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‘Historic’ trade deal achieved Brussels

he EU and South TAmerican econom- It’s either US or Iran ic bloc Mercosur have clinched a huge trade deal after 20 years of negoti- ations. Europeans can either do business with US or Iran, says Brian Hook EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said will persuade Iran to stay within der a military strike against Iran. it was the EU’s biggest deal Hook said he wants the limits of the deal, as Teh - US officials have indicated that to date and, at a time of • ran complains that US sanctions they would like to see Iran abide trade tensions between the Europe to get tougher on mean that it no longer sees the by the terms of the nuclear deal, US and China, showed that Iran, instead of clinging economic benefit of the accord. Our sanctions do not even though the United States “we stand for rules-based to the nuclear deal. Hook said sanctions on Iran give Iran the right withdrew from it. trade”. would continue until it decides to accelerate its “Our sanctions do not give Iran Brazil’s President Jair President Donald to be a “normal” state. the right to accelerate its nuclear Bolsonaro said it was “his- • Iran has indicated that if it nuclear programme. programme,” Hook said before toric” and “one of the most Trump said on the does not receive some form of It can never get near a a meeting in Paris on Thursday. important trade deals of sidelines of the Group of sanctions relief, it plans to exceed nuclear bomb. “It can never get near a nuclear all time”. 20 summit in Japan that a limit of 300 kilograms (660 HOOK bomb.” Mercosur consists of Ar- “there’s no rush” to ease pounds) of low-enriched urani- Hook said he wants Europe to gentina, Brazil, Uruguay um that the country is allowed get tougher on Iran, instead of and Paraguay. the tensions with Iran. to possess under the nuclear programme, which it sees as an sanctions that had been lifted as clinging to the nuclear deal. Venezuela is also a mem- agreement. attempt to evade its sanctions, part of the pact. War with Iran is “not neces- ber but it was suspended in New York The potential for a breach while Iran has been skeptical A new round of US sanctions, sary,” Hook said. 2016 for failing to meet the adds urgency to a meeting Fri- that the system can get off the targeting Iran’s supreme lead- “We are not looking for any group’s basic standards. he US special representa- day of officials from Iran, Britain, ground. er, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and conflict in the region,” he said. The deal aims to cut or tive for Iran said yesterday France, Germany, Russia, China President Donald Trump last other senior Iranian officials, was But if the US is attacked, “we will remove trade tariffs, mak- Tthat Europe has a choice: and the European Union, a meet- year pulled out of the Iranian announced by Washington after respond with military force.” ing imported products Do business with the United ing that takes place every quarter nuclear deal, officially called the attacks on tankers in the Gulf of President Donald Trump said cheaper for consumers States, or do business with Iran. to discuss the implementation of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Oman and the shooting down of on the sidelines of the Group of while also boosting ex- The comments by Brian Hook the deal. Action (JCPOA), which curbed a US surveillance drone over the 20 summit in Japan that “there’s ports for companies on came as European countries Three of the parties - Britain, Iran’s nuclear activities in return Strait of Hormuz. no rush” to ease the tensions both sides. made a last-ditch effort to pre- France and Germany - have been for the lifting of sanctions. The United States has blamed with Iran. vent Iran from breaching the attempting to set up a barter sys- He had repeatedly denounced tanker attacks on Iran, which has “There’s absolutely no time terms of a 2015 nuclear deal, a tem that would allow some trade the deal reached during the Oba- denied involvement. pressure,” he added. move that could add to soaring to continue with Iran and keep it ma administration between Iran Trump has said the downing “I think that in the end, hope- tensions in the Arabian Gulf. from breaching the deal. and six world powers, includ- of the US Navy drone, which Iran fully, it’s going to work out. If it Europe has been scrambling to But the Trump administra- ing the United States, calling it said it hit with a surface-to-air does, great. And if doesn’t, you’ll come up with a mechanism that tion has been critical of the “rotten,” and he reimposed US missile, almost caused him to or- be hearing about it.” SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 02 ‘We stand with Palestinians’ Bahrain’s position on Palestine clear and well-known, says Shaikh Khalid son-in-law, Jared Kushner, led Palestinian at heart, and I feel The minister the US delegation at a two-day I represent them here tonight,” • workshop in the Bahraini cap- he said in reference to the ab- said the workshop ital to support the economy of sence of Palestinian Authority was not a step We support Palestine and its people. the right of the delegates at the event. towards normalising Shaikh Khalid confirmed that Palestinian people Earlier, the audience of busi- ties with Israel. Bahrain’s position was clear ness leaders and policymakers and well-known and that it sup- to a state on the from around the world listened ported the Palestinian people 1967 borders with attentively as Kushner unveiled • The minister and its decisions. East Jerusalem as details of the $50 billion plan expressed appreciation “We support the right of the its capital. to revive the Palestinian and Palestinian people to a state regional economy. of the US role in SHAIKH KHALID maintaining regional on the 1967 borders with East He is hoping to attract invest- Jerusalem as its capital,” the ment from Middle Eastern and security without being minister added. from the US and the Middle other governments, as well as dragged into military On Iran, the minister said: East have reacted with guard- private enterprise from around confrontation by Iran’s “Iranian policy is the greatest ed enthusiasm to the Peace to the world, for the proposals, irresponsible and threat to the region and Tehran Prosperity plan presented by which are designed to revive is responsible for any confron- White House special adviser the Palestinian economy, create hostile behaviours. tation or military escalation. Jared Kushner to an audience one million jobs and cut the “We appreciate the US posi- of global decision-makers in poverty rate in the occupied London tion not to be drawn into a mil- Shaikh Khalid Bahrain’s capital Manama. territories. itary confrontation with Iran.” Stephen Schwarzman, chair- About $27 billion of the total oreign Minister Shai - He also said the Peace to military confrontation by Iran’s countries across the continents. man and CEO of the big in - is earmarked for Palestine, and kh Khalid bin Ahmed Prosperity workshop in Ma - irresponsible and hostile be - He added that the two-day vestment business Blackstone only 20 percent of that will be FAl Khalifa said yester - nama, which was held on June haviours. hosted by Bahrain and came up Group, said the plan “could straight equity. day that Bahrain always stand 25-26, was “not a step towards He expressed great expecta- with ideas and a tremendous happen in the right circum - “That’s only $5.5 billion, and with Palestinians, following the normalising ties with Israel,” tions for the workshop organ- role for the biggest player in stances. We all have to have a it’s not that much money. It’s “Peace to Prosperity” held in adding that “the Palestinian ised by the United States and the Middle East alluding to the dream, and this is a very sensi- a good-sized proposal you’d the Kingdom this week. Authority has a view that we hosted in Bahrain, praising the United States. The workshop ble dream.” expect to be financing at the Speaking to Al Arabiya, he respect and it respects our po- high-profile experts participa- offered great opportunities for Mohamed Alabbar, chairman World Bank,” Schwarzman said that the proposed US Mid- sition.” tion in the Peace to Prosperi - the region’s peoples, especial- of the UAE property and leisure said. dle East peace plan “will be The minister expressed ap- ty workshop, including World ly the Palestinian people, of group Emaar, said Palestine is “This type of transformation between the two parties (Pal- preciation of the US role in Bank’s president, representa- development, education and very important for all Arabs. is financially doable. It’s a ques- estine and Israel)”. maintaining regional securi- tives from the private sector in better living. “The issue is very close to tion of whether there’s the po- US President Donald Trump’s ty without being dragged into the G5 nations and influential Meanwhile, business leaders our hearts. Everyone of us is litical will.”

Bahrain’s tourism potentials showcased at top India expo

BTEA officials in front of the Bahrain Pavilion at the convention.

Manama dian representative office, the its contribution to the GDP in national carrier Gulf Air, along line with the Economic Vi - n line with its strategy to with various five-star hotels sion 2030. We are participat- participate in exhibitions with distinctive outdoor and ing in this event for the third Iand events that highlight indoor wedding halls. consecutive year and aim to the Kingdom on the global Through its participation attract the attention of other tourism map and promote its BTEA aims to promote and fur- companies participating in this distinctive elements, a dele- ther enhance the Kingdom of prestigious event as well,” said gation from the Bahrain Tour- Bahrain’s position as a leading Tourism Advisor at BTEA, Dr. ism and Exhibitions Author- destination for weddings and Ali Follad. ity (BTEA) attended the WOW celebrations while demonstrat- The Bahrain Pavilion wit- Awards and Convention Asia ing the Kingdom’s vast poten- nessed high interest from vis- held in New Delhi, India. tial to attract couples due to its itors as it showcased the wide The convention is one of luxury hotels in addition to its range of wedding services the largest events held, which tourism and historic facilities. and amenities available in the brings together various Indian “Promoting the Kingdom Kingdom. companies involved in organ- of Bahrain as an ideal desti - Promotional films were also ising events, weddings, meet- nation for weddings and cel- screened and awards were dis- ings, incentives, conferences ebrations comes as part of the tributed to the most prominent and exhibitions. BTEA’s strategy which focus- Indian companies specialised The exhibition witnessed es on further developing the in organising wedding cere- the participation of BTEA’s In- tourism sector and increasing monies. SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 03

His Majesty speaks to Iraq Iraq govt urged to protect president diplomatic missions, staff Foreign Ministry summons Iraqi Charge d’Affaires over the attack

