Kyriakos Mitsotakis to ing Mr Tsipras to call an early trigger his resignation in August bailouts ended. of its population. The vast ma- riod in 2015 when it was thought concede defeat. The man who election. There are still plenty of 2015. Although he was reinstated jority are young, pushed out by that left-wing parties could win minister swept to power on a tide of hope believers in the party’s founding as prime minister in September a youth unemployment rate of more widely, today the parties and a pledge to end austerity four principles. But faced with four 2015 in the second election that nearly 40 per cent and a decade whose ideas have the most mo- who came to years earlier was knocked from it years of disappointments, Syriza year, and Greece finally emerged of financial hardship. Mr Mitso- mentum are all on the right. ran has long been se- by resounding losses at the ballot only managed to secure 31.5 per from years of austerity measures takis, in his victory speech, said This year alone, centrist par- Icretly “enriching,” in power on a box, after the centre-right party cent of the vote, considerably last year after the end of its third he wanted to “give the children ties in Denmark and Spain have total violation of the ter- New Democracy trounced him less than the 35.5 per cent it won bailout in a decade, for many, the that left the country the possi- won power by stealing the pol- rible 150 Billion Dollar promise of with an outright majority. in 2015. damage had already been done. bility to return”. icies of their far-right competi- deal made by John Kerry Over the course of his four- The arguments will soon start Having steered a course for Still, the difficult times are tors. That is also what happened and the Obama Adminis- change was year term in office, Mr Tsip - over whether Syriza would have Greece through painfully deep not going away: under a new in Greece, with New Democracy tration. Remember, that ras went from being leader of won had it stuck to its left-wing cuts to public spending, Syriza is voters was very regional – a deal struck with the European taking a hardline stance on im- deal was to expire in a booted out in the scrappy, left-wing, anti-es- politics, instead of becoming leaving office just a year after the long-running dispute with Union, the country must stick migration. Indeed, that was the short number of years. tablishment party Syriza, or managers for EU-imposed aus- last of the international bailouts neighbouring Macedonia over to limits on its spending until other major story of the night: Sanctions will soon be the election Coalition of the Radical Left, terity. But the past few years ended. the country’s name. Although 2060. Some of Greece’s young the far-right Golden Dawn’s increased, substantially! because he promising a radical overhaul have been so extraordinary for Syriza and Mr Tsipras’s po - the Greek government managed will have spent their entire vote collapsed and the party @realDonaldTrump of tired, elitist systems, to be - the country, it was always un - litical project were undone by a to strike a deal to rename the working lives in the shadow of failed to take even a single seat. was simply coming indistinguishable from likely that Syriza would be able mixture of factors. Greek voters country North Macedonia, it austerity. Mr Tsipras and Syriza were the very hierarchy he promised to deliver what it promised. appeared to be exhausted by aus- proved an easy lightning rod But the story of Syriza is also the future once. They might well 02 more of the to challenge. After four years When the history of Greece’s terity. The radicalism that Syriza for nationalist sentiment, one the story of Europe’s evolving be again. The Greek crisis, as the of being governed by a prime long path out of financial crisis promised did not materialise or, which Mr Mitsotakis exploited left-wing politics. former finance minister Yanis same minister who over-promised but is written, the legacies of both more charitably, was at least une- to the fullest. The continuing Greek crisis Varoufakis put it, is far from under-delivered, Greeks have Syriza and Mr Tsipras will be qual to the challenge of austerity. But it was ultimately tough has had an impact across the over. The former prime minister returned to the centre by voting tangled, complex ones. But Mr Tsipras, too, bears austerity measures and Mr European Union. The sight of is only 44 and Syriza remains in New Democracy – many of After coming to power in Jan- some responsibility. He became Tsipras’s U-turn in office that unelected officials in the EU the major opposition party. If them young voters, nearly double uary 2015 as a relative unknown, too cosy with Brussels and Ber- ly being realistic; to his critics, If austerity pushed Syriza to Greece alone. The continuing scattered across Greece’s islands decided his trajectory. Three and the International Monetary Greek politics changed so much the number that voted for the there was already a cloud hang- lin, too enamoured of the trap- he was elected on a message that the edge, two other political migrant crisis was exacerbated in the Aegean, in camps built to rounds of international bailouts Fund facing down the elected in four years, there is no reason disappointing re- party in the 2015 election. What ing over his leadership by that pings of the political circuit. His things could be different but as it challenges tipped the party over by the civil war in Syria. There take considerably fewer people. after the 2008 global financial representatives of a country and to suppose it might not change Asult, but good to see Greeks wanted from Syriza was summer when, despite the out- supporters will say he was mere- turns out, they weren’t. it. The first was far bigger than are an estimated 90,000 migrants The other issues that swayed crisis saved the Greek economy forcing austerity on them ignit- radically again. #TeamIndia’s fighting spirit till the very end. India batted, bowled, fielded well throughout the tournament, of which we are very proud. Wins and losses are a part of How the idea of ‘India’ developed on the cricket field? life. Best wishes to the Cryptocurrencies can team for their future en- deavours. #INDvsNZ @narendramodi SURESH MENON The Parsi star Keki Mistry bursts of flamboyant batting be- should have led, but Mistry fore boredom set in and induced a boost post-Brexit UK n 1911, the first ‘All-India’ team fatal error.” A brilliant description 03 toured England for a series worked for Bhupinder of the cricket the princes played of matches, 14 of them First and would not have been as well as the lifestyles they led. I granted permission to tour. George Prior Class. It was led by a 19-year-old The year 1911 was significant in I believe cryptocurrencies reasons. prince, and comprised six Parsis, Hence the ploy of getting many ways. 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It was a blazing summer — one comes as Britain’s Brexit-wea- – which are digital, global @RahulGandhi plan by some et field, Kidambi clarifies, was Shaukat was also the cricket cap- of the hottest since the mid-sev- ry economy has showed signs and borderless – are unques- originally constituted by, and not tain of Aligarh Muslim Univer- enteenth century. Temperatures it is contracting for the first tionably the future of money. merchants against, the forces of empire. sity whose room was “the venue went beyond 36 degrees. time since the referendum in This is noted by the growing 04 When scholars (Kidambi is as- of a royal durbar where appeals And how did the pioneering 2016, fuelling speculation of a confidence, talent and activity amount of retail and insti - to charter a sociate professor of colonial urban of freshers and younger boys Indian cricket team do? 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The weap- and as Bitcoin currently eyes He continued: “London is ahead of the game. history know? ceptions that have attached them- ons bowlers had developed re- $12,000. In June the world’s – for the time being at least - And third, the UK is already he great @msdho- watch the Kidambi has deliberately used selves to that 1911 team. It was cently — the outswinger and the leading cryptocurrency record- the world’s largest and most a thriving global fintech (fi - Tni run out in his last the title of a book written during not “organised and financed” by googly — were a mystery to Indian ed a 193 per cent year-to-date important financial hub. But its nancial technology) and block- innings.. lesson for life: Indians play the world war. Edmund Blun - the skipper, Maharajah of Patiala batsmen. The great left arm spin- price run. dominance is fading as Brex- chain (the tech on which cryp- sometimes the mind is den’s Cricket Country is both a Bhupinder Singh, a most colourful ner Palwankar Baloo picked up 75 Mr Green has said: “Brexit it-Britain flounders in uncer- tocurrencies run) hub. This willing not always the there in 1911 lament on the passing of an age that cricket was authentic only Kidambi’s field is wide, wider World Cup had its origins in a plan travellers from the subcontinent character who fathered 88 chil- wickets at just over 20, while his and the lingering uncertain- tainty. should be capitalised on fur- body! The better team and a celebration of the timeless- when it was English, Kidambi is than most. Politics and sport and by some merchants to charter a to Britain.” dren (according to one estimate). brother Shivram scored 631 runs, ty it has created has inflicted “How, then, to reshape and ther. on the day has won! #IN- ness of the game. While Blunden’s saying, clearing his throat gently, their intersection might be a key, steamer to take them to Britain India couldn’t persuade Ran- The Parsi star Keki Mis - behind Rustomji Meherhomji’s unprecedented damage on the reinvigorate UK financial ser- The growing cryptocurrency DvNZ book is about Englishness, Kid- that the ‘country’ in the title is but the role of sport in establish- to watch the Indians play there in ji, the greatest Indian cricketer try should have led, but Mistry 684. UK’s financial services sector – vices in a post-Brexit era? market has already provided @sardesairajdeep ambi’s is a tribute to the game’s actually India. ing identity, the approach to it for 1911. The idea was to take a party of his time to lead the country. worked for Bhupinder and would Watching India in England to- which makes up about 6.5pc of “A major part of the answer tangible economic benefits Indianness. “By a curious histor- Blunden however anticipated both personal and ‘nationalistic’ of 400 high caste Hindus, with Ranji tried to undermine plans not have been granted permission day with the crowd support sug- Britain’s overall GDP. must be cryptocurrencies.” to other major economies. ical twist,” he says, “a sport that Kidambi when he wrote: “The purposes ring true today; only food “prepared by Brahmins” and for All-India teams because that to tour. Hence the ploy of getting a gesting they might be playing at “Companies across the in- I believe cryptocurrencies Post-Brexit Britain will be Disclaimer: (Views expressed defined the identity of the former game is not terminated at the the names have changed. For the “all arrangements on orthodox might have jeopardised his status 19-year-old to lead so his employ- home, it is useful to remember dustry have had to take pre - could and should dramatically uniquely placed to go even by columnists are personal and colonisers is now the ruling pas- boundary, but is reflected be - Maharajahs and Princes, read principles.” That plan fell apart, as an English icon. ee could make the trip. Bhupinder how it all began. Cricket Coun- cautionary action to safeguard help change the fortunes of further and by embracing it, it need not necessarily reflect our sion of the country that they con- yond…and belongs to some wider corporates and politicians. The but says Kidambi, “the summer of Kidambi’s research is deep and “played in a manner that befit- try tells that riveting story with their interests. There’s been Britain’s beleaguered financial could reboot the UK’s financial editorial stances) quered.” If Blunden was saying field.” Indian rush to England for the 1911 saw a spike in the number of extensive. There are wonder- ted his regal status: short, sharp passion and authority. a steady drain of investment, services industry for three key services sector.

