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OMAN HM greetings to London exhibition explores the history of friendship By Andy Jalil Formed in 1959 from a nucleus of Uganda leader Scottish Aviation Pioneers and Hunt- HIS Majesty Sultan Qaboos has sent LONDON — Seldom does an event Britain and Oman have ing Percival Provosts and manned by a cable of greetings to President that focuses predominantly on a for-  Ž‘ƒ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”•ǡƒˆ‘Šƒ•‰”‘™‹–‘ Yoweri Museveni of the Republic eign country draws such interest as enjoyed a relationship one of the most capable air forces in ‘ˆ‰ƒ†ƒ‘–Š‡‘ ƒ•‹‘‘ˆŠ‹• the joint exhibition currently run- the Middle East. This achievement country’s Independence Day ning at the Royal Air Force Museum for over 200 years that has been supported throughout by anniversary. In his cable, His Hendon in London. This exhibition mutual respect, friendship and en- Majesty expressed his sincere explores the enduring relationship goes back to the 1798 couragement between the air force of greetings along with his best wishes between the Royal Air Force of Oman Treaty of Friendship ƒƒ†”‹–ƒ‹Ǥ –‹•ƒ”‡Žƒ–‹‘•Š‹’ to the president and the friendly ȋƒˆ‘Ȍ ƒŽ‘‰ ™‹–Š ”‹–ƒ‹ǯ• ‘›ƒŽ ‹” that continues to develop into the ’‡‘’Ž‡‘ˆ‰ƒ†ƒǤ Force (RAF). 21st century with Rafo’s purchase of With the support of Rafo’s Ar- ͳʹ—”‘ϐ‹‰Š–‡”›’Š‘‘ƒ†ͺ ƒ™ chives Division, the exhibition tells 200 years that goes back to the 1798 †˜ƒ ‡† ‡– ”ƒ‹‡” ˆ”‘  ›•- this story through the experience Treaty of Friendship. The relationship tems. ‘ˆ–Š‡‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”•‘ˆ„‘–Šƒ‹”ˆ‘” ‡•™Š‘ has culminated in close professional Speaking to the Oman Daily Ob- have played an important part in this co-operation that has developed • ƒŽ‡‘†‡Ž‘ˆ–Š‡—”‘ϔ‹‰Š–‡”›’Š‘‘‹–Š‡ƒ”‹‰• server, Ross Mahoney, resident Avia- ”‡Žƒ–‹‘•Š‹’Ǥ ”‡ƒ–”‹–ƒ‹ƒ†ƒ between the air forces of the two ‘ˆ–Š‡‘›ƒŽ‹” ‘” ‡‘ˆƒǡ™Š‹ Šˆ‘”•’ƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡ tion Historian at the Royal Air Force HM Cup soccer ‡šŠ‹„‹–‹‘ƒ––Š‡‘›ƒŽ‹” ‘” ‡—•‡—‘†‘Ǥ qualifiers today have enjoyed a relationship for over countries. Museum and  To page 3

HIS Majesty’s Cup second division ˆ‘‘–„ƒŽŽ“—ƒŽ‹ϐ‹ ƒ–‹‘ƒ– Š‡•‹  Oman to spend $6.8 bn off today with Daba (Musandam Governorate) hosting Qurayat 63,000 Omani tourists (Muscat Governorate). On Saturday, on education sector –Š‡ϐ‹ƒŽ†ƒ›‘ˆ–Š‡“—ƒŽ‹ϐ‹ ƒ–‹‘•ǡ Yahqul host Al Salam, Mad’ha host „”‹ǡƒŠƒŽŠ‘•–Žƒ•Šƒǯ‹”ƒ† By A Staff Reporter ‹ʹͲͳͳ–‘̈́ͷͳǡʹͺ͸‹ʹͲͳ͸ƒ†–Šƒ– ƒŽƒƒ’Žƒ›ƒ‰ƒ‹•–‹†‹›ƒǤ ™‹ŽŽ„‡‡ϐ‹–‡†— ƒ–‹‘ǤDzŠ‡‹ ”‡ƒ•‡ visited India this year ȄƒŠƒ•ƒŽŽ‘ ƒ–‡†̈́͸Ǥͺ in income will have a positive effect  FULL REPORT ON PAGE 20 billion for education, or 18.6 per cent on the willingness to spend on edu- of the total public expenditure as the cation, especially for private sector By Vinod Nair in Muscat on November 12. government continues with its “Edu- education,” the report noted. He was speaking at a press meet cation for All” which targets to pro- “There are huge business op-  Ȅ  –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ‹‡ ‘–Š• to mark the arrival of Indian Navy vide free basic education for all citi- portunities for suppliers who un- of this year, around 63,000 visas have •Š‹’• ‹” ȋ‡‹‘” ˆϐ‹ ‡”ǯ• Š‹’Ȍǡ —- œ‡•ǡƒ ‘”†‹‰–‘ǮŠ‡‹‰ͷǯ”‡’‘”– derstand the education sector. The EUROPE been issued from the Indian Embassy, jata (Offshore Patrol Vessel) and by Ventures Middle East. GCC has a young demographic and said J S Mukul, Indian Ambassador to Tarangini (Sail Training Ship), ele- The report said that building governments are investing heavily in ments of the First Training Squadron schools and universities will remain education,” said Andy White, Event Oman, in Muscat aboard a navy ship Death rate 10 a yesterday. based in Kochi under the Southern top priority for GCC governments, ‹”‡ –‘” ˆ‘” Š‡ ‹‰ ͷǤ ƒ—†‹ ”ƒ„‹ƒ ‡ •ƒ‹† –Šƒ– –Š‡•‡ ϐ‹‰—”‡• ’‘‹– ƒ˜ƒŽ ‘ƒ†ǡ ‘ ƒ DzϐŽƒ‰ •Š‘™- day in Ukraine ™‹–Š‘”‡–Šƒ̈́ͻͲ„‹ŽŽ‹‘‡š’‡ –‡† is the biggest investor in education ing” visit to the Gulf this month. The to be spent on education-related con- ™‹–Š ƒ ‡š’‡ –‡† •’‡†‹‰ ‘ˆ ̈́ͷ͸ towards rising number of tourists, es- pecially medical tourism, from Oman Southern Naval Command (SNC) is struction projects by the end of 2014, billion. Some 465 new schools will the Training Command of the Indian according to the report. It makes the be built, while another 1,500 will be visiting India as only 59,000 visas were registered in 2013. ƒ˜›ǡ ™Š‡”‡‹ –”ƒ‹‹‰ ˆ‘” ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”• education sector one of the biggest refurbished along with work on an- and sailors, including from friendly The ambassador said that on Octo- for contractors and suppliers with other 1,544 existing school construc- foreign countries, is conducted. SNC ber 29, a high-level business delega- the population in the GCC forecast to tion projects expected to continue. It ‹• Š‡ƒ†‡† „› –Š‡ Žƒ‰ ˆϐ‹ ‡” ‘- increase from 50.6 million in 2014 to is also building eight new colleges, tion led by the Minister of Commerce manding-in-Chief South, Vice Admiral 55.8 million by 2018. vocational and technical facilities. and Industry will be visiting India S P S Cheema, PVSM, AVSM, NM, who The total number of students in Š‹–‡•ƒ‹†ǣDzŠ‡‹‰ͷ™‘—Ž†‘ˆˆ‡” ˆ‘” ƒ ‡‡–‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘‹– —•‹‡•• ‹• ƒŽ•‘ ‹ —• ƒ– ‘ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ –‘—” –‘ the GCC is expected to grow from a unique insight into the education Council. A delegation of Federation of coincide with the visit of the Training 11.1 million in 2014 to 11.6 million sector through its free-to-attend con- Indian Chambers of Commerce and Squadron.  To page 2 by 2016. ference and workshop programme, Industry will be also visiting Oman to   ‘ϐŽ‹ –‹‡ƒ•–‡””ƒ‹‡‹• GDP per capita income in the GCC which runs from November 17-20 in attend the Infra Oman 2014. An Indi- W †‹ƒƒ˜ƒŽ•Š‹’†‘ ‡† still claiming about 10 lives a day ‹• ‡•–‹ƒ–‡† –‘ ‰”‘™ ˆ”‘ ̈́ͶͷǡͳͺͶ Dubai and is open from all. an business seminar will be also held ‹—• ƒ–›‡•–‡”†ƒ›Ǥ among government troops, pro- Russian separatists and civilians †‡•’‹–‡ƒ ‡ƒ•‡ϐ‹”‡ƒ‰”‡‡†‹‡ƒ”Ž› ‡’–‡„‡”ǡ–Š‡‹–‡†ƒ–‹‘••ƒ‹† ‘BLOOD MOON’ AWES SKY WATCHERS Super-microscope earns yesterday. Over 3,660 people have died and 8,766 been wounded ‹‡ƒ•–‡””ƒ‹‡•‹ ‡ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ broke out in mid-April when armed trio Nobel chemistry separatists declared they were setting up their own state. STOCKHOLM — Two Americans and a German won the 2014 Nobel Prize  FULL REPORT ON PAGE 4 for Chemistry yesterday for laying the foundations of an ultra-powerful microscope that has exposed life at the molecular level. The tool has revolutionised re- INDIA search into diseases and drug de- sign, the Nobel jury said, as it lauded ‡”‹ ƒ• ”‹  ‡–œ‹‰ ƒ† ‹ŽŽ‹ƒ Border shelling Moerner and Germany’s Stefan Hell. “Their ground-breaking work has toll rises to 12 brought optical microscopy into the nano-dimension,” it said. THREE women were killed as Working separately, the trio over- Indian and Pakistani forces kept came a presumed limit on optical —’Š‡ƒ˜› ”‘••Ǧ„‘”†‡”ϐ‹”‹‰‹ enlargement, theorised in 1873 by –Š‡ƒ•Š‹””‡‰‹‘ǡ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ••ƒ‹† microscopist Ernst Abbe. He said the yesterday, taking the civilian toll laws of physics meant the resolution to 12, with dozens more injured. of an image would never be better Thousands of people on both sides than around 200 nanometres (200 ‘ˆ–Š‡„‘”†‡”Šƒ˜‡ϐŽ‡†–Š‡‹”Š‘‡• billionths of a metre), which is half to escape what residents said was the wavelength of light. some of the worst shelling in years. ‡ ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ –Š‹• •‘Ǧ ƒŽŽ‡† †‹ˆˆ”ƒ - Indian security sources said the tion limit, it was thought, for in- shelling had occurred along the A combination photo shows (clockwise from top left) the moments during and after a total lunar eclipse, also stance, that the inner workings of a internationally recognised border. known as a “blood moon”, pictured from Encinitas, California, yesterday. The coppery, reddish colour the moon cell would never be clearly observed, takes is made as it passes into Earth’s shadow. The total eclipse is the second of four over a two-year period preventing a full understanding of  FULL REPORT ON PAGE 6 that began April 15 and concludes on September 28, 2015. The so-called tetrad is unusual because the full how cells function, reproduce or be- ‡ Ž‹’•‡•ƒ”‡˜‹•‹„Ž‡‹ƒŽŽ‘”’ƒ”–•‘ˆ–Š‡‹–‡†–ƒ–‡•ǤȄ‡—–‡”• FULL REPORT ON PAGE 16 come infected.  SEE ALSO PAGE 16

31° Salalah 25° Muscat37° Nizwa 25° Muscat 34°35° Sohar 29° 29° 06.00 11:53 15:15 39° Ibri 27° 17:46 19:16 04:44 Sunrise Dhuhr Asr 37° Sur 30° Maghrib Isha Fajr THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 2 OMAN

‹‹•–‡”‘ˆ ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘”„†—Ž—‹„‹ƒ•‘—”ƒŽ ƒ•ƒ‹™‹–Š–Š‡ ‹‹•Š”‡•‹†‡–†—”‹‰Š‹•’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–‹‘ƒ– ”ƒˆ—”– ‘‘ ƒ‹”ǤȄ 63,000 Omani tourists visited India this year

From page 1 to Omani Coast Guard. He also said that the accidents on naval Talking to the Oman Daily Ob- ships are one offs and not a serious server, Vice Admiral S P S Cheema issue. said that since 2008, the Indian The Indian Navy has been pro- Navy has been playing a big role in viding training to international the anti-piracy patrol in the region, personnel for more than four dec- because the shipping lane here is ades, wherein more than 11,000 very crucial for global economy. personnel from over 40 countries He said that while the piracy re- have been trained. lated incidents are on decline, they ˆϐ‹ ‡”• ƒ† •ƒ‹Ž‘”• ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‘‘‹‰ˆ‘”Œ‘„ǡ ƒ”ǡϔŽƒ–ƒ†ˆ—”‹–—”‡ǫŠ‡  have still not completely relegated. Royal Navy of Oman have also ben- He said also that India’s ship ‡ϐ‹–‡† ˆ”‘ –”ƒ‹‹‰ ‘—”•‡• ‹ - ‘—––Š‡Observer Žƒ••‹ϔ‹‡†’ƒ‰‡Ǥ –ǯ•™Š‡”‡ building industry is witness- dia, with over 100 personnel hav- ing a boom like never before and ing attended training in India over „—›‡”•‡‡–•‡ŽŽ‡”•Ǥ three tugboats have been supplied the past year alone. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 OMAN/REGION 3

‹”‹ ‡Ǧƒ”•ŠƒŽƒ–ƒ”„‹Ž‹ƒŽ„ƒ‹†ƒ‹ǡ‘ƒ†‡”‘ˆ–Š‡‘›ƒŽ‹” ‘” ‡‘ˆƒǡ‘ˆϔ‹ ‹ƒŽŽ›‘’‡‹‰–Š‡‡šŠ‹„‹–‹‘ƒ––Š‡‘›ƒŽ‹” ‘” ‡—•‡—‘†‘ƒŽ‘‰•‹†‡‹”Š‹‡ˆƒ”•ŠƒŽ‹”†”‡™—Žˆ‘”†ǡ–Š‡ ǯ•Š‹‡ˆ‘ˆ –Š‡‹”–ƒˆˆǡƒ†‹”Š‹‡ˆƒ”•ŠƒŽ‹” Ž‡‘”’›ǡŠƒ‹”ƒ‘ˆ–Š‡ —•‡—ǯ•‘ƒ”†‘ˆ”—•–‡‡•Ǥ‹‰Š–ǣŽ„ƒ‹†ƒ‹”‡ ‡‹˜‹‰–Š‡•ƒŽ—–‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ǯ•—‡‡ǯ•‘Ž‘—”“—ƒ†”‘Ǥ London exhibition explores the history of friendship

From page 1 distinct minority but still play an Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford ‘” –Š‡ „‡‡ϐ‹– ‘ˆ —‡”‘—• ˜‹•‹- ing his views on the exhibition: “It’s Defence Studies in the UK and com- important role in Oman where they also attended as did various dignitar- tors both from the public as well an excellent idea to hold this exhibi- pleted Master Plan in Grand Strategy, the exhibition’s curator, said: are employed in training and in sup- ‹‡• ƒ† •‡‹‘” ”‡–‹”‡† ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”• ™Š‘ ƒ• ”‹–‹•Š ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”• ™Š‘ Šƒ˜‡ •Š‘™ tion. A lot of work has gone into it. went on to say: “We are very close to “Throughout its history, the Royal port roles.” He added: “The RAF Šƒ† •‡”˜‡† ‹ ƒǤ  ϐŽ›’ƒ•– „› much interest in the exhibition, there It brings all parts of our air forces’ the British RAF, we have similar doc- Air Force has supported the devel- regularly conducts exercises, notably a Typhoon also took place and the are various photographs depict- efforts together over many years for trine. If you talk to a British squadron opment of a family of air forces that ‘MAGIC CARPET,’ with Rafo and that RAF’s Queen’s Colour Squadron did a ing the history of the two air forces the public to see the history. Numer- leader and an Omani squadron lead- share a common set of values. The will become more important as Rafo march past on the parade square and in Oman including the period going ous people, both British and Omani, ‡” ›‘— ™‹ŽŽ ϐ‹† –Š‡‹” ˜‹‡™• ƒ”‡ ˜‡”› RAF’s relationship with Rafo is proof ”‡Ǧ‡“—‹’• ™‹–Š –Š‡ —”‘Ǧϐ‹‰Š–‡” ›- a traditional Omani tent was erected back to the second World War and have asked us about the exhibition similar. Our co-ordination will con- of the enduring importance of this phoon, a type that the RAF also em- by the exhibition. beyond. Photographs of various air- and students have shown much in- –‹—‡ƒ†™‹ŽŽ„‡‡ϐ‹–„‘–Š ‘—–”‹‡•dzǤ shared set of values based on respect ploys.” The exhibition has various items craft including transport aircraft such terest as well.” Over the past 50 years, Rafo has and friendship, which began with the Held in the Royal Air Force Muse- on display from RAF Museum’s col- as the Hercules are displayed along He added: “There has been co- developed resources able to under- latter’s formation and continues to um’s Milestone of Flight building, for lection and Rafo’s archives. Also on with details of the progress made by operation between our two forces for take a wide range of operations and this day and into the future. which there was a donation from His display are commendation medals Omani Air Force as it continued to ƒŽ‘‰–‹‡‹ƒŽ‘–‘ˆϐ‹‡Ž†•ƒ†‘—” it is a capability built on its relation- “Initially formed with all Majesty the Sultan, Commander of ‰‹˜‡„›ƒ–‘”‹–‹•Š‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”•ƒ† modernise with help from RAF. •›•–‡• ƒ”‡ ˜‡”› Ž‘•‡ Ȅ ‹ ϐŽ›‹‰ǡ ship with the RAF. It is a relationship British pilots, the RAF has ac- the Royal Air Force of Oman Air Vice- a sword that was a gift from the Sul- The Military Attache at the Sul- ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”–”ƒ‹‹‰ǡƒƒ‰‡‡–ǡ•—’‡”- that will continue for many years to tively supported the process of Marshall Matar bin Ali al Obaidani tanate nearly six decades ago to the tanate’s Embassy in London, Air visor and medical courses.” come and is based on shared values, Omanisation over the past 20 to 30 had formally opened the exhibition. RAF commander in the region, Air Commodore Ibrahim bin Ali al Farsi, Air Commodore Ibrahim who beliefs and mutual respect for their ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ ‘™   Ž‘ƒ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”• ƒ”‡ ƒ The RAF’s Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal Sinclair. spoke to Oman Daily Observer, giv- graduated from Royal College of respective achievements. Taiwan hosts 48 scribes as part of its National Day celebrations

By Kabeer Yousuf companies that export and import from the European Union, Australia, products and services with the rest France, India, Italy, Japan, Nether- TAIPEI — As many as 48 journalists of the world, visits to the innovation lands, El Salvador, Peru, Swaziland, ˆ”‘ƒ ”‘••–Š‡™‘”Ž†Šƒ˜‡ϐŽ‘™‹ centres and Taiwan Excellence Centre Slovak, Spain, Portugal, Russia, and to the Taiwan capital Taipei as part are also part of the tour. Turkey are represented in the inter- of its double tenth National Day cel- Organised by the Taiwan’s Minis- national press group. Dedicated bi- ebrations. try of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in co- Ž‹‰—ƒŽ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ• ‹ ‰Ž‹•Šǡ ’ƒ‹•Š The international press group that ordination with other ministries and and Japanese are accompanying the is on a week’s tour to this country †‹’Ž‘ƒ–‘ˆϐ‹ ‡•ƒ ”‘••–Š‡™‘”Ž†ǡ–Š‡ group during their visit that will con- known for its excellence in electron- tour aims at giving the media repre- clude on October 13. ics manufacturing among others, sentatives an opportunity to experi- The group yesterday visited the will also be meeting heads of various ence Taiwan’s authentic tradition, National Chiang Kai-Shek Memo- departments besides ministers and culture and gastronomic delights rial hall and Dr Sun Yat-Sen memorial ministerial representatives aiming at while exploring the trade and com- hall, besides the Taiwan National Ex- exploring key areas of improvement merce potential. cellence Centre where creative ideas ƒŽ‡•–‹‹ƒ Š‹Ž†”‡’Žƒ›‘ƒ•™‹‰‡ƒ”Š‘—•‡•™Š‹ Š™‹–‡•••ƒ‹†™‡”‡†‡•–”‘›‡†‘”†ƒƒ‰‡††—”‹‰ in trade and bilateral relations. Meet- Besides the reporters represent- are showcased as part of the pro- –Š‡•‡˜‡Ǧ™‡‡ •”ƒ‡Ž‹‘ˆˆ‡•‹˜‡ǡ‹‡‹– ƒ‘—–‘™‹–Š‡‘”–Š‡” ƒœƒ–”‹’›‡•–‡”†ƒ›ǤȄ‡—–‡”• ings with representatives of various ing publications, mostly dailies gramme.

Libya PM says Egypt Iraqi helicopter shot will help train army US aircraft keep up strikes on IS near Kobane down, pilots killed

CAIRO — Libya’s embattled prime WASHINGTON — US and coalition portedly managed to roll back IS insur- He indicated the IS insurgents were “moderate” opposition forces in Syria SAMARRA — An Iraqi military heli- minister, Abdullah al Thani, said yes- warplanes kept up bombing raids on gents out of several neighbourhoods ‘”‡ †‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž– –‘ –”ƒ  ƒ• –Š‡› ™‡”‡ and Baghdad government and Kurdish copter was shot down by suspected terday Egypt would help train his Islamic State insurgents near the Syr- ƒ‹†Š‡ƒ˜›ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰‘˜‡”‹‰Š–Ǥ staying off of mobile phones or other troops in Iraq. ‹•—”‰‡–•›‡•–‡”†ƒ›ǡϐ‹˜‡†ƒ›•ƒˆ–‡” army and called on compatriots to ian border town of Kobane yesterday, The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs devices that could be monitored. But despite the bombing raids, a similar incident in the same loca- ϐ‹‰Š– ‹•—”‰‡–• –Šƒ– Šƒ˜‡ ‘˜‡””— ƒ• ‡”‹ ƒǯ• –‘’ ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡” ƒ - of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, said “They’re becoming more savvy with the IS insurgents have continued to –‹‘‘”–Š‘ˆƒ‰Š†ƒ†ǡ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”••ƒ‹†Ǥ the capital. ‘™Ž‡†‰‡††‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž–‹‡•‹–”ƒ ‹‰–Š‡ coalition aircraft were bombing the IS the use of electronic devices,” he said. gain ground in some areas, including The helicopter was a Bell 407 Thani and the majority of an in- militants from the air. group whenever possible but the in- DzŠ‡› †‘ǯ– ϐŽ› ϐŽƒ‰• ƒ† ‘˜‡ around the key town of Kobane near ϐŽ›‹‰ „ƒ  ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ƒ‹Œ‹ ”‡ϐ‹‡”›ǡ ternationally recognised parliament The US military said American-led surgents were often concealing their around in large convoys the way they the Turkish border. 200 kilometres north of Baghdad, elected in June are in virtual domes- forces carried out six air raids near the movements. did.  ƒ† ƒŽŽ‹‡† „‘„‡”•ǡ ϐ‹‰Š–‡” Œ‡–• where federal forces have been tic exile in the eastern city of Tobruk contested town in a 24 hour period in “We have been striking when we They don’t establish headquarters and robotic drones hit the IS group ˆ‡†‹‰‘ˆˆ •Žƒ‹ –ƒ–‡ϐ‹‰Š–‡”•ˆ‘” because of widespread insecurity, an attempt to help Kurdish militia de- can,” Dempsey told ABC News in an in- –Šƒ–ƒ”‡˜‹•‹„Ž‡‘”‹†‡–‹ϐ‹ƒ„Ž‡Ǥdz on Tuesday and yesterday with four four months. including in Tripoli, where a rival ad- fending Kobane from an offensive by terview made public yesterday. Washington’s air campaign, strikes south of Kobane, destroying  ƒ˜‹ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡” •ƒ‹† „‘–Š ’‹- ministration has been set up. the IS group.  ϐ‹‰Š–‡”• ƒ”‡ Dzƒ Ž‡ƒ”‹‰ ‡‡› launched in Iraq on August 8 and ex- an armoured personnel carrier, three lots, two majors, were killed in the Egypt shares a long and porous IS insurgents have been closing in and they know how to manoeuver and tended into Syria on September 23, vehicles and an artillery piece, the attack over Seiniye, west of Baiji. desert border with Libya, and has on Kobane for days but Kurdish forces how to use populations and conceal- was designed to halt the advance of military’s Central Command said in a “They were on a security mis- backed Thani against the insurgents — backed by US-led air power — re- ment,” the general said. the IS group to buy time to build up statement. sion and coming back from the re- –Šƒ– •‡‹œ‡† ”‹’‘Ž‹ ƒ† ƒ”‡ ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ ϐ‹ˆ–Š”ƒ‹†•‘—–Š™‡•–‘ˆ‘„ƒ‡†‡- ϐ‹‡”›Ǥ for control of the airport in the coun- stroyed an IS armed vehicle, it said. Š‡› ϐŽ‡™ ƒ„‘˜‡ –Š‡ ™”‡ ƒ‰‡ try’s second city Benghazi. A sixth strike decimated an artillery of the other helicopter,” he said, “We are facing terrorism,” Thani cannon on the “southern edge” of the speaking on condition of anonym- told a press conference with his town. ity. Egyptian counterpart, Ibrahim Mahl- Since September 27, US-led air- A Russian-made Mi-35 was shot ab. “I call on all honourable citizens craft have conducted 20 strikes near down on Friday in the same area. who refuse to be ruled by force to ‘„ƒ‡ǡƒ ‘”†‹‰–‘ϐ‹‰—”‡•ˆ”‘‡- “They spotted a unit of insur- prepare to defend themselves. tral Command. gents and requested authorisation To die standing is better than to Coalition warplanes yesterday also to engage. They were initially told live humiliated,” he said. bombed IS positions with two strikes not to but they insisted, arguing it Thani, in Cairo for meetings with northwest of Raqa, hitting a training ™ƒ•ƒ‡ƒ•›–ƒ”‰‡–ǡdz–Š‡‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”•ƒ‹†Ǥ ‰›’–‹ƒ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ǡ •ƒ‹† –Š‡› ƒ”‡ camp, and a raid in Deir Ezzor, destroy- “They were eventually given the aimed at “coordinating coopera- ing a tank. green light but when they lowered tion (with Egypt) on implementing a Coalition planes also renewed their altitude, they were shot at. practical plan.” air strikes on IS insurgents in Iraq Their helicopter came down al- That would include Egypt “train- ‘ —‡•†ƒ› ƒ† ›‡•–‡”†ƒ›ǡ ™‹–Š ϐ‹˜‡ most exactly where the other one ‹‰ ƒ† ‹’”‘˜‹‰ –Š‡ ‡ˆϐ‹ ‹‡ › ‘ˆ „‘„‹‰ ”ƒ‹†• „› ϐ‹‰Š–‡” Œ‡–• ƒ† —- did,” he said. the (Libyan) army,” he said. manned drones, Central Command A senior source in the military Thani’s visit comes days after doz- said. ‘ϐ‹”‡†„‘–Š ”‡™‡„‡”•Šƒ† ens of soldiers died in car bombings The operation included three died. A resident, who said the inci- at Benghazi’s airport and clashes strikes west of Baghdad, where Iraqi dent occurred at around 9:00 am with insurgents. government forces are under pressure (0600 GMT), described the helicop- The troops were loyal to a former ˆ”‘ ϐ‹‰Š–‡”•ǡ‹–•ƒ‹†Ǥ ter as “completely charred”. general who launched a campaign in One raid east of Fallujah destroyed Iraq last year received the last May to defeat an insurgent group in an IS checkpoint and armed vehicle, a of 30 Bell 407 helicopters from the Benghazi. strike in western Ramadi destroyed United States. Egypt and Algeria, which both three IS buildings and two anti-aircraft They are designed as commer- border Libya, are concerned that the artillery pieces and a bombing run cial helicopters but can be armed violence will spill over into their ter- northwest of Ramadi destroyed an IS ™‹–Š ƒ Š‹‡ ‰—• ƒ† ‡ŽŽϐ‹”‡ ritories. — AFP ‘‡”‹•‡•ƒˆ–‡”ƒǦŽ‡†ƒ‹”•–”‹‡‹–Š‡›”‹ƒ–‘™‘ˆ‘„ƒ‡›‡•–‡”†ƒ›ǤȄ‡—–‡”• checkpoint, it said. — AFP missiles. — AFP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 4 EUROPE Protests greet EU leaders at jobs meeting in Italy

MILAN — Hundreds of people pro- ‹ŽƒǤdzŠ‡‰‘˜‡”‡–•Šƒ˜‡–‘•–ƒ”– ˆ‘” –‘ ˆ‘ —• ‘ –Š‡ —‡’Ž‘›‡– tested against Italian Prime Minister –‘ Ž‹•–‡ –‘ ™Šƒ– ’‡‘’Ž‡ ƒ”‡ •ƒ›‹‰ǡdz ”‹•‹•‹•‘—–Š‡”—”‘’‡ƒ ‘—–”‹‡• Matteo Renzi’s plans to reform hir- he said. like Italy, where the youth jobless rate ‹‰Ǧƒ†Ǧϐ‹”‹‰ ”—Ž‡• ‘—–•‹†‡ –Š‡ ‘- ‘‡ ‹•‘Žƒ–‡† • —ˆϐŽ‡• „”‘‡ ‘—– Šƒ•–‘’’‡†ͶͶ’‡” ‡–ƒ†™Š‡”‡ƒ ‰”‡•• ‡–”‡™Š‡”‡—”‘’‡ƒŽ‡ƒ†‡”• ™Š‡ƒ•‡†’”‘–‡•–‡”•–Š”‡™ϐŽƒ”‡• generation of young people risk be- ™‡”‡†—‡–‘‡‡–›‡•–‡”†ƒ›ˆ‘”ƒ ‘- ƒ– ’‘Ž‹ ‡ ‹ ”‹‘– ‰‡ƒ” „—– –Š‡”‡ ™‡”‡ ing shut out of the labour market. ˆ‡”‡ ‡‘Œ‘„•Ǥ ‘”‡’‘”–•‘ˆ•‡”‹‘—•˜‹‘Ž‡ ‡Ǥ ‡”ƒ ƒ„‘—” ‹‹•–‡” †”‡ƒ Š‡ ‡‡–‹‰ ‹ ‹Žƒ ‘‹ ‹†‡• ‡”ƒŠƒ ‡ŽŽ‘”‰‡Žƒ‡”‡Ž Nahles said the meeting would dis- ™‹–Šƒ ‘ϐ‹†‡ ‡˜‘–‡‹’ƒ”Ž‹ƒ‡– ƒ† ”‡ Š ”‡•‹†‡– ”ƒ ‘‹• ‘Ž- —••‘”‡‡ˆˆ‡ –‹˜‡—•‡‘ˆˆ—†•‡ƒ”- to push through legislation that will lande were due in Milan along with marked to help young people into enable the government to alter parts leaders from other European Union ™‘”Ǥdz –‹•‹’‘”–ƒ––Šƒ––Š‡‘‡› ‘ˆ–Š‡Žƒ„‘—” ‘†‡‹ Ž—†‹‰Œ‘„’”‘- ‘—–”‹‡• ˆ‘” ƒ ‡‡–‹‰ „‹ŽŽ‡† ƒ• ƒ that is available arrives as soon as –‡ –‹‘‡ƒ•—”‡•–Šƒ–ƒ”‡ϐ‹‡” ‡Ž›†‡- DzŠ‹‰Š Ž‡˜‡Ž ‘ˆ‡”‡ ‡dz ‘ Œ‘„• ƒ† ’‘••‹„Ž‡ǡdz•Š‡–‘Ž†”‡’‘”–‡”•Ǥ fended by unions. ‰”‘™–ŠǤ ‘ ‘ ”‡–‡ ‡ƒ•—”‡• ƒ”‡ However the event may be over- “Jobs have been eroded through- ‡š’‡ –‡† ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‡‡–‹‰ǡ ™Š‹ Š ‹• shadowed by a dispute over national out Europe and we’re here to push due to last no more than three hours „—†‰‡–•™‹–Š ”ƒ ‡ƒ† –ƒŽ›„‘–Š‹ for a new system that supports ƒ†™Š‹ Š ‘‡•ƒŠ‡ƒ†‘ˆƒˆ—ŽŽ—- –Š‡ϐ‹”‹‰Ž‹‡ƒˆ–‡”’—––‹‰„ƒ †‡ϐ‹- ™‘”‡”•ǡdz •ƒ‹† ƒ„”‹œ‹‘ ‘”–ƒŽ—”‹ǡ ƒ ropean Union summit at the end of ‹–ƒ††‡„––ƒ”‰‡–•’”‡˜‹‘—•Ž›ƒ‰”‡‡† European Parliament President Martin Schulz (L), speaks aside of European Union President Herman Van union delegate who works at tyre- the month. with their European Union partners. Rompuy attend a European Union extraordinary summit ‘Growth and Employment’ yesterday in Milan. — AFP maker Pirelli’s plant in Bollate near But Renzi wants to use it as a plat- — Reuters –ƒŽ›ǯ•‡œ‹ˆƒ ‡• ‘ϐ‹†‡ ‡˜‘–‡ More than 330 killed in over labour reform

ROME — Italian Prime Minister ƒ––‡‘‡œ‹ˆƒ ‡•–Š‡‘•–‹’‘”- Ukraine since truce: UN –ƒ– ’ƒ”Ž‹ƒ‡–ƒ”› ‘ϐ‹†‡ ‡ ˜‘–‡ of his eight-month-old government ›‡•–‡”†ƒ›ǡƒ•‹‰ ‘ƒŽ‹–‹‘’ƒ”–‡”• –‘„ƒ Žƒ„‘—””‡ˆ‘”•‹ƒ‘˜‡Š‡  Ȅ ‘”‡ –Šƒ ͵͵Ͳ ’‡‘’Ž‡ through June of 11 deaths per day, –‘ ˜‡”‹ˆ› –Š‡ ”‡’‘”–•ǡ Š‡ •ƒ‹†ǡ ƒŽŽ‹‰ Š‘’‡•™‹ŽŽ„‘‘•–Š‹• ”‡†‡–‹ƒŽ•Ǥ Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ‹ŽŽ‡† ‹ ”ƒ‹‡ •‹ ‡ ƒ before it rose to around 30 per day in for an independent investigation, in- He would have to step down if he ˆ”ƒ‰‹Ž‡–”— ‡„‡‰ƒƒ‘–Šƒ‰‘ǡ™‹–Š —Ž›ƒ†•‘ƒ”‡†–‘Ͷʹ’‡”†ƒ›Œ—•–„‡- Ž—†‹‰„›ˆ‘”‡•‹ ‡š’‡”–•Ǥ ‹–•Žƒ–- Ž‘•‡•Ǥ‡œ‹ ƒŽŽ‡†–Š‡˜‘–‡‹‘”†‡” ϐ‹˜‡ ‹ŽŽ‹‘ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ƒˆˆ‡ –‡† „› ‘- ˆ‘”‡–Š‡•‹‰‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡–”— ‡ǡŠ‡‘–‡† ‡•– ”‡’‘”– ‘˜‡”‹‰ –Š‡ ’‡”‹‘† ˆ”‘ –‘ —– •Š‘”– †‡„ƒ–‡ ‘˜‡” Š‹• „”‘ƒ† –‹—‹‰ ˜‹‘Ž‡ ‡ǡ –Š‡ ‹–‡† ƒ–‹‘• –‘”‡’‘”–‡”•‹ ‡‡˜ƒǤ —‰—•–ͳͺ–‘‡’–‡„‡”ͳ͸ǡ‡‹†ǯ•‘ˆ- ’”‘’‘•ƒŽ–‘ Šƒ‰‡Žƒ„‘—”Žƒ™•–Šƒ– said yesterday. A report from the UN ‘”–ƒ” ƒ† •Š‡ŽŽ‹‰ ƒ––ƒ • Šƒ˜‡ ϐ‹ ‡‡ƒ™Š‹Ž‡ˆ‘—†–Šƒ–„‡ˆ‘”‡–Š‡ ƒ› ‡ ‘‘‹•–• •ƒ› Šƒ˜‡ •–‹ϐŽ‡† ”‹‰Š–• ƒ‰‡ › ƒŽ•‘ ˆ‘—† –Šƒ– „‡ˆ‘”‡ ‡ƒ™Š‹Ž‡ ‹ŽŽ‡† ͳͶ ‹˜‹Ž‹ƒ• •‹ ‡ ‡ƒ•‡ϐ‹”‡ǡ Dzƒ ‹ ”‡ƒ•‹‰ —„‡” ‘ˆ Œ‘„ ”‡ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† • ƒ”‡† ‘ˆˆ ˆ‘”‡‹‰ –Š‡ ‡’–‡„‡” ͷ ‡ƒ•‡ϐ‹”‡ǡ ’”‘Ǧ—•- the weekend — one of the deadliest ˆ‘”‡‹‰ ϐ‹‰Š–‡”• ™‡”‡ ”‡’‘”–‡† –‘ „‡ ‹˜‡•–‘”•‹ƒ ‘—–”›™Š‘•‡‡ ‘- sian rebels in eastern Ukraine had •’‡ŽŽ• ‹ •‹š ‘–Š• ‘ˆ ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ –Šƒ– ’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–‹‰‹–Š‡ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ǡ‹ Ž—†‹‰ omy has stagnated for the past two •‡‡–Š‡‹”—„‡”••‹‰‹ϐ‹ ƒ–Ž›„‘Ž- Šƒ•‹ŽŽ‡†‡ƒ”Ž›͵ǡͶͲͲ’‡‘’Ž‡ƒ ”‘•• ‹–‹œ‡•‘ˆ–Š‡—••‹ƒ ‡†‡”ƒ–‹‘Ǥdz †‡ ƒ†‡•Ǥ •–‡”‡†„›ƒ‹ϐŽ—š‘ˆˆ‘”‡‹‰ϐ‹‰Š–‡”•ǡ the mainly Russian-speaking east. It said that former Russian serv- “We want to eliminate the poison ‹ Ž—†‹‰ƒ’’ƒ”‡–Ž›—••‹ƒ ‹–‹œ‡•Ǥ ‘—–‹‰–Š‡ʹͻͺ’‡‘’Ž‡™Š‘†‹‡† ‹ ‡‡ƒ†ƒ –‹˜‡†—–›’‡”•‘‡Ž‘ –Šƒ–‹ŽŽ•‹˜‡•–‡–ǡdzƒ„‘—”‹‹•- DzŠ‹Ž‡ –Š‡ ‡ƒ•‡ϐ‹”‡ ‹• ƒ ˜‡”› in the downing of Malaysian Airlines leave were allegedly among them. –‡” ‹—Ž‹ƒ‘‘Ž‡––‹•ƒ‹†‹ƒ•’‡‡ Š ™‡Ž ‘‡ •–‡’ –‘™ƒ”†• ‡†‹‰ –Š‡ ϐŽ‹‰Š– ͳ͹‘˜‡””ƒ‹‡‹ —Ž›ǡ–Š‡ —”‹‰ –Š‡ ’‡”‹‘† ‘˜‡”‡† „› –Š‡ to the Senate. ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ ‹ ‡ƒ•–‡” ”ƒ‹‡ǡ  ƒŽŽ ‘ overall toll stands at 3,660 deaths as report, pro-Russian armed groups The government’s proposals are ƒŽŽ ’ƒ”–‹‡• –‘ ‰‡—‹‡Ž› ”‡•’‡ – ƒ† ‘ˆ‘†ƒ›ǡ–Š‡”‹‰Š–•‘ˆϐ‹ ‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ Šƒ†Dz ‘–‹—‡†–‘–‡””‘”‹•‡–Š‡’‘’—- still very broad-brushed, however, —’Š‘Ž† ‹–ǡ ƒ† –‘ ŠƒŽ– –Š‡ ƒ––ƒ • ‘ As of mid-September, at least 36 Žƒ–‹‘ ‹ ƒ”‡ƒ• —†‡” –Š‡‹” ‘–”‘Žǡ and it remains to be seen how far ‹˜‹Ž‹ƒ• ƒ† ‹˜‹Ž‹ƒ ‹ˆ”ƒ•–”— –—”‡ Š‹Ž†”‡Šƒ†„‡‡‹ŽŽ‡†‹–Š‡ϐ‹‰Š–- ’—”•—‹‰‹ŽŽ‹‰•ǡƒ„†— –‹‘•ǡ–‘”–—”‡ǡ Renzi’s proposed reform will go. ‘ ‡ƒ†ˆ‘”ƒŽŽǡdz”‹‰Š–• Š‹‡ˆ‡‹† ‹‰ǡƒ†ƒ–Ž‡ƒ•–ͺʹϐ‹‰—”‡†ƒ‘‰–Š‡ ill-treatment and other serious hu-  ’ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ”ǡ ‹– ‹• — Ž‡ƒ” Š‘™ Ra’ad al Hussein said in a statement. nearly 8,200 wounded. ƒ”‹‰Š–•ƒ„—•‡•ǡ‹ Ž—†‹‰†‡•–”— - –Š‡ ‰‘˜‡”‡– ’Žƒ• –‘ Šƒ‰‡ ‹• ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡ •ƒ‹† ͵͵ͳ †‡ƒ–Š• ™‡”‡ Magazzeni stressed though that tion of housing and seizure of prop- ƒ ‡ƒ•—”‡ –Šƒ– —””‡–Ž› ƒ‡• ‹– ”‡ ‘”†‡† „‡–™‡‡ ‡’–‡„‡” ͸ ƒ† –Š‡ ‘˜‡”ƒŽŽ –ƒŽŽ› ™ƒ• Dz˜‡”› ‘•‡”˜ƒ- ‡”–›ǡdz‹–•ƒ‹†Ǥ ˜‡”› †‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž– ˆ‘” ‘’ƒ‹‡• ™‹–Š Monday, although it stressed that –‹˜‡dzǡ ƒ† –Šƒ– Dz–Š‡ ƒ –—ƒŽ ϐ‹‰—”‡ ‡”- – ƒŽ•‘ †‡–ƒ‹Ž‡† ‘–‹—‡† ƒŽŽ‡‰ƒ- ‘”‡ –Šƒ ͳͷ ‡’Ž‘›‡‡• –‘ ϐ‹”‡ •‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‘•‡ †‡ƒ–Š• ƒ› Šƒ˜‡ ‘ - –ƒ‹Ž›™‹ŽŽ„‡— ŠŠ‹‰Š‡”Ǥdz tions of human rights violations by ™‘”‡”•™‹–Š‘’‡Ǧ‡†‡† ‘–”ƒ –•Ǥ —””‡† „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡ ’‡ƒ ‡ ’ƒ – ™ƒ• ‡ •ƒ‹† –Š‡ –‡ƒ ‘ˆ ͵ͷ  ”‹‰Š–• some pro-Kiev volunteer battalions.  –Š‡ ‘ϐ‹†‡ ‡ ˜‘–‡ǡ Žƒ™ƒ- •‹‰‡†‹‹•‘‡’–‡„‡”ͷ„—– ‘‹–‘”•‘–Š‡‰”‘—†Šƒ†”‡ ‡–Ž› ‡–™‡‡ —‰—•– ʹͶ ƒ† ‡’–‡- ‡”• ™‹ŽŽ ˜‘–‡ ‘ ƒ •‘Ǧ ƒŽŽ‡† Dz†‡Ž- were not logged until afterwards. „‡‡”‡ ‡‹˜‹‰”‡’‘”–•‘ˆƒ••‰”ƒ˜‡• „‡”ͷǡ–Š‡”‡’‘”–ƒŽ•‘‘–‡†Dzƒ•Šƒ”’ ‡‰ƒ–‹‰ Žƒ™dz –Šƒ– ‰‹˜‡• –Š‡ ‰‘˜‡”- That amounts to just over 10 ™‹–Šƒ–‘–ƒŽ‘ˆƒ”‘—†ͶͲͲ„‘†‹‡•‹ ‹ ”‡ƒ•‡ ‹ †‡–‡–‹‘• „› –Š‡ ƒ”‡† ment the power to work out the †‡ƒ–Š• ’‡” †ƒ› ‘ ƒ˜‡”ƒ‰‡ǡ •ƒ‹† ‹- ’ƒ”–•‘ˆ–Š‡‘‡–•”‡‰‹‘–Šƒ–Šƒ† ‰”‘—’•dz ‘ –Š‡ ’”‘Ǧ—••‹ƒ •‹†‡ǡ ƒ• †‡–ƒ‹Ž•‘˜‡”–Š‡ ‘‹‰‘–Š•ƒ† anni Magazzeni, who heads the rights „‡‡ —†‡” ‘–”‘Ž ‘ˆ „‘–Š ’”‘Ǧ—•- well as “alarming reports of torture through subsequent parliamentary ƒ‰‡ ›ǯ• ‡”‹ ƒ•ǡ —”‘’‡ ƒ† ‡- •‹ƒ”‡„‡Ž•ƒ†”ƒ‹‹ƒˆ‘” ‡•Ǥ ƒ†‹ŽŽǦ–”‡ƒ–‡–‘ˆ†‡–ƒ‹‡‡•ǡ‹ Ž—†- British Prime Minister David Cameron with his Finnish counterpart ˜‘–‡•‘•’‡ ‹ϐ‹ ‡ƒ•—”‡•Ǥ –”ƒŽ •‹ƒ „”ƒ ŠǤ Šƒ– ‹• ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ But the UN monitors did not gain ‹‰ ‘  ‡š‡ —–‹‘• ƒ† •‡š—ƒŽ ˜‹‘- Alexander Stubb as he arrives for a meeting at Downing Street, central — Reuters same as the average toll from April ƒ ‡•• –‘ –Š‡ ƒ”‡ƒ ƒ† ™‡”‡ —ƒ„Ž‡ Ž‡ ‡ǤdzȄ  London, yesterday. — AFP Six hospitalised in Spain as Ebola scare hits Europe ’’”‘˜ƒŽˆ‘””‹–ƒ‹ǯ•ϐ‹”•–

