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QNA importance of the day of sacrifice, which is marked DOHA today. He said Islam is the religion of love and peace. THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani This urges us to meet the sense of belonging to performed Eid Al Adha prayer along with a group of the nation and that the nation’s sons strive to meet loyal citizens at Al Wajba praying area on Sunday. its interests and protect it from all evils through HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, the cooperation between all on the basis of good gov- Personal Representative of the Amir, HH Sheikh ernance that is based on justice and love for all, as Mohamed bin Khalifa al Thani, well as on the basis of promot- and HE Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa Amir exchanges Eid ing unity and love and staying al Thani took part in the prayer. greetings with Iran, away from intolerance. Scores of A number of sheikhs, ministers, Tunisia leaders worshippers performed Eid prayer members of diplomatic corps and in mosques and praying areas scores of citizens also attended THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin across the country. the prayer. Hamad al Thani exchanged Eid Later, the Amir received Sheikh Dr Thaqeel Sayer al greetings with Iran President Dr scores of Eid Al Adha well- Shammari, Court of Cassation Hassan Rouhani and Tunisia’s wishers at Al-Wajba Palace. The judge and Supreme Judiciary Interim President Mohamed Amir received Prime Minister and Council member, who led the Ennaceur during phone calls on Minister of Interior HE Sheikh prayer, delivered the Eid sermon Sunday. (QNA) Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa in which he urged worshippers to al Thani and sheikhs, ministers, ponder the deep meanings of Eid Al Adha, the deep ministries’ undersecretaries, Shura Council mem- meanings of performing the Eid prayer because it is bers and citizens. a ritual of Islam. The Amir also received heads of diplomatic He also called for the use of this occasion by missions accredited to the state as well as offic- increasing the acts of worship, good deeds and ers of the armed forces and police, and heads of devotion, and by worshiping Allah the Almighty and national institutions and departments. The well- following the sunnah of our Prophet Mohammed wishers extended greetings to the Amir, praying that (Peace and Blessing Be Upon Him). Eid carries good and blessings to the Qatari people In the sermon, Dr Shammari highlighted the and the Arab and Islamic nations. PAGES 2 & 16

Qatar condemns Norway mosque High prices fail to dent gold Fun and frolic as Qatar shooting QNA sales this festive season celebrates Eid Al Adha DOHA AILYN AGONIA QATAR has condemned SATYENDRA PATHAK DOHA a shooting attack at a DOHA mosque in the Norwegian QATARA celebrated Eid Al capital Oslo. In a statement THE recent spike in gold Adha with traditional fervour on Sunday, the Ministry prices has failed to dent the on Sunday, with thousands of Foreign Affairs renewed buying spirit of customers as of people turning up in large Qatar’s firm position, reject- sales of Gold jewellery have numbers at designated prayer ing violence and terrorism, remained stable during Eid grounds and mosques across regardless of the motives Al Adha festivities, officials the country to perform the Eid and reasons. The statement of Doha-based gold jewellery Al Adha prayers. The festivi- stressed Qatar’s rejection outlets have said. ties began in an atmosphere of of targeting places of wor- “Gold sales generally in- joy and camaraderie at popular ship and of terrorising the crease 15-20 percent during places such as Souq Waqif, Ka- innocent. It offered Qatar’s Eid Al Adha festivities as many tara Cultural Village and malls. hope of a swift recovery to customers flock our show- A large number of people the injured person. room to buy jewelleries for from different nationalities their families. However, there spent the first day of Eid Al is no such increase in sales this Adha at Katara Cultural Vil- time as gold prices have risen lage on Sunday. Qatar-Ivory Coast joint a lot in the past few months. Many of them are fami- People enjoy at the Katara beach on Sunday. The price of 22 carat gold that Customers at a Malabar Gold showroom in Doha. lies who made the most of the panel on economy to used to remain around QR150 activities organised along Ka- “Katara is an ideal desti- expat. meet in November, per gram before June this year compared to the last Eid Al to such high prices in Qatar,” tara’s esplanade. The featured nation for families during Eid