erate such acts, and affirms its A memorandum of absolute rejection of any action His Majesty protest• was handed threatening diplomatic missions, their security and safety of their Manama over by the Assistant employees.” Undersecretary to the The General Secretariat of the Chargé d’Affaires. Organisation of Islamic Co-oper- is Majesty King Ham- ation (OIC) expressed its strong Had bin Isa Al Khalifa condemnation of the attack and yesterday held a phone call The OIC the subsequent sabotage acts. with Iraqi President Bar- General• Secretariat It called on the Iraqi Govern- ham Salih. expressed its strong ment to exert all its efforts to HM the King commended condemnation of the protect diplomatic missions, in the stance of the Iraqi Gov- accordance with international ernment in the aftermath attack and subsequent law and the Vienna Convention of the attack on Bahrain’s sabotage acts. on Diplomatic Relations. Embassy in Baghdad, as Council of Representatives well as the measures it has TDT | Manama Speaker Fawziya Zainal also taken to provide necessary Security forces opened fire in the air to disperse the protesters outside Bahrain Embassy in Baghdad. strongly condemned the attack. protection. he Kingdom has con - She stressed parliamentary HM the King lauded Bah- demned the attack car- Ambassador Yusuf Moham- dad were put on high alert and support to all measures under- rain’s deep-rooted frater- Tried out by a group of med Jameel added that the Min- roads leading to the embassy taken by the Kingdom, adding nal relations with Iraq protesters against its embassy istry of Foreign Affairs welcomes were closed to prevent more pro- that the acts of sabotage and and its brotherly people, in Baghdad. the statements issued by the Ira- testers gathering there. their instigators have to face stressing keenness on The Ministry of Foreign Af- qi government and the Ministry Iraqi Interior Minister Yassin legal action. pushing joint ties forward fairs summoned Charge d’Af- of Foreign Affairs of the Republic 54 Al Yassiri went to the embassy She underlined zero tolerance towards wider horizons on faires of the Embassy of the Re- of Iraq, rejecting this attack. people were reportedly in an attempt to “calm the situa- with any act that threatens Bah- all levels so as to serve the public of Iraq to the Kingdom, He stressed the importance of arrested for the attack tion” and meet the Bahraini am- rain’s sovereignty or compro- interests of the two coun- Mohammed Adnan Mahmoud holding accountable the perpe- on Bahrain Embassy in bassador. Security was height- mises relations binding the two tries and deter anyone who Al Khafaji and conveyed Bah- trators and preventing the recur- Baghdad. ened in nearby areas. brotherly countries. attempts to compromise rain’s protest over the attack. rence of such practices. Saad Maan, the official spokes- UAE Minister of State for For- bilateral relations. The Assistant Undersecretary A memorandum of protest was man for the Ministry of Interior eign Affairs, Dr Anwar Gargash President Salih stressed of GCC and Arab Countries Af- handed over by the Assistant said Al Yassari had stressed that condemned the attack and said his country’s keenness on fairs, Ambassador Yusuf Mo- Undersecretary to the Chargé appeared to have been target- the security of embassies and it represents a dangerous, legal consolidating fraternal and hammed Jameel, stressed to the d’Affaires. ed by Kata’ib Hizbollah, one of diplomatic missions is a red line and political escalation. historic relations between Charge d’Affaires of Iraq, that At least 54 people were re - the most powerful pro-Iranian that must not be crossed under “We call upon the Iraqi Gov- Bahrain and Iraq. the Iraqi government is fully re- portedly arrested after dozens armed factions in Iraq. any circumstances. ernment to assume its responsi- He said that Iraq does sponsible for the protection of of Iraqi protesters stormed the Although shots were heard Iraqi Prime Minister Adel bilities and legal commitments not allow anyone to harm the Bahraini Embassy and Con- Bahraini embassy in Baghdad. ringing out in the vicinity of the Abdul Mahdi’s office issued a regarding the protection of dip- bilateral relations, hailing sulate in Iraq and all personnel Iraqi authorities deployed ad- embassy for about eight minutes, statement yesterday that read: lomatic work and headquarters Bahrain’s brotherly posi- operating there in accordance ditional troops to disperse the no casualties were immediately “The Iraqi government is seri- of diplomatic missions in the tions in support of Iraq with the Vienna Convention on demonstrators and secure the reported. ous in preventing the violation capital and other Iraqi towns,” under all stances and cir- Diplomatic Relations 1961. embassy, which sources said Iraqi security forces in Bagh- of the law and will never tol - he said on his twitter account. cumstances.

Clean-up drive

A clean up drive was carried out by members of CleanUp Bahrain and Bahrain Social Runners at Water Garden City. Sources said 29 bags of wastes were collected by the team. A special event was also held to bid farewell to a long-term resident Una Brockerhoff, who is returning to Namibia after staying for 13 years in the Kingdom.

9:30 AM to 1:30 PM 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 04 Speaker stresses Kingdom’s rich women empowerment experience Ms Zainal expresses pride in being the Kingdom’s first woman House speaker

The speaker asserted that the The success of the Bahraini women’s strides and • landmark achievements are the Kingdom’s experience The fruitful outcome of His Majesty has contributed to leadership’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khali- moving from the efforts have fa’s support, and the sound di- women empowerment made Bahrain rectives of Her Royal Highness a role model Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim phase to the women Al Khalifa, Wife of HM the King advancement phase, in the field and President of the Supreme the Speaker observed. of women Council for Women. advancement. “The leadership’s efforts have She highlighted MS ZAINAL made Bahrain a role model in the • field of women advancement. the launch of Princess speaker of the elected Repre- The women in the country have Sabeeka Global sentatives Council in Bahrain, access to full rights following Award for Women’s which, she said, is a real proof the successful implementation Empowerment at of the high decision-making of the sustainable development positions reached by Bahraini strategic plans.” the UN headquarters women. She highlighted the launch in March 2019. The success of the Kingdom’s of the Princess Sabeeka Global Ms Zainal at the Women Political Leaders Summit. experience has contributed to Award for Women’s Empow- Tokyo moving from the women em- erment at the UN headquarters Bahrain boasts a rich experi - comes to achieving the Sustain- closing session of the Wom - powerment phase to the women in March 2019, noting that the peaker of the Council of ence in the field of women ad- able Development Goals (SDGs) en Political Leaders Summit advancement phase, which enti- award reflects Bahrain’s serious Representatives, Fawzia vancement and sustainable de- on gender equality. (WPL 2019), Ms Zainal ex - tled Bahrain to be a role model desire to carry on its women SZainal, has stressed that velopment, particularly when it In her speech during the pressed pride in being the first in the field, she said. advancement efforts. School’s pride Bahrain envoy OIC plans global attends First guide on tolerance Gulf German Jeddah Dialogue motion of true and pure Is - Berlin lam,” Dr Youssef bin Ahmed he Organisation of Is- Al Othaimeen, OIC secre- lamic Co-operation tary-general, told the first he Ambassador of the T(OIC) will launch the meeting of the encyclopae- TKingdom to Germa- first global encyclopaedia on dia’s advisory committee at ny, Abdullah Abdullatif tolerance to “highlight the the secretariat headquarters Abdullah, participated true noble Islam to the world, in Jeddah. in the first forum of the and fight Islamophobia and The encyclopaedia will in- Gulf-German dialogue on extremism.” clude verses from the Qur’an security and co-operation The New Indian School Class XII student Apurva Ramakrishan has been awarded a two-week scholarship to attend a “This project is the first of and the Prophet’s biography, in Berlin, Federal Repub- language enhancement course at Azurlingua French Language institute in the city of Nice, France. School Chairman Jaan its kind. It originated from in addition to publications and lic of Germany, which was Thomas, Director Dr Gopalan and Principal K Gopinath Menon congratulated Apurva on her achievement. the OIC’s belief in the pro - digital materials. organised by the German Foreign Ministry and the Arab-German Friendship Association. Attending the meeting were Chairman of King KSRelief to send 3,000 tonnes of dates to Yemen Faisal Centre for Research Riyadh and Islamic Studies, Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, Secretary-Gener- he King Salman Human- al of the Gulf Co-oper - itarian Aid and Relief ation Council, Dr Abdul TCentre (KSRelief ) has Latif Rashid Al Zayani, signed an agreement to dis - Kuwait’s National Secu- tribute 3,000 tonnes of dates in rity Bureau Chief, Sheikh Yemen this year. Thamer Al Ali Al Sabah The SR47 million project Al Salem Al Sabah, and which will benefit 2.25 million members of Gulf and Ger- people in the war-torn coun- man think tanks. try, is part of the Kingdom’s The delegation of the long-running efforts to relieve Kingdom included re - the suffering of Yemenis affect- searcher and political ed by the humanitarian crisis analyst, Abdullah Al Ju- caused by Iran-backed Houthi naid, Director of Studies militia. and Research at Derasat, The latest programme will Dr Omar Al Obaidli, and target some of the poorest fam- President of the Bahrain ilies in the provinces of Aby- Society for Strategic Plan- an, Al Bayda, Daleh, Hodeidah, ning (BSSP) Dr Hala Su- Al Jawf, Amran, Marib, Sanaa, laibikh. Shabwa and Taiz. The German Feder - The Kingdom’s foreign aid al Foreign Minister wel- efforts have always been on the comed the delegation. rise until they hit a record in the He expressed his appre- last few years, with the volume ciation to the growing re- of Saudi aid, provided impartial- lations of friendship and ly to 81 countries, exceeding $86 co-operation between billion between 1996 and 2018. Germany and the GCC King Salman issued his di - States, stressing his coun- rectives on May 13, 2015 to es- The latest programme will target some of the poorest families in select provinces of Yemen. try’s keenness to ensure tablish the KSRelief to provide the security and stability various humanitarian and relief Since its inception, KSRelief jects in 44 countries worth jects worth $389,682,000 tar- worth $529,463,000 targeting of the GCC as an effective programs. has implemented 1,011 pro - $3,439,139,000, with 225 pro- geting women and 234 projects children. regional system. 05 SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 world Europe swelters in heatwave

Paris, France Spanish teenager collapsed with every heatwave,” said French Fire hydrants uncapped convulsions when he took a dip Prime Minister Edouard French Health Minister Agnes rance yesterday recorded in a swimming pool to cool off. Philippe. Buzyn warned those tempted its hottest ever tempera- He was rushed to hospital in Scientists warn that global to plunge into cold water, both Fture of 44.3 degrees Cel- the town of Cordoba where he warming linked to human fossil young and old, to do so only in sius, as Europe sweltered in an later died, the regional govern- fuel use could make such scorch- designated public bathing areas, early summer heatwave already ment said. ers more frequent. adding that four people blamed for several deaths. Elsewhere in Spain, a 93-year- had With France, Spain, Italy and old man collapsed and parts of central Europe par - died on the street in ticularly badly hit by the high the northern city temperatures, officials urged of Valladolid, police people to take common sense said, giving heat- precautions -- complaining that stroke as the cause of this was not always the case. death. The record temperature of Heat-related deaths 44.3 degrees Celsius (111.7 de- have also been reported in It- grees Fahrenheit) was recorded aly, France and Germany, mainly A pharmacy screen sign indicating the temperature of 44 degrees Celsius in in France’s southeastern town of among the elderly. Carpentras, south-eastern France Carpentras. France remains haunted by It beat the previous national the memory of the dev- drowned since the beginning of old homeless man was found record of 44.1 degrees Celsius astating heatwave of the week. dead at the main train station on recorded in Saint-Christol-les- August 2003 which On Thursday, Buzyn com - Thursday after falling ill due to Ales and Conqueyrac during the exposed the short- plained that despite a barrage the heatwave. notorious August 2003 heat- comings of emer- of public health warnings on ra- A day earlier, at least four peo- wave, state weather forecaster gency services at the dio, TV and on public transport, ple died in Germany in bathing Meteo-France said. height of the summer some parents were still leaving accidents. Meteo-France’s Etienne Ka- holidays. their children in hot cars and pikian said it was “very proba- That year, nearly joggers were out exercising in Spanish inferno ble” the record would be beaten 15,000 people are es - the midday heat. In Spain, firefighters were again Friday as it was still rela- timated to have died Also Thursday, a six-year- continuing to battle a large forest tively early in the day. because of the heat, many old Syrian child was seriously fire in the northeastern Catalo- “(The temperature) will con- of them elderly people at injured in the Saint-Denis nia region. tinue to climb and, in some plac- home. neighbourhood north of Catalonia’s forest service said es, we could pass 44 degrees “I want to appeal to the Paris after being cat- the fire likely began when an Celsius,” he said. sense of re- apulted into the air “improperly managed” pile of The centre of Carpentras was sponsibility by water gushing manure at a chicken farm spon- almost deserted in the middle of citizens from an open taneously combusted in the ex- of the day, with cafe owners -- there fire hy- treme heat. contemplating empty terraces are avoida- Hundreds of firefighters which usually would be packed. ble deaths in backed by troops and aerial wa- “We have never seen this!” ter bombers were trying to bring one exclaimed. it under control. They were hampered by roast- ‘Avoidable deaths’ ing 44-degree temperatures and At least two deaths drant very low humidity according to linked to the heatwave and then David Borrell, head of the Cata- were reported in Spain. crashing to the lan fire department. After feeling dizzy while ground. Spain’s north-east was on red helping harvest wheat in the In the Italian heatwave alert denoting “ex- southern Andalusia region, a A woman uses a fan to keep cool as she walks along a street in the French eastern city of Lyon city of Milan, a 72-year- treme risk”.

