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Mass arrests in Ethiopia after coup Huge crowd flocks to Istanbul mayor inauguration bid Istanbul, Turkey March was annulled after con- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia vast crowd gathered at troversial claims of rigging by Istanbul’s town hall on Erdogan and the ruling AKP. thiopian security forces yesterday to see the in- But he won a decisive victory Eyesterday rounded up Aauguration of new mayor Ekrem in the re-run last Sunday, in - scores of suspects believed Imamoglu, whose landslide vic- creasing his margin of victory to have links to a coup bid tory has boosted the opposition from just 13,000 in March to in northern Amhara state for the first time in years. more than 800,000 against Er- and the murder of the army “Today is a celebration of dogan’s chosen candidate, Binali chief in attacks which have democracy, a celebration of Is- Yildirim. highlighted the political cri- tanbul,” he told a sea of Turk- “The people of Istanbul taught sis in the nation. ish flags in the city’s historical a lesson to a handful of people An ethno-nationalist par- centre. who wanted to harm democra- ty in Amhara, one of several None of Turkey’s main tele- cy,” Imamoglu said. political groupings gaining vision channels, seen as cowed The 49-year-old former dis- ground as political space by the government of President trict mayor has electrified the opens up, said more than 56 Recept Tayyip Erdogan, carried opposition by eschewing the Istanbul’s new mayor Ekrem Imamoglu addresses from atop a bus the crowd of supporters gathered outside Istanbul’s of its members and support- Imamoglu’s speech. usual aggressive trash-talking town hall to attend his inauguration ers had been arrested. It is the second time this year of Turkish politics. that Imamoglu, of the Repub- “He speaks a language we Erdogan -- who once said that “We don’t have the luxury of day. The defeat is seen as espe- lican People’s Party (CHP), has have been missing for years. winning Istanbul was like win- turning a deaf ear... to the mes- cially sensitive for the Turkish been handed the keys to the city. That’s why we are here,” said ning all of Turkey -- appears to sage given by our people,” he leader, who grew up in one of its Indonesia court His first election victory in Erol, a supporter in the crowd. have accepted the victory. told party members on Wednes- working class neighbourhoods. rejects bid to overturn President Widodo’s victory Jakarta, Indonesia

ndonesia’s constitutional Icourt yesterday rejected a bid to overturn President Attacks rock Tunisia Joko Widodo’s re-election victory and dismissed his defeated challenger’s claims President in Bahrain strongly of widespread voter fraud as • groundless. Critical condition condemns blasts The court threw out the case lodged by ex-general There was no TDT | Manama Prabowo Subianto, saying immediate• claim he did not prove he lost ahrain yesterday strong- the April vote because of ly condemned the two Tunis, Tunisia B widespread cheating and terrorist bombings in Tuni- voter fraud -- allegations sia affirming the solidarity that sparked deadly rioting ouble suicide attacks of Bahrain with the sisterly in the capital of the world’s shook Tunisia’s capital Republic of Tunisia in con- third-biggest democracy. Dyesterday, even as the fronting terrorism. “The plaintiff’s case is le- country was plunged into uncer- In a statement, the Minis- gally groundless,” said chief tainty with the hospitalisation try of Foreign Affairs vowed Justice Anwar Usman. “We of President Beji Caid Essebsi support for all its security reject (his) demand in its who was said to be in “critical and stability measures and entirety.” condition”. wished the injured speedy The ruling paves the way Yesterday’s blasts -- one on recovery. for Widodo and vice-presi- a central avenue and another dential running mate Ma’ruf against a security base -- killed Body parts lie next to a shrapnel riddled vehicle as Tunisian forensic work at the site of attack in the Tunisian capital’s Amin to be inaugurated lat- a police officer and wounded main avenue Habib Bourguiba lice rapidly deployed to Habib er this year. at least eight people including Bourguiba avenue, where the several civilians, the interior “It was a suicide attack,” inte- Just hours after news of the democratically elected presi- interior ministry is located. ministry said. rior ministry spokesman Sofiene attacks broke, the presidency dent, came to power in 2014, Some passersby fainted while A correspondent saw body Zaag said. announced that Essebsi “was three years after the Arab Spring others fled in panic as shops and parts strewn in the road around Half an hour later, the second taken seriously ill and trans - uprising toppled longtime dicta- offices were closed by the police. a police car after the first at - attack targeted a base of the na- ferred to the military hospital tor Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Some people crowded around tack, which took place on Habib tional guard, judicial police and in Tunis”. sparked revolts in several Arab the scene of the attack, express- Bourguiba, a central avenue near the anti-terror branch in the Key adviser Firas Guefrech nations. ing anger at the authorities. the old city. capital. described the 92-year-old leader “It is a cowardly terrorist DON’T MISS IT The interior ministry said one “An individual blew himself as in “critical condition” and in No immediate claim operation... (to) destabilise policeman died from his wounds up outside the back door” of the a later tweet said that Essebsi There was no immediate Tunisians, the economy and after that blast, while another base, wounding four security was “stable”, urging supporters claim of responsibility for the democratic transition,” Prime policeman and three civilians personnel, Zaag said, adding to pray for his recovery. attacks. Minister Youssef Chahed told For tax-free were wounded. that both bombers were men. Essebsi, the country’s first Civil protection units and po- reporters. 03 shopping PRECAUTIONARY LANDING Boosting 04 healthcare investment UK scrambles fighter jets after Air India ‘bomb threat’ Thousands flee London, United Kingdom can confirm Quick Reaction ark in the United States, made a the airport,” an Air India spokes- erupting Alert Typhoon aircraft were “precautionary landing” at the person added in a statement, 05 Papua New ritain yesterday scram- launched this morning... to in- airport after a “bomb threat”, noting all the 327 passengers Guinea volcano bled fighter jets to escort tercept a civilian aircraft,” Brit- Air India said in a tweet that was were being cared for inside a ter- Ban Air India passenger ain’s defence ministry said in a subsequently deleted. minal. Stansted Airport, around flight forced to land at Lon - statement. It later said the diversion, in- 35 miles (56 kilometres) north- don’s Stansted Airport following “The aircraft was safely es- itiated at around 9:50am local east of London, said the Boeing Police board an Air India passenger a “bomb threat”, according to corted to Stansted Airport.” time (0850 GMT), followed “re- jet that was diverted and landed 777 landed there 25 minutes af- security officials and the airline. The plane, en route from the ports of a security alert”. at Stansted airport in Stansted, ter being diverted with police in “The RAF (Royal Air Force) Indian city of Mumbai to New- “The plane (is) currently at northeast of London attendance. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 02

Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa laying the foundation stone of Khalifa Health City Centre project in the presence of Minister of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning Essam bin Abdullah Khalaf, Health Minister Faeqa bint Said Al Saleh and senior officials from the public and private sectors. Health Minister Faeqa bint Said Al Saleh said the centre, 29th on the list of health centres in Bahrain, will serve residents of Askar, Jaw and Al-Dour. The project will be carried out at an estimated cost of BD 5,675,000 on a land plot of 17,244 sqm and a construction area of 10,445 sqm. It will feature many facilities, including a reception hall, a cafeteria, a medical warehouse, a lab, a pharmacy, 12 treatment rooms at the emergency department, 12 consultation clinics, an x-ray section, the administration offices on the first floor, 6 dental clinics and a maternity and vaccination departments.

National Guard Chief of Staff Major General Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Khalifa with MP Abdullah Al Thawadi, the head of the human rights committee. Shaikh Abdulaziz highlighted the contributions of the parliament to ensuring the progress BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa during an inspection visit to one of the and prosperity of the nation through the enactment of laws that strengthen security, stability, unity and cohesion. He BDF units. The commander-in-chief reviewed administrative and combat readiness and was briefed about the military also lauded the efforts exerted by lawmakers to consolidate cooperation with the National Guard preparations, the work progress, and training and development in the units CBB issues CySEC scam warning TDT | Manama claims related to the business How the scam works activities of firms under CySEC’s he Central Bank of Bah- supervision. 1. The scam typically involves individuals claiming to be CySEC rain (CBB) has issued a People are advised to contact officers, legal advisors, other Cypriot supervisory authorities Twarning to financial in- CySEC to confirm the authentic- (e.g. the Central Bank of Cyprus) and/or bank representatives stitutions and the general public ity of any unsolicited communi- appointed by CySEC contacting clients of entities under CySEC’s here over a scam in which the cation by email at ‘info@cysec. supervision. Cyprus Securities and Exchange gov.cy’ in the event of suspicious 2. Contact is often via emails which appear to be genuine with name, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Berlin, Abdullah Abdullatif Commission (CySEC) and its of- correspondences. address, official stamp and logo of CySEC and fraudulently copy Abdullah, participated in the first forum of the Gulf-German dialogue on ficers have been impersonated. Citing a recent incident, CySEC officials’ signature. Ensure utmost caution in the CySEC said an individual using security and cooperation in Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, which was 3. Scammers are found to make false promises to assist investors organized by the German Foreign Ministry and the Arab-German Friendship face of any unsolicited commu- the name “Christos Sofroniou” with compensation for potential damages in connection with Association. nication from anyone claiming attempted to convince recipi- to represent the CySEC, the CBB ents to pay legal fees to partici- dealings they have had with sanctioned firms (typically online statement warns. pate in fake aid programmes for trading firms offering speculative investment products). “Under no circumstances recovery of losses they might 4. They also solicit personal information including telephone records Bahrain delegation participates in UNHRC should you send any money to have suffered. The individu- and in some cases contacting via telephone. such individuals in connection al used the electronic address interactive dialogue with any scams,” the statement [email protected] TDT | Geneva alerts. and the telephone numbers does not request any personal anyone to do so on its behalf. The warning follows several +35725654263, +35799711917. data, financial or otherwise. The authority also does not au- ahraini Ambassador Dr. Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri, incidents involving scammers CySEC clarified that it never CySEC has no authority or ju- thorise, verify, monitor, or is in BPermanent Representative to the United Nations Office soliciting investors for fees to sends unsolicited correspond- risdiction to collect fees from in- any way involved in class ac- and other international organizations in Geneva, attended the settle fraudulent compensation ence to investors or public, and dividual investors, nor appoint tions, and compensation. Interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extraju- dicial executions. Chairperson of the National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR), Maria Khoury with a former member of the UK House of Commons, and current Director of the Conservative Middle East Council. Charlotte Leslie, and member of the Conservative Party, Skandar Keynes. Member of the Council of Commissioners, Rawdha Al- Aradi, and NIHR’s Secretary- General, Chancellor Ghanim Shaheen, were present. 03 FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 big story For tax-free shopping Bahrain joins the league of nations offering tax refunds to foreigners on goods purchased and carried back by them TDT | Manama Good eligible for VAT refunds ow, tourists visiting • Should be for personal use and Bahrain can reclaim a purchased during stay in the Npercentage of the Value Kingdom Added Tax (VAT) incurred dur- • Should fall under the list of goods ing their stay in the Kingdom. eligible for VAT refunds The refund system also makes Bahrain, one of the few nations • Should be from one of the authorised around the globe to have a 100 merchants registered for the scheme per cent digital tax refund sys- • Refund is valid only if the tourists tem. leave the Kingdom within two The refund, a common prac- months from the date of purchase tice introduced to increase visitors’ expenditure, is expected to bolster the tourism sector in The refund application should the Kingdom, which hosts sev- include: eral high-profile international • Sales receipt with the VAT refund tag events including the Formula affixed to the back One Grand Prix. • Purchased goods, (declaration should VAT rules state that overseas be made at validation desk before visitors spending a minimum check in) of BD100 during their stay of not more than two-months are • A copy of the passport and travel eligible for tax reimbursements. ticket. Refunds will be made through a dedicated desk that connects over 400 registered businesses Eligible goods to the point of exit at Bahrain A seminar organised by the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR), in collaboration with Planet on the scheme’s procedures • Fully or partly consumed goods International Airport. • Motor vehicles, boats and aircrafts “Two dedicated stands will be set up at the airport where “Planet is pleased to continue such as Gucci or Chanel. And igible for the scheme (the ex- tax was initially applied • Goods that are not accompanied by tourists can avail hassle-free working with the National Bu- we are seeing their number of ception being Bahraini citizens to companies having an the Tourist at the time of leaving VAT refunds on their shopping,” reau for Revenue in introduc- transactions grow significantly.” not residing outside of Bahrain. annual turnover exceed- Bahrain according to Chief Commercial ing Bahrain’s VAT tourist refund ing BD5 million. Officer of the Bahrain Airport scheme to merchants through GCC nationals 5pc VAT Plant Payment was Company, Ayman Zainal. the recent seminars,” comment- As per article 89 of the Refund Bahrain joined the league of assigned as the end- Claimers are required to pres- ed Eyad Al Kourdi, General of Tax by Tourists law any nat- VAT implementing states in GCC to-end provider of tax- ent their passports, entry visa Manager, Planet Tax-Free. ural person (above 18 years old from 1st January 2019 after the free shopping system permits, GCC National IDs, or “The fully integrated system of age) who is not a resident in UAE and KSA. The standard VAT following a deal signed residency permits for Bahraini underpins the Kingdom of Bah- any of the Implementing States rate in Bahrain is 5 per cent, lev- by Rana Faqihi, the as- nationals living abroad, when rain’s growing tourism and retail and who is not a crew member ied on all taxable supplies. sistant undersecretary shopping VAT Free. Claimers sectors as they attract interna- of a flight or aircraft leaving the As of 18 February, over 2,000 for Public Revenues need to request VAT free tags, tional shoppers from across the Kingdom are eligible to apply local and international vendors Development in August, available at retail stores, upon world.” for a refund. Under the current had registered as VAT eligible according to state-run completing their purchase. rules, all GCC nationals are el- companies in Bahrain. The sales BNA. The tags can be attached to India tops “The collaboration receipts, which will be validat- Patrick Waldron, CEO of Plan- with Planet is in line ed along with purchased goods et, in a report published earlier, with the National Bu- at the VAT refund desk during cited India as its top passenger reau for Revenue’s ef- check out. source destination, particularly forts in ensuring the Payments may be refunded for jewellery and gold transac- correct implementa- by cash (up to BD500) or card tions. BD100 tion of VAT. The new through an integrated electronic “They are a nation that loves BD500 should be the minimum refund system will be system facilitated by the global to shop overseas. They’re the is the limit for cash refunds spend for obtaining tax established and ready payment operator, Planet which fastest growing economy in the refunds this year,” said Rana also operates the UAE’s tourist world with 7 per cent economic Faqihi earlier. refund scheme. growth in 2018, and they are Tourists, according to Planet, spending more on luxury brands will receive 85 per cent of the VAT paid, after deducting a fee of BD0.50 per VAT free tag val- idated. Use this link (https://www. planetpayment.com/media/4384/planet-bahrain-merchants-200519.pdf) to obtain the merchant registered in the scheme. Merchants opting to register for the scheme may do so by visiting Planet’s registration por- tal and providing the required details. Several details were revealed yesterday during a seminar organised by the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR), in collaboration with Planet on the scheme’s procedures. The seminar, which attracted 67 representatives, familiarised participants with the scheme’s refund and registration processes during a resourceful question-and-answer session. Representative pictures