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Alexis Tsipras became a victim of his own budget cuts TOP 4 Having steered a course for from collapse but at the cost of ed fury on both the left and right TWEETS Greece through painfully enormous social and financial of Europe’s politics. Right-wing hardship. parties that wanted to exit the deep cuts to public The Bank of Greece last year EU frequently cited the exam - spending, Syriza is leaving estimated that half a million ple of Greece being “bullied” by 01 office just a year after the Greeks had emigrated since Brussels. last of the international 2009, a staggering 5 per cent Yet while there was a brief pe- bailouts ended. of its population. The vast ma- riod in 2015 when it was thought jority are young, pushed out by that left-wing parties could win a youth unemployment rate of more widely, today the parties nearly 40 per cent and a decade whose ideas have the most mo- of financial hardship. Mr Mitso- mentum are all on the right. ran has long been se- takis, in his victory speech, said This year alone, centrist par- Icretly “enriching,” in he wanted to “give the children ties in Denmark and Spain have total violation of the ter- that left the country the possi- won power by stealing the pol- rible 150 Billion Dollar bility to return”. icies of their far-right competi- deal made by John Kerry Still, the difficult times are tors. That is also what happened and the Obama Adminis- not going away: under a new in Greece, with New Democracy tration. Remember, that voters was very regional – a deal struck with the European taking a hardline stance on im- deal was to expire in a long-running dispute with Union, the country must stick migration. Indeed, that was the short number of years. neighbouring Macedonia over to limits on its spending until other major story of the night: Sanctions will soon be the country’s name. Although 2060. Some of Greece’s young the far-right Golden Dawn’s increased, substantially! the Greek government managed will have spent their entire vote collapsed and the party @realDonaldTrump to strike a deal to rename the working lives in the shadow of failed to take even a single seat. country North Macedonia, it austerity. Mr Tsipras and Syriza were proved an easy lightning rod But the story of Syriza is also the future once. They might well 02 for nationalist sentiment, one the story of Europe’s evolving be again. The Greek crisis, as the which Mr Mitsotakis exploited left-wing politics. former finance minister Yanis to the fullest. The continuing Greek crisis Varoufakis put it, is far from But it was ultimately tough has had an impact across the over. The former prime minister austerity measures and Mr European Union. The sight of is only 44 and Syriza remains Tsipras’s U-turn in office that unelected officials in the EU the major opposition party. If Greece alone. The continuing scattered across Greece’s islands decided his trajectory. Three and the International Monetary Greek politics changed so much migrant crisis was exacerbated in the Aegean, in camps built to rounds of international bailouts Fund facing down the elected in four years, there is no reason disappointing re- by the civil war in Syria. There take considerably fewer people. after the 2008 global financial representatives of a country and to suppose it might not change Asult, but good to see are an estimated 90,000 migrants The other issues that swayed crisis saved the Greek economy forcing austerity on them ignit- radically again. #TeamIndia’s fighting spirit till the very end. India batted, bowled, fielded well throughout the tournament, of which we are very proud. Wins and losses are a part of How the idea of ‘India’ developed on the cricket field? life. Best wishes to the Cryptocurrencies can team for their future en- deavours. #INDvsNZ @narendramodi The Parsi star Keki Mistry bursts of flamboyant batting be- should have led, but Mistry fore boredom set in and induced a boost post-Brexit UK fatal error.” A brilliant description 03 worked for Bhupinder of the cricket the princes played and would not have been as well as the lifestyles they led. granted permission to tour. George Prior The year 1911 was significant in I believe cryptocurrencies reasons. Hence the ploy of getting many ways. In Kolkata, Mohun First, once outside of the EU, a 19-year-old to lead so his Bagan defeated East Yorkshire ryptocurrencies such could and should the UK will not be beholden to employee could make the Regiment to become the first In- as Bitcoin should play dramatically help change the bloc’s notoriously slow and trip. dian team to win the Indian Foot- Ca significant role in re- the fortunes of Britain’s burdensome bureaucratic pro- ball Association (IFA) Shield. In shaping and reinvigorating the beleaguered financial tocols. It could promptly estab- hough they’re a bil- London, George V was crowned UK’s financial services sector services industry for three lish its own rules and regula- Tlion broken hearts King-Emperor, and there was an post-Brexit. key reasons. tions and set-up an innovative, tonight, Team India, you Imperial Conference held there. This is the bold assertion pro-business, well-regulated put up a great fight and Other Indian sportsmen were from the CEO and founder of market. This could position it are deserving of our love touring too. Jamsetji Marker, the one of the world’s largest in- alongside other crypto-friend- & respect. Congratula- world racquets champion, the dependent financial advisory ly jurisdictions such as Japan tions to New Zealand on great wrestler Gama and a team organisations. and Switzerland - and ahead of their well earned win, ful stories of many like Shaukat of Punjabi wrestlers earned both The observation from de - many EU member states. that gives them a place Ali who, along with his brother plaudits and publicity. Vere Group’s Nigel Green Second, cryptocurrencies in the World Cup final. started the Khilafat Movement. It was a blazing summer — one comes as Britain’s Brexit-wea- – which are digital, global @RahulGandhi Shaukat was also the cricket cap- of the hottest since the mid-sev- ry economy has showed signs and borderless – are unques- tain of Aligarh Muslim Univer- enteenth century. Temperatures it is contracting for the first tionably the future of money. sity whose room was “the venue went beyond 36 degrees. time since the referendum in This is noted by the growing 04 of a royal durbar where appeals And how did the pioneering 2016, fuelling speculation of a confidence, talent and activity amount of retail and insti - of freshers and younger boys Indian cricket team do? They won UK recession. away from UK financial servic- tutional investment into the were heard, decisions given and two of 14 First Class matches, and It also follows the world’s es – and this is only likely to burgeoning sector. Whilst enforced.” Or Shafqat Hussain, lost 10. Apart from psychological largest cryptocurrency by mar- intensify in the coming months other jurisdictions focus on who played with only one good and geographical reasons, there ket cap enjoying an impres - and even more so should the the current, the UK should set eye. were two sound cricketing ones sive bull run in recent months UK leave with no deal.” its sights on the future to be Kidambi clears some miscon- too, Kidambi tells us. The weap- and as Bitcoin currently eyes He continued: “London is ahead of the game. ceptions that have attached them- ons bowlers had developed re- $12,000. In June the world’s – for the time being at least - And third, the UK is already he great @msdho- selves to that 1911 team. It was cently — the outswinger and the leading cryptocurrency record- the world’s largest and most a thriving global fintech (fi - Tni run out in his last not “organised and financed” by googly — were a mystery to Indian ed a 193 per cent year-to-date important financial hub. But its nancial technology) and block- innings.. lesson for life: the skipper, Maharajah of Patiala batsmen. The great left arm spin- price run. dominance is fading as Brex- chain (the tech on which cryp- sometimes the mind is Bhupinder Singh, a most colourful ner Palwankar Baloo picked up 75 Mr Green has said: “Brexit it-Britain flounders in uncer- tocurrencies run) hub. This willing not always the character who fathered 88 chil- wickets at just over 20, while his and the lingering uncertain- tainty. should be capitalised on fur- body! The better team dren (according to one estimate). brother Shivram scored 631 runs, ty it has created has inflicted “How, then, to reshape and ther. on the day has won! #IN- The Parsi star Keki Mis - behind Rustomji Meherhomji’s unprecedented damage on the reinvigorate UK financial ser- The growing cryptocurrency DvNZ try should have led, but Mistry 684. UK’s financial services sector – vices in a post-Brexit era? market has already provided @sardesairajdeep worked for Bhupinder and would Watching India in England to- which makes up about 6.5pc of “A major part of the answer tangible economic benefits not have been granted permission day with the crowd support sug- Britain’s overall GDP. must be cryptocurrencies.” to other major economies. to tour. Hence the ploy of getting a gesting they might be playing at “Companies across the in- I believe cryptocurrencies Post-Brexit Britain will be Disclaimer: (Views expressed 19-year-old to lead so his employ- home, it is useful to remember dustry have had to take pre - could and should dramatically uniquely placed to go even by columnists are personal and ee could make the trip. Bhupinder how it all began. Cricket Coun- cautionary action to safeguard help change the fortunes of further and by embracing it, it need not necessarily reflect our “played in a manner that befit- try tells that riveting story with their interests. There’s been Britain’s beleaguered financial could reboot the UK’s financial editorial stances) ted his regal status: short, sharp passion and authority. a steady drain of investment, services industry for three key services sector.