Another visitor Anna, says envoy (PG 3 ) has gone up to QR173.5,” Sky Adha festivities, we expect to he said. activities include a dedicated holidays. Our children can a Filipino national, added, Jewellery Regional Sales Man- see some increase during this Echoing the same, a senior play area for young children. freely play around the spa- “What we look forward is the ager Tom C Jacob told Qatar festival,” Jacob said. official of Doha-based Malabar Even the beach area was bus- cious area at the same time fireworks display. It reminds Tribune. Kalyan Jewellers Regional Gold said the sales during the tling with activities as others enjoy the beach area. We are me of my home country. I like Israel security forces, Despite such a huge hike in Manager Rajesh K said the Eid Al Adha festivities would opted to enjoy the refreshing thankful for the organisers for the experience of watching the price, Jacob said, sales during gold sales this time have in- have been much better if there sights within the vicinity. Food coming up with different ac- wonderful display with mem- Palestinians clash at the pre-Eid week were stable creased marginally due to the was not such a big hike in gold stalls and trucks are also situ- tivities every year that make bers of different communi- flashpoint Jerusalem and he expected the sales to high prices of the yellow metal. prices. ated in different areas to cater this holiday memorable for all ties. It is like being with a huge holy site (PG 7 ) grow during the festivities. “It is quite expected as to the needs of the visitors. family members,” said Ali, an family.” “If not very significant many customers are not used Continued on page 3 Ô 02 Monday, August 12, 2019

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AMIR OFFERS EID PRAYERS, RECEIVES WELL-WISHERS

THE Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani performed the Eid Al-Adha prayer along with a group of loyal citizens in Al Wajba praying area on Sunday morning. HH the Amir later received scores of well-wishers who included excellencies, sheikhs and citizens who extended greetings to HH the Amir, praying that Eid carries good and blessings to the Qatari people and the Arab and Islamic nations. Nation Monday, August 12, 2019 03

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Amir exchanges Eid greetings with Moroccan king, Erdogan economy to meet in Nov: Envoy THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani exchanged greetings with King Mohammed VI of the Kingdom of Morocco and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Qatar Airways is expected to operate between Doha and the Ivorian capital Abidjan by the middle of 2020 on the advent of Eid Al-Adha, in two telephone calls His High- ness made on Saturday. (QNA) ASHRAF SIDDIQUI DOHA Amir congratulates Chad president THE first meeting of the Joint THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani sent on Sun- Commission on Economy be- day a cable of congratulations to President Idriss Deby of the tween Qatar and the Repub- Republic of Chad on the occasion of his country’s independ- lic of Côte d’Ivoire will take ence anniversary.(QNA) place in the capital Abidjan in November, the Ambassador Deputy Amir greets Chad president of Ivory Coast to Qatar HE Dr Abdul Kadir Cisse has said. THE Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani sent Speaking to Qatar Trib- a cable of congratulations to President Idriss Deby of Chad on une on the sidelines of the the occasion of his country’s independence anniversary. (QNA) official opening of the em- bassy of Ivory Coast in Doha PM congratulates Chad president recently, Cisse said he was expecting a Qatari business PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin delegation to visit his country Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to on that occasion. President Idriss Deby of Chad on the occasion of his country’s The ambassador said he independence anniversary. (QNA) was also expecting Qatar Airways to start operating between Doha and Abidjan by the middle of 2020. He said that with the HGH Paediatric Emergency finalisation of the Memo- randum of Understanding (MoU) between the cham- receives 760 cases in 24 hrs bers of commerce and indus- try of Ivory Coast and Qatar, TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK fections; ENT and digestive bilateral trade between the DOHA tract problems etc. two countries is set to grow Ambassador of Ivory Coast to Qatar HE Dr Abdul Kadir Cisse, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador HE Ibrahim Yousif Meanwhile, the Emer- significantly in the years to Abdullah