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Bahrain condemns Al-Arish terrorist Boosting healthcare investment attack TDT | Manama

Mike Jackson (BBBF Executive Committee), Philip Solarski (BBBF Treasurer), Nicholas Williams, (Head of BBBF’s legal SIG and Partner at Newton Legal Group), Kirsty Fielding, (BBBF Executive Committee) with the panellists Basma Naseeb (Legal Specialist, Bahrain Economic Development Board), Nadia AlJaber (Associate, Newton Legal Group) and Ahmed AlFardan (Associate, Newton Legal Group) FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 04 05 FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019

Bahrain condemns Al-Arish terrorist world Boosting healthcare investment attack TDT | Manama

National Health Regulatory Authority to open new office in Bahrain ahrain yesterday con- TDT | Manama Bdemned in strongest on Bahrain’s healthcare land- terms the terrorist attack Condoms that change colour in Mohammed Zafran scape. targeting police outposts Procedures for investing, as in Al-Arish in North Sinai, contact with STD win award We want to ensure well as laws and legislation gov- Egypt, and resulted in the Thousands flee erupting he National Health Regula- that we aid the erning the sector, will be listed death of police officers. The were exposed to chlamydia, it Ttory Authority (NHRA) will development and on the webpage. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Three British teens might glow green — or yellow open a special office in Bahrain facilitate and Statistics, including names extended its deep condo- for herpes, purple for human proposed• an idea aimed at attracting investment attract investment, of healthcare facilities in each lences to the families of the papilloma virus and blue for in the Kingdom’s healthcare leading to the location, the type of facilities victims. syphilis.” Papua New Guinea volcano sector. development of the etc, will also be found on the The statement affirmed There would be The proposal won the • trio the top prize in the UK’s “We want to ensure that we medical tourism webpage. Bahrain’s firm stance in antibodies on the Kokopo | Papua New Guinea aid the development and facil- The latest move is in addi- supporting Egypt and its ef- condom that would TeenTech Awards, and they canoes” targeted for research sector of the have already reportedly been because they pose a significant itate and attract investment, tion to the electronic service forts in combating violence interact with the leading to the development of country launched for the medical pro- and terrorism, as well as approached by condom com- n erupting volcano in risk of large, violent eruptions. the medical tourism sector of fessionals in October by the its endeavours to establish antigens of STDs panies. Papua New Guinea that Saunders said they will be de- The idea, however, is not has blanketed a town in ploying staff today to Ulamona the country,” said NHRA CEO Dr NHRA CEO DR MARIAM AL-JALAHMA Information and eGovernment peace and security. A Mariam Al-Jalahma announcing Authority in collaboration with Seven police officers Time without its imperfections. It ash has forced around 5,000 to assess the situation as the the move. the NHRA. have been killed in a jihad- seems unclear whether the people from their homes, offi- eruption continues. Bahrain’s healthcare sector, The service enables health- ist attack in restive North STIs would be detected in cials said yesterday. “We are monitoring instru- Dr Al Jalahma said, is witnessing care professionals to apply for a Sinai, Egypt’s interior min- he old adage goes that just the user’s partner or also Mount Ulawun -- one of the mentally from Rabaul Volcano a great development and “we new license, renew licenses or istry said Wednesday. Tteenagers think about the user as well. In addition, world’s most hazardous vol- Observatory and have access to hope to play a major role in pro- Besides opening the invest- avail other services that were The attack near the re- sex constantly, but there are there’s the awkward question canoes -- began spewing lava satellite data,” he said. moting investment and enabling Bahrain has already intro - such investment, Dr Al Jalahma ment office, NHRA also plans to previously available only by vis- gional capital El-Arish tar- at least a few out there who of what would happen if the and smoke high into the air on “However due to the continu- medical tourism to the country.” duced many laws to encourage added. create a new website focusing iting the NHRA branch. geted an “assembly centre” have expressed a very keen condom came into contact Wednesday. ing eruption (and) the potential for police, according to the interest in the particulars of with two or more STDs—not Chris Lagisa, a community for unexpected resurgence, it ministry. safe sex. to mention the logistical dif- elder, said people had gathered is recommended that the alert Four assailants died Three British teens—two ficulties of figuring out a way at a church hall to flee on lorries, be raised to Stage 2,” Saunders “during clashes” following 14-year-olds and one 13-year- to determine the colour with trucks and 4x4s, clutching sacks said. Health Ministry ordered the attack, one when he det- old—have proposed an idea sufficient opportunity to make filled with belongings. Papua New Guinea’s erupting Mount Ulawun volcano thrust grey ash more than National airline Air Niug- onated an explosives belt, for a new type of condom that use of those findings. In the nearby provincial 13 kilometres into the air, turning day to night ini cancelled all flights into Repeat offender serving could detect sexually trans- capital of Kimbe, grey ash Hoskins Airport in Kimbe it said. Egypt is currently to pay BD29,000 over ry chief geodetic surveyor Steve for an indefinite period, and on high alert as it hosts the mitted diseases amongst inti- The proposal won the that had been shot more than ailments, eye irritation and skin mate partners. The Washington 13 kilometres (8 miles) into problems. Saunders. the Darwin Volcanic Ash Ad- Africa Cup of Nations, al- trio the top prize in Post explains: “There would the air, turning day to night, Images of the volcano early Initial reports from the pro- visory Centre issued a “red” Medical Negligence though none of the games the UK’s TeenTech 6 years loses appeal be antibodies on the condom began to fall on cars and Thursday appeared to show the vincial disaster committee indi- warning to international TDT | Manama is taking place in Sinai. A Awards, and they The victim, the court that would interact with the homes. ash flow easing. cate lava flows had cut through airlines. TDT | Manama ing about the incident and told month before the tourna- have already report- The court confirmed the found, was discharged antigens of STDs, causing the People downwind from the “Parts of (the) erupting col- the main coastal road. Thousands of people live in police that his ID card was sto- he Second High Civ- ment, a tourist bus was hit six-year jail term and a from SMC back in 2014 condom to change colors edly been approached volcano were advised to take umn collapsed, sending block Ulawun, on the remote Bis- the shadow of Ulawun, despite he Supreme Criminal BD50 fine awarded to len from his car. il Court yesterday by a roadside bomb near depending on the disease… by condom compa- precautions to avoid the ash- and ash flows down the flanks,” marck Archipelago chain, is its being one of the most active Court of Appeal yester- Additionally, the victim iden- ordered the Health without providing nec- pyramids of Giza. him by the High Crimi- T essary treatment For instance, if the condom nies fall, which can cause respiratory said Rabaul Volcano Observato- listed as one of 16 “Decade Vol- volcanoes in the country. day turned down the ap- tified the suspect in the CCTV Ministry to pay BD29,000 in T nal Court on charges of peal of a Bahraini man accused footage, stating that he had compensation to the relatives of committing multiple offenc- impersonation, robbery seen him suspiciously walking of a dead man on charges of es in a day. and forgery around his car on the day of medical negligence. Ministry holds The court confirmed the six- the theft. The victim, the court found, Chemical Weapons STATE BANK OF INDIA year jail term and a BD50 fine Further investigations led to was discharged from Salmani- Retail Branch Bahrain awarded to him by the High the arrest of the suspect. ya Medical Complex ( SMC) committee meeting Criminal Court on charges of Public Prosecution accused back in 2014 without providing deteriorated, leading to his TDT | Manama STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN HEAD OFFICE FUNDS Head Office Unremitted Investment fair Total impersonation, robbery and the suspect of committing eight necessary treatment. death on March 2, 2014. STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 31 March 2019 (1) 31 March 2018 account profits value reserve forgery. crimes in a day. Case files say the deceased The cause of death was later As at 31 March 2019 Audited Audited Bahraini Dinars 000’s Case files say the suspect The suspect was charged was taken to SMC on February found to be bleeding, which he National Committee Bahraini Dinars 000’s At 1 April 2018 10,655 4,116 (619) 14,152 Impact of adopting IFRS 9 as at 1 April 2018 - (1,524) 619 (905) stole a student’s wallet from his with stealing the first victim’s 21, 2014, with knife wounds contradicted the discharge on the Prohibition of T ASSETS Restated Balance at 1 April 2018 10,655 2,592 - 13,247 car parked in a private universi- wallet, impersonating and forg- following an attack by two summary claiming otherwise. Chemical Weapons Devel- Cash and balances with banks and the Central Bank of Bahrain 17,086 10,949 Comprehensive income for the year Due from other branches 1,863 31,501 Loss for the year - (1,430) - (1,430) ty in Salmabad in the Northern ing his signature to rent and men. The deceased’s parents and opment, Production, Use Investment in bonds at amortised cost 15,406 14,983 Loans and advances 59,146 62,897 Total comprehensive income for the year - (1,430) - (1,430) Governorate. Police launched the investi- use a car without the victim’s The victim sustained a deep siblings demanded compen- and Stockpiling and their Interest receivable and other assets 740 1,212 Furniture and equipment 219 306 Balance at 31 March 2019 10,655 1,162 - 11,817 The victim’s identity card gation after receiving a com- consent. cut in his chest, which dam- sation and accused the hospi- Destruction held its 8th TOTAL ASSETS 94,460 121,848 was then used to rent a car and plaint from the salesman. The suspect was also accused aged his cardiac membrane tal of medical negligence and meeting yesterday. Balance at 1 April 2017 10,655 4,700 (470) 14,885 HEAD OFFICE FUNDS AND LIABILITIES purchase an iPhone 7 from one CCTV footages retrieved from of impersonating the first vic- (the pericardium). This caused disregard of the deceased’s The meeting was head- Head Office funds Prior year adjustment - (342) 342 - Head Office account 10,655 10,655 Restated Balance at 1 April 2017 10,655 4,358 (128) 14,885 of the telecommunications pro- the shop clearly showed the tim and forging his signature a haemorrhage in the crystal- condition. ed by the Undersecretary Unremitted profits 1,162 4,116 Investment fair value reserve - (619) Comprehensive income for the year viders in the Kingdom. suspect snatching the phone on in the application documents line membrane of the lung and Abdulrahman Ghunaim, the of the Ministry of Foreign Profit for the year - 1,443 - 1,443 He later confessed selling the his way out. of the telecommunications leakage of blood to the lung. family’s attorney, told the court Affairs, Dr Shaikha Rana TOTAL HEAD OFFICE FUNDS 11,817 14,152 Other Comprehensive income - - (491) (491) phone for BD300 to a local mo- The investigation led to iden- provider and providing false The hospital discharged that the man’s death impacted bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa, LIABILITIES Total comprehensive income for the year - 1,443 (491) 952 Due to other branches 295 312 bile phones shop and stealing a tifying the owner of the identity data to it, purchasing the mo- him on February 23 without his parents and six brothers as with the participation of the Deposits from banks and other financial institutions - 30 Transactions with Head Office Customers’ deposits 81,199 105,726 Funds transferred to central pool account at Wholesale bile phone by using fraudulent he was the sole breadwinner. Interest payable and other liabilities 1,149 1,628 salesman’s mobile phone, left card used for renting the car confirming if the bleeding has members of the Committee Banking Branch, Bahrain - (1,685) - (1,685) unattended on the counter, on and purchasing the phone. methods and stealing the mo- stopped. The victim also left behind fi- representing the relevant TOTAL LIABILITIES 82,643 107,696 Total Transactions with Head Office - (1,685) - (1,685) his way out. The first victim denied know- bile phone of the second victim. Soon the man’s condition nancial obligations. ministries and govt bodies. TOTAL HEAD OFFICE FUNDS AND LIABILITIES 94,460 121,848 Balance at 31 March 2018 10,655 4,116 (619) 14,152 Statement of Profit or Loss 31-Mar-19 (1) 31-Mar-18 For the year ended 31 March 2019 Audited Audited 31 March 2019 (1) 31 March 2018 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Audited Audited Interest and similar income 4,774 4,786 For the year ended 31 March 2019 Bahraini Dinars 000’s Interest and similar expense (1,326) (1,693) OPERATING ACTIVITIES NET INTEREST INCOME 3,448 3,093 (Loss) / profit for the year (1,430) 1,443 Fees and commission income 822 836 Adjustments for non cash and non-operating item: Other operating income 302 341 Loss on sale of assets - 27 Personal data protection in focus at BBBF Depreciation 94 135 TOTAL OPERATING INCOME 4,572 4,270 Amortisation of premium on investments in bonds at amortised cost 196 193 TDT | Manama group (SIG) for legal, shed light Jaber (Associate, Newton Legal Board). eral Data Protection Regulation they can attain consent from Net impairment losses 3,915 1,054 OPERATING EXPENSES 2,775 2,852 on how the new law will give Group), Ahmed AlFardan (Asso- The panellists highlighted (GDPR) by the European Union. data owners. The new law will Staff expenses (837) (772) Changes in operating assets and liabilities Depreciation (94) (135) new personal data protec- individuals and entities in Bah- ciate, Newton Legal Group) and that several other countries have Consequently, businesses act as the regulatory law for data Other operating expenses (1,156) (866) (Increase) / decrease in operating assets tion law which will be im- rain rights on how their data Basma Naseeb (Legal Specialist, adopted similar laws, such as need to understand whether the protection and imposes several Mandatory reserve deposits with the Central Bank of Bahrain 752 (207) A TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES (2,087) (1,773) Due from other Branches 23,577 (9,929) plemented in Bahrain starting can be collected, processed and Bahrain Economic Development the implementation of the Gen- law applies to them and how obligations on data processing. Loans and advances 1,823 (359) Profit before provision for impairment 2,485 2,497 Interest receivable and other assets 472 69 1 August 2019 was the focus of stored. The meeting was opened Net Impairment Loss (3,915) (1,054) Increase / (decrease) in operating liabilities a panel discussion at Bahrain by Nicholas Williams, the head (Loss) / profit for the year (1,430) 1,443 Due to other branches (17) 154 BBBF BBBF SIG Deposits from banks and other financial institutions (30) (2) British Business Forum ( ). of ’s legal and Partner Customers’ deposits (24,527) 13,969 The discussion, held during at Newton Legal Group. The Interest payable and other liabilities (609) (264) the breakfast networking meet- specialist panel of leading legal Net cash from operating activities 4,216 6,283 31 March 2019 (1) 31 March 2018 ing of BBBF’s special interest practitioners were Nadia Al- STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Audited Audited INVESTING ACTIVITY For the year ended 31 March 2019 Purchase of furniture and equipment (7) (26)