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Gulf Air enhances Automated Communication with Emarsys TDT | Manama said it will be connected to NBB first to join eKYC the passengers before and ulf Air said it has started a post the flight experience with TDT | Manama Gstrategic partnership with value-added and personalised tophe Durand CEO of NBB, Emarsys, the largest independ- communication. he National Bank of Bah- said, “We are delighted to have ent marketing platform com- Offered Emarsys features rain has become the first been the first bank to come pany in the world, to enhance to Gulf Air will include hy - Tbank in the Kingdom to on board with this innovative its automated communica- per-targeted promotions, da- join the National eKYC (Know project.” tion with customers through ta-driven newsletters, person- Your Customer) platform, the To take advantage, Nabeel email and digital media alised content for Falconflyer bank said in a Mustafa, Head of Network platforms. members and customer behav- statement. Management & Strategy at NBB With this deal, Gulf Air iour tracking. The platform mandated by said, customers can visit NBB’s the Central Bank of Bahrain Main Branch and be on-board- and operated by The Benefit ed for a basic account without Company will be used by all providing any documentation financial institutions to simplify other than a signed consent Secured Transactions Law and ease client onboarding and form. KYC maintenance requirements The introduction of the ser- workshops held electronically. vice for all customers across on the types of assets that can The platform, a Cloud-based/ the Bank’s branches will soon be taken as collateral, how to Blockchain hybrid solution, pro- NBB said it has been successfully transacting on the platform since it went live follow. The next phase of the Observers expect on 30 April 2019 • take security right and make vides financial institutions with project will include API inte- the law to positively it enforceable against third the ability to retrieve and pro- gration and richer data to allow impact the financial parties as well as the enforce- cess client KYC and other data eGovernment Authority (IGA). a physical presence, document for more financial services to be services sector ment provisions within the from the related bodies includ- It will also provide international verification or authentication. provided to customers through law in the event of the debtor’s ing Bahrain’s Information and screening without the need for Commenting, Jean-Chris- the system. Workshops were default. • A number of legal and oth- attended by lawyers er experts spoke at the work- and professionals from shops including David Carey, American Airlines the banking sector. legal adviser at the US De- EU chief nominee hopes Britain will ditch Brexit partment of Commerce and Brussels, Belgium says MAX grounding TDT | Manama a specialist in commercial “Though I still hope you re- hit 2Q profits law development, Joseph U U president nominee Ursula main, it is in our interests to New York, United States Schürer, lawyer at Kirkland Evon der Leyen said yester- have you sort things out. We n co-operation with the & Ellis International, based day she hopes Britain will aban- have an agreement -- which IBahrain Economic Devel- in Chicago and Jae Sung don Brexit but warned London hasn’t been signed on both sides merican Airlines said opment Board (EDB), the Cen- Lee, a legal expert from UN- it must take responsiblity for -- and we have the backstop,” Ayesterday the ground- tral Bank of Bahrain and The CITRAL, the legal body of the “sorting out” its tortured de- she said in response to a ques- ing of the Boeing 737 MAX Judicial & Legal Studies In- UN system for international parture from the bloc. tion from a British MEP at a reduced second-quarter stitute organised two special- trade law. Von der Leyen said the di - hearing with centrist deputies earnings by $185 million ised workshops on the Secured This was in addition to Blake vorce deal agreed with Prime at the European Parliament. even as the company raised Transactions Law. Candler, a legal expert on Minister Theresa May but Ursula von der Leyen “I think it’s a good deal but it a key revenue benchmark The workshops aimed to commercial law development rejected by British lawmak- the EU. is your responsibility and your because of strong consumer provide in-depth awareness (CLDP) at the US Department ers was a good one, signalling Both have pledged to renego- noble task to sort things out,” demand. and understanding of the of Commerce and Dr Jameel that under her leadership the tiate the Brexit deal to get bet- she added, in her first public American, which has 24 Secured Transactions Law, Alalawi, Senior Legal Advisor European Commission will be ter terms or leave without one comments on Brexit since be- of the MAX planes in its which is based on the legal at the EDB. no more willing to renegotiate -- but the EU has been adamant ing nominated as commission portfolio, previously esti- model adopted by the United Observers expect the law to than before. it will not reopen the text. president. mated that the grounding Nations Commission on In- positively impact the finan- She insisted there would be Three years after the shock Von der Leyen, nominated by would hit 2019 earnings by ternational Trade Law (UNCI- cial services sector in several no change to the Irish “back- referendum vote to quit the EU national leaders last week $350 million. TRAL). ways. stop” and warned the two men bloc, Brexit remains a highly to take over from Jean-Claude The carrier has extended The event introduced par- In particular, banks involved vying to replace May, Boris divisive issue in the UK and von Juncker on November 1, the day its grounding to September ticipants to lending opportuni- in the lending process and Johnson and Jeremy Hunt, that der Leyen said that while she after Britain is due to leave, was 3 due to uncertainty over ties that may become available SMEs stand to benefit, as the the “tone and attitude” of Brexit still hoped Britain would stay, wooing MEPs ahead of a con- when the plane will be re- under the draft secured trans- law seeks to improve access were vitally important to future London must act to end the firmation vote in the European turned to service after two actions law. It also shed light to finance. relations between Britain and impasse. Parliament next week. deadly crashes. Al Salam Bank holds internship induction ceremony

Interns and officials posing for a group photograph during an induction ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel Bahrain TDT | Manama The students are currently complet- Welcoming the interns, Al Salam an intensive career planning and de- Bahrain Institute of Banking and Fi- l Salam Bank-Bahrain held an in- ing their respective majors at the Uni- Bank’s Head of Human Resources and velopment session.” nance (BIBF) Center for Leadership & Aduction ceremony at the Sheraton versity of Bahrain and other local and Administration, Muna Al Balooshi, said: The bank has run its summer in - Management lecturer Manal Al Khan. Hotel Bahrain on July 2nd to welcome international private universities. Over “Thanks to the practical feedback we ternship programme since 2007 and Besides, representatives from KPMG 26 Bahraini university students to its the next two months, they will undergo received from previous participants, has welcomed more than 300 interns will conduct a technical session. The 13th annual summer internship pro- comprehensive training within key we are able to consistently improve to date. This year, the programme programme will also include a visit to gramme. departments of the bank. the programme, which now includes includes a one-day workshop with Bahrain Fintech Bay. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 11

British inventor Dyson pays Greek PM promises tax cuts $54m for Singapore penthouse

The current framework• negotiated with creditors holds Greece to a primary budget surplus of 3.5 per cent to 2022