Fakhro and other dignitaries at the opening of the embassy in Doha recently. THE Paediatric Emergency gency Department of HGH come. at Hamad General Hospital received 450 cases between The ambassador noted He said that Ivory Coast Yousif Abdullah Fakhro, a Ouattara to Doha in 2018 in (HGH) received a total of 6am and 6pm on Sunday, that there are many advantag- has set up National Develop- Bilateral relations number of diplomats, digni- terms of strengthening of bi- 760 cases between 4pm on including 339 male and 111 es of investing in Ivory Coast ment Program for the next set to thrive taries and guests. A cake cut- lateral ties. Saturday and 4pm on Sun- female cases most of which as it boasts of attractive busi- decade to carry out structural ting ceremony also took place He said that during the day. were mild and sent home af- ness and investment environ- transformation of its economy With the finalisation of the followed by the screening of a visit of HH the Amir to Ivory As many 400 cases were ter treatment. However, two ment and a security index of through the mechanisation of MoU between the short documentary on invest- Coast, a number of MoUs were received at Al SaddPaedi- critical cases were admitted international standard. agriculture. ment opportunities in Ivory signed in areas of economy, atric Emergency, 231 at Al to the Intensive Care Unit. Dr Cisse pointed to his Ivory Coast opened its chambers of commerce Coast. investments, food security Rayyan, 83 at Airport, 38 at Al Wakra Emergency country’s achievements in embassy in Qatar in Febru- and industry of Ivory Coast In his speech, ambassa- and energy to strengthen bi- Al Daayen and 8 at Al Sha- Department received alto- various sectors, mainly in ag- ary this year, though the of- and Qatar, bilateral trade dor Cisse lauded the outcome lateral ties. The ambassador mal Paediatric Emergencies. gether 230 cases, including riculture which is the one of ficial opening took place only between the two countries of the visits of the Amir His also praised Qatar’s ‘Educa- The cases included vi- 150 male and 80 female cas- the top producers of cocoa, recently. Present on the occa- Highness Sheikh Tamim bin tion For All’ initiative, which, ral and bacterial infections, es most of which were sim- kola nuts and cashew nuts. sion were the Chief of Protocol is set to grow significantly Hamad al Thani to Abidjan in according to him has benefit- asthma and intestinal infec- ple and mild cases and sent Ivory Coast is also the top pro- at the Ministry of Foreign Af- in the years to come 2017 and the visit of the Presi- ed a number of youths in the tions; skin allergies and in- home after treatment. ducer of banana in Africa. fairs Ambassador HE Ibrahim dent of Ivory Coast Alassane Ivory Coast. DFI and Denmark’s TAW to impart world-class As prices soar, gold exchange animation training to emerging Qatari talents business goes up in Qatar TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA Continued from page 1 Ô is devastated by floods,” he exchanging old ornaments said. with new ones has risen sig- THE Doha Film Institute GIVEN the situation, he said, An official of Doha-based nificantly at our outlet,” the (DFI) has announced a new “Sales are good and better Damas Jewellery said, “We official said. and innovative partnership than our expectations.” have been witnessing nor- Gold has become dearer with VIA University College Besides the high prices, mal sales for the past three in the last few months as pric- Denmark’s premier animation floods in the Indian state of months. We expect same kind es of the yellow metal have school – The Animation Work- Kerala have also affected gold of sales during the Eid festivi- risen due to high demand and shop (TAW) – to offer world- sales. ties as customers are willing other global factors. class education and training “Many of our custom- to buy gold ornaments.” A gram of 22 carat gold to nurture the next generation ers are Indian expatriates The official, however, said was trading at QR173.5 on of animation professionals in from Kerala. They are not in there is a spurt in gold ex- Sunday, while it was trading Qatar. Through the partner- a mood to buy jewellery at a change business. at around QR150 per gram in ship, DFI hopes to promote, time when their home state “Number of customers January this year. strengthen and expand anima- tion as a cinematic art form in Qatar and the wider region, and help support the develop- ment of a dynamic animation EID CELEBRATIONS AT KATARA community. The partnership will see TAW and DFI deliver a five- part programme that includes an artist residency for