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Kirsty Fielding, (BBBF Executive Committee) with the panellists Basma Naseeb (Legal Specialist, Bahrain Economic Development Board), Nadia AlJaber (Associate, Newton Legal Group) and Ahmed AlFardan (Associate, Newton Legal Group) FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 06 Paris aims to beat Olympic traffic with flying taxis Le Bourget | France “If we have the conviction that frastructure investment of some “It is large scale rollout which aris aims to give visitors to in the next five, 10, 15, 20 or 30 ten million euros ($11.3 million), is going to be complicated,” the 2024 Paris Olympics years low altitude is a space to says Arkwright. He adds the pro- Rassineux told AFP. Pa flying start by offering be conquered we have to put in ject will test out the link “via an Along with required progress airborne taxis to tournament place the conditions today,” said existing helicopter corridor”. on battery power and anti-colli- sites straight from the airport. ADP Group’s executive director Ideally, the service would see sion detection he said there were Arrivals in the City of Light general Edward Arkwright. the taxis take off every six min- “constraints regarding compati- currently face an hour-long haul VTOL converts are already utes. In order to make VTOL a bility and traffic regulation.” by train or bus into town from sprouting in number as the reality by 2024, ADP is working But there is also the issue of Charles de Gaulle airport to the world looks to move beyond -- alongside Airbus, which has for the extent to which the concept north of Paris. or rather, above -- today’s sat- some years been involved in full will gain widespread public ac- But if Aeroports de Paris urated motorways and growing electric propulsion urban mobil- ceptance. (ADP), Airbus and the RATP re- environmental concerns. ity schemes. Rassineux warned there gional transport have their way Back on the ground, the view The manufacturer already would need to be “security levels passengers, right after their jets has been muddied by a delay has two prototype models -- the as stringent as those for air traf- have taxied to a halt on the run- beyond the Games, to 2025, of single-seater “Vahana” and the fic” as well as “real value added way, will be able to take to the the express fast train designed four-seater variant “CityAirbus”. to existing transport” systems. air once again with a self-flying A prototype of the “CityAirbus” air taxi to cut congestion and travel time Faury explained that “the two Deloitte estimates the size of urban taxi of the future. between Charles de Gaulle air- projects will converge towards a the airborne taxi market at some The firms used this past port and the city centre. vehicle that will respond to first $17 billion for the United States week’s Paris Air Show to say the For aircraft manufacturer Air- cases of use.” alone through to 2040. Olympics afforded the perfect bus, airport manager ADP and “This partnership is a unique Yet “there remains some way opportunity to bring into service RATP, which manages Parisian opportunity to develop techno- to go before a flying vehicle be- futuristic Vertical Take-off and public transport services, the logical solutions, a product, a comes integrated into urban Landing (VTOL) machines, and Games are a chance to show - regulatory framework, an eco- transport,” cautioned France’s that they would launch a feasi- case French savoir-faire in urban nomic model,” Faury added. transport minister, Elisabeth bility study. mobility. Borne. “In 2010, for the first time, ‘Important stage’ Borne nonetheless sees moves more than half of humanity was Multitude of projects “This project reduces con- towards creating an embryon- living in urban zones and we ADP has until the end of the straints not only in terms of in- ic service in time for the 2024 think we shall surpass 60 per- year to choose a site for a “Vert- frastructure but also concerning games as “one of the important cent by 2030,” said Airbus CEO iport” capable of hosting taxis air traffic as it involves experi- stages” towards “the emergence Guillaume Faury. from one of 10 aerodromes in the menting in a specific (air) corri- of a complete transport offer- The time had now come to region around Paris. dor,” said Jean-Louis Rassineux, ing” which would be “integrated vault up to “the third dimension” The Vahana is Airbus’s single-seat prototype all-electric, tilt-wing aircraft to The idea is to have the venue head of aeronautics and defence and which respects the environ- of local commutes -- air, he said. provide personal mobility services in urban areas ready in 18 months, requiring in- issues for Deloitte. ment”. Ride on time: Recycled bikes get Myanmar kids to school

UNICEF estimates• 55 percent of children in Myanmar live in poverty

Mike •Than Tun Win bought 10,000 biker and shipped Students look at bicycles them to Myanmar

Each •cycle cost Mike just $35

Students ride bicycles, previously used in bike-sharing companies and shipped from Singapore, which have been donated as part of the “Lesswalk” scheme on the outskirts of Yangon. Mike Than Tun Win poses in front of bicycles Yangon | Myanmar cycles as part of “Lesswalk”, the “graveyards”, he grabbed his in Mandalay and Sagaing regions brainchild of Mandalay entre- chance. later this month. he clangor of bells in the preneur Mike Than Tun Win. The tech investor bought up Children aged 13-16 living Tair, Myanmar children race He grew up and was educated 10,000 bikes earlier this year and more than two kilometres from home from school on recycled in Singapore before returning shipped them to Myanmar. school will be at the front of the bikes shipped from Singapore home eight years ago with a After exchanging the bike- queue. and Malaysia, donated to give business degree. share lock for a seat on the back, “Most parents here are poor,” them easier access to education “I saw students walking for he is now starting to hand out says Ni Ni Win, 55, headteacher in a nation where more than half many hours to get to school and the bright orange and yellow of Thae Su Wai’s school. live in poverty. I felt really sorry for them,” the cycles. “Many children don’t even Thae Su Wai will no longer 33-year-old said. He hopes they will help keep have umbrellas -- they just use need to trudge 10 kilometres (six UNICEF estimates 55 percent more kids in school for longer, pieces of plastic to cover them miles) for two hours to and from of children in Myanmar live in giving them an education so they when it rains.” lessons, she told AFP, beaming. poverty, while half of 17-year- can “escape from poverty”. Mike says this is just the start “I’ll have more time to study olds enter adulthood with little Each cycle cost him just $35, -- the aim is to keep up mo - and play with friends,” she said, or no education. including shipping and distribu- mentum and hand out a total as she excitedly wheels away So when Mike heard that tion, and he footed half the bill, of 100,000 bikes over five years. her new bicycle at Nhaw Kone bike-sharing companies oBike, with the other half coming from “They might not be worth an- Village school near Yangon. Ofo and Mobike had pulled out sponsors. ything in Singapore, but they’re The 11-year-old is among the from Singapore and Malaysia, Yangon is Lesswalk’s first stop valuable in a poorer country,” first 200 students to receive bi- leaving thousands of cycles in before Mike rolls out the scheme he said. Students help unload bicycles FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 06 07