  Ȅ ’ƒ‹ǯ• ‰‘˜‡”‡– from Nigeria — in isolation. —”‰‡† ƒŽ›‡•–‡”†ƒ›‘˜‡”–Š‡ ƒ•‡‘ˆ Three other members of the hospi- N-plant for a generation ƒ—”•‡™Š‘ ƒ—‰Š–„‘Žƒ‹ƒƒ†”‹† –ƒŽǯ•‡†‹ ƒŽ•–ƒˆˆ™‡”‡ƒŽ•‘ƒ†‹––‡† hospital as the World Health Organi- ƒ•ƒ’”‡ ƒ—–‹‘Ǥ BRUSSELS — The EU yesterday ap- needs. •ƒ–‹‘ ™ƒ”‡† ‘–Š‡” ‹•‘Žƒ–‡† ‹ˆ‡ - Authorities have also ordered that proved Britain’s ambitious plan to †‡” –Š‡ ƒ ‘”†ǡ ™Š‹ Š –Š‡  –‹‘•‹—”‘’‡™‡”‡Dz—ƒ˜‘‹†ƒ„Ž‡dzǤ the Romero family dog be put down „—‹Ž†‹–•ϐ‹”•–— Ž‡ƒ”’Žƒ–ˆ‘”ƒ‰‡- estimates to be worth 31 billion ’ƒ”– ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‹ˆ‡ –‡† —”•‡ Ȅ ƒ• ƒ ’”‡ ƒ—–‹‘ǡ •’ƒ”‹‰ ’”‘–‡•–• ‡”ƒ–‹‘ǡ ™‹–Š ”‡ Š ƒ† Š‹‡•‡ ‡—”‘•ǡ   ‰‡–• ƒ ͶͷǦͷͲ ’‡” ‡– - –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ’‡”•‘ –‘ ‘–”ƒ – –Š‡ †‹• ˆ”‘ƒ‹ƒŽ”‹‰Š–•ƒ –‹˜‹•–•Ǥ Š‡Ž’ǡ ƒ”‹‰ ƒ ƒŒ‘” ˜‹ –‘”› ˆ‘” •–ƒ‡ǡ Š‹ƒ ‡‡”ƒŽ — Ž‡ƒ” ȋ Ȍ - ‡ƒ•‡‘—–•‹†‡ˆ”‹ ƒȄ†‘ –‘”•‹ƒ Š‡ —”‘’‡ƒ ‘‹••‹‘ Šƒ• — Ž‡ƒ” ‡‡”‰› –Š”‡‡ ›‡ƒ”• ƒˆ–‡” –Š‡ ƒ† Š‹ƒ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ — Ž‡ƒ” ‘”’‘- written to the Spanish health minis- †”‹† Šƒ˜‡ ‹•‘Žƒ–‡† ϐ‹˜‡ ‘–Š‡” ’‡‘’Ž‡ Fukushima disaster. ”ƒ–‹‘ȋȌ™‹ŽŽŠƒ˜‡ƒ ‘„‹‡† and are monitoring dozens more. try demanding an explanation of how Š‡ „Ž‘ ǯ• ‘’‡–‹–‹‘ ™ƒ– Š- ͵ͲǦͶͲ ’‡” ‡– ƒ† ƒ‘–Š‡” ”‡ Š ‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ †‘ –‘”• –”‡ƒ–‹‰ –Š‡ –Š‡‹ˆ‡ –‹‘‘ —””‡†Ǥ †‘‰ •ƒ‹† ”‹–ƒ‹ Šƒ† Dz•‹‰‹ϐ‹ ƒ–Ž› ϐ‹”ǡ”‡˜ƒǡͳͲ’‡” ‡–Ǥ nurse, Teresa Romero, said she may ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ••ƒ‹†–Š‡›™‡”‡‘‹–‘”‹‰ ‘†‹ϐ‹‡†dz ‹–• ˆ—†‹‰ ’Žƒ• ˆ‘” –Š‡ —– –Š‡ —”‘’‡ƒ ‘‹••‹‘ǡ Šƒ˜‡ ƒ—‰Š– –Š‡ †‡ƒ†Ž› ˜‹”—• ƒˆ–‡” ͷʹ’‡‘’Ž‡Ȅ‘•–Ž›Š‡ƒŽ–Š•–ƒˆˆǤ £16-billion ($26-billion, 18.9-billion- –Š‡ǯ•‡š‡ —–‹˜‡ƒ”ǡŽƒ— Š‡†–Š‡ –‘— Š‹‰ Š‡” ˆƒ ‡ ™‹–Š ƒ ‹ˆ‡ –‡† They said Romero began to feel ill ‡—”‘Ȍ †‡ƒŽ ‹ ”‡•’‘•‡ –‘ ‘ ‡”• ’”‘„‡ ‹ Žƒ–‡ ʹͲͳ͵ǡ †‡Ž˜‹‰ Ž‘•‡Ž› glove. on September 30 while on leave after ‹–‘ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –ǯ• ‡Žƒ„‘”ƒ–‡ ’”‹ ‡ She had been treating a mission- treating the missionaries, but she was ƒ„‘—– ™Š‡–Š‡” ƒ•’‡ –• ‘ˆ –Š‡ †‡ƒŽ amounted to state subsidies. ‰—ƒ”ƒ–‡‡ •›•–‡ –Šƒ– ”‹–‹ • Žƒ‹ ƒ”›ϐŽ‘™„ƒ –‘ƒ†”‹†ǯ•ƒƒœ  not admitted to hospital until six days will prove hugely expensive to Brit- Š‘•’‹–ƒŽ ˆ”‘ ™‡•– ˆ”‹ ƒ ™‹–Š –Š‡ later. Š‡ ‹Ž‡› ‘‹– ’”‘Œ‡ –ǡ –‘ „‡ - ‹•Š ‘•—‡”•ˆ‘”†‡ ƒ†‡•–‘ ‘‡Ǥ disease. ƒŒ‘›–‘Ž†’ƒ”Ž‹ƒ‡––Šƒ–‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ• „—‹Ž– „› ”ƒ ‡ǯ•  ǡ Šƒ† ‡ ‘— “It seems like it was the gloves. would “investigate what happened –‡”‡†ϐ‹‡” ‡”‡•‹•–ƒ ‡ˆ”‘ƒ –‹˜‹•–• In its revision, Britain promised and several member states, but a Š‡‰Ž‘˜‡•–‘— Š‡†–Š‡ˆƒ ‡ǡdz†‘ - ƒ†™Š›–Š‹• ‘–ƒ‰‹‘‘ —””‡†dzǤ –‘ Ž‹‹– ’‘–‡–‹ƒŽ ’”‘ϐ‹– ˆ‘” ’”‹˜ƒ–‡ –‘” ‡”ƒ ƒ‹”‡œ –‘Ž† ”‡’‘”–‡”• ‡ƒŽ–Š —‹‘• ‘’Žƒ‹‡† –Šƒ– ˜‘–‡„›–Š‡„Ž‘ ǯ•ʹͺ ‘‹••‹‘‡”• ‹˜‡•–‘”•‹˜‘Ž˜‡†‹–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –ǡ„—– outside the hospital. staff had not been adequately trained ƒ””‘™Ž›„ƒ ‡†–Š‡†‡ƒŽǤ –Š‡‘˜‡”ƒŽŽ•–”— –—”‡‘ˆ–Š‡†‡ƒŽ™ƒ• Š‡ „‘Žƒ ‡’‹†‡‹  Šƒ• ‹ŽŽ‡† to treat Ebola patients safely. It is one of the world’s most am- Ž‡ˆ–‹–ƒ –Ǥ ‡ƒ”Ž› ͵ǡͷͲͲ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ‹ ™‡•– ˆ”‹ ƒ ‘‡͵ǡͶ͵ͻ’‡‘’Ž‡Šƒ˜‡†‹‡†ˆ”‘ „‹–‹‘—• — Ž‡ƒ” †‡ƒŽ• ƒ† ‹• •‡‡ ƒ• DzŠ‹•‹•ƒ™‘”Ž†”‡ ‘”†•‡ŽŽǦ‘—––‘ this year and the World Bank warned „‘Žƒ ‘—– ‘ˆ ͹ǡͶ͹ͺ ƒ•‡• ‹ –Š‡ —”- a key boost to an industry brought –Š‡ — Ž‡ƒ” ‹†—•–”› ƒ– –Š‡ ‡š’‡•‡ ›‡•–‡”†ƒ›‹– ‘—Ž† ”‹’’Ž‡–Š‡”‡‰‹‘ǯ• ”‡–‘—–„”‡ƒƒ ”‘••ϐ‹˜‡™‡•–ˆ”‹ ƒ to its knees by the 2011 Fukushima ‘ˆ –ƒš’ƒ›‡”• ƒ† –Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ǡdz ‡ ‘‘› –‘ –Š‡ –—‡ ‘ˆ ƒ– Ž‡ƒ•– ̈́͵ʹ ƒ–‹‘•Ȅ‹„‡”‹ƒǡ —‹‡ƒǡ‹‡””ƒ‡‘- meltdown in Japan. •ƒ‹† ”‡‡’‡ƒ ‡Ž‡‰ƒŽƒ†˜‹•‡”- „‹ŽŽ‹‘ȋʹͷ„‹ŽŽ‹‘‡—”‘•ȌǤ ‡ǡ‹‰‡”‹ƒƒ†‡‡‰ƒŽȄƒ ‘”†‹‰ “On this basis and after a thor- †”‡ƒƒ”–ƒƒˆ–‡”–Š‡†‡ ‹•‹‘Ǥ ’ƒ‹ ™ƒ• •–‹ŽŽ • ”ƒ„Ž‹‰ ›‡•–‡”- to the latest WHO tally. ‘—‰Š ‹˜‡•–‹‰ƒ–‹‘ǡ –Š‡ ‘‹••‹‘ Dz –ǯ••— Šƒ†‹•–‘”–‹‘‘ˆ ‘’‡–‹- †ƒ›–‘‹†‡–‹ˆ›’‡‘’Ž‡™Š‘ ƒ‡‹–‘ Š‡ƒ‘— ‡†‹–™‹ŽŽ•–ƒ”–ƒ‹”- ƒ‘™ ‘ Ž—†‡–Šƒ––Š‡•—’’‘”–‹• –‹‘ ”—Ž‡• –Šƒ– –Š‡ ‘‹••‹‘ Šƒ• ‘–ƒ –™‹–Š‘‡”‘Ǥ lifting 100 tonnes of relief aid today ‘’ƒ–‹„Ž‡ ™‹–Š  •–ƒ–‡ ƒ‹† ”—Ž‡•ǡdz Ž‡ˆ– ‹–•‡Žˆ ‡š’‘•‡† –‘ Ž‡‰ƒŽ ŠƒŽŽ‡‰- Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy –‘ ‹‡””ƒ ‡‘‡ǡ ‹„‡”‹ƒ ƒ† —‹‡ƒ  ‘’‡–‹–‹‘ ‘‹••‹‘‡” ‡•ǡdzŠ‡ƒ††‡†Ǥ ƒŽŽ‡†ˆ‘” ƒŽƒ†’”‘‹•‡†Dz–”ƒ•- Sub director of Carlos III hospital Yolanda Fuentes speaks to the press in ‹ Ž—†‹‰ ƒ••ǡ ‰Ž‘˜‡• ƒ† ‡†‹- Joaquin Almunia said in a statement. Environmentalists see Hinkley ’ƒ”‡ ›dz ‘˜‡” –Š‡ • ƒ”‡ǡ ™Š‹ Š Šƒ• Madrid yesterday on the case of Spanish nurse Teresa, infected with the ‹‡Ǥ —•–”‹ƒŠƒ•˜‘™‡†–‘ϐ‹‰Š––Š‡†‡- ‘‹– ƒ• ƒ —‡ ‡••ƒ”› •—’’‘”– ‘ˆ •’ƒ”‡† ϐ‹‡” ‡ ”‹–‹ ‹• ‘ˆ ’ƒ‹•Š ebola virus. — AFP „‘Žƒ ƒ—•‡• •‡˜‡”‡ ˆ‡˜‡”ǡ ˜‘‹–- ‹•‹‘ ‹ ‘—”–ǡ ƒ† ‘–Š‡” ‡„‡” — Ž‡ƒ”‡‡”‰›Œ—•–™Š‡–Š‡—•‡‘ˆ safeguards. ing, diarrhoea and sometimes inter- •–ƒ–‡•Šƒ˜‡˜‘‹ ‡† ‘ ‡”•–Šƒ––Š‡ ”‡‡™ƒ„Ž‡•ǡ •— Š ƒ• ™‹† ƒ† •‘Žƒ” The World Health Organisation Romero initially told reporters she  ƒ ‡ƒ”Ž‹‡” ”‡ ‘”†‹‰ ’—„Ž‹•Š‡† nal and external bleeding. It spreads ’”‘Œ‡ –ƒ‡•ƒ‘ ‡”›‘ˆ–Š‡ǯ• power, is beginning to take hold. ƒŽ•‘ ‘˜‡† –‘ ƒŽ ˆ‡ƒ”• ‘ˆ ™‹†‡” Šƒ†Dz‘‹†‡ƒdzŠ‘™•Š‡‰‘–‹ˆ‡ –‡†Ǥ on the website of El Mundo newspa- –Š”‘—‰Š ‘–ƒ –ƒ†„‘†‹Ž›ϐŽ—‹†•Ǥ „Ž‘ ǯ••–ƒ–‡†’‘Ž‹ ›–‘’”‘‘–‡•‘Žƒ” —– –Š‡  ‘‹••‹‘ ‹•‹•–• ‘–ƒ‰‹‘‹—”‘’‡Ǥ But in an interview with El Pais per, she sounded tired and groggy but Š‡”‡‹•‘˜ƒ ‹‡ƒ†‘™‹†‡Ž› and wind power. –Šƒ– –Š‡ Š‘‹ ‡ ‘ˆ ‡‡”‰› •‘—” ‡ǡ ‘ –• ”‡‰‹‘ƒŽ †‹”‡ –‘”ǡ •—œ•ƒƒ newspaper, by phone from her hospi- •ƒ‹†•Š‡™ƒ•ˆ‡‡Ž‹‰Dzƒ„‹–„‡––‡”dzǤ ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ —”‡ǡ„—–•‡˜‡”ƒŽ–”‡ƒ–‡–• ”‡Žƒ† ‹• ’ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ”Ž› ‘ ‡”‡† ƒ––‡” Š‘™ ‘–”‘˜‡”•‹ƒŽǡ ‹• •–”‹ –Ž› ƒƒ„ǡ •ƒ‹† •’‘”ƒ†‹  ƒ•‡• ‹ —”‘’‡ –ƒŽ„‡†ǡ•Š‡•ƒ‹†‹–ƒ›Šƒ˜‡‘ —””‡† ‘‡”‘„‡ ƒ‡‹ŽŽƒˆ–‡” ƒ”‹‰ˆ‘” Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ˆƒ•–Ǧ–”ƒ ‡† ˆ‘” †‡˜‡Ž‘’- as the Hinkley Point site is not far up to the member state. ™‡”‡ Dz—ƒ˜‘‹†ƒ„Ž‡dz „—– –Š‡ ”‹• ‘ˆ ƒ ™Š‡”‡‘˜‹‰Š‡”’”‘–‡ –‹˜‡•—‹–Ǥ two elderly Spanish missionaries who ment. ˆ”‘–Š‡ ”‹•Š ‘ƒ•–Ǥ DzŠ‡ ”‡•’‘•‹„‹Ž‹–‹‡• ƒ”‡ Ž‡ƒ”Ž› ˆ—ŽŽ‘—–„”‡ƒ™‡”‡Dz‡š–”‡‡Ž›Ž‘™dzǤ “I think the mistake was when I re- died of Ebola following their return Several patients have been treated A year ago, the British govern- •–ƒ–‡†Ǥ ‡ ƒ”‡ ˆ—Žϐ‹ŽŽ‹‰ ‘—” †—–‹‡• Dz—”‘’‡ƒ ‘—–”‹‡• ƒ”‡ ƒ‘‰ moved the suit. ˆ”‘™‡•–ˆ”‹ ƒǤ for Ebola in Europe and the United ‡–•‹‰‡†–Š‡Š—‰‡†‡ƒŽˆ‘” –‘ Œ—•–ƒ•ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡•ˆ—Žϐ‹Ž–Š‡‹”•‘ –Š‡ „‡•– ’”‡’ƒ”‡† ‹ –Š‡ ™‘”Ž†dz –‘ •‡‡‹–ƒ•–Š‡‘•– ”‹–‹ ƒŽ‘‡– ‘ –‘”• ƒ– –Š‡ Š‘•’‹–ƒŽ ’—– Š‡” –ƒ–‡• ‹ –Š‡ —””‡– ‘—–„”‡ƒǡ „—– „—‹Ž† –™‘ ”‡ƒ –‘”• ƒ– ‹Ž‡› ‘‹– †‡ ‹†‹‰ ™Šƒ– –Š‡› ™ƒ– ƒ• ‹˜‡•–- –ƒ Ž‡ •— Š †‹•‡ƒ•‡•ǡ •Š‡ ƒ††‡† ‹ ƒ ‹™Š‹ Š‹– ‘—Ž†Šƒ˜‡Šƒ’’‡‡†„—–  Š—•„ƒ† ƒ† ƒ‘–Š‡” Dz•—•’‡ – ƒ•‡dz —–‹Ž–Š‡ƒ†”‹† ƒ•‡ƒŽŽŠƒ†„‡‡‹-  ‹ ‘‡”•‡–ǡ •‘—–Š™‡•–‡” ‰- ‡–‹–Š‡‹”‘™ ‘—–”›ǡdzŽ—‹ƒ statement. ƒ‘–•—”‡ǡdz•Š‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ Ȅƒ‡‰‹‡‡”™Š‘”‡ ‡–Ž›–”ƒ˜‡ŽŽ‡† ˆ‡ –‡†‹ˆ”‹ ƒǤȄ  land, to meet Britain’s future energy •ƒ‹†‹ƒ‡™• ‘ˆ‡”‡ ‡ǤȄ  THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 ASIA 5 China earthquake kills one, injures 300 people

BEIJING — Thousands of rescuers were de- “The whole building was shaking terribly ployed in southwest China yesterday after a with a loud cracking sound. Plates fell off in strong earthquake left one person dead and the kitchen. We all ran out and the streets are more than 300 injured, with over 100,000 now packed with people,” Li Anqin, a woman displaced, state-run media reported. living in Weiyuan town, the county seat of Jin- The shallow 6.0 magnitude tremor hit late ‰‰—ǡ–‘Ž†‹Š—ƒ˜‹ƒ–‡Ž‡’Š‘‡ǤŠ‘—•ƒ†•‘ˆ Tuesday in Yunnan province, close to China’s homes were also damaged in neighbouring borders with Myanmar and Laos, China’s of- Lincang, it said. ϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ‹Š—ƒ‡™•ƒ‰‡ ›•ƒ‹†Ǥ Photos on social media showed damaged School buildings were widely damaged houses, cracked walls and fallen roof tiles, in the area, reports said, although the quake and crowds of people gathered outside into struck during the night and no pupil deaths the night. The epicentre of the quake was in were recorded. a densely populated but underdeveloped area ‹Š—ƒ •ƒ‹† ͳͲͲ • Š‘‘Ž• ™‡”‡ †ƒƒ‰‡† that is home to a number of ethnic minorities. ƒ† ‹–‡†ƒŽ‘ ƒŽ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽƒ••ƒ›‹‰ƒ‡•–‹ƒ–- It is also a well-known tourism site, thanks ed 170,000 square metres (1.8 million square to its local production of Pu’er tea, and popu- feet) of buildings needed repairs. lation of wild elephants. Yunnan is acutely School construction is a touchy subject in vulnerable to earthquakes. The region sees China, where more than 5,000 children died frequent seismic activity from the collision of as their schools collapsed on top of them in the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which a huge 2008 earthquake in neighbouring Si- form the vast Himalayan mountain range. chuan province. In August, a 6.1-magnitude struck the Shoddy buildings, with corruption playing province killing more than 600 people. a key role, were widely blamed, provoking More than 3,000 people were injured, public anger. while more than 80,000 homes were com- The latest quake had taken only one life so pletely or partially destroyed. Rescuers said ˆƒ”ǡ‹Š—ƒ•ƒ‹†ǡ ‹–‹‰Ž‘ ƒŽ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•Ǥ the destruction did not initially appear to be More than 124,000 people had been forced on the scale of the August quake. ˆ”‘–Š‡‹”Š‘‡•„›–Š‡“—ƒ‡ǡ‹Š—ƒƒ††‡†ǡ “It’s not like last time in Ludian — there but there had been “little to no rain” in the are no massive collapse of buildings. It’s such region in recent days, reducing the risk of Residents rest outdoor in the aftermath of an earthquake in the town of Yongping of Jinggu ƒ”‡Ž‹‡ˆǡdz”‡• —‡ Š‹‡ˆŠ‡‹ƒŠ‡–‘Ž†‹Š—ƒǤ landslides. The US Geological Survey (USGS) county in southwest China’s Yunnan province yesterday. — AP Social media users said the effects were measured the earthquake as magnitude 6.0. manageable. “The beautiful town is as usual, “Many houses collapsed and we are inves- urging rescue efforts, with 3,200 troops dis- was in Jinggu county, 85 kilometres (around ‹Š—ƒ•ƒ‹†–Š‡Š‹ƒƒ”–Š“—ƒ‡‡–™‘”• aftershocks are constant, but people still live –‹‰ƒ–‹‰ –Š‡ ƒ•—ƒŽ–‹‡•ǡdz ƒ Ž‘ ƒŽ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ –‘Ž† patched in a “race to save more lives”, accord- 50 miles) from Pu’er city, in a region famous Center gave it a reading of 6.6. The agency said in order. My house is all right!” wrote one local ‹Š—ƒǤdzŠ‡ƒˆ–‡”•Š‘ ••‡‡‘Ǧ•–‘’’‹‰Ǥdz ‹‰–‘‹Š—ƒǤ for its tea plantations. The quake was also felt buildings shook for several seconds, while resident on Sina Weibo, a Chinese equivalent Š‹ƒǯ• ”‡•‹†‡– ‹ ‹’‹‰ ƒ† ”‡‹‡” ‘”‡ –Šƒ ͺͲͲ ϐ‹”‡ϐ‹‰Š–‡”• ™‡”‡ –ƒ‹‰ in Yunnan’s provincial capital Kunming. China some towns in the area had lost power supply ‘ˆ™‹––‡”ǤDz –ǯ•• ƒ”›ǤǤǤ„—– ǯϐ‹‡ǡdz™”‘–‡ƒ- Li Keqiang were both quoted in state-media part, with 35 sniffer dogs, it said. The epicentre uses a different magnitude scale to the US and and telecommunications. other. — AFP 17 dead, dozens missing in Indonesia boat sinking

JAKARTA — At least 17 people from year-old boy, while the eight survi- bride and groom were on the boat a wedding party, including three chil- vors were all adults. to the resort island, but their fam- dren, have died in a boat sinking on The wooden motor boat broke ily members were believed to be on the way to the Indonesian island of down on Tuesday after leaving from board, according to reports. ƒŽ‹ǡ ƒ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ •ƒ‹† ›‡•–‡”†ƒ›ǡ ™‹–Š the east of the main island of Java Indonesia relies heavily on boats two dozen still missing. late Monday. “The engine was dam- to connect its more than 17,000 is- ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ• ƒŽŽ‡† ‘ˆˆ –Š‡ •‡ƒ” Š ˆ‘” aged and the water pump broke, so lands, but has a poor maritime safety the day at sunset, with eight of the 49 –Š‡„‘ƒ–ϐ‹ŽŽ‡†™‹–Š™ƒ–‡”ƒ†•ƒǡdz record. Boats are often overcrowded people on board rescued, while the Nugroho said. and not equipped with enough life remaining 24 were still unaccounted ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•‘—‡•†ƒ›–‘Ž† –Šƒ– jackets and rescue boats. for. Twelve children are believed to –Š‡ ƒ’–ƒ‹ ƒƒ‰‡† –‘ „”‹‡ϐŽ› ƒŽŽ In August, a tour boat carrying have been among the passengers, authorities at around noon (0400 25 people sank after leaving the is- though the number has yet to be con- GMT) after the boat broke down but land of Lombok near Bali heading ϐ‹”‡†Ǥ lost contact around four hours later. toward Komodo Island, a popular “The search was called off in the The passengers on board are all tourist destination. The passengers evening because the waves were believed to be Indonesian. were mostly European tourists, and Residents watch as dark giant ash clouds rise from the crater of Mount Sinabung volcano during an very big and it was getting dark,” The eight survivors were rescued two Spanish men were never found eruption yesterday, as seen from Karo district located on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, following an earlier said national disaster agency spokes- by helicopter, while several boats after the boat hit a reef and sank in eruption on October. According to authorities hundreds of residents are still housed at evacuation centers man Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, adding were deployed by the search team stormy weather, with no working ra- as authorities maintains off limit danger zone around Mount Sinabung located in Indonesia’s Sumatra the search would resume Thursday ƒ†ϐ‹•Š‡”‡™‡”‡’—–‘ƒŽ‡”–Ǥ dio or satellite phone to alert rescue island following deadly eruption in early February that killed about 17 people. — AFP morning. Among the dead was a two- Nugroho did not say whether the ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ǤȄ  Hong Kong protest leaders vow to stay put US, Japan move to

HONG KONG — Hong Kong pro-democracy protest leaders pledged to stay on the streets yesterday in closer security ties a bid to keep pressure on the government ahead of already fraught talks on political reform. Numbers at demonstration sites around the city TOKYO — Japan and the United to Asia. When defence and foreign have dwindled to a few hundred after days of mass States agreed yesterday to map out ministers from the US and Japan, the rallies to demand fully free elections and police how they will work together if To- world’s largest- and third-largest said yesterday they were employing negotiators to kyo needs to use force to help pro- economies, met in Tokyo last Octo- try to persuade protesters to leave the barricades. tect a friendly country under attack, ber, they agreed to update the de- But student leader Lester Shum insisted they as they update defence cooperation fence cooperation guidelines by the would stay. ‰—‹†‡Ž‹‡•ˆ‘”–Š‡ϐ‹”•––‹‡‹‡ƒ”Ž› end of 2014 to respond to the chang- “We have reached the stage of dialogue and we two decades. ing security environment in the re- will be persistent in our civil disobedience cam- The development follows Prime gion and beyond. paign and stay on the streets,” he said. Minister Shinzo Abe’s historic step “These revised guidelines will Leader of the pro-democracy Occupy move- ƒ™ƒ›ˆ”‘ ƒ’ƒǯ•’‘•–Ǧ™ƒ”’ƒ ‹ϐ‹• capture the greater scope of our alli- ment, Chan Kin-man, added: “Only if the govern- in July, when the Japanese govern- ƒ ‡ ‘‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘ǡ”‡ϐŽ‡ –‹‰‹–•‘”‡ ment quickly take action and give a concrete re- ‡–”‡‹–‡”’”‡–‡†’ƒ ‹ϐ‹•–”–‹ Ž‡ͻ global nature,” a senior US State De- sponse to students’ demands (for democracy) will of the constitution to end a ban that ’ƒ”–‡–‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ƒ‹†‘ ‘†‹–‹‘‘ˆ the problem be resolved.” Šƒ• ‡’– ‹–• ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› ˆ”‘ ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ anonymity. Formal talks are set for Friday between students abroad. “By clearly describing how the and Chief Secretary Carrie Lam — the deputy to The interim report on the update, United States and Japan will operate Hong Kong’s embattled leader Leung Chun-ying. which is intended to give general di- in each of these areas during peace- Pro-democracy leaders had agreed to a dialogue rection of the revision, is attracting time, during low-level grey zone earlier with Lam but called it off last Friday after close attention from China and South provocations or during an armed at- what they described as “organised attacks” on pro- Korea, which suffered from Japan’s tack, the revised guidelines will pro- testers at the Mong Kok demonstration site. aggression before and during World vide the policy direction for a strong- “We are very sincere about organising this War Two. er alliance, more capable of deterring meeting and dialogue,” said Ray Lau, deputy secre- Tokyo and Washington also said threats and contributing to global tary for mainland and constitutional affairs. they would build a seamless security •‡ —”‹–›ǡdz–Š‡‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ƒ‹†Ǥ —– Š‡ ƒ††‡† –Š‡”‡ ™‡”‡ Dzƒ› †‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž–‹‡• framework to better defend Japan China expressed concerns that ahead”, with disagreements over arrangements, Hong Kong protest leaders vow to ‘stay on the streets’ and extend the areas of cooperation the update would broaden the bi- including the venue and whether there should be a to space and cyberspace. lateral alliance beyond its historical mediator. democracy” after Beijing insisted that it vet candi- Š‹‡ˆš‡ —–‹˜‡ǯ•‘ˆϐ‹ ‡›‡•–‡”†ƒ›ǤDz ˆ™‡™‹–Š†”ƒ™ǡ “The two governments will take mandate. “The Japan-US alliance is a The authorities have given no indication of con- dates for the city’s 2017 leadership elections. the government will then ignore us. measures to prevent the deteriora- bilateral arrangement set up under crete plans to clear the protest sites and reopen Rising social inequality, the soaring cost of liv- With us here, we can react to anything that hap- tion of Japan’s security in all phases, •’‡ ‹ϐ‹ Š‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ ‘†‹–‹‘•Ǥ ”‘ƒ†•ǡ †‡•’‹–‡ –”ƒˆϐ‹  ‰”‹†Ž‘  ƒ† –”— ƒ–‡† „—• ing and distrust of the government is also fuelling pens.” The government complex has been one of seamlessly, from peacetime to con- It should not exceed its bilateral routes. discontent, particularly among Hong Kong’s disil- the key protest sites and scene of tense standoffs tingencies,” the interim report said. scope and should not harm the inter- “(With) all the obstacles on the road, we have lusioned youth. between police and students, with Wednesday’s The United States is obliged to ests of third parties, including China,” already arranged the police negotiators and the Protesters remain sceptical that talks with the opening of parliament called off over security fears. defend Japan under their bilateral Chinese foreign ministry spokesman ’‘Ž‹ ‡ ‘—‹–› ”‡Žƒ–‹‘• ‘ˆϐ‹ ‡”• –‘ ‡‰ƒ‰‡ ‹ government will achieve any concessions on po- “I’m not very hopeful about the outcome (of •‡ —”‹–› –”‡ƒ–›Ǥ Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ‰—‹†‡Ž‹‡ Hong Lei told a news conference in dialogue with people gathering there,” Lee Kwok- litical reform and those who remain on the street talks),” said Timothy Sun, 17, who has spent 10 update in 17 years comes as Japan Beijing before the interim report was Š—‰ǡ•‡‹‘”•—’‡”‹–‡†‡–‘ˆ–”ƒˆϐ‹ ’‘Ž‹ ‡ǡ–‘Ž† want to stand their ground. days at the main Admiralty protest site. faces tough security challenges from released. “We are paying close atten- reporters. “We tried to convince them to remove “This is an important spot — we should hold on Demonstrators are facing an increasing public an island spat with China and North tion to Japan and the United States’ the blockage as soon as possible and, if not, we will to this regardless of how many people we have,” backlash as road diversions due to the occupied Korea’s missile and nuclear projects, relevant moves to adjust their de- continue to monitor the situation and take suitable said Helix Kwok, an 18-year-old student who was sites jam the highways and businesses say they are and as the United States tries to shift fence cooperation guidelines,” Hong actions if needed.” Protesters are demanding “true among a dozen protesters camping outside the suffering. — AFP its diplomatic and security focus said. — Reuters THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 6 INDIA 5 more people killed in India-Pakistan border clashes

SIALKOT, Pakistan/SRINAGAR — Five civilians were killed and thousands took refuge in camps Pakistan raises in the disputed region of Kashmir yesterday af- –‡” •‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘•– ‹–‡•‡ ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ „‡–™‡‡ Kashmir issue at UN, — Ž‡ƒ”Ǧƒ”‡† ‡‹‰Š„‘—”• ƒ‹•–ƒ ƒ† †‹ƒ in a decade. New Delhi cancels A total of nine Pakistani and eight Indian ci- ˆ‘” ‡•ǯϐŽƒ‰‡‡–‹‰ ˜‹Ž‹ƒ• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ‹ŽŽ‡† •‹ ‡ ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ ‡”—’–‡† more than week ago in the mostly Muslim NEW DELHI — In retaliation to Himalayan region. ƒ‹•–ƒ –ƒ”‰‡–‹‰ ‹˜‹Ž‹ƒ Šƒ„‹–ƒ- ƒ•Š‹” ‹• Žƒ‹‡† „› „‘–Š ‘—–”‹‡• ƒ† tions in Jammu and Kashmir, the Šƒ•„‡‡ƒƒŒ‘”ˆ‘ —•‘ˆ–‡•‹‘‹‘—–Š•‹ƒǤ union home ministry yesterday put Each side has accused the other of targeting ‘ Š‘Ž† ƒ • Š‡†—Ž‡† ϐŽƒ‰ ‡‡–‹‰ ‹˜‹Ž‹ƒ•ƒ†—’”‘˜‘‡†˜‹‘Žƒ–‹‘•‘ˆƒ„‘”†‡” - truce that has largely held since 2003. „‡–™‡‡ ƒ‹•–ƒ ƒ† †‹ƒ ’ƒ”ƒ military forces to discuss the recent Š‹Ž‡ ‡š Šƒ‰‡• ‘ˆ •’‘”ƒ†‹  ϐ‹”‡ ƒ”‡ ‘- hostilities. ‘ƒŽ‘‰–Š‡†‡ˆƒ –‘„‘”†‡”†‹˜‹†‹‰–Š‡”‡- gion, civilian deaths are unusual. †‹ƒ ‹” ‘” ‡ ȋ  Ȍ Š‹‡ˆ ‹” Three Pakistani and two Indian civilians Š‹‡ˆ ƒ”•ŠƒŽ ”—’ ƒŠƒǡ ™Š‘ ‹• were killed yesterday. ƒŽ•‘ –Š‡ Šƒ‹”ƒ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Š‹‡ˆ• ‘ˆ “We are all concerned and want an early so- –ƒˆˆ‘‹––‡‡ǡ•ƒ‹† †‹ƒ™ƒ–•–‘ Ž—–‹‘–‘‹–ȋ–Š‡ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰Ȍǡdz †‹ƒǯ•‹”Š‹‡ˆ”—’ ”‡•‘Ž˜‡ –Š‡ ‹••—‡ ‘ˆ ‡ƒ•‡ϐ‹”‡ ˜‹‘Žƒ- ƒŠƒ–‘Ž†”‡’‘”–‡”•Ǥdz‡†‘ǯ–™ƒ––‘Ž‡––Š‡‹•- –‹‘• „› ƒ‹•–ƒ ƒ• •‘‘ ƒ• ’‘••‹- •—‡„‡ ‘‡•‡”‹‘—•Ǥdz „Ž‡Ǥ  •‡‹‘” „‘”†‡” •‡ —”‹–› ˆ‘” ‡ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ •ƒ‹† “It is a serious issue, it should not Indian forces had retaliated to machine gun have happened...The government is ƒ†‘”–ƒ”ƒ––ƒ •‘ƒ„‘—–͸Ͳ’‘•‹–‹‘•ƒŽ‘‰ taking it seriously...We want peace, ƒ ‘”‡ –Šƒ ʹͲͲǦ ȋͳʹͷǦ‹Ž‡Ȍ •–”‡– Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ –”ƒ“—‹ŽŽ‹–›ǡƒ†‰‘‘†”‡Žƒ–‹‘•™‹–Š „‘”†‡”›‡•–‡”†ƒ›Ǥ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”•ǡdzŠ‡•ƒ‹†ƒˆ–‡”–Š‡ͺʹ† ‘‡ͳͺǡͲͲͲ †‹ƒ ‹˜‹Ž‹ƒ•Šƒ˜‡ϐŽ‡†–Š‡‹” ‹” ‘” ‡ ƒ› ‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‹‘• ƒ– –Š‡ homes in the lowlands around Jammu due to Hindon Air Force Station on the out- –Š‡ ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ǡ ƒ† Šƒ˜‡ –ƒ‡ ”‡ˆ—‰‡ ‹ • Š‘‘Ž• skirts of Delhi. and relief camps. †‹ƒǯ• –‘’ ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ •ƒ‹† “If India and Pakistan troops have hostility, that the government “has taken dip- Ž‡––Š‡ϐ‹‰Š–Ǥ lomatic steps and is making all ef- Šƒ– Šƒ˜‡ ™‡ †‘‡ –‘ –Š‡ǫdz •ƒ‹† Šƒ”‘ ‹ŽŽƒ‰‡”••‹–‹ƒ–”ƒ –‘”ƒ•–Š‡›ϔŽ‡‡–Š‡‹”Š‘‡•ˆ‡ƒ”‹‰ϔ‹”‹‰ˆ”‘–Š‡ƒ‹•–ƒ•‹†‡‘ˆ–Š‡„‘”†‡”ƒ–Š‹Ž›ƒ”‹˜‹ŽŽƒ‰‡‘ˆƒ„ƒ•‡ –‘”‹ ˆ‘”–•–‘„”‹‰‹–ȋϐ‹”‹‰Ȍ–‘ƒ‡†Ǥ ‡˜‹ǡ ͷͲǡ ‹ ”‹ƒǡ ™Š‡”‡ ϐ‹˜‡ ‹˜‹Ž‹ƒ• ™‡”‡ Jammu and Kashmir yesterday. — AFP We are all concerned and want killed on Monday. the Indian leader has since cancelled a round of an early solution to it. The security ‡˜‹Šƒ†–ƒ‡”‡ˆ—‰‡‹ƒ• Š‘‘Žǡ Ž‘•‡†„‡- –ƒŽ• ™‹–Š ƒ‹•–ƒǡ ƒ† ‹ ƒ ˆ—”–Š‡” •—„ †‹† ˆ‘” ‡•ƒ”‡™‘”‹‰–‘™ƒ”†•‹–dzǤƒ‹•- ƒ—•‡‘ˆ–Š‡ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰Ǥ not meet Sharif at a UN meeting in New York in ing the Kashmir issue yet again at ƒ‹•–ƒǡ—Šƒƒ†ƒϐ‹“ǡƒͶͺǦ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž† ‡’–‡„‡”Ǥ the UN, Pakistan dragged the UN farmer, said he narrowly escaped death when a DzŠ‹• —”‡•– ‹• ƒ Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽ ‘•‡“—‡ ‡ ‹Ž‹–ƒ”› „•‡”˜‡” ”‘—’ ȋ- mortar hit his home, causing the mud and straw ‘ˆ ™‘”•‡‹‰ ’‘Ž‹–‹ ƒŽ ”‡Žƒ–‹‘• „‡- Ȍ‹–‘–Š‡ —””‡–•‹–—ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ‘‰ ”‘‘ˆ–‘ ƒ˜‡‹ƒ†„Žƒ•–‹‰Š‹•„‡†‹–‘ƒ–™‹•–- –™‡‡ †‹ƒ ƒ† ƒ‹•–ƒǡdz •ƒ‹† ‹ Šƒ‡Ž –Š‡‹‡‘ˆ‘–”‘Ž™Š‡”‡ ”‘••Ǧ„‘”- ed heap while he was in the washroom. Kugelman, Senior Program Associate for South †‡”•Š‡ŽŽ‹‰Šƒ•ϐŽƒ”‡†—’Ǥ Dz ™ƒ••‘• ƒ”‡† Ž‘ ‡†›•‡Žˆ‹ǡdzŠ‡•ƒ‹†ǡ and Southeast Asia at the Woodrow Wilson In- Dz  —•– „‡ ‡ƒ„Ž‡† holding the metal propeller of the mortar that –‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ‡–”‡ˆ‘” Š‘Žƒ”•Ǥ to play its role in monitoring the ˆ‡ŽŽ‘Š‹•Š‘‡Ǥdz ‹”‹‰Šƒ•„‡‡‰‘‹‰‘‡˜‡”› DzŠƒ–ǯ• ’ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ”Ž› ™‘””‹•‘‡ ‹• –Šƒ– ƒ- ‡ƒ•‡ϐ‹”‡ǡdz „ƒ••ƒ†‘” ƒ•‘‘† ‹‰Š–Ǥ›ˆƒ‹Ž› ƒ‘–•–ƒ›Š‡”‡Ǥdz ‹•–ƒǯ•‹Ž‹–ƒ”›ƒ’’‡ƒ”•–‘‘™„‡‹–Š‡†”‹˜- Šƒ–‘Ž†–Š‡ ‡‡”ƒŽ••‡„Ž›‘ ™‘„‘›•ƒ†–Š‡‹”‰”ƒ†‘–Š‡”™‡”‡‹ŽŽ‡† ‡”ǯ••‡ƒ–‘ˆ †‹ƒ’‘Ž‹ ›Ȅƒ†–Š‡‹Ž‹–ƒ”›Šƒ• Tuesday. He said: “...We call upon „›ƒ‘”–ƒ”ƒ•–Š‡›•Ž‡’–Œ—•–†‘™–Š‡•–”‡‡–ǡ — ŠŽ‡••‡–Š—•‹ƒ•ˆ‘””‡ ‘ ‹Ž‹ƒ–‹‘Ǥdz the Indian government to immedi- he added.  ‘•– ƒ•‡• †‹ƒ „Žƒ‡• ‘—–„”‡ƒ• ‘ˆ ƒ–‡Ž› ‡ƒ•‡ϐ‹”‡ƒ†Š‡Ž’—•’”‡•‡”˜‡ Š‡ Š‘‡ ™ƒ• Ž‹––‡”‡† ™‹–Š „Ž‘‘†› „‡†- ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ ƒŽ‘‰ –Š‡ „‘”†‡” ‘ ƒ‹•–ƒ‹ –”‘‘’• –”ƒ“—‹ŽŽ‹–›Ǥdz Ž‘–Š‡•Ǥ Š‡ ›‘—‰‡” Š‹Ž†ǡ ƒ ͵Ǧ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž† „‘›ǡ they say give cover to separatist militants trying Š‡ —””‡– ”‘—† –‘ ”‘••Ǧ„‘”- ™ƒ•„‡Š‡ƒ†‡†„›–Š‡„Žƒ•–ǡ‡‹‰Š„‘—”••ƒ‹†Ǥ –‘‡–‡” †‹ƒǯ•’ƒ”–‘ˆƒ•Š‹”Ǥ †‡”ϐ‹”‹‰•”‡•—‡†ƒˆ–‡”ƒƒŽ‘•– ƒ‹•–ƒ‹ ƒŒ‘” ‡‡”ƒŽ Šƒ ƒŠ‹” ƒ˜‡† ‘‡ ‹‹•–‡” ƒŒƒ–Š ‹‰Š •ƒ‹† †‹ƒ month-long lull. Šƒ •ƒ‹† –Š‡ —„‡” ‘ˆ ‘”–ƒ” ”‘—†• ƒ† ™‘—Ž† Dz‘– –‘Ž‡”ƒ–‡ •— Š ƒ –• ‘ˆ „‘”†‡” ˜‹‘Žƒ- – Šƒ• „‡‡ †‡• ”‹„‡† „› †‹ƒ „—ŽŽ‡–•ϐ‹”‡†Šƒ†•—”‰‡†‹”‡ ‡–™‡‡•Ǥ –‹‘•„›ƒ‹•–ƒdzǤDzƒ‹•–ƒ—•–”‡ƒŽ‹•‡–Šƒ–ƒ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ƒ•–Š‡™‘”•– ‡ƒ•‡Ǧϐ‹”‡˜‹‘- Dz –‹•–Š‡‘•–‹–‡•‡‹†‡ ƒ†‡•ǡdzŠƒ•ƒ‹† decisive government has come to power, which lations since 2003. ‘ˆ –Š‡ ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰Ǥdz› ‡••ƒ‰‡ –‘ –Š‡ ™‘—Ž† „‡ ™‹ŽŽ‘––ƒ‡•— Š‹•–ƒ ‡•Ž›‹‰†‘™ǡdz‹‰Š Made up of military personnel ’Ž‡ƒ•‡†‡Ǧ‡• ƒŽƒ–‡Ǥdz said in an interview with the Hindustan Times from 10 countries, the UNMOGIP Š‡ ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ ‘‡• ƒ– ƒ –‹‡ ‘ˆ Šƒ‰‹‰ †ƒ‹Ž›’—„Ž‹•Š‡†‘—‡•†ƒ›Ǥ ‘‹–‘”• –Š‡ ‡ƒ•‡ϐ‹”‡ ƒŽ‘‰ –Š‡ A Pakistani paramilitary soldier stands alert inside a bunker to monitor an area on the ’‘™‡”†›ƒ‹ •‹‘—–Š•‹ƒǡ™‹–Šƒ‹•–ƒǯ• Around 7,000 people are living in temporary ‹‡‘ˆ‘–”‘Ž—†‡”ƒ‡ —”‹–› border of Pakistan and India in Dhamala Hakimwala, Pakistan, yesterday. — AFP army taking a more assertive role in politics and ƒ’•‘–Š‡ †‹ƒ•‹†‡ƒˆ–‡”„‡‹‰†‹•’Žƒ ‡† ‘— ‹Žƒ†ƒ–‡Ǥ †‹ƒǯ• ”‹‡ ‹‹•–‡” ƒ”‡†”ƒ ‘†‹ ’”‘‹•- started in August. Modi is following through on a promise to „›–Š‡•Š‡ŽŽ‹‰ǡ–Š‡”‡••”—•–‘ˆ †‹ƒ”‡’‘”–- Šƒǯ•‡–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡  ing a more muscular foreign policy. ‡™‘–Š‡ƒ”›ǯ•„ƒ ‹‰„—–‹–Š‡’”‘ - –ƒ‡ ƒ Šƒ”†‡” Ž‹‡ ™‹–Š ƒ‹•–ƒ ‹ ‹–• „‘”†‡” ed. Hundreds of families are still living in tents comes after India signalled that it Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ess ceded space to the generals on some issues, †‹•’—–‡•ƒˆ–‡”„‡‹‰‡Ž‡ –‡†‹ƒ›Ǥ ƒˆ–‡”†‡˜ƒ•–ƒ–‹‰ϐŽ‘‘†•‹–Š‡”‡‘–‡ ‹ƒŽƒ›- considers the group has outlived its „‡‡ ™‡ƒ‡‡† „› ‘’’‘•‹–‹‘ ’”‘–‡•–• –Šƒ– including relations with India. Ž–Š‘—‰ŠŠƒ”‹ˆ ƒ‡–‘‘†‹ǯ•‹ƒ—‰—”ƒ–‹‘ǡ an region last month. — AFP utility. — IANS Cyclone Hudhud heads to Odisha, Andhra after battering Andamans