Papua New Guinea deploys army Tunisia says president improving after falling ill to help volcano emergency Essebsi had already been• hospitalised last week, and the latest health scare raised fears a prolonged absence could lead to a period of uncertainty Papua New Guinea’s Mount Ulawun volcano spewing ash into the air. Tunis, Tunisia Kokopo | Papua New Guinea ground,” said Prime Minister unisian President Beji James Marape. TCaid Essebsi’s health was Local MP Joseph Lelang improving yesterday and the roops have been sent to said as many as 13,000 people 92-year-old was expected to be Thelp thousands of people may have been displaced, and discharged from hospital soon, displaced by a volcanic erup- 1,000 have lost their homes, his office said, a day after he tion on a remote archipelago in while Leo Porikura, an offi- fell ill. Papua New Guinea, the prime cial with the West New Britain “His state of health is improv- minister said yesterday, as a Disaster Office, put the num- ing,” presidential spokeswom- Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi (C), accompanied by his Prime Minister Youssef Chahed (L) and his Foreign Minister second volcano erupted. ber of displaced at around an Saida Garrach told Tunisian Khemaies Jhinaoui (R), attend the opening session of the 30th Arab League summit in the Tunisian capital Tunis Lava and ash flows from 7,000. public radio. Mount Ulawun -- one of the The emergency response “He had a meeting with the On Thursday, the presidency Essebsi had already been ident in the event of such an world’s most hazardous vol- was hampered by the closure defence minister at around 7:45 said Essebsi “was taken seri- hospitalised last week, and the absence. canoes -- have subsided, but of the region’s main airport, am, and they exchanged infor- ously ill and transferred to the latest health scare raised fears It can also temporarily dele- between 7,000 and 13,000 peo- which Saunders said was cov- mation on the situation in the military hospital in Tunis”. a prolonged absence could lead gate power to Prime Minister ple are believed to have been ered by around three centi- country,” she added. His adviser Firas Guefrech to a period of uncertainty. Youssef Chahed. displaced and a state of emer- metres of ash and remained The spokeswoman gave as- said initially that the president’s Under the constitution, a con- But eight years after the rev- gency has been declared. closed. surances that president should condition was “critical” before stitutional court can appoint the olution, political parties have “We will mobilise the mil- Volcanologists reported be released from hospital tweeting that he was “stable” country’s parliament speaker, not yet reached an agreement itary to go in and assess the that the nearby island volca- “soon”, without providing fur- and denying rumours that he currently 85-year-old Moham- to establish a constitutional situation, and we will despatch no of Manam had begun to ther details. had died. med Ennaceur, as interim pres- court. the military to assist on the erupt. SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 06

No terror motive Dalai Lama says Trump in Brest mosque shooting: French Pelosi bows to Trump ‘lacks moral principle’ prosecutors New Delhi, India Brest, France he Dalai Lama has ac - rench investigators have Tcused US President Don- Fruled out any terror mo- ald Trump of lacking “moral tive in a shooting incident principle”, in a wide-ranging that wounded an imam in BBC interview in which the Ti- the northwestern city of betan spiritual leader said that Brest, saying the gunman, any female successor should who was found dead after be attractive. an apparent suicide, was “One day he says some - “unstable”. thing, another day he says The incident occurred on something,” the 83-year-old Thursday afternoon when Buddhist monk said of the US a man opened fire outside a president. “But I think (there mosque in the city, injuring is a) lack of moral principle.” the local imam and another “When he became president person. he expressed ‘America First’. “From the information That is wrong. America they Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai gathered so far, we cannot should take the global respon- Lama speaks at a function in New consider this as a terror sibility,” the Dalai Lama said, Delhi attack,” Brest prosecutor US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave the green light for her Democratic caucus to approve $4.6 billion in emergency adding that Trump’s emotions Jean-Philippe Recappe said. border aid are “also a little bit... too com- ally become Muslim country? Imam Rachid El Jay was Washington squalid conditions, sometimes But she conceded to Republi- plicated”. Impossible. Or African coun- hit by four bullets while a with no soap, toothpaste or cans when her caucus failed to The Nobel Peace Prize win- try. Also impossible... Keep Eu- worshipper with him sus- showers, little adult supervision move the needle. ner told the BBC from his ex- rope for Europeans,” he said. tained two bullet wounds, S House Speaker Nan- and insufficient food. “The children come first. At ile in Dharamsala in northern The Dalai Lama has made but neither had life-threat- cy Pelosi on Thursday The measure funds agen - the end of the day, we have to India that if his successor is India his home since fleeing ening injuries. Ubowed to pressure from cies like the Department of make sure that the resources a woman then she should be Tibet in 1959, and has been A police source said the President Donald Trump’s Re- Homeland Security and the needed to protect the children attractive. a thorn in Beijing’s side ever suspected shooter was publicans as Congress approved Health and Human Services are available,” Pelosi said in a “If female Dalai Lama since. found dead in an area near $4.6 billion in emergency aid to Department which have been statement to Democrats before comes, then she should be China brands him a “wolf Brest airport, with a fatal ease a swelling migrant crisis on overwhelmed by an influx of the vote. more attractive,” he said. “If in a monk’s robe” and accuses gunshot wound to the head the nation’s southern border. migrants, mostly from Central “As we pass the Senate bill, female Dalai Lama, oh, oh... him of trying to split China. after an apparent suicide. One day after the Sen - America, arriving at the south- we will do so with a battle cry that people, I think prefer, not He told the BBC howev- ate passed the administra - ern border. as to how we go forward to see her, that face.” er that he believes China “is tion-backed measure, the The two US political parties protect children in a way that He also reiterated his views changing”, saying he has had House of Representatives fol- had been battling over border truly honors their dignity and on immigration into Europe, contact “entirely privately” lowed suit with a bipartisan funding for months. worth.” saying that only a “limited with retired Chinese officials vote of 305 to 102 that sends In the most recent squab - Republicans insisted that the number” of refugees should and scholars who have con- the bill to the president’s desk. ble, Pelosi and Democrats had measure include tens of mil- be allowed to stay. nections with the Beijing gov- The emergency money would wanted additional language lions of dollars in overtime pay “The European countries ernment. provide a much-needed finan- that would ensure better pro- and other wages to personnel at should take these refugees and “I think the Chinese them- cial injection to facilities along tections of migrant children the border, authority to deploy give them education and train- selves is changing their at - People enter the Sunna mosque the US-Mexico border, amid and place restrictions on the military personnel there, and ing, and then aiming is return- titude,” he said, adding that for the Muslim Friday prayer a growing crisis that has seen funding in a bid to keep the authority to investigate human ing to their own land,” he said. President Xi Jinping had “not service migrant children housed in Trump administration in check. trafficking. “But whole Europe eventu- yet” asked for a meeting.

Indonesian military helicopter Lego parent buys Madame Tussauds owner Merlin for £5 billion London loses contact in Papua attractions company in a con- Alton Towers and Chessington Jakarta, Indonesia were military crew and the consortium including Lego sortium alongside US private World of Adventure in Britain, aircraft was carrying logisti- Aowner Kirkbi agreed Friday equity group Blackstone and Gardaland in Italy and Heide n Indonesian military hel- cal supplies, Papua military to buy Britain’s Merlin Enter- Canadian pension fund CPPIB Park in Germany. Aicopter with 12 people on spokesman Muhammad Aidi tainments, owner of Madame for £5.9 billion including debt. The price marked a signif- board lost contact with air traf- said. Tussauds wax museum and the Kirkbi already owns almost icant premium to the stock’s fic control Friday just minutes It took off at 11:44 am Friday London Eye Ferris wheel, for 30 per cent of Merlin following closing level on Thursday of after takeoff, an official said. local time and was supposed to £5.0 billion ($6.3 billion, 5.6 bil- the sale of Legoland Parks to the 395 pence. The Mi-17 chopper was en land in Sentani 1.5 hours later. lion euros). London-listed group in 2005. Kirkbi chief executive Soren route from Oksibil, in east - “The plane originally took Kirkbi, which is the majority The consortium’s bid vehicle Thorup Sorensen added that ernmost Papua province to off in Okbibab district, but it owner in Danish children’s toy Berkeley offered 455 pence per the acquisition would enable Sentani, also in Papua. had to refuel in Oksibil,” Aidi maker Lego, said in a statement Lego’s owner are adding London share in cash for Merlin, which the combined group to enter a All passengers on board said. that it will purchase the tourist tourism landmarks to their portfolio also owns popular theme parks new growth phase. NASA will fly a drone to Titan to search for life Washington exploring the region in short or its next mission in our trips before building up to longer Fsolar system, NASA plans to “leapfrog” flights of five miles (8 fly a drone copter to Saturn’s Visiting this kilometers). largest moon Titan in search of mysterious ocean It will stop along compelling the building blocks of life, the world could areas to collect samples before space agency said Thursday. revolutionize what finally reaching the moon’s Selk The Dragonfly mission, which we know about life impact crater, where there is will launch in 2026 and land in evidence of past liquid water, 2034, will send a rotorcraft to fly in the universe. This organic materials and energy: a to dozens of locations across the cutting-edge mission potential primordial stew. icy moon, which has a substan- would have been The hope is the lander will tial atmosphere and is viewed unthinkable even just eventually fly more than 108 by scientists as an equivalent of a few years ago, but miles (175 kilometers). very early-era Earth. we’re now ready for Titan’s atmosphere is made It is the only celestial body be- Dragonfly’s amazing mostly of nitrogen, like Earth’s, sides our planet known to have but is four times denser. Its liquid rivers, lakes and seas on flight clouds and rains are methane. its surface, though these contain JIM BRIDENSTINE The second-largest moon in hydrocarbons like methane and NASA ADMINISTRATOR the solar system, Titan has a ethane, not water. thick water ice crust, beneath “Visiting this mysterious which is an ocean made primar- ocean world could revolutionize A NASA illustration of the space agency’s Dragonfly rotorcraft-lander approaching a site on Saturn’s moon Titan ily of water. what we know about life in the and its subsurface ocean and The underground ocean could universe, “ said NASA adminis- amazing flight.” diverse environments from or- years,” NASA said in a statement. liquid reservoirs. harbor life as we know it, while trator Jim Bridenstine. NASA said the vehicle would ganic dunes to the floor of an im- “Its instruments will study “Additionally, instruments will the hydrocarbon lakes and seas “This cutting-edge mission have eight rotors and fly like a pact crater where liquid water how far prebiotic chemistry may search for chemical evidence of on the moon’s surface could would have been unthinkable large drone. and complex organic materials have progressed. They also will past or extant life.” contain life forms that rely on even just a few years ago, but “During its 2.7-year baseline key to life once existed together investigate the moon’s atmos- The craft will land first at the different chemistries -- or the we’re now ready for Dragonfly’s mission, Dragonfly will explore for possibly tens of thousands of pheric and surface properties equatorial “Shangri-La” dune, body could be lifeless. SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 07 Italy demolishes remains of collapsed bridge