Athens, Greece Although pro-Brexit, James Dyson moved his company’s headquarters from reece’s new conserva- England to Singapore after Britain’s decision to leave the EU in 2016 tive Prime Minister Kyr- Giakos Mitsotakis said yesterday he would honour a Singapore June 20. pledge to cut tax that could im- The company confirmed Dy- pact the country’s tight fiscal ritish billionaire inventor son, 72, had bought a property targets. BJames Dyson has paid a in the city. Addressing his first cabinet reported $54 million for Singa- The luxury home at Wallich meeting since winning an elec- pore’s biggest, most expensive Residence sits on the top three tion on Sunday, the leader of penthouse: a three-floor resi- floors of a 64-storey, 290-me- the New Democracy party said dence with a rooftop terrace, tre high tower -- the tallest in a “tax bill with the first cuts we private pool, and jacuzzi. Singapore -- which is in the have promised” would be sub- His electric appliance com- business district and has pan- mitted by the end of the month. Greece’s new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C) poses with the Government’s Vice-President Panagiotis pany, known for its bagless oramic views over Singapore, Starting in 2020, Mitsotakis Pikrammenos (R) and Greece’s Finance Minister Christos Staikouras (L) for a group photo after the government’s first vacuum cleaners, hand dryers including popular waterfront has promised to cut a hated cabinet meeting following general elections at the Greek parliament in Athens and fans, announced this year area Marina Bay. property tax called ENFIA -- it was shifting its global head- It has five bedrooms, each brought in by a previous New say that target stifles growth. Bank of Greece and the coun- quarters from England to the with their own en-suite bath- Democracy-led government Mitsotakis, who has promised try’s creditors said could affect city-state to be closer to Asian room, a private garden and during the economic crisis -- by to “resurrect” the heavily-taxed agreed fiscal targets. markets. a viewing deck on the 62nd 30 percent over two years. We must keep our Greek middle class, maintains According to government The company also plans to floor, according to a sales bro- He has also offered to reduce commitments, this is that New Democracy enjoys sources, 40 percent of new min- produce electric cars there, as chure for the property. income tax thresholds and to the only way I know “enough goodwill in Brussels” isters are not professional poli- part of its expansion east after It also has a private lift, stor- gradually cut tax on business to gain credibility to win over the creditors. ticians and include technocrats Britain’s decision in 2016 to age for 600 bottles of wine, and profits by eight percent. But just hours after his victory who gave up careers abroad to leave the EU. a round-the-clock dedicated on Sunday, eurozone finance “help rebuild the country”. butler service. “There isn’t a day to lose,” the EUROGROUP CHIEF MARIO CENTENO The Brexit-backing tycoon 51-year-old Harvard graduate TOLD REPORTERS IN BRUSSELS. ministers warned the new gov- The new parliament will con- purchased the 21,000 square The cost is below a price tag and former McKinsey consult- ernment to stick to the country’s vene on July 17, and the new foot (1,960 square metre) “su- of over Sg$100 million origi- ant said, handing ministers a strict public spending commit- government will be submitted per penthouse” for almost nally sought for the property. roadmap to December and tell- ments. to a vote of confidence on July Sg$74 million ($54 million), A Dyson spokesman de - ing them they would be “contin- “We must keep our commit- 22, Mitsotakis said. Singapore’s Business Times clined to give details of the uously evaluated”. ments, this is the only way I His party has a comfortable newspaper reported, without purchase but told AFP: “Giv- During the election campaign, The current framework ne- know to gain credibility,” Euro- majority of 158 MPs in the 300- citing a source. en the decision to locate the Mitsotakis said he planned to gotiated with creditors by the group chief Mario Centeno told seat parliament. A land title document seen headquarters in Singapore and persuade Greece’s creditors to previous leftist Syriza govern- reporters in Brussels. The first cabinet meeting was by AFP lists Dyson and his wife the growing focus of the com- accept the easing of tight fiscal ment holds Greece to a primary In May, leftist former premier nationally televised, but Mitso- Deirdre as joint tenants of the pany’s business in the region, targets with “a comprehensive budget surplus of 3.5 per cent Alexis Tsipras had announced a takis said future ones would not 99-year leasehold property, of course James Dyson has reforms package”. to 2022 -- but the conservatives batch of tax cuts that both the be open to the media. with the sale registered on bought a property there.”

Uber launches helicopter service ArcelorMittal to cut 2,000 jobs in South Africa “A large-scale restructuring is such as high electricity, rail, The group, the contemplated, and it is antici- The steelmaker is port, and primary raw material • pated that in excess of 2,000 po- scheduled to publish costs have contributed to these world’s largest sitions may be affected,” Arce- challenges,” it said. steelmaker, employs detailed first-half lorMittal said in a statement. results next month ArcelorMittal -- which sup- a total workforce of The group, the world’s larg- plies more than 70pc of South 8,800 in South Africa est steelmaker, employs a total Africa’s steel -- said that it ex- workforce of 8,800 in South pects to turn in a loss for the Africa. domestic product contracted first six months, triggering a Johannesburg, South Africa The proposed job cuts are cer- by 3.2 per cent in the first three sharp drop in its share price. tain to pile more pressure on the months of 2019. “Headline earnings for the pe- lobal steel giant Arce - government of Cyril Ramaphosa ArcelorMittal said that “due riod (are expected) to decrease GlorMittal said yesterday it which is battling a weak econo- to the difficult domestic eco- by at least 650 million rand ($46 Uber’s new helicopter service, Uber Air, makes its debut in New York, lifting could slash nearly a quarter of my and near record unemploy- nomic environment, the South million) to a headline loss,” the off from Manhattan’s financial district to JFK airport. The service will offer its workforce in South Africa in ment of more than 27 percent. African steel industry continues statement said, noting that in approximately 8 - 10 rides a day to Uber’s platinum and diamond customers. a bid to curb costs as it expects South Africa’s banks, mining to face significant challenges.” the corresponding year-earlier The ride takes about 8 minutes and costs between $200-$225 depending on to fall into the red in the first six and construction sectors have Certain costs “that are not period it booked a profit of 54 the time and demand. months of this year. signalled mass layoffs as gross within the company’s control million rand. India gets its first fully-fledged electric car

kilometres (281 miles) on one clear roadmap to get more EVs by contrast, 455,571 electric ve- India is forecast to charge. on the roads. hicles were sold in the first half • The Kona Electric SUV will The market share of electric of 2019 alone. become the world’s cost $36,000 -- more than three vehicles is now just 0.06 percent, India is home to 22 of the most populous nation times the price of the cheap - compared with 39 percent in world’s 30 most polluted cities, within a decade est combustion-engine SUV and Norway, according to govern- according to Greenpeace, with more than eight times dearer ment figures cited by Bloomberg industrial emissions, car fumes The market share than a regular saloon car. News. and smoke from burning crops • But its improved range will “We think more can be done creating a toxic cocktail. of electric vehicles is address one of the major con- by the government to accelerate Poisonous air killed 1.24 mil- now just 0.06 percent, cerns among customers in In- adoption of EVs in India,” Kim lion Indians in 2017, according compared with 39 dia, where there is a shortage said. to a study published last year percent in Norway of charging stations, Hyundai Local firms Tata Motors and by Lancet Planetary Health, Motors Managing Director SS Mahindra & Mahindra pre - which said tens of millions Kim told the Press Trust of India. viously launched electric ve- of people face serious health Mumbai, India India is forecast to become the hicles, but only with limited risks. world’s most populous nation ranges or not for commercial India currently generates otorists in India can now within a decade, and although sale. about two-thirds of its electric- Mbuy a fully-fledged elec- last week the government un- Currently there are fewer than ity with coal and gas, making it tric car after Hyundai unveiled veiled new tax incentives, man- 7,000 on India’s roads, many of the world’s third-biggest emitter a model that can travel 452 The Kona Electric SUV will cost $36,000 ufacturers say that there is no which are imported. In China of greenhouse gases. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 12