PORT BLAIR/BHUBANESWAR — A intensify further into a severe cy- some power and communication › Ž‘‡Š‡ƒ†‹‰ˆ‘” †‹ƒǯ••‘—–Š‡ƒ•– Ž‘‹ •–‘”†—”‹‰–Š‡‡š–ʹͶŠ‘—”• Ž‹‡•Ǥ ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ• •ƒ‹† –Š‡› ™‡”‡ ™‘”- coast gathered strength yesterday, ƒ† •—„•‡“—‡–Ž› ‹–‘ ƒ ˜‡”› •‡˜‡”‡ ing to clear the fallen trees, reconnect uprooting trees, triggering landslides › Ž‘‹ •–‘”†—”‹‰•—„•‡“—‡–͵͸ disrupted utilities and had deployed and snapping power and phone links Š‘—”•Ǥdz national disaster response forces. as it crossed the remote Andaman Hudhud is expected to hit land “I feel the entire situation will ƒ† ‹ ‘„ƒ” ‹•Žƒ†•ǡ ‰‘˜‡”‡– ‘ˆ- „‡–™‡‡ –Š‡ ‡› ’‘”– ‹–› ‘ˆ ‹•Šƒ- „‡ ˆ—ŽŽ› —†‡” ‘–”‘Žǡdz ƒ˜› ƒ”‰ǡ ϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ••ƒ‹†Ǥ khapatnam in rice-growing Andhra the district commissioner of South › Ž‘‡ —†Š—†‹•‘˜‹‰‹ˆ”‘ Pradesh and the resort of Gopalpur Andaman, told reporters. Disaster the Bay of Bengal and is forecast to ‹ –Š‡ ‡‹‰Š„‘—”‹‰ ‹”‘ ‘”‡ ‹‹‰ management preparations were in „”‹‰ ‰ƒŽ‡• ‘ˆ —’ –‘ ͳͶͲ ’Š ȋͺ͹ state of Odisha, it added. full swing in cyclone-prone Odisha ’ŠȌǡ Š‡ƒ˜› ”ƒ‹• ƒ† •–‘” •—”‰‡•  –Š‡ †ƒƒ ƒ† ‹ ‘„ƒ” ‹•- ƒ††Š”ƒ”ƒ†‡•Šǡ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ••ƒ‹†Ǥ when it hits the coast of of Andhra lands, authorities shut schools, can- Dz‡ Šƒ˜‡ ƒ•‡† ͳ͸ †‹•–”‹ –•ǡ ‹- and Odisha on Sunday afternoon. celed ferry services and warned off cluding all our coastal areas, to re- “It is now crossing the Andaman ϐ‹•Š‡”‡Ǥ main alert and stay prepared to meet ƒ†‹ ‘„ƒ” •Žƒ†•ǡdz–Š‡ †‹ƒ‡- Š‡ ‹•Žƒ†•ǯ ‡› †ƒƒ ”— ƒ› ‡˜‡–—ƒŽ‹–›ǡdz   ‘Šƒ’ƒ–”ƒǡ ƒ –‡‘”‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽ ‡’ƒ”–‡– ȋ Ȍ •ƒ‹† Road was shut after dozens of trees •ƒ‹†Ǥ  ‡ •ƒ‹† ʹͶǦŠ‘—” ‡‡”‰‡ › ‹ƒ„—ŽŽ‡–‹Ǥ were uprooted. ‘–”‘Ž ”‘‘• Šƒ† „‡‡ •‡– —’ ƒ† “Thereafter, the system would con- ‘˜‡”‡– ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ• •ƒ‹† Š‡ƒ˜› leave for government employees can- ‹”ƒ””‹‘”•†‹•’Žƒ›ƒ‡”‘„ƒ–‹ •†—”‹‰;͸†‹” ‘” ‡ƒ›ƒ– ‹†‘‹” ‘” ‡–ƒ–‹‘ǡ›‡•–‡”†ƒ›ǤȄ  tinue to move west-northwestwards, rain set off landslides and snapped celled in high-risk districts. —Reuters ƒ”‹™ƒŽ‹ˆ‘”ͷͲͲǡͲͲͲˆƒ‹Ž‹‡•ǡ–Šƒ•–‘Š‹‡•‡ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”•

   Ȅ – ƒ› ‘– „‡ ƒ ”ƒ ‡” ‘ˆ ƒ ‹˜ƒƒ•‹ǡ ƒŽ•‘ ‘™ ƒ• Ǯ—––‹ǯ ‘” Ǯ‹‹ ƒ- „‡”ƒ†‹†—•–”›‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ˆ‡‡Ž–Šƒ–‘Ž›™Š‡ ‘”†‹‰ –‘ „‹”—„‡ǡ ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”• ƒ†‡ ™‹–Š ‹™ƒŽ‹–Š‹•›‡ƒ”ˆ‘”ƒ„‘—–ͷͲͲǡͲͲͲˆƒ‹Ž‹‡•‹ Š‹ƒŠƒ•ƒ†˜ƒ–ƒ‰‡‘ˆ ’ƒǯǡ‹•‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡‘Ž†‡•–ƒ†„‹‰‰‡•–ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ - the central and state governments start crack- potassium chlorates are friction sensitive and ƒ‹Žƒ†—ǯ•‹˜ƒƒ•‹–‘™Ȅ †‹ƒǯ•„‹‰‰‡•– cheap raw materials and ‡”ƒ—ˆƒ –—”‹‰Š—„•‹ †‹ƒǤ ing down on illegal imports would the domes- Šƒ˜‡–‘„‡Šƒ†Ž‡†˜‡”› ƒ”‡ˆ—ŽŽ›Ǥ ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”• ƒ—ˆƒ –—”‹‰ Š—„ Ȅ ƒ• –Š‡› ‡ƒ”Ž› ͻͲ ’‡” ‡– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘—–”›ǯ• ϐ‹”‡- tic industry survive. Mariappan said: “The “Our products have to comply with the ˆ‡ƒ”‰‡––‹‰•™ƒ’‡†„›Š‹‡•‡ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”•Ǥ †‘‡•ǯ–Šƒ˜‡–‘ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™”—Ž‡• works are made in Sivakasi. Also, 80 per cent †‹ƒ ‹†—•–”› Šƒ• „‡‡ ˆ—ŽŽ› ‡‡–‹‰ –Š‡ noise pollution levels and also the packaging Dz™‘›‡ƒ”•„ƒ –Š‡‹ŽŽ‡‰ƒŽ‹’‘”–•‘ˆŠ‹- on pollution and packaging. of the safety matches are made here. Low †‘‡•–‹ †‡ƒ†ƒ†–Š‡‹’‘”–•ˆ”‘Š‹ƒ rules. Our packets should specify the maxi- ‡•‡ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”•™‡”‡•’‘”ƒ†‹ Ǥ—––Š‹•›‡ƒ” rainfall and dry climate are conducive for this are not to meet the excess of demand over —”‡–ƒ‹Ž’”‹ ‡ǡ–Š‡’Š‘‡—„‡”•‹ ƒ•‡ it was phenomenal, threatening the domestic †‹ƒϔ‹”•ˆƒ ‡‡š’‘”–„ƒ industry to thrive. Some of the products are supply. It is mainly to take advantage of the of any emergency and usage methods where- ‹†—•–”›ǯ•˜‡”›‡š‹•–‡ ‡ǡdz „‹”—„‡ǡ’”‡•‹- ƒŽ•‘—•‡†„›–Š‡ƒ‹”’‘”–•–‘• ƒ”‡ƒ™ƒ›„‹”†•Ǥ Š‡ƒ’ Š‹‡•‡ ’”‘†— –•Ǥdz ‡ •ƒ‹† –Š‡ —•‡ ‘ˆ ƒ•‘•— Š•–‹’—Žƒ–‹‘•ƒ”‡–Š‡”‡ˆ‘”Š‹‡•‡ dent of the Tamil Nadu Fireworks and Amorc- containers. The central government has said  ‘”†‹‰ –‘ ƒ”‹ƒ’’ƒǡ ‹’‘”–• ‘ˆ ϐ‹”‡- ’‘–ƒ••‹— ŠŽ‘”ƒ–‡• ™Š‹Ž‡ ƒ‹‰ ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ - ’”‘†— –•ǡdzŠ‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ ‡• ƒ—ˆƒ –—”‡”• ••‘ ‹ƒ–‹‘ ȋ Ȍǡ ‹- –Šƒ– ƒ†˜‡”–‹•‡‡–• ™‘—Ž† „‡ ‹••—‡† ‹ –Š‡ crackers need licence from the central gov- ‡”• ‹• „ƒ‡† ‹ †‹ƒǡ ™Š‡”‡ƒ• ‘ •— Š „ƒ ƒ”‹ƒ’’ƒ •ƒ‹† ‘–ƒ‹‡”• ™‹–Š Š‹‡•‡ vakasi, said. dailies warning of action against illegal im- ‡”‡–Ǥ†‘‹’‘”–Ž‹ ‡ ‡Šƒ•„‡‡‹•- ‡š‹•–•‹Š‹ƒǤ ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”• ‘‡ ‹–‘ †‹ƒ –Š”‘—‰Š †‹ˆˆ‡”- “Nearly 35 per cent of the products made ’‘”–•‘ˆϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”•ǡ„—–‘•— Š’—„Ž‹ ‹–›Šƒ• •—‡†–‹ŽŽ‘™–‘ƒ›„‘†›Ǥ “We use potassium nitrate (price Rs 70/ ‡– ’‘‹–• Ž‹‡ ƒ˜‹ —„ƒ‹ǡ —–‹ ‘”‹ ƒ† ˆ‘” –Š‹• ›‡ƒ”ǯ• ‹™ƒŽ‹ ”‡ƒ‹ —•‘Ž† „‡ ƒ—•‡ „‡‡‰‹˜‡–‹ŽŽ†ƒ–‡–Š‘—‰Š–Š‡–‹‡‹•”—‹‰ The Indian industry realised the serious- ‰Ȍ ƒ† ƒŽ—‹‹— ’‘™†‡” ȋ• ʹͷͲȀ‰Ȍ ‘–Š‡”•Ǥ ‘”†‹‰–‘„‹”—„‡ǡ–Š‡ †‹ƒϐ‹”‡- of clandestine imports of several container ‘—–ǡ ‹†—•–”› ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ• ‘’Žƒ‹Ǥ  ƒ”‹ƒ’- ‡•• ‘ˆ –Š‡ Š‹‡•‡ –Š”‡ƒ– ™Š‡ –Š‡‹” ‘”†‡” ™Š‡”‡ƒ•–Š‡’‘–ƒ••‹— ŠŽ‘”ƒ–‡•—•‡†„›–Š‡ works industry is entirely home grown and Ž‘ƒ†•‘ˆŠ‹‡•‡’”‘†— –•ǡdzŠ‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ ’ƒǡ ‡„‡” ‘ˆ •‡‹‘” ƒ†˜‹•‘”› ‘‹––‡‡ǡ intake came down drastically around Novem- Š‹‡•‡ ‘•–•Œ—•–•ʹͷȀ‰Ǥ –Š‡”‡ƒ”‡ƒ”‘—†͸Ͳƒ ‹ŽŽƒ”›•‡ –‘”•–Šƒ–ƒ”‡ Š‹‡•‡ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”•’‘•‡ƒ–Š”‡ƒ––‘–Š‡• TNFAMA, said: “Earlier the central govern- „‡”Ǧ‡ ‡„‡”‘ˆʹͲͳ͵Ǥ This gives huge price advantage for the dependent on this industry. ͸ǡͲͲͲ ”‘”‡ †‹ƒϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”‹†—•–”›™Š‹ Š ‡–—•‡†–‘•‡‹œ‡ ‘–ƒ‹‡”Ž‘ƒ†•‘ˆŠ‹‡•‡ “Normally orders are placed around that Š‹‡•‡’”‘†— –•‘˜‡”‘—”•ǡdzƒ”‹ƒ’’ƒ•ƒ‹†Ǥ Š‡ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”‹†—•–”›‹Š‹ƒ‹•ƒ”‘—† ‹•‰‡ƒ”‹‰—’ˆ‘”‹™ƒŽ‹ –‘„‡”ʹ͵Ǥ‘•‡”˜ƒ- ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ ‡”•Ǥ •–‡ƒ†‘ˆ†‡•–”‘›‹‰–Š‡•‡‹œ‡† –‹‡ „› †‹•–”‹„—–‘”•Ǥ ”†‡”• ˆ‘” –Š‹• ‹™ƒŽ‹ Additionally, the Indian manufacturers Rs 30,000 crore catering to domestic as well tively, industry experts estimate that the value ’”‘†— –• –Š‡› ™‡”‡ ‰‹˜‡ „ƒ  –‘ –Š‡ ‹ŽŽ‡‰ƒŽ ƒ‡†‘™†”ƒ•–‹ ƒŽŽ›ƒ• ‘’ƒ”‡†–‘ʹͲͳʹǡdz have to pay excise and sales tax adding to the as export markets. While the Indian gates are ‘ˆ Žƒ†‡•–‹‡ ‹’‘”–• ‘ˆ Š‹‡•‡ ϐ‹”‡ ”ƒ - ‹’‘”–‡”•ƒˆ–‡”Ž‡˜›‹‰ƒϐ‹‡ǤŠ‘•‡’”‘†— –• Mariappan said. The orders for next Diwali ’”‘†— –•ǯ ‘•–Ǥ•ƒ”‡•—Ž–ǡ–Š‡’”‹ ‡‘ˆ †‹ƒ open for illegal imports, the gates are closed ‡”• ‹• ƒ”‘—† • ͸ͲͲ ”‘”‡ ˆ‘” ƒ„‘—– ʹǡͲͲͲ Žƒ–‡”ˆ‘—†–Š‡‹”™ƒ›‹–‘–Š‡ƒ”‡–Ǥdz ™‹ŽŽ „‡ –ƒ‡ †—”‹‰ –Š‹• ‘˜‡„‡”Ǧ‡ ‡- ’”‘†— –•‹•Š‹‰Š‡”„›ƒ”‘—†ͶͲ’‡” ‡–Ǥ - ˆ‘”Ž‡‰ƒŽ‡š’‘”–•ǡdzƒ”‹ƒ’’ƒ•ƒ‹†ǤȄ  >> Inside P 8 Irish central bank proposes mortgage lending curbs P 9 Energy plunge continues as supply weighs P8 P9 P10

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EE launches TV service to boost Air France estimates strike Twitter sues US Justice broadband sales cost at 500 million euros Dept for right to reveal

 Ȅ–”—‰‰Ž‹‰ ”‡ ŠϐŽƒ‰ ƒ”- surveillance requests rier Air France yesterday said last month’s two-week strike would have an impact of around 500 mil- SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter Inc sued lion euros on its bottom line for this the US Department of Justice, inten- year. sifying its battle with federal agen- Taking into account the lost rev- cies as the Internet industry’s self- enue during the strike and the knock- described champion of free speech seeks the right to reveal the extent of LONDON — EE, Britain’s biggest on impact of disgruntled passengers mobile operator, is to launch a new staying away in future, the impact US government surveillance. TV service to help it compete with over 2014 for the Air France-KLM The lawsuit, which Twitter said rivals BT and TalkTalk who have group will be “in the order of 500 follows months of fruitless negotia- won over customers by offering million euros” ($632 million), said tions with the government, marks an premium programming as part of a ϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽ †‹”‡ –‘” ‹‡””‡Ǧ ”ƒ ‘‹• ‹- escalation in the Internet industry’s broadband package. olacci. battle over government gag orders EE, jointly owned by Orange and  Dz‡ ‡‡† ƒ ˆ‡™ ‘”‡ †ƒ›• –‘ ϐ‹- on the nature and number of re- Deutsche Telekom , said the new nalise completely our estimates. But quests for private user information. set-top box would be given for free we think the impact on the third –Š‡Žƒ™•—‹–ǡϐ‹Ž‡†‹‹•–”‹ – to customers taking a home broad- quarter will be in a range of 320-350 Court for Northern California, Twit- Twitter’s lawsuit follows an agree- ter said that current rules prevent it band subscription. million euros,” Riolacci said. Pilots at Air France waged the The strike knocked out more than ment between Internet companies EE’s service will be similar The news sent Air France shares record strike between September 15 50 per cent of Air France services and from even stating that it has not re- like Google Inc and Microsoft Corp to other offerings in the market, into a tailspin on the Paris market, and 28 in protest at the group’s plans sparked political fury, with Prime ceived any national security requests with the government about court or- providing the country’s biggest losing four per cent while the overall to expand its low-cost subsidiary Minister Manuel Valls saying the in- for user information. ders they receive related to surveil- broadcast channels and other ƒ”‡–™ƒ•„”‘ƒ†Ž›ϐŽƒ–Ǥ Transavia France. dustrial action was harming the im- The messaging service said such lance. programming such as movies on an Riolacci said the knock-on conse- The airline sees the development age of France abroad. restrictions violate the Constitution’s The agreement freed the compa- on-demand basis. quences were harder to calculate ex- of Transavia France as crucial to com- It also boosted Air France’s rivals. First Amendment guarantee of free nies to disclose the number of or- The service will only be available actly but warned there would be an pete in the cut-throat world of avia- “With competitors like that it’s speech. ders they received, but only in broad to EE mobile or broadband custom- impact both on the last quarter of the tion which has been revolutionised not hard to see why Ryanair is the “This is an important issue for ranges. A company that offers email ers. — Reuters ›‡ƒ”ƒ†–Š‡ϐ‹”•–’ƒ”–‘ˆ‡š–›‡ƒ”ƒ• by the arrival of low-cost operators fastest-growing airline in Europe,” anyone who believes in a strong First services, for example, would be able Air France, Europe’s second-largest like easyJet and Ryanair. company boss Michael O’Leary said Amendment, and we hope to be able to say it received between zero and airline, battles to win back its repu- But in a concession to end the dismissively. to share our complete transparency ͻͻͻ ‘”†‡”• ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‘”‡‹‰ –‡Ž- tation. “We made some savings (like strike, Air France management aban- Air France-KLM said its passen- report,” Twitter said in a blogpost. ligence Surveillance Court during a Japan current in aviation fuel) because the planes doned a strategy to expand Transavia ‰‡”ϐ‹‰—”‡•™‡”‡†‘™ͳͷǤͻ’‡” ‡– Tech companies have sought to six-month period for email content ™‡”‡‘–ϐŽ›‹‰ǡdzŠ‡‘–‡†Ǥ into Europe. in September compared to the same clarify their relationships with US belonging to someone outside the account surplus “On the other hand, we had addi- The pilots, some of whom earn month the year before. law enforcement and spying agen- United States. tional costs: putting passengers up, up to 250,000 euros ($316,000) per The wider group, including Dutch cies in the wake of revelations by In a separate case, a federal ap- widens compensation or buying tickets from ›‡ƒ”ǡ™‡”‡™‘””‹‡†–Š‡‹”ϐŽ‹‰Š–• ‘—Ž† airline KLM, Transavia and Hop!, wel- former National Security Agency peals court in San Francisco will hear our competitors for some of our pas- be replaced by Transavia services or comed 5.7 million passengers aboard contractor Edward Snowden that arguments on whether the FBI can sengers, which we did not always get that the company would seek to use last month — a drop of 16.3 per outlined the depth of US spying capa- gag recipients of national security TOKYO — Japan’s current account at the best price,” he said. the cheaper Transavia pilots. cent compared to 2013. — AFP bilities. letters. — Reuters surplus in August expanded 82.7 per cent from a year earlier thanks to increased returns on foreign ‹˜‡•–‡–ǡ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ†ƒ–ƒ•Š‘™‡† yesterday. UK shop price decline Japan logged a surplus of 287.1 billion yen ($2.7 billion) in the cur- rent account, the broadest measure of the country’s trade with the rest accelerates in Sept ‘ˆ–Š‡™‘”Ž†ǡ‹—‰—•–ǡ–Š‡ϐ‹ƒ ‡ ministry said. Š‡–”ƒ†‡†‡ϐ‹ ‹–‡š’ƒ†‡† LONDON — Prices in British shops due to growing imports of fossil fell last month at a faster pace, driven fuels while income improved with down by a steep decline in prices for Britain’s major higher gains from equity and other non-food products, the British Retail direct investment, as well as from Consortium said yesterday. supermarkets have ‹˜‡•–‡–‹ϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽ‹–‡•ǡ†ƒ–ƒ The BRC said retail prices in Sep- showed. — AFP tember were 1.8 per cent lower than been engaged in an a year earlier, not far off the record †‡ Ž‹‡ ‘ˆ ͳǤͻ ’‡” ‡– •‡‡ ‹ —Ž› escalating price war, and compared with a 1.6 per cent fall FirstGroup hit by in August. spurred by Prices for non-food products tum- loss of another bled 3.2 per cent on the year com- discounters like ’ƒ”‡† ™‹–Š ƒ ʹǤͻ ’‡” ‡– †”‘’ ‹ rail contract August, with clothing and electricals Aldi and Lidl seeing the sharpest price cuts. “Consumers can take heart that –Š‡ ‘—–Ž‘‘ ˆ‘” ‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘ ”‡ƒ‹• modest,” said Helen Dickinson, direc- ic data turns out. The BRC survey is tor- general of the BRC. †‡•‹‰‡† –‘ ”‡ϐŽ‡ – ’”‹ ‡ Šƒ‰‡• ‹ “Falling commodity prices, the 500 of the most commonly bought strengthening of sterling, benign high street products in shops. ‘ƒŽ‹ƒ—•‡•–Š‡ϔ‹”•–Ǧ‡˜‡” ƒ•Š™‹–Š†”ƒ™ƒŽƒ Š‹‡‹•–ƒŽŽ‡†‹–Š‡‘ƒŽ‹ƒ ƒ’‹–ƒŽ pressure in the supply chain and, Meanwhile, Britain’s top equity index extended its losing streak yes- ‘‰ƒ†‹•Š—ǤŠ‡ƒ Š‹‡ǡ‹•–ƒŽŽ‡†„›–Š‡ƒŽƒƒ‘ƒŽ‹ƒ‹ƒ—’ƒ”‡–Š‘–‡ŽǡƒŽŽ‘™• —•–‘‡”•–‘ ”‹–‹ ƒŽŽ›ǡ ϐ‹‡” ‡ ‘’‡–‹–‹‘ ƒ ”‘•• ™‹–Š†”ƒ™†‘ŽŽƒ”•ǤȄ  the retail industry suggests lower terday, moving towards its 2014 low shop prices for consumers will con- with engineering group GKN hit by a tinue.” Britain’s major supermarkets broker downgrade. have been engaged in an escalating Concerns about a global economic LONDON — Transport company price war, spurred by discounters slowdown weighed on stock markets FirstGroup suffered yet another like Aldi and Lidl taking a growing worldwide, and the UK’s blue-chip Banks near deals on Libor, forex rigging blow to its train business in Britain market share from traditional rival FTSE 100 index was down by 0.3 after losing a contract to run rail grocers. ’‡” ‡–ǡ‘”ͳͷǤͺͳ’‘‹–•ǡƒ–͸ǡͶ͹ͻǤ͹͹ services in Scotland to Dutch-owned Food prices rose 0.3 per cent in in early trade. It reached 6,416.72 NEW YORK — Large American and Bank of America and Bank of New banker pleaded guilty before a Lon- company Abellio. September compared with a year points in February. European banks are nearing settle- York Mellon on the Libor manipula- don court to fraud linked to Libor in Shares in FirstGroup fell as much earlier, unchanged from August and GKN was the worst-performing ment deals with British regulators tion issue. –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ”‹‹ƒŽ ‘˜‹ –‹‘ ƒ”‹•‹‰ as 7.5 per cent after the company equalling the record low from the FTSE stock in per centage terms, fall- over rigging interest rates and manip- That settlement could come in from the case. said it would cease running ScotRail, survey’s seven-year history. ‹‰͵Ǥͻ’‡” ‡–ƒˆ–‡”ƒ‘ˆ‡”‹- ulating the foreign exchange market, the next few weeks, with banks pay- In the foreign exchange case, the franchise connecting Scotland’s ˜‡”ƒŽŽ ‘•—‡” ’”‹ ‡ ‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘ ca Merrill Lynch cut its rating on the sources said. ing penalties corresponding to their British regulators are in talks with major towns and cities, from April ran at 1.5 per cent in August, well be- group to “underperform” from “buy”. The overall settlement for charges share of the market, sources said. Citigroup, JPMorgan, UBS, Barclays, after more than 10 years. low the Bank of England’s 2 per cent Traders attributed the pullback on of illegally manipulating the London Libor, the rate banks charge each RBS and HSBC to settle allegations ”ƒ•’‘”– ‘–Žƒ† ‘ϐ‹”‡†‹– target, and wages are growing even global equity markets to a decision Interbank Offered Rate (Libor) would other for short-term loans, underpins the banks conspired to manipulate had awarded the franchise, worth more slowly — something the BoE on Tuesday by the International be billions of dollars. an estimated $300 trillion of trans- currency trades, people familiar with —’–‘͸„‹ŽŽ‹‘’‘—†•ȋ̈́ͻǤ͹„‹ŽŽ‹‘Ȍǡ has cited as a reason to keep interest Monetary Fund (IMF) to cut its global The scale of penalties is similar in actions worldwide. Leading banks, the matter said. to Abellio, the international arm of rates on hold. growth forecasts. the talks over manipulation of forex including Barclays, Lloyds, Deutsche Regulators are probing whether the state-owned Dutch rail com- However, BoE Governor Mark European stock markets have rates, said people familiar with the Bank and UBS, have previously paid currency traders from the banks used pany. Carney has warned that the time for been propped up by expectations matter. Britain’s Financial Conduct ϐ‹‡•–‘–ƒŽŽ‹‰„‹ŽŽ‹‘•‘ˆ†‘ŽŽƒ”•‹–Š‡ online chat forums and instant mes- Shares in FirstGroup traded raising rates from record low levels of new stimulus measures from Authority is holding talks with Brit- US, Britain and the European Union. sages for manipulating a market with down around 4 per cent at 110.6 is getting closer, although the exact the European Central Bank (ECB). ish bank Barclays, Deutsche Bank and  —‡•†ƒ›ǡ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ• ™‹–Š ”‹–ƒ‹ǯ• some $5.3 trillion in transactions per pence at 0840 GMT. date would depend on how econom- — Reuters US banks JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, ‡”‹‘—• ”ƒ—† ˆϐ‹ ‡ •ƒ‹† ƒ •‡‹‘” day. — AFP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 8 INTERNATIONAL Central bank proposes mortgage lending restrictions

DUBLIN — Ireland’s central bank pro- and excessive borrowing by house- were taking out loans where their abil- ness and the corporate sector would posed restrictions on how much banks holds. ity to repay was tenuous. “certainly be nothing to hide away can lend to home buyers in a bid to re- It is essential that we avoid a repeti- While the volume of new lending from.” duce the risk of a new property bubble tion of this,” central bank deputy gov- last year was low, 1.3 billion euros Analysts said the measures would forming as prices recover rapidly from ernor Stefan Gerlach told reporters. worth compared to an annual 28 bil- likely represent another headwind a crash. The proposed measures will re- lion euros at the height of the boom, ˆ‘” –Š‡ ’”‘ϐ‹–ƒ„‹Ž‹–› ‘ˆ Ž‡†‹‰ ƒ– –Š‡ A combination of reckless lending quire banks to restrict lending above 44 per cent of new lending would have countries main banks at a time when and lax regulation during Ireland’s 80 per cent of the value of a home to crossed the 80 per cent LTV limit, the the low interest rate environment is “Celtic Tiger” era helped fuel a prop- no more than 15 per cent of the aggre- central bank said. Š—”–‹‰–Š‡‹”–‡–ƒ–‹˜‡”‡–—”–‘’”‘ϐ‹–- erty bubble that dragged the country gate value of all housing loans. The LTI rate was closer to the ability. into an international bailout after it They will also restrict lending threshold at 23 per cent. “The imposition of prudential caps burst and left the surviving banks in above 3.5 times the borrower’s gross It also highlighted that Irish house- on new mortgage lending is likely need of expensive state rescues. income to no more than 20 per cent of holds and banks were more exposed to temper the recovery in the Irish With property prices in Dublin ris- that aggregate value. to the property sector than most euro property market, reducing the pool of ing by 25 per cent year-on-year in The proposals, contained in a con- zone peers, with house purchases ‡Ž‹‰‹„Ž‡ ϐ‹”•–Ǧ–‹‡ „—›‡”•ǡdz •ƒ‹† ‹ƒ”ƒ August, although they were still 41 per sultation paper that banks have until composing over 80 per cent of the to- Callaghan, an analyst at Merrion Stock- was driven by credit expansion and lay in addressing housing shortages, cent below their pre-crisis peak, the December 8 to respond to, also in- tal stock of lending to households and brokers. that the measures were not aimed at particularly in Dublin, has the poten- central bank said it was appropriate to clude a lower threshold for buy-to-let mortgage loans making up almost 60 “However, over the medium to bring in limits on new lending at high properties. They require banks to limit limiting or steering prices, they would tial to put prices on an unsustainable per cent of the total stock of loans by longer term, we expect the market to loan-to-value (LTV) or loan-to-income loans of over 70 per cent of the value probably have an impact on the pace path again. Irish banks. adjust to the new regulatory caps, with (LTI) ratios. of investment properties to 10 per of increases.  ”‡Žƒ†ǯ• Š‡ƒ† ‘ˆ ϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽ ”‡‰—Žƒ- Roux said is was not the bank’s in- their implementation potentially help- “Ireland has experienced a devas- cent of all buy-to-let loans. The rebound in prices is being driv- tion, Cyril Roux, said there was con- tention to limit the overall volume of ing to de-risk the Irish banking sector tating property bubble that was trig- Gerlach said while there was no ev- en by a lack of supply and the central cern that the market was getting back mortgage lending but that banks hav- and enhance valuation multiples.” gered by excessive lending by banks idence that the revival in house prices bank has warned that a protracted de- to a place where some borrowers ing more room to lend to small busi- — Reuters Turkey cuts 2014 growth forecast

ISTANBUL — Turkey yesterday low- ‡–™‘—Ž†–”›–‘”‡†— ‡–Š‡†‡ϐ‹ ‹– ered its economic growth forecast to 5.2 per cent by 2017 from 5.7 per for 2014 to 3.3 per cent, blaming The economy sharply cent of the gross domestic product external factors including the chaos expected this year. in neighbours Syria and Iraq and slowed to 2.1 per cent The government would have increased uncertainty in the global reached its original growth target if economy. growth in the second external shocks had not emerged, Ba- “Our growth forecast for 2014 has bacan argued. been revised from four per cent to 3.3 quarter, official data President Recep Tayyip Erdogan per cent,” Deputy Prime Minister Ali showed in September — who ruled Turkey as premier Babacan told a press conference as he for over a decade — has been cred- unveiled his government’s economic ited with turning around the Turkish programme for 2015-2017. economy, with GDP per capita almost “The growth target is a little lower ‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘ǡdzŠ‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ doubling since he came to power. than what we set at the beginning of “We are aiming to bring down But the chaos in neighbours Syria this year,” he said. ‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘–‘͸Ǥ͵’‡” ‡–‹ʹͲͳͷƒ† and Iraq where militants have seized “This is because exports with Rus- ϐ‹˜‡ ’‡” ‡– ‹ ʹͲͳ͸ ƒ† ʹͲͳ͹ǡdzƒ- swathes of territory and a pullback in sia, Ukraine and Iraq have decreased „ƒ ƒ •ƒ‹†ǡ ƒ††‹‰ –Šƒ– ϐ‹• ƒŽ ’‘Ž‹ › liquidity by major central banks such due to geo-political tensions... Unfor- would continue to be tight until a sig- as the US Federal Reserve, have hurt tunately, the situation in Iraq and Syr- ‹ϐ‹ ƒ– ‹’”‘˜‡‡– ‹ –Š‡ ‘—–Ž‘‘ its growth more recently. ia is not improving,” Babacan added. ˆ‘”‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘ƒ†‰”‘™–ŠǤ The Turkish economy sharply Babacan said the government He said the government would slowed to 2.1 per cent growth in the forecast annual growth between 4 continue to adopt structural reforms •‡ ‘† “—ƒ”–‡”ǡ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ †ƒ–ƒ •Š‘™‡† per cent for 2015 and 5 per cent for to steer the economy back to strong in September. 2016-2017. growth and improve the investment Analysts have already revised  ‡ƒŽ•‘”‡˜‹•‡†—’™ƒ”†•–Š‡‹ϐŽƒ- climate. their forecasts downward, with the A model presents 4k-capable screens at Panasonic Corp booth at CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced tion forecast for the whole of 2014 to Reining in the ballooning current International Monetary Fund (IMF) Technologies) JAPAN 2014 in Chiba, east of Tokyo. Over 500 companies and organisations are exhibiting at between 7.6 to 9.4 per cent. ƒ ‘—–†‡ϐ‹ ‹–‹•–Š‡•‡ ‘†’”‹‘”‹–›ǡ cutting its 2014 growth forecast for CEATEC JAPAN 2014, which will be held until Saturday. — Reuters  Dz—” –‘’ ’”‹‘”‹–› ‹• –‘ ϐ‹‰Š– ™‹–Š Babacan said, adding that his govern- the country to 2.3 per cent. — AFP ECB pins its hopes Family behind Iberdrola hires JPMorgan for BMW tops on falling euro Germany’s asset sales to fund US buy MADRID/FRANKFURT — Span- could be worth about 2 billion euros, FRANKFURT — Grappling with an ail- rich list ‹•Š ’‘™‡” ϐ‹” „‡”†”‘Žƒ Šƒ• Š‹”‡† two sources with knowledge of the ing euro zone economy and stagnant JPMorgan Chase & Co to sell some matter said. JPMorgan declined to prices, the European Central Bank FRANKFURT — The Quandt fam- foreign renewable assets which could comment. is hoping that help will come from ily, shareholders of carmaker BMW, raise up to 2 billion euros to help Iberdrola has assets capable of something it cannot control: the value have overtaken the founders of dis- fund an acquisition in the fast-grow- producing 14,400 megawatts (MW) of the euro. count supermarket chains Aldi and ing US market, three sources with of renewable energy across the As Washington prepares to stop- Lidl as Germany’s wealthiest family, knowledge of the matter said. world, with 5,700 MW in Spain and per the supply of cheap money that weekly Manager Magazin said. Iberdrola, a world leader in wind 5,457 MW in the United States. has been helping it revive the United The personal fortune of Johanna turbines, joins other European com- The sale of the Spanish distribu- States, the euro has started to fall Quandt, widow of the late industri- panies, including Germany’s Siemens tion business that Morgan Stanley is steeply against the dollar. alist Herbert Quandt, and her two which has agreed to buy US turbine “Iberdrola is looking for a pur- exploring could raise about 3 billion And that’s just how the ECB likes it. children Stefan Quandt and Susanne maker Dresser-Rand, hoping to grow chase in the United States. euros, said UBS analyst Alberto Gan- Klatten, amounts to a combined 31 With prices in Europe rising at their through purchases outside sluggish They’re not going to sell anything †‘Žϐ‹‹ƒ‘–‡–‘ Ž‹‡–•Ǥ™‘•‘—” ‡• billion euros ($39 billion), the maga- •Ž‘™‡•–‹ϐ‹˜‡›‡ƒ”•ƒ†‹–•‡ ‘‘› home markets. unless they have an adequate acquisi- with direct knowledge of this process zine calculated, placing them at the stubbornly dormant, Frankfurt is Iberdrola’s earnings suffered in –‹‘–ƒ”‰‡–ǡdz•ƒ‹†‘‡ϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽ•‘—” ‡ ‘ϐ‹”‡†–Š‹•˜ƒŽ—ƒ–‹‘Ǥ top of its annual 500 rich-list. starting to use similar tactics to those Europe’s economic crisis and from who asked to remain anonymous. “They are ‘on & off’ mandates that The Quandts have therefore dis- used by the Federal Reserve — pump- energy reforms in Spain, where new Iberdrola, which has been men- Iberdrola activates or deactivates ac- placed the owners and founders of ing cheap money into the system in power generation taxes and renew- tioned as a possible suitor of both cording to its needs,” another source the hope of awakening it. the discount supermarket empire, ECB President Mario Draghi Aldi, the magazine said. ƒ„Ž‡ —–•†‡–‡†’”‘ϐ‹–•Ǥ Louisiana’s electricity supplier Cleco said. The two sales could free up But those efforts have at best an It has already mandated Morgan Corp’s and Oncor, the power distri- funds for a major US acquisition, a uncertain outcome. Now, however, the ed to tacit encouragement to push Aldi is divided into two parts, down the euro, already trading close Stanley to explore the sale of a mi- bution unit of Texas’s biggest power •‹‰ –Šƒ– ‘ϐ‹†‡ ‡ Šƒ• ”‡–—”‡† ƒ– divergence of approach on either side Aldi Nord and Aldi Sued, and the to 2-year lows. owners of the latter, the Albrecht nority stake in its Spanish distribu- company, declined to comment. the company after it was forced to of the Atlantic has presented the euro Britain provides useful clues as to and Heister families, have a com- tion business as part of its boldest The JPMorgan mandate is for a put an international expansion drive zone with an alternative that works — what might happen next. bined fortune of 18.3 billion euros, move to boost earnings since 2011, a sale of minority stakes in several re- on hold in 2011 during the euro zone a weaker currency. A sharp drop in sterling’s exchange while the owners of Aldi Nord, the strategy aimed at cutting exposure to newable energy assets such as ma- debt crisis which made it harder for DzŠ‡ ‘‡ •—”‡Ǧϐ‹”‡ ™ƒ› –‘ ‰‡– rate against the dollar just before the descendants of Theo Albrecht, have Spain and investing abroad. ture wind farms or solar plants that Spanish companies to borrow. things moving is to get the exchange ϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽ ”‹•‹••‡–‹Ȅˆ”‘ƒ„‘˜‡̈́ʹ 16.5 billion euros. rate down,” said RBS economist Rich- in mid-2008 to around $1.35 in early Co-founder Karl Albrecht died at ard Barwell. “It’s the best antidote to 2009 — fed through quickly. Consum- the age of 94 in July, four years after †‹•‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘‘™–‘ƒǤdz er prices bounced from 1.1 per cent in his brother Theo. The Quandts hold A falling euro would drive up September 2009 to 5.2 per cent two a 46.7 per cent stake in BMW, but prices by making goods from abroad, years’ later — in large part due to the are also major shareholders in other whether cars or clothes, more expen- currency effect. German companies, such as carbon sive. It would also boost exports, cut- Šƒ– ‡˜‹†‡ ‡ ƒ‡• ƒ› ‘ˆϐ‹- and graphite specialist SGL Carbon ting slack as companies work harder cials in Kaiserstrasse, the Frankfurt and chemicals maker Altana. to meet demand. That in turn could address of the ECB, quietly optimistic,  ƒ”‹ƒǦŽ‹•ƒ„‡–Š  Šƒ‡ˆϐŽ‡” ƒ† „”‹‰ ƒ ”‹•‡ ‹ ‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘ –‘™ƒ”†• –Š‡ given the currency has dropped from her son Georg are Germany’s third- ECB’s target of just under 2 per cent nearly $1.40 in May to around $1.26 wealthiest people. They own the — one of the building blocks for eco- now.  Šƒ‡ˆϐŽ‡” ‰”‘—’ǡ ƒ ƒ‡” ‘ˆ „ƒŽŽ nomic prosperity. Last month, the ECB published a bearings and are also shareholders ƒ•– ‘–Šǡ ‡—”‘ œ‘‡ ‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘ report exploring “an alternative path in auto parts specialist Continental. slowed to just 0.3 per cent. for the euro” — a fall in its value to Their personal fortune amounts to ECB President Mario Draghi has $1.24 by 2016 that is well on the way 17.6 billion euros, Manager Maga- been at pains to stress that the central to becoming reality. zin ƒŽ —Žƒ–‡†Ǥ ϐ‹ˆ–Š’Žƒ ‡‹•‹‡–‡” bank does not have an exchange rate That would increase the euro Schwarz, owner of discount super- target — eager to avoid antagonising zone’s 8.5 trillion euro economy by up market chain Lidl, with a fortune of the United States and other big econo- to 0.3 per cent next year and in 2016, 14.5 billion euros and the Herz fam- mies with ‘beggar-thy-neighbour’ tac- ƒ† ‹ –—” Ž‹ˆ– –Š‡ „Ž‘ ǯ• ’”‹ ‡ ‹ϐŽƒ- ily of the Tchibo store chain rank tics. tion, the ECB’s primary benchmark of seventh with 11 billion euros. But last week Draghi dropped a health, by up to 0.3 per cent — dou- The magazine calculated that hint that Europe’s different position bling the current rate. Samwer brothers, founders of start- ‘—Ž† „‡ „‡‡ϐ‹ ‹ƒŽǡ ‘–‹‰ Dz•‹‰‹ϐ‹- Some predict an even steeper drop, up incubator Rocket Internet, are the cant and increasing differences in the and implicitly, a greater boost to the big winners of the year, with their monetary policy cycle between major economy. Deutsche Bank forecasts personal fortune quadrupling in size advanced economies.” that one euro could be worth less between September 2013 and Sep- ‘”ϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽƒ”‡–•ǡ–Š‹•ƒ‘—–- than a dollar by late 2017. — Reuters tember 2014 to 3.5 billion euros. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 PERSPECTIVE 9 Commodities Update Energy plunge continues as supply weighs