Zuckerberg says Huawei staff pair US govt inaction up with Chinese Paris aims to beat Olympic traffic with flying taxis allowed fake news military on research Le Bourget | France to spread NKorea slams South for “If we have the conviction that frastructure investment of some “It is large scale rollout which aris aims to give visitors to in the next five, 10, 15, 20 or 30 ten million euros ($11.3 million), is going to be complicated,” San Francisco, United the 2024 Paris Olympics years low altitude is a space to says Arkwright. He adds the pro- Rassineux told AFP. States Pa flying start by offering be conquered we have to put in ject will test out the link “via an Along with required progress airborne taxis to tournament place the conditions today,” said existing helicopter corridor”. on battery power and anti-colli- acebook boss Mark sites straight from the airport. ADP Group’s executive director Ideally, the service would see sion detection he said there were FZuckerberg said Arrivals in the City of Light general Edward Arkwright. the taxis take off every six min- “constraints regarding compati- Wednesday that a lack of ‘meddling’ in US talks currently face an hour-long haul VTOL converts are already utes. In order to make VTOL a bility and traffic regulation.” action by US authorities on by train or bus into town from sprouting in number as the reality by 2024, ADP is working But there is also the issue of fake political content on the Charles de Gaulle airport to the world looks to move beyond -- alongside Airbus, which has for the extent to which the concept platform after the 2016 US Negotiations north of Paris. or rather, above -- today’s sat- some years been involved in full will gain widespread public ac- election helped pave the • Ken Hu, rotatory chairman But if Aeroports de Paris urated motorways and growing electric propulsion urban mobil- ceptance. way for a subsequent ava- between Pyongyang and of Huawei, attends a press (ADP), Airbus and the RATP re- environmental concerns. ity schemes. Rassineux warned there lanche of online disinfor- Washington have been conference during the Mobile gional transport have their way Back on the ground, the view The manufacturer already would need to be “security levels mation. stalled since February World Congress (MWC 2019) passengers, right after their jets has been muddied by a delay has two prototype models -- the as stringent as those for air traf- The CEO -- who has him- Beijing, China have taxied to a halt on the run- beyond the Games, to 2025, of single-seater “Vahana” and the fic” as well as “real value added self been widely criticised Moon said way, will be able to take to the the express fast train designed four-seater variant “CityAirbus”. to existing transport” systems. for a lackluster response • air once again with a self-flying A prototype of the “CityAirbus” air taxi to cut congestion and travel time Faury explained that “the two Deloitte estimates the size of to fake news -- also called Wednesday that uawei employees have urban taxi of the future. between Charles de Gaulle air- projects will converge towards a the airborne taxi market at some on governments to further “behind-the-scenes Hteamed up with Chi- The firms used this past port and the city centre. vehicle that will respond to first $17 billion for the United States regulate private data, po- talks” were going on nese military scientists to week’s Paris Air Show to say the For aircraft manufacturer Air- cases of use.” alone through to 2040. litical advertising and step carry out research, a col - Olympics afforded the perfect bus, airport manager ADP and “This partnership is a unique Yet “there remains some way up efforts to prevent state But Kwon, the laboration that challenges opportunity to bring into service RATP, which manages Parisian opportunity to develop techno- to go before a flying vehicle be- actors from interfering in • the telecom giant’s asser- futuristic Vertical Take-off and public transport services, the logical solutions, a product, a comes integrated into urban US elections. director-general of the tion that it has no ties to Landing (VTOL) machines, and Games are a chance to show - regulatory framework, an eco- transport,” cautioned France’s “As a private company North’s Department the country’s government that they would launch a feasi- case French savoir-faire in urban nomic model,” Faury added. transport minister, Elisabeth we don’t have the tools to of American or armed forces. bility study. mobility. Borne. make the Russian govern- Affairs, denied it Several research papers “In 2010, for the first time, ‘Important stage’ Borne nonetheless sees moves ment stop... our government published since 2009 show more than half of humanity was Multitude of projects “This project reduces con- towards creating an embryon- is the one that has the tools Huawei employees have living in urban zones and we ADP has until the end of the straints not only in terms of in- ic service in time for the 2024 to apply pressure to Russia,” Seoul, South Korea worked with researchers at think we shall surpass 60 per- year to choose a site for a “Vert- frastructure but also concerning games as “one of the important he said during an on-stage different arms of the Peo- cent by 2030,” said Airbus CEO iport” capable of hosting taxis air traffic as it involves experi- stages” towards “the emergence interview at the Aspen Ide- orth Korea yesterday ple’s Liberation Army, ac- Guillaume Faury. from one of 10 aerodromes in the menting in a specific (air) corri- of a complete transport offer- as Festival in Colorado. warned the South to cording to an AFP review of The time had now come to region around Paris. dor,” said Jean-Louis Rassineux, ing” which would be “integrated Nstop “meddling” in nu- US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun (C) arrives at academic papers. Bloomb- vault up to “the third dimension” The Vahana is Airbus’s single-seat prototype all-electric, tilt-wing aircraft to The idea is to have the venue head of aeronautics and defence and which respects the environ- clear talks between Pyongyang Incheon airport, west of Seoul, last year’s talks between Trump erg News first reported on of local commutes -- air, he said. provide personal mobility services in urban areas ready in 18 months, requiring in- issues for Deloitte. ment”. and Washington, denying Pres- and Kim, and has held three the collaborations. Hong Kong tycoon, ident Moon Jae-in’s assertion summits with the North Korean Military and private sec- that dialogue was under way leader. tor collaboration is com- 22, drops $117 between the two Koreas. mon in many countries but million on luxury “The reality is the contrary,” ‘Like a parrot’ Huawei has gone to great senior foreign ministry official It seems the US wants to talk to the North, Trump is due to fly to Seoul lengths to deny any close re- Ride on time: Recycled bikes get Myanmar kids to school home Kwon Jong Gun said in a state- we also want to talk to the North. The North at the weekend for a summit lationship with the Chinese Hong Kong, China ment carried by the state news actually does not want to talk unless the US with South Korean President government or military. agency KCNA. expresses its willingness to accept the North Moon Jae-in, and the US spe- Microsoft researchers in UNICEF he 22-year-old son of “The south Korean author- Korean proposal. We are back in a very difficult cial representative for North China for instance raised • Ta business tycoon has ities would better mind their situation. North Korea first needs to make that Korea Stephen Biegun ar - eyebrows earlier this year estimates 55 dropped US$117 million on a own internal business,” he add- rived Thursday to prepare the for their work with schol- percent luxury home in Hong Kong, ed, in a stinging rebuke to the decision to talk and offer something the US is visit. ars affiliated with a Chinese of the latest purchase to high- North’s neighbour days before willing to accept. The North’s statement re - military-backed universi- children light the huge wealth gap in US President Donald Trump MOON’S SECURITY ADVISER MOON CHUNG-IN minded Washington that it did ty -- researchers from the a city currently rocked by arrives in Seoul amid a nuclear not have much time left until same university worked in political protests. deadlock. Kim’s end-of-year deadline to with a Huawei employee Myanmar The crammed financial Negotiations between Pyong- adopt “a correct method of cal- on at least one project. live in hub regularly tops various yang and Washington have been tween the US and the North with Southern authorities were culation” to revive dialogue. Huawei employees and poverty rankings of cities with the stalled since February when a a view to preparing for a third trying to “make their presence “The US repeatedly talks PLA members have worked least affordable housing in second summit between Trump summit. felt” by posing as a mediator, about resumption of dialogue together on at least 10 re- Mike the world, with even the and North Korean leader Kim “Also under way is dia - he said. like a parrot without consider- search projects including • cheapest apartments far out Jong Un collapsed in Hanoi as logue between the South and Dialogue between Pyong- ing any realistic proposal that artificial intelligence and Than Tun of the reach of most regular the pair failed to agree on what the North through diverse yang and Washington “would would fully conform with the radio communications, ac- Win bought workers. the North would be willing to channels,” he added in a writ- not open by itself”, he went on, interests of both sides,” Kwon cording to Bloomberg News. 10,000 biker Matthew Cheung Siu- give up in exchange for sanc- ten interview with leading but if the North had to contact said. Ren has denied Huawei Students look at bicycles woon spent HK$916m on tions relief. media. Washington it would use “the Trump and Kim held a maintains military connec- and shipped the 8,674 square foot (806 The two sides have had min- But Kwon, the director-gener- liaison channel already under groundbreaking summit in Sin- tions. them to square metre) house, which imal contact since -- aside from al of the North’s Department of operation”. gapore last year -- the first-ever “We don’t have any R&D Myanmar was listed on the market exchanges of letters between American Affairs, slammed the “The south Korean authori- meeting between a North Kore- collaboration or partner- in May and completed on their leaders. South yesterday, denying that ties have nothing to meddle in,” an leader and a sitting US pres- ships with the PLA-affiliated Each Tuesday, according to a The dovish Moon said “various forms of exchanges he added. ident -- where the pair signed a institutions,” Ren told jour- • Land Registry document Wednesday that “behind-the- and closed-door meetings” were Moon, who favours engage- vaguely worded deal on denu- nalists in January, according cycle seen by AFP. scenes talks” were going on be- under way between the Koreas. ment with Pyongyang, brokered clearisation. to a Huawei transcript. cost Mike just $35 Brain disease found in 535 ‘phone walkers’ killed by Dhaka trains Australian rugby league players Dhaka, Bangladesh Sydney, Australia who had played more than 150 total of 535 people have National Rugby League (NRL) Abeen killed since 2010 after ost-mortem examinations games each. Students ride bicycles, previously used in bike-sharing companies and shipped from Singapore, which have been donated as part of the “Lesswalk” scheme on being hit by trains while wear- Phave found a degenerative The study said there were the outskirts of Yangon. ing headphones on tracks in and brain disease linked to repeat- no other known cases of CTE Mike Than Tun Win poses in front of bicycles around the Bangladeshi capital SMILE ed blows to the head in two among rugby league players Yangon | Myanmar cycles as part of “Lesswalk”, the “graveyards”, he grabbed his in Mandalay and Sagaing regions Dhaka, police said yesterday. elite Australian rugby league and there had only been one brainchild of Mandalay entre- chance. later this month. The mostly unfenced railways players, the first cases found reported previously involv- he clangor of bells in the preneur Mike Than Tun Win. The tech investor bought up Children aged 13-16 living of the South Asian country of In neighbouring India, in the sport, researchers said ing an Australian athlete, who Tair, Myanmar children race He grew up and was educated 10,000 bikes earlier this year and more than two kilometres from 165 million people are notori- home to one of the yesterday. played the closely related code home from school on recycled in Singapore before returning shipped them to Myanmar. school will be at the front of the ously dangerous, with around The researchers said the of rugby union. bikes shipped from Singapore home eight years ago with a After exchanging the bike- queue. 1,000 fatal accidents or suicides world’s largest rail players both had chronic trau- It said they were the only and Malaysia, donated to give business degree. share lock for a seat on the back, “Most parents here are poor,” every year. networks, some 25,000 matic encephalopathy (CTE), cases of CTE the neuropathol- them easier access to education “I saw students walking for he is now starting to hand out says Ni Ni Win, 55, headteacher But police said in recent years people lose lives due to which has been widely diag- ogy department at Sydney’s in a nation where more than half many hours to get to school and the bright orange and yellow of Thae Su Wai’s school. “headphone walkers” have be- Representative picture (courtesy of the Daily Star) accidents and suicides nosed among former US Na- Royal Prince Alfred Hospi- live in poverty. I felt really sorry for them,” the cycles. “Many children don’t even come a new menace as people on railways every year. tional Football League (NFL) tal had identified among 470 Thae Su Wai will no longer 33-year-old said. He hopes they will help keep have umbrellas -- they just use walk on tracks listening to mu- in 2014 when 109 people died. loudhailers. players but is little studied brain autopsies. need to trudge 10 kilometres (six UNICEF estimates 55 percent more kids in school for longer, pieces of plastic to cover them sic or talking on mobile phones Numbers have declined since “But people still walk on the elsewhere. “It is difficult to assess miles) for two hours to and from of children in Myanmar live in giving them an education so they when it rains.” using earphones. thanks to an awareness cam- tracks as if they were unaware The Sydney-based study said whether these two CTE cases lessons, she told AFP, beaming. poverty, while half of 17-year- can “escape from poverty”. Mike says this is just the start “Walking on railway tracks paign, but police said 54 people of fatal consequences,” he said. secure the tracks unless people the condition, once known as are serendipitous findings or “I’ll have more time to study olds enter adulthood with little Each cycle cost him just $35, -- the aim is to keep up mo - and putting on headphones is were still killed in this way last Hundreds of thousands of cooperate with them. ‘punch drunk syndrome’ oc- emblematic of a more com- and play with friends,” she said, or no education. including shipping and distribu- mentum and hand out a total banned in the country. Still a year. slum dwellers also live on land According to police, nearly curred when repeated brain mon issue with rugby league as she excitedly wheels away So when Mike heard that tion, and he footed half the bill, of 100,000 bikes over five years. lot of people ignore the ban and Morshed Alam, the deputy next to railway tracks in shacks 6,000 people died in railway trauma led to a long-term de- and other Australian foot - her new bicycle at Nhaw Kone bike-sharing companies oBike, with the other half coming from “They might not be worth an- are killed by trains,” Dhaka rail railway police chief, said they made of tarpaulin and bamboo. accidents and suicides on the cline in cognitive function. ball codes,” said the finding, Village school near Yangon. Ofo and Mobike had pulled out sponsors. ything in Singapore, but they’re police chief Yeasin Faroque Mo- have held awareness rallies and Many makeshift food stalls are country’s 2,800-kilometres They said the two unnamed published in the journal Acta The 11-year-old is among the from Singapore and Malaysia, Yangon is Lesswalk’s first stop valuable in a poorer country,” zumder said. processions, distributing leaf- also dangerously close. (1,730-mile) rail network in the subjects were both mid - Neuropathologica Communi- first 200 students to receive bi- leaving thousands of cycles in before Mike rolls out the scheme he said. Students help unload bicycles Fatalities hit a record high lets and warning people with Alam said it is “impossible” to last six and a half years. dle-aged former professionals cations. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT ARGUING TODAY IN QUOTE AGAINST GLOBALIZATION IS LIKE 1389 1519 1838 1919 HISTORY OF THE ARGUING AGAINST THE LAWS OF Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the 1519 King Carlos I elected Coronation of Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI and DAY bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the Holy Roman Catholic Emper- Queen Victoria in establishing the League of Nations, is GRAVITY. way for the Ottoman conquest of South- or Charles V Westminster Abbey, signed in France FRIDAY JUNE 28, 2019 KOFI ANNAN eastern Europe London CONTRAST Turkish artist goes viral with Message on International stark misery, comfort images Day in Thousands have commented on Gal- Turkish artist Ugur Gallenkus has lenkus’ social media feeds, expressing built up a social media following with their anger, sorrow and shock. “Art is powerful because it can express Support of his stark images juxtaposing photos that which is beyond words. Praying of misery in war-torn countries with for the healing of our world,” Subra, a One morning while watching the comforts of the West. Gallenkus’ Facebook user, wrote under one image. the news, I saw the fear digital collages bring together photos “I am from Syria. Every time I see and despair in the eyes of a your pictures and the destruction of my Victims of he finds in the media that have group of immigrant families similar compositions but tell entirely country compared to the comfortable life trying to cross the sea for in the West, I cry. We used to have the different stories same life, but war took everything from a better life. That shocked us,” Haroun, another user, wrote. me and I decided to tell the Torture With all the messages of support from world of their situation across the globe, Gallenkus says he is UGUR GALLENKUS determined to continue his work in the hope of making the world a “happy and beautiful place for all”.