India car sales fall for eighth month in Property firms bolster Dubai market a row New Delhi, India Closing Bell ndia recorded an eighth Emaar Properties SAUDI  0.6pc » 8,906 pts • Isuccessive month of highest since May ABU DHABI  0.1pc » 5,027 pts falling car sales yesterday, DUBAI  1.2pc » 2,687 pts with June seeing a 25 per Aldaar Properties up cent decrease, adding to a QATAR  0.5pc » 10,551 pts on• government projects multi-day slump in Indian EGYPT  0.6pc » 14,013 pts stocks. BAHRAIN  0.1pc » 1,540 pts Industry data showed Nine of 11 Saudi passenger vehicle sales fall- • OMAN  0.3pc » 3,813 pts banks gain ing 17.5 per cent last month KUWAIT  0.6pc » 6,767 pts year-on-year to 225,732 Kuwait surges units, with domestic car for• tenth day sales off 25pc. Kuwait has outperformed its Sales of motorcycles Gulf peers in anticipation of the dropped 9.6pc to 1.1 mil - Reuters MSCI move, gaining over 28pc lion, according to figures year-to-date. from the Society of Indian ubai stocks rose sharply The Abu Dhabi index edged Automobile Manufacturers yesterday as all real es- up 0.1pc, led by a 1.2pc rise in (SIAM) quoted by the Press Dtate shares gained, while Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Trust of India. banks drove the Saudi market and a 2pc increase in Aldar The slide has been blamed higher amid rising oil prices Properties. on weak consumer senti- and after EFG Hermes forecast The latter was awarded 5 bil- ment in Asia’s third-biggest higher second quarter profit for lion dirhams ($1.36 billion) of economy, with growth slow- Saudi lenders. Traders on the floor of Bahrain Bourse (file) development projects from the ing in recent quarters and Oil prices rose more than 2 per Abu Dhabi government. falling behind that of China. cent after industry data showed rising since Monday after its predicted 7.6pc growth year-on- adding 1.7pc. The Gulf’s largest Bank of Sharjah bounced back The slump in demand has US inventories fell more than Egyptian subsidiary Emaar Misr year in second quarter profit for lender posted a 4pc increase 5.5pc, ending three straight ses- forced carmakers to halt expected and as major US pro- Development initially agreed the kingdom’s financial sector. in first-half net profit after the sions of losses set off after post- production, with Mahindra ducers evacuated rigs in the Gulf with El Nasr Housing and De- The kingdom’s largest food market closed. ing a steep fall in first-quarter & Mahindra shutting down of Mexico before a storm. velopment to settle a dispute on products company Savola Group Kuwait’s index was up 0.6pc, profit. its plant for 13 days in June. The Dubai index closed 1.2pc Uptown Cairo land. moved 0.8pc up. On Tuesday, the continuing its winning streak Egypt’s blue-chip index de- higher with Emaar Properties, The Saudi index added 0.6pc firm said it had raised 1 billion for the 10th straight session trig- clined 0.6pc with Eastern Com- its largest listed-developer, surg- with Al Rajhi Bank rising 0.7pc riyals ($266.65 million) in Is- gered by an MSCI decision that it pany dropping 2.3pc, while Ezz ing 3.5pc to its highest in two and National Commercial Bank lamic bonds. would move Kuwaiti equities to Steel plunged 9.7pc after earlier France to halt months. increasing 1.4pc. In Qatar, the index increased its main emerging market index this week swinging into first Emaar Properties has been Investment bank EFG Hermes 0.5pc with Qatar National Bank in 2020. quarter loss. pay-outs for homeopathy Paris Bombardier lays off 550 workers Row between founders hits shares in IndiGo parent rance will stop reim- Reuters | Bengaluru/ Mumbai Fbursing patients for ho- Montreal, Canada nity to strike and gain market market leadership,” Subrama- meopathic treatment from share from the leader,” Shriram nian said. “This is likely to drag 2021, the health minister he Canadian group n escalating dispute be - Subramanian, founder of proxy on and that is the problem for said in an interview pub- TBombardier announced Atween IndiGo’s co-founders advisory firm InGovern, said. minority investors.” lished, after the national Wednesday it will lay off sparked falls in its parent firm’s InterGlobe shares closed IndiGo co-founder Rakesh health authority argued the 550 employees from its shares yesterday as investors down 10.74% at 1398.05 rupees, Gangwal on Tuesday alleged alternative medicine had Thunder Bay, Ontario plant, fretted about the potential im- while those of low-cost rival violations of corporate govern- no proven medical bene- cutting the site’s workforce pact on India’s largest airline. SpiceJet climbed as much as ance rules at the parent group fit. French Health Minister in half. The company said InterGlobe Aviation lost close 9% at one point, closing 2% up and asked the country’s securi- Agnes Buzyn said the re - the decision was unavoid- to $1 billion in market value on on the day. ties regulator to intervene. funds paid -- currently 30 able because a contract to concerns that the row would “It has already led to some The move could mean a pre- per cent of the treatment build tramways and street- distract the budget carrier, loss of shareholder value. The viously reported spat between -- will be phased down to cars for the city of Toronto which has gained from Jet Air- “SpiceJet and other airlines promoter dispute may also end Gangwal and co-founder Rahul 15pc in 2020 and then to was winding up. ways’ collapse. may view this as an opportu- up with a loss of business and Bhatia was escalating. zero in 2021. US federal reserve chairman strongly hints rate cut is coming

at the Fed’s next meeting July clearly gives me a four-year term Powell reiterated 30-31. The broad-based S&P 500 and I fully intend to serve it.” • stock index on Wednesday hit And in his prepared remarks, that he would not 3,000 for the first time before Powell said that, in the wake of step down should pairing gains somewhat. Trump’s aggressive trade poli- President Donald Trump For the moment, a rate cut also cies, especially with China, busi- attempt to fire him should satisfy Trump, who has nesses and farmers now “report been putting intense and con- heightened concerns” about the stant pressure on the Fed to cut US economy. Powell said many the benchmark interest rate and Meanwhile, disappointing central• bankers believed boost the economy, repeatedly growth in China and Europe the case for lower rates criticizing Powell on Twitter and raised fears a weak global econ- “had strengthened” in public comments. omy could affect US growth and After raising the key borrow- this has contributed to slowing ing rate nine times since 2015 business investment and waning Washington, United States as the economy expanded, most confidence, he said. recently in December, the Fed Although the US economy ex- ederal Reserve Chair Jerome last month opened the door to panded by a solid 3.1 percent FPowell yesterday left the a rate cut amid signs of slowing. in the first three months of the door open to an interest rate cut Powell repeated that senti- year, the Fed chief said that this month, pointing to uncer- ment in his prepared statement growth was based on factors, like tainty about trade frictions and to the House Financial Services exports, “that are not generally global growth. Committee, saying the central reliable indicators of ongoing In his highly-anticipated tes- bank “would act as appropriate momentum.” timony to Congress, Powell also to sustain the expansion.” The Fed still believes the US reiterated that he would not step And he said that in the weeks economy will post solid growth, down should President Donald since the June policy meeting Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell as labor markets remain healthy. Trump attempt to fire him. “it appears that uncertainties But Powell pointed to other do- And in remarks welcomed by around trade tensions and con- ‘I would not do that’ does not pay attention to pol- mestic concerns that need to be Wall Street, Powell said many cerns about the strength of the itics. addressed, including “high and central bankers believed the case global economy continue to The law clearly gives “Inflation pressures remain Under questioning from com- rising federal debt.” for lower rates “had strength- weigh on the US economic out- muted,” he said. “And there is a mittee Chairwoman Maxine In addition, he said, the “rel- ened” last month given the rising look.” me a four-year term risk that weak inflation will be Waters, Powell said he would ative stagnation of middle and “crosscurrents” in the economy. At the same time, price meas- and I fully intend to even more persistent than we rebuff a demand from Trump lower incomes and low levels of Investors took this as a clear ures watched closely by the Fed serve it currently anticipate.” that he resign. upward mobility for lower-in- signal a cut in the benchmark continue to run well below its JEROME POWELL Powell has brushed off “Of course I would not do come families are also ongoing lending rate will be announced two percent target. Trump’s attacks, saying the Fed that,” Powell said. “The law concerns.” 13 THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019