Bullish bets Š‹• †”ƒƒ–‹  Šƒ‰‡ ‹ •‡–‹- ment towards the sector has also re- Soft commodities such as cotton and especially •—Ž–‡†‹ƒ•Šƒ”’†‡–‡”‹‘”ƒ–‹‘‹–Š‡ —„‡” ‘ˆ „—ŽŽ‹•Š „‡–• Š‡†‰‡ ˆ—†• coffee ensured a strong week for the sector. ƒ†Žƒ”‰‡‘‡›ƒƒ‰‡”•™‡”‡ ƒ”- ”›‹‰Ǥ  ˆ–‡” ”‡ƒ Š‹‰ ƒ ”‡ ‘”† ‡–Ǧ The cost of Arabica coffee jumped to the highest long position on 24 US traded com- since April as current dry weather in Brazil has ‘†‹–‹‡•„ƒ ‹’”‹Žǡ–Š‡•‡‹˜‡•–‘”• Šƒ˜‡•‹ ‡”‡†— ‡†–Š‡‹”„—ŽŽ‹•Š‡š’‘- raised concerns about next year’s crop •—”‡–‘–Š‡Ž‘™‡•–•‹ ‡‡ƒ”Ž›ʹͲͲͻǤ Š‹• ™ƒ• ƒ –‹‡ ™Š‡ –Š‡ ™‘”Ž† By Ole S Hansen ™ƒ• •–”—‰‰Ž‹‰ ™‹–Š ”‡ ‡••‹‘ ƒ† ƒ –‹‰Š– •—’’Ž‹‡• ‡ƒ”Ž‹‡” –Š‹• ›‡ƒ” –”‹‰- Š‡†”‘’–‘ͳǡʹͲͲ’‡”‘œ–”‹‰- •Šƒ”’ †”‘’ ‹ †‡ƒ† ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ –Š‡ ‰‡”‡† ƒ ˜‡”› •–”‘‰ •‡ ‘† “—ƒ”–‡” ‰‡”‡† ƒ ƒŒ‘” „ƒ––Ž‡ „‡–™‡‡ •‡ŽŽ- ‡Šƒ ƒ ‘ŽŽƒ’•‡Ǥ – –Š‡ ‘- ”ƒŽŽ›‹‹ ‡Žǡ„—–•‹ ‡–Š‡™‡Šƒ˜‡ ‡”• ƒ† „—›‡”• ™‹–Š •‡˜‡”ƒŽ ‹ŽŽ‹‘ ‡– Š‡†‰‡ ˆ—†• ƒ”‡ Š‘Ž†‹‰ ƒ ‡–Ǧ •‡‡ ‹˜‡–‘”‹‡• ”‹•‡ –‘ ƒ ”‡ ‘”† ƒ• ‘— ‡• •™ƒ’’‹‰ Šƒ†• ‹ –Š‡ Š‘—”  ƒ”‡–•”‡ƒ‹‘ •Š‘”– ’‘•‹–‹‘ ‹ ‡‹‰Š– ‘—– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ʹͶ –Š‡ †‘‡•‹ƒ‡š’‘”–„ƒŠƒ˜‡ˆƒ‹Ž‡† ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰–Š‡ƒ‘— ‡‡–Ǥ –Š‡†‡ˆ‡•‹˜‡™‹–Š”‹•‹‰•—’’Ž› ‘‘†‹–‹‡•ǡ‘–Ž‡ƒ•–ȋŠ‡ƒ–‹‰ to trigger an expected tightness in the ‘Ž† ’”‹ ‡† ‹ †‘ŽŽƒ”• ™‹ŽŽ ”‡ƒ‹ ‹ ƒ› ‡› ‘‘†‹–‹‡• ‘- C ‘‹ŽȌǡ  ‘’’‡”ǡ•‘›„‡ƒ•ǡ™Š‡ƒ–ƒ† ƒ”‡–Ǥ —†‡” ’”‡••—”‡ —–‹Ž ™‡ •‡‡ ƒ ‘”- –‹—‹‰–‘ƒ’’Ž›‡ƒ”Ǧ–‡”†‘™•‹†‡ •—‰ƒ”Ǥ • ƒ ”‡•—Ž– –Š‡ ’”‹ ‡ ‘ˆ ‹ ‡Ž Šƒ• ”‡ –‹‘ ‹ ‡‹–Š‡” •–‘ • ‘” –Š‡ †‘ŽŽƒ” ’”‡••—”‡ –‘ ’”‹ ‡•Ǥ Šƒ–ǡ ‘– Ž‡ƒ•–ǡ ‹• Š‡‡‡”‰›•‡ –‘”™ƒ•–Š‡Šƒ”†‡•– ‘™ ‡–‡”‡† ‹–‘ ƒ „‡ƒ” ƒ”‡– ƒ• ‘”„‡‰‹–‘”‡ ‡‹˜‡•‘‡‡™•ƒ„‘—– ƒŽ•‘ †—‡ –‘ —””‡– ‘ ‡”• ƒ„‘—– Š‹– ™‹–Š –Š‡ ’”‹ ‡ ‘ˆ   ƒ† ”‡– –Š‡Ž‘••‡••‹ ‡–Š‡ƒ›’‡ƒŠƒ•‡š- –Š‡™‹•• ‘Ž†”‡ˆ‡”‡†—‹Žƒ–‡‘- a slowdown in global growth and its ”—†‡ ”‡ƒ Š‹‰ ͳ͹Ǧ ƒ† ʹ͹Ǧ‘–Š• ‡‡†‡† ʹͲ ’‡” ‡–Ǥ Š‡ ‘—–Ž‘‘ ˆ‘” ˜‡„‡”ǡ ’‘–‡–‹ƒŽ‡‰ƒ–‹˜‡‹’ƒ –‘†‡ƒ† Ž‘™•ǤŠ‡ƒ”‡– ‘–‹—‡•–‘ƒ†Œ—•– ʹͲͳͷ Š‘™‡˜‡” •–‹ŽŽ Ž‘‘• ’”‘‹•‹‰ Silver lining ƒ– ƒ –‹‡ ™Š‡”‡ –Š‡ †‘ŽŽƒ” ‘–‹—‡• to lower near-term price expectations •‘™‡™‘—Ž†‡š’‡ ––‘•‡‡„—›‡”•”‡- ‹Ž˜‡” Š‘™‡˜‡” ‹• –Š‡ •–‘”› ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‘‰‘ˆ”‘•–”‡‰–Š–‘•–”‡‰–ŠǤ †—‡–‘ƒ ‘–‹—‡†”‹•‡‹•—’’Ž›ƒ–ƒ –—” •‘‘ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ –Š‡ •’‡ —Žƒ–‹˜‡ ™‡‡ƒ•™‡ƒ”‡ ‘–‹—‹‰–‘•‡‡”‡- Š‡ ƒ†˜‡”•‹–› ”‡ƒ–‡† „› –Š‡ —”- –‹‡™Š‡”‡†‡ƒ†Šƒ••–”—‰‰Ž‡†–‘ –‹‘• ƒ”‡ Ž‹ˆ–‡† •‘‡–‹‡ ‹ –Š‡ ˆ—- ™‡‡• ƒˆ–‡” „‘–Š ‘” ƒ† •‘›„‡ƒ• ™ƒ•Š‘—–Ǥ   ‘’’‡” ˆ‘” ‡ ‡„‡” –ƒ‹Ž †‡ƒ† ˆ‘” –Š‡ •‡‹ ’”‡ ‹‘—• ”‡– ”‹•‡ ‹ –Š‡ †‘ŽŽƒ” Ž‘‘• •‡– –‘ ‡‡’—’Ǥ –—”‡Ǥ ”‡ƒ Š‹‰‡™—Ž–‹Ǧ›‡ƒ”Ž‘™•‡ƒ”Ž‹‡” †‡Ž‹˜‡”›‹•–‡•–‹‰•—’’‘”–Œ—•–„‡Ž‘™ ‡–ƒŽǡ ‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽŽ› –Š”‘—‰Š ‡š Šƒ‰‡ „‡ –Š‡‡ –Šƒ– ™‹ŽŽ •–ƒ› ™‹–Š —• ˆ‘” ”‡– ”—†‡ ‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽŽ› Šƒ• ‘‡ Strong coffee ‹–Š‡™‡‡Ǥ ͵ȀŽ„ƒ†–Š‡”‹•‹•”‹•‹‰–Šƒ–ƒ –”ƒ†‡†’”‘†— –•™Š‡”‡Š‘Ž†‹‰•”‘•‡ –Š‡ ˆ‘”‡•‡‡ƒ„Ž‡ ˆ—–—”‡ ™‹–Š ƒƒŽ›•–• —†‡” ’”‡••—”‡ ‹ ”‡ ‡– ™‡‡• ƒ• ƒ ‘ˆ– ‘‘†‹–‹‡• •— Š ƒ• ‘––‘ Š‡ ”‡ ‘˜‡”› Š‘™‡˜‡” Šƒ• „‡‡ „”‡ƒ –Š”‘—‰Š –Š‹• Ž‡˜‡Ž ‘—Ž† •‹‰ƒŽ to a new record despite the recent —””‡–Ž› ‡š’‡ –‹‰ –Š‡ ‰”‡‡„ƒ ǯ• •—’’Ž› ‰Ž—– ‹ –Š‡ –Žƒ–‹  „ƒ•‹ Šƒ• ƒ†‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽŽ› ‘ˆˆ‡‡‡•—”‡†ƒ•–”‘‰ †”‹˜‡„›™Š‡ƒ–ˆ—–—”‡•ǡ„‘–Š‹ƒ”‹• ƒ †‡‡’‡” ‘””‡ –‹‘ ‘˜‡” –Š‡ ‘‹‰ †‹•ƒŽ’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ ‡Ǥ ƒ• ‡––‘ ‘–‹—‡Ǥ ’—– ‘–Š‡” ”—†‡ ‘‹Ž• —†‡” ’”‡••—”‡ ™‡‡ˆ‘”–Š‡•‡ –‘”ǤŠ‡ ‘•–‘ˆ”ƒ„‹- ƒ†Š‹ ƒ‰‘ǡ‹”‡•’‘•‡–‘•‹‰•–Šƒ– ‘–ŠǤ Š‹Ž‡ Š‡†‰‡ ˆ—†• Šƒ˜‹‰ ‘˜‡† ‘‡ ƒ”‡ ‘™ ‡˜‡ –ƒŽ‹‰ ƒ„‘—– ƒ• ™‡ŽŽǤ  ‹–Š ”‡–ǯ• ’”‡‹— ‘˜‡” ƒ ‘ˆˆ‡‡Œ—’‡†–‘–Š‡Š‹‰Š‡•–•‹ ‡ —••‹ƒ ƒ› „‡ ”‡Ž— –ƒ– –‘ •‡ŽŽ ‘—– Gold traders ˆ”‘ƒ”‡ ‘”†‡–ǦŽ‘‰„ƒ ‹ —Ž›–‘ –Š‡”ƒ–‡ƒ‰ƒ‹•–‡—”‘–‘”‡–—”–‘’ƒ”- –Š‡•‡ Ž‘™‡” “—ƒŽ‹–› ”—†‡ ‘‹Ž• ‘- ’”‹Žƒ• —””‡–†”›™‡ƒ–Š‡”‹”ƒœ‹Ž ™Šƒ–‹•ƒ‡ƒ”Ǧ”‡ ‘”† ”‘’Ǥ ”‡ ‹‘—• ‡–ƒŽ• ”‡ƒ‹ —†‡” ƒ‡–Ǧ•Š‘”–ƒ•‘ˆ‡’–‡„‡”ʹ͵ǡ‹˜‡•- ‹–› ™Š‹ Š ™‘—Ž† ”‡’”‡•‡– ƒ ‘”‡ –”ƒ –‹‰ǡƒ—†‹”ƒ„‹ƒƒ‘— ‡†–Šƒ– Šƒ•”ƒ‹•‡† ‘ ‡”•ƒ„‘—–‡š–›‡ƒ”ǯ• —••‹ƒ ‹• ‘”ƒŽŽ› ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‡••—”‡ ƒ† ™Š‡ ‹– ‘‡• –‘ ‰‘Ž† –‘”•‹‡š Šƒ‰‡–”ƒ†‡†ˆ—†•„ƒ ‡† –Šƒ ʹͷ ’‡” ‡– ƒ’’”‡ ‹ƒ–‹‘ ˆ”‘ ‹–Šƒ• —––Š‡’”‹ ‡–‘™ƒ”†••‹ƒ Ž‹- ”‘’Ǥ ™‘”Ž†ǯ• –‘’ ‡š’‘”–‡”• „—– ƒ ”‡ ‡– –Š‡ ƒ‹ ‡‰ƒ–‹˜‡ †”‹˜‡” Šƒ• —- „›•‹Ž˜‡”Šƒ••‡‡ƒ ‘–‹—‡†”‹•‡‹ —””‡–Ž‡˜‡Ž•Ǥ ‡–• „› ‘”‡ –Šƒ ‡š’‡ –‡† †—”‹‰ Š‹• ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™• ‘ ˆ”‘ –Š‡ †”‘—‰Š– ”—Ǧ—’‹†‘‡•–‹ ’”‹ ‡•ƒ›–”‹‰‰‡” †‘—„–‡†Ž› „‡‡ –Š‡ ‘–‹—‡† ”‹•‡ Š‘Ž†‹‰•Ǥ Š‡ ’ƒ•– ™‡‡ ™ƒ• ‘ ‡š ‡’–‹‘ ‘˜‡„‡”Ǥ –Š‹• ƒ—ƒ”› –Šƒ– –”‹‰‰‡”‡† ƒ •Šƒ”’ ‡š’‘”– —”„• ‹ ‘”†‡” –‘ ’”‡˜‡– –Š‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ †‘ŽŽƒ”Ǥ ‘–‡–‹ƒŽ „—ŽŽ• •Š‘—Ž† ‹Ž˜‡” ƒŽ•‘ ”‡ƒ Š‡† –Š‡ ”‡Žƒ–‹˜‡ ™‹–Š ”‡‰ƒ”† –‘ ‘‘†‹–› ™‡ƒ‡•• ’ƒ”–ˆ”‘‹’”‘˜‹‰–Š‡ ‘’‡–- †‘™ ”‡˜‹•‹‘ ‹ –Š‹• ›‡ƒ”ǯ• ’”‘†— - 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Bentley joins ultra-luxury fast ‘—–‹‰—••‹ƒ lane with Mulsanne Speed –”‘—„Ž‡•ˆ—‡Ž‡š‘†—• ‘ˆ‡–”‡’”‡‡—”• By Andreas Cremer By Anna Smolchenko

ǡ –Š‡ ˜‡‡”ƒ„Ž‡ ”‹–‹•Š USSIA Šƒ• Ž‘‰ Šƒ† ƒ ’”‘„Ž‡ ™‹–Š ƒ’‹–ƒŽ ϐŽ‹‰Š–ǡ „—– –Š‹• ƒ”ƒ‡” ‘™ ˆ‘” ‘ˆ‘”– –‹‡ ‡–”‡’”‡‡—”• ƒ”‡ ƒŽ•‘ ϐŽ‡‡‹‰ ‰‹˜‡ –Šƒ– ”‡•‹†‡– Bƒ† •–›Ž‡ǡ ‹• ‘˜‹‰ ‹–‘ –Š‡ RŽƒ†‹‹”—–‹ƒ’’‡ƒ”•–‘„‡–—”‹‰–Š‡• ”‡™•ƒ•–Š‡†‹•- ˆƒ•– Žƒ‡ ‘ˆ —Ž–”ƒǦŽ—š—”› ƒ”• ™‹–Š ƒ ’—–‡™‹–Š–Š‡‡•–‘˜‡””ƒ‹‡†”ƒ‰•‘Ǥ ‡™ ˜‡”•‹‘ ‘ˆ ‹–• ϐŽƒ‰•Š‹’ •ƒŽ‘‘ǡ ‹ ‡Žƒ•–‘–Šƒš‹Š˜‹†‹›ǯ• ‘•—Ž–ƒ ›Šƒ••‡‡ƒ•’‹‡ ƒ‹‹‰–‘‰”ƒ„ƒ„‹‰‰‡”•Ž‹ ‡‘ˆƒƒ”- ‹–Š‡—„‡”‘ˆ„—•‹‡••‡•‡‡‹‰–‘Ž‡ƒ˜‡—••‹ƒǤ ‡––‹’’‡†–‘†‘—„Ž‡‹•‹œ‡„›ʹͲͳͺǤ  Dz–”‡’”‡‡—”• ”‡–—”‡† ˆ”‘ –Š‡‹” •—‡” ˜ƒ ƒ–‹‘•ǡ ƒƒ- Š‡ͻͷǦ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž†„”ƒ†ǡ™Š‘•‡ —•- Ž›•‡†–Š‡•‹–—ƒ–‹‘ƒ†Šƒ˜‡†‡ ‹†‡†–‘ƒ –ǡdzŠ˜‹†‹›ǡƒƒ‰‹‰†‹- –‘‡”• ‹ Ž—†‡ —‡‡ Ž‹œƒ„‡–Š  ”‡ –‘”‘ˆ ™‡†‡ ‹Ž‹ƒŽǡ•ƒ‹†Ǥ ƒ†–Š‡—Ž–ƒ‘ˆ”—‡‹ǡ‹•—•‹‰–Š‹• Dz –ƒŽŽ„‘‹Ž•†‘™–‘‘‡–Š‹‰Ȅ„—•‹‡••†‘‡•‘–Ž‹‡‹•–ƒ„‹Ž- ‘–Šǯ• ƒ”‹• ƒ—–‘ •Š‘™ –‘ Žƒ— Š ‹–›ƒ†— ‡”–ƒ‹–›Ǥdz ‹• Ž‹‡–•ǡŠ‡•ƒ‹†ǡ”‡’”‡•‡–‡†ƒ™‹†‡”ƒ‰‡ –Š‡ —Ž•ƒ‡ ’‡‡† —†‡” –Š‡ •–”ƒ- ‘ˆ‹†—•–”‹‡•ˆ”‘ –‘–”ƒ†‡–‘ƒ—ˆƒ –—”‹‰ƒ†‹ Ž—†‡†–Š‘•‡ ’Ž‹‡Dz–Š‡™‘”Ž†ǯ•ˆƒ•–‡•–—Ž–”ƒǦŽ—š—”› ™Š‘ Šƒ˜‡ Ž‘‰ ‘–‡’Žƒ–‡† ‹‹‰”ƒ–‹‰ ƒ• ™‡ŽŽ ƒ• –Š‘•‡ ™Š‘ †”‹˜‹‰‡š’‡”‹‡ ‡Ǥdz Šƒ˜‡‘Ž›”‡ ‡–Ž›„‡‰— ‘•‹†‡”‹‰Ž‡ƒ˜‹‰Ǥ – ͵ʹͶǡͲͲͲ ‡—”‘• ȋ̈́ͶͳͳǡͲͲͲȌǡ –Š‡ ‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡™‡”‡•‡ŽŽ‹‰‘”’Žƒ‹‰–‘•‡ŽŽ–Š‡‹”„—•‹‡••‡•‹ ‘†‡Ž ‹• ‘– ‘Ž› ‡–Ž‡›ǯ• ‘•– ‡š- —••‹ƒǡ‘–Š‡”•™ƒ–‡†–‘„—›ƒ‡™ ‘’ƒ›ǡ‘•–‘ˆ–‡‹ƒ ’‡•‹˜‡ ‡˜‡”ǡ „—– –Š‡ ‡‹‰Š–Ǧ ›Ž‹†‡” ‘—–”›ǡƒ†‘˜‡ƒ„”‘ƒ†–‘‰‡–Š‡”™‹–Š–Š‡‹”ˆƒ‹Ž‹‡•ǡ•ƒ‹†ƒŽ‘Ǧ ‡‰‹‡ ™‹–Š ƒ ‡™ ‘„—•–‹‘ •›•- „ƒ•‡†Š˜‹†‹›Ǥ –‡ ™‹ŽŽ ƒŽŽ‘™ ‹– –‘ ”‡ƒ Š ͳͲͲ ‹Ž‘-  ‡•ƒ‹†Š‹• ‘’‡–‹–‘”•Šƒ˜‡ƒŽ•‘”‡’‘”–‡†ƒ•‹‹Žƒ”‹ ”‡ƒ•‡‹ ‡–”‡• ’‡” Š‘—” ‹ ͶǤͻ •‡ ‘†• ƒ† †‡ƒ†ˆ‘”„—•‹‡••‹‹‰”ƒ–‹‘•‡”˜‹ ‡•Ǥ †‡Ž‹˜‡”ƒ–‘’•’‡‡†‘ˆ͵Ͳͷ’ŠȋͳͻͲ  Šƒ– †‡ƒ† Šƒ• ƒ’’ƒ”‡–Ž› ”‡ƒ Š‡† •— Š ’”‘’‘”–‹‘• –Šƒ– ’ŠȌǤ –Š‡Š‡ƒ†‘ˆ—••‹ƒǯ•Žƒ”‰‡•–Ž‡†‡”–‘‘–Š‡Š—‰‡Ž›——•—ƒŽ•–‡’‘ˆ Š‡Žƒ— Š‹•’ƒ”–‘ˆƒ†‹˜‡”•‹ϐ‹ ƒ- •‘—†‹‰–Š‡ƒŽƒ”‹ˆ”‘–‘ˆˆ‘”‡‹‰‹˜‡•–‘”•Žƒ•–™‡‡Ǥ –‹‘ –Šƒ– ™‹ŽŽ ƒŽ•‘ •‡‡ –Š‡ ‘Ž•™ƒ-  Dz‘†ƒ› –Š‡ ‘•– ’‘’—Žƒ” ƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘ ƒ‘‰ „—•‹‡••‡• ‹• ‘– ‰‡Ǧ‘™‡† „—•‹‡•• „”ƒ Š ‹–‘ –Š‡‘‡–‘•‡–—’ƒ‡™ ‘’ƒ›ǡ–‘‘’‡ƒ†”‡‰‹•–‡”ƒ‡–‡”’”‹•‡ „—–ƒƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘–‘Ž‡ƒ˜‡ǡ–‘”‡ ‡‹˜‡ƒ”‡•‹†‡ ‡’‡”‹–ǡdz„‡”„ƒ Ž—š—”›•’‘”–Ǧ—–‹Ž‹–›˜‡Š‹ Ž‡•ȋ•Ȍ‹ The Bentley Mulsanne Speed is displayed at the Paris Auto Show. — AFP ʹͲͳ͸Ǥ— Š‡š’ƒ•‹‘‹•‘–Š‹‰‡™Ǥ  ‡”ƒ ”‡ˆ•ƒ‹†–‘ƒ’’Žƒ—•‡ˆ”‘–Š‡ƒ—†‹‡ ‡Ǥ †‡‡†ǡ ‡–Ž‡› Š‹‡ˆ ‡š‡ —–‹˜‡   “—‡—‡ ‘ˆ ‡–”‡’”‡‡—”• •‡‡‹‰ ƒ†˜‹ ‡ ‘ Š‘™ –‘ ‘˜‡ ‹–‘–Šƒ– ƒ–‡‰‘”›Ǥ ƒ•‡ƒ†–‡ Š‘Ž‘‰›„Ž—‡’”‹–ˆ‘”–Š‡  ‡’”‘†— –‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡‹•ˆ—ŽŽ› ƒ„”‘ƒ†”‡’”‡•‡–•ƒ˜‘–‡‘ˆ‘ ‘ϐ‹†‡ ‡‹–Š‡‡ ‘‘‹ ƒ†’‘- ‘Žˆ‰ƒ‰ —‡”Š‡‹‡” ƒ› „‡ –”›- Dz‡–Ž‡› ‹• ‘ –Š‡ ‘˜‡ǡdz —‡”- ‡–Ž‡›™Š‹ Š™‹ŽŽ„‡–Š‡™‘”Ž†ǯ• —†‡” ™ƒ› „› ƒ—–— ʹͲͳͷǡ ‡–Ž‡› ‹‰ –‘ ”‡’Ž‹ ƒ–‡ –Š‡ •— ‡•• Š‡ Šƒ† Ž‹–‹ ƒŽ ’‘Ž‹ ‹‡• ‘ˆ —–‹ǡ ™Š‘ ‹• Ž‘ ‡† ‹ ƒ ‘ˆ”‘–ƒ–‹‘ ™‹–Š –Š‡ Š‡‹‡” –‘Ž† ‡—–‡”• ‹ ƒ ‹–‡”˜‹‡™ ‘•– ‡š’‡•‹˜‡ ˆ‘—”Ǧ„›Ǧˆ‘—” ‘•–‹‰ ™‹ŽŽ †‡ ‹†‡ ‘ ƒ ’‘••‹„Ž‡ ϐ‹ˆ–Š ‘†‡Ž ‡•–Ǥ ƒ• Ƭ Š‹‡ˆ ƒ– ‘Ž•™ƒ‰‡ ȋȌ - ”‡ ‡–Ž›Ǥ DzŠ‡ ‡’Šƒ•‹• ‘ ’‡”ˆ‘” ‘”‡–Šƒͳ͸ͲǡͲͲͲ‡—”‘•Ǥ Ž‹‡ǡ—‡”Š‡‹‡”•ƒ‹†Ǥ  •–‡ƒ†‘ˆ Šƒ‰‹‰–ƒ ‘˜‡””ƒ‹‡ǡ–Š‡”‡Ž‹”‡•’‘†‡†–‘ Ž—š—”›•–ƒ„Ž‡ƒ–‡‘”• Š‡ǡ™Š‡”‡Š‡ ance has something to do with the  ˆ‘”‡” ”ƒ ‹‰ ‡‰‹‡‡” ƒ– ’–‹‘• ‹ Ž—†‡ ƒ –™‘Ǧ•‡ƒ–‡” ‡š–‡†‡†ƒ”ƒ‰‡‘ˆ–™‘Ǧ•‡ƒ–‡”•’‘”–• ‡•–‡”•ƒ –‹‘•„›‘”†‡”‹‰ƒ‡„ƒ”‰‘‘ƒ†ˆ‘‘†ƒ† Ž‹ˆ‡•–›Ž‡‘ˆ‘—” —•–‘‡”•ǡ‹–ǯ•’ƒ”–‘ˆ ǯ• ‘–‘” › Ž‡ †‹˜‹•‹‘ ™Š‘ •–‹ŽŽ •’‘”–› ˜‡Š‹ Ž‡ǡ ƒ ‘†‡Ž –‘ ’Ž—‰ –Š‡ –Š”‡ƒ–‡‡†–‘„ƒ‘–Š‡”‹’‘”–•Ǥ ƒ”•–‘‡„”ƒ ‡•ƒ† ‘—’±•Ǥ –Š‡‹”•—’‡”Žƒ–‹˜‡ƒ•’‹”ƒ–‹‘•Ǥdz †”‹˜‡• ƒ   ‘†‡Ž ƒ† –‘—–• ƒ ͳͲͲǡͲͲͲǦ‡—”‘ ‰ƒ’ „‡–™‡‡ –Š‡ Ž›- —–ƒƒŽ›•–••ƒ›‹–‹•˜‹–ƒŽ‹ˆ‡–Ž‡›  ˜‡” –Š‡ ’ƒ•– †ƒ›• ˆ‘”‡” ‡ ‘‘› ‹‹•–‡” ”‡ˆǡ ™Š‘ ‹ Š‹• Š‘—‰Š‡–Ž‡›ƒ ‘—–‡†ˆ‘”Œ—•– ͵͸ͷ’Š’‡”•‘ƒŽ•’‡‡†”‡ ‘”†•‡– ‹‰ ’—” ƒ† —Ž•ƒ‡ •ƒŽ‘‘• ƒ† •’‡‡ Š ϐŽƒ›‡† ‰‘˜‡”‡– ’‘Ž‹ ‹‡• ƒ† †”‡™ ’ƒ”ƒŽŽ‡Ž• ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‹•–‘•‡ —”‡ƒŽƒ”‰‡”•Šƒ”‡‘ˆƒ”ƒ’‹†Ž›Ǧ ͲǤͳ’‡” ‡–‘ˆǯ•”‡ ‘”†ͻǤ͹͵‹Ž- ‹ƒ—‰ƒ––‹‡›”‘ǡ—‡”Š‡‹‡”ǯ•ƒˆ- ‡™˜ƒ”‹ƒ–•‘ˆ–Š‡‘–‹‡–ƒŽ ǡŠ‡ ‰”‘™‹‰ƒ”‡–Ǥ Dz‹†Ǧ„‘‰‰Ž‹‰ ‹ ‘’‡–‡ ‡dz ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘˜‹‡– Ž‡ƒ†‡”•ǡ Šƒ• „‡‡ Ž‹‘ ˜‡Š‹ Ž‡ •ƒŽ‡• Žƒ•– ›‡ƒ”ǡ ‹– ‰‹˜‡• ˆ‡ –‹‘ˆ‘”’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ ‡‹•„Žƒ–ƒ–Ǥ •ƒ‹†Ǥ ’”ƒ‹•‡†ˆ‘”’Ž— ‹‰–Š‡ ‘—”ƒ‰‡–‘•’‡ƒ—’Ǥ ‡Ž‹˜‡”‹‡• ‘ˆ ƒ”• ’”‹ ‡† ƒ– - - –Š‡ ‡”ƒ’ƒ”‡–ƒƒ—”ƒ‘ˆ–‡ Š‹ ‡ ’”‡˜‹‘—•Ž› •–‡‡”‡† –Š‡ Žƒ— Š Š‡ „”ƒ† ƒŽ•‘ ’Žƒ• –‘ ‹–”‘  ‘”‡”†‡’—–›‡‡”‰›‹‹•–‡”Žƒ†‹‹”‹Ž‘˜•ƒ‹† ”‡ˆǯ•‘—–- ͳʹͲǡͲͲͲ ‡—”‘• ‘” ‘”‡ ƒ› ƒŽ‘•– - ƒŽ ’”‘™‡•• ™Š‹Ž‡ ƒ””›‹‰ ‘—– ‡› ‘ˆ˜ƒ”‹‘—•’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ ‡Ǧˆ‘ —•‡†‘† †— ‡ Š›„”‹† ’‡–”‘ŽȀ‡Ž‡ –”‹  ‡‰‹‡• ”› ™ƒ• ƒŽŽ –Š‡ ‘”‡ •–”‹‹‰ „‡ ƒ—•‡ Š‡ Šƒ• „‡‡ ‘™ ˆ‘” Š‹• †‘—„Ž‡ –‘ ƒ„‘—– ͳ͵͵ǡͲͲͲ ˜‡Š‹ Ž‡• „› ”‡•‡ƒ” Š –ƒ••ǡ ‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽŽ› ‘ ‡‰‹‡ ‡Ž•ƒ–‡–Ž‡›•— Šƒ•–Š‡‘–‹‡–ƒŽ –‘ ƒ„‘—– ͻͲ ’‡” ‡– ‘ˆ ‹–• Ž‹‡—’ „› ʹͲͳͺ ˆ”‘ ͹ͲǡͲͲͲ Žƒ•– ›‡ƒ” ƒ• –Š‡ Ž‘›ƒŽ–›–‘—–‹†‡•’‹–‡Š‹•Ž‹„‡”ƒŽ ”‡†‡–‹ƒŽ•Ǥ –‡ Š‘Ž‘‰›Ǥ —’‡”•’‘”–• ‘˜‡”–‹„Ž‡ ™Š‹ Š •‡– ƒ ƒ„‘—–ʹͲʹͲǡƒ†ƒ‹•–‘„—‹Ž†ƒ‡™ Dz ǯ˜‡„‡‡”‡ ‡‹˜‹‰•‹‰ƒŽ•–Šƒ– ”‡ˆ‹•Ǯ•‡‡–Š‹‰ǯƒ†‹•‡š–”‡‡- ”ƒ• ‘ˆ –Š‡ •—’‡” ™‡ƒŽ–Š› ‹ –Š‡ - ‡–Ž‡› Šƒ• •‡– ƒ –ƒ”‰‡– –‘ „‘‘•– ‡™ ™‘”Ž† ‹ ‡ •’‡‡† ”‡ ‘”† ƒ– ͵͵ͳ Ƭ ‡–”‡ ƒ† ‡š’ƒ† ‹–• ‘’‡”ƒ Ž›—Šƒ’’›™‹–Š™Šƒ–‹•‰‘‹‰‘ǡdz•ƒ‹†‹Ž‘˜Ǥ ‹–‡† –ƒ–‡• ƒ† Š‹ƒ ‡‡’ ‰”‘™- - •ƒŽ‡•„›ƒ„‘—–ŠƒŽˆ–‘ͳͷǡͲͲͲ˜‡Š‹ Ž‡• ’ŠǤ –‹‘• ‹ ƒ† ƒ”‘—† ‹–• ”‡™‡ǡ ‰ DzŠ‡‡”—’–‹‘–‘–Š‡•—”ˆƒ ‡‘ˆ–Š‡–”—–Š•’‘‡„›ƒ‡›‡- ‹‰ǡƒ ‘”†‹‰–‘ˆ‘”‡ ƒ•–‡” —–‘- „›ʹͲͳͺǡƒ•’ƒ”–‘ˆǯ•‰‘ƒŽ–‘‘˜‡”- ƒ‡• ‡† ƒŽˆǡ Š‡ƒ† ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡–- Žƒ†Ǧ„ƒ•‡† Š‡ƒ†“—ƒ”–‡”•ǡ ™Š‡”‡ ‹– ‘–‹˜‡Ǥ „‡”‘ˆ–Š‡—–‹–‡ƒ‹•ƒ—‹ƒ‰‹ƒ„Ž›•‡”‹‘—••‹‰‘ˆƒ‹–‡”ƒŽ –ƒ‡ ‘›‘–ƒ ƒ• –Š‡ ™‘”Ž†ǯ• „‹‰‰‡•– Ž‡› ”‹˜‡”•ǯ Ž—„ ”‡’”‡•‡–‹‰ ͵ǡͷͲͲ Žƒ •ƒ–‡•––”ƒ ƒ†‘–Š‡”–‡ Š‹ ƒŽ ”‹•‹•ǡdz‹Ž‘˜™”‘–‡‘Š‹•„Ž‘‰Ǥ DzŠ‡ •—’‡”Ǧ”‹ Š †‘ǯ– ƒ”‡ ƒ„‘—– ƒ”ƒ‡”Ǥ ‡–Š—•‹ƒ•–• ƒ”‘—† –Š‡ ™‘”Ž† ƒ† ˆƒ ‹Ž‹–‹‡•ǡ—‡”Š‡‹‡”•ƒ‹†Ǥ „—•‹‡••‡š‘†—•‹–‡•‹ϐ‹‡•–Š‡„”ƒ‹†”ƒ‹ƒ•—••‹ƒǯ•„‡•–ƒ† „”ƒ† Ž‘›ƒŽ–›ǡdz ”ƒˆ—”–Ǧ„ƒ•‡†  -  —‡”Š‡‹‡”ǡ ™Š‘ ”‡–—”‡† –‘ ‘™‡” ‘ˆ ŠƒŽˆ ƒ †‘œ‡ ‡–Ž‡›•ǡ •ƒ‹† ’‰”ƒ†‹‰‡–Ž‡›ƒ›–ƒ‡ƒ†‡ „”‹‰Š–‡•–‹ Ž—†‹‰‡ ‘‘‹•–•ƒ†‘’’‘•‹–‹‘ƒ –‹˜‹•–•ƒ”‡ϐŽ‡‡‹‰Ǥ ƒƒŽ›•– ‡‡”‡Š‡•ƒ‹†ǤDzŠ‡›„—› ‡–Ž‡› ‹ —‡ ƒˆ–‡” ƒ „”‹‡ˆ •–‹– ƒ• Ž—š—”› ƒ† ‘ˆ‘”– ”‡ƒ‹‡† –Š‡ ƒ†‡ ƒ† ™‹ŽŽ ”‡“—‹”‡ ˆ—†‹‰ ‘– ›‡–  –”‡’”‡‡—”• Šƒ˜‡ Ž‘‰ ‘’Žƒ‹‡† ‘ˆ ƒ ”‹•› „—•‹‡•• ‡˜‹- ™Š‹ Š‡˜‡”‘†‡Ž‹•Š‘–Ǥdz - Ƭ„‘••ƒ–ǯ•—†‹†‹˜‹•‹‘ǡ‘˜‡” „”ƒ†ǯ• –‘’ ‰‘ƒŽ• „—– ’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ ‡ ƒ’’”‘˜‡†„›’ƒ”‡–ǡŠ‡ƒ††‡†Ǥ ”‘‡–‹—••‹ƒǡƒ†‡š’‡”–••ƒ›–Šƒ–ƒ›Šƒ˜‡‘™ ‘‡–‘ƒ ‹–Š ƒ †ƒ” –‹– ϐ‹‹•Š ƒ’’Ž‹‡† –‘ - •ƒ™‘”• Š‡ǯ•’—•Š‹–‘•‹ʹͲͲʹ ™ƒ•‹ ”‡ƒ•‹‰Ž›‹’‘”–ƒ–Ǥ Š‡ „”ƒ† ‹• ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› •’‡†‹‰ ƒŽ ‘ Ž—•‹‘–Šƒ–”‹•‘™‘—–™‡‹‰Š•‘’’‘”–—‹–›Ǥ ‡š–‡”‹‘”‰”‹ŽŽ‡•ƒ†™‹‰˜‡–•ǡ‡–- ™‹–Š –Š‡ ƒ›‡‡ǡ ‘™ –Š‡ „”ƒ†ǯ• Dz ˆ ›‘— ƒ†† ‘”‡ •–‡’• ƒ– –Š‡ –‘’ ‘•– ͳ „‹ŽŽ‹‘ ‡—”‘• ‘ –Š‡  ƒ† Š‹Ž‡—–‹–‘—–‡†–Š‡ ‘—–”›ǯ•‡ ‘‘‹ ‹‰Š–ƒ–Žƒ•–™‡‡ǯ• Ž‡›„‡Ž‹‡˜‡•–Š‡‡™ͷǤͷ͹Ǧ‡–”‡˜‡”- –‘’Ǧ•‡ŽŽ‹‰ ‘†‡Ž ƒ ‘—–‹‰ ˆ‘” ‘ˆ–Š‡Žƒ††‡”ǡƒ›’‡‘’Ž‡™‹ŽŽ™ƒ– ‘–Š‡”‘†‡Ž•Ǥ ˆ‘”—ǡ •ƒ›‹‰ Dz•‡”‹‘—• ‹˜‡•–‘”•dz ™‡”‡ ‘‹––‡† –‘ —••‹ƒǡ –Š‡ - •‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡—Ž•ƒ‡Ȅƒ‡†ƒˆ–‡” ƒ„‘—–ŠƒŽˆ‹–•†‡Ž‹˜‡”‹‡•Ǥ –‘ ‰‘ –Š‡”‡ǡdz –Š‡ ͹ͺǦ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž† –‘Ž† Dz‡ Šƒ˜‡ ‰”ƒ† ’Žƒ•ǡdz —‡”Š‡ ‘‘†‘–Š‡•‹†‡Ž‹‡•™ƒ••–ƒ”Ž›†‹ˆˆ‡”‡–Ǥ –Š‡ˆƒ•–‡•–•–”‡– Š‘ˆ–Š‡‡ƒ•”ƒ ‡  ʹͲͳͳǦʹͲͳʹ ™Š‡ Š‡ ϐ‹”•– –‘‘ ‡—–‡”•ǤDzŠ‡’‡‡†˜‡”•‹‘™‹ŽŽƒ†† ‹‡”•ƒ‹†ǤDzŠ‡—Ž•ƒ‡’‡‡†‰‹˜‡• –”ƒ ‹ ”ƒ ‡Ȅ™‹ŽŽ ‘ˆ‘”–ƒ„Ž›ϐ‹– –Š‡ ”‡‹•ǡ Š‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡† –Š‡ „—•‹‡•• ‡š ‹–‡‡––‘–Š‡—Ž•ƒ‡Ǥdz ’”‘‘ˆ‘ˆ–Šƒ–Ǥdz THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 10 INTERNATIONAL

$90.23 $1,217.90 $17.36 Omani Rial/ Euro & Dollar RO 1 €2.0564 $2.6008 Asia shares stumble, oil skids to 27-month lows