Antonio Guterres migrant crisis. “One morning while watching the news, I saw the fear and despair in the eyes of a group of immigrant families trying to cross the sea for a better life. he prohibition of torture is absolute – under all circum- “That shocked me and I decided to stances. Turkish artist Ugur Gallenkus works with his laptop at his home in Istanbul tell the world of their situation,” said the T Yet this core principle is undermined every day in de- Istanbul-based artist. tention centres, prisons, police stations, psychiatric institutions AFP | Istanbul Wonder Woman costume spliced togeth- ‘War took everything’ and elsewhere. er with a girl covered in blood and band- Gallenkus says his work covers sub- I am encouraged that we are moving towards universal rati- Starbucks cup merging with a crowd ages -- the sort of jarring contrast which jects from all over the world, including fication of the United Nations Convention against Torture, cur- Aaround a dried-up well, or a yacht Gallenkus hopes will raise awareness of war, famine, violence against women, rently ratified by 166 States. An image by Ugur Gallenkus spliced with a boat full of refugees: pow- a “parallel world”. income inequality and climate change. Ensuring that national laws erful collages by a Turkish artist have “I would like to tell the world that “But the war and instability in Iraq, Torture is a and practices are in line with taken the internet by storm. people in developing countries live in Syria and Afghanistan are an important the Convention is essential With over half a million followers war, hunger and pain. If we want to live part of my work,” he stressed. vicious attempt for moving the prohibition on Instagram and thousands more on in peace and harmony we must have In another piece, one side of the image of torture from principle to Digital collage artist Ugur Gallenkus Facebook and Twitter, 29-year-old Ugur knowledge about each others’ lives,” he shows a father bathing his children in the at breaking practice. Gallenkus has stirred a huge reaction by told AFP. remnants of a bathroom destroyed by a person’s Torture usually happens be- highlights the contrast between the culture juxtaposing photos of misery in war-torn Gallenkus first started the project in war, while the other side shows a clean, hind closed doors. It is there- countries with the comforts of the West. 2016 in reaction to the photo of Aylan lavish bathroom with a fancy chandelier. will. On this fore crucial for independent His digital collages bring together pho- Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian refugee “I only interpret the images in a dif- international and national of the Western world and the horrors that tos he finds in the media that have similar who was found drowned on a Turkish ferent way. I try to find the value and International human rights mechanisms compositions but tell entirely different beach the year before, which sent shock meaning of the photos that I see in the Day in Support to open those doors. The UN people are experiencing in the Middle East stories. waves around the world and became one news and add the message I want to give Subcommittee on Preven- One features a little girl dressed in a of the most searing images of Europe’s to the world,” he said. An image by Turkish artist Ugur Gallenkus of Victims tion of Torture does exactly that, visiting more than 100 of Torture, prisons and other institutions and interviewing more than HENNAYA I urge all 1,000 detainees, officials, law enforcement personnel and States to end medical staff every year, in impunity for close partnership with nation- Arab News | Dubai adding a modern twist to this tradi- al preventive mechanisms. tional art form. “I take (inspiration), perpetrators In all our work, we must round the world, I guess, from everywhere,” Khamissa support victims and ensure re- hundreds of thou- told Arab News. and eradicate spect for their right to rehabil- A modern twist Asands of women cel- Khamissa initially became interested these itation and redress. This vic- ebrate Eid by adorning their in henna as a child. “We’d always have tim-centred approach guides hands and feet with ornate a hennaya come to our home before reprehensible the UN Voluntary Fund for henna or mehendi — an an- Eid,” she said. “I found the traditional the Victims of Torture, which cient body art that involves Emirati designs really beautiful. That acts that defy assists nearly 50,000 victims to an ancient art drawing elaborate de- inspired me to start experimenting of torture annually in some 80 signs on the skin using with henna myself.” our common countries. It has also helped plant-based temporary Before long, she started looking into humanity us better understand differ- dyes. The artists who other traditional forms of henna, in- ent dimensions of torture, in- Canadian-South African artist create these works are cluding Tunisian and Libyan styles, and cluding the use of sexual and known as hennayas. was soon inspired to start creating her gender-based violence, and who creates modern designs of In Dubai, one hennaya, own. But eventually she grew bored of Azra Khamissa the specific assistance that Azra Khamissa — a Cana- seeing the same designs over and over different kinds of survivors of dian-South African who again in salons and on social media. stands her minimal designs, she admit- to their design philosophy.” torture need. henna believes that people like speaks fluent Khaleeji Ar- “I think this also inspired me to try ted. “Traditionally, henna has always Khamissa, who also runs her own Torture is a vicious attempt abic — is making a name henna again, to give it another chance, been something that you have to do a handbag brand, believes nostalgia at breaking a person’s will. On the art because it connects them for herself with her unique but with something that I like, some- lot of for it to be beautiful,” she said. plays a major role in henna’s ongo - this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, I urge designs that draw inspira- thing that I wanted,” she told Arab But plenty of people have had more ing popularity: “It reminds them of all States to end impunity for perpetrators and eradicate these to their heritage tion from nature, architecture, News. positive reactions to seeing henna done their grandmother, (it) reminds them reprehensible acts that defy our common humanity. anatomy, movement and mood — Geometric henna patterns, an ongoing project by Azra Khamissa Not everyone appreciates or under- in a different way “that connects them of childhood.” (Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General )

Hon. Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Editor-in-Chief Mahmood AI Mahmood | Chairman & Managing Director P Unnikrishnan | Advertisement: Update Media W.L.L | Tel: 38444692, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 38444680, Email: [email protected] Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877 | Email:[email protected] | Website: www.newsofbahrain.com | Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT ARGUING TODAY IN QUOTE AGAINST GLOBALIZATION IS LIKE 1389 1519 1838 1919 HISTORY OF THE ARGUING AGAINST THE LAWS OF Ottomans defeat Serbian army in the 1519 King Carlos I elected Coronation of Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI and DAY bloody Battle of Kosovo, opening the Holy Roman Catholic Emper- Queen Victoria in establishing the League of Nations, is GRAVITY. way for the Ottoman conquest of South- or Charles V Westminster Abbey, signed in France FRIDAY JUNE 28, 2019 KOFI ANNAN eastern Europe London CONTRAST Turkish artist goes viral with Message on International stark misery, comfort images Day in Thousands have commented on Gal- Turkish artist Ugur Gallenkus has lenkus’ social media feeds, expressing built up a social media following with their anger, sorrow and shock. “Art is powerful because it can express Support of his stark images juxtaposing photos that which is beyond words. Praying of misery in war-torn countries with for the healing of our world,” Subra, a One morning while watching the comforts of the West. Gallenkus’ Facebook user, wrote under one image. the news, I saw the fear digital collages bring together photos “I am from Syria. Every time I see and despair in the eyes of a your pictures and the destruction of my Victims of he finds in the media that have group of immigrant families similar compositions but tell entirely country compared to the comfortable life trying to cross the sea for in the West, I cry. We used to have the different stories same life, but war took everything from a better life. That shocked us,” Haroun, another user, wrote. me and I decided to tell the Torture With all the messages of support from world of their situation across the globe, Gallenkus says he is UGUR GALLENKUS determined to continue his work in the hope of making the world a “happy and beautiful place for all”.

Kingfisher poaches Carrefour’s Asia boss as new CEO London, United Kingdom years at Carrefour”, said King- Global rally propels Gulf fisher chairman Andy Cosslett ritish group Kingfisher, on Thursday. BEurope’s biggest home-im- “Throughout his career he provements retailer, on Thurs- has led significant business- day announced it has appoint- es through complex change ed the head of Carrefour’s Asia programmes while operating operations, as its chief exec- in competitive and rapidly utive. changing retail environments.” Frenchman Thierry Garnier Laury has come under fire will take the reins from Ve- as Kingfisher’s sales and prof- ronique Laury in the autumn Frenchman Thierry Garnier and will be based in London, Kingfisher said in a brief state- its have continued to tumble ment. despite her efforts under an Laury, who is also French, ongoing transformation plan. has been at the helm of the Late last year, she unveiled a London-listed company since drastic restructuring to re-fo- late 2014, in which time it has cus on main markets Britain been plagued by growing eco- and France -- and exit Portu- nomic uncertainty and turbu- gal, Russia and Spain. lent trading conditions in the Kingfisher is the owner of retail sector. French chains Castorama and Garnier “is a highly talent- Brico Depot, as well as Brit- ed international retailer and ain’s B&Q, and has more than proven business leader, with a 1,200 stores in ten countries strong track record over many around the world.

Traders on the floor of Bahrain Bourse (file) Ford says to slash 12,000 jobs Bank up 1.9pc. Closing Bell Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Saudi Arabia has relaxed a gained 1.1pc. in all across Europe Saudi rises for SAUDI  1.3pc » 8,797 pts • 49pc limit for foreign strategic Qatar’s index traded 0.3pc Frankfurt am Main, Germany a third day investors in a company’s shares, ABU DHABI  0.7% » 4,992 pts higher, supported by 1pc rise in Ford said that aiming to attract foreign funds DUBAI  0.1pc » 2,626 pts petrochemical maker Industries S carmaker Ford said yes- All Saudi banks gain as the Kingdom opens up the Qatar and 1.1pc gain in Commer- in future it will QATAR  0.3pc » 10,444 pts Uterday that it plans to slash • region’s largest market. cial Bank. Industries Qatar split refocus on electric EGYPT  0.7pc » 14,101 pts a total of 12,000 jobs across mobility. Saudi Arabia The index is up 12.5pc this its stock on Wednesday. Europe as part of a previously has• relaxed a 49pc year, led by foreign investors, BAHRAIN  0.5pc » 1,468 pts Kuwait’s index was also up announced restructuring. who have been net buyers of 0.2pc, a day after MSCI Inc said OMAN  0.4pc » 3,891 pts The overall figure includes Thursday is the first time limit for foreign Saudi equities over the past few it would upgrade Kuwaiti equi- 5,400 layoffs already an- Ford has publicly stated the strategic investors in months, with purchases worth KUWAIT  0.2pc » 6,359 pts ties to its main emerging mar- nounced in Germany and 1,700 jobs impact of its plans. a company’s shares 51.2 billion riyals ($13.65 billion) kets index in 2020. in Wales. Group chief executive Jim until May 30. The MSCI move could attract The move comes as the com- Hackett announced last au- Saudi stocks were incorporat- inflows of around $5 billion into Reuters pany closes or sells six plants tumn a massive restructuring ed into the FTSE emerging-mar- Kuwaiti stocks, said Othman in Britain, France, Russia and of the American firm, aiming ket index in March and the MSCI to Solidarity shareholders. al-Essa, vice chairman of Ku- Slovakia this year and next. to save $11 billion and turn ll major Gulf markets emerging market benchmark Egypt’s blue-chip index wait’s Capital Market Author- The job cuts will come Ford into a more “agile” group gained yesterday, reflect- in May. closed 0.7pc higher after snap- ity’s board. “primarily through voluntary with faster decision-making Aing a global equity rally, Insurers Aljazira Takaful ping a six day-losing streak Kuwait has outperformed its separation programmes”, said processes. amid hopes for a US-China trade Taawuni and Solidarity Sau- on Wednesday. Private-equity Gulf peers in anticipation of the Ford, which employs around The company aims to catch truce, with Saudi shares getting di Takaful rose 1.8pc and 2.8pc firm Qalaa Holdings jumped MSCI move, gaining nearly 21pc 51,000 people and operates 24 up with the world leaders in a further boost from after limits respectively after they signed a 4.7pc and investment bank this year. factories around Europe. the industry’s transformation were lowered on foreign share memorandum of understanding EFG Hermes Holdings gained In Dubai, the index edged up As well as the factory closure towards autonomous and elec- ownership. to evaluate their 2.4pc. 0.1pc with Commercial Bank of in Wales, three sites in Rus- tric-powered driving, as well Saudi’s stock index was up merger in a share-swap deal. The Abu Dhabi index rose Dubai jumping 5.6pc and tele- sia, one in Slovakia and one in as services like car-sharing and 1.3 per cent, with Arab National If the merger goes through, new 0.7pc, lifted by banks. First Abu communications operator Du France will be shuttered. ride-sharing. Bank rising 7pc and Al Rajhi shares will be issued by Aljazira Dhabi Bank was up 0.8pc and adding 1pc. Mumtalakat acquires stake in Spanish-based Premo Group TDT | Manama

ahrain Mumtalakat Hold- Bing Company (Mumtalakat), the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has acquired a significant minority equity stake in Premo Group. Premo is a leading manufacturer of customised passive electromagnetic components for applications in automotive, telecommunications and elec- tronics industries, amongst others. Premo was established in 1962 with headquarters in Malaga, Spain, from which the company oversees its international man- Mahmood H Alkooheji - CEO Ezequiel Navarro, CEO Premo Group ufacturing facilities in China, Mumtalakat Vietnam and Morocco and its 1,400 employees. market is projected to grow by netics space,” added Alkooheji. “With the upsurge in electric six times in size by 2025. Premo Commenting on the transac- vehicle production and sales is well positioned to benefit from tion, Ezequiel Navarro, Premo globally, from some thousand these strong market trends,” ex- Group CEO, said, “This invest- vehicles sold in 2010 to over 2 plained Mahmood H. Alkooheji, ment from such a highly-regard- Premo Group’s Research and Development centre million sold in 2018 and a fore- Mumtalakat CEO. ed and committed long term cast of 10 million electric ve- “We strongly believe Premo investor marks an important hicles to be sold in 2025, the has the potential to become a milestone for Premo.” Mumtalakat’s second invest- GDP growth of 2.5%, Spain is tries in the World Bank Doing automotive electromagnetics leading player in the power mag- This latest investment marks ment in Spain. With real annual ranked 30 out of the 189 coun- Business Index. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 11 Donald Trump lashes friends and foes setting stage for stormy G20