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MOVIE PREVIEW Dwayne, Jason back with high-intensity fights in ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ trailers pack in the international action with fast cars and high-intensity fight scenes

ast & Furious Presents: In July 2018, Vanessa Kirby Hobbs & Shaw (interna- was cast in the film to play an Ftionally known as Fast & MI6 agent and Shaw’s sister, Furious: Hobbs & Shaw) is an along with Idris Elba to play upcoming 2019 American buddy the main villain role in the film. cop action comedy film directed KNOW WHAT In October 2018, Eddie Marsan by David Leitch, with a screen- joined the cast of the film. In play written by Chris Morgan November 2018, Eiza Gonzalez and Drew Pearce, based on a ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ takes joined the cast of the film. In story by Morgan. It is a spin-off place two years after January 2019, Johnson revealed from The Fast and the Furious the events of The Fate that his cousin and professional franchise featuring two charac- wrestler Roman Reigns would ters, Luke Hobbs and Deckard of the Furious (2017) appear in the film as Hobbs’ Shaw, in the leading roles. The brother. Additionally, he an - film will star Dwayne Johnson, nounced that Cliff Curtis, Josh Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Va- reported that Shane Black was Mauga, and John Tui would also nessa Kirby, and Helen Mirren being considered to direct the portray the brothers of Hobbs. and is scheduled to be released film. The announcement of the Helen Mirren was also con - on August 2, 2019 by Universal spin-off provoked a response firmed to be reprising her role Pictures. on Instagram by Tyrese Gibson, from The Fate of the Furious. Picking up where The Fate of criticizing Johnson for causing the Furious left off, DSS federal the ninth Fast & Furious film agent Luke Hobbs and former Jason Statham, Idris Elba and Dwayne Johnson in a scene from ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ to be delayed for another year. SAS operative turned mercenary In February 2018, Deadpool 2 SITUATIONS VACANT Deckard Shaw, two men who who created a deadly virus that announced in an interview with Pictures announced a spin-off director David Leitch entered intensely dislike each other, are could threaten the human race, Variety that potential spin-offs film centered around characters talks to direct the film. In April URGENTLY REQUIRED, Building forced to team up to stop a new leaving Hobbs and Shaw to form for The Fast and the Furious Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw 2018, Leitch was confirmed as Maintenance Supervisor with Diploma threat emerging from Brixton their own team to save the hu- series were in the early stages of and set a release date of July 26, the director for the film and of Civil Engineer or Technician. Email Lore, a cyber-genetically en- man race and the whole world. development. 2019, with Chris Morgan return- added David Scheunemann as a CV to [email protected] hanced international terrorist In November 2015, Vin Diesel In October 2017, Universal ing to write the script. Variety production designer. Contact No. 3602 0329. 14 THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019

Found the superhero within Returning to me by looking in ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ mirror: Lady Gaga would be Camila Cabello goes Los Angeles blonde in latest track ‘Find U distracting for Again’ with Mark Ronson fans: Katherine ady Gaga says her Heigl experiments with Los Angeles make-up began in her L Los Angeles youth when she would see her fter taking fans on mother put on her “bravest” a steamy ride with face and go to work every day. A‘Senorita’, Ameri- r e y ’ s The Oscar-winning singer, can-Cuban singer-song- Anato- whose real name is Stefani Ger- writer Camila Cabello is Mark “Gmy” alum manotta, said growing up she back with a new track ‘Find Ronson Katherine Heigl says never felt beautiful and battled U Again’ with Mark Ron- she is unsure about with the idea of beauty. son, in which she sports a stunning coming back to the “When I was young, I never platinum blonde bob with hit medical drama felt beautiful. And as I struggled bangs look, which is sig- as it would have to find a sense of both inner and nificantly different from a jarring effect on outer beauty, I discovered the pow- her usual hairstyle. the fans. er of make-up. Shot in monochrome, Heigl, who played “I remember watching my mother Cabello’s latest music video Dr Izzy Stevens for put her make-up on every morning, begins with a random female being the first six seasons, left the basking in the glow of her power to informed about the bounty on Cabello ABC show in awkward cir- put on her bravest face as the hard after which she sketches her face as described cumstances following a se- working woman she was. I then be- on the call. Among all the bounty hunters, Mark ries of disagreements with gan to experiment with make-up as Ronson is the one who makes it first to the club creator Shonda Rhimes and a way to make my dreams of being where Cabello has adopted the new look justifying the writing team. as strong as my mother become her club-singer character. She is all geared up to “I don’t know. I don’t know true,” Gaga wrote on Instagram flee away from those hunters but ends up going if I would or if I wouldn’t. I on Tuesday. up with Ronson as the two fall in love. almost feel like that would The “Born This Way” hit- The video is directed by Bradley and Pablo. almost be distracting again maker said she invented ‘Lady Prior to releasing this lively track, the ‘Havana’ to what they’ve done with Gaga’, her stage name, and singer recently dropped ‘Senorita’ in collaboration that show in the seven years found the courage to be with Shawn Mendes and the duo’s chemistry since I left... and what that’s her own superhero. Camila was all to fall for. become and what it is to the Cabello On the other hand, it wasn’t long ago that fans now,” the actor told En- Mark Ronson released his fifth album ‘Late tertainment Tonight when Night Feelings’ which features his collabora- asked about a possible re- Lady tions with Miley Cyrus, YEBBA, Alicia Keys, turn. Gaga King Princess to name a few.

Gina Gershon, Nicole Almost like being prisoner: Mariah Carey on her first marriage Wallace Shawn Kidman to executive years of their marriage. produce ‘Crime Farm’ Los Angeles Carey also spoke about her love life and say working with Los Angeles revealed that she prefers younger men Woody Allen is ple Selma and Richard merican singer-songwriter Ma- and added that she has only been with icole Kidman is all Eikelenboom, reported riah Carey opened up about ‘five men’ in her life. ‘dream come true’ set to executive Variety. Aher first marriage with Tom- “I haven’t had that many [lovers], Los Angeles Nproduce drama se- The couple’s marriage my Mottola, former Sony music but there has been a variety pack,” ries “Crime Farm” for Warner- thrives on their all-consum- mogul who is 20 years elder to Carey revealed. he cast of Woody Allen’s Media’s upcoming streaming ing investigations into the her as well as the different men She added, “I’ve only been with Tupcoming rom-com service. depravity of the world’s most in her life. five people in my life, so I’m kind sang praises of the director The show, described as a “love notorious criminals. As a semi- “It was almost like be - of a prude, honestly, compared to and shared their delight on story”, is based on forensic hom- nal case upends the paradigm of ing a prisoner,” Fox News most others in the field.” being a part of the film. icide experts and real-life cou- their relationship, their unique, quoted her as saying in Discussing her 2016 New “It’s a beautiful script; a unconventional and sometimes an interview with Cos- Year’s eve performance mishap dream come true,” Enter- dangerous arrangement stretch- mopolitan. where her ear monitor stopped tainment Weekly quoted es the boundaries of marriage “You might want to working following which she Gina Gershon while ad - and science to the limit. picture a child bride. had to stop her performance dressing reporters at a press The show will be written There was a conscious midway. conference in San Sebas- and executive produced effort to keep me as this Carey said that only her tian, Spain, called by Allen. by Janine Sherman Bar- all-American, whatever true fans stood by and add- Wallace Shawn, another rois, best known for that means, girl. It was very ed, “If people think that’s the actor onboard Allen’s pro- serving as shworun- controlled. There was no free- worst thing that’s ever hap- ject said, “He discovered me ner on TNT series dom for me as a human being,” she pened to me, then first of all, and there’s a special magic “Claws”. added. they haven’t studied my ca- about filming with him once The couple broke up after eight reer well enough.” again; it’s something very beautiful. It’s his dream and we walk through that dream.” Ariana Grande opens up about grief over Mac Miller, This conference comes amidst Allen’s USD 68 mil- “highly unrealistic” Pete Davidson romance lion lawsuit against Amazon Los Angeles Studios for terminating a lining Coachella music festival and how it cussing the bombing that happened during four-movie deal and also reminded her of Miller, and later when dis- her Manchester concert in May 2017. shelving the release of his inger-songwriter Ariana The star candidly said, “I’m a person film ‘A Rainy Day in New Grande opened up about who’s been through a lot and doesn’t know York’. Sher past relationships and what to say about any of it to myself, let Amazon’s move came af- personal turmoil in her latest interview. alone the world. I see myself onstage ter allegations of sexual mo- Grande spoke about everything from as this perfectly polished, great-at- lestations surfaced against the Manchester bombing to the death of my-job entertainer, and then in sit- the director. her ex-boyfriend Mac Miller and her ro- uations like this I’m just this little Referring to these alle- mance with comedian Pete Davidson in an basket-case puddle of figuring it gations, Gershon added, interview with Vogue, as cited by Variety. out.” “These are crazy times; one The 26-year-old singer went on to discuss Grande spoke about her famous re- has to analyze the situation the process of healing while remaining in sponse to a tweet that claimed Miller was and decide how you feel. the spotlight and the process behind arrested for drunk driving because of the I’m delighted to be part of her last two widely successful albums breakup the two went through, to which this team.” ‘Sweetener’ and ‘Thank U, Next’. she fired back, “shaming and blaming Allen’s upcoming rom- During her interview, Grande a woman for a man’s inability. Let’s com will mark his 51st film paused in several moments to brief- please stop doing that.” and addressing the press, he ly cry, once when speaking about That tweet, she said, came from “a told that he has no plans to her recent experience of head- place of complete defeat.” retire as of now. 15 THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 sports