in bad weather on August 14, Nearly 4,000 2018, expressing their indigna- • tion and arguing over what ac- residents had been tion to take in the aftermath of evacuated ahead of the incident. the demolition The disaster threw the spot- light on Italy’s creaking infra- Genoa, Italy structure -- far-right leader Salvini suggested EU budget spending demands from Brus- he two remaining towers sels had limited Italy’s ability to of the motorway bridge maintain it. Tin the Italian city Genoa The dismantling of the bridge’s that collapsed last year killing remains started in February. 43 people were demolished on Ahead of the demolition, res- Friday to make way for a new idents expressed relief that the structure, authorities said. eyesore would finally be gone, The remains of the but were also concerned about 4,500-tonne Morandi bridge the possible consequences of the were detonated at 9:37 am (0737 detonation. GMT) and took just seven sec- The bridge “is high, it is big, it onds to collapse in a cloud of is full of iron, it is super heavy... dust, city authorities said. I don’t know what will happen Nearly 4,000 residents had when it falls. Apart from the been evacuated ahead of the dust it will cause, I am worried demolition, and water tanks about the impact,” local man were placed around the towers Francesco Russo told AFP TV on to prevent the spread of dust. Thursday. Some 400 security forces per- With the demolition over, of- sonnel were also deployed to ficials are now waiting for the the area. arrival of a ship transporting the Cannons began shooting high first parts of a new bridge, the towers of water into the air be- construction of which is sched- low the bridge seconds before uled to begin next year. the explosion, which ripped the Explosive charges blow up the eastern pylons of Genoa’s Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa. The government has promised bridge in two before bringing that the new steel and concrete the giant structure crashing milliseconds after the collapse sending about 35 cars and sev- ‘Super heavy’ Salvini and Luigi Di Maio wit- motorway bridge, designed by down. as alarms rang out. eral trucks plunging 45 metres nessed the blast. Italian architect Renzo Piano, A deafening boom resound- The bridge collapsed in Au- (150 feet) onto railway tracks Locals and officials including The pair had spent several will be open for traffic in April ed across the north Italian city gust during a heavy rainstorm, below. Deputy Prime Ministers Matteo days at the site when it collapsed 2020.

A package of donkey cheese A bucket with donkey milk A farmer milks a female donkey ‘Wonder of nature’: Serbia’s ultra-expensive donkey cheese Zasavica, Serbia ed,” he says, calling it a “wonder But a staff member at Zasavica tween six and 15 kilos of cheese need for this animal and now which is a very good thing for of nature.” discovered that portions of don- a year, mainly to foreigners and there are more and more us and the region,” he says. hite, dense and rich in While a lack of scientific stud- key milk could be mixed with tourists who visit, says Simic. donkey farms, the de- The unique product made Wflavour, Serbia’s one-of- ies make it difficult to assess some from goats in order to craft They also produce donkey mand for donkeys headlines in 2012 after false a-kind donkey cheese is not only its health properties, the milk the crumbly mounds of cheese. milk soap and liquor. is higher... rumours spread that Serbia’s tasty but good for your health, is high in protein and has been The mixture also helps make For Simic, the business is also tennis star Novak Djokovic had says maker Slobodan Simic. recognised by the UN as a up for the fact that don- a way to protect the Balkan don- bought up an annual supply -- There’s only one catch -- at good alterna- tive for keys produce less than key, an animal that has become which he denied. 1,000 euros ($1,130) a kilo, it those with al- a litre of milk a day -- a less prevalent as machines take may well be the most expensive lergies to cow’s fraction of the 40 litres a their place in agriculture. cheese in the world. milk. cow can provide. “We are maintaining the Since 2012, Simic and his team But “what no The farm sells be - of farmers have been milking a one in the world herd of more than 200 donkeys does, and could who live on a nature reserve never make, is the northern Serbia called Zasavica. donkey cheese,” Their milk has similar proper- Simic says of his flag- ties to breastmilk and is touted ship product. by Simic as a cure for a range of Donkey milk has ailments, including asthma and low levels of casein -- bronchitis. a type of protein that “A human baby can take this acts as a binding agent milk from the first day, without in cheese-making. having it di- lut-

A donkey cheese on a plate Donkeys eat grass in a field on a nature reserve in northern Serbia called Zasavica 08 SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 society

The 11th edition of the Bahrain Summer Festival has returned with an exciting one-month long programme under the theme ‘Our Year of Celebrations’. The festival, which is located in Nakhool Tent at Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Fateh Fort in Riffa, offers a variety of children’s activities and workshops. Nakhool and Nakhoola, the adventurous duo and famous faces of Nakhool Tent, will welcome all families and friends daily from 5pm to 9pm, except Sundays. The annual festival, which has become one of the most anticipated events locally and regionally due to its reputation of sensational line-ups of live shows and multi-cultural family-friendly entertainment, will be filled with diverse performances along with artistic activities, educational and creative workshops.

Indian Ladies Association (ILA) members had their monthly meeting along with a fashion show titled “Mom and Me” at Crowne Plaza.” It was an absolutely a fun-filled evening. The participants put their full efforts on the ramp with great enthusiasm.

Kindergarten Students (KGII) of Bahrain Indian School visited LuLu Hyper Market (Atrium Mall Branch) as a part of “learning by seeing activity”. The idea behind the trip was to get hands on learning on different fruits and vegetables. Students were accompanied by their teachers. The trip was very well coordinated and managed jointly by BIS staff and the employees of LuLu. 08 SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 09 society

The 11th edition of the Bahrain Summer Festival has returned with an exciting one-month long programme under the theme ‘Our Year of Celebrations’. The festival, which is located in Nakhool Tent at Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Fateh Fort in Riffa, offers a variety of children’s activities and workshops. Nakhool and Nakhoola, the adventurous duo and famous faces of Nakhool Tent, will welcome all families and friends daily from 5pm to 9pm, except Sundays. The annual festival, which has become one of the most anticipated events locally and regionally due to its reputation of sensational line-ups of live shows and multi-cultural family-friendly entertainment, will be filled with diverse performances along with artistic activities, educational and creative workshops.

Indian Ladies Association (ILA) members had their monthly meeting along with a fashion show titled “Mom and Me” at Crowne Plaza.” It was an absolutely a fun-filled evening. The participants put their full efforts on the ramp with great enthusiasm.

The Palakkad Toastmasters Club, Bahrain installation Ceremony of club officers was held at Carlton Hotel. From left: Sergeant-at-arms Vishnu Murali, Treasurer Sumesh M R, Secretary Aathira Menon, Vice President Public Relations Sigi Lal, Kindergarten Students (KGII) of Bahrain Indian School visited LuLu Hyper Market (Atrium Mall Branch) as a part of “learning by seeing activity”. The idea behind the trip was to get hands on learning on different fruits and vegetables. Students were accompanied by their teachers. The trip was very well coordinated and managed jointly by BIS staff and the employees of LuLu. Vice President Membership Ramesh K T, Vice President Education Nikitha Krishnadas, and President Deepa Sajeevan. 10 SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 business EU leaders seek to break top jobs stalemate top-performing party in Euro- The European Union’s pean elections gets first dibs for • top jobs. two biggest powers Weber was the candidate for have clashed bitterly Merkel’s centre-right European behind the scenes People’s Party (EPP) that came over filling the roles out on top in last month’s vote, though with a historically low share of the vote. A marathon summit Other lead candidates are on• June 20 came up Dutch social democrat Frans empty on the issue Timmermans and the liberal Dutch social democrat Frans Danish EU commissioner Mar- Brussels, Belgium Timmermans grethe Vestager, who was long seen as a possible compromise pick for the French and Ger - eadlocked EU leaders mans. But Macron insists the meet for a rare weekend “lead candidate” process for as- Dsummit Sunday seeking signing the posts is unworkable to fill senior European positions and that the 28 national leaders and settle a battle that has split must alone decide. key allies France and Germany. This leaves the possible list of The emergency gathering of candidates frustratingly uncer- the EU’s 28 heads of state and tain and the EU rumour mill in government comes 48-hours overdrive, with names such as before Tuesday’s session of the World Bank number 2 Kristalina new European Parliament that European Council President Donald Tusk (R) welcomes chairman of Group of the European People’s Party (Christian liberal Danish EU commissioner Georgieva or Croatian Prime is seen as the deadline to fill the Democrats) Manfred Weber prior to a meeting at the Europa building in Brussels Margrethe Vestager Minister Andrej Plenkovic seen slate of key bloc jobs. as possible contenders. The European Union’s two Whichever name the leaders biggest powers have clashed ment, as well as a new foreign men and women. Barnier or any other French here in Osaka,” Tusk said, re - elect, any candidates to top the bitterly behind the scenes over policy chief. National pride can mar the candidate in retaliation. ferring to the process used in commission or lead EU foreign filling the roles, with Berlin fu- A marathon summit on June process, with German officials The thorny issue even made selecting a new pope that EU policy will have to be voted on by rious at Paris for refusing to back 20 came up empty on the issue, angry at French President Em- it to the G20 summit in Japan procedure is sometimes dispar- the European Parliament. Manfred Weber, a little known with leaders failing even to draw manuel Macron for dismissing where EU Council President agingly compared to. In Osaka, a French presidency German MEP, as president of the up a short list. Weber as too low on gravitas for Donald Tusk conferred with source said the night in Brussels European Commission. Handing out top jobs is a del- a top job. Macron, German Chancellor ’Totally possible’ could be long. The EU also requires new icate exercise, with the line-up The spat has made the process Angela Merkel and other leaders At the heart of the feud is “Our wish is to finish it up presidents for the European needing to strike a fragile bal- especially complicated, with and made “12 or 13 phone calls” something called the “Spitzen- on Sunday evening or Monday Council, the European Central ance between east and west, the Germany reported to be block- to other EU players. kandidat” or lead candidate morning. That seems totally pos- Bank and the European Parlia- political right and left, as well as ing Brexit negotiator Michel “Don’t expect white smoke principle under which the sible to us,” the source said.