SYDNEY — Asian share markets were hawks and doves on the committee –‹‘•Ǥ –Š‡‡š–ϐ‹˜‡›‡ƒ”•ǡŠƒ˜‡„‡‡‹’”‡- •‹ ‡Žƒ–‡ʹͲͳʹǤ Tuesday, bucking the downward mostly in the red on Wednesday as ™ƒ•’Žƒ›‹‰‘—–Ǥ •‹ƒǡ ƒ’ƒǯ•‘’‹š The IMF on Tuesday shaved its glo- cipitous decline, touching an historic Futures contracts predicting the –”‡†‘ˆ–Š‡„”‘ƒ†‡”ƒ”‡–Ǥ worries about waning global growth •Š‡† ͳǤͳ ’‡” ‡– ™Š‹Ž‡ –Š‡ ‹‡‹ „ƒŽ‰”‘™–Šˆ‘”‡ ƒ•––‘͵Ǥ͵’‡” ‡–ˆ‘” Ž‘™‘ˆͳǤͺͻ’‡” ‡––Š‹•™‡‡Ǥ course of the Fed funds rate have ral- Š‡ „‡˜‡”ƒ‰‡ ‰‹ƒ– ”‘•‡ ͲǤ͹ ’‡” lifted safe-haven bonds, while shoving †”‘’’‡†ͳ’‡” ‡–Ǥ –Š‹• ›‡ƒ”ǡˆ”‘ ͵ǤͶ ’‡” ‡–ǡ ™ƒ”‹‰ This is one of ECB President Mario lied hard in recent days as the market ‡––‘̈́Ͷ͵ǤͻͲǡ‘˜‹‰™‹–Š‹ƒ†‘ŽŽƒ” oil prices to their lowest in more than MSCI’s broadest index of Asia- of weakness in the euro zone, Japan ”ƒ‰Š‹ǯ• ˆƒ˜‘—”‡† ‡ƒ•—”‡• ‘ˆ ‹ϐŽƒ- ’—•Š‡†‘—––Š‡†ƒ–‡ˆ‘”–Š‡ϐ‹”•–Š‹‡Ǥ ‘ˆ‹–•ƒŽŽǦ–‹‡‹–”ƒ†ƒ›Š‹‰Š‘ˆ̈́ͶͶǤͶͶǡ –™‘›‡ƒ”•Ǥ ƒ ‹ϐ‹ •Šƒ”‡•‘—–•‹†‡ ƒ’ƒˆ‡ŽŽͳ’‡” and big emerging markets such as tion and its decline was a major rea- Š‡›‘™•Š‘™Ž‡••–ŠƒͷͲ„ƒ•‹• Š‹– ‘ —Ž› ͳͷǡ ͳͻͻͺǤ Š‡ •–‘  ™ƒ• Extending a three-month-long de- cent, while Australia’s main index lost ”ƒœ‹ŽǤ son the central bank launched a fresh ’‘‹–• ‘ˆ –‹‰Š–‡‹‰ ˆ‘” ʹͲͳͷ ƒ† ƒŽŽ the only Dow component in positive Ž‹‡ǡ”‡–‘‹Ž•ƒ̈́ͳǤͳͺ–‘̈́ͻͲǤͻ͵ƒ ͲǤͻ’‡” ‡–Ǥ “Weak numbers like the German •–‹—Ž—•’ƒ ƒ‰‡Žƒ•–‘–ŠǤ ‘ˆ‹–‹–Š‡•‡ ‘†ŠƒŽˆ‘ˆ–Š‡›‡ƒ”Ǥ –‡””‹–‘”›Ǥ „ƒ””‡Ž™Š‹Ž‡ ”—†‡–—„Ž‡†̈́ͳǤͲ͹ China’s markets bucked the trend production report fuel concern that —– –Š‡ †‘™†”ƒˆ– ‹ ‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘ ‡š- The fall in US yields initially With the day’s gain, Coke is up a –‘̈́ͺ͹Ǥ͹ͺǤ as they returned from a week-long ECB stimulus will be inadequate giv- ’‡ –ƒ–‹‘• ‹• Šƒ”†Ž› ‘ϐ‹‡† –‘ —- dragged the dollar down from its re- Ž‹––Ž‡‘”‡–Šƒ͸’‡” ‡––Š—•ˆƒ”‹ The protracted slide should be „”‡ƒǡ™‹–ŠŠƒ‰Šƒ‹—’ͲǤͷ’‡” ‡–ǡ en the gloomier news,” said Westpac ”‘’‡Ǥ cent highs, though it quickly stabi- ʹͲͳͶǡ ‘—–’‡”ˆ‘”‹‰ –Š‡ Ƭ ͷͲͲǯ• a windfall for consumer spending –Š‘—‰Š ‘‰‘‰•Š‡†ͲǤ͹’‡” ‡–Ǥ ƒƒŽ›•– ƒ‡•Š—‰‰Ǥ The US swaps rate has slipped to Ž‹•‡†‹•‹ƒǤ ͷǤ͵ ’‡” ‡– ”‹•‡ ƒ† –Š‡ ‘™ǯ• ͳǤͶ power, but is also a powerful force for A private survey of China’s services “With the IMF waving its knife at ʹǤ͸ʹ ’‡” ‡–ǡ ˆ”‘ ʹǤͺͺ ’‡” ‡– ‹ The dollar index edged up to ’‡” ‡–ƒ†˜ƒ ‡Ǥ †‹•‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘‹— Š‘ˆ–Š‡†‡˜‡Ž‘’‡† sector showed growth eased a touch its global growth forecasts, US mar- August, even as the run of USeco- ͺͷǤͺ͸Ͳ ‘ ‡†‡•†ƒ›ǡ ƒ† „ƒ  –‘- The stock was one of only 27 com- ™‘”Ž†Ǥ in September, but that only served kets couldn’t avoid the downdraft nomic data has been generally en- ™ƒ”† ƒ ˆ‘—”Ǧ›‡ƒ” ’‡ƒ ‘ˆ ͺ͸Ǥ͹Ͷ͸ panies on the New York stock Ex- That has been a boon for sovereign to reinforce expectations of further ‡‹–Š‡”ǤdzŠ‡ ‘™ ˆ‡ŽŽ ͳǤ͸ ’‡” ‡–ǡ ‘—”ƒ‰‹‰Ǥ ‹‡™‹•‡ǡ Ž‘‰‡”Ǧ†ƒ–‡†  Š‹– ‘ ”‹†ƒ›Ǥ Š‡ †‘ŽŽƒ” ”‡’– —’ –‘ Šƒ‰‡–‘Š‹–ƒͷʹǦ™‡‡Š‹‰Š‘—‡•- bonds as investors wager the outlook •–‹—Ž—•‡ƒ•—”‡•„›‡‹Œ‹‰Ǥ ™Š‹Ž‡–Š‡ƬͷͲͲŽ‘•–ͳǤͷͳ’‡” ‡– Treasury yields have fallen noticeably ͳͲͺǤͶͲ ›‡ǡ Šƒ˜‹‰ „‡‡ ƒ• Ž‘™ ƒ• day, compared with the 143 to hit a ˆ‘”•Ž‘™‹‰‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘ ‘—Ž†’—–‘ˆˆ–Š‡ Stimulus is also high on the agenda ƒ†–Š‡ƒ•†ƒ“ͳǤͷ͸’‡” ‡–Ǥ ƒ•‹˜‡•–‘”•’”‹ ‡‹Ž‘™‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘ˆ‘” ͳͲ͹Ǥ͹ͷƒ–‘‡•–ƒ‰‡Ǥ ––‘— Š‡†ƒ•‹šǦ ͷʹǦ™‡‡Ž‘™Ǥ †ƒ›™Š‡‹–‡”‡•–”ƒ–‡•‹‰Š–”‹•‡Ǥ in Europe after German industrial Š‡ ’ƒǦ—”‘’‡ƒ —”‘ϐ‹”•– Ž‘‰‡”Ǥ ›‡ƒ”Š‹‰Š‘ˆͳͳͲǤͲͻŒ—•–ƒ™‡‡ƒ‰‘Ǥ In a sign of the market’s recent Minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last output suffered the biggest decline ͵ͲͲƒŽ•‘•Š‡†ͳǤͷ’‡” ‡–Ǥ Yields on 30-year bonds are now Š‡ ‡—”‘ Š‘˜‡”‡† ƒ– ̈́ͳǤʹ͸͵ͷǡ ƒˆ- weakness, there has not been a day policy meeting are due later in the •‹ ‡–Š‡Š‡‹‰Š–‘ˆ–Š‡ϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽ ”‹•‹•ǡ ϐŽƒ–‹‘ •™ƒ’• ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡—”‘ œ‘‡ǡ ƒ––Š‡‹”Ž‘™‡•–•‹ ‡ƒ›ʹͲͳ͵ƒ–͵ǤͲͷ ter its bounce petered out around when the number of highs on the session and markets will be acutely piling pressure on the European Cen- which essentially show what inves- per cent, while their premium over ̈́ͳǤʹ͸ͺ͵Ǥ Šƒ”‡• ‘ˆ ‘ ƒǦ ‘Žƒ ‘ ”‘•‡ NYSE outpaced the number of lows sensitive to how the debate between tral Bank to be more urgent in its ac- –‘”• –Š‹ ‹ϐŽƒ–‹‘ ™‹ŽŽ ƒ˜‡”ƒ‰‡ ‘˜‡” two-year yields shrank to the smallest to their highest level since 1998 on •‹ ‡‡’–‡„‡”ͳͻǤȄ‡—–‡”• StanChart to hire 1,000 more Retailers predict stronger IMF slashes Brazil staff in Africa US 2014 holiday sales growth forecast LONDON — Standard Chartered plans to hire at least 1,000 more SAO PAULO — The International staff in Africa in the next couple of Monetary Fund slashed its 2014 eco- years, an increase of more than 10 nomic growth forecast for Brazil by a The IMF lowered per cent, even as its expansion else- ˆ—ŽŽ’‡” ‡–ƒ‰‡’‘‹–ǡ–‘ͲǤ͵’‡” ‡–ǡ ™Š‡”‡Šƒ••Ž‘™‡†Ǥ blaming weak investment and a con- ‹ƒƒ ƒ›ϐ‹‡Ž†ǡ –ƒ†ƒ”† Šƒ”- •—‡”ˆ—Ǥ its forecast across tered’s chief executive for Africa, Brazil, Latin America’s biggest declined to specify where the extra economy and the world’s seventh- Latin America and staff would go, but picked out Niger- Žƒ”‰‡•–ǡ‡–‡”‡†”‡ ‡••‹‘‹–Š‡ϐ‹”•– ia, Kenya and Ghana as three of the half of the year, a painful reversal the Caribbean, ‘•–ƒ––”ƒ –‹˜‡ƒ”‡–•Ǥ of the rapid growth it posted in the “Nigeria has to be close to the top ʹͲͲͲ•Ǥ ‘ˆ‡˜‡”›„‘†›ǯ•Ž‹•–ȋˆ‘”‡š’ƒ•‹‘ȌǤǤǤ “Weak competitiveness, low busi- predicting 1.3 it has scale, growth and real dyna- ‡•• ‘ϐ‹†‡ ‡ǡ ƒ† –‹‰Š–‡” ϐ‹ƒ- ‹•ǡdzƒ›ϐ‹‡Ž†•ƒ‹†Ǥ cial conditions (with interest rate per cent growth Nigeria overtook South Africa Š‹‡•–Š”‘—‰Š’”‹ŽʹͲͳͶȌŠƒ˜‡ ‘- as the continent’s biggest economy strained investment, and the ongo- this year this year after a rebasing of its gross ing moderation in employment and †‘‡•–‹ ’”‘†— –ȋ ȌǤ credit growth has been weighing on ‘ ‘†ƒ› ƒ† ƒ††‡† ƒ‘–Š‡” ͲǤͷ “Our opportunity in Africa is con- ‘•—’–‹‘ǡdz–Š‡  •ƒ‹†Ǥ ’‡” ‡–‘—‡•†ƒ›Ǥ strained by the ability to invest at  ϐŽƒ–‹‘ Šƒ• ƒŽ•‘ ”‡ƒ Š‡† –Š‡ The IMF lowered its forecast ’ƒ ‡ǡ ƒ† –Šƒ–ǯ• ‘– Œ—•– ƒ ϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽ ‰‘˜‡”‡– –ƒ”‰‡– ƒš‹— ‘ˆ ͸Ǥ͵ across Latin America and the Carib- constraint but also a management per cent, as reported by the IMF and „‡ƒǡ’”‡†‹ –‹‰ͳǤ͵’‡” ‡–‰”‘™–Š ƒ’ƒ ‹–›Ǥ‘–Š‡”‡ƒŽ ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡‹•’”‹- –Š‡‡–”ƒŽƒ‘ˆ”ƒœ‹ŽǤ this year, down from a July forecast of ‘”‹–‹•ƒ–‹‘ǡdzƒ›ϐ‹‡Ž†•ƒ‹†ƒ–ƒ„”‹‡ˆ- The IMF said the situation was ʹ’‡” ‡–Ǥ ‹‰‘ˆ”‹ ƒ„›–Š‡„ƒǤ being exacerbated by political uncer- Next year the region is predicted After a decade of expansion tainty created ahead of a presidential –‘‰”‘™ʹǤʹ’‡” ‡–ǡ†‘™ˆ”‘ʹǤ͸ that took it to 89,000 staff globally, ”—Ǧ‘ˆˆ ’‘ŽŽ ‘  –‘„‡” ʹ͸ „‡–™‡‡ ’‡” ‡–‹ —Ž›Ǥ Standard Chartered has put the ™‘ƒ•Š‘’•ƒ–ƒ†‡’ƒ”–‡–•–‘”‡‹ƒŽ‹ˆ‘”‹ƒǤȄ ϔ‹Ž‡’Š‘–‘ leftist incumbent Dilma Rousseff, Latin American commod- brakes on hiring in the last two ™Š‘ –‘’’‡† —†ƒ›ǯ• ϐ‹”•–Ǧ”‘—† ity exporters could be weakened by years after suffering an embarrass- NEW YORK — Somewhat better  ƒŽ‡• •Š‘—Ž† ƒŽ•‘ „‡‡ϐ‹– ˆ”‘ –Š‡Žƒ•–ͳͲ›‡ƒ”•‘ˆʹǤͻ’‡” ‡–Ǥ vote, and business favourite Aecio shocks in external demand, on lower ‹‰ϐ‹‡ˆ‘”„”‡ƒ Š‹‰•ƒ –‹‘•ǡ US economic data are expected to lower gasoline prices and modest The 2013 season had some major ‡˜‡•Ǥ investment from key client China, as big losses in South Korea and a translate into a stronger 2014 holi- spending on utility bills after a mild headwinds that are not present this “A moderate pick-up in activity is well as by “an abrupt rise in US inter- •Ž‘™†‘™ ‹ ‹–• ‹˜‡•–‡– „ƒǤ day retail season compared with last summer in most of the US, said NRF time around, including a shortened ‡š’‡ –‡† ˆ‘” ʹͲͳͷǡ ™‹–Š ‰”‘™–Š ”‹•- ‡•–”ƒ–‡•Ǥdz It has about 8,100 staff in Africa year, the National Retail Federation Š‹‡ˆ‡ ‘‘‹•– ƒ Ž‡‹Š‡œǤ holiday season due to a late Thanks- ‹‰ –‘ ͳǤͶ ’‡” ‡– ƒ• –Š‡ ’‘Ž‹–‹ ƒŽ Dzƒ›‡ ‘‘‹‡••–”—‰‰Ž‡–‘ϐ‹† ƒ†Šƒ•ƒ•‹‰‹ϐ‹ ƒ–’”‡•‡ ‡‹ͳͷ •ƒ‹†Ǥ  Š‡   ’”‘Œ‡ –‡† Š‘Ž‹†ƒ› “In the grand scheme of things, giving holiday and a two-week partial uncertainty surrounding this year’s new engines of sustainable growth ‘—–”‹‡•–Š‡”‡Ǥ •ƒŽ‡• –Š‹• ›‡ƒ” ™‘—Ž† ”‹•‡ –‘ ̈́͸ͳ͸Ǥͻ consumers are in a much better place ‰‘˜‡”‡–•Š—–†‘™Ǥ presidential election dissipates,” it in an environment of stagnant com- Standard Chartered, Barclays „‹ŽŽ‹‘ǡ ƒ ͶǤͳ ’‡” ‡– ‹ ”‡ƒ•‡ ˆ”‘ than they were this time last year, “There were a lot of factors work- •ƒ‹†Ǥ  ‡–™‡‡ –Š‡   ‘—–”‹‡• modity prices and more binding sup- and Citigroup are the biggest inter- Žƒ•–›‡ƒ”ǯ•Ž‡˜‡ŽǤ and the extra spending power could ing against us last year,” NRF chief (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and ply bottlenecks,” revealing the need national banks in Africa, but they The retail trade group said con- very well translate into solid holiday executive Matthew Shay told a news ‘—–Š ˆ”‹ ƒȌǡ ‘Ž› —••‹ƒǡ ™‹–Š ͲǤʹ for structural reform to boost invest- are facing increasing competition •—‡” ‘ϐ‹†‡ ‡ Šƒ• „‡‡ Dz—•–ƒ- sales growth for retailers,” Kleinhenz „”‹‡ϐ‹‰Ǥ per cent, is currently performing ‡–ƒ†’”‘†— –‹˜‹–›Ǥ from Asian banks, including Chinese ble” for much of 2014, and predicted •ƒ‹†Ǥ Holiday sales accounted for about ™‘”•‡–Šƒ–Š‡ƒ–‹‡”‹ ƒ‰‹ƒ–Ǥ The weaker outlook is being ‘‡•Ǥ‘†‘Ǧ„ƒ•‡†–ƒ†ƒ”†Šƒ”- another season of heavy retailer “However, shoppers will still ‘‡Ǧϐ‹ˆ–Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‡–ƒ‹Ž ‹†—•–”›ǯ• ƒ- Investors accuse Rousseff, whose caused by “external factors, given –‡”‡†ƒ‡•ƒŽ‘•–ƒŽŽ‹–•’”‘ϐ‹–•‹ promotional activity given consumer be deliberate with their purchases, —ƒŽ•ƒŽ‡•‹ʹͲͳ͵Ǥ Workers’ Party has now been in weaker-than-expected export per- •‹ƒǡ–Š‡‹††Ž‡ƒ•–ƒ†ˆ”‹ ƒǤ ƒš‹‡–›ƒ„‘—––Š‡‡ ‘‘›Ǥ while hunting for hard-to-pass-up The season is particularly impor- power for 12 years, of excessive in- formance amid deteriorating terms – ƒ†‡ ƒ ’”‘ϐ‹– ‘ˆ ̈́͵ͳ͹ ‹ŽŽ‹‘ However, the group said overall „ƒ”‰ƒ‹•Ǥdz tant to jewellery stores and depart- –‡”˜‡–‹‘‹•‹–Š‡‡ ‘‘›Ǥ ‘ˆ–”ƒ†‡ǡdz–Š‡  •ƒ‹†Ǥ ‹ ˆ”‹ ƒ ‹ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– •‹š ‘–Š• ‘ˆ better retail sales, as well as jobs and   ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘˜‡”Ǧ›‡ƒ” ‰ƒ‹ ‘ˆ ͶǤͳ ’‡” ment stores, accounting for about 28 Markets reacted excitedly to In Mexico, the region’s second- this year on income of $878 million, Š‘—•‹‰ϐ‹‰—”‡•ǡ•—‰‰‡•–ƒŠ‡ƒŽ–Š›‹- cent would represent an improve- per cent and 24 per cent of their an- Neves reaching the second-round largest economy, the growth forecast ‡ƒ Šƒ„‘—–ͳͲ’‡” ‡–‘ˆ–Š‡‰”‘—’Ǥ provement in sales this holiday sea- ‡– ‘˜‡” –Š‡ ʹͲͳ͵ ‹ ”‡ƒ•‡ ‘ˆ ͵Ǥͳ nual sales last year, respectively, ac- ˜‘–‡Ǥ  ƒ‘ ƒ—Ž‘ǯ• ‘˜‡•’ƒ •–‘  ‹- ™ƒ• •–‡ƒ†› ƒ– ʹǤͶ ’‡” ‡– –Š‹• ›‡ƒ”ǡ — Reuters •‘Ǥ per cent and the average gain over ‘”†‹‰–‘–Š‡ ǤȄ  †‡š Ž‘•‡†‡ƒ”Ž›ϐ‹˜‡’‡” ‡–Š‹‰Š‡” ”‹•‹‰–‘͵Ǥͷ’‡” ‡–ˆ‘”ʹͲͳͷǤȄ 

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PARIS — Areva said it would cut invest- TOKYO — Japan Tobacco said it may close SHANGHAI — China’s state-owned Bright ments further and step up sales of non- two European factories and cut production at Food said it has agreed to buy a majority strategic assets as the French nuclear pow- a third in a move that could see about 1,100 stake in Italian olive oil producer Salov as ‡”‰”‘—’–”‹‡•–‘•Š‘”‡—’‹–•ϐ‹ƒ ‡•Ǥ layoffs, citing a “challenging operating envi- ‹–•‡‡•‘”‡–ƒ”‰‡–•‘˜‡”•‡ƒ•Ǥ The company, which is 87 per cent ”‘‡–dzǤ The deal is the latest in a global expan- owned by the French state, said it would The company plans to hold talks with sion drive by the Chinese company, which cut planned capital expenditure by 200 —‹‘• ”‡’”‡•‡–‹‰ ™‘”‡”• ‹ ‹•ƒϐ‹ŽŽƒǡ ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› ‘–”‘Ž•”‹–‹•Š ‡”‡ƒŽϐ‹”‡‡–ƒ- million euros over the next two years to Northern Ireland, and Wervik, Belgium about „‹šǤ”‹‰Š–•—„•‹†‹ƒ”›Šƒ‰Šƒ‹‹‹‘ „”‹‰‹––‘ͳ„‹ŽŽ‹‘‡—”‘•ȋ̈́ͳǤʹ͸ͷ„‹ŽŽ‹‘Ȍ shutting the sites, while some production at ͳ ‘‘†•ȋ ”‘—’Ȍ‘Šƒ†”‡ƒ Š‡†ƒƒ‰”‡‡- ’‡”›‡ƒ”Ǥ its Trier plant in Germany will be relocated, it ment with Salov’s private owners, the – •ƒ‹† ‹– ™‘—Ž† ƒŽ•‘ ƒ‡ ͶͷͲ ‹ŽŽ‹‘ ƒ††‡†Ǥ Fontana family, to take a majority stake in euros in disposals of non-strategic assets Dzȋ Ȍ™‹ŽŽ—†‡”–ƒ‡ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡ ‘•—Ž–ƒ- –Š‡ϐ‹”ǡ’ƒ”‡–”‹‰Š–•ƒ‹†‹ƒ•–ƒ–‡‡–ǤǤ ƒ†‹‘”‹–›•–ƒ‡•„›–Š‡‡†‘ˆʹͲͳ͸ǡƒˆ- tions with employees’ representatives and the Headquartered in Tuscany, Italy, Salov –‡”Šƒ˜‹‰•‘Ž†‘ˆˆͳǤʹ„‹ŽŽ‹‘‹ƒ••‡–••‹ ‡ European Works Council on the proposal to produces olive oil under the Sagra and beginning a restructuring programme in change its product sourcing, which could lead Filippo Berio brands and sells to more ʹͲͳͳǤ to the closure of some of its manufacturing –Šƒ͸Ͳ ‘—–”‹‡•ǡƒ ‘”†‹‰–‘‹–•™‡„•‹–‡Ǥ “The work on Areva’s recovery con- •‹–‡•ǡdz•ƒ‹†ƒ•–ƒ–‡‡–‹••—‡†Žƒ–‡‘—‡•†ƒ›Ǥ It claims to hold leading positions in tinues despite the ongoing unfavourable Š‡ ϐ‹” •ƒ‹† •‘‡ ’”‘†— –‹‘ ‘—Ž† „‡ Employees present products at a dairy plant in Minsk. According to state agency the United States with a market share of market environment,” chief executive Luc moved to other sites, including in Poland and BelTA, Minister of Agriculture and Food of Belarus Leonid Zayats said that despite ͳͻ’‡” ‡–ƒ†”‹–ƒ‹™‹–Šʹ͵’‡” ‡–Ǥ —”•‡Ž•ƒ‹†‹ƒ•–ƒ–‡‡–Ǥ ‘ƒ‹ƒǤ an increase in the country’s food supply exports to Russia, Belarus lost in monetary — Agencies terms due to the depreciation of the rouble against the dollar. — Reuters >> Entertainment P14 Kids help Jolie connect with her mum ƒϐƒǯ•The Metamorphosisǡ”‘„‘–•–›Ž‡–ƒ‡• ‡–”‡•–ƒ‰‡ P12 P13 P14

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‘—–”‹‡•Ž‹‡ †‹ƒ•‹ ‡ ƒ”˜‡†ƒ‹ Š‡ˆ‘”‹–•‡Žˆ‹ ƒ†–‡ Š‘Ž‘‰›Ǥ –Šƒ–Š‘•‡™Š‘†‹†‘–ǡ‹–ˆ‘—†Ǥ ’”‘†— –•Ǣƒ†–Š‡†‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–‘ˆ‡™ǡ–‘— ŠǦ• ”‡‡‘–‡„‘‘ –Š‡‹” ‹–”‘†— –‹‘Ǥ Dz•‘—” ’”‘†— –• ƒ”‡ ‘– ‘Ž› ”‡Ž‹ƒ„Ž‡ǡ –Š‡› Those who consumed a —’’‘”–‡† „› –Š‡ ‹‹•–”› ‘ˆ  ‘‘‹  ˆˆƒ‹”•ǡ –Š‡ š ‡ŽǦ ’”‘†— –•Šƒ•„‡‡Š‡Ž’‹‰–Š‡ƒ–‹‘–‘‡•—”‡•‘‡†‡‰”‡‡ ƒ”‡ƒŽ•‘˜ƒŽ—‡Ǧ™‘”–Š›ǡ–Š‡ˆ‘”‡‘•–‘„Œ‡ –‹˜‡‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ‹™ƒšǦ •ƒ†™‹ Š‘–Š‡•—”˜‡›†ƒ›–‘‘ Ž‡ ‡ ƒ˜‹Ž‹‘ Šƒ• „‡‡ ‘ˆˆ‡”‹‰ ˆ‘‘† ˆ‘” –‡ Š‘ ‰‡‡• ƒ”‘—† ‘ˆ‰”‘™–Š‹†‡ƒ†ˆ‘”Žƒ’–‘’•Ǥ ‡ŽŽ‡ ‡ ƒ’ƒ‹‰‹•–‘•Š‘™ ƒ•‡–Š‡”‡Ž‹ƒ„‹Ž‹–›ǡ‹‘˜ƒ–‹‘ǯƒ† ‹ǡ‘ƒ˜‡”ƒ‰‡ǡƒ”‘—†͵ͲͲ‹Ž‘Ǧ the world to have hands on experience in the latest innovations The latest in the series of innovations at the Centre is the ˜ƒŽ—‡Ǧ™‘”–Š›ǯ•–”‡‰–Š•‘ˆƒ‹™ƒ‡•‡’”‘†— –•–Šƒ–™‹ŽŽ‹’”‡•• calories more than those who did –Šƒ–‹•–ƒ–ƒ‘—––‘ƒ˜‹ŽŽƒ‰‡‹†—•–”›‹ƒ‹™ƒǤDzŠ‡•‡ƒ”‡‹Ǧ smartphones which are considered to be the Taiwanese ICT ‘—” ‘•—‡”•dzǡŠ‡ƒ††‡†Ǥ ‘–”‡’‘”–‡ƒ–‹‰ƒ•ƒ†™‹ ŠǤ ‘˜ƒ–‹‘•ƒ†ϐ‹†‹‰•‘ˆ–Š‡‡ƒš ‡ŽŽ‡ ‡‡–”‡ƒ†–Š‡› •‡ –‘”ǯ• ‡™ Dz•–ƒ”dz ’”‘†— –Ǥ ‹–Š –‡Ž‡ ‘—‹ ƒ–‹‘• •‡”˜‹ ‡ A visit to this country, if not for the way the civic authorities Sandwich reporters also ƒ”‡•–‡ƒ†‹Ž›ƒ––”ƒ –‹‰ƒ––‡–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡™‘”Ž†‘ƒ†ƒ‹Ž›„ƒ•‹•ǡdz ‡‹ ’”‘˜‹†‡”• –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– –Š‡ ™‘”Ž† ‹˜‡•–‹‰ ‹ Ͷ   ȋ ‘—”–Š Šƒ˜‡ƒ‹–ƒ‹‡†–Š‹•‹•Žƒ†ƒ–‹‘•’‹ ƒ†•’ƒǡƒ–Ž‡ƒ•––‘‰‡– Šƒ†Š‹‰Š‡”–‘–ƒŽ•‘†‹—‹–ƒ‡ǡ —ǡ†‹‹•–”ƒ–‘”ƒ––Š‡‡–”‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ ‡‡”ƒ–‹‘‘„‹Ž‡‘—‹ ƒ–‹‘•‘‰‡”˜‘Ž—–‹‘Ȍ–‡ ŠǦ ™‘™‡†„›–Š‡ƒ™‡Ǧ‹•’‹”‹‰–‡ Š‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽƒ†˜ƒ ‡‡–•™‹ŽŽ„‡ ƒ˜‡”ƒ‰‹‰ƒ”‘—†͸ͲͲ‹ŽŽ‹Ǧ‰”ƒ• DzŠ‡ —ƒŽ ”‘†— –‹‘ ƒŽ—‡ ‘ˆ ƒ‹™ƒǯ•  ‡ –‘” Šƒ• ‘Ž‘‰›ǡ †‡ƒ† ˆ‘” ”‡Žƒ–‡† ‘—‹ ƒ–‹‘• ‡“—‹’‡– Šƒ• ™‘”–ŠƒŽ‹ˆ‡Ǧ–‹‡Ǥ ’‡”†ƒ›Š‹‰Š‡”–Šƒ‘Ǧ•ƒ†™‹ Š ”‡’‘”–‡”•Ǥ DzŠ‡—ƒ–‹ ‹’ƒ–‡†ϐ‹†‹‰ that sandwich consumption is ƒ••‘ ‹ƒ–‡†™‹–ŠŠ‹‰Š‡”‘˜‡”ƒŽŽ ‹–ƒ‡‘ˆ‡‡”‰›—†‡”• ‘”‡•–Š‡ ‹’‘”–ƒ ‡‘ˆƒ‹‰Š‡ƒŽ–Š› Š‘‹ ‡•‘ˆ•ƒ†™‹ Š‹‰”‡†‹‡–•ǡdz •ƒ‹†•–—†› ‘Ǧƒ—–Š‘”‡ ‹Ž‹ƒ ‹Ž‹•‘•ˆ”‘–Š‡ ‡’ƒ”–‡–‘ˆ‰”‹ —Ž–—”‡ƒ† ‰”‹ —Ž–—”ƒŽ‡•‡ƒ” Š‡”˜‹ ‡Ǥ Dzƒ›•ƒ†™‹ Š‡•ǡ•— Šƒ• „—”‰‡”•ƒ†ˆ”ƒ•ǡƒ† ‘‘ sandwich components, such as yeast breads, cheese, and —”‡†‡ƒ–•ǡƒ”‡ƒ‘‰–Š‡–‘’ contributors not only to sodium but ƒŽ•‘–‘‡‡”‰›‹–Š‡†‹‡–•‘ˆƒ†—Ž– ‡”‹ ƒ•ǡdz•ƒ††‡†Ǥ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 12 LIFESTYLE

The Chedi Muscat Sugary drinks could lead appoints new to poor memory in kids HR Director

ONSUMING a diet high in added sugar could not only lead to Cweight gain among kids, but could also negatively affect their memory, suggested a study. DzŠ‡ „”ƒ‹ ‹• ‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽŽ› ˜—Ž‡”ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ †‹‡–ƒ”› ‹ϐŽ—‡ ‡• †—”‹‰ Kalid Al Kalbani critical periods of development, like adolescence,” said Scott Kanoski, Muscat Chamber Music Series: corresponding author of the study and an assistant professor at the HE Chedi Muscat ap- University of Southern California in the US. Studying rats as model sub- Tpointed Khalid al Kalbani jects, scientists found that adolescents were at an increased risk of suf- as the new Director of Hu- fering negative health effects from sweetened beverage consumption. man Resources. Al Kalbani Adolescent rats that freely consumed large quantities of liquid so- began his tenure at the helm A project for talent development lutions containing sugar or high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in con- of the resorts’ Human Re- centrations comparable to popular sweetened beverages experienced sources department last ‡‘”›’”‘„Ž‡•ƒ†„”ƒ‹‹ϐŽƒƒ–‹‘ǡƒ†ƒŽ•‘„‡ ƒ‡’”‡Ǧ†‹- month ries will be a distinguished and effective project, as peo- abetic. Neither adult or adolescent rats, who did not consume sugar, Al Kalbani joins The ’Ž‡‘ˆƒŽŽƒ‰‡•™‹ŽŽ„‡‡ϐ‹–ˆ”‘‹–ǡ‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽŽ›• Š‘‘Žƒ† faced the same issues. Chedi Muscat with 10 years university students. It gives an opportunity to our young- The rats were then tested in mazes that probed their spatial mem- of experience in the Hu- ‡”‰‡‡”ƒ–‹‘•–‘’”‘ϐ‹–ˆ”‘–Š‹•’”‘Œ‡ –ƒ†‹–•”‹ Š’”‘- ory ability. “Adolescent rats that had consumed the sugary beverages, man Resources sector. He gramme which utilises arts and culture as a medium of particularly HFCS, performed worse on the test than any other group was previously employed education”. Ȅ™Š‹ Šƒ›„‡–Š‡”‡•—Ž–‘ˆ–Š‡‡—”‘Ǧ‹ϐŽƒƒ–‹‘†‡–‡ –‡†‹–Š‡ at Hilton Salalah Resort as “Based on our know-how in music and culture and in hippocampus,” Kanoski pointed out. Human Resources Manager. projects that focus on education through the medium of The hippocampus is a part of the temporal lobe located deep with- Prior to this he worked as arts, Muscat Chamber Music Series has been designed in in the brain that controls memory formation. the Administrative Affairs Muscat to meet the demands and wishes of this commu- The study appeared in the journal Hippocampus. Manager at The University nity. of Buraimi and The Ministry Our focus will be on education and talent develop- of Education, Oman. ment, utilising the know-how and experience of top-lev- Genes decide if you will Commenting on his ap- ‡Ž’”‘ˆ‡••‹‘ƒŽ•‹–Š‹•ϐ‹‡Ž†Ǥ‡‘ˆ–Š‡‰”‡ƒ–„‡‡ϐ‹–•‘ˆ pointment, Al Kalbani music, besides its entertainment factor, which is only one states, “My vision is for The aspect of music’s features, is that it can be employed in a love coffee or not Chedi Muscat to not only broad range of organised activities. maintain the high levels of Š‡•‡ ƒ ‡ˆϐ‹ ‹‡–Ž› „‡ —–‹Ž‹•‡† –‘ •—’’‘”– ›‘—‰‡” N ƒ ϐ‹”•–ǡ ”‡•‡ƒ” Š‡”• Šƒ˜‡ guest satisfaction as well as NDER the patronage of the ambassadors of Great generations by offering them tools to help them on their I‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡† •‹š ‡™ ‰‡‡–‹  staff retention, but to con- Britain, Northern Ireland and Germany, the Mus- road to excellence. Simple acts such as this one can ben- variants associated with habitual tinue to develop local talent cat Chamber Music Series was launched recently ‡ϐ‹––Š‡›‘—–Šƒ†‡ ‘—”ƒ‰‡–Š‡–‘†‘–Š‡‹”„‡•–‘ƒŽŽ coffee drinking, suggesting U why some people love to have as well as foreign employ- in an event held at the Residence of the British ambassa- paths of life,” he added. ees that have grown with dor. Regarding the concept and sequence of the project, coffee while others hate to sip it. us in the years that they About the project, Ahmed Abouzahra, General Man- Abouzahra says: “We will have about 8 concerts in 2015, The genome-wide large study, have worked with us. I look ager and founding member of Arabesque International, and aim for constant collaboration with governmental led by the Harvard School of forward to working closely says: “We are going to give an overall presentation on the and non-governmental schools as well as universities to Public Health and Brigham and with the Planning Commit- Muscat Chamber Music Series project to the attendees, organise and develop the project in the most favourable Women’s Hospital, helps explain tee, spearheaded by General hoping to get their support. way possible. why a given amount of coffee Manager Markus Iseli, on – ‹• –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– —‹“—‡ ‘Ǧ’”‘ϐ‹– ‡†— ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ƒ† The professionals we will be bringing in are both high- or caffeine has varied effects on setting a new level of excel- cultural endeavour of its kind in Sultanate of Oman. I ly accomplished performing musicians as well as experi- different people. lence at Muscat’s leading strongly believe in the role of arts and culture in de- enced educators. Dz—” ϐ‹†‹‰• ‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡• •—„Ǧ ϐ‹˜‡Ǧ•–ƒ” †‡•–‹ƒ–‹‘ „‡‹‰ veloping younger generations, and also in their ben- The concerts will performed by these musicians as a ‰”‘—’• ‘ˆ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ‘•– Ž‹‡Ž› –‘ „‡‡ϐ‹– ˆ”‘ ‹ ”‡ƒ•‹‰ ‘” †‡ ”‡ƒ•- recognised as employer of ‡ϐ‹–•ˆ‘”–Š‡’”‘‰”‡••‘ˆ —Ž–—”‡ǡ‡ ‘‘›ƒ†ƒŽŽϐ‹‡Ž†• ϐ‹ƒŽ‡ ‘ˆ ƒ •‡”‹‡• ‘ˆ ™‘”•Š‘’•Ǥ ‡ ™‹ŽŽ „‡ ‡’Ž‘›‹‰ ƒ ing coffee consumption for optimal health,” said Marilyn Cornelis, choice”. in general. ˜ƒ”‹‡–› —•‹  ‰‡”‡• –Šƒ– ƒ”‡ ‡ƒ‹‰ˆ—Ž ƒ† „‡‡ϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ research associate in department of nutrition at Harvard School of Š‡•’‡ ‹ϐ‹ ƒŽŽ›†‡•‹‰‡†—• ƒ–Šƒ„‡”—•‹ ‡- for the development of the human being.” Public Health. To reach this conclusion, researchers, part of the Coffee and Caffeine Genetics Consortium, conducted a genome-wide meta- analysis of more than 120,000 regular coffee drinkers of European and African-American ancestry. Š‡›‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡†•‹š˜ƒ”‹ƒ–•–Šƒ–ƒ’’‡†–‘‰‡‡•‹ƒ”‡ƒ•‹˜‘Ž˜‡† ‹ ƒˆˆ‡‹‡‡–ƒ„‘Ž‹•ǡ‹ϐŽ—‡ ‹‰–Š‡”‡™ƒ”†‹‰‡ˆˆ‡ –•‘ˆ ƒˆˆ‡‹‡ ISC — Gujarati wing, Salalah celebrates ‘Indian Day’ and involved in glucose and lipid metabolism. DzŠ‡ϐ‹†‹‰••—‰‰‡•––Šƒ–’‡‘’Ž‡ƒ–—”ƒŽŽ›‘†—Žƒ–‡–Š‡‹” ‘ˆˆ‡‡ intake to experience the optimal effects exerted by caffeine and that the strongest genetic factors linked to increased coffee intake likely work by directly increasing caffeine metabolism,” Cornelis explained. Genetics have long been suspected of contributing to individual differences in response to coffee and caffeine. “Like previous genetic analyses of smoking and alcohol consump- –‹‘ǡ–Š‹•”‡•‡ƒ” Š•‡”˜‡•ƒ•ƒ‡šƒ’Ž‡‘ˆŠ‘™‰‡‡–‹ • ƒ‹ϐŽ—‡ ‡ some types of habitual behaviour,” added Daniel Chasman, associate professor at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The study appeared online in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. Acknowledge your looks to grab male-dominated jobs OR attractive women who apply for male-dominated jobs, Facknowledging their looks and appearances can put brakes on the male bias against them, says a research. Past research shows physical beauty can be detrimental to women ƒ’’Ž›‹‰ˆ‘”ƒ• —Ž‹‡Œ‘„•Ǥ—––Š‡‡™•–—†›‹•–Š‡ϐ‹”•––‘’”‘˜‹†‡ƒ S a part of ‘Rangma 2014’ Gujarati Vibhag of Indian Social Club method for curtailing such prejudice against attractive women. ASalalah celebrated Indian Day. It was a cultural evening with a tour Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder in the US to different regions of India. Seven Wings of Indian Social Club namely ‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡†–™‘ƒ‹–›’‡•‘ˆ•‡š‹•–Šƒ– ƒ—•‡’‡‘’Ž‡–‘‡–ƒŽŽ›†‹•- Ladies Forum, Bhojpuri Wing, Karnataka Wing, Malayalam Wing, Punjabi qualify women from masculine jobs. Wing, Rajasthani Wing and the host wing Gujarati Vibhag participated in “While ‘benevolent sexism’ causes men to see women as incapable the event. The participants were dressed in their traditional dresses and ƒ†‹‡‡†‘ˆ’”‘–‡ –‹‘ˆ”‘Œ‘„†‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž–‹‡•ǡǮŠ‘•–‹Ž‡•‡š‹•ǯ ƒ—•‡• performed their respective region’s folk dances. them to see women as violators of gender roles, encroaching on job After the performance of all the wings there was a special performance turf that’s rightfully male,” explained lead study author Stefanie John- in which the Indian spirit of Unity in diversity was highlighted where all son, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship. the participants paid a tribute to their motherland in the song “Vande Ma- For the study, 355 participants were divided into three groups. tram.” ƒ Š‰”‘—’Ž‘‘‡†ƒ–ϐ‹ –‹–‹‘—•ƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘•ˆ‘”ƒ ‘•–”— –‹‘Œ‘„ Gujarati Vibhag took this opportunity to support Prime Minister opening. “The raters who received the application of the attractive Narendra Modi’s “Clean India Drive” where they gave an important mes- woman, who had acknowledged her appearance or sex, gave higher sage to treat the world as our home and to take the responsibility to keep marks than those who received the application of the attractive wom- it clean. an who hadn’t acknowledged either,” Johnson added.

Quotes of the day

Patience is not simply the ability A healthy attitude is contagious A positive attitude can to wait — it’s how we behave but don’t wait to catch it from really make dreams come while we’re waiting. others. Be a carrier. true — it did for me.

Joyce Meyer, a — Tom Stoppard, a Czech- — David Bailey, an Charismatic author born British playwright, English fashion and and speaker knighted in 1997. portrait photographer THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 INFORMATION / LEISURE 13 Lab sleuths help art world uncover fakes

By Nina Larson Analysis adds value ‘–Š‡”’‹‡ ‡’”‘˜‹†‡•ƒ•–ƒ”‡”‡šƒ’Ž‡ RESSED in an immaculate white lab of what can be found lurking under the sur- coat, Sandra Mottaz stares intently ˆƒ ‡‘ˆ’ƒ‹–‹‰•–Šƒ–Ž‘‘ϐ‹‡ƒ–ϐ‹”•–‰Žƒ ‡Ǥ Dthrough a stereo microscope at a bold- A reclining nude attributed to French art- coloured painting purportedly by French ist Albert Marquet and dated 1912 looks au- master Fernand Leger, searching for signs of –Š‡–‹  —–‹Ž ‹‘ ƒ —•‡• ”‡ϐŽ‡ –‘‰”ƒ’Š› –‘ ˆ‘”‰‡”›Ǥ expose a tractor painted in great detail under-  Dz ‡”‡ǡ ™‡ ƒ ƒ‡ ‘—– ˜‡”–‹ ƒŽ Ž‹‡• ‹ ‡ƒ–ŠǤ what could be a grid,” Mottaz says, looking up  Š‡ –”ƒ –‘”ǯ• –›”‡•ǡ ”‡˜‡ƒŽ‹‰Ž›ǡ ƒ”‡ ‘ˆ ƒ ˆ”‘–Š‡•Š‹›™Š‹–‡‹•–”—‡–’”‘˜‹†‹‰ƒ make that did not hit the market until the –Š”‡‡Ǧ†‹‡•‹‘ƒŽ˜‹‡™‘ˆ–Š‡’ƒ‹–‹‰Ǥ ͳͻ͵Ͳ•Ǥ That could signal the painting is a fake, but Š‡”‡•‡ƒ” Š•‘‡–‹‡•ƒŽ•‘”‡˜‡ƒŽ•–Šƒ– ƒ”–‹•–• –Š‡•‡Ž˜‡• ƒŽ•‘ —•‡ –Š‡ –‡ Š‹“—‡ –‘ ƒ™‘”‹•‘ˆ‰”‡ƒ–‡”˜ƒŽ—‡–Šƒϐ‹”•––Š‘—‰Š–Ǥ copy their own work onto different formats,  ƒŽ–Š‡” ”‡ ƒŽŽ• ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ’‹‡ ‡• –‘ •‘‘”‡–‡•–•ƒ”‡‡‡†‡†ǡ•Š‡•ƒ›•Ǥ ’ƒ••–Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡Žƒ„ǣƒ’ƒ‹–‹‰–‹–Ž‡†Dz‹–‡” Mottaz and her colleagues at the Fine Arts  ‡‡dz„›ͳ͹–Š ‡–—”›—– Š‰”‡ƒ–†ƒƒ š’‡”– •–‹–—–‡ ȋ  Ȍ —•‡ —––‹‰Ǧ‡†‰‡ • ‹- ”‡‡Ǥ ‡–‹ϐ‹  ‡–Š‘†• Ž‹‡ ”ƒ†‹‘ ƒ”„‘ †ƒ–‹‰ ƒ†  Š‡ ’‹‡ ‡ǡ ‘™‡† „› ƒ ‡‡˜ƒ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‘”ǡ ‹ˆ”ƒ”‡† ”‡ϐŽ‡ –‘‰”ƒ’Š› –‘ †‡–‡”‹‡ –Š‡ ƒ—- ™ƒ•„‡Ž‹‡˜‡†–‘„‡ƒ ‘’›–Š‡ƒ”–‹•–‘”Š‹•ƒ–- thenticity of artworks, and sometimes to un- elier had made of what was thought to be the ‘˜‡”—‘™ƒ•–‡”’‹‡ ‡•Ǥ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽǡ™Š‹ ŠŠƒ‰•‹–Š‡‘—˜”‡‹ƒ”‹•Ǥ DzŠ‡›‘—„—›ƒƒ’ƒ”–‡–ǡ›‘—ƒŽ™ƒ›• But the scientists found sketching under- ‰‡–ƒƒ’’”ƒ‹•ƒŽϐ‹”•–Ǥ—–‹–Š‡ƒ”–™‘”Ž†ǡ—- neath indicating the artist’s own research, til recently, you could buy works for 10 mil- Š‹–‹‰–Šƒ––Š‡ ‡‡˜ƒ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‘”ǯ•’‹‡ ‡™ƒ• Ž‹‘‡—”‘•™‹–Š‘—–•—ˆϐ‹ ‹‡–†‘ —‡–ƒ–‹‘ǡdz ‹ˆƒ ––Š‡‘”‹‰‹ƒŽǤ Fine Arts Expert Institute •ƒ›•   Š‹‡ˆƒƒŽ–Š‡”Ǥ  ˜‡ ™‹–Š‘—– •— Š •–ƒ”–Ž‹‰ ϐ‹†‹‰•ǡ But that is changing amid soaring prices in Dz• ‹‡–‹ϐ‹  ƒƒŽ›•‹• ƒ††• ˜ƒŽ—‡ –‘ ƒ”–™‘”•dzǡ an art market where works worth an estimat- works attributed to a long line of masters, in- ƒ‡‘ƒ”†‘†ƒ‹ ‹Ǥ – ƒ„‡–”‹ ›•’‘––‹‰ Anheuser, who wants to go on to radiocarbon ƒŽ–Š‡”•ƒ›•ǡ’‘‹–‹‰‘—––Šƒ–Š‹•‹•–‹–—–‡ǯ• ‡†̈́͸Ͳ„‹ŽŽ‹‘ Šƒ‰‡Šƒ†•‡ƒ Š›‡ƒ”Ǥ cluding Paul Gauguin, Marc Chagall, Jackson fakes with the naked eye, but top-notch lab date the paper, allowing him to determine if ”‡•‡ƒ” ŠŠ‡Ž’•Dz–‡ŽŽƒ•–‘”›dzǡ”‡˜‡ƒŽ‹‰–Š‡ƒ”–- Š‡„ƒŽŽ‘‘‹‰ƒ‘—–•—’ˆ‘”‰”ƒ„•Šƒ˜‡ ‘ŽŽ‘ ƒ†‡‰‡”Ǥ ‡“—‹’‡–Š‡Ž’•Ǥ it is from trees felled before or after nuclear ‹•–ǯ• ”‡ƒ–‹˜‡’”‘ ‡••ƒ†–Š‡–‡ Š‹“—‡•—•‡†Ǥ ƒŽ•‘ Š‹‡† –Š‡ ‹ ‡–‹˜‡ ˆ‘” ƒ”– ˆ‘”‰‡”•ǡ ƒ† Experts estimate a full half of all artworks Mottaz carefully carries the Leger to an- –‡•–• ƒ””‹‡†‘—–‹–Š‡ͳͻͷͲ•Ǥ Art historian and restorer Andrea Hoff- • ‹‡–‹•–•Ž‹‡ƒŽ–Š‡”ƒ†‘––ƒœƒ”‡‹ ”‡ƒ•- ‹ ‹” —Žƒ–‹‘–‘†ƒ›ƒ”‡ˆƒ‡Ȅƒ—„‡”–Šƒ– other room where her colleague Valeria Cio-  ˆ –Š‡ ’ƒ’‡” ƒ „‡ †ƒ–‡† –‘ ƒˆ–‡” ͳͻͷͷǡ ƒ ‘ˆ –‡Ž‹‡” ”–‡ ‹ ‡‡˜ƒ ƒ‰”‡‡• –Šƒ– ingly being called upon to supplement efforts ‹•†‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž––‘˜‡”‹ˆ›„—––Šƒ–ƒŽ–Š‡”•ƒ›•‹•ǡ‹ˆ ƒ —•‡• ‹ˆ”ƒ”‡† ”‡ϐŽ‡ –‘‰”ƒ’Š› –‘ ‘ϐ‹” ™Š‡‡‰‡”†‹‡†ǡ–Š‡ƒ•™‡”™‹ŽŽ„‡‘„˜‹‘—•ǡ • ‹‡–‹ϐ‹ ‡–Š‘†• ƒ„‡—•‡ˆ—Ž‹•‘‡ ƒ•- „› –”ƒ†‹–‹‘ƒŽ ƒ”– ‡š’‡”–• ƒ† ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘- ƒ›–Š‹‰ǡƒ—†‡”‡•–‹ƒ–‡Ǥ the grid underneath the working man’s face, he says, adding though that he needs the go- ‡•Ǥ  —– –Š‡•‡ ‡–Š‘†• ƒ”‡ ‘ •—„•–‹–—–‡ ˆ‘” ‹•–•–‘ƒ—–Š‡–‹ ƒ–‡™‘”•Ǥ ‡–™‡‡͹Ͳƒ†ͻͲ’‡” ‡–‘ˆ™‘”•–Šƒ– •—’’‘•‡†Ž›’ƒ‹–‡†‹ͳͻͷͶǤ ƒŠ‡ƒ†ˆ”‘–Š‡‘™‡”„‡ˆ‘”‡‘˜‹‰ˆ‘”™ƒ”† traditional experts like herself, who draw on ’ƒ••–Š”‘—‰Š  –—”‘—––‘„‡ˆƒ‡ǡŠ‡•ƒ›•Ǥ ƒ„ Š‹‡ˆ‹Ž‹ƒŠ‡—•‡”–Š‡‘˜‡•–Š‡ ™‹–Š’”‹ ‹‡”–‡•–•Ǥ familiarity with an artist’s style and historical Half artwork in  ‹•‹•–‹–—–‡•‹–•‹•‹†‡–Š‡ ‡‡˜ƒ ”‡‡’- piece to the nearby x-ray room, where he de- Depending on what tests they run, scien- ‘–‡š––‘•’‘–’”‘„Ž‡•Ǥ ‘”–•ǡƒŠ‡ƒ˜‹Ž›Ǧ‰—ƒ”†‡†–‘ŽŽǦƒ† —•–‘•Ǧˆ”‡‡ termines that the pigments used are different –‹ϐ‹ Žƒ„• ƒ Šƒ”‰‡ Ž‹‡–•—’–‘ͳͷǡͲͲͲ‡—”‘• “Ninety per cent of what can be seen in a

circulation fake zone where collectors from around the world from the ones Leger usually turned to in the ȋ̈́ͳͻǡͲͲͲȌ ’‡” ’ƒ‹–‹‰ǡ ™Š‹ Š ‹‰Š– •‘—† painting can be seen with your eyes,” she says, The art world has in recent years been store more than a million artworks, including ͳͻͷͲ•Ǥ •–‡‡’—–‹Ž›‘— ‘•‹†‡”–Š‡˜ƒŽ—‡‘ˆƒ›‘ˆ stressing: “That is where experience comes ”‘ ‡† „› ˆ‘”‰‡”› • ƒ†ƒŽ•ǡ ”‡˜‡ƒŽ‹‰ ˆƒ‡ Picassos, Van Goghs, Monets and apparently This is still not hard proof of a forgery, says –Š‡’ƒ‹–‹‰•–Š‡›•–—†›Ǥ ‹ǤdzȄ 