Sagan wins fifth stage, Alaphilippe Federer, Nadal set-up retains lead Wimbledon blockbuster

do Pella. Roger Federer “He started well and was dic- • tating play from the baseline,” Hansgrohe rider Peter Sagan of racked up his 100th 32-year-old Djokovic said of Slovakia celebrates winning the match win at Wimbledon Goffin. stage “Things could have gone a dif- AFP | Colmar, France Novak Djokovic ferent way if I had lost the first crushes• Goffin to make set but I was very pleased with lovakia’s Peter Sagan the second and third. Skept enough strength in ninth Wimbledon He added: “I had a tough reserve in the hills of Al - semi-final match in the third round (against sace to win a reduced bunch Hubert Hurkacz). Other than sprint for his 12th overall AFP | London that, I’ve won in straight sets Tour de France stage win on and played really well through- Wednesday. out the tournament. France’s Julian Al- oger Federer and Rafael “It’s exactly what I wanted aphilippe held onto the Nadal set up a Wimble- and hopefully I can go in the leader’s yellow jersey and Rdon semi-final blockbust- right direction in the semis as even had a tilt at the stage er on Wednesday, 11 years after well.” win with a downhill charge their epic 2008 title duel which Goffin was on top in the early after the final climb. is widely regarded as the great- stages as he sensed the opportu- Alaphilippe, who was est Grand Slam final ever played. Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a forehand nity to become the first Belgian cheered throughout by Eight-time champion Federer four at a major for the first time. bledon semi-finals for the ninth ovic reeled off 15 of the last 17 man to make the semi-finals at French fans again Wednes- racked up his 100th match win Federer is also the oldest man time, racking up his 70th career games to secure a place in the a Slam since Xavier Malisse at day, will start leader for at Wimbledon and reached his to make the semis of a major win at the All England Club in semi-finals of the majors for the Wimbledon in 2002. Thursday’s first real moun- 13th semi-final with a 4-6, 6-1, since Jimmy Connors at the 1991 the process. 36th time. He broke for a 4-3 lead but tain test that concludes with 6-4, 6-4 defeat of Japan’s Kei US Open. The defending champion hit 15-time Slam winner Djokovic a tough summit finish in the Nishikori. “We have a lot of information back from a break down in the ‘He was everywhere’ then reeled off the next nine Vosges. The 37-year-old will be play- on Rafa and so does he about us. first set to carve out a command- Next up is Bautista Agut, games, taking the first set, and “My legs are killing me,” ing in the semi-finals of a major I know people always hype it up ing 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 win over 21st who made his first Grand Slam the second in which he allowed said Alaphilippe, who took for the 45th time. in a big way,” said 20-time major seed David Goffin of Belgium. semi-final with a 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, the Belgian just four points on the overall lead on Monday Nadal, the two-time champi- winner Federer. In a ruthless display, Djok- 6-3 victory over Argentina’s Gui- his serve. with a gun-slinging offen- on, made the last-four for the “They did that again in Paris sive from 15 kilometres. seventh time and 32nd at the this year (when Nadal won their “Tomorrow is going to Slams, by beating Sam Querrey semi-final in straight sets). I’d Murray and Williams’ Wimbledon dream over be a huge test, for me and 7-5, 6-2, 6-2. love to play against him here at AFP | London everyone,” said the 27-year- Friday’s semi-final will be the Wimbledon. ed States, who progress to the old former soldier. pair’s 40th meeting and third at “But I go about it like every ndy Murray and Serena quarter-finals. Sagan’s win will be pop- Wimbledon after Federer won other match.” AWilliams’ mixed doubles The third round match was ular with armchair fans as the 2006 and 2007 finals before Nadal, who was also champi- dream team came unstuck at played out on the 4,000-seater the charismatic former tri- Nadal swept to his famous 2008 on in 2010, broke Querrey six Wimbledon on Wednesday Court Two sunken bowl -- a ple world champion, and triumph. times, sent down 10 aces and 44 when the star pairing were rare appearance outside the six-time green sprint jersey The other semi-final will see winners in a convincing display knocked out by the top seeds. Centre Court and Court One winner, had had two near four-time champion and top which will give him great hope The pair lost 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 big show courts for the likes misses so far. seed Novak Djokovic tackle of beating Federer for the 25th to Bruno Soares of Brazil and of multiple former champions Andy Murray (R) and Serena “I try every day, and then Roberto Baustista Agut, the 23rd time. Nicole Melichar of the Unit- Murray and Williams. Williams react after the match one day you get it,” said the Spaniard who has made the last- Djokovic reached the Wim- burly Sagan.

Bahrain in final preparations for Volleyball U21 Championship Brave president says London TDT | Manama the global tournament cements debut will change the sport Bahrain’s place as one of the ahrain’s junior national sport’s most trusted host na- TDT | Manama And BRAVE CF president Bvolleyball team have begun tions of international-level vol- Mohammed Shahid has talked their final preparations for the leyball events. he fastest-growing MMA about details of the show, ex- upcoming FIVB Volleyball Men’s The BVA has arranged only the Tpromotion in the world is plaining that the promotion U21 World Championship 2019. very best for the competition, set on taking over Europe and is looking to showcase the The Kingdom of Bahrain is set and they are now in the final changing the sport of mixed sport in a different light, and to host the global competition stages of their completion. martial arts in the process. to a new audience, and that this from July 18 to 27 at Shaikh Isa A total of 16 countries rep - BRAVE Combat Federation will strategy will empower mixed Sports City in Riffa. resenting five confederations hold an exclusive, invite-on- martial arts in Europe and in Bahrain’s national team will under the Federation Interna- ly show in London, on July the world, changing it for the be the same as the one that tionale de Volleyball (FIVB) are 25th, designed to connect the better. played in the recent Asian Vol- competing in Bahrain. They highest level of celebrities, in- “When we go to London, leyball Confederation Western have been divided into four fluencers, politicians, and busi- we’re going to showcase an Zone Qualification Tournament groups of four countries each nessmen to the sport of mixed event capable of connecting for the Asian Men’s U23 Volley- for the tournament’s opening martial arts. people, and we will make sure ball Championship. stage. mixed martial arts is never The Bahrainis, who are all Bahrain players in action during training Bahrain are in Pool A along looked at the same. We want 21 years old or younger, were Mohammed, Sayed Al Abbar, (BOC), under the presidency of with China, Morocco and Puer- to change perceptions about hugely successful in the qualifi- Jawher Fares, Saif Yusuf Saif, Supreme Council for Youth and to Rico. Pool B is composed of the sport, we want everyone to ers, which were also held in the Mohammed Abdulla, Moham- Sports First Deputy President Cuba, Argentina, Egypt and see MMA as something that can country. They took first place med Haroona, Hassan Haider, HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al South Korea. Pool C includes bring people together. Mixed amongst the six participating Jasim Matrook, Hussain Tham- Khalifa, for their unparalleled Russia, Iran, the Czech Republic martial arts is not only a great nations and secured one of three er, Hasan Abdulla, Sayed Jaffer support of the event. and Tunisia. Pool D consists of and exciting sport, not only the berths in the continental event, and libero Husain Sultan. Shaikh Ali also spoke highly Italy, Canada, Brazil and Poland, most global sport out there, which is scheduled for next Bahrain Volleyball Associ- of BOC Secretary General Mo- who are the defending cham- not only the fastest-growing, month. ation (BVA) President Shaikh hammed Al Nusuf, who has giv- pions. but it is also a sport that has The juniors now turn their Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa en great attention and follow-up Bahrain are playing in the equal power, that can bring focus to the world champion- expressed his delight with the to all details regarding Bahrain’s tournament for the fourth time. government, business, adver- ships. The squad is being guided ongoing work being done ahead organisation of the FIVB Volley- Aside from the years they host- tisers and revenue-generat- by Bahraini head coach Yousuf of the competition. ball Men’s U21 World Champi- ed, the nationals also competed ing industries under one roof, Khalifa and his staff. The play- Shaikh Ali especially praised onship 2019. in 1989 when they event was BRAVE CF president Mohammed into one sport”, commented ers include Mahmood Alhussain the Bahrain Olympic Committee Shaikh Ali said that staging held in Greece. Shahid speaks to the press Shahid. THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2019 16 Kiwis shock India New Zealand survive Jadeja scare to stun India in World Cup semi-final thriller