Before leaving for the G20, Trump fired off a Trump said he did not seek con- • flict with the long-time US foe characteristically bullish but warned it “wouldn’t last very tweet, chiding long- long” if war did break out. standing ally India for Iran will be one of several top- “unacceptable” tariffs ics when Trump meets his Rus- sian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the meeting, The US president along with arms control, the cri- had• earlier taken sis in Venezuela, and Ukraine. aim at China “I’ll have a very good conver- sation with him,” Trump told Chinese President reporters at the White House. • “What I say to him is none of Xi Jinping touched your business.” down in Osaka several hours before Trump Sony television Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives at Kansai airport in Hosts Japan have desperate- Izumisano city, Osaka prefecture World leaders are also ly tried to steer attention away • from the Trump show and on to facing a perfect storm the formal aspects of their G20 of geopolitical hotspots agenda, including the challenges from Iran to North posed by ageing populations and Korea and Venezuela climate change. World leaders flew into Osaka in the driving rain, with con - Osaka, Japan cerns over the health of German Chancellor Angela Merkel who S President Donald Trump suffered a second shaking attack set the tone yesterday for earlier Thursday. Uwhat promises to be a “Confrontation tends to at- stormy G20 summit by lashing tract attention... but Japan, as out at friends and foes alike over the chair, hopes to find common trade tariffs and foreign policy. ground rather than differences The long-running US-China in opinions,” said Prime Minister trade war looked set to dominate Shinzo Abe as he left Tokyo for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets people after arriving at Kansai the two-day meeting of world Osaka. airport in Izumisano city leaders in Osaka from Friday but US President Donald Trump (centre R) is greeted by Japan’s Foreign Minister But tensions over the final clashes also loomed over climate Taro Kono as he arrives at Osaka International Airport in Itami, Hyogo prefecture statement on climate change and hotspots including North are likely to burst into the open, Korea and Iran. ments in the next few days,” said with a German source saying it On board Air Force One en David Dollar, a China expert at was “particularly difficult this route to Japan, Trump fired off a the Washington-based Brook- year” to reach agreement. characteristically bullish tweet, Confrontation tends ings Institution. EU Council President Donald chiding long-standing ally In- to attract attention... “I think if Xi Jinping and Pres- Tusk summed up the pre-meet- dia for “unacceptable” tariffs on but Japan, as ident Trump have some nego- ing mood by predicting “a diffi- American goods. the chair, hopes tiations... that will have a very cult summit” in talks with Abe, “India, for years having put to find common positive impact on the world according to a Japanese govern- very high Tariffs against the ground rather economy,” Naoyuki Yoshino, ment source. United States, just recently in- than differences in head of the Asian Development And Trump appeared in no creased the Tariffs even further. Bank Institute, told AFP. mood for compromise, hitting This is unacceptable and the opinions out at traditional allies one-by- Tariffs must be withdrawn,” ‘Never seeks war’ one, even his hosts. tweeted Trump. While US-China trade is likely He described Vietnam as the Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives with his wife Sophie Gregoire at The US president had earlier to dominate the meeting, world “single worst abuser” on trade, Kansai airport in Izumisano city SHINZO ABE taken aim at China, saying Bei- leaders are also facing a perfect lashed Germany as “delinquent” jing wanted to do a deal because JAPAN PRIME MINISTER storm of geopolitical hotspots on funding contributions to the world’s number-two econo- from Iran to North Korea and NATO, and mocked Japan, which my was “going down the tubes”. Venezuela. has been under a US military um- Furious at what he sees as an Tensions with Tehran are at brella since World War II. unfair advantage in the trad - keep talking is the most likely fever pitch after Trump pulled “If Japan is attacked, we will ing system, Trump has already outcome. back from military action at the fight World War III. We will go hit Beijing with $200 billion in “I would be very, very sur - last minute in response to the in and protect them with our levies on Chinese imports and prised if they could work out all downing of an unmanned US lives and with our treasure,” he appeared to threaten more. of these complicated disagree- drone. said. “You have another $325 billion that I haven’t taxed yet -- it’s ripe for taxing, for putting tariffs on,” The G20 countries he said in an interview with Fox GDP in trillions of dollars in 2018 Business Network. Chinese President Xi Jinping Russia touched down in Osaka several Canada hours before Trump in driving Germany 1.63 1.75 Britain China rain as a potential typhoon edges 2.83 4.00 13.41 towards Japan. The two leaders Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) arrives at Kansai airport in Izumisano city, Osaka are expected to meet Saturday. France Turkey prefecture United States 2.78 0.77 Trump touched down just 20.49 Japan before 7pm local time (1000 European 4.97 Union GMT), the president clutching an 18.75 Italy South Korea umbrella and walking gingerly 2.07 Saudi 1.62 Arabia down the plane steps. Mexico 0.78 In Beijing, commerce minis- 1.22 Brazil India 1.87 2.72 try spokesman Gao Feng said Argentina Australia 1.42 that China’s attitude was “very 0.52 Indonesia clear”. South Africa 1.02 “We consistently oppose the 0.37 bullying trade tactic of unilater- Impact ally slapping on tariffs,” said Gao. Most experts say a formal deal 85% 80% 75% 66% is unlikely at the summit due to a of global of global of international of global lack of time to prepare the com- GDP investments trade population plex issues involved and believe Sources: World Bank, G20.org, IMF Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip May are greeted as a ceasefire and commitment to they arrive at Kansai airport in Izumisano city, Osaka prefecture FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 12 Britain adopts 2050 net zero emissions target temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Britain is already on Celsius -- the “safe” limit iden- • tified by the UN’s Intergovern- course this year to make The UK kick-started mental Panel on Climate Change low-carbon sources the Industrial -- if Britain’s move was replicat- Revolution, which ed across the world. London, United Kingdom was responsible for “We’re pioneering the way economic growth for other countries to follow in across the globe but our footsteps driving prosperity ritain yesterday became also for increasing by seizing the economic oppor- the world’s first major tunities of becoming a greener economy to adopt the emissions. Today economy,” Skidmore said. B we’re leading the tough new target of lowering The government definition of fossil fuel emissions to a level of world yet again in “net zero” means that emissions net zero by 2050. becoming the first are balanced by schemes to off- Energy and Clean Growth major economy to set them. Minister Chris Skidmore signed pass new laws to These include planting trees an order paper enacting the reduce emissions or using technology to capture legislation after it passed both and store carbon emitted from houses of parliament without a to net zero by 2050 burning coal and oil. vote earlier this week. while remaining Natural gas is a less-polluting Britain is already on course committed to growing fossil fuel that some economists this year to make low-carbon the economy see as a temporary option indus- sources such as wind and solar tries could adopt towards the net Energy and Clean Growth Minister Chris Skidmore signs the statutory instrument to provide the UK with a net zero zero target. responsible for more than half of SKIDMORE all its power generation for the emission Britain is also part of the EU first time since the 1800s. Emissions Trading Scheme “The UK kick-started the 80 percent over the same period. But the top UK advisory body operator said this month that -- a so-called “cap and trade” Industrial Revolution, which on climate change said the new green sources of energy -- in- mechanism that has come under was responsible for economic ‘Incredible progress’ target could be achieved within cluding nuclear -- would make heavy criticism from environ- growth across the globe but also The stringent new guide - a less costly budget of 1.0-2.0 up more than half of all the pow- mental campaigners. for increasing emissions,” Skid- lines will require a fundamental percent of gross domestic prod- er generated across the country It tries to lower emissions by more said in a statement. change in how the UK econo- uct by 2050. in 2019. Britain has made in the past 10 setting a price for carbon. Na- “Today we’re leading the my functions that some have The Committee on Climate National Grid chief executive years means we can now say tions that exceed their emissions world yet again in becoming warned may carry prohibitive Change (CCC) said this would John Pettigrew said the achieve- 2019 will be the year zero-car- “cap” can purchase the non-used the first major economy to pass costs. require the rapid rollout of new ment highlighted the progress bon power beats fossil fuel-fired portions allocated to low-emit- new laws to reduce emissions to Philip Hammond’s finance policies such as making all new Britain has made weaning itself generation for the first time,” ting nations. net zero by 2050 while remain- ministry has reportedly issued cars and vans electric by 2035 off its past dependence on pol- Pettigrew told reporters. Environmental campaigners ing committed to growing the a study showing that a shift to and quadrupling low-carbon luting coal. say pollution has no national economy.” net zero from current targets electricity production. Britain was home to the ‘Cap and trade’ borders and that emissions trad- The deadline is more ambi- could cost more than £1.0 trillion Britain is already making some world’s first coal-fuelled power The CCC said there would be a ing does nothing to lower the tious than Britain’s previous ($1.3 trillion, 1.1 trillion euros) progress. plant in the 1880s. greater than 50-percent chance global amount of greenhouses policy of cutting emissions by over 30 years. The National Grid network “The incredible progress that of limiting the average global gases in the atmosphere.

US FAA: Boeing must address Air Canada to buy US Q1 GDP growth confirmed at 3.1pc tour operator new issue on 737 MAX Washington, United States cord, ten years after the end Transat New York of the Great Recession in 2009 merica’s economy grew at a -- prompting nervous specula- Ottawa, Canada S regulators said Wednes- Asolid 3.1 percent clip in the tion among markets about how Uday Boeing must address first three months of the year, much longer it can last. anada’s flagship airline a new “potential risk” in the government data showed yes- The data released Thurs - CAir Canada announced Boeing 737 MAX, further terday, confirming a previous day showed consumption yesterday it has reached clouding the timeframe for re- estimate. in the first quarter had been a deal to buy tour opera - suming service on the planes Boeing 737 MAX jets have been The pace of GDP growth even weaker than previously tor Transat for Can$520 after two deadly crashes. grounded since mid-March following marked a significant uptick thought. million (US$396 million) The issue, which surfaced two deadly crashes from the slowdown at the end This was offset, however, in cash or Can$13 per during FAA simulator testing, of 2018, despite President Don- by improvements in the trade share. concerns the ability of pilots to it has been developing for the ald Trump’s extended govern- balance as exports proved to Air Canada said it intends quickly reassert control of the last eight months does not cur- ment shutdown. However, the US President Donald Trump be stronger than previously to “preserve the Transat plane if an automated flight rently address the matter. economy is expected to slacken thought while imports were and Air Transat brands and handling system pushes the “The Boeing Company somewhat in the second quar- to the strength of the Janu - lower. The picture for business maintain the Transat head plane downward, said a person agrees with the FAA’s decision ter. ary-March quarter -- such as investment and the housing office and its key functions familiar with the matter. and request and is working on The unexpectedly strong falling imports and invento- market also improved. in Montreal.” The Federal Aviation Ad- the required software to ad- quarter was a political boost ry building -- do not point to A bump in military spend- “Travelers will benefit ministration “will lift the air- dress the FAA’s request,” Boe- to Trump, who has hailed underlying momentum in the ing also helped support overall from the merged compa- craft’s prohibition order when ing said in a securities filing. America’s economic vigor de- economy. Forecasts for growth growth. nies’ enhanced capabilities we deem it is safe to do so,” the “Boeing will not offer the spite mounting signs that his in the second quarter of this The White House says it ex- in the highly competitive, agency said in an email. 737 MAX for certification by aggressive trade policies are year currently point to expan- pects growth this year to hold global leisure travel market “The FAA recently found a the FAA until we have satisfied beginning to weigh on business sion of around two percent. steady at its three percent tar- and from access to new des- potential risk that Boeing must all requirements for certifica- activity and confidence. The United States next get, well above forecasts from tinations, more connecting mitigate.” Boeing said the soft- tion of the MAX and its safe Economists also say major month is due to mark its long- the International Monetary traffic and increased fre- ware fix for the 737 MAX that return to service.” factors which contributed est economic recovery on re- Fund and US Federal Reserve. quencies,” it said. Facebook’s Instagram expands ads to Explore feeds