CARTOONS High rate of coral bleaching seen around Hawaiian island of Oahu

ADAM @ HOME by Brian Basset By Alex Dobuzinskis

SURVEY of coral reefs off the Hawaiian island of Oahu has Ashown warm ocean waters re- cently contributed to a higher rate of coral bleaching than the state has seen in decades, sparking concerns about –Š‡‡ ‘•›•–‡ǡƒ•–ƒ–‡‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ƒ‹†Ǥ Š‡ϐ‹†‹‰•ˆ”‘†‹˜‡•Žƒ•–™‡‡ „›”‡•‡ƒ” Š‡”•™‹–Š–Š‡ ƒ™ƒ‹‹‹˜‹- sion of Aquatic Resources follows CALVIN AND HOBBES by Bill Watterson federal warnings of a possible large †‡ Ž‹‡ ‹ ‘”ƒŽ ‘˜‡” ‹ –Š‡ ƒ” Š‹- pelago this century due to climate Šƒ‰‡ƒ†™ƒ”‹‰‘ ‡ƒ•Ǥ Coral underpins the region’s ƒ“—ƒ–‹ ‡ ‘•›•–‡„›’”‘˜‹†‹‰•Š‡Ž- –‡” –‘ ‘—–Ž‡•• •’‡ ‹‡• ‘ˆ ϐ‹•Šǡ ƒ† ƒ™ƒ‹‹ǯ• ˜ƒ”‹‡† ƒ”‹‡ Ž‹ˆ‡ •—’’‘”–• –Š‡ Ž‘ ƒŽ ‡ ‘‘› „› ƒ––”ƒ –‹‰ ˜‹•‹- –‘”•ˆ”‘ƒ”‘—†–Š‡™‘”Ž†Ǥ unclear how much of the coral has last time researchers saw a similar “People come to Hawaii to see cor- died as it has bleached white, McGil- rate of bleaching in Hawaii’s ocean als, they come to Hawaii to use our ˜”ƒ›•ƒ‹†ǤŠ‡•—”˜‡›†‹†‘–’”‘†— ‡ ™ƒ–‡”•™ƒ•‹ͳͻͻ͸ǡƒ†‡˜‡–Š‡‹– ‘ ‡ƒ•ǡdz •ƒ‹† ”ƒœ‡”  ‹Ž˜”ƒ›ǡ ƒ†- forecasts for how much of the coral ™ƒ•Ž‡•••‡˜‡”‡ǤDz –ǯ•’”‡––›ƒŽƒ”‹‰ǡdz GARFIELD by Jim Davis ‹‹•–”ƒ–‘”‘ˆ–Š‡‹˜‹•‹‘‘ˆ“—ƒ–‹  ƒ›†‹‡ˆ”‘–Š‡„Ž‡ƒ Š‹‰Ǥ  ‹Ž˜”ƒ› •ƒ‹†Ǥ DzŠƒ–ǯ• ƒ Š‹‰Šǡ Š‹‰Š ‡•‘—” ‡•Ǥdz ˆ ‘—” ‘”ƒŽ• †‹‡ǡ ‹– ‘—Ž† ‡ •ƒ‹† Š‹• ƒ‰‡ › Šƒ† ”‡ ‡‹˜‡† ’‡” ‡–ƒ‰‡‘ˆ ‘”ƒŽ•–‘„‡„Ž‡ƒ Š‹‰Ǥdz potentially take a long, long time for reports of coral bleaching throughout The bleaching comes as Hawaii –Š‡–‘”‡ ‘˜‡”Ǥdz –Š‡ƒ” Š‹’‡Žƒ‰‘•‘‹–•‡–†‹˜‡”•–‘‹- Šƒ•‡š’‡”‹‡ ‡†ƒ”‡ ‡–™ƒ”•’‡ŽŽǤ He said that when ocean waters ˜‡•–‹‰ƒ–‡‹–Š‡™ƒ–‡”•‘ˆƒ‹ƒƒŽ‘ǡ ‹˜‡”•™‹–Š–Š‡‹˜‹•‹‘‘ˆ“—ƒ–‹  warm, it distresses coral and leads Lanikai and Kaneohe Bay, all sites ‡•‘—” ‡•Šƒ˜‡‡ƒ•—”‡†‘ ‡ƒ–‡- the organism to expel the algae that ƒ”‘—†–Š‡ ƒ™ƒ‹‹ƒ‹•Žƒ†‘ˆƒŠ—Ǥ ’‡”ƒ–—”‡•‘ˆƒ”‘—†ͺͷ†‡‰”‡‡• ƒŠ”- ‹• ˜‹–ƒŽ –‘ ‹–• •—”˜‹˜ƒŽǡ ™Š‹ Š ‹ –—” Š‡ •—”˜‡› ˆ‘—† ͹ͷ ’‡” ‡– ‘ˆ ‡Š‡‹–ȋʹͻǤͶ‡Ž•‹—•Ȍǡ™Š‹ Š‹•Š‹‰Š‡” ƒ—•‡•„Ž‡ƒ Š‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘”ƒŽǤ major reef-building coral at those –Šƒ–Š‡‘”ƒŽ”ƒ‰‡‘ˆ͹ʹ†‡‰”‡‡• As water temperatures cool, coral sites was showing signs of bleach- –‘͹ͺ†‡‰”‡‡•ȋʹʹǤʹ–‘ʹͷǤͷȌǡ ‹Ž- ƒ”‡ ‘˜‡”‹–• ‘Ž‘—”ǡƒ†‹–”‡ƒ‹• ‹‰ǡ  ‹Ž˜”ƒ› •ƒ‹†ǡ ƒ††‹‰ –Šƒ– –Š‡ ˜”ƒ›•ƒ‹†ǤȄ‡—–‡”•

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‡™ –Š‡ƒ–”‹ ƒŽ ™ƒ”†™‹‹‰ƒ –”‡•• ”‡‡ ƒ ‘„’”ƒ‹•‡† ‡–™‘”‹‰’Žƒ–ˆ‘”ǡˆ‘”–Š‡”‘ƒ ‡”—‘—”Ǥ ƒ†ƒ’–ƒ–‹‘Ǥ –Š‡ƒ –‹‰•‹ŽŽ•‘ˆŠ‡”‘Ǧ•–ƒ‰‡ƒ†”‘‹†•‘Ǥ Dz  ‰—‡•• –Š‹• ”—‘—” •–ƒ”–‡† ™Š‡ —•Šƒ”   Žƒ‹‡† ƒ’ƒ‡•‡ †‹”‡ –‘” ”‹œƒ ‹”ƒ–ƒ  Dz –ǯ• ƒ „‹– Ž‹‡ ƒ ™Š‹–‡ ƒ•ǡ ƒ• ™‡ •ƒ› ‹ ’—– ƒ ’‹ –—”‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ –™‘ ‘ˆ —• ‘ ™‹––‡”Ǥ  ™ƒ• ™‘”‡† ™‹–Š Ž‡ƒ†‹‰ ”‘„‘–‹ ‹•– ‹”‘•Š‹ •Š‹‰- ”‡ ŠǮƒ•“—‡Žƒ ǯǡ‹–Š‡ƒ–”‡ǡdz•Š‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ ϐŽ‘‘†‡†™‹–Š —”‹‘—•“—‡”‹‡•ƒ„‘—–‘—” Š‡‹•- —”‘–‘ ”‡ƒ–‡–Š‡•–ƒ”‘ˆ–Š‡•Š‘™ǡƒ–ƒŽŽ‰ƒ‰Ž›  Dz – Šƒ• •‘‡–Š‹‰ “—‹–‡ –Š‡ƒ–”‹ ƒŽ ƒŽ”‹‰Š–ǤǤǤ –”›Ǥ—––‡ŽŽ‡ǡ†‘‡•ƒ’‹ –—”‡‘ƒ•‘ ‹ƒŽ‡†‹ƒ ”‘„‘–™‹–Šƒ‡–ƒŽ•‡Ž‡–‘ƒ†™Š‹–‡Š—ƒǦ •‘‡–‹‡• Š‡ ƒ •‹Ž‡ ƒ Ž‹––Ž‡ „‹– ‘” ‡˜‡ ‘ˆ –™‘ ’‡‘’Ž‡ Šƒ˜‡ –‘ ‡ƒ ƒ ”‡Žƒ–‹‘•Š‹’ „‡- Ž‹‡ˆƒ ‡ƒ†Šƒ†•Ǥ Žƒ—‰ŠǤdz  ‘‡ ƒ› •‡‡ –Š‡ ”‘„‘– ƒ• ƒ ƒ› –™‡‡–Š‡–™‘ǡdzƒ•‡†”‡‡–‹ƒǤ Dz˜‡–Š‘—‰Š’‡‘’Ž‡”‡ƒ –™Š‡–Š‡›•‡‡ƒ Š‘‹ ‡–‘‹ŽŽ—•–”ƒ–‡–Š‡„‘‘ǯ•†‹• —••‹‘‘ˆ‹•‘- DzŠ‡–”—–Š‹•–Šƒ–—•Šƒ”ƒ† ƒ”‡Œ—•– ‘”- ”‘„‘–ǡ›‘— ƒ–‡ŽŽ’‡‘’Ž‡ƒ”‡‘–‘˜‡†„›‹–ǡdz Žƒ–‹‘‹‘†‡” ƒ’‹–ƒŽ‹•–•‘ ‹‡–›ǡ™Š‹ Š”‡•‘- †‹ƒŽˆ”‹‡†•ƒ† ‘ŽŽ‡ƒ‰—‡•Ǥ ‹”ƒ–ƒ•ƒ‹†ǤDz ™ƒ–‡†–‘ ”‡ƒ–‡ƒ•‹–—ƒ–‹‘‹ ƒ–‡• ‹ –Š‡ –‡ Š‘Ž‘‰›Ǧ‘„•‡••‡† ’”‡•‡– †ƒ›ǡ Šƒ˜‡‘‘™Ž‡†‰‡‘ˆ‘”‹–‡”‡•–‹Š‹•’‡”- ™Š‹ Šƒ”‘„‘– ‘—Ž†‘˜‡ƒƒ—†‹‡ ‡Ǥdz ‡ƒ”Ž›ͳͲͲ›‡ƒ”••‹ ‡–Š‡•–‘”›™ƒ•’—„Ž‹•Š‡†Ǥ •‘ƒŽ Ž‹ˆ‡Ǥ ‹‰Š– ‘™ ǯ –‘–ƒŽŽ› ˆ‘ —•‡† ‘ ›  ƒϐƒǯ•ͳͻͳͷ‘˜‡ŽŽƒǡ–”ƒ˜‡ŽŽ‹‰•ƒŽ‡•ƒ  •Š‹‰—”‘ǡ Š‡ƒ† ‘ˆ ƒ ”‘„‘–‹ • Žƒ„ ƒ– •ƒƒ ƒ”‡‡”ƒ††‘ǯ–™ƒ––‘‰‡–‹–‘ƒ›†‹•–”ƒ –‹‰ ”‡‰‘”ƒ•ƒ™ƒ‡•—’‘‡‘”‹‰‹‡š’Ž‹ ƒ- ‹˜‡”•‹–›ǡ ‹• ƒ ™‡ŽŽǦ‘™ ϐ‹‰—”‡ ‹ ƒ’ƒ •‹–—ƒ–‹‘ǡdz •Š‡ ƒ††‡†Ǥ ‘” ‹• › ‘Ž› ’”‹‘”‹–› „Ž›–”ƒ•ˆ‘”‡†‹–‘ƒ”‡’—Ž•‹˜‡‹•‡ –ǡ ƒ—•‹‰ ™Š‘Šƒ•ƒŽ”‡ƒ†›•–ƒ‰‡†•‡˜‡”ƒŽ’Žƒ›•ˆ‡ƒ–—”‹‰ ”‹‰Š–‘™Ǥdz Š‹•ˆƒ‹Ž›–‘Š‹†‡Š‹ƒ™ƒ›‹•Šƒ‡ƒ††‹•- ”‘„‘–• ™‹–Š ‹”ƒ–ƒǤ  —– –Š‹• ‹• –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– –‘ „‡ ‰—•–Ǥ ’‡”ˆ‘”‡† ‹ ƒ Žƒ‰—ƒ‰‡ ‘–Š‡” –Šƒ ƒ’ƒ‡•‡  ‹”ƒ–ƒǯ•’”‘†— –‹‘•™ƒ’•–Š‡„‹‰„—‰ˆ‘”ƒ Ȅ –Š‡ ’”‘†— –‹‘ ‹• ‹ ”‡ Š ™‹–Š ƒ’ƒ‡•‡ Pallavi Sharda gears up ‘Ž†•‹Ž˜‡”ˆ”ƒ‡ƒ†ƒƒ—–‘ƒ–‡†˜‘‹ ‡ǡ–‡•–- •—”–‹–Ž‡•Ǥ Actress Liana Liberato poses on arrival for the world premiere of ‹‰ –Š‡ †”ƒƒ–‹  –‹‹‰ ‘ˆ ˆ‘—” ”‡ Š ƒ –‘”•  –Š‡’ƒ•–ǡ •Š‹‰—”‘Šƒ• ”‡ƒ–‡†ƒ”‘„‘– for Australian film –Š‡ϔ‹ŽThe Best of Me in Los Angeles on Tuesday. — AFP Š‘•‡–‘’Žƒ›Š‹•ˆƒ‹Ž›ǤŠ‡ ‘’ƒ›Ȅ”‘„‘– „ƒ•‡† ‘ Š‹•‡Žˆǡ ƒ ƒ†”‘‹† ‡™• ƒ•–- ‹ Ž—†‡†Ȅ™‘”‡†‘–Š‡’Žƒ›ˆ‘”ƒ‘–Š‹ ‡”ǡ ƒ† ƒ Š‡‡› –ƒŽ‹‰ Š—ƒ‘‹† ”‘„‘– –Š‡”‡‘–‡–‘™‘ˆ‹‘•ƒ‹‹™‡•–‡” ƒ’ƒǤ ƒŽŽ‡†‡’’‡”ǤȄ  Kids help Jolie connect with her mum Jessie J supports ‘amazing’ Justin Bieber ƒ –”‡••‰‡Ž‹ƒ  ‘Ž‹‡Ž‘‘•ƒ–Š‡” Š‹Ž†”‡ǡ   ‡••‹‡  •ƒ›•ƒ›• ••Š‡Š‡ •‡– ƒƒ ‘‡–‹‡•‘‡–‹‡• ‡˜‡ –Š‡ ’‡‘’Ž‡ •Š‡ˆ‡‡Ž• ‘‡ –‡†–‘Š‡”Žƒ–‡ S‡••ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ •—’’‘”–‘”– –‘ —•–‹ ›‘—›‘— ƒ›ƒ› ˆ”‘™ˆ —’‘ǡ ™Š‘•‡ ‘–Š‡”ƒ” Š‡Ž‹‡‡”–”ƒ†ǡ™Š‘ ‹‡„‡” †—”‹‰ –Š‡’‘’ •–ƒ”•–ƒ”ǯ•ǯ• „‡Šƒ˜‹‘—”„‡Šƒ˜‹‘— ›‘— ƒ› ˆ”‘™ ’ƒ••‡†ƒ™ƒ›‹ʹͲͲ͹ƒˆ–‡”ƒŽ‘‰ –—”„—Ž‡– ’‡”‹‘† ‡ƒ”Ž‹‡””Ž‹‡” ––Š‹•Š‹• —’‘ǡ –Š‡›ǯ”‡–Š –Š‡ ‘‡• –Šƒ– „ƒ––Ž‡™‹–Š‘˜ƒ”‹ƒ ƒ ‡”Ǥ ›‡ƒ”Ǥ ‡‡†‡‡† –Š‡– ‘•– Š‡Ž’ǡdz •Š‡ ‘Ž‹‡–ƒŽ‡†ƒ„‘—–Š‡”‘–Š‡”ǯ• •‹‡„‡”ǯ•Ž‡‰ƒŽƒ†’‡”•‘†’‡”•‘- ƒ††‡†Ǥƒ††‡† Ž‡‰ƒ ›†—”‹‰ƒ‹–‡”˜‹‡™™‹–Š ƒŽ ’”‘„Ž‡• „‡‰ƒ –‘ ‘—–ǡ‘—–ǡ ‡••‹‡‡˜‡–—ƒŽŽ›ƒ†‡ ‡• ”‡ Šƒ”‹‡Žƒ‹”‡ǡ”‡’‘”–•’‡‘- ‡••‹‡ ‹‹–‹ƒŽŽ› ’‡‡† ƒƒ Šƒ†Šƒ†- –Š‡–Š‡ †‡ ‹•‹‘† ‘– –‘ ’‘•– ’Ž‡Ǥ ‘Ǥ ™”‹––‡Ž‡––‡”–‘Š‹–‡ŽŽ‹‰–Š‡ŽŽ‹‰–Š‡ ––Š‡Š‡ Ž Ž‡––‡” ƒ• •Š‡ ˆ‡Ž– ‹– Dz ǯ‘– ‡”–ƒ‹ǤǤǤ ˆ‡‡Ž‹ ‘- Dzƒ„›dz Š‹–ƒ‡” Š‡ ‹• DzƒƒœDzƒƒœ- ‹‰Š–‹‰Š „‡ ‹ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡ –ƒ –™‹–Š›‘–Š‡”™Š‡ Ž‘‘ƒ– ‹‰dzǡ”‡’‘”–• ‘–ƒ –—•‹ Ǥ ‘Ǥ•‹ Ǥ ‘Ǥ –‘–‘ • •‡† ‹– –‘ •‘‡‘‡ ’‡ƒ‹‰ ‹ The Sunn ‡™•‡™•- ™Š‘•Š‡†‘‡•ǯ–‘™Ǥ™Š‘ › Š‹Ž†”‡Ǥ  ƒˆ‡‡ŽŠ‡”‹ϐŽ—- CTRESS ƒŽŽƒ˜‹ Šƒ”†ƒǡ ™Š‘ ƒ†‡ Š‡” ‡ ‡‘˜‡”‡–Š‡Ǥ •‡‡–Šƒ–› ’ƒ’‡”ǡ•Š‡•ƒ‹†ǣDz Œ—•–ˆ‡Ž–Ž‹‡‹–‡Ž–Ž‹‡‹– ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ –Š‡ ™ƒ•›†—–›Ǥ ʹ͸Ǧ›ʹ͸Ǧ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž†‡ †‹† ‰‹˜‡ ƒ A‘ŽŽ›™‘‘††‡„—–™‹–ŠDz‡•Šƒ”ƒdzǡ™‹ŽŽ•‘‘ ™ƒ›‘ˆ”ƒ‹•‹‰–Š‡”‡•‡„Ž‡•–Š‡ „‡‰‹ ™‘”•Š‘’• –‘ ’”‡’ƒ”‡ ˆ‘” ƒ —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ ™ƒ›•Š‡”ƒ‹•‡†›„”‘–Š‡”ƒ† Ǥ  Šƒ†Ǧ™”‘–‡ ‹–ǡ ‘Ž†‘Ž†• • Š‘‘ŽǤŠ‘‘ŽǤ ‡••‡••ƒ‰‡ƒ –‘ ‹‡„‡”ǡ ʹͲǡ  ™ƒ• Œ—•– Ž‹‡ǡ Ǯ ǯ Š‡”‡ǡŠ‡”‡ǡ ›‘—ǯ”‡ –‡ŽŽ‹‰–‡ŽŽ‹‰ Š‹ •Š‡ ™ƒ• ƒ˜ƒ‹Ž- ϐ‹ŽǤDz Šƒ˜‡Œ—•–™”ƒ’’‡†›ϐ‹ŽǮ ƒ™ƒƒ‹œƒƒ†ƒǯ Dz –ǯ•‘”‡ƒ’’ƒ”‡–™‹–Š›†ƒ—‰Š–‡”•Š‹Ž‘Šƒ†‹˜‹‡‡Ǥ ƒ†‘™ ™‹ŽŽ•–ƒ”–•Š‘‘–‹‰ˆ‘”›‡š–’”‘Œ‡ –ǡ Š‡”‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ›‡•ǡ›‘–Š‡”‹•–Š‡”‡ǡ’”‡•‡–‹–Š‹•‹ϐŽ—‡ ‡ǡƒŽŽ–Š‡ ƒƒœ‹‰ǯǤ ƒ„Ž‡–‘–ƒŽ‹ˆŠ‡™ƒ–‡†–‘Ǥƒ„Ž‡–‘– Dz ‡ǯ•›‘—‰ƒ†Š‡ǯ•‰‘–•‘•‰‘–•‘ Š‡•ƒ‹†ǣDz Œ—•–†‹†ǯ–Š ™Š‹ Š‹•ƒ—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒϐ‹Ž‹ƒ ‘—’Ž‡‘ˆ‘–Š•Ǥ –‹‡ǡdz ‘Ž‹‡•ƒ‹†™Š‡ƒ•‡†™Š‡–Š‡”•Š‡„‡Ž‹‡˜‡•‹Ž‹ˆ‡ƒˆ–‡”†‡ƒ–ŠǤ Š‡ϐ‹Ž‹•ƒ„‘—–ƒ”‡ƒŽŽ‹ˆ‡ ƒ•‡Ǥ Š‡͵ͻǦ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž†•–ƒ”ǡ™Š‘Š‘‘—”‡†Š‡”‘–Š‡”ƒ–Š‡”™‡††‹‰ — Š ’”‡••—”‡ ‘ Š‹ǤǤ –ǯ• –ǯ• –Š‹–Š‹ ‹– ™ƒ• › ’Žƒ ‡Ǥ ‡ƒ•›ˆ‘”’‡‘’Ž‡–‘ ‘‡–‡–  ‘™ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ™Š‘ –ǯ•ƒ ”‹‹ƒŽ•–‘”›„ƒ•‡†‘ƒ‘˜‡Ž™”‹––‡ ™‹–Šƒ –‘””ƒ†‹––‹—‰—•–ǡ†‡• ”‹„‡•Š‡”—ƒ•Dz˜‡”›•‘ˆ–dzǡ„—– „› ‡Ž‡ ƒ”‡”ǡdz ƒŽŽƒ˜‹ •ƒ‹†Ǥ Dz  ™‹ŽŽ „‡‰‹ –Š‡ ™Š‡ Š‡ǯ• Šƒ˜‹‰ ƒ ’Š‘–‘Š‘–‘ ‘™ Š‹ǡ •‘  •‘‡‘‡™Š‘Dz ‘—Ž†‘˜‡‘—–ƒ‹•ˆ‘”Š‡”‹†•dzǤ ™‘”•Š‘’•ˆ‘”–Š‹•ϐ‹Žˆ”‘‹™ƒŽ‹Ǥ ƒ‘–ƒŽ- –ƒ‡ ‘ˆ Š‹ǡ „—– ›‘—‘— ‘—Ž† Šƒ˜‡ ‰‘– DzŠƒ–ǯ••‘‡–Š‹‰ ƒŽ™ƒ›•ƒ†‹”‡‹™‘‡ǣ–Šƒ–‹š‘ˆ•‘ˆ–‡•• Ž‘™‡†–‘”‡˜‡ƒŽ— Šƒ„‘—––Š‹•ϐ‹ŽǤdz †‘ǯ–•‡‡™Šƒ–™‡•‡‡Ǥ ‹– ȋ–Š‡ Ž‡––‡”Ȍ –‘ ƒ†•–”‡‰–ŠǤŠ‡™ƒ•ŠƒŽˆ †‹ƒǡƒ† ”‡‡„‡”–Šƒ–ƒ•ƒ•ƒŽŽ‰‹”Žǡ ‡ƒ™Š‹Ž‡ǡ –ƒŽ‹‰ ƒ„‘—– Š‡” ϐ‹Ž Dz ƒ- DzŠ‡ ‹–ǯ• Œ—•– ƒ Š‹Ǥ —– ‹•–‡ƒ† •Š‡–‘‘‡–‘ƒ†‹‡”ˆ‘”‡•–› –‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽǡdz ‘Ž‹‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ ™ƒƒ‹œƒƒ†ƒdzǡ•Š‡•ƒ‹†ǣDz Šƒ†ƒ‰”‡ƒ––‹‡•Š‘‘–‹‰ ’‹ –—”‡ ‘ˆ —•ǡ ›‘—ǯ”‡  Œ—•– ƒ†‡ •—”‡ Š‡DzƒŽ‡ϐ‹ ‡–dz•–ƒ”Šƒ••‹š Š‹Ž†”‡Ȅƒ††‘šǡͳ͵ǡƒšǡͳͲǡ ˆ‘”–Š‹•ϐ‹ŽǤ ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡‘’’‘•‹–‡›—•ŠƒŠ—”- ‘– •‡‡‹‰ –Š‡ Š—- Š‹• ’‡‘’Ž‡ ‡™ ƒŠƒ”ƒǡͻǡŠ‹Ž‘Šǡͺǡƒ†ϐ‹˜‡Ǧ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž†–™‹•‹˜‹‡‡ƒ†‘šǤ ”ƒƒ‹–Š‡ϐ‹ŽǤ –ǯ•ƒ’‡”‹‘††”ƒƒƒ† ƒ‡ƒ- †”‡†• ‘ˆ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ™ƒ•ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡–‘ ‰‡”Ž›™ƒ‹–‹‰ˆ‘”‹–•”‡Ž‡ƒ•‡Ǥdz ’—•Š‹‰ ›‘—ǡ ‹ ‹‰ •’‡ƒ –‘ ‡ Ȅ Jennifer calls photo leak a crime ›‘—ƒ†Š—”Ž‹‰ƒ„—•‡ ƒ• Šƒ˜‡„‡‡–‘ ƒ–›‘—Ǥ ƒ›ƒ”–‹•–•Ǥdz Shivya’s case of SCAR™‹‡” ‡‹ˆ‡”ƒ™”‡ ‡ O„”‘‡Š‡”•‹Ž‡ ‡ƒ„‘—––Š‡ mistaken identity ’—„Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆŽ‡ƒ‡†’”‹˜ƒ–‡’‹ –—”‡• ‘Ž‹‡ƒ† ƒŽŽ‡†–Š‡‹ ‹†‡–ƒ ELEVISION ƒ –”‡•• Š‹˜›ƒ ƒ–Šƒ‹ƒ ™ƒ• ‹ •‡š—ƒŽ‘ˆˆ‡ ‡ǡƒ ‘”†‹‰–‘ƒ Kunis, Kutcher perfect parents! Tˆ‘” ƒ ’Ž‡ƒ•ƒ– •—”’”‹•‡ ”‡ ‡–Ž› ™Š‡ •Š‡ ‹–‡”˜‹‡™’—„Ž‹•Š‡†‘ƒ‹–›ˆƒ‹”Ǥ ™ƒ•‹•–ƒ‡ˆ‘”‘ŽŽ›™‘‘†ǯ•˜‘Ž—’–—‘—•ƒ –”‡•• ‘‘—‡•†ƒ›Ǥ   ‘ˆ ‡Ž‡„”‹–› ‘—’Ž‡ ƒ† ‡™ ‘ƒ•Š‹ ‹Šƒ ”‡ ‡–Ž› †—”‹‰ ’”‘‘–‹‘• ˆ‘” Dz –‹•ƒ•‡š—ƒŽ˜‹‘Žƒ–‹‘ǤŠ‡ ’ƒ”‡–• ‹Žƒ —‹• ƒ† •Š–‘ —– Š‡” Š‡”†‡„—–•Š‘™Dz —•ƒˆƒ”•dzǤ Žƒ™‡‡†•–‘„‡ Šƒ‰‡†ǡdz•ƒ‹†–Š‡ F DzŠ‡™‡”‡‹— ‘™‘‡’–‡„‡”ͳ͹ˆ‘” ƒ”‡˜‘— Š‹‰ˆ‘”–Š‡‹”’ƒ”‡–‹‰•‹ŽŽ•Ǥ ʹͶǦ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž†ƒ –”‡••‹–Š‡‹–‡”˜‹‡™Ǥ –Š‡ Žƒ— Š ‘ˆ ‘—” •Š‘™ǡ –Š‡”‡ ™‡”‡ •‘‡ ’‡‘- Dz‹Žƒ™ƒ•„‘”–‘„‡ƒ‘ǡdz’‡‘’Ž‡Ǥ ‘ —”‹‰–Š‡ƒ––ƒ ‹—‰—•–ǡŠƒ ‡”• ’Ž‡ ™Š‘ ™‡”‡ •ƒ›‹‰ ‘ƒ•Š‹ ‹Šƒ Šƒ• ‘‡Ǥ “—‘–‡†ƒ•‘—” ‡ƒ••ƒ›‹‰Ǥ •–‘Ž‡’Š‘–‘•ƒ†˜‹†‡‘•ǡˆ”‘†‘œ‡• ‹–‹ƒŽŽ›ǡ  †‹† ‘– ”‡ƒŽ‹•‡ ‹–ǡ „—– Žƒ–‡”  ƒ‡ –‘ Š‡ ‘—’Ž‡ǡ ™Š‘ ƒ‘— ‡† –Š‡‹” ‘ˆ ‡Ž‡„”‹–‹‡•ǡ‹ Ž—†‹‰ƒ –”‡•• ‘™–Šƒ––Š‡›™‡”‡”‡ˆ‡””‹‰–‘‡Ǥ ™ƒ•“—‹–‡ ‡‰ƒ‰‡‡– ‹ ‡„”—ƒ”› –Š‹• ›‡ƒ”ǡ ‡‹ˆ‡”ƒ™”‡ ‡ƒ†‘†‡Žƒ–‡ •—”’”‹•‡†ǡdzŠ‹˜›ƒ•ƒ‹†‹ƒ•–ƒ–‡‡–ǤDz‘ƒ•Š‹ ™‡Ž ‘‡† –Š‡‹” †ƒ—‰Š–‡” ›ƒ–– •ƒ„‡ŽŽ‡ ’–‘ǡƒ†”‡Ž‡ƒ•‡†–Š‡‘–Š‡ ‹•˜‡”›’”‡––›ƒ†‹ˆ’‡‘’Ž‡–Š‹ ”‡•‡„Ž‡Š‡”ǡ –‡”‡–Ǥ —– Š‡”‘‡’–‡„‡”͵ͲǤ –Š‡‹–ǯ••—”‡Ž›ƒ ‘’Ž‹‡–Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ™‘—Ž† ƒ™”‡ ‡™ƒ•‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡ϐ‹”•– DzŠ‡ ‘—’Ž‡ Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ˆƒ‹Ž›Ǧ‘”‹‡–‡† Ž‹‡–‘„‡‘™ƒ•Š‹˜›ƒǡdz•Š‡ƒ††‡†Ǥ ˜‹ –‹•‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ––ƒ ǤŠ‡‹–‡”˜‹‡™™ƒ•–Š‡ϐ‹”•–’—„Ž‹ •–ƒ–‡‡––Š‡ ˆ”‘ –Š‡ •–ƒ”–ǡ ƒ† ™‡Ž ‘‹‰ –Š‡‹” Š‹˜›ƒǡ ™Š‘ ™ƒ• ”‘™‡† ‹•• Š‹Žƒ ‹ ƒ –”‡••Šƒ•ƒ†‡ƒ„‘—––Š‡’”‹˜ƒ ›˜‹‘Žƒ–‹‘Ǥ †ƒ—‰Š–‡”ǡ ›ƒ–– •ƒ„‡ŽŽ‡ǡ ‹• –Š‡ „‡•– ʹͲͳ͵ǡ‹••‡‡ƒ•ƒƒ•’‹”‹‰ˆƒ•Š‹‘†‡•‹‰‡”‹ Š‡•ƒ‹†•Š‡Šƒ†–”‹‡†™”‹–‹‰ƒ•–ƒ–‡‡–„‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ„—–•Š‡•–ƒ”–‡†–‘ –Š‹‰ –Šƒ– ‘—Ž† Šƒ˜‡ Šƒ’’‡‡† –‘ –Š‡‹” –Š‡‘›ǯ•™‡‡Ž›•Š‘™Ǥ ”›‘”„‡ ƒ‡ƒ‰”›‡˜‡”›–‹‡Ǥ ”‡Žƒ–‹‘•Š‹’Ǥ Dz –ǯ•›„‘†›ǡƒ†‹–•Š‘—Ž†„‡› Š‘‹ ‡ǡƒ†–Š‡ˆƒ ––Šƒ–‹–‹•‘– Dz•Š–‘™ƒ–‡†–‘„‡ƒ’ƒ”‡–ˆ‘”•‘Ž‘‰Ǥ › Š‘‹ ‡‹•ƒ„•‘Ž—–‡Ž›†‹•‰—•–‹‰ǡdz•ƒ‹†ƒ™”‡ ‡ǡ™Š‘ƒŽ•‘ˆ‡‡Ž••Š‡ ‡‹•”‡ƒ†›–‘†‘ƒ›–Š‹‰‡ ‡••ƒ”›–‘–ƒ‡ †‘‡•‘–Šƒ˜‡–‘ƒ’‘Ž‘‰‹•‡ˆ‘”Šƒ˜‹‰–Š‡’‹ –—”‡•Ǥ ƒ”‡‘ˆ–Š‡„ƒ„›Ǥ Š‡ƒ –”‡••ƒŽ•‘•Šƒ”‡†Š‡”ˆ”—•–”ƒ–‹‘™‹–Š–Š‘•‡™Š‘•‡ƒ” Š‡†ˆ‘” ‡ ‹• ‡ •–ƒ–‹ ǡdz •ƒ‹† ƒ •‘—” ‡ Ž‘•‡ –‘ ƒ†˜‹‡™‡†–Š‡‹ƒ‰‡•‘Ž‹‡Ǥ —‹•Ǥ DzŠ‡ ‹• ƒ ‹† Š‡”•‡Žˆ ƒ† ™‹ŽŽ „‡ –Š‡ Dz›„‘†›™Š‘Ž‘‘‡†ƒ––Š‘•‡’‹ –—”‡•ǡ›‘—ǯ”‡’‡”’‡–—ƒ–‹‰ƒ „‡•–‘‡˜‡”ǤŠ‡™‹ŽŽ‡˜‡”„‡ƒ‰Žƒ‘—”Ǧ •‡š—ƒŽ‘ˆˆ‡ ‡ǡdz•Š‡•ƒ‹†ǤŠ‡ƒ––ƒ ‡”•Šƒ†Šƒ ‡†‘Ž‹‡’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡•‘ˆ ’—••ǤŠ‡‹”Ž‹˜‡•™‹ŽŽ Šƒ‰‡ǡ„—–‘–‡ƒ”Ž› –Š‡ƒ ‘—–•‘ˆ†‘œ‡•‘ˆ ‡Ž‡„”‹–‹‡••–‘”‡†‘’’Ž‡ǯ•†ƒ–ƒ•–‘”ƒ‰‡ ƒ• †”ƒ•–‹ ƒŽŽ› ƒ• ‘–Š‡” ‘—’Ž‡•ǡ „‡ ƒ—•‡ •‡”˜‹ ‡•‹Ž‘—†Ǥ –Š‡›™‡”‡•‘”‡ƒ†›–‘„‡’ƒ”‡–•ƒ†‡™ ‡ —”‹–›“—‡•–‹‘•ƒ•‡†‘ˆ—•‡”•™Š‡–Š‡›•‹‰—’ˆ‘”ƒƒ ‘—– ™Šƒ–”‡•’‘•‹„‹Ž‹–‹‡•–Š‡›Šƒ†‹•–‘”‡ǡdz–Š‡ ‘”ƒŽŽ›Š‡Ž’•‡ —”‡‘Ž‹‡’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡•ǡ„—––Š‡›ƒ‡ ‡Ž‡„”‹–‹‡•ǯ •‘—” ‡ƒ††‡†Ǥ ƒ ‘—–•‡•’‡ ‹ƒŽŽ›˜—Ž‡”ƒ„Ž‡•‹ ‡–Š‡ƒ•™‡”•–‘–Š‡“—‡•–‹‘•  ‘”†‹‰ –‘ ƒ‘–Š‡” •‘—” ‡ǡ —‹•ǡ ͵ͳǡ ƒ”‡‡ƒ•‹‡”–‘‘„–ƒ‹Ǥ‹ ‡–Š‡’’Ž‡Šƒ•’”‘‹•‡†–‘‡Šƒ ‡–Š‡‹” ƒ†—– Š‡”ǡ͵͸ǡ•’‡–Žƒ•–™‡‡‡†ƒ––Š‡‹” •‡ —”‹–›•›•–‡ǤȄ†’ƒ Š‘‡ ‹–”‘†— ‹‰ –Š‡‹” Ž‹––Ž‡ ‘‡ –‘ –Š‡‹” ˆ”‹‡†•Ǥ THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 ANALYSIS 15 Rousseff election strategy digs deeper hole for economy

RESIDENT Dilma Rousseff’s strategy of slamming tions,” Rousseff said. “The people win elections.” ‹‹†—•–”›ƒ†ϐ‹ƒ ‡ǡƒDz Šƒ”‘ˆˆ‡•‹˜‡dzƒ‹‡†ƒ–™‹- bankers and playing up class divisions may give Last month, her team ran a TV ad criticising the pro- ‹‰–Š‡‹” ‘ϐ‹†‡ ‡Ǥ Pher the edge in this month’s election but it further posals of another market-friendly rival by showing bank- “If she thinks we’re marching up to Brasilia again next strains relations with business leaders just as Brazil’s ers in suits sitting around a table and laughing as food dis- ›‡ƒ”ǡ•Š‡ ƒˆ‘”‰‡–‹–ǡdzƒŽ‡ƒ†‹‰ϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽ‡š‡ —–‹˜‡‹ƒ‘ stagnant economy badly needs fresh investment. appeared from the plates of a poor family. Paulo said on condition of anonymity. Š‡Ž‡ˆ–‹•–‹ —„‡–ǡ™Š‘Ž‡†–Š‡ϐ‹”•–”‘—†‘ˆ˜‘–‹‰ Rousseff’s advisers believe the campaign does no last- Most investors and business leaders in Brazil want a on Sunday and now faces market favourite Aecio Neves in ing damage because investors understand that attacks on change in government, largely because of the weaker eco- an October 26 runoff, is using heavy government spend- bankers are part of the election process since the global ‘‹ ‰”‘™–Šƒ†’—„Ž‹ ϐ‹ƒ ‡•Ǥ The leftist incumbent, ing and some tough rhetoric to shore up her support ϐ‹ƒ ‹ƒŽ ”‹•‹•ǡ ‡˜‡ ‹ –Š‡ ‹–‡† –ƒ–‡• ƒ† ‘–Š‡” ”‹ Š The government all but abandoned its 2014 budget among Brazil’s poor. countries. savings target as it ramped up spending on social pro- who now faces market The ruling Workers’ Party has used a similar approach “I think the rhetoric that we see against the private sec- grammes and projects in what critics say was an election- to win the last three presidential elections in a country –‘”™‹ŽŽϐ‹œœŽ‡˜‡”›“—‹ Ž›‹ˆ•Š‡™‹•ǡdz•ƒ‹†ƒ”Ž‘•Šƒ†‡— year effort to shore up support among the poor and its with a vast wealth gap, and Rousseff is doubling down on de Freitas, chief economist with Brazil’s National Confed- coalition partners in Congress. favourite Aecio Neves it in Brazil’s closest and most volatile campaign in dec- eration of Commerce and a former central bank director. Former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva used a simi- ades. She is focusing on her party’s impressive record Yet others say the Workers’ Party approach is more lar strategy in 2010 to help ensure that Rousseff, his cho- in a runoff, is using of reducing poverty during its 12 years in power while dangerous than in the last three elections, because of the sen successor, won the election. portraying Neves’ Brazilian Socialist Democracy Party particular problems facing Latin America’s largest econ- ’‘ŽŽ•–ƒ‡„‡ˆ‘”‡–Š‡ϐ‹”•–”‘—†‘ˆ˜‘–‹‰‘—- (PSDB), which led the country in 1995 to 2002, as behold- omy. Last decade, Brazil grew nearly 4 per cent a year day, Rousseff led Neves by about 6 percentage points tough rhetoric to shore en to the wealthy. thanks to hefty demand for commodities from China and in the event of a runoff. That was due to a 22-point lead “We’re going to have another dispute with the PSDB, a big rise in consumer credit and spending. among voters in households earning less than about $700 up her support, writes which governed for a third of the population and forgot But growth has slowed to below 2 per cent a year un- a month — who account for about 40 per cent of the elec- the neediest,” Rousseff said on Sunday night after Neves der Rousseff due to infrastructure bottlenecks and other torate. Neves led among all other income groups. Brian Winter had a last-minute surge in support to grab second place •—’’Ž›Ǧ•‹†‡’”‘„Ž‡•–Šƒ–‘Ž›‹˜‡•–‡– ƒϐ‹šǤ Š‡•Š‘”–Ǧ–‡”„‡‡ϐ‹–•–‘Š‡ƒ˜›•’‡†‹‰ƒ”‡‘„˜‹‘—• and a runoff spot. She hammered on the same theme on Rousseff already had a poor reputation among inves- but it could create a major budget headache for Rousseff Monday, lambasting the PSDB as the party of the rich and tors who distrust her penchant for state intervention in — or Neves, if he pulls off an upset. “The deterioration of dismissing a market rally following Neves’ strong showing the economy. Several senior executives said that Rous- –Š‡ ‘—–”›ǯ•ϐ‹ƒ ‡•‹••— Š–Šƒ–™Š‘‡˜‡”™‹•–Š‡’”‡•- as irrelevant. seff’s campaign rhetoric may prevent her from repeating idency will have very little room to maneuver next year,” “Investors can do all they want, but they don’t win elec- ‡ˆˆ‘”–•ǡ•‡‡†—”‹‰Š‡”ϐ‹”•––‡”ǡ–‘”‡ƒ Š‘—––‘Ž‡ƒ†‡”• ƒ” ‘•‡†‡•ǡƒϐ‹• ƒŽ ‘•—Ž–ƒ–Ǥ

A doubtful race

By Steve Holland

ITT Romney, day in and day out, hears it wherever he goes, whether at campaign events for Republican congressional candidates, restau- Mrants, or private dinners, the message is the same — run for president ‹ʹͲͳ͸Ǥ‘‡›ƒ••‘ ‹ƒ–‡••ƒ›Š‡‹•ϐŽƒ––‡”‡†„›–Š‡ƒ––‡–‹‘ƒ†„‡Ž‹‡˜‡• he would have done a better job if he had defeated the Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama in 2012 when he was the Republican nominee. But Romney typically insists in public that he is not going to run for a third time after losses in 2008 and 2012. “I’m not running and I’m not planning on running. I’ve got nothing to add to that story,” he told supporters during a stop this week at Atlanta’s Varsity restaurant, where he had a hot dog and onion rings, according to the Marietta Daily Journal. Still, friends and former aides say, he could seek the nomination if a series ‘ˆ‡˜‡–•’Žƒ›•‘—–‹Š‹•ˆƒ˜‘—”ǡ Š‹‡ϐŽ›–Šƒ–‘•‹‰Ž‡’‘™‡”Š‘—•‡‡‡”‰‡• ˆ”‘™Šƒ–‹•‡š’‡ –‡†–‘„‡ƒ ”‘™†‡†ϐ‹‡Ž†‘ˆ‡’—„Ž‹ ƒ•˜›‹‰ˆ‘”–Š‡’ƒ”- ty’s nod. Some Republicans who know Romney well are advising him to tread carefully. “I’m sure there are people who invested a lot in him last time who are urging him to consider it,” said Republican Senator John McCain from Ari- zona, the party’s 2008 nominee. Dz –Š‹‹–ǯ•ϐ‹‡‹ˆŠ‡ ‘•‹†‡”•‹–Ǥ—–ƒ––Š‡•ƒ‡–‹‡ –Š‹‹––™‘—Ž† have to feel that he has a real strong shot at winning because it is such a very, very tough ordeal not only on the candidate but also on the family,” McCain said on Monday. “One thing that he’s got going for him is everybody in the Republican Party likes Mitt Romney. They may not think he ran the best campaign, but he’s such a very decent human being, he certainly checks the box for likeability amongst the Republican Party,” McCain added. Karl Rove, the Republican strategist who was the architect of George W Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns, was similarly cautious. “If he were to do this again, it would be the equivalent of running three Policemen stand in front a barricade in Hong Kong’s Mongkok district on Tuesday. — AFP back-to-back-to-back marathons,” Rove said on Monday. “It would require ba- sically a year’s commitment to the primary and another year commitment to the general election. That’s a hard thing to ask of anybody in politics.” Romney has stoked some of the 2016 speculation himself. He has gone from absolutely ruling it out in the months after he lost the 2012 election to equivocating in more recent public comments.”We’ll see what happens,” he Hong Kong protesters face stark choices told the New York Times Magazine. He has clearly been energised by the attention he has drawn in campaign- ing for congressional candidates ahead of the November 4 elections, most re- TUDENT protesters galvanised Hong So far, all the signs point to it not budg- cently on a swing through Virginia, Georgia, Oklahoma, Michigan, Kentucky Kong’s pro-democracy movement with ing from an August 31 decision to restrict and Louisiana. Polls are sounding an encouraging note. Stheir energy and ideological zeal, bring- nominations for the 2017 poll to candidates A USA Today/Suffolk University poll in August said 35 per cent of Republi- ing tens of thousands of people on to the who get majority backing from a committee can voters in Iowa, which Romney narrowly lost in the 2012 Republican cau- •–”‡‡–•‹ƒ•Š‘™‘ˆ†‡ϐ‹ƒ ‡ƒ‰ƒ‹•–‡‹Œ‹‰Ǥ stacked with pro-Beijing loyalists. cuses, would go for him in 2016, far better than any other potential candidate. People young and old speak of a “new era” That begs the question of what next for a A Romney run would depend on whether any of the current crop of potential of civil disobedience for an already well-estab- movement that has lost much of its popular ƒ†‹†ƒ–‡• ƒ—‰Š–ϐ‹”‡Ǥ lished movement, with young and politically support as Hong Kong citizens count the cost Announcements are expected to begin shortly after the November 4 elec- engaged activists more willing to stand up for of the disruption it has caused. tions and continue well into 2015. what they believe to be right. “Crisis resolution is important right now,” Possible contenders range from former Florida Governor Jeb Bush to New As events of the last 12 days prove, how- said Kuan Hsin-chi, emeritus professor of poli- Jersey Governor Chris Christie to a trio of senators: Marco Rubio of Florida, ‡˜‡”ǡ •—•–ƒ‹‹‰ ‘‡–— ‹• †‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž–ǡ ƒ† tics at Hong Kong’s Chinese University who Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas. whatever success protesters had in pressur- has been close to protest leaders. ing the government by disrupting city life, “It’s not the time for getting concrete re- Protest numbers have they will always come up against a formidable form policies or principles.” foe — mainland China. Protest numbers have A forced police clearance carries the risk dwindled markedly to dwindled markedly to a few hundred people of stoking fresh retaliatory blockades, while at times, and the focus for pro-democracy ac- protest leaders have refused to withdraw giv- a few hundred people tivists has switched to talks scheduled for to- en that their demands for full democracy and ‘””‘™ ™‹–Š ‡› ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ• ‹ –Š‡ ‘‰ ‘‰ for Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying to quit at times, and the administration. have not been met. Already leaders among students and the “If the discussions do not yield the results focus for the activists “Occupy” movement, as well as tacticians in we want, we will continue the occupation,” the city’s pro-democracy camp, say they are said Lester Shum of the Hong Kong Federation has switched to talks doubtful of an outcome that will pacify radical of Students. and moderate demonstrators, possibly paving The protests have been the most disrup- scheduled for tomorrow the way for another crackdown. Protesters’ tive and prolonged for decades in Hong Kong, core demands, namely full democracy in Hong affecting core shopping and government dis- ™‹–Š‡›‘ˆϔ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ǡ Kong including an open nomination process tricts. The trigger was Beijing’s decision to al- for elections for the city’s next leader in 2017, low only pre-screened candidates to run for writes James Pomfret are not even on the agenda. chief executive in 2017. “After the talks there will likely be another The turmoil presented the Chinese leader- crisis,” said pro-democracy lawmaker Lee ship with one of its biggest political challenges Cheuk-yan, who has helped advise the stu- since it crushed pro-democracy protests in dents behind the scenes. and around Tiananmen Square in 1989. “You don’t know what each party will do An editorial in the Chinese Communist and what will trigger a crackdown or a back- Party mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, criticised †‘™Ǥ –ǯ•˜‡”›†‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž––‘•ƒ›Ǥdz what it called a small number of protesters for The sticking point is China, which has the “daydreaming” that they could incite a “colour Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney signs a book as he ϐ‹ƒŽ•ƒ›‘™Šƒ– ‘ ‡••‹‘•ǡ‹ˆƒ›ǡ‹–‹‰Š– revolution” in China through the Hong Kong greets the lunch crowd at the Varsity last week in Atlanta. — AP grant Hong Kong. occupation movement.