Italy fines Facebook over Nord Stream 2 ‘past point of no return’: Gazprom Saint Petersburg, Russia Cambridge Analytica case The building of the pipeline has sparked concerns about Rome, Italy in the same year. he controversial Nord Western Europe’s increasing The privacy watchdog said TStream 2 pipeline set to sup- dependence on Russian gas. taly’s data protection watch- the fine related to the down- ply Europe with Russian gas It has also raised fears that Idog slammed Facebook yes- load of the Thisisyourdigital- via the Baltic is “past the point Moscow will be able to increase terday with a fine of one mil- life app by 57 Italians via the of no return” despite obstacles pressure on Ukraine as Europe lion euros ($1.1 million) for Facebook login, which saw including the threat of US sanc- will be less reliant on the coun- violating privacy laws over the data gathered on a further tions, the head of Gazprom said try for transiting supplies. Cambridge Analytica scandal. 214,077 Italian users without yesterday. Delaying the opening of the The penalty was for “ille- their consent. “We are working from the pipeline would create serious gal actions committed in the The data in this case was idea that Nord Stream 2 will be difficulties. ‘Cambridge Analytica’ case, not passed on to Cambridge realised strictly in accordance Today the vast majority of the company that gained ac- Analytica, it said. with the planned timetable,” Russian gas to Europe transits cess to the data of 87 million “We’re are strongly commit- Alexei Miller said at an annual The pipeline would be completed by the end of this year and in service from the via Ukraine. users through an app for psy- ted to protecting privacy, and shareholders meeting in Saint start of 2020. However the current transit chological tests,” it said in a we have invested in resources, Petersburg. deal between Kiev and Moscow statement. technology and partnerships, This means the pipeline gas shipments to the EU’s big- uated outside its territorial expires at the end of 2019 and The social media network as well as hiring over 20,000 would be completed by the end gest economy. waters. the estranged neighbours have has been dogged by controver- people to work on security in of this year and in service from The final major hurdle to But Miller said, “Work is go- not been able to come to a fresh sy in the wake of revelations the last year alone,” Facebook the start of 2020. clear in the construction of ing ahead. The project has been agreement. that defunct political consul- said. The 11-billion-euro ($12-bil- Nord Stream 2 is obtaining past the point of no return for US President Donald Trump tancy Cambridge Analytica Critics slammed the watch- lion) energy link between Rus- an agreement from Denmark some time already, there are no has meanwhile threatened to hit used private data from tens of dog for handing the social me- sia and Germany is to run under that the pipeline can cross its legal means whatsoever to stop Nord Stream 2 and those tied to millions of Facebook users for dia giant a relatively small fine, the Baltic Sea doubling Russian exclusive economic zone, sit- the work.” it with sanctions. political targeting. while analysts said it was low The same because the offence was com- consultan- mitted before Europe’s new cy worked data protection framework on both came into force. the Leave In December, Italy’s com- Johnson’s hobby drives frenzy of reaction campaign petition authority fined Face- London, United Kingdom in the book 10 million euros for old told TalkRadio in an inter- an immediate outpouring of of Johnson’s claimed hobby. UK’s Brex- selling users’ data without ritish prime ministeri- view Tuesday when asked how global reaction on the internet “Is there anyone out there it referen- informing them and “aggres- Bal hopeful Boris Johnson he winds down. and among politicos -- ranging who believes that Boris spends dum of 2016 sively” discouraging users prompted puzzlement, amuse- “I get old wooden crates, from the bemused to the belit- his spare time relaxing by ‘mak- and on Donald from trying to limit how the ment -- and some skepticism -- right? And I paint them,” the tling. ing model buses out of crates Trump’s elec- company shares their data. with the unexpected admission former foreign secretary added, US political scientist Brian and then painting model happy tion cam- that he makes model buses by noting the boxes would have Klaas called it “truly weird” people enjoying the bus’?” he paign Mark Zuckerberg painting up wooden wine boxes. typically contained two wine and “so bizarre that it’s mes - asked on Twitter. co-founded The former London mayor, bottles. merising”, while Australian But others pointed out the the social- battling with Foreign Secretary “It will have a dividing thing, broadcaster Matt Bevan said gaffe-prone politician has a networking Jeremy Hunt to be the next and I turn it into a bus and... I “this is exactly how my (three- track record of sketching and website paint the passengers enjoying painting. Facebook Conservative Party leader and year-old) son would answer this prime minister, said he partakes themselves on the wonderful question”. His mother is an artist and in the pastime to relax. bus.” Opposition Labour MP Owen Johnson became an accom - “I make things,” the 55-year- The unusual hobby produced Smith cast doubt on the veracity plished painter at a young age. SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 11

VW trucks division Traton coasts on stock market Global stock markets climb launch Frankfurt am Main, Ger- many Global equities • erman auto giant have enjoyed a largely GVolkswagen offered positive couple of weeks part of its heavy trucks di- vision Traton on the stock The dollar was market yesterday as it down• slightly against looks to raise fresh capital, in what could be the first main rivals step towards reshaping the sprawling 12-brand group. London, United Kingdom Stock in the unit, which is not listed on any of the uropean and US stocks German indexes, started at Eclimbed yesterday as inves- VW’s initial price of 27 eu- tors kept a watch on develop- ros ($30.70) but fell back to ments at a G20 summit in Ja- 26.45 euros by the market’s pan, where US President Donald close. Trump and Chinese counterpart The flotation brought in Xi Jinping are due to hold key around 1.5 billion euros. trade talks. With Traton, “the sec- As heads of the world’s 20 ond-largest IPO in Europe so leading economies began their far this year has taken place summit in Osaka, Trump said in Germany” after Italian he was hopeful that Saturday’s Traders work after the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) payment processor Nexi, EY talks would be “productive”. analysts noted ahead of the Global equities have enjoyed a against main rivals, while ster- analyst Neil Wilson at Markets. tion cuts put in place in Decem- At the end of a volatile week stock market opening. largely positive couple of weeks ling did not react to official data com. ber and there has been no major for bitcoin, the cryptocurrency Traton sold some 233,000 on hopes for progress in the confirming that Britain’s Brex- “I would think that for Trump dissenting voice among the oil shot to $11,651, up more than vehicles in 2018, with its head-to-head meeting between it-facing economy grew by 0.5pc and Xi to agree to delay the ad- producers.” $1,000 from Thursday. 81,000 employees bringing the leaders of the world’s top in the first quarter. ditional tariffs and for detailed in almost 26 billion euros two economies, though the pos- talks to resume would be suf- Key figures around 1330 GMT in revenue. sibility of failure persists. ‘Greatest threat’ ficient to leave investors happy It brings together well- London - FTSE 100: p 0.2pc at 7,415.63 points “Optimism has been limited Yesterday’s Trump-Xi “meet- that things are moving.” known brands MAN (Ger- at best,” said Chris Beauchamp, ing is hugely important as the Elsewhere Friday, world oil Paris - CAC 40: p 0.4pc at 5,517.76 many) and Scania (Swe - chief market analyst at IG, a trade war represents arguably prices wobbled as dealers await Frankfurt - DAX 30: p 0.6pc at 12,339.07 den) as well as VW-branded global leader in online trading. the greatest threat to the global next week’s output meeting of trucks sold in South Ameri- EURO STOXX 50: p 0.5pc at 3,458.55 “The fact that the trade con- economy -- especially if it is al- OPEC and other top crude-pro- ca and Africa. flict has lasted this long sends a lowed to escalate further”, Craig ducing nations, notably New York - Dow: p 0.4pc at 26,618 VW had already set the message that both sides are not Erlam, senior analyst at Oanda Russia. Tokyo - Nikkei 225: q 0.3pc at 21,275.92 (close) price tag for the 57.5 mil - rushing towards a deal, or are trading group, said. OPEC is on red alert over esca- Hong Kong - Hang Seng: q 0.3pc at 28,542.62 (close) lion shares on offer -- an prepared to make significant There remains some uncer- lating US-Iran tensions that have 11.5-percent stake -- at the concessions,” he added. tainty about how the meeting fuelled recent strong oil-price Shanghai - Composite: q 0.6pc at 2,978.88 (close) very bottom of the range of In Europe, both Paris and will go, with the Wall Street gains -- but producers are likely Brent North Sea crude: q four cents at $66.59 per barrel between 27 and 33 euros it Frankfurt closed with solid Journal reporting that Xi plans to extend output cuts agreed late West Texas Intermediate: q six cents at $59.49 per barrel first mooted weeks before, gains, while London edged up to demand the US reverse a ban last year, according to analysts. valuing the company at 13.5 Euro/dollar: p at $1.1379 from $1.1369 at 2100 GMT 0.3 per cent. on doing business with Chinese “The outcome of the OPEC billion. On Wall Street, the Dow was telecoms giant Huawei as a con- meeting in Vienna on Monday Pound/dollar: p at $1.2703 from $1.2674 In Stockholm, where Tra- up 0.2pc in late morning trading. dition for kickstarting talks. seems to be a done deal,” noted Dollar/yen: q at 107.76 yen from 107.79 ton is also listed, the shares The mood in Asia was more Trade war talks had stalled City Index analyst Fiona Cin- fell to trade at 279 Swed - downbeat with Shanghai ending last month when Trump hiked cotta. Gold: p at $1,414.40 per ounce from $1,409.78 ish kronor (26.41 euros, down 0.6pc and Tokyo and Hong tariffs on some Chinese goods. “Most of the major players Bitcoin - p at $11,650.89 from $10,686.14 $30.04). “The price is much Kong each off 0.3pc. “The Trump-Xi meeting at the have already indicated that the too low,” analyst Juergen The dollar was down slightly G20 is front and centre,” said group plans to extend produc- Pieper of Metzler bank said. SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 12

Modi holds talks with May to Putin: Stop Trump tells Putin ‘don’t meddle’ Don’t meddle in the election, president, don’t meddle,” Trump ‘destabilising’ UK “Trump said with a smile, wagging his finger playfully he talks with @POTUS were wide rang- here cannot be a normalisation of at the Russian leader. Ting. We discussed ways to leverage the Tour bilateral relationship until Rus- “Fake. Fake news. You don’t have the problem in Rus- power of technology, improve defence and sia stops the irresponsible and desta- sia,” Trump can be heard saying to Putin, in video of the security ties as well as issues relating to bilising activity that threatens the UK start of their meeting, aired by CNN. trade. India stands committed to further and its allies -- including hostile inter- “Yes. Yes. Yes. We have the problem,” Putin responded deepen economic and cultural rela- ventions in other countries, disinformation in English. “The same,” he added, laughing, prompting tions with USA. and cyber attacks Trump to laugh as well.