“Today, 80 per cent of people culturally relevant and trending “Instagram advertising is very Instagram now has follow a business on Instagram, while reaching new audienc- popular, and Explore will open • and Explore can help them find es who are looking to discover up a pipeline of valuable new more than a billion the next business or product something new,” the Instagram ad inventory,” said eMarketer users worldwide they might love,” the Instagram team said. analyst Debra Aho Williamson. business team wrote. Instagram, which now has “Half of Instagram users use Washington, United States “Whether it’s shopping, catch- more than a billion users world- Explore, making it a highly pop- ing up on stories or discovering wide and has attracted some ular feature. We expect adver- the latest trends, we see people users tired of the core Facebook tisers to quickly adopt this ad nstagram said Wednesday it actively looking to connect with platform, has become an im- placement.” Iplanned to launch advertising brands they like. That’s why, portant source of advertising Instagram, acquired by Face- on its Explore page, expanding over the next few months, we’ll revenue for the California social book in 2012, began limited ad- marketing opportunities on the be introducing ads in Explore networking giant. vertising in 2013 and two years Facebook-owned, visual-focused feed.” Although Facebook does not later began serving up video ads. social network. The statement said the ad offer a detailed breakdown, the Earlier this week, Instagram In the coming months, ads rollout would be done “slowly research firm eMarketer esti- chief Adam Mosseri sought will appear on the Explore feed, and thoughtfully” in the coming mated that Instagram ad reve- to quell fears that the social where users go to discover con- months. nue in the US will grow nearly network uses private messag- Logos of US social network Instagram are displayed on the screen of a “For advertisers, this is an op- es as part of its ad targeting tent aligned with their interests, smartphone in Nantes, western France. 47 percent this year to reach an Instagram blog post said. portunity to be part of what’s $9.08 billion. strategy. 13 FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019

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MOVIE REVIEW Child’s Play: a razor-sharp and exquisitely gruesome toy story A new creative team, including Mark Hamill as the voice of the killer doll, has taken over the franchise with mixed results

hild’s Play is a 2019 American erage, assigned the film a score of 47 out horror film directed by Lars of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating CKlevberg and written by Tyler “mixed or average reviews”. Audiences Burton Smith. polled by CinemaScore gave the film It serves as a remake and reboot of an average grade of “C+” on an A+ to the 1988 film of the same title, following KNOW WHAT F scale, the lowest score of the series. a family that is terrorized by a high-tech Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave doll that rejects its programming and the film 2 out of 5 stars, writing: “MIA becomes self-aware. The knife-wielding Chucky doll is the original’s perverse originality. The film stars Gabriel Bateman, Au- is updated for the digital era in Instead, in a misguided satire of the dig- brey Plaza and Brian Tyree Henry, with a horror reboot that shrewdly ital era and millennial consumerism...” Mark Hamill as the voice of Chucky. skewers western consumerism Variety’s Peter Debruge wrote that The film was officially announced in “This is the new normal for horror July 2018, and is the first film featuring movies: The screenplays have to seem Chucky produced without the involve- rating of 60% based on 102 reviews, hipper than the premise they represent, ment of creator Don Mancini or actor with an average rating of 5.79/10. The which puts Child’s Play in the weird Brad Dourif. Klevberg and Smith signed site’s critical consensus reads: “Child’s position of pointing out and poking fun on as director and screenwriter, re - Play updates an ‘80s horror icon for the at all the ways it fails to make sense.” spectively, alongside It producers Seth Internet of Things era, with predictably Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com gave Grahame-Smith and David Katzenberg. gruesome – and generally entertaining the film three out of four stars, calling it On review aggregator website Rotten – results.” “nastier, more playful, and just as good Tomatoes, the film holds an approval A scene from ‘Child’s Play’ Metacritic, which uses a weighted av- if not better than the original film.” 14 FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 celebs

Camila Cabello request Madonna calls fans to stop posting mean comments for gun control in ANI | Los Angeles “Please be kind and com- passionate and sensitive fter her recent breakup and respectful. I know you Afrom boyfriend Mat- love me, but anyone that’s thew Hussey, Camila Ca- doing that is really not bello made a desperate plea even respecting the sacred music video to her fans on Instagram. things in my life. The peo- The American singer de- ple I love and care about is Reuters | Los Angeles you wake up,” the singer cided to address her fans on one of them. I would really told People magazine Social media and confront appreciate it if you would adonna stepped into the gun violence debate on Wednesday. them about their “hateful” delete any mean comments on Wednesday with a music video containing “This is really hap - behaviour. you’ve sent, and please be Mgraphic dramatizations of a mass shooting. pening. This is what it “To my fans, if you really kind by leaving it alone,” Called “God Control,” the disco beat song and video looks like. Does it make love me, please do not send she concluded. depicts a gunman opening fire in a crowded nightclub you feel bad? Good, people I love and care about Hussey and Cabello or bar and images of actors playing dancers who fall to ‘cause then maybe you hateful things,” she wrote. decided to part ways af - the ground, bleeding, or try to flee. will do something Stating that their ter dating for more than A message before the video reads, “The story you’re about it,” she said. mean-spirited tweets a year, People reported. about to see is very disturbing. It shows graphic scenes The United States are causing her pain, According to the re- of gun violence. But it’s happening everyday. And it has seen hundreds the ‘Havana’ singer ports, the two first has to stop.” of mass shootings tweeted, “You doing met on the set of “We need to wake up,” Madonna sings. The video also in schools, work- that really hurts me, ‘Today’ in Febru- uses TV footage of demonstrators calling for stricter gun places, places of and it’s so unnec- ary 2018 and in- control, including the 2018 “March For Our Lives,” in worship and lei- essary and heavy stantly hit it off. Washington and other U.S. cities. sure in recent years and damaging to While Cabel- While the music video does not refer to any one inci- but stricter gun con- add more pain to lo did not name dent, it recalls the June 2016 shooting inside the Pulse trol legislation has proven pain. There’s a real anybody in gay nightclub in Florida, in which 49 people were killed difficult to pass in the U.S. person behind her series of and 53 injured. Congress. your tweets. You tweets, her Madonna, 60, said the video was designed to shock. spamming them fans on “Seeing the reality, and the brutality of things makes Madonna with hateful, in- twitter are sensitive things speculat- is really not fun- ing that ny, is causing all it might of us pain, and be about R. Kelly appears doesn’t all re- all the re- Helena flect the values cent mean Bonham I talk about.” comments on in Chicago court Asking her Matthew’s so- Carter to fans to show cial media. some com - The two as prosecutors star in ‘Enola passion and are yet to respect, she officially Holmes’ asked them to confirm turn over delete all the their ANI | Los Angeles distasteful breakup. ANI | Los Angeles the alleged rape tape that was comments. Camila Cabello provided to the prosecution by ctor Helena Bonham Cart- inger-songwriter R Kelly Michael Avenatti, who’s rep- Aer who was seen as Bellatrix Sappeared in a Chicago court resenting two of the singer’s Lestrange in ‘Harry Potter’ series will on Wednesday, where prose- accusers, reported Page Six. soon be seen starring in the ‘Enola cutors turned over a tape that The tape allegedly shows Holmes’ series. allegedly shows pornographic Kelly raping a 14-year-old girl. The actor is joining Millie Salma Hayek in talks to images involving an underage Judge Lawrence Flood placed Bobby Brown for the legend- girl. a protective order on the ary’s adventure project which join ‘The Eternals’ During the brief hearing, Kel- tapes and warned both is based on mysteries book se- ANI | Hollywood ly, who wore a dark suit, did not the parties against leak- ries by Nancy Springer. address the court or the me- ing them. The novel series which com- dia after the hearing, reported “If there’s any violation prises of six parts was featured alma Hayek might soon join the Marvel universe as she is CNN. of this protective order, as a movie for the first time, in the Sin talks to star in the their upcoming film ‘The Eternals’. “We’ll see what it shows, I’m going to impose sanc- year 2006. Based on the 1976 comic book series by Jack Kirby, the we’ll make our assessment tions, severe sanctions. I just The story revolves around mys- upcoming film will be directed by Chloe Zhao, according to on it,” Kelly’s attorney Steve want everybody on notice with teries investigated by Sherlock and The Hollywood Reporter. Greenberg told reporters after that. Plus, there could be crim- Mycroft Holmes’ much younger Other notable names also a part of the superhero adventure the hearing. inal implications to the viola- sister, Enola. project are ‘Game of Thrones’ actor Richard Madden and Cook County State’s Attorney tion of this protective order,” he The first ‘The Case of the Miss- Kumail Nanjiani. Kim Foxx’s case largely rests on said. ing Marquess’ and fifth ‘The The ‘Game Of Thrones’ actor may play Ikaris, a member Case of the Cryptic Crinoline’ of the human offshoot race known as the Eternals in the books were nominated for Ed- upcoming film. gar Awards in 2007 and 2010, Other actors who are already on board for the respectively. film include Angelina Jolie and Kumail Nanjiani. Harry Bradbeer is helming Set millions of years in the past, the film is the project and Jack Thorne about cosmic beings, called Celestials, whoc penned the script. experimented on humans to create super-pow- Helena will be seen play- ered individuals called Eternals, and the vil- ing the lead character’s lainous Deviants. mother according to The The two groups fight it out throughout Hollywood Reporter. history. The Eternals also fought with Greek, She was also nom- Roman and Norse dieties before leaving inated for an Os- the Earth to explore the stars. car for her per- Matthew and Ryan Firpo will pen formance in the script. The upcoming superhero ‘The King’s film is being produced by Marvel Speech’. Studios Chief Kevin Feige. Other details are yet to be revealed. Hayek has recently wrapped up shooting for an upcoming ac - Helena Bonham tion-comedy ‘The Hitman’s Wife’s Carter Bodyguard’ which also stars Ryan Reyn- olds and Samuel L. Jackson.

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Lantern edge NDC Bahrain Salah sends Egypt into TDT | Manama antern defeated NDC Bah- Cup of Nations last 16 Lrain by 26 runs in CBA Di- vision C Quarter Finals. NDC won the toss and elect- Mohamed Salah got his account up and running as Egypt made it two wins from two ed to bowl first. Lantern’s Ajay and Afsal scored half centuries that helped them AFP | Cairo to score 197 at the end of 16 overs. Vinu took four wickets Ajay - Lantern ohamed Salah scored for NDC. Chasing the target, his first goal of the Af- NDC managed to score 171 and Mrica Cup of Nations as Lantern won the match by 26 hosts Egypt secured a place in runs. Balaji became the top the last 16 on Wednesday with scorer with 49 runs for NDC a 2-0 win over the Democratic while Asif took two wickets Republic of Congo. for Lantern XI. Ahmed Elmohamady prod- Scores ded Egypt ahead on 25 minutes Lanterns 197/8 in 16 overs after a wicked Salah cross and (Ajay 65, Afsal 50, Vinu 4/21) the Liverpool star slammed in a beat NDC Bahrain 171/6 in 16 second shortly before half-time overs (Balaji 49, Asif 2/10) by Kiran - Modest to spark frenzied celebrations 26 runs at a packed Cairo International Karnataka Royals 104/4 in Stadium. 16 overs (Vasanth 26, Raghu Record seven-time champions 26, Nadeem 2/32) beat Mu- Egypt rode their luck at times dabbar CC 101/10 (Faisal 24, as DR Congo twice struck the Vasanth 4/26) by 6 wickets crossbar in the first half but the Pak CC 113/4 in 16 overs Group A leaders held firm to (Shoaib 60, Irfan 3/20) beat join Nigeria as the first teams G4S Legends 98/8 (Sumesh 29, through to the knockout phase. Shoaib 4/19) by 15 runs Egypt overcame the dis - Egypt forward Mohamed Salah scores against DR Congo COLTS CA 129/9 (Disbin 36, traction of Amr Warda being Siraj 4/19) beat RUCT 116/10 banished from the squad ear- team will be affected by the ab- pressure. ond straight game as Elmoham- (Anees 32, Nijo 5/20) by 13 Nijo - COLTS lier in the day over mounting sence of anyone.” After four days of small ady forced home after the ball runs 2/22) beat Kooheji Contrac- sexual harassment allegations. Mexican Aguirre fielded the crowds, another capacity 75,000 fell kindly to him following an Modest 168/5 in 16 overs tors 115/7 (Irfan 29, Rajeev The claims surfaced earlier this same side that defeated Zim- crowd turned out to cheer on aerial challenge with Christian (Kiran 112, Sunil 2/22) beat 2/20) by 6 wickets week on social media platforms. babwe 1-0, with centre-back the hosts in the capital, but they Luyindama. Bulls 89/9 (Imtiaz 23, Jazeer Falcon 186/5 in 16 overs ( Multiple women posted screen- Ahmed Hegazy sporting a mask were nearly silenced when Mar- Having created the opener 3/3) by 79 runs Bhasker 85, Antony 32, Ebin shots and testimonies of War- after breaking his nose in open- cel Tisserand slammed against with his vicious right-wing Tisca stars 116/4 in 15 overs 2/23) beat LuLu 172/8 (Nishad da’s alleged lewd comments. ing game of the tournament. the bar at a corner. cross, Salah then stung the (Sameer 55, Prem 32, Touseef 64, Deepak 4/23) by 14 runs. “I think the team is strong Salah was guilty of missing palms of Ley Matampi with a and the squad is strong but we a hatful of chances in the cur- Salah takes over powerful 25-yard free-kick. are not happy to lose a member tain-raiser and this season’s DR Congo came to Egypt as Egypt would be rescued by the of our family,” said coach Javi- Premier League joint top scor- one of the most unpredictable woodwork once more though er Aguirre. “The team focused er again threatened inside five qualifiers having finished third when a deep cross was nodded Rooney scores magical goal more on our match and played minutes here when an intercep- in 2015 only to make a timid back across goal by Bokadi Bope the 90 minutes in a serious man- tion broke his way only for the quarter-final exit two years ago, and Jonathan Bolingi’s looping from his side of midfield ner. I don’t think the Egyptian Egyptian to skew wide under and they fell behind for the sec- header bounced back off the bar.