Disclaimer:7KHYLHZVDQGRSLQLRQVH[SUHVVHGLQWKLVSDJHDUHVROHO\WKRVHRIWKHDXWKRUVDQGGRQRWUHÀHFWWKHRSLQLRQRIWKHObserver. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 16 THE WORLD Romanian born Chemistry laureate Snowden, Pope tipped for peace Nobel Stefan Hell thought OSLO — The race for the Nobel peace prize, to said during a recent press conference that “it is journalists murdered, including Anna Politko- Nobel call was hoax be announced tomorrow, has rarely been as somewhat unlikely that the Nobel committee vskaya who exposed huge human rights abuses open or unpredictable, experts say, with the would back...” him winning the real Nobel. in Chechnya. pope and Edward Snowden tipped as possible However, other Russian-based individuals or Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the STOCKHOLM — Stefan Hell, co-win- winners. Snowden, the former intelligence ana- groups could be a popular choice for the Nobel Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), a leading ner of this year’s Nobel Chemistry lyst who revealed the extent of US global eaves- Committee. “Russia’s policy in Ukraine, annex- peace prize analyst and one of the few to pub- Prize, was quietly checking a sci- dropping, was one of the joint winners of the ing Crimea and questioning borders, but also lish a shortlist, revised his prediction in the last ‡–‹ϐ‹  ’ƒ’‡” ™Š‡ –Š‡ ’Š‘‡ ”ƒ‰ “alternative Nobel peace prize” last month. the way the Kremlin treats dissenters cannot be week, putting the peace group Japanese Peo- yesterday with what he thought ini- tially was a prank call. A hero to some and a traitor to others, he ignored by the Nobel committee,” said Antoine ple Who Conserve Article 9 — which wants to “It was a total surprise, I couldn’t would be a highly controversial choice for the Jacob, author of a history of the Nobel prizes. maintain the Asian country’s anti-war constitu- „‡Ž‹‡˜‡ ‹–Ǥ Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ‘‡–  878,000-euro ($1.11-million) award. For the Nobel committee president Thorbjo- –‹‘Ȅ‹ϐ‹”•–’Žƒ ‡ƒŠ‡ƒ†‘ˆƒŽƒŽƒǤ thought it was perhaps a hoax,” he The Pakistani girls’ education campaigner ern Jagland, “sanctioning Moscow would... be a “We may have come to think of wars between told the Nobel Foundation. Malala Yousafzai — who was also a favour- Pope Francis at St Peter’s square yesterday way to prove that he acts independently, since states as virtually extinct after the end of the “But I remembered the voice of ite last year — is also said to be in the running in the Vatican. — AFP (Jagland) is (also) the Secretary General of the Cold War, but events in Ukraine and simmering (Nobel Committee member) Pro- along with Pope Francis for his defence of the Council of Europe, which counts Russia as a tensions in East Asia remind us they may reap- fessor Normark and then I real- ’‘‘”ǡƒ†ƒ ƒ’ƒ‡•‡’ƒ ‹ϐ‹•–‰”‘—’Ǥ (NSA) analyst, was proposed by two Norwegian member,” Jacob said. pear, and a return to a principle often hailed in ised there were also other people Predicting the winner is even harder than members of parliament. Co-founded by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993 earlier periods of the Peace Prize would be well around... and so it’s serious.” usual this year, as the Nobel committee has re- Last month he shared the “alternative” with part of his peace prize money, the pro- timed,” he wrote in an online explanation of his But rather than jump for joy ceived a record 278 candidates, with experts $210,000 Norwegian Right Livelihood Award democracy Moscow newspaper Novaya Gazeta choice. Harpviken — who has yet to accurately at the news from Stockholm, the only having the names of those made public by with The Guardian newspaper and human has been tipped as a possible laureate. predict a peace prize winner, despite his exper- 51-year-old scientist — awarded their sponsors to go on. rights and environmental activists. It is one of the few independent media out- tise — ranked Snowden and Novaya Gazeta in for his work that led to the devel- Snowden, a former National Security Agency But from his exile in Russia, the US fugitive lets left in Russia and has seen several of its second and third place. — AFP opment of ultra-powerful micro- scopes that have revolutionised dis- ease and drug research — carried on reading. “I read the paragraph I wanted to read to the end — and ǮŽ‘‘†‘‘ǯƒ™‡••›™ƒ– Š‡”•‹‡”‹ ƒ•ƒ†•‹ƒ then I called up my wife and tried to reach some of the people who are close to me,” he said, adding that he WASHINGTON — Stargazers in the ing this process? Any psychologi- had locked himself away from the Americas and Asia were treated to cal problems?” wrote a person who barrage of phone calls and inter- a lunar eclipse yesterday, a celestial ‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡†Š‡”•‡Žˆƒ•Ž‹•ƒ‘—‰Ǥ view requests. show that bathed the moon in a red- A Nasa commentator explained Romanian-born Hell, a German dish tint to create a “blood moon”. that during the total eclipse, if you citizen, heads the Max Planck Insti- During the total lunar eclipse, light were standing on the moon and look- tute for Biophysical Chemistry in „‡ƒ• ‹–‘ ƒ”–Šǯ• •Šƒ†‘™ǡ ϐ‹ŽŽ‹‰ ‹– ing at the earth, you would see it all Goetingen, Germany and won the with a coppery glow that gives it a „Žƒ ǡ™‹–Š”‹‰‘ˆϐ‹”‡ƒ”‘—†‹–Ǥ Nobel jointly with US researchers red hue. In Tokyo’s Roppongi fashion and Eric Betzig and William Moerner. The early phase of the eclipse be- entertainment district, enthusiasts Working separately, the trio de- gan at 0800 GMT, or 4:00 am, on the performed yoga exercises under ϐ‹‡† –Š‡ ‘˜‡–‹‘ƒŽ ™‹•†‘ –Šƒ– east coast of the United States. it was impossible to improve the the blood moon. Many others had Nasa provided live footage via tel- resolution of microscopes beyond climbed atop the city’s skyscrapers escope of the eclipse, showing a black around 200 nanometres (200 bil- shadow creeping across the moon in to view the sky. lionths of a metre) due a so-called a crawl that took about an hour. The event was not visible in Africa †‹ˆˆ”ƒ –‹‘„ƒ””‹‡”‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡†„›‹- Only when the moon was totally or Europe, Nasa said. The eclipse is croscopist Ernst Abbe in 1873. eclipsed did the redness appear. the second of four total lunar eclips- Hell said his research met sig- The total eclipse was also to last ‡•ǡ™Š‹ Š•–ƒ”–‡†™‹–Šƒϐ‹”•–Dz„Ž‘‘† ‹ϐ‹ ƒ– ”‡•‹•–ƒ ‡ ‹ –Š‡ • ‹‡–‹ϐ‹  about an hour, and ditto for the re- moon” on April 15, in a series as- ‘—‹–›ƒ–ϐ‹”•–ǤDz‡‘’Ž‡„‡Ž‹‡˜‡† turn to its normal colour. tronomers call a tetrad. The next two this barrier has been around since The Nasa web site was peppered total lunar eclipses will be on April 4 1873 and the resolution is what it with Tweets bubbling with questions and September 28 of next year. The is and doing something about it is... and comments on the heavenly phe- last time a tetrad took place was in kind of crazy, not very realistic,” he nomenon. 2003-2004, with the next predicted said in an interview with the Nobel The moon turns orange during a total lunar eclipse in Toronto yesterday. — Reuters “Is there any crime increase dur- for 2032-2033. — AFP Committee. — AFP Buffett would ‘bet money’ on Clinton „‘Žƒ Žƒ‹•ϐ‹”•–˜‹ –‹‹ becoming president ‡”‹ ƒƒ•‡šƒ•’ƒ–‹‡–†‹‡• WASHINGTON — Billionaire inves- tor Warren Buffett said on Tuesday he would bet money on Hillary Clin- ton (pictured below) becoming the WASHINGTON — A Liberian man es, said temperatures would be taken Lakey said that the medical team next president of the United States. ™Š‘ ™ƒ• –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ’‡”•‘ †‹ƒ‰‘•‡† of travelers from a so-called “Ebola in Texas has “provided excellent and “Hillary is going to run,” Buffett with Ebola outside of Africa has died zone,” including Guinea, Sierra Leone, compassionate care, but Ebola is a said at Fortune magazine’s Most ‹ƒ‡šƒ•Š‘•’‹–ƒŽǡ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ••ƒ‹†›‡•- Liberia and Nigeria. disease that attacks the body in many terday. “It is with profound sadness NBC News added that travelers ways.” Powerful Women Summit in Cali- and heartfelt disappointment that - Duncan’s condition worsened fornia. “Hillary is going to win,” he ™‘—Ž† „‡ ƒ•‡† –‘ ϐ‹ŽŽ ‘—– “—‡•–‹‘ we must inform you of the death of ƒ‹”‡•ƒ•™‡ŽŽ— ƒϐŽ‡™ˆ”‘‹„‡- from serious to critical over the added.”I will bet money on it, I don’t Thomas Eric Duncan this morning at ria to Texas to visit family, arriving in weekend. do that easily.” 7:51 am (1251 GMT),” said the state- Dallas on September 20. On Saturday, he began receiving an Clinton, who turns 67 on October ment from Texas Health Presbyterian He began feeling sick four days lat- experimental treatment called brinci- 26, is widely expected to announce Hospital Dallas spokesman Wendell er, but was not hospitalized until Sep- dofovir. her candidacy for the 2016 presi- Watson. tember 28. The Texas health care sys- On Monday, doctors said his liver dential elections at the start of next “Mr. Duncan succumbed to an in- tem came under heavy criticism for function had declined, and that he year. He didn’t have any particular sidious disease, Ebola. He fought cou- initially turning Duncan away when was on a ventilator and was receiving predictions about who would win rageously in this battle.” Š‡ϐ‹”•–•‘—‰Š– ƒ”‡‘‡’–‡„‡”ʹͷǤ kidney dialysis. the Republican nomination. Meanwhile, US media reported Duncan was sent home even after ‡ƒŽ–Š ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ• ƒ”‡ ‘‹–‘”‹‰ Buffett, who heads the Berkshire that airports were to begin tougher he reported Ebola-like symptoms and dozens of people who may have come Hathaway company, is a staunch ally screening of passengers arriving said he had recently traveled from Li- in contact with Duncan, including of President Barack Obama.— AFP from the West African nations where beria, the hardest-hit nation in the about 10 who are considered at high Ebola has killed more than 3,400 peo- current outbreak. risk of contracting Ebola. ple since the beginning of the year. “The past week has been an enor- The virus is spread through close Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta talks to his lawyer Steven Kay, right, when —‘–‹‰ ƒ ˆ‡†‡”ƒŽ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽǡ –Š‡ mous test of our health system, but ‘–ƒ – ™‹–Š –Š‡ „‘†‹Ž› ϐŽ—‹†• ‘ˆ ƒ appearing before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Washington Post reported that trave- for one family it has been far more infected person, or by touching the Netherlands, yesterday, to appeal for the crimes against humanity lers from West Africa would be sub- personal. corpse of a person who has died of case against him to be dropped for lack of evidence. Kenyatta, who Œ‡ –‡† –‘ „‘Žƒ • ”‡‡‹‰ ƒ– ϐ‹˜‡  Today they lost a dear member of Ebola, experts say. temporarily handed the presidency to his deputy to avoid becoming airports -- Atlanta, Chicago’s O’Hare, their family,” said Texas health com- US hospitals in Nebraska and –Š‡ϔ‹”•–•‹––‹‰Š‡ƒ†‘ˆ•–ƒ–‡–‘ƒ’’‡ƒ”ƒ––Š‡ ‘—”–ǡ•ƒ›•’”‘•‡ —–‘”• New York’s JFK and Newark airports missioner David Lakey. Georgia have successfully treated and Šƒ˜‡‹•—ˆϔ‹ ‹‡–‡˜‹†‡ ‡–‘‡”‹–’—––‹‰Š‹‘–”‹ƒŽˆ‘”ƒŽŽ‡‰‡†Ž› and Dulles in Washington — as early “They have our sincere condolenc- released three American missionar- instigating violence after Kenya’s 2007 elections that left more than as this weekend. es, and we are keeping them in our ies who were infected with Ebola in 1,000 people dead. — AP CNN, also citing anonymous sourc- thoughts.” West Africa. —AFP Brazil power-broker Silva ‡š‹ ‘ˆƒ ‡•’”‡••—”‡‘˜‡”‹••‹‰•–—†‡–• likely to back rival Neves IGUALA — Mexico faced growing interna- woman Jen Psaki.”The perpetrators must tional pressure on Tuesday to solve the dis- be brought to justice.” OAS Secretary Gen- appearance of 43 students who vanished eral Jose Miguel Insulza called for “the clar- Ç Ȅ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ‹•–ƒ”‹Dž - DzŠ‡ ‡Ž‡ –‹‘ ”‡•—Ž–• ”‡ϐŽ‡ – †‹•- after they were attacked by police linked to na Silva, who emerged as a key pow- satisfaction with current conditions ‹ϐ‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡—”†‡”•–Šƒ–Šƒ˜‡„”‘—‰Š– a drug gang. grief not only to the Mexican people, but to ‡”Ǧ„”‘‡” ƒˆ–‡” ”ƒœ‹Žǯ• ϐ‹”•–Ǧ”‘—† in Brazil, and a desire for change,” Sil- The United States and the Organisation election, is leaning toward endorsing va said on Tuesday. But she stressed all the countries of the Americas.” of American States joined appeals for the business favourite Aecio Neves for her allies would make an independ- While authorities say the motive re- president, though it could provoke ent decision on whom to back. Silva ‘—–”› –‘ ϐ‹† –Š‡ ›‘—‰ ‡ǡ ™Š‘ ™‡”‡ mains under investigation, Guerrero’s gov- a rift with her party, reports said on wants Neves to meet some of her last seen 10 days ago in Iguala, a city in the ernor said one theory is that the police at- Tuesday. own pledges, including devoting 10 violence-plagued southern state of Guer- tacked the students because the mayor’s rero. Silva’s Socialist party was plan- per cent of GDP to education and wife was concerned they would disrupt Fears over their fate rose over the week- ning yesterday to unveil its strategy ”‡ƒ–‹‰ ƒ •‹‰Ž‡ ϐ‹˜‡Ǧ›‡ƒ” –‡” ˆ‘” a speech she was giving that day.Mexican for the October 26 run-off after she president rather than the current end after authorities found a mass grave up a steep hill outside Iguala containing President Enrique Pena Nieto deployed ϐ‹‹•Š‡†–Š‹”†‘—†ƒ›„‡Š‹†Ž‡ˆ–- maximum of two consecutive four- hundreds of federal police to Iguala on ist incumbent Dilma Rousseff of the year mandates. PT chairman Rui ʹͺ —‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡† ƒ† „ƒ†Ž› „—”‡† „‘†‹‡•Ǥ Monday to take over security and disarm Workers’ Party (PT) and Neves of the Falcao responded, saying Rousseff Two gang hitmen told investigators they the municipal police force. Social Democracy Party (PSDB). Ad- was ready to modify her program to had executed 17 of the 43 young men and visers close to Silva indicated it was draw in support from Silva voters. dumped them in pits. Š‡ƒ––‘”‡›‰‡‡”ƒŽǯ•‘ˆϐ‹ ‡†‹•’ƒ– Š‡† unlikely she would back Rousseff, “If there were some changes that do But authorities say it will take at least 30 investigators, criminologists and foren- with whom she had a tense relation- not compromise our key pledges and –™‘™‡‡•ˆ‘”–‡•–•–‘ ‘ϐ‹”–Š‡˜‹ - sic experts to crack the case, which could ship when they were both PT mem- proposals fundamental to our project Students from Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College Raul tims’ identities. “This is a troubling crime ”ƒ ƒ‘‰ –Š‡ ‘•– Š‘””‹ϐ‹  ‹ ƒ †”—‰ bers serving under former president then there is no problem,” Falcao told Isidro Burgos hold pictures of missing students outside the that demands a full, transparent investiga- war that has left 80,000 people dead and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. journalists. — AFP General Attorney building in Chilpancingo. tion,” said US State Department spokes- 22,000 missing since 2006. — AFP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 17 SPORT Depleted Smith, Johnson lead rout of Pakistan Pakistan lose paceman Junaid DUBAI — Steven Smith scored a the ball,” said Bailey. “It started to maiden one day hundred while pace- turn a bit, our spinners were effective, man Mitchell Johnson took three ‰‘‘†’ƒ ‡ˆ”‘–Š‡“—‹ •ǡ„ƒ ‡†—’ for series wickets to help Australia beat Paki- ™‡ŽŽ‹–Š‡ϐ‹‡Ž†ǡdz•ƒ‹†ƒ‹Ž‡›Ǥ •–ƒ„›ͻ͵”—•‹–Š‡ϐ‹”•–†ƒ›Ǧ‹‰Š– ‹•„ƒŠ ™ƒ• Ž‡ˆ– ”—‹‰ ƒ‘–Š‡”     Ȅ †‡”Ǧ•–”‡‰–Š ƒ- international on Tuesday. ’‘‘” „ƒ––‹‰ ’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ ‡ „› Š‹• kistan received further blow on Smith, who had never scored a team. Wednesday when frontline pace- ŠƒŽˆǦ ‡–—”›‹‘‡Ǧ†ƒ›‰ƒ‡•„‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ DzŠ‡ ‹† ‘ˆ „ƒ––‹‰ ’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ ‡ man Junaid Khan was ruled out of ƒƒ‰‡† ƒ •‡†ƒ–‡ ͳͳͺǦ„ƒŽŽ ͳͲͳ –‘ we have had, we need to do a lot of –Š‡ ƒ†–™‘Ǧ‡•–•‡”‹‡•ƒ‰ƒ‹•– ‰—‹†‡—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ–‘ƒ ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‹‰ʹͷͷǦ –Š‹‰•–‘‹’”‘˜‡ǡdz•ƒ‹†‹•„ƒŠǤ —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ ƒˆ–‡” ‹Œ—”‹‰ Š‹• ‡‡ ‹ ͺ „‡ˆ‘”‡ „‘™Ž‡”• ‡š’‘•‡† ƒ‹•–ƒǯ• Dz‘„‘†› ‹• ‰‡––‹‰ • ‘”‡• ”‹‰Š– practice. ˆ”ƒ‰‹Ž‡ „ƒ––‹‰ –‘ „‘™Ž –Š‡ ‘—– ˆ‘” ˆ”‘–Š‡–‘’ǤŠƒ–‹•ƒ„‹‰™‘””›ˆ‘” Pakistan are already without off- ͳ͸ʹ‹͵͸Ǥ͵‘˜‡”•ƒ––Š‡Šƒ”ŒƒŠ•–ƒ- —•Ǥ‡‡‡†–‘ ‘‡–‘–Š‡‡š–‰ƒ‡ •’‹‡” ƒ‡‡† ŒƒŽ ™Š‘ ™ƒ• Žƒ•– dium. with a positive attitude.” month suspended from all interna- ‘Š•‘ ȋ͵ǦʹͶȌ ‘„‹‡† ™‹–Š It was Smith who helped Australia –‹‘ƒŽ ”‹ ‡– ˆ‘” ƒ ‹ŽŽ‡‰ƒŽ „‘™Ž‹‰ ‘ˆˆǦ•’‹‡”• Ž‡ ƒš™‡ŽŽ ȋʹǦʹͻȌ recover from a poor start in an in- action. ƒ†ƒ–Šƒ›‘ȋʹǦ͵͵Ȍ„‘™Ž‡†™‹–Š ‹‰• •–—††‡† ™‹–Š •‹š „‘—†ƒ”‹‡• Last week all-rounder ˜‡‘ ƒ† ‰—‹Ž‡ –‘ †‡”ƒ‹Ž ƒ‹•–ƒǯ• ƒ†–™‘•‹š‡•Ǥ ‘Šƒƒ† ƒˆ‡‡œ•—ˆˆ‡”‡†ƒŠƒ† Šƒ•‡ ˆ‘” —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒǯ• ͳǦͲ Ž‡ƒ† ‹ –Š‡ Smith walked in as early as the ‹Œ—”› ™Š‹ Š ˆ‘” ‡† Š‹ ‘—– ‘ˆ –Š‡ three-match series. second ball of the match when opener limited-overs series. Ž›ƒ”ƒŽȋͶ͸Ȍƒ†ƒ”ˆ”ƒœ ƒ”‘ ‹ Šǯ• ƒ•—ƒŽ •Š‘– ‘ˆˆ Žƒ› ƒ‹•–ƒ Ž‘•– –Š‡ ‘Ž› ™‡–›ʹͲ Š‡† ȋ͵ͶȌ ‘ˆˆ‡”‡† •‘‡ ”‡•‹•–ƒ ‡ paceman Mohammad Irfan saw him ƒ– Š „› •‹š ™‹ ‡–• ‹ —„ƒ‹ ‘ ‹ƒ’‘‘”„ƒ––‹‰†‹•’Žƒ›Ǥ ƒ—‰Š–ƒ–’‘‹–Ǥ Sunday and started the three-match Pakistan lost opener Ahmed ‹–Š ‘•‘Ž‹†ƒ–‡† –Š‡ ‹‹‰• ‘‡Ǧ†ƒ› ‹–‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ȋ Ȍ •‡”‹‡• ŠƒŠœƒ†‡ƒ”Ž›ˆ‘”ˆ‘—”„—–ƒ‡Ǧ•Š‹ˆ– ™‹–Š ƒ ͺ͸Ǧ”— •‡ ‘† ™‹ ‡– •–ƒ† ™‹–Š ƒ ͻ͵Ǧ”— †‡ˆ‡ƒ– ‹ Šƒ”ŒƒŠ ‘ ‘’‡‡” Š‡† ƒ† •ƒ† Šƒϐ‹“ ȋͳ͵Ȍ ™‹–Š ƒ”‡” ȋͶ͵Ȍ ƒ† ƒ‘–Š‡” ͵͹ Tuesday. ’—– ‘ ͷͲ ˆ‘” –Š‡ •‡ ‘† ™‹ ‡– „‡- ™‹–Šƒ‹Ž‡›ȋͳͺȌˆ‘”–Š‡–Š‹”†™‹ ‡–Ǥ —ƒ‹†ǡ ʹͶǡ –™‹•–‡† Š‹• ‡‡ ‹ fore Pakistan lost three wickets for Warner fell to Afridi, while Bailey practice and, after an MRI scan, Œ—•–ˆ‘—””—•Ǥ holed out to part-time spinner Alam. ™ƒ• ƒ†˜‹•‡† –‘ ”‡•– ˆ‘” —’ –‘ •‹š ›‘ Šƒ† ƒ”ˆ”ƒœ ƒ—‰Š– „‡Š‹† ƒ•Š‹‰ ƒŽŽǦ”‘—†‡” ƒš™‡ŽŽ ™‡‡•ǡ –‡ƒ ƒƒ‰‡” ‘‹ Šƒ ‘ˆˆƒ‹• —‡†•™‡‡’ƒ†–Š‡‡š–„ƒŽŽ ȋʹͳȌ ˆƒ‹Ž‡† –‘ –ƒ‡ ƒ†˜ƒ–ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ –™‘ said. Šƒ† ƒ‹•–ƒ •‹’’‡” ‹•„ƒŠǦ—Ž ƒ“ǡ †”‘’’‡† ƒ– Š‡•ƒ•Š‡‰ƒ˜‡ƒ™ƒ›Š‹• Dz —ƒ‹†‹Œ—”‡†ƒ ƒ”–‹Žƒ‰‡‹Š‹• ’Žƒ›‹‰‹Š‹•ͳͷͲ–Š‘‡†ƒ›‹–‡”ƒ- ™‹ ‡– –‘ †‡„—–ƒ– •’‹‡” —Žϐ‹“ƒ” ‡‡ †—”‹‰ ‡–• ‘ ‘†ƒ› ƒ† Babar. –‹‘ƒŽǡ ƒ—‰Š– ƒ– Ž‡‰Ǧ•Ž‹’ „› ƒ †‹˜‹‰ after an MRI he has been advised a David Warner. Afridi was the best Pakistani bowl- ˆ‘—”Ǧ–‘Ǧ•‹šǦ™‡‡•ǯ”‡•–ǡdz‘‹•ƒ‹†Ǥ Johnson, who had recovered fully ‡” ™‹–Š ͵ǦͶ͸ǡ ƒˆ–‡” ‰‘‹‰ ™‹ ‡–ǦŽ‡•• “He will receive treatment back ‹Š‹•Žƒ•–•‹šƒ– Š‡•Ǥ ˆ”‘ƒ”‹„‹Œ—”›ǡ–Š‡Šƒ†Šƒϐ‹“‘ˆˆƒ Š‘‡ǡdz•ƒ‹†‘‹ǤDz –ǯ•ƒ‘–Š‡”„‹‰ Smith too holed out off Afridi in ”‹•‹‰†‡Ž‹˜‡”›–‘Ž‡ƒ˜‡ƒ‹•–ƒ”‡‡Ž- blow to us as he is one of our best –Š‡Ͷͷ–Š‘˜‡”ǡŽ‡ƒ˜‹‰ ƒ††‹ȋʹ͵‘– ‹‰ƒ–͸͵ǦͶǤ bowlers in one-days and Tests.” ‘—–Ȍƒ† ‘Š•‘ȋʹͳȌ–‘ƒ††–Š‡ϐ‹ƒŽ ƒŽ ƒ† ƒ™ƒ† Žƒ ȋ•‡˜‡Ȍ Pakistan have added left-arm –‘— Š‡•Ǥ ‹–Šǯ• ’”‡˜‹‘—• „‡•– ‘ˆ Ͷ͸ ™‡”‡ ƒŽŽ ƒ– •‡ƒ ƒ‰ƒ‹•– •‘‡ ˜‹ ‹‘—• paceman Sohail Tanvir to replace ‘– ‘—– ƒ‡ ƒ‰ƒ‹•– ‰Žƒ† ƒ– †- spin from Lyon as runs were hard —ƒ‹†‹–Š‡‘‡Ǧ†ƒ›•“—ƒ†Ǥ ‡Žƒ‹†‡‹ʹͲͳͳǤ ƒ˜‹”™ƒ•’ƒ”–‘ˆ–Š‡™‡–›ʹͲ to come by. As the pressure built up The second match will be in Dubai Žƒ ˆ‡ŽŽ –‘ Ž‡ ƒš™‡ŽŽǡ ™Š‹Ž‡ on Friday followed by the third in Abu Australia’s Steven Smith runs between the wickets to reach his century as Pakistani bowler •“—ƒ† „—– ™ƒ•ǯ– ’Žƒ›‡† ‹ –‡ƒǯ• •‹š ™‹ ‡– †‡ˆ‡ƒ– ‹ —„ƒ‹ ‘ —- ŠƒŠ‹† ˆ”‹†‹ ƒ†‡ Œ—•– ϐ‹˜‡ „‡ˆ‘”‡ Šƒ„‹ ‘  –‘„‡” ͳʹǤ Š‡ ‘‡Ǧ†ƒ›• ŠƒŠ‹†ˆ”‹†‹™ƒ– Š‡•‘†—”‹‰–Š‡‹”ϔ‹”•– ƒ– Š‹Šƒ”ŒƒŠ‘—‡•†ƒ›ǤȄ  day. Š‘Ž‹‰‘—–‘ˆˆ‡ƒ„„‘––Ǥ will be followed by two Tests. — AFP ŽŽǦ”‘—†‡” ™ƒ” Ž‹ ƒ†‡ Œ—•–  ƒ††‹‘–‘—–ʹ͵ ͳͲǦͲǦͶ͸Ǧ͵ǡ Žƒ͵ǦͲǦʹ͵Ǧͳ ‹ƒœ Ƭ„ƒš™‡ŽŽͷ Australia have also added left- ‡‹‰Š– „‡ˆ‘”‡ „‡‹‰ ƒ—‰Š– „› ”ƒ† SCOREBOARD „„‘–– Ž‹„‹ƒœ͵ Pakistan ƒ„ƒ”‘–‘—–ͳʹ arm spinner Xavier Doherty to their ƒ††‹‘ˆˆ ‘Š•‘–‘ ƒ’ƒ‰‘‘†”‡-  ‘Š•‘„‹ƒœʹͳ Š‡Šœƒ† ‹–Š„ ‘Š•‘Ͷ  ”ˆƒ”—‘—–ͳʹ •“—ƒ† –‘ ”‡’Žƒ ‡ ‹– Š‡ŽŽ ƒ”•Š turn for the bowler. Australia ‹ Šƒ”†•‘‘–‘—–ʹ Š‡†  ƒ††‹„›‘͵Ͷ Extrasȋ„ǦͶŽ„Ǧͷ™Ǧ͹Ȍͳ͸ who was ruled out of the full tour Total (all out, 36.3 overs) 162 —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒ ƒ’–ƒ‹ ‡‘”‰‡ ƒ‹Ž‡›  ‹ Š Š‡Šœƒ†„ ”ˆƒͲ Extras ȋŽ„Ǧ͵™ǦͻȌͳʹ Šƒϐ‹“  ƒ††‹„ ‘Š•‘ͳ͵ ™‹–ŠƒŠƒ•–”‹‰‹Œ—”›Ǥ Total (for 8 wickets, 50 overs) 255 ‹•„ƒŠǦ—ŽǦ ƒ“ ƒ”‡”„›‘Ͳ Fall of wickets: ͳǦͻǡ ʹǦͷͻǡ ͵Ǧͷͻǡ ͶǦ͸͵ǡ ͷǦͻͲǡ praised Smith and Johnson. “I think ƒ”‡” ƒŽ„ˆ”‹†‹Ͷ͵ Š‡ ”‡ƒ‹‹‰ ƒ– Š‡• ƒ”‡ ‹ ‹–Š ‹ƒœ„ˆ”‹†‹ͳͲͳ Fall of wickets:ͳǦͲǡʹǦͺ͸ǡ͵Ǧͳʹ͵ǡͶǦͳͷͺǡͷǦͳͻ͸ǡ Žƒ ƒ”‡”„ƒš™‡ŽŽ͹ ͸ǦͳͲʹǡ͹ǦͳʹͷǡͺǦͳ͵͹ǡͻǦͳ͵͹ ™‡ ™‡”‡ ͳͷǦʹͲ ”—• •Š‘”– ™‹–Š –Š‡ ƒ‹Ž‡› ˆ”‹†‹„Žƒͳͺ ͸Ǧʹͳ͸ǡ͹ǦʹʹͳǡͺǦʹͷ͵ ƒŽ„‹ Šƒ”†•‘Ͷ͸ Bowling:  ‘Š•‘ ͹ǦͳǦʹͶǦ͵ǡ  ‹ Šƒ”†•‘ Dubai on Friday and in Abu Dhabi bat but Smith did very well and then ƒš™‡ŽŽ  ”ˆƒ„ƒ„ƒ”ʹͳ Bowling: ”ˆƒͳͲǦʹǦ͵ͷǦͳǡ‹ƒœͳͲǦͲǦ͸ͳǦʹǡ ˆ”‹†‹  ƒ—Ž‡”„„„‘––ͷ ͸Ǥ͵ǦͳǦʹʹǦͳǡ  ƒ—Ž‡”ʹǦͲǦʹͲǦͲǡ„„‘––ͷǦͲǦʹͷǦͳǡ on Sunday followed by a two-Test –Š‡”‡ ™ƒ• ƒ ‘—–•–ƒ†‹‰ ‡ˆˆ‘”– ™‹–Š  ƒ—Ž‡”Ž„™ˆ”‹†‹ͳͳ  ƒ„ƒ” ͻǦͲǦ͵ͷǦͳ ™ƒ” Ž‹ ͺǦͲǦͷʹǦͲǡ  ˆ”‹†‹ ™ƒ”Ž‹  ƒ††‹„ ‘Š•‘ͺ ›‘ͳͲǦʹǦ͵͵Ǧʹǡ ƒš™‡ŽŽ͸ǦͳǦʹͻǦʹǤ series in the same two cities. — AFP ƒ‹•–ƒ ‘ϐ‹” ‰Žƒ†•‡”‹‡•‹ Ponting backs KP claims of ‘bullying culture’ ‹ʹͲͳͷ LONDON — Former Australia captain ‹ › ‘–‹‰ Šƒ• •’‘‡ —’ ‹ •—’- ’‘”– ‘ˆ ‡˜‹ ‹‡–‡”•‡ǯ• ƒŽŽ‡‰ƒ–‹‘• ‘We saw them doing it,  Ȅƒ‹•–ƒ™‹ŽŽŠ‘•–‰- ‘ˆƒDz„—ŽŽ›‹‰dz —Ž–—”‡™‹–Š‹–Š‡‰- land for a full series of Tests and land team. (James) Anderson was limited-overs matches in the United Pietersen, in one of several con- ”ƒ„ ‹”ƒ–‡• ˆ”‘ ‡š–  –‘„‡”ǡ troversial claims in his recently- always the same, and –Š‡ ‘—–”›ǯ• ”‹ ‡– „‘ƒ”† ‘- ’—„Ž‹•Š‡† ƒ—–‘„‹‘‰”ƒ’Š›ǡ ƒ —•‡† ϐ‹”‡†‘‡†‡•†ƒ›Ǥ ‰Žƒ†ǯ••‡‹‘”„‘™Ž‡”•ƒ†™‹ ‡–- Swann. The pointing Dz‡ ™‹ŽŽ „‡ ’Žƒ›‹‰ –Š”‡‡ ‡•–•ǡ ‡‡’‡”ƒ––”‹‘”‘ˆƒ‰‰”‡••‹˜‡Ž›†‡- ϐ‹˜‡ ‘‡Ǧ†ƒ› ‹–‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ• ƒ† ƒ ƒ†‹‰ ƒ’‘Ž‘‰‹‡• ˆ”‘ –‡ƒǦƒ–‡• of fingers and you’d ʹͲƒ– Šƒ‰ƒ‹•–‰Žƒ†‹ –‘- ‘– ‹ –Š‡‹” Ž‹“—‡ ˆ‘” ƒ› ‹•–ƒ‡• hear a few expletives if ber and November and it is a home –Š‡›ƒ†‡™Š‹Ž‡ϐ‹‡Ž†‹‰Ǥ series for us,” a Pakistan Cricket Retired off-spinner Graeme Swann, there was a misfield or ‘ƒ”†ȋȌ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ƒ‹†Ǥ ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ „‘™Ž‡”• •‹‰Ž‡† ‘—– „› ‰Žƒ† ”‡ˆ—•‡† ƒ ‹˜‹–‡ –‘ Pietersen, said on Wednesday there a dropped catch’ –‘—” –Š‡ ‘—–”› ‹ ‡ƒ”Ž› ʹͲͳʹǡ ‹- ™ƒ•Dzƒ„•‘Ž—–‡Ž›‘„—ŽŽ›‹‰dz„—–‘- •–‡ƒ† ’Žƒ›‹‰ ƒ •‡”‹‡• ‹ –Š‡ ǡ –‹‰ǡ—•–”ƒŽ‹ƒǯ• ƒ’–ƒ‹ˆ”‘ʹͲͲͶǦͳͳ ͶǦͲ†‘™‹–Š‡•Š‡•Ǥ where the tourists lost all three Test •—’’‘”–‡†–Š‡ Žƒ‹•‘ˆ‰Žƒ†ǯ•ƒŽŽǦ „ƒ””ƒ••‹‰Ž› ˆ‘” –Š‡ ǡ –Š‡ matches but won the one-day and †‘ —‡– ƒŽ•‘ ‹ ‘””‡ –Ž› •’‡Ž– ‰- –‹‡Ž‡ƒ†‹‰”—Ǧ• ‘”‡”Ǥ Kevin Pietersen ʹͲ•‡”‹‡•Ǥ Dz‡ •ƒ™ –Š‡ †‘‹‰ ‹–ǡ ȋ ƒ‡•Ȍ Žƒ† ƒ’–ƒ‹Žƒ•–ƒ‹”‘‘ǯ•ƒ‡ƒ• Š‡  ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ •ƒ‹† –Šƒ– ƒ‹- Anderson was always the same, and “Alistair”. •–ƒ™‡”‡ƒŽ•‘Š‘’‹‰–‘Š‘•– †‹ƒ ™ƒǡdz‘–‹‰–‘Ž†–Š‡Sydney Daily ‘”‡” ‰Žƒ† ƒ’–ƒ‹ ƒ—‰Šƒ ‹ –Š‡  ‹‡†‹ƒ–‡Ž› ƒˆ–‡” –Š‡ Telegraph on Wednesday. †‡”‹†‡† –Š‡  †‘ —‡–ǡ –‡ŽŽ‹‰ ‰Žƒ† •‡”‹‡• ˆ‘” –™‘ ‡•–•ǡ ϐ‹˜‡ DzŠ‡’‘‹–‹‰‘ˆϐ‹‰‡”•ƒ†›‘—ǯ† ”‹ ‡–‘ƒ”†ȋȌǤ Šƒ’’‡‡†‘˜‡”–Š‡’ƒ•–ͳʹ‘–Š•Ǥdz ƒ”Ž‹‡”ǡ‹ Šƒ‡Ž ƒ—‰Šƒ ”‹†‹ —Ž‡† Twitter he had “never read as much one-day internationals and two Š‡ƒ” ƒ ˆ‡™ ‡š’Ž‡–‹˜‡• ‹ˆ –Š‡”‡ ™ƒ• ƒ However, the 39-year-old — on the Pietersen tweeted a link to Pon- ƒ Ž‡ƒ‡†  ”‡’‘”– ‹–‘ ‹‡–‡”•‡ǯ• „ǦǦǦǦǦǦǦ ‹ ƒŽŽ › –‹‡dzǤƒ—‰Šƒ ƒ††- ʹͲƒ– Š‡•ǤDzŠ‹Ž‡–Š‡•‡”‹‡•™‹–Š ‹•ϐ‹‡Ž†‘”ƒ†”‘’’‡† ƒ– ŠǤ ™‹‹‰ •‹†‡ ‹ •‡˜‡”ƒŽ •Š‡• •‡”‹‡• –‹‰ǯ• “—‘–‡• ‘ ™‹––‡” ™‹–Š –Š‡ ƒŽŽ‡‰‡†‹•„‡Šƒ˜‹‘—”†—”‹‰–Š‡•Š- ‡†ǣDz‡˜‡”Žƒ—‰Š‡†•‘— ŠǤǤǤ‰Žƒ† ‰Žƒ† ‹• ‘ϐ‹”‡†ǡ –Š‡ •‡”‹‡• DzŠ‡‰—›•™Š‘™‡”‡†‘‹‰‹–™‡”‡ „—––Š‡Ž‘•‹‰•‹’’‡”‹ʹͲͲͷǡʹͲͲͻ ‘‡–ǣDz Ǥdz es whitewash in Australia. ƒ”‡ͶǦͲ†‘™‹–Š‡•Š‡•ƒ†‹–ǯ•„‡- ™‹–Š †‹ƒ‹••—„Œ‡ ––‘‰‘˜‡”‡– –Š‡ •‘Ǧ ƒŽŽ‡† Ž‡ƒ†‡”•Ǥ Šƒ–ǯ• ™Š‡”‡ ƒ†ʹͲͳͲȀͳͳȄ‹•‹•–‡†–Š‡Ǯ„—ŽŽ›‹‰ǯ ‡ƒ™Š‹Ž‡ ‘–‹‰ •ƒ‹† •‹‹Žƒ” ‘‰ –Š‡ Ǯ‘ˆˆ‡ ‡•ǯ ‘ˆ ™Š‹ Š ƒ—•‡‘ˆ̷’‹‡”•‘”‰ƒ–™‡‡–Ǥdz Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ „—– ‹• ‘™ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽŽ› ’ƒ”– –Š‡ ƒ’–ƒ‹ Šƒ• ‰‘– –‘ ‘‡ ‹ǡ ‘– ‘„•‡”˜‡† „› ˆ‘”‡” ‰Žƒ† ƒ’–ƒ‹ ‘Ǧϐ‹‡Ž† ƒŽŽ‹‰ ‘—– ‘ˆ –‡ƒǦƒ–‡• ‹‡–‡”•‡ ™ƒ• ƒ —•‡† ™‡”‡ Dz•–ƒ”‹‰ Š‡  ‹•‹•–‡† –Š‡ ‡ƒ‹Ž ”‡- ‘ˆ–Š‡ˆ—–—”‡–‘—”•’”‘‰”ƒ‡ǡdz–Š‡ ™ƒ‹–ƒ†Ž‡–Ž‹––Ž‡–Š‹‰•–—”‹–‘„‹‰ Pietersen had been evident for some would not be tolerated in the Austral- ‘—– –Š‡ ™‹†‘™dz ƒ† DzŽ‘‘‹‰ ƒ– Š‹• ceived by the Cricinfo website was ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ƒ‹†Ǥ –Š‹‰•ǤŠƒ–ǯ•™Šƒ–‹–•‘—†•Ž‹‡Šƒ• time. ia side. ™ƒ– Šdz †—”‹‰ –‡ƒ ‡‡–‹‰• Ž‡† „› ‘– –Š‡ ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ †‘••‹‡” ‘’‹Ž‡† “We see both these series as a Šƒ’’‡‡†‹–Š‹•‰Žƒ†–‡ƒǤdz ‘IMPLODE PRETTY QUICKLY’ Dz ˆ ƒ ›‘—‰ „Ž‘‡ Šƒ† †”‘’’‡† ƒ then coach Andy Flower. by Flower, criticised severely in Pi- ‹†‡ƒŽ‘’’‘”–—‹–›–‘‹’”‘˜‡‘—”ϐ‹- ‘–‹‰ ™ƒ• ‘– ‹˜‘Ž˜‡† ‹ –Š‡ DzŠ‡›Šƒ†ƒŽ‘–‘ˆ˜‡”›‰‘‘†’Žƒ›- catch and a bowler went off at him, –ƒŽ•‘•ƒ‹†Š‡™Š‹•–Ž‡†ƒˆ–‡”„‡‹‰ ‡–‡”•‡ǯ• „‘‘ǡ „—– ƒ ‹–‡”ƒŽ ‡ƒ‹Ž ƒ ‹ƒŽ’‘•‹–‹‘ǡdz–Š‡‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽƒ††‡†Ǥ two most recent Test series between ers that were able to achieve a lot of –Šƒ–ǯ•Œ—•–‘–ƒ ‡’–ƒ„Ž‡ǡdzŠ‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ †‹•‹••‡†‹–Š‡ϐ‹ƒŽ‡•–‹›†‡›ǡ draft drawn up by their lawyers. Dz‡Šƒ˜‡ƒƒ‰”‡‡‡–™‹–Š–Š‡ –Š‡ ƒ” ŠǦ”‹˜ƒŽ• Ȅ ‰Žƒ†ǯ• ʹͲͳ͵ •— ‡••ƒ•ƒ–‡ƒǡdz‘–‹‰•ƒ‹†Ǥ “No one means to drop a catch, no ƒ†–‘Ž†Š‹•–‡ƒǦƒ–‡•–‘‰‡––Š‹ ‡” ‘—–Š ˆ”‹ ƒǦ„‘” ‹‡–‡”•‡ǡ ͵Ͷǡ —†‡”™Š‹ Š™‡™‹ŽŽŠ‘•––Š‡ •— ‡•• ƒ† —•–”ƒŽ‹ƒǯ• ʹͲͳ͵ȀͳͶ ͷǦͲ Dz—–‹ˆ›‘— ‘—Ž†Œ—•–‰‡–‹•‹†‡‘ˆ one means to bowl a bad ball, no one skins when they complained of criti- †‹•‹••‡† –Š‡ ‡ƒ‹Žǯ• ‘–‡–• ‘ for back-to-back tours before they whitewash triumph on home spoil –Š‡ƒ†•–ƒ”–’—ŽŽ‹‰–Š‡ƒ’ƒ”–ǡ™‡ ‡ƒ•–‘’Žƒ›ƒ„ƒ†•Š‘–Ǥ –Œ—•–Šƒ’- cism of their performance in tweets —‡•†ƒ› „› •ƒ›‹‰ǣ DzŠ‡› ‘—Ž†ǯ– host us for consecutive tours from after which Pietersen was effectively ƒŽ™ƒ›• Šƒ† ƒ ˆ‡‡Ž‹‰ –Š‡› ™‘—Ž† ‹- ’‡• ‹ ƒ ‰ƒ‡ ƒ† ›‘— Šƒ˜‡ –‘ ƒ - „›Š‹•ˆ”‹‡†‹‡”•‘”‰ƒǡ–Š‡–‡Ž‡˜‹- ‡˜‡•’‡ŽŽ‘‘›ǯ•ƒ‡”‹‰Š–Ǥ –‹•ƒ ʹͲͳ͸ǡdz–Š‡‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽƒ††‡†ǤȄ‡—–‡”• •ƒ ‡† „› –Š‡ ‰Žƒ† ƒ† ƒŽ‡• ’Ž‘†‡’”‡––›“—‹ Ž›ƒ†–Šƒ–ǯ•™Šƒ–ǯ• ‡’–‹–ƒ†‘˜‡‘ǡdz‘–‹‰ƒ††‡†Ǥ •‹‘‹–‡”˜‹‡™‡”ǡ™Š‡‰Žƒ†™‡”‡ Œ‘‡Ǥ ƒ†‘‡™‹–Š‹–ǤdzȄ  Bowl within the rules, spin maestro Murali urges bowlers