(Front L-R) Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, French President Emmanuel Macron, Indonesia President Joko Widodo, Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman, Japan Prime Minister Shinxo Abe, Argentine President Mauricio Macri, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte, (Second row L-R) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, British Prime Minister Theresa May, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, European Union President of the European Council Donald Tusk, Senegal President Macky Sall, Chile President Sebastian Pinera and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and third row’s invited guests attend the family photo during the G20 Osaka Summit in Osaka Trump plays nice in public at divisive G20 Osaka, Japan alliance, saying that Washington sible and destabilising” activity. Beijing will not agree to any deal US, Japan to ‘speed up’ trade talks was committed to protecting Ja- It was their first formal face- unless Washington lifts its ban S President Donald pan but if America was attacked, to-face since the poisoning in on Chinese telecoms firm Hua- Trump yesterday struck a the Japanese could just “watch it the English city of Salisbury of wei. In an apparent reference to Uconciliatory tone with fel- on a Sony television”. former spy Sergei Skripal last this issue, Trump at the opening low world leaders at one of the World leaders mingled and year that plunged ties into the session said: “We must also en- most high-stakes G20 meetings greeted each other during the deep freeze. sure the resilience and security in years, despite deep divisions family photo with French Presi- of our 5G networks.” on trade and climate change. dent Emmanuel Macron and Eu- ‘Very serious issues’ Host Shinzo Abe, the Japa- ropean Commission President Despite warm first encoun- ‘Red line’ nese prime minister, appealed Jean-Claude Juncker whisper- ters, the meeting could be one of Trade is far from the only con- for unity among bickering world ing extensively into Trump’s ear. the most explosive in years, with tentious issue on the table, with leaders at the start of Japan’s Trump entered with Presi- clashes possible over trade, Iran, climate change emerging as an- new era of “Reiwa” or “beautiful dent Vladimir Putin, chatting and climate change. other sticking point. harmony”, with the long-run- amicably, and the Russian leader “We are seeing rising ten - Japan is hoping to bridge the ning trade row between China patted his American counterpart sion over trade and geopolitics, gaps between European leaders and the United States threat- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) greets US President Donald Trump gently on the back as they parted which are downside risks,” ad- who want strong action and an ening to overshadow the event. ministerial meeting in the after- ways. mitted a Japanese official on the American administration com- “With your help, I hope we Osaka, Japan noon,” Japan Economy Minister The pair met later for the first sidelines. mitted to withdrawing from the will realise beautiful harmony Toshimitsu Motegi said after face-to-face talks since Helsinki The most eagerly anticipated Paris climate agreement. in Osaka... rather than highlight he US and Japan will “speed talks with US Trade Represent- in July with Trump hailing a event will be on Saturday when “The work to consolidate our confrontations, let us seek Tup” talks on a trade agree- ative Robert Lighthizer. “very, very good relationship”. Trump and Chinese President Xi various opinions is expected to out what unites us,” said Abe. ment, Japan’s economy minister The two negotiators agreed to The amicable meeting came Jinping hold their first face-to- be difficult,” a Japanese official The appeal seemed to have pledged Friday, as Washington “vigorously push for meetings after Putin in an interview with face talks since the last G20, to admitted to reporters Thursday. chimed with arguably the club’s pushes Tokyo for a “more fair” of working-level and high-level the Financial Times declared thrash out a truce in a long-run- A French source said Wash- most volatile member, as Trump trade relationship. officials to move negotiations that the “liberal idea has become ning trade war that has stymied ington was trying to bring some dialled down his previously “During the Japan-US sum- forward”, Motegi told report- obsolete”, a view that met with the world economy. countries over to its side and ap- feisty rhetoric against traditional mit, the two leaders agreed to ers. The meetings will begin in strong pushback from EU Presi- Trump told reporters he ex- peared less isolated than before US allies. speed up trade negotiations so early July to be followed by an- dent Donald Tusk. pected “productive” talks. on environmental issues. Fresh from describing Germa- that they can achieve results other round of ministerial-level “What I find really obsolete Experts believe there is little Looming over the talks was ny as “delinquent” for not paying swiftly. Based on that, we held a talks, he added. are authoritarianism, personal- chance of a full deal immedi - also the continuing tensions in enough into the NATO budget, ity cults, the rule of oligarchs,” ately, saying the best hope is for the Middle East, but here too he was effusive when meeting the talks, a day after a second companies” to the United States, Tusk said at a briefing in Osaka. a truce that would avoid Wash- Trump seemed to step back from Chancellor Angela Merkel. public shaking attack raised apparently heartened by a doc- Putin later received a broad- ington imposing new tariffs and more bellicose recent rhetoric “She’s a fantastic person, a fears about her health. German ument Abe gave him showing side from British Prime Minister ramping up the conflict. saying there was “no rush” to fantastic woman and I’m glad officials insist she is not ill. investment into the US. Theresa May who said normal But even a truce is not guar- solve the crisis that has sparked to have her as a friend,” he said. Likewise, Trump hailed Abe, Only two days earlier, he had relations would not be restored anteed, with the Wall Street fears of a military conflict in the Merkel appeared well during for sending “many automobile seemed to question the US-Japan until Moscow ends its “irrespon- Journal reporting Thursday that Gulf.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) shaking hands with Saudi Arabia’s (R) gesture to US President Donald Trump as they attend a meeting on the digital Chinese President Xi Jinping hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 Summit in Osaka economy at the G20 Summit in Osaka in Osaka 13 SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019

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MOVIE REVIEW Thamaasha: A winning film that says a lot without raising its voice The film’s strength comes from its actors, whose mannerisms and subtle facial expressions do most of the talking

By Dhannya Raghunath Arun we were imperfect by their standards! impressed by the scene at Raheem’s We don’t face our demons head on, And a lot many of us took it to heart and house where he tells Sreeni that it’s not instead get easily affected by what hat will others think? were hurt too...some of us even faulted important for Ameera to talk for him to others think of us. Like Chinnu says, Most of us, at some point ourselves for those imperfections!!! understand what she says! the space I occupy, the food I eat, the Win our lives have had these This is the basic premise on which the The women, Divyaprabha, Grace An- clothes I wear (or not) are all my busi- thoughts flitting through our minds. I movie Thamaasha is set. Sreenivasan, tony and Chinnu were all good in their ness and only mine! The movie is a am no exception either! Many a time I brilliantly portrayed by Vinay Forrt, is a respective roles. However, it is Chinnu lesson to all those shamers, trollers have kept a sleeveless top back on the college professor. He is 31 years old, un- who deserves a special applause! There and know it alls who think they know racks of the clothing store with the married and terribly worried about his is a bit of all of us in her - young, kind, what is best for everyone else except thought - “ Wonder what people will receding hairline! His marriage pros- effervescent, fun loving, social worker, themselves! It also tells the victims think if I ( read as, I with flabby arms) pects seem bleak and that makes him foodie and fat!!! She loves her red vel- how important it is to hold your head wear a sleeveless top?” This was when even more anxious! Vinay Forrt’s body vet cake and falooda and is unabashedly high and dismiss the naysayers with the I was much younger and wasn’t as thick language and the finesse with which proud of her choices in life! When a contempt they deserve. skinned as I am now...or maybe, I have he executes the character is indeed harmless post of her day out with a Thamaasha is a sincere effort in mov- become worldly wise! praiseworthy! We feel for the charac- friend threw social media into a tizzy, ie making and has its heart in the right I have had several ‘non’well-mean- ter’s vulnerability and he becomes one she was anything but frazzled. She was place. The technical team must be be ing folks give me tips to lose those ex- of us as the movie progresses! chided for her weight and Sreeni was applauded for tackling such a sensitive tra pounds! I know friends who have His friend, Raheem (played by Navas) scoffed at for escorting her. Some of topic with the dignity it deserved and been mercilessly teased for being dark , keeps his hopes high and tries to set the comments like aana and paappan not making it a crass comedy! skinned, short, tall, too fair, too thin! him with up one of their colleagues A scene from ‘Thamaasha’ triggered some unpleasant memories! A little introspection post the movie I know seniors in college who have (quite unsuccessfully). The banter and Sreeni is equally chuckle worthy and Her comeback to those is perhaps what can help us realise how our words and taunted a good number of us because the repartee between Raheem and thought provoking. I was particularly a lot of us don’t do in real life! actions may have hurt another person!!! 14 SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019

Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas host Tom to make pre-wedding pool party Broadway debut Los Angeles with ‘Betrayal’ The ‘Sucker’ singer and Los Angeles ‘Game of Thrones’ actor, who hilling by the pool! Sing- first tied the knot in a surprise er-songwriter Joe Jonas Las Vegas ceremony in May, ctor Tom Hiddleston Cand actor Sophie Turn- are all set to get hitched once Ais all set to make his er hosted a pre-wedding pool again, this time in France. debut on Broadway with party in France. As the wedding date ap - the revival of Harold The couple’s wedding is proaches, the pair, who Pinter’s “Betrayal”. around the corner, and they are kick-started the celebrations The actor will star in spending time with their loved earlier this week in Paris, has the play alongside Dare- Taylor ones ahead of their special now arrived at the Cha- devil” series actor Charlie Swift, Dua day, reported E! 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We’re looking and Danielle Ambassador Theatre Group aylor Swift will be head- lowing this, the clips of few per- forward to celebrating Prime Jonas. and artistic director Jamie lining the upcoming Am- formances will be available on Day with this can’t-miss, one- They Lloyd, will begin previews Tazon Prime Day concert demand for a limited duration. of-a-kind event,” said Amazon also threw at the Bernard B Jacobs on July 10, Amazon Music an- “We can’t wait to celebrate Music VP Steve Boom in a state- a wed - Theatre on August 14. nounced on Friday. Prime Day with an extraor - ment. ding party Apart from the singer, Dua dinary night of unforgettable Taylor is currently occupied spending Lipa, SZA and Becky G will also performances, for members with the promotions of her up- time at the Jordana Brewster be performing at the concert around the globe. Prime Day coming album ‘Lover’ which pool togeth- that will be hosted by Jane brings members the best of is set to release on August 23 er, relax - returning for ‘Fast Lynch, according to The Hol- both entertainment and shop- this year. ing ahead of & Furious 9’ the ceremony, lywood Reporter. ping. To celebrate, we’ve curat- The ‘Love story’ singer may Los Angelels The concert will exclusively ed a lineup across also perform her latest melo- which takes place be available for Prime members multiple gen- dies ‘ME!’ and ‘You need to calm this weekend. and will also be streamed live res with down’ in the concert. ction star Vin Diesel Ahas announced Jorda- na Brewster’s return to the Scott Disick praises Khloe Kardashian, “Fast and Furious” franchise Bella for the upcoming ninth film. Idris Elba pens song Thorne Bella says she’s “been through a lot” Thorne’s ex Mod Sun The movie is currently be- for his ‘Hobbs & Los Angeles ing in filmed in London, and claims they were married, Diesel post- Shaw’ villain later divorced merican reali - ed a video Los Angeles Los Angeles ty star Khloe Kar - from the Adashian is all about set with ollywood star Idris merican rapper and Bella keeping it real with her Brew- HElba has revealed that Thorne’s ex, Mod Sun has claimed fans and Scott Disick admires Scott Disick ster, who he has written a song based Athat they were married and divorced her for that and a lot more. plays his on on his “Hobbs & Shaw” an- within 15 months of the nuptials. The 35-year-old star spoke to E! News as screen sister, tagonist, Brixton, and the “I got engaged, married and di- she is in the midst of recovering from her Mia Toretto, track will feature in the up- vorced in 15 months in Holly - ex Tristan Thompson’s cheating scandal and the young coming movie. wood,” People quoted Sun as say- with model Jordyn Woods, actor playing Dom’s (Diesel) The film follows Dwayne ing in an interview with TooFab. the outlet asked her how son. Johnson’s Luke Hobbs and “We’re out here putting rings is she feeling about “re- Brewster has starred in Jason Statham’s Deckard on it! That’s what our generation living” the ordeal. five films in the franchise, but Shaw, as they join forces to does, we put a ring on it, you know “Yes, this is what we Paul Walker’s death in 2013 stop cyber-enhanced vil- what I’m saying?,” Sun added. signed up for. I’m not affected her character graph lain Brixton from stealing Later, he also adviced the young gen- Mod Sun complaining about it. I as Mia and Brian (Walker) a globe-threatening virus eration, “If you do any business together, would say this time were romantic partners and and unleashing it upon the get your paperwork right.” frame of it is, I the late actor was written out world. Last year, there were rumours about the two get- would say, harder. at the end of “Furious 7”. “People know that I DJ ting engaged and planning their marriage soon after We can’t just show and I make music and all Throne posted a picture of her left ring finger on the good. That’s that, but the hybrid of be- Instagram with a caption ‘Da baby iced me out.’ not what reality is,” Jake Gyllenhaal ing able to put something Taking it to the next level, Sun shared a video Khloe reflected. that I’ve made specifically on Valentine’s Day on Instagram which looked While this may be a was inspired by for a movie I’m in is new a wedding ceremony between the two, thus, hard time for Khloe, she sister Maggie territory for me,” Elba told giving fuel to the rumours. thankfully has “brother” Los Angelels Entertainment Weekly. Thorne hasn’t reacted to Sun’s Scott Disick, who had some comment yet. supportive words to say about the star during their interview. ake Gyllenhaal says he Jwas inspired to take up acting after he saw his sister, Lena Headey to lead pilot of Showtime’s ‘Rita’ Maggie, perform on stage in their childhood. Los Angeles Maggie began her career as a teenager ame of Thrones” star Lena Headey with small will topline the cast of Showtime roles in “G pilot “Rita”. several of The 45-year-old actor will portray the title her father, character in the show, which has been adapt- Stephen ed from a Danish series of the same name, Gyllenhaal’s reported Variety. films. The story follows a teacher and single “Ever since mother who likes to buck the system and I saw my sister takes on every kind of authority as well act... I saw her on stage and as her family in a messy and unfiltered thought, ‘That looks like a way. whole lot of fun. Then I tried Christian Torpe, the creator of the my hand at it and it felt really original show, is writing the pilot for the natural. It felt really right network. He will also executive produce Khloe and I enjoyed it so much... it alongside Elisa Ellis and Headey. Kardashian 15 SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 sports Brazil advance

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas crashes during practice to Copa semis Leclerc on top in Austria as Bottas, Verstappen crash later when Paraguay produced move in the fourth minute as Brazil exorcize stubborn defensive displays be- local favorite Everton drove in sional and uneventful French • fore snatching victory in the off the left wing and found Dani Hamilton Grand Prix, the Spielberg cir- Paraguay penalty spot-kick lottery. Alves on the edge of the area, • cuit delivered the busiest and demons to reach But it wasn’t to be this time with the full-back slipping the In the last game I fourth quickest in most chaotic free practice of Copa semis as Brazil goalkeeper Alis - ball on to Firmino, whose weak didn’t look at the second session the season with two red flag son saved Gustavo shot was straight at goalkeeper keeper and I hit it interruptions, for major acci- Gabriel Jesus sends Gomez’s opening Roberto Fernandez. hard straight away AFP | Spielberg, Austria dents, as Mercedes struggled spot-kick at the Gremio forward Everton’s to repeat their customary su- Brazil• into semi-finals and the goalie made Gremio Arena in popularity was clear in his a good save. Today I harles Leclerc topped the premacy. with winning penalty Porto Alegre. home stadium as fans wildly did it my usual way, I Ctimes for Ferrari ahead of Hamilton had been fastest against Paraguay Although cheered his every touch. Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and in the morning’s opening ses- Firmino dragged But the game quickly settled looked calmly at the Red Bull’s Pierre Gasly in an in- sion, the first time this year he keeper and I could see Brazil to face his effort into the expected pattern, cident-filled second free prac- topped FP1, but it was a differ- • wide, Der- with Brazil dominating him moving to the left tice at this weekend’s Austrian ent story in the afternoon heat Argentina or Venezuela lis Gon- possession and playing and I side-footed it Grand Prix. as Leclerc set the pace. for place in final zalez countless passes while the other way On a sweltering afternoon The Monegasque driver also a well-drilled Paraguay GABRIEL JESUS in the Styrian Alps, with an air put his Ferrari on top after 16 AFP | Porto Alegre, Brazil doggedly held their temperature of 31 and the track minutes and despite being out- shape and looked to at 55 degrees, defending five- paced by Bottas and then Ham- counter at pace with the half hour. time champion Lewis Hamil- ilton he found a response that abriel Jesus scored the direct runners. Brazil reporters had asked ton was fourth for Mercedes lifted him beyond them again winning spot-kick in Brazil lacked a coach Tite before the game if and Sebastian Vettel was with half an hour remaining. Ga tense penalty shoot- cutting edge and he was worried about fouls, eighth in the second Ferrari. By then, Bottas was back out as Brazil exorcized their even when which he replied were part of Max Verstappen, who in the paddock after losing demons to beat Paraguay on Philippe the game. wound up ninth, crashed his control of the rear end of his Thursday and reach the Copa Coutin- But three Paraguayan players Red Bull as did Bottas later in Mercedes at Turn Six where he America semi-finals. ho seem- were booked before half-time his Mercedes, both men escap- slewed off into the gravel and Twice before in 2011 and ingly for overly robust challenges. ing unhurt. hit the barriers head-on. 2015 Paraguay had beaten played in Firmino behind It wasn’t until five minutes Carlos Sainz was fifth for Both front wheels broke free, Brazil at this same stage the defence following a from half time that Coutinho McLaren ahead of Romain but were retained in their teth- on penalties at the South Richard Sanchez mistake, got in behind the defence on Grosjean of Haas, Kimi Raik- ers. “Is he ok?” asked Vettel on American extravaganza. the Liverpool forward the left and fired in a shot from konen of Alfa Romeo, Vettel, Ferrari team radio, just 10 min- Willian came closest was easily muscled off an angle that Fernandez saved Verstappen and British rookie utes before he, also, lost control to scoring the ball. comfortably. Lando Norris in the second of his car at T10 and managed The best chance McLaren. to catch it, in a frantic flash of of the first quarter Brazil jeered again Five days after a flat, proces- drama, before he crashed. fell to Paraguay Predictably, Brazil were Gabriel Jesus of Brazil as Hernan Perez booed off at half-time, for the strikes the winning found Gonzalez third time in four matches. penalty kick unmarked at back Tite wasted no time in making in normal post but Alisson a change, but it was a curious Relieved Nadal drawn to meet time for Brazil when he fired past the post allowing saved his near one swapping left-back Felipe Federer in Wimbledon semi finals hit the post as Paraguay held out Jesus, who missed a penalty in post shot. Luis for Alex Sandro. for a 0-0 draw for more than 40 Brazil’s last match, to be the It was turgid Neat interplay saw Firmino AFP | London minutes following the dismissal match-winner. fare on offer to tee up Coutinho just outside the of Fabian Balbuena for a profes- The tournament hosts will the Porto Alegre box but his precise finish was afael Nadal breathed a sigh sional foul on Roberto Firmino. face either perennial rivals Ar- crowd, who easily saved again. Rof relief yesterday after he Brazilian media had been gentina or Venezuela in Tues- started a Brazil had changed tactic and was slated to meet eight-time almost in a state of paranoia day’s semi-final in Belo Hori- slow were driving more purposefully champion Roger Federer in the before the match recalling the zonte. clap at the heart of the defence, with Wimbledon semi-finals. painful memories from Argen- Brazil started brightly and just Arthur flashing a shot over the Nadal’s fears that he would tina in 2011 and Chile four years produced a beautiful passing after bar. be drawn in top-seeded favour- ite and defending champion Novak Djokovic’s half of the draw -- and face him in the Mahrez and Algeria top Mane’s Senegal in heavyweight clash semis -- proved unfounded despite Wimbledon promot- AFP | Cairo ing Federer above him in the seedings. iyad Mahrez and Algeria The Spaniard, seeded third Rfired a warning to the rest behind Federer, had com- Rafael Nadal hits a return to of their Africa Cup of Nations plained earlier this week that Roger Federer during a match at KNOW WHAT title rivals with a deserved 1-0 Wimbledon’s unique formu- Wimbledon (file photo) win over Sadio Mane’s heavi- la for seeding that combines semi-finals, will do well to ly-fancied Senegal in Cairo on ranking points with form in reach the last four as he has a Thursday. Senegal will still be ex- grass-court competitions was tough looking draw. Mane struggled to impress pected to join Algeria in disrespectful. He should have little trouble on his return from suspension the knockout rounds as World number one Djokovic with his first round opponent, as Youcef Belaili crashed home they wrap up the group will in theory face South Afri- Yuichi Sugita of Japan, but af- the winner on 49 minutes to can fourth seed and last year’s ter that things become more guarantee Algeria a berth in the phase against Kenya beaten finalist Kevin Ander- perilous. last 16. tery 30 June Stadium. son -- who was promoted from Moody but talented Austral- It is almost a decade since “We can’t say we look like a ti- eighth in the world -- in the ian Nick Kyrgios -- who beat Algeria last made an impact at tle-winning side. Beating Sene- Youcef Belaili (L) celebrates his goal against Senegal last four. Nadal in the last 16 at Wim - the competition by reaching the gal is not an easy thing to do and “It’s just the second group first continental title, will still Nadal, who comes in on the bledon in 2014 -- is a potential 2010 semi-finals, and this was a there won’t be many teams ca- game. Sure it’s against a very be expected to join Algeria in back of his 18th Grand Slam second round opponent and performance of great promise pable of doing it, but that doesn’t strong side but it’s just a group the knockout rounds as they singles title after winning his highly-rated Canadian young- from the north African side in mean things are settled,” said match.” wrap up the group phase against 12th French Open which in- ster Denis Shapovalov could front of a large crowd at a blus- Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi. Senegal, on the hunt for a Kenya on July 1. cluded beating Federer in the await in the third round. SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 16