New Zealand New Zealand (overnight • 211-5) triumph by 18 runs to M. Guptill c Kohli b Bumrah 1 reach Sunday’s final at H. Nicholls b Jadeja 28 Lord’s against either K. Williamson c Jadeja b Chahal 67 England or Australia R. Taylor run out (Jadeja) 74 J. Neesham c Karthik b Pandya 12 India’s top three Grandhomme c Dhoni b Kumar 16 • T. Latham c Jadeja b Kumar 10 of Sharma, Kohli and M. Santner not out 9 Rahul each out for one M. Henry c Kohli b Kumar 1 T. Boult not out 3 AFP | Manchester Extras (lb5, w13) 18 Total (eight wickets, 50 overs) 239

ew Zealand stunned In- India (target 240) dia to reach their second KL Rahul c Latham b Henry 1 Nsuccessive World Cup R. Sharma c Latham b Henry 1 final as they survived Ravindra V. Kohli lbw b Boult 1 Jadeja’s late heroics to clinch a Pant c Grandhomme b Santner 32 thrilling 18-run win at Old Traf- D. Karthik c Neesham b Henry 6 ford yesterday. H. Pandya c Williamson b Santner 32 It was a superb display by the MS Dhoni run out (Guptill) 50 underdog Black Caps, who came R. Jadeja c Williamson b Boult 77 into the match on the back of B. Kumar b Ferguson 0 three straight defeats by Paki- Y. Chahal c Latham b Neesham 5 stan, Australia and England and J. Bumrah not out 0 only qualified for the semi-fi- Extras (lb3, w13) 16 nals on net run-rate, while India Total (all out, 49.3 overs) 221 topped the 10-team group stage. New Zealand will face the Matt Henry of New Zealand celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of KL Rahul of India winners of Thursday’s second India were then five for three semi-final between Australia -- New Zealand pacemen Henry Dhoni. Cup-winning captain, was just when Rahul was brilliantly the team that beat them in the (three for 37) and Trent Boult The pair gave India hope run out by Martin Guptill’s di- caught by a diving Latham after 2015 final -- and hosts England (two for 42) did the damage with during a World Cup record rect hit for 50 off 72 balls. edging Henry. in Sunday’s title match at Lord’s. the new ball. seventh-wicket stand of 116, Neesham then held a bril - “We had to ask a lot of ques- Shell-shocked India captain all-rounder Jadeja boldly lead- Shock victory liant superb one-handed catch tions. We knew if we created Kohli admitted his team had ing the way with 77. KNOW WHAT With 23 required off the last at backward point to dismiss pressure we’d have a chance be- paid the price for the dismal Jadeja hit well-struck sixes off six balls, tailender Yuzvendra Karthik off Henry. cause it wasn’t an easy pitch to start to their innings. both Jimmy Neesham and left- Chahal glanced Neesham for Rishabh Pant holed out for score on,” New Zealand’s man- “It’s tough, 45 minutes of arm spinner Mitchell Santner A devastating new-ball four. 32 when he was caught at deep of-the-match Matt Henry said. bad cricket put you out of the during a 39-ball fifty. But the match finished with midwicket by Colin de Grand- “We pride ourselves on always tournament. It’s hard to come With 10 overs left, India were burst from Trent Boult three balls to spare when Cha- homme following a lofted sweep giving ourselves a chance. They to terms with but New Zealand 150 for six and needing a further and Matt Henry was hal edged to wicketkeeper Tom off Santner, leaving India slip- have world-class finishers and deserve it. They put us under 90 runs off the final 60 balls of ultimately decisive as Latham, a review confirming ping towards an unexpected we knew we’d have to bowl them pressure and came through in the innings. in the nerve-shredding his dismissal and New Zealand’s exit. out to win. It’s special to be go- the key moments,” Kohli said. Jadeja got them closer with a semi-final shock victory. Earlier, New Zealand added ing to Lord’s on Sunday.” “Our shot selection could’ve superb straight six off fast bowl- Sharma, who had already 28 runs in the remaining 23 balls Two-time world champions been better but otherwise we er Lockie Ferguson and, with With India needing 31 off two made a five hundreds at this of their innings to finish on 239- India lost key batsmen Rohit played a good brand of cricket five overs left, the target was overs, Dhoni uppercut Fergu- tournament -- a record for a sin- 8 after rain had stopped play on Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Ra- and I’m proud of the way we down to 52. son for six to the delight of the gle World Cup, began the pro- Tuesday. hul for just one run each. played.” But left-hander Jadeja’s 59- massed ranks of India fans in cession of top-order dismissals Ross Taylor, who resumed on They slumped to five for three India, one of the pre-tourna- ball innings, featuring four fours the crowd. when he was caught behind off 67 not out, top-scored with 74 in pursuit of a target of 240 and ment favourites, were all but and four sixes, ended when he But going for a second run Henry. after Williamson had made a were 24 for four when Dinesh beaten at 92 for six when Jade- skyed Boult to New Zealand cap- to keep the strike, the 38-year- Kohli fell next, lbw to a superb masterly 67 in awkward con- Karthik was out. ja came in to bat alongside MS tain Kane Williamson. old Dhoni, India’s 2011 World inswinger from left-armer Boult. ditions.

SEMI FINAL-2 Morgan urges ENGLAND VS AUSTRALIA Jonny David England to embrace Bairstow EDGBASTON CRICKET GROUND – Warner EDGBASTON World Cup ‘dream’ TODAY AFP | Birmingham you can lose sight of the po- 12:30 pm sition you’re in and the fact ngland captain Eoin you’re living your dream,” EMorgan has urged his Morgan told reporters yester- side to embrace their World day. Cup dreams as they prepare “I think it’s possible to play » Momentum is with England who are coming off two successive wins while Australia suffered defeat in their last match. for Thursday’s blockbuster with a smile on your face to- » Australia have the psychological advantage of having crushed England when the two teams faced-off earlier in the tournament. semi-final against old rivals morrow.” » England have beaten Australia six times in their last seven ODI meetings and on the previous three occasions at this ground. Australia. Asked if the World Cup Morgan can lead England hosts were feeling excited, England Australia to their first World Cup final nervous or simply focused on since 1992 if they beat the the task at hand, Morgan add- England thrashed New Zealand by 119 runs at Chester-le-Street Australia have finished second on the CWC 2019 leaderboard holders at Edgbaston. ed: “All of those things. But in their final league game to advance to the semi-finals. With with seven wins and two losses from their nine league matches. Advancing to Sunday’s title I think excitement probably 12 points, they finished third on the CWC 2019 points table They went into their last game against South Africa at Manchester match at Lord’s would be the should be the dominant one. having won six and lost three out of their nine matches. on the back of five consecutive wins but their winning run came to an Aaron Finch culmination of four years’ hard “Everyone is excited to The hosts have been impressive with the bat in their last end with a 10-run defeat. Their only other defeat in this World Cup came against India work for Morgan and his squad play this semi-final. The fact two games, scoring 337 versus India and 305 versus New last month by 36 runs at the Kennington Oval in London. The Aussies did not have a after their dismal performance that through the group stag- Zealand. Against the Kiwis, their bowlers put up a clinical great game with the ball last time as they allowed the Proteas to rack up a big score at the 2015 edition. es getting to this stage looked show as they bowled them out for just 186 in 45 overs. of 325 which was always going to be a tough ask on a slowing surface. On the eve of the crunch unlikely, or was called into Eoin Morgan Probable XI clash, Morgan issued a pas- question, makes it even more Pitch Condition Probable XI sionate plea for his players to exciting for us.” Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, 300+ has been scored thrice in the last two matches at Edgbaston which shows how good this pitch David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), take pride in their achieve - Morgan’s side have estab- Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (c), has been for batting recently. Batsmen will look to target the short boundary on one side of the Steven Smith, Peter Handscomb, ments so far and to relish their lished a proud recent record Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), ground. The pitch is likely to favor pace bowlers more than spinners. The weather forecast does not Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis/ moment in the spotlight rath- against Australia, winning 10 Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, look too good with frequent showers expected on Thursday as well as on Friday (reserve day). Tem- Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), er than be weighed down by of the last 11 one-day interna- Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, perature will be between 19 and 22 degrees Celsius while humidity will be around 65%. Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, pressure. tionals between the old rivals Mark Wood Jason Behrendorff, Nathan Lyon “Sometimes I’m guilty of it, prior to this tournament.