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates — Sri Lan- Š‹‰Š ’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡ „‘™Ž‡” ƒ‡‡† ŒƒŽǤ ‹„ƒ- close to 43 degrees during their assess- because the law is there and I also faced Muralitharan said Ajmal can overcome ka’s world record holder Muttiah Muralith- bwe’s Prosper Utseya and the Bangladeshi ments in a bio-mechanic lab and need re- same problem and I also went for testing Š‹•„‘™Ž‹‰ƒ –‹‘ϐŽƒ™•ǤDz‡ϐ‹‹–‡Ž›‹ˆ›‘— aran, once called for chucking during his duo of Sohag Gazi and Al Amin Hossan medial work to get clearance. and my action came lower than that.” work two to three months. He is working controversial career, on Wednesday urged were also reported for suspect actions last Muralitharan stressed that bowlers Australian umpire Darrell Hair called with Saqlain and he will give tips to him bowlers around the world to bowl within month. should follow the rules. Muralitharan for throwing in a Test in Aus- and he can work on it. the rules or else change their actions. Apart from paceman Hossain, all oth- “The law was set long time ago,” Mura- tralia in 1995 and Ross Emerson followed Muralitharan, now working as spin con- The 42-year-old joined the debate er bowlers are off-spinners and some of litharan told the media. ”It says 15 degrees suit three years later. sultant for Australia in their series against whether the process adopted by the Inter- them bowl the controversial ‘doosra’, a (is allowed). If the law has said that any In 2004 Muralitharan was ordered not Pakistan in United Arab Emirates, said national Cricket Council (ICC) in its crack- delivery which turns the other way com- bowler is suspect, umpires can’t call him to bowl the doosra, invented by his Paki- he has forgot all the controversies he en- down on bowlers with suspect actions will pared to the normal off-breaks. but they can report him and bowlers have stan contemporary Saqlain Mushtaq. dured. “Life is all about moving forward diminish the art of spin bowling, a craft Under ICC rules — implemented in to go for a reviewing test. Asked if it was possible to bowl the and not thinking backwards and saying he which fetched him 800 wickets in Tests 2006 after controversy over Muralitha- “The law was already there when I was doosra within the rules, Muralitharan has done me that, I am going to be harsh to and 534 in one-dayers — both records. ran’s doosra — bowlers are allowed to playing so you have to go and test and see. said: “I have been tested so many times him. So forget and forgive because in my In July the ICC launched a crackdown straighten their arms by 15 degree, estab- If you come under 15 you are legal if you but I do bowl with 10.4 so I have bowled it life what happened is they suspected my on bowlers with suspect actions, suspend- lished as the point at which any straight- go over that you have to work on your ac- and showed that it could work because it action and I had to prove myself that I am ing Sri Lanka’s Sachitra Senanayake, New ening will become visible to the naked eye. tion that is the basic need. depends on the bowler how they do and if innocent and I proved myself all 20 years,” Zealand’s Kane Williamson and Pakistan’s But both Ajmal and Senanayake went “It is not up to other people to judge you ask Saqlain he will say the same thing.” he said. — AFP THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 18 SPORT Wawrinka, Nishikori out; Murray through

SHANGHAI — Australian Open cham- pion Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the Shanghai Masters with a sec- ond round loss to Gilles Simon on Wednesday, while Andy Murray ad- vanced with an assured 7-5, 6-2 win over Jerzy Janowicz. ‹–Šϐ‹˜‡•’‘–••–‹ŽŽ—’ˆ‘”‰”ƒ„•ƒ– the season-ending ATP World Tour ‹ƒŽ•ǡƒ™”‹ƒǡ™Š‘ˆ‡ŽŽƒ––Š‡ϐ‹”•– hurdle in Tokyo last week, suffered the same fate in China with a 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 defeat to the Frenchman. ƒ™”‹ƒ „”‘‡ ‹‘ǯ• •‡”˜‡ in the 12th game to claim the open- ‹‰•‡–„—–Š‹•ʹͻ–ŠǦ”ƒ‡†‘’’‘‡– „ƒ––Ž‡†„ƒ –‘–‹‡–Š‡ ‘–‡•–„‡ˆ‘”‡ ‘˜‡” ‘‹‰ƒ‡ƒ”Ž›„”‡ƒ‹–Š‡†‡- cider and emerging victorious after two and a half hours. Dz™‘™‡‡• †‹†ǯ–™‹ƒ– Š‡•ǡdz –Š‡ ™‹•• •ƒ‹† ‘ –Š‡ ǯ• ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ ™‡„•‹–‡ǤDz—–›‘—Šƒ˜‡–‘ƒ ‡’––Šƒ– ƒ†•‡‡™Šƒ–™ƒ•–Š‡’”‘„Ž‡Ǥ †‘ǯ– think I lost my game. –Š‹ ǯ’Žƒ›‹‰‘ƒ›Ǥ Œ—•–Šƒ† –™‘”‡ƒŽŽ›„ƒ†ƒ– Š‡•Ǥ “I will take the positives from los- ‹‰‡ƒ”Ž›Ǥdz American Jack Sock produced an- ‘–Š‡”—’•‡–™Š‡Š‡†‡ˆ‡ƒ–‡† ƒ’ƒǯ• Kei Nishikori 7-6(5), 6-4. It was the ‡”‹ ƒǯ•ϐ‹”•–™‹‘˜‡”ƒ–‘’ͳͲ‘’- ’‘‡– ƒ† „”‘—‰Š– ‹•Š‹‘”‹ǯ• Š‘– streak to an end. The Japanese came into the tournament after wins in Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo. ”‹–‘—””ƒ›ƒ†‡•Š‘”–™‘”‘ˆ an out-of-touch Janowicz to reach the –Š‹”† ”‘—† ™‹–Š ‡ƒ•‡ǡ „Žƒ•–‹‰ –Š‡ „‹‰ǦŠ‹––‹‰ ‘Ž‡ ‘ˆˆ ‘—”– ‹ •–”ƒ‹‰Š– •‡–•‹Ž‡••–ŠƒͻͲ‹—–‡•Ǥ Š‡ʹ͹Ǧ›‡ƒ”Ǧ‘Ž† ‘–ǡ„‘‘•–‡†„›ƒ Andy Murray of Britain hits a return against Jerzy Janowicz of Poland at the Shanghai Masters 1000 in Shanghai on Wednesday. — AFP win at the Shenzhen Open and reach- ‹‰ –Š‡ •‡‹ϐ‹ƒŽ• ‘ˆ –Š‡ Š‹ƒ ’‡ ˜ƒ ‘’’‘‡– „‡ˆ‘”‡ ‰”‹†‹‰ ‘—– ƒ The top three in ATP world rank- ‘ˆ–Š‡Š‹ƒ’‡ƒ––Š‡“—ƒ”–‡”ϐ‹ƒŽ —Ž‰ƒ”‹ƒ ‹‹–”‘˜ ™ƒ• †—’‡† ȋ ”ƒ ‡Ȍ͸Ǧ͵ǡ͸ǦͳǢͳͳǦ†›—””ƒ›ȋ”‹–ƒ‹Ȍ„– over the last few weeks, is once again 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 victory as he looks to ‹‰• Ȅ ‘˜ƒ Œ‘‘˜‹ ǡ ƒˆƒ ƒ†ƒŽ •–ƒ‰‡Žƒ•–™‡‡ǡ„—– ‘—Ž†‘–”‡’‡ƒ– ‘—–„› —Ž‹‡‡‡–‡ƒ—‘ˆ ”ƒ ‡͹Ǧͷǡ ‡”œ› ƒ‘™‹ œȋ‘Žƒ†Ȍ͹Ǧͷǡ͸ǦʹǢ ƒ ‘ ȋȌ - Ž‹„—’ˆ”‘Š‹• —””‡–ͳͲ–Š’‘•‹- and Roger Federer — open their his heroics against his Spanish oppo- ͸Ǧ͵Ǥ „–͹Ǧ‡‹‹•Š‹‘”‹ȋ ƒ’ƒȌ͹Ǧ͸ȋͷȌǡ͸ǦͶǢ‹Šƒ‹Ž ‹ ‘–‡–‹‘ˆ‘”‘†‘ƒˆ–‡” Ž‹„ ‘—œŠ› ȋ—••‹ƒȌ „– ˜ƒ ‘†‹‰ ȋ”‘ƒ–‹ƒȌ ing to ninth in the Race. tion in the race for the Tour Finals. Shanghai Masters campaigns on ‡–ƒ––Š‡ƒ•–‡”•ͳͲͲͲ‡˜‡–Ǥ Š‡‘”Ž†‘—”ƒ•–‡”•ͳͲͲͲ ͹Ǧ͸ȋ͹Ȍǡ͸Ǧ͹ȋͶȌǡ͸Ǧ͵ǢͳͶǦ‘„‡”–‘ƒ—–‹•–ƒȋ’ƒ‹Ȍ Murray will next meet David Fer- ‘”Ž†—„‡”ͷͷ͵Š—Šƒƒ‰ǯ• Wednesday. Ferrer will play Andy Murray in event concludes in Shanghai on Sun- „‡ƒ– ƒ•‡ ‘•’‹•‹Ž ȋƒƒ†ƒȌ ͹Ǧ͸ȋͳȌǡ ͵Ǧ͸ǡ ͸ǦͶǢ rer after the Spaniard survived a  ‘”Ž† ‘—” †‡„—– ™ƒ• ŠƒŽ–‡† Š‡ ϐ‹ˆ–Š •‡‡† ‹ Šƒ‰Šƒ‹ǡ ƒ˜‹† –Š‡‡š–”‘—†ǡƒˆ–‡”–Š‡”‹–‹•Šͳͳ–Š day. —Ž‹‡ ‡‡–‡ƒ— ȋ ”ƒ ‡Ȍ „– ͳͲǦ ”‹‰‘” ‹- tense encounter against Martin Kli- in another second round encounter ‡””‡”ǡƒŽ•‘ˆƒ ‡†ƒ–‘—‰Š„ƒ––Ž‡‹Š‹• seed won his match against Pole Jerzy Results (second round): ͳ͵Ǧ ‘Š •‡” ȋȌ ‹–”‘˜ȋ—Ž‰ƒ”‹ƒȌ͹Ǧͷǡ͸Ǧ͵Ǣ ‹ŽŽ‡•‹‘ȋ ”ƒ ‡Ȍ zan, who served for the match in the ™Š‡ —‹•‹ƒǯ• ƒŽ‡ ƒœ‹”‹ „‡ƒ– –Š‡ ‘’‡‹‰ ƒ– Šǡ „—– ϐ‹ƒŽŽ› ‘˜‡” ƒ‡ Janowicz 7-5, 6-2. „––‡˜‡ ‘Š•‘ȋȌ͹Ǧ͸ȋ͸Ȍǡ͹Ǧ͸ȋ͹ȌǢ —ƒ‘- „– ͶǦ–ƒ‹•Žƒ• ƒ™”‹ƒ ȋ™‹–œ‡”Žƒ†Ȍ ͷǦ͹ǡ ƒ ‘ ȋ”‰‡–‹ƒȌ „– ͺǦ‹Ž‘• ƒ‘‹  ȋƒƒ†ƒȌ ͹Ǧͷǡ ͸ǦͶǢ ͷǦƒ˜‹† ‡””‡” ȋ’ƒ‹Ȍ „– ƒ”–‹ second set, to progress. Chinese wildcard, who had stunned Slovak Martin Klizan 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), ‡ƒ™Š‹Ž‡ǡ ͳͲ–Š •‡‡† ”‹‰‘” ͷǦʹȋƒ‘‹ ”‡–‹”‡†ȌǢͳǦ‘˜ƒŒ‘‘˜‹ ȋ‡”„‹ƒȌ Ž‹œƒ ȋŽ‘˜ƒ‹ƒȌ ͶǦ͸ǡ ͹Ǧ͸ȋͶȌǡ ͸ǦͶǢ ƒŽ‡ ƒœ‹”‹ Š‡ ϐ‹ˆ–Š •‡‡†‡† ’ƒ‹ƒ”† ˆ‘—† ͳͷ–Š •‡‡† ƒ„‹‘ ‘‰‹‹ ‹ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– 6-4. Dimitrov crashed out in his opening „– ‘‹‹  Š‹‡ ȋ—•–”‹ƒȌ ͸Ǧ͵ǡ ͸ǦͶǢ ͸Ǧ‘ƒ• ȋ—‹•‹ƒȌ „– ƒ‰ Š—Šƒ ȋŠ‹ƒȌ ͸ǦͲ ͸ǦͶǤ –Š‡ ‰‘‹‰ †‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž– ƒ‰ƒ‹•– Š‹• Ž‘- ”‘—†ǡ͸ǦͲǡ͸ǦͶǤ Klizan dumped Rafael Nadal out match. ‡”†› Š ȋœ‡ Š ‡’—„Ž‹ Ȍ „– ‹ Šƒ”† ƒ•“—‡– — Agencies

Œ—”‡†‹„‡”› Germany’s Arsenal star Ozil out for 12 weeks Swansea chief returns to favours overseas  Ȅ‡•—–œ‹Ž™‹ŽŽ‹•• ‡”- ‹–ǯ•‘”ƒŽ–Šƒ–Š‡•ƒ–‘—––”ƒ‹‹‰–Š‡ ƒ– Š‡• ƒ›‡”–”ƒ‹‹‰ ƒ›ǯ•—”‘ʹͲͳ͸“—ƒŽ‹ϐ‹‡”ƒ‰ƒ‹•– †ƒ› ƒˆ–‡”ǡdz •ƒ‹† –‡ƒ ƒƒ‰‡” Ž‹˜‡” Poland on Saturday and faces up to ‹‡”Š‘ˆˆǤ ͳʹ™‡‡•‘—–™‹–Šƒ‡‡‹Œ—”›ǡ–Š‡ Draxler, of Schalke, is expected to LONDON — The chairman of Pre- BERLIN — France winger ‡”ƒ ‘‘–„ƒŽŽ••‘ ‹ƒ–‹‘ȋ Ȍ Œ‘‹–Š‡•“—ƒ†‘ ‡Š‡”‡ ‘˜‡”•ˆ”‘ mier League side Swansea has re- Franck Ribery has returned ‘ϐ‹”‡†‘‡†‡•†ƒ›Ǥ illness. ’‘”–‡†Ž› •ƒ‹† ‰Ž‹•Š –‘’ǦϐŽ‹‰Š– to training with German gi- The 25-year-old Arsenal star com- ˜‡ ™‹–Š‘—– œ‹Žǡ ‘‡™ Šƒ• –ƒ”- ƒ– Š‡•™‹ŽŽ„‡•–ƒ‰‡†ƒ„”‘ƒ†™‹–Š- ants Bayern Munich and is plained of pain in his left knee and geted six points from their games in two years. on track in his recovery from ™ƒ• ϐŽ‘™ –‘ —‹ Š ‘ ‡†‡•†ƒ› against Poland and Ireland to give Š‡”‡Šƒ•Ž‘‰„‡‡ƒ˜‹‡™™‹–Š- a knee injury, the club an- ‘”‹‰ –‘ „‡ –”‡ƒ–‡† „› –Š‡  ǯ• the Germans control of Group D after ‹ ‰Ž‹•Š ˆ‘‘–„ƒŽŽ –Šƒ– –Š‡ Š—‰‡ nounced on Wednesday. doctor, who diagnosed a partial tear –Š‡›„‡ƒ– ‘–Žƒ†ʹǦͳ‹–Š‡‹”‘’‡- ‰Ž‘„ƒŽ ’‘’—Žƒ”‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‡‹‡” The 31-year-old has suf- of the left cruciate knee ligament. ing match. ‡ƒ‰—‡ǡ ’ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ”Ž› ‹ –Š‡ ƒ” ƒ•– fered with recurring pain in œ‹Ž™‹ŽŽ‹••–Š‡ ”‘—’“—ƒŽ‹ϐ‹- ‹‡”Š‘ˆˆ•ƒ‹† ‡”ƒ›ƒ”‡”‡„—‹Ž†- ƒ†  Ȅ ™Š‡”‡ ƒ Š‡•–‡” ‹–- the patellar tendon in his left ‡”•‹ƒ”•ƒ™ƒ†ƒ‰ƒ‹•––Š‡‡’—„- ‹‰ ƒˆ–‡” ‡•–ƒ„Ž‹•Š‡† •–ƒ”• Š‹Ž‹’’ ed recently drew huge crowds on knee, but was put through lic of Ireland in Gelsenkirchen next Lahm, Per Mertesacker and Miroslav –Š‡‹” ’”‡Ǧ•‡ƒ•‘ –‘—” Ȅ ™‘—Ž† „‡ Š‹• ’ƒ ‡• „› ƒ›‡”ǯ• ϐ‹–- Tuesday. Klose all retired in the wake of their ƒ ‘‡” ‹ƒŽ „‘ƒœƒ ˆ‘” ”‡‹‡” ness staff and trained with ‡ ƒŽ•‘ ‹••‡• ƒ “—ƒŽ‹ϐ‹‡” ƒ‰ƒ‹•– ‘”Ž†—’–”‹—’Š‹”ƒœ‹Ž‹ —Ž›Ǥ ‡ƒ‰—‡ Ž—„•Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ’Žƒ•ˆ‘”ƒ –Š‡„ƒŽŽˆ‘”–Š‡ϐ‹”•––‹‡‘ ‘˜‡”•‡ƒ•Ǯ͵ͻ–Š‰ƒ‡ǯ™‡”‡†”‘’’‡† Tuesday. ‹‘™• ‹„”ƒŽ–ƒ” ‹ —”‡„‡”‰ ‘ Dz‡ ™ƒ– –‘ ™‹ „‘–Š ‰ƒ‡• ƒ† ‹ ʹͲͲͺ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ‘’’‘•‹–‹‘ ˆ”‘ Ribery has made just one ‘˜‡„‡”ͳͶǡ’Ž—•ƒˆ”‹‡†Ž›ƒ‰ƒ‹•– ‰‹˜‡‘—”•‡Ž˜‡•ƒ„‹–‘ˆƒ —•Š‹‘‹–Š‡ •—’’‘”–‡”•ǯ ‰”‘—’• ƒ† ‹ˆƒ ƒ† appearance for Bayern this —”‘’‡ƒ Šƒ’‹‘• ’ƒ‹ ‘ ‘- “—ƒŽ‹ϐ‹‡”•ǡdzƒ††‡†‹‡”Š‘ˆˆǤ season, coming off the bench ˜‡„‡”ͳͺǤ Dz –ǯ• ‰‘‹‰ –‘ „‡ ƒ –‘—‰Š  –‘„‡” ‡ˆƒǡˆ‘‘–„ƒŽŽǯ•‰Ž‘„ƒŽƒ†—”‘’‡ƒ to score in a 2-0 league win Ozil is also added to Arsenal ™‹–Š–™‘†‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž–‰ƒ‡•Ǥ ‰‘˜‡”‹‰ „‘†‹‡• ”‡•’‡ –‹˜‡Ž›ǡ ™Š‘ at home to VfB Stuttgart last ƒƒ‰‡” ”•‡‡ ‡‰‡”ǯ• ‘—–- “We have to introduce several new ™‡”‡ ‘ ‡”‡†ƒ„‘—––Š‡‹’ƒ –‘ˆ month, and is part of a group ‹‰ ‹Œ—”› Ž‹•– ƒ† ™‹ŽŽ ‹•• –Š‡ ”‡•– ’Žƒ›‡”•‹–‘–Š‡•“—ƒ†„‡ ƒ—•‡‘ˆ‹- such a move upon domestic leagues. of Munich stars who are ‘ˆ –Š‡ —‡”•ǯ Šƒ’‹‘• ‡ƒ‰—‡ Œ—”‹‡•ƒ†ƒˆ‡™”‡–‹”‡‡–•Ǥ —– ‘™ –Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ •—‰‰‡•–‹‘• coming back from injury. group stage matches, including the “The team will have a different some of the existing, rather than Bastian Schweinsteiger, key Group D showdown at home to Ž‘‘–‘Š‘™‹–™ƒ•–™‘‘–Š•ƒ‰‘Ǥdz ƒ††‹–‹‘ƒŽǡ Ž‡ƒ‰—‡ ϐ‹š–—”‡• ‘—Ž† Thiago Alcantara, Javi Mar- ‘”—••‹ƒ‘”–—†‘‘˜‡„‡”ʹ͸Ǥ ‹–Š  Š™‡‹•–‡‹‰‡” ‹Œ—”‡†ǡ ‡”- „‡ •–ƒ‰‡† ‘˜‡”•‡ƒ• ƒ† ™ƒ•‡ƒ tinez and Holger Badstuber Germany coach Joachim Loew is ƒ›™‹ŽŽ„‡ ƒ’–ƒ‹‡†„›‰‘ƒŽ‡‡’‡” chairman Huw Jenkins, speak- are also all working their already missing several stars for the Manuel Neuer for the next two games. ‹‰ƒ–ƒˆƒ•ǯˆ‘”—™‹–ŠŠ‹• ‘- way back and coach Pep –”‹’ –‘ ƒ”•ƒ™ ™‹–Š ƒ’–ƒ‹ ƒ•–‹ƒ “These are key games for us, it is ments reported on the walesonline Guardiola has said they will  Š™‡‹•–‡‹‰‡”ǡ ƒ‹ Š‡†‹”ƒǡ ‡- important to keep playing well after ™‡„•‹–‡ǡ•ƒ‹†ǣDz –Š‹‹–‹•‹‡˜‹–ƒ- have as long as they need edikt Hoewedes, Marco Reus and –Š‡™‹‘˜‡” ‘–Žƒ†ǡdz•ƒ‹†‡—‡”ǡ‘ˆ „Ž‡‹–‹•‰‘‹‰–‘Šƒ’’‡ǤŠ‹Ž‡™‡ with defending champions ƒ”‹‘ ‘‡œ ƒŽŽ ‹Œ—”‡† ™Š‹Ž‡ ‹†- ƒ›‡”—‹ ŠǤ ƒ›‘–„‡ͳͲͲ’‡” ‡–ƒ„‘—–‹–ǡ Bayern four points clear at ϐ‹‡Ž†‡” —Ž‹ƒ”ƒšŽ‡”Šƒ•–Š‡ϐŽ—Ǥ ‘‡™ ‹• •‡– –‘ Šƒ† ƒ ϐ‹”•– ƒ’ –‘ ƒ• ’ƒ••‹‘ƒ–‡ ˆ‘‘–„ƒŽŽ •—’’‘”–‡”• the top of the Bundesliga. Chelsea forward Andre Schuerrle ƒ›‡”‡˜‡”—•‡ƒ––ƒ ‹‰‹†ϐ‹‡Ž†- Œ—•– ™ƒ– Š‹‰ ˆ‘‘–„ƒŽŽ ƒ• ™‡ Šƒ˜‡ǡ “We aren’t putting them also missed training on Wednesday ‡” ƒ”‹ ‡ŽŽƒ”ƒ„‹ǡ ™Š‘ Šƒ• ‘’–‡† ‹–ǯ• ‰‘‹‰ –‘ „‡ ƒ „‹‰ Šƒ‰‡Ǥ Š‡ under pressure, they need ™‹–Š ƒ —• —Žƒ” ’”‘„Ž‡ǡ „—– ‹• ‡š- to play for Germany over Morocco, other side of that is we have got to more time and they’ll have ’‡ –‡†–‘„‡ϐ‹–Ǥ ™Š‡”‡ Š‹• ‘–Š‡” ™ƒ• „‘”ǡ ‘ –Š‡ ƒ‡•—”‡™‡ƒ”‡‘–Š‡„ƒ†™ƒ‰- it,” said the Spaniard. — AFP ”•‡ƒŽǯ• ‡”ƒ‹†ϔ‹‡Ž†‡”‡•—–œ‹Ž†—”‹‰–Š‡‰Ž‹•Š”‡‹‡” “Things look good for Andre, he re- „ƒ ‘ˆ•‡˜‡”ƒŽ‹’”‡••‹˜‡†‹•’Žƒ›•‹ on with them or we are going to ‡ƒ‰—‡ƒ– Šƒ‰ƒ‹•–Š‡Ž•‡ƒ‹‘†‘‘ –‘„‡”ͻǤȄ  ceived some treatment on Tuesday, so –Š‡—†‡•Ž‹‰ƒǤȄ  ‰‡–Ž‡ˆ–„‡Š‹†‘–Š‡”™‹•‡ǤdzȄ  Costa has to prove himself for Spain, says coach Del Bosque

 Ȅ Š‡Ž•‡ƒ •–”‹‡” ‹‡‰‘ ‘•–ƒ ‘•–ƒ ™‹ŽŽ „‡ –Š‡ ˆ‘ ƒŽ ’‘‹– ‹ ƒ––ƒ  ƒ• •‘ǡ ‘– Š‹‰ —’ ͵͸ ‰‘ƒŽ•ǡ ƒ† Šƒ• ˆ‘—† ‘ faith in us and we have put ours in him. could have had Diego along with them as ƒ›„‡’”‘Ž‹ϐ‹ ƒ– Ž—„Ž‡˜‡Žǡ„—–’ƒ‹ǯ• ‘ƒ Š ƒ ‡™ Ž‘‘ ’ƒ‹ǡ ™‹–Š ˜‡–‡”ƒ• ƒ˜‹ǡ ƒ„‹ †‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž–›ƒ†ƒ’–‹‰–‘Ž‹ˆ‡ƒ–Š‡Ž•‡ƒǡ™‹–Š‹‡ Dz ˆ Šƒ†•‡‡ƒ›–Š‹‰–Šƒ–ƒ†‡‡†‘—„– ™‡ŽŽǤdz ‹ ‡–‡ †‡Ž ‘•“—‡ ˆ‡‡Ž• ‹– ‹• –‹‡ Š‡ ’”‘˜‡• Ž‘•‘ƒ†ƒ˜‹†‹ŽŽƒƒŽŽŠƒ˜‹‰ƒ‘— ‡† in nine appearances so far. Š‹–Š‡ ™‘—Ž†•ƒ›‹–Ǥdz Costa did go to the World Cup in the wake himself on the international stage as he leads their international retirement, seek to win the —– ˆ‘” ’ƒ‹ ‹– Šƒ• „‡‡ ˜‡”› †‹ˆˆ‡”‡– PLAYING STYLE ‘ˆ Šƒ•–”‹‰ –”‘—„Ž‡ǡ ™Š‹ Š Ž‡ƒ”Ž› †‹† ‘– –Š‡ Šƒ’‹‘•ǯƒ––ƒ †—”‹‰—”‘ʹͲͳ͸“—ƒŽ- —”‘’‡ƒ Šƒ’‹‘•Š‹’ ˆ‘” ƒ –Š‹”† •–”ƒ‹‰Š– ƒ†ƒ•™‡ŽŽƒ•Š‹•‹ƒ„‹Ž‹–›–‘• ‘”‡Š‡Šƒ•‘– ‡Ž‘•“—‡†‘‡•‘–„‡Ž‹‡˜‡‘•–ƒǯ•ˆƒ‹Ž—”‡ Š‡Ž’Š‹•ˆ‘”ǡ„—–Š‡Šƒ•„‡‡Šƒ’‡”‡†„› ifying. time. shown the tigerish qualities that unsettle de- –‘• ‘”‡‹•†—‡–‘‹ ‘’ƒ–‹„‹Ž‹–›™‹–Š’ƒ‹ǯ• •‹‹Žƒ”’”‘„Ž‡•ƒ–Š‡Ž•‡ƒƒ†„‡‡ƒ„Ž‡–‘ ƒ˜‹‰ ‘˜‹ ‡†‘•–ƒ–‘–—”Š‹•„ƒ ‘ They face Slovakia on Thursday and Lux- fences and wind up opposing fans. style of play, even though he likes to latch on ϐ‹†–Š‡„ƒ ‘ˆ–Š‡‡–”‡‰—Žƒ”Ž›Ǥ ”ƒœ‹Žǡ–Š‡ ‘—–”›‘ˆŠ‹•„‹”–Šǡ‡Ž‘•“—‡Šƒ• ‡„‘—”‰‘—†ƒ›ƒ•–Š‡›Ž‘‘–‘’”‘‰”‡•• “Diego has in front of him the challenge to –‘Ž‘‰„ƒŽŽ•ˆ”‘‹†ϐ‹‡Ž†ǡ™Š‹Ž‡ƒ‘Œƒ’Žƒ› ˆƒ –ǡŠ‡Šƒ•„‡‡ ƒŽŽ‡†—’–‘–Š‡’ƒ‹ •‘ ˆƒ” •Š‘™ ’Ž‡–› ‘ˆ „‡Ž‹‡ˆ ‹ –Š‡ ˆ‘”™ƒ”† in qualifying Group C that also includes Mac- show everyone that we have taken the right a shorter passing game. squad with Jose Mourinho questioning his ƒ†‰ƒ˜‡Š‹ƒ Šƒ ‡–‘•Š‹‡ƒ––Š‹•›‡ƒ”ǯ• ‡†‘‹ƒǡ”ƒ‹‡ƒ†‡Žƒ”—•Ǥ †‡ ‹•‹‘ǡdz ‡Ž ‘•“—‡ –‘Ž† ’ƒ‹•Š •’‘”–• Dz ‡‹•†‹ˆˆ‡”‡––‘ȋ ‡”ƒ†‘ȌŽ‘”‡–‡„—– ϐ‹–‡••ǡ „—– –Š‡ ‡˜‡” †‹’Ž‘ƒ–‹  ‡Ž ‘•“—‡ ‘”Ž†—’ǡ„—–Š‡ƒ†’ƒ‹ˆƒ‹Ž‡†„ƒ†Ž›ǤŠ‡ ‡Ž ‘•“—‡ǯ• •‹†‡ ‰‘– ‘ˆˆ –‘ ƒ ‰‘‘† •–ƒ”– newspaper Marca. he and (Paco) Alcacer are quite similar, they looked to avoid any confrontation with the –‡ƒ ™‡”‡ —ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ ”‡–ƒ‹ –Š‡ –”‘’Š› –Š‡› with a 5-1 victory over Macedonia last month, Dzƒ›„‡™‡ƒ”‡™”‘‰ǡƒ†‹–†‘‡•Šƒ’’‡ look for space and make runs to open the de- Š‡Ž•‡ƒ ‘ƒ Š ‘˜‡” ™Š‡–Š‡” ‘•–ƒ ‹• ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ won four years earlier, exiting at the group ™Š‹ Š‘•–ƒ‹••‡†–Š”‘—‰Š‹Œ—”›Ǥ ‹ ˆ‘‘–„ƒŽŽǡ „—–  Šƒ˜‡ ƒ Ž‘– ‘ˆ ‘ϐ‹†‡ ‡ ‹ ˆ‡ ‡ǡdz‡Ž‘•“—‡•ƒ‹†Ǥ ’Žƒ›Ǥ Dz‡ ƒŽŽ ™ƒ– –Š‡ „‡•– ˆ‘” Š‹ ƒ† ‘—” •–ƒ‰‡ǡƒ†‘•–ƒ™ƒ•—ƒ„Ž‡–‘• ‘”‡Ǥ ‡Šƒ• TIGERISH QUALITIES him that he is going to do very well. Dz  –Š‡ Žƒ•– —”‘’‡ƒ Šƒ’‹‘•Š‹’• ™‡ teams. We are not going to push anyone too ‘™ˆƒ‹Ž‡†–‘”‡‰‹•–‡”ƒ‰‘ƒŽ‹ϐ‹˜‡‰ƒ‡•ˆ‘” The 26-year-old striker came to the fore as Dz –Š‹–Šƒ–Š‡ ƒ„‡˜‡”›‹’‘”–ƒ–ˆ‘” Šƒ† ȋƒ˜‹†Ȍ ‹Ž˜ƒǡ ‡•  ȋ ƒ„”‡‰ƒ•Ȍ ƒ† ȋ- — Šƒ†™‡ƒ”‡‘–‘„•‡••‡†‘˜‡”ƒ•‹‰Ž‡ the national team. he won La Liga with Atletico Madrid last sea- —•ƒ• „‡Ž‹‡˜‡‹Š‹•“—ƒŽ‹–‹‡•Ǥ ‡Šƒ•’—–Š‹• †”‡•Ȍ ‹‡•–ƒǤ – ™‘—Ž† Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ‰”‡ƒ– ‹ˆ ™‡ ’Žƒ›‡”ǡdz‡Ž‘•“—‡ƒ††‡†ǤȄ‡—–‡”• THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 SPORT 19

Oman face Costa Rica challenge in tough friendly

By Sports Reporter Stevenage in January. Cubero, meanwhile, has picked up MUSCAT — Oman coach Paul Le an ankle injury, and Johnny Acosta of Guen will be keen for an impressive Alajuelense has been called up as a performance against Brazil World replacement. Cup 2014 black horses Costa Rica in Despite those injuries, Wanchope a friendly at the Sohar Sports Com- is keen to keep building on Costa plex Stadium on Friday. Rica’s impressive World Cup show- The Oman players underwent a ing. “Our idea is to keep winning and brief practice camp in Muscat ahead playing well to maintain the good im- of the high-voltage friendly. Oman age that has been dragging from Bra- players will head to Sohar on Thurs- zil,” Wanchope told Soccerway. day. Both the teams are put up at “I think this is the right time to Crowne Plaza, Sohar. give young players the opportu- On the other side, Costa Rica will nity to be displayed. Within a year be unable to call on Bryan Oviedo or two we have to make changes in and Jose Miguel Cubero for the some areas, hence the idea to pro- match, according to the Soccerway vide the future coach a number of website. options to choose.” Paulo Wanchope took over from Wanchope’s opposite number Jorge Luis Pinto on an interim basis Paul Le Guen will be keen to return in the wake of Costa Rica’s remark- to winning ways after back-to-back able World Cup campaign, which defeats in friendlies last month. saw them reach the last eight before Oman lost 2-0 to Republic of Ire- being knocked out on penalties by land, before going down 1-0 to min- Netherlands. nows Kosovo, who are yet to be rec- The former Derby County, West ognised by Fifa. Ham and Manchester City striker In the aftermath of those two made a successful start to his tempo- reverses, Le Guen bemoaned his rary tenure, guiding the side to Copa ’Žƒ›‡”•ǯ Žƒ  ‘ˆ ϐ‹–‡••ǡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ƒ Centroamericana glory with a 2-1 delayed start to the Oman Profes- ™‹ ‘˜‡” —ƒ–‡ƒŽƒ ‹ –Š‡ ϐ‹ƒŽ Žƒ•– sional League. Oman conceded just month. one goal in those 11 outings, and Ahead of Friday’s clash in Muscat, will have to display all of their defen- however, Wanchope was dealt a blow sive qualities if they are to keep out with the news that both Oviedo and the likes of Joel Campbell and Bryan Cubero will not be available. Ruiz, who starred in Brazil. Everton man Oviedo is having a In another upcoming friendly, small screw removed after he broke Oman play Latin American giants his left leg in an FA Cup clash with Uruguay in Buraimi on October 13. Oman players during a practice session at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher on Tuesday. — Mohammed Mahjoub Mayne-Nicholls Biles leads US to second consecutive world title considering Fifa NANNING, China — Defending all- presidency bid around champion Simone Biles led the United States to win a second straight women’s team title at the LONDON — Harold Mayne-Nicholls, World Gymnastics Championships on the former head of the Fifa techni- Wednesday. cal committee which warned world The 2012 Olympic champions col- soccer’s governing body against lected 179.280 points through four holding the 2022 World Cup in Qa- apparatus events with hosts China tar, is considering running for its second at 172.587 and Russia third at presidency next year. ͳ͹ͳǤͶ͸ʹǤ ‘ƒ‹ƒ ϐ‹‹•Š‡† ˆ‘—”–Š ƒ– If he did, Mayne-Nicholls would 170.963. The 17-year-old Biles com- be the third candidate in the race peted in three of the four events, top- with the incumbent and over- ’‹‰–Š‡–ƒ„Ž‡‘˜ƒ—Ž–ƒ†ϐŽ‘‘”‡š‡”- whelming favourite, Sepp Blatter, cise, while gearing up for her defence and former Fifa deputy general sec- of the all-around title on Friday. retary Jerome Champagne. Kyla Ross, a fellow 17-year-old and Mayne-Nicholls, 53, is the former a holdover from the London Olym- head of the Chilean FA and was in pics gold medal winning team, also charge of the technical investigation contributed to what was a fourth US which evaluated all the bids for the world women’s team crown overall. 2018 and 2022 World Cups. China, the 2006 world champions, ‡ ™ƒ• –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– •‡‹‘” ‘ˆϐ‹ ‹ƒŽ were paired with the US in a rotation- to openly warn against playing the al group due to their top two places in World Cup in the summer heat qualifying. of the Gulf, and the Qatar bid was Led by Yao Jinnan, they bounced ranked bottom of those compet- back from third spot in their opening ‹‰ˆ‘”–Š‡ϐ‹ƒŽ•„‡Š‹†–Š‡‹–‡† event, vault, but trailed behind the US States, Australia, South Korea and women for the rest of the competition Japan. with a gap of more than three points. Mayne-Nicholls indicated his in- The gap widened to nearly seven tention in a newspaper column in points after Biles collected a table- Spain and told keirradnedge.com: –‘’’‹‰ ͳͷǤ͵͹ͷ ’‘‹–• ‘ ϐŽ‘‘” ™‹–Š “A decision is not necessary before four dynamic tumbling passes as the January 28 next year. The election night’s last performer. is on May 29, so we have all of Octo- ‡•—Ž–•ǣ‘‡ǯ•–‡ƒϐ‹ƒŽǣ 1. United States ber, November, December and Janu- (Alyssa Baumann, Simone Biles, Madison Kocian, ary. Ashton Locklear, Kyla Ross, Mykayla Skinner) “That means four months to 179.280 points, 2. China (Bai Yawen, Chen Siyi, Huang Huidan, Shang Chunsong, Tan Jiaxin, Yao check everything so that the peo- Jinnan) 172.587, 3. Russia (Maria Kharenkova, ple who have contacted me — and ƒ–‡”‹ƒ”ƒƒ”‡‘ǡŽ‹›ƒ—•–ƒϐ‹ƒǡƒ–‹ƒƒ whom I have contacted — can as- Nabieva, Alla Sosnitskaya, Daria Spiridonova) sess the best way forward.” 171.462, 4. Romania 170.963, 5. Italy 169.023, Mayne-Nicholls must get the 6. Britain 168.495, 7. Australia 165.988, 8. Japan ‰›ƒ•–• ‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‡–Š‡‹”˜‹ –‘”›‘–Š‡’‘†‹—†—”‹‰–Š‡‡†ƒŽ ‡”‡‘›‘ˆ–Š‡™‘‡ǯ•–‡ƒϔ‹ƒŽ‘ˆ–Š‡ 165.422. — AFP Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China. — AFP „ƒ ‹‰‘ˆƒ–Ž‡ƒ•–ϐ‹˜‡ƒ–‹‘ƒŽˆ‡†- erations to be eligible to stand for the presidency. “Once you decide to be a candi- ‘Judge dread’ for Japanese after China men’s team victory date, you have to convince 105 of 209 countries who are members of Fifa because that is what is needed NANNING, China — Japan’s gymnasts have hit On his favourite apparatus and needing imura told Japanese reporters after China se- don’t think we have ever lost at all.” to win,” he added. “I wrote a col- out at judging standards after China pipped 15.867 for victory, the captain of the Chinese cured a record sixth straight world men’s team Uchimura, 25, the 2012 Olympic champion umn a few months ago for El Pais in them to the men’s team gold by just 0.1 points squad mixed complicated aerial skills with giant –‹–Ž‡ǡ †‡›‹‰ ƒ’ƒ –Š‡‹” ϐ‹”•– ‹ ͵͸ ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ Dz  ™Š‘ ‹• ‰‘‡• ˆ‘” ƒ ϐ‹ˆ–Š •–”ƒ‹‰Š– ƒŽŽǦƒ”‘—† –‹–Ž‡ Spain in which I point out the need at the world championships saying “this is what swings to score 15.966 points before a roaring guess it is all about where you perform,” he said. on Thursday, said China had “proven strong by for fresh air. What has happened we dread”. capacity crowd. His teammate Ryohei Kato, the all-around holding steady under pressure at home. “As al- lately has not served the image of Hosts China, the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Japan’s four-time world all-around champion runner-up to Uchimura at last year’s worlds, ways, they have shown their mettle,” he added. Fifa or, indirectly, football. champions, had to rely on their last performer, Kohei Uchimura had scored 15.400, the night’s said: “This is what we dread about sports based China’s coach Wang Hongwei said though his “There is a complete discon- 2010 world high bar champion Zhang Chen- previous highest, in his team’s performance. on judging.” ‰›ƒ•–• ’‡”ˆ‘”‡† Š‹‰ŠǦ†‹ˆϐ‹ —Ž–› ”‘—–‹‡• nect between what the fans think glong, to overtake their arch rivals Tuesday Dz‡Šƒ˜‡ϐ‹”Ž›†‘‡™Šƒ–™‡ ‘—Ž†Ǥ ™ƒ– ‡ˆ‡†‹‰ ™‘”Ž† ϐŽ‘‘” Šƒ’‹‘ ‡œ‘ they still lagged behind Japan in execution and is needed and the administration of night at the Guangxi Gymnasium in Nanning. to say many things but I won’t,” a stunned Uch- Shirai, just 18, also told Japanese media, “I artistry. — AFP the game.” — Reuters

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European clubs ‘won’t pay 2022 World Cup bill’ HM’s Cup qualifying matches begin today LONDON — European Club Association from various stakeholders like Fifa, Uefa, ECA vice-chairman Umberto Gandini, bit the Winter Olympics to avoid a clash. chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge de- FIFPro and so on, we are ready to discuss, an AC Milan director, proposed changing “Especially when the Winter Olympics clared on Wednesday that European clubs but under one condition: that there is no the dates of the 2022 Winter Olympics, are still under the bidding process for MUSCAT — His Majesty’s Cup second division football will not foot the bill if the 2022 World Cup damage for club football,” he told the Lead- which are due to take place in February of 2022. There are two candidates at the mo- “—ƒŽ‹ϐ‹ ƒ–‹‘ ƒ– Š‡• ‹  ‘ˆˆ ‘ Š—”•†ƒ› ™‹–Š ƒ„ƒ is moved to a different time of year. ers Sport Business Summit at Chelsea’s that year in either Beijing or the Kazakh ment, Beijing and Almaty, and no dates are (Musandam Governorate) hosting Qurayat (Muscat Gov- A Fifa taskforce is currently studying Stamford Bridge stadium in London. capital Almaty. “Not to be controversial, set.” ernorate). the feasibility of moving the tournament in “Because if we have a change from sum- but the Fifa World Cup is one of the major Rummenigge also said that Qatar could ƒ–—”†ƒ›ǡ–Š‡ϐ‹ƒŽ†ƒ›‘ˆ–Š‡“—ƒŽ‹ϐ‹ ƒ–‹‘•ǡƒŠ“—Ž Qatar to the European winter due to fears mer to November or to January, then they events in the sports landscape, with the only be stripped of the tournament if host Al Salam, Mad’ha host Ibri, Bahal host Al Basha’ir about scorching summer temperatures in will be affecting our business, our calen- Summer Olympics,” he said. American attorney Michael Garcia’s re- ƒ† ƒŽƒƒ ’Žƒ› ƒ‰ƒ‹•– ƒ†‹›ƒ ƒ– Ž ƒ‹Ž ƒŽ ƒϐ‹ the Gulf state. dar. And the bill at the end can’t be paid by “The Winter Olympics are not there, cently completed report into corruption al- grounds. The losing teams will go out in the knock-out — Š ƒ ‘˜‡ ™‘—Ž† ƒ—•‡ •‹‰‹ϐ‹ ƒ– the clubs. with all respect, as far as importance is legations surrounding the bidding process round. disruption for European domestic leagues We are not ready to pay such a bill. concerned. But they are a very, very impor- for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups pro- The winners will qualify directly to the round of 32 such as the Premier League and the Bun- “It has to be clear to Fifa and everybody tant event for the sport. duces evidence of wrongdoing. except for the winners of Daba and Qurayat match, who desliga, and Rummenigge is concerned who is now strongly involved in wishing to “If you are moving such a huge event “If the Garcia report is clean, it wouldn’t will clash with Masirah on October 14 for a place in the that his organisation’s 204 member clubs change the date that they need the good- like the World Cup from its natural win- be fair,” the Bayern Munich chairman add- ϐ‹ƒŽ•‘ˆ–Š‡–‘—”ƒ‡–Ǥ would pay the price. “If now there is a will of the clubs, otherwise we are not dow to winter, don’t tell me that it’s not ed. “It’s a decision that has to be respected Fanja are the defending champions of the HM’s Cup. strong wish (to move the 2022 World Cup) ready to talk and discuss about it.” ’‘••‹„Ž‡–‘ϐ‹†ƒ•‘Ž—–‹‘–‘‘˜‡ƒŽ‹––Ž‡ by the football family.” — AFP — ONA