Cricket World Cup 2019 standings

Team Played Won Lost Tied No result Run rate Points Australia (Q) 7 6 1 0 0 0.906 12 India 6 5 0 0 1 1.160 11 Proteas dent Sri New Zealand 7 5 1 0 1 1.028 11 England 7 4 3 0 0 1.051 8 Bangladesh 7 3 3 0 1 -0.133 7 Pakistan 7 3 3 0 1 -0.976 7 Sri Lanka 7 2 3 0 2 -1.186 6 South Africa 8 2 5 0 1 -0.080 5 West Indies 7 1 5 0 1 -0.320 3 Lankan hopes Afghanistan 7 0 7 0 0 -1.634 0 Today’s matches Pakistan vs Afghanistan Hashim Amla, Faf du• Plessis’ fifties guide South Africa to an easy Headingley Stadium – win over Sri Lanka Leeds 12:30pm Sri Lanka’s semi-final • Babar Azam Gulbadin Naib hopes dented by South Africa » Pakistan will be playing this game under more pressure as a defeat here will dash their hopes of a semi-final spot. AFP | Chester-le-Street » Afghanistan have never beaten Pakistan in the 50-over format; they have lost all the three matches they have played against them. ashim Amla and Faf du Ples- » Pakistan are coming on the back of two successive victories and so they will be carrying sis powered South Africa to a plenty of momentum with them. nine-wicket victory over Sri H Pakistan Afghanistan Lanka yesterday, dealing a huge blow to the Asian side’s hopes of reaching South Africa’s Hashim Amla (L) and South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis (C) run between wickets Pakistan are currently sixth on the CWC 2019 points A win in this World Cup seems elusive for the World Cup semi-finals. as Sri Lanka’s Suranga Lakmal looks on table with three wins and as many losses from their Afghanistan, who after having played seven Amla (80) and captain Du Plessis seven matches in this Cricket World Cup. After back- matches, are still languishing at the bottom (96) put on an unbeaten 175 for the Sri Lanka to-back defeats against Australia and India, they and trying to open their account on the second wicket as South Africa cruised Karunaratne c Du Plessis b Rabada 0 have bounced back with two consecutive wins over points table. They managed to stretch Sri to victory in the 38th over, finishing on Kusal Perera b Pretorius 30 South Africa and New Zealand to keep themselves Lanka and give India a big scare, but apart 206 for one. Fernando c Du Plessis b Pretorius 30 afloat in the tournament. Pakistan have put out good from that, they have not really been able Sri Lanka were struggling after de- Kusal Mendis c Morris b Pretorius 23 bowling performances in their last two matches - to pose much of a challenge to the other KNOW WHAT feats to New Zealand and Australia Angelo Mathews b Morris 11 they restricted the Proteas to 259/9 at London before teams. Their most recent encounter came and two washouts before reviving their Dhananjaya de Silva b Duminy 24 keeping the Kiwis to a below-par 237/6 in their most against Bangladesh at Southampton which World Cup chances with a shock win J Mendis c Pretorius b Morris 18 recent encounter at Birmingham. they lost by 62 runs. against hosts England last week. A swarm of bees halted the T Perera c Rabada b Phehlukwayo 21 But, with six points from seven game in the 48th over of first Isuru Udana c&b Rabada 17 Probable XI Probable XI games, the 1996 champions have now innings. All the players and Suranga Lakmal not out 5 Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mo- Gulbadin Naib (c), Rahmat Shah, Hashmat- slipped behind England, Bangladesh both umpires went to ground, L Malinga c Du Plessis b Morris 4 hammad Hafeez, Haris Sohail, Sarfaraz Ahmed ullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad and Pakistan in the race to qualify from face down, to avoid any stings Extras (lb3, b4, w13) 20 (c/wk), Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Wahab Riaz, Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shen- the round-robin phase. Total (all out, 50 overs) 203 Mohammad Amir, Shaheen Afridi wari, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Rashid Khan, “It feels like it’s a long time coming,” Dawlat Zadran, Mujeeb Ur Rahman said Du Plessis, whose side were al- Chris Morris also finished with three South Africa PITCH REPORT ready out of contention for the semi-fi- wickets while pace spearhead Kagiso Q. de Kock b Malinga 15 The Headingley will be hosting its second game of this World Cup, the first one having been nals before the match. Rabada took two. H. Amla not out 80 played last week between England and Sri Lanka. It was a low-scoring thriller dominated by “It feels bittersweet, it doesn’t feel Sri Lanka had a disastrous start to F du Plessis not out 96 seam bowlers. However, with a sunny day and a dry pitch on offer, one can expect plenty of like it means too much,” he added. “But their innings when skipper Dimuth Extras (lb1, w14) 15 runs on Saturday. It is going to be warm and clear throughout the day with plenty of sunshine the basics of batting were shown today. Karunaratne was caught at slip by Du Total (1 wicket, 37.2 overs) 206 and temperature ranging from 21 to 27 degrees Celsius. Humidity is expected to be around 67%. We’ve not had guys bat long and build Plessis off the first ball of the match, big partnerships. One big partnership delivered by Rabada. Angelo Mathews was bowled by and everything looks much easier.” Kusal Perera and Avishka Fernando Morris for 11 and Kusal Mendis de - New Zealand vs Australia Sri Lanka’s batting let them down batted positively to take the score to 67 parted for 23. against an inspired South African pace for one in the 10th over before Fernan- A swarm of bees briefly interrupted attack led by recalled seamer Dwaine do (30) mistimed a shot, sending the play towards the end of the innings, Pretorius, who returned figures of 3-25 ball steepling into the air before it was forcing the players and umpires to lie Lords Cricket Ground - from his 10 overs. taken by Du Plessis. flat on the ground. London Playing for pride, South Africa rarely Perera (30) was next to go, chopping Veteran paceman Lasith Malinga 3:30pm put a foot wrong after electing to field a Pretorius delivery onto his stumps struck in the fifth over of South Africa’s first in Chester-le-Street, bowling out as Sri Lanka slipped to 72-3 in the 12th innings, bowling Quinton de Kock for Lockie Ferguson David Warner Sri Lanka for 203 in the 50th over. over. 15, but it only proved a minor hiccup. » Momentum is going to be with Australia who are coming on the back of four con- secutive wins. » Australia boast a very strong record against New Zealand in the 50-over format and are leading the scoreline 90-39. » New Zealand have never lost an ODI at the Lord’s. They have played three completed Kohli backs ‘legend’ Dhoni’s go-slow tactics matches here and have won all three of those. Reuters | Manchester against Afghanistan, absorb- His early struggle was in the middle. ing many deliveries before even more conspicuous “Hardik also played really New Zealand Australia ahendra Singh Dhoni’s trying to accelerate and per- with Hardik Pandya hitting well, but his experience has With eleven points, New Zealand are currently Australia have won six and lost just one Mcalculated batting in ishing as India had a narrow a breezy 46 during their 70- come good eight out of ten positioned third on the CWC 2019 points table out of the seven matches they have played the middle overs has the full escape in the low-scoring run stand. times for us.” with five wins, a loss and a washout from seven so far in this Cricket World Cup. They are backing of the India team, game. Former team mate Sachin Dhoni has played 346 one- matches. They won their first five completed currently leading the CWC 2019 leaderboard skipper Virat Kohli said on Against West Indies on Tendulkar has questioned day internationals and Kohli fixtures on the bounce before suffering their first with 12 points and, so far, are the only team Thursday amid criticism that Thursday too, Dhoni found Dhoni’s approach but Kohli said the wicketkeeper knew defeat of the tournament last time out - against in the tournament to have qualified for the the former skipper’s slow it difficult to get going before threw his weight behind the better than most what was a Pakistan by six wickets at Birmingham. The Kiwis semi-finals. Australia’s solitary defeat came approach has not worked in hitting two sixes in the final 37-year-old after the team’s par score on a pitch. faltered with the bat in that game with three of against India at London where they fell short the World Cup. over to remain not out on 56 125-run victory over West “He is one guy in the mid- their top five batsmen scoring only in single digits. by 36 runs in their chase of 353. Post that, Dhoni made 28 off 52 balls off 61 balls. Indies. dle who always sends out the Aussies have won four games on the trot “He knows exactly what a message for the team: ‘I Probable XI - beating Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh he wants to do out in the think this is the par score and England on the way. middle,” Kohli said at the on this pitch’...he has such Martin Guptill, Colin Munro/Henry Nicholls, Kane Probable XI presentation ceremony. a keen understanding of the Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), “The best thing about game.” James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Usman having someone like him is “He has always been that Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult Khawaja, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, when you need those extra way, that is his strength, to Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cum- 15-20 runs, he knows exactly play calculated cricket, to al- mins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Jason how to get them with the tail. ways stay in the game, equal PITCH REPORT Behrendorff “Keeping strike in the end to the opposition and then Two matches have been played at the Lord’s in this World Cup, and so far, the pitch has looked and finishing off with two find ways of winning. good for batting particularly during the first period of play. The wicket has tended to favor the big sixes gave us a boost as “He’s a legend of the game, bowlers more in the second-half. A bright and sunny weather has been forecast for this match. a team. We were looking at we all know that. He’s doing It is expected to be warm enough throughout the day with temperate ranging from 30 to 33 250 but we got close to 270- a tremendous job for us and degrees Celsius. Humidity will be close to 40% for most part of the game. MS Dhoni plays a shot odd because he was out there hope he can continue.”

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