Wayne Rooney celebrates his goal with his DC United teammates AFP | Los Angeles

ayne Rooney scored a Whighlight reel goal with Team members with officials at the end of Intra-Department Cricket event organised by Citi Bahrain. The event, themed over the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup, a moon shot blast from his own witnessed participation of approximately 100 Citi staff. Each of the eight participating teams adopted the colours of one of the team playing in the actual Cricket World Cup. After fourteen closely contested matches, it was defending champions Asset Sales ‘India’ won the title after defeating IPB & ICG Ops ‘Afghanistan’ in the half of the field to lift DC Unit- KNOW WHAT final. ed to a 1-0 victory over Orlando City on Wednesday. Former English star Roon- ey hammered a 68-yard strike Rooney will be part of over the head of Orlando goal- the league’s July All- Brazil’s Tite fears spectre of Paraguay penalty woe keeper Brian Rowe and into Star exhibition game AFP | Porto Alegre, Brazil the back of the net in the 10th where he will join ern neighbors in that exact “I’ll never feel calm in a pen- Cleber Xavier said the Sele - minute. Zlatan Ibrahimovic and manner, at this very stage of the alty shoot-out, I’ll never change cao “practised penalties to - Rooney got the ball off a de- Josef Martinez razil coach Tite admitted Copa America. my mind on that,” said Tite, at a day and tomorrow we’ll start flected clearance and when Bon Wednesday he feared In 2011, Paraguay edged Brazil press conference at the Gremio talking about the strategy for he realized Rowe was out of Rooney will be part of the the injustice of a penalty 2-0 on penalties and went on Arena in Porto Alegre, where that.” his 18 yard box he launched league’s July All-Star exhibi- shoot-out as the hosts pre - to reach the final in Argentina, yesterday’s match was to take ‘Collectively, Brazil as a na- a first-touch blast that will go tion game where he will join pared to face Paraguay in the losing to Uruguay in the title place. tion is paranoid at the prospect down as one of Major League Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Josef Copa America quarter-finals match. “Penalties are unfair, they per- of Paraguay turning up on the Soccer’s goals of the year. Martinez. late yesterday. And four years later in Chile, sonalize success or failure and bobbly Gremio Arena pitch and DC United goalkeeper Bill The MLS All-Stars will face Brazil are haunted by the they repeated the trick, 4-3 on that’s not fair,” he said. “I don’t playing for penalties, adopting Hamid posted his seventh 10-time La Liga champions spectre of penalty shoot-outs spot-kicks, although that time know how but they should find an aggressive and defensive ap- shutout of the year while Rowe Atletico at Orlando City’s Ex- against Paraguay having twice they were thrashed 6-1 by Ar- another way.” proach in the hope of reaching finished with three saves. ploria Stadium on July 31. been eliminated by their west- gentina in the semi-finals. Nevertheless, assistant coach the spot-kick lottery. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2019 16 India knock Windies out Clinical India thump West Indies by 125 runs, maintain winning streak in World Cup

Chasing a target of 269 to• win, West Indies were Cricket World Cup 2019 standings bowled out for just 143 runs

Mohammed Shami Team Played Won Lost Tied No result Run rate Points took• up 4 wickets Australia 7 6 1 0 0 0.906 12 India 6 5 0 0 1 1.160 11 New Zealand 7 5 1 0 1 1.028 11 The loss ended England 7 4 3 0 0 1.051 8 Caribbean• side’s chances of Bangladesh 7 3 3 0 1 -0.133 7 reaching the semi-finals Pakistan 7 3 3 0 1 -0.976 7 Sri Lanka 6 2 2 0 2 -1.119 6 West Indies 7 1 5 0 1 -0.320 3 AFP | Manchester South Africa 7 1 5 0 1 -0.324 3 Afghanistan 7 0 7 0 0 -1.634 0 kipper Virat Kohli’s gritty half-century and an incisive bowl- India Trafford. ing performance powered India West Indies were in trouble early S K.L. Rahul b Holder 48 to a comprehensive 125-run win over in their reply when Gayle mistimed a R. Sharma c Hope b Roach 18 West Indies yesterday, all but assur- short ball from Shami and was caught V. Kohli c sub b Holder 72 ing them of a spot in the World Cup by Kedar Jadhav to the left of mid-on V. Shankar c Hope b Roach 14 semi-finals. after struggling to just six runs off 19 K. Jadhav c Hope b Roach 7 Kohli top-scored with 72 to lay the balls. M.S. Dhoni not out 56 foundations for India’s 268 for seven Shai Hope tried to take the Shami H. Pandya c Allen b Cottrell 46 after electing to bat first at Manches- on and hit him for a boundary but M. Shami c Hope b Cottrell 0 ter’s Old Trafford. the bowler responded by rattling his K. Yadav not out 0 The Indian bowlers, led by paceman stumps with the next ball as West In- Extras (1b, w6) 7 Mohammed Shami, then dismissed dies slipped to 16-2. Total (seven wickets, 50 overs) 268 West Indies for 143 in 34.2 overs to end India’s Virat Kohli plays a shot It was all downhill from there for a the West Indies’ hopes of progressing. early after a scratchy innings from the struggling Caribbean side who failed to India, who have displaced England as opener. West Indies maintain momentum after their open- the top-ranked one-day team, remain ing World Cup win against Pakistan. Kohli record C. Gayle c Jadhav b Shami 6 the only unbeaten side in the tourna- S. Ambris lbw b Pandya 31 Paceman Jasprit Bumrah and ment and need just one victory from But it was Kohli who set up the win S. Hope b Shami 5 leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took their remaining three league games to as he became fastest batsman to reach N. Pooran c Shami b Yadav 28 two wickets each. guarantee a semi-finals berth. 20,000 international runs in his 417th 20,000 S. Hetmyer c Rahul b Shami 18 West Indies captain Jason Holder West Indies joined Afghanistan and innings -- India’s Sachin Tendulkar and international runs has J. Holder c Jadhav b Chahal 6 said: “The bowlers did a fantastic job South Africa as the three teams to bow Caribbean batsman Brian Lara both been scored by Virat Kohli C. Brathwaite c Dhoni b Bumrah 1 on this surface. I couldn’t ask for more out of the race for the final four so far. required 453 international innings to making him the fastest F. Allen lbw b Bumrah 0 but we let ourselves down with the bat. “We can’t complain, we have just be- reach the landmark. K. Roach not out 14 “We didn’t seize the moment but come the number one side in the world Wicketkeeper-batsman M.S. Dhoni batsman to reach the I would have taken chasing 268. We milestone S. Cottrell lbw b Chahal 10 and we have been playing like that for and Hardik Pandya boosted the total, O. Thomas c Sharma b Shami 6 didn’t do it. a while now,” said captain and man-of- putting on 70 runs for the sixth wicket Extras: (b9, lb3, nb1, w5) 18 “We have let ourselves down signifi- the-match Kohli. to punish the otherwise-disciplined Total: (all out, 34.2 overs) 143 cantly in this tournament. The bowlers “Things hadn’t gone our way with the bowlers. had a reasonable campaign but our bat in the last few games but we have Pandya hit 46 off 38 balls while Dhoni check until the latter stages, stemming batting has been too inconsistent. This found a way to win.” remained unbeaten on 56, ending the the flow of runs with regular wickets. Kohli, whose 82-ball knock included is our weakest format of the three.” Shami, who took a hat-trick in the innings with a big six. Roach returned impressive figures of eight boundaries, extended his fine run Two-time champions India next play previous game, returned figures of 4-16, The West Indies bowlers, led by pace- 3-36 in his 10 overs, including the wick- of form with some eye-catching shots hosts England in Birmingham on Sun- removing the dangerous Chris Gayle man Kemar Roach, had kept India in et of India opener Rohit Sharma for 18. that charmed a partisan crowd at Old day.

Today’s match England must keep Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1992 all over again as Pakistan cool heads in India match: Root take identical World Cup path AFP | Birmingham Riverside Ground - Chester-le-Street AFP | Birmingham oe Root expects emo - 12:30pm Jtions to run high against wenty-seven years and a India on Sunday in a game Dimuth Karunaratne Quinton de Kock Tgeneration apart, Paki- England may have to win stan’s World Cup bears strik- to reach semi-finals in their » Sri Lanka would have gained a lot of confidence after their win over ing similarities with their 1992 home tournament. tournament favorites England in their last match. campaign -- when they started A heavy defeat by Austral- » South Africa have a very strong record against Sri Lanka in the 50- slowly but ended up lifting the ia at Lord’s on Tuesday was over format; they have won 16 of their last 18 matches against them. trophy in Melbourne. England’s third defeat of the » South Africa are now out of semi-final contention and playing with An identical sequence of wins tournament and leaves their freedom and without pressure will make them a dangerous side. and losses, and other eerie par- hopes of reaching knockout allels, have struck a chord with stage in the balance. Sri Lanka South Africa millions of fans who believe England are in fourth that Pakistan could be set to place in the 10-team table Sri Lanka have played six matches so far South Africa’s 49-run loss to Pakistan come out on top once again. but are now just one point this World Cup out of which they have in the last match has thrown them In both World Cups, Pakistan Pakistan’s batsman Babar Azam, left, looks up as teammate Haris Sohail ahead of Bangladesh and won two and lost as many while two out of contention for the race to the started with a one-sided defeat watches on after scoring a century Pakistan and two clear of Sri have been washouts. They are currently semi-finals. With just one win, five to the West Indies, before re- beat the West Indies for us to following all these (discussions) Lanka. The top four sides sixth on the CWC 2019 points table with defeats and a washout, the Proteas covering to win their second qualify,” said legendary fast but this should motivate them,” qualify for the semi-finals. six points and will need to win their re- are currently placed in the ninth game -- against Zimbabwe in bowler Wasim Akram, who said Wasim. Winning their last two maining three fixtures in order to make position on the World cup 2019 lea- 1992, and England this time played for Pakistan in 1992. But Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz group games would secure it to the semi-finals. After facing a heavy derboard. Their solitary win came ten around. “Then also we beat New Zea- Ahmed played down any paral- a semi-final spot but see- 87-run defeat against Australia at Lon- days ago at Cardiff against Afghani- At both tournaments, their land -– who was unbeaten then lels with 1992. ing off both India and New don, Sri Lanka showed a lot of character stan - the least challenging of all the third game was rained off and too. A lot of similarities, I hope “That’s history but after Zealand would require a to bounce back with a 20-run victory teams in the tournament. they then went on to lose their the end result is also similar we won against New Zealand sharp improvement from a over hosts England in their last match next two games and win the now and we win the World someone told me that even in side who have lost their way at Leeds. Probable XI following two. Cup,” said Wasim, now a TV 1992 we chased down New since starting the campaign Probable XI Not only that, but the final commentator. Zealand’s target with five balls as clear favourites. Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, win in both sequences was In another similarity, Wasim to spare,” said Sarfaraz, whose When they walk out at Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Perera Faf du Plessis (c), Aiden Markram, against New Zealand, who were was the leading wicket-taker team reached their 238-run tar- Edgbaston this weekend, (wk), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, unbeaten in both 1992 and 2019 in 1992 with 18 and another get in 49.1 overs on Wednesday. swathes of fans from Bir- Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, until they ran into Pakistan. Pakistan left-arm pacer, Mo- Fans are now hoping that the mingham’s big British Asian Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Uda- Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran “It was same, the same se - hammad Amir, is second on the similarities don’t end there, and community will be backing na, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep Tahir quence of results, points and bowler’s chart with 16 so far. even that they continue beyond India, heaping the pressure then we wanted Australia to “I am not sure if players are the World Cup. on the home side.