Qatari animators at TAW’s campus The partnership will see TAW and DFI deliver a five-part programme that includes an artist residency for in Denmark; a series of prac- Qatari animators on TAW’s campus in Denmark. tical labs and workshops for aspiring animators in Doha Morten Thorning, chief ex- with programmes on VR and ecutive officer of The Anima- VFX and the establishment of tion Workshop, VIA Universi- a think tank that will research ty College said: “Imagination, and develop guidelines on creativity and innovation are children’s animated TV pro- tools that are much needed in grammes in Qatar. the future as they are the foun- DFI’s Chief Executive Of- dation of humanity’s existence ficer Fatma Hassan Alremaihi on planet earth. Per defini- said: “Animation and motion tion, animation is always try- capture the new frontiers in ing to create something new or cinema, with the rapidly- unique, trying to explain com- evolving technology opening plicated feelings, complicated up unlimited possibilities in processes or complicated sto- content creation. From film to ries. My wish for our partner- advertising and social media ship with DFI is to create pro- engagement, animation offers grammes and activities that exciting career opportunities can enhance animation, crea- and has the potential to evolve tivity and imagination among residency at TAW in 2020, and partner schools. In 2016, into something much bigger. professionals, students and where he will have access to the school was featured among Even though the Qatari ani- youths in Qatar and beyond.” the highly skilled industry The Top 20 Schools to Hire mation industry is still in the To mark the programme’s consultants from around the From as selected by Anima- formative stages, the interest launch, DFI has selected world. tion Magazine and was ranked the medium has gained from emerging local filmmaker The Animation Workshop, among the Top 100 Schools local filmmakers signals strong Hassan al Jahni as the first which is part of VIA University for Animation, Gaming, and growth over the coming years Qatari artist in residence at College in Denmark, is one of Design and 14th among Inter- and we are confident they will TAW’s campus in Denmark. the world’s leading anima- national Animation Schools by pave the way for a major pres- Jahni is currently working on tion schools, founded in 1988. the Animation Career Review ence in the global market. Our a short animation film, ‘Em- It has educated and trained in 2014. partnership underlines our sahar’, about a young girl who animators for the Danish as For more information commitment to provide the battles her fear of the dark to well as the international ani- about the opportunities avail- best in knowledge & resources save her dying grandmother. mation, computer game and able for Qatar-based filmmak- to the Qatari community, and The film is a recipient of the visual effects industry and has ers through DFI’s partnership A large number of families from several nationalities visited the Cultural Village Foundation ‘Katara’ on to strengthen their skills in an Qatari Film Fund’s Fall 2018 a strong international network with TAW, visit: https://www. the first day of Eid Al-Adha to watch an array of activities taking place there. Katara has a dedicated industry that is undergoing a cycle. Jahni will work on the of artists, professionals, com- dohafilminstitute.com/educa- play area for young children. fascinating transformation.” film’s development during his panies, funding institutions tion/practical-labs 04 Monday, August 12, 2019 Nation MME urges owners of abandoned vehicles to get status updated to avoid legal action Doha Municipality honours workers

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THE Committee for Removal of Abandoned Vehicles in the Municipality of Municipality and Environment has urged owners of abandoned vehi- cles to get the status updated to avoid legal action. The ap- peal was made at a committee meeting held recently. The meeting was headed by Committee Chairman Brig- adier Ali Salman. Others who attended the meeting included Vice Chairman Saleh al Kuwari and members of the committee Mohammed Faraj al Kubaisi and the relevant state depart- ty at parks. He also thanked and Marzouq Mubarak al ments in this regard. those in charge of the initiative Mesifari. Meanwhile, Doha Munici- to maintain cleanliness at pub- During the meeting, the pality organised an event on lic parks in Qatar. committee reviewed reports on the occasion of Eid Al Adha to Meanwhile, the Munici- the vehicle removal campaign honour employees and work- pality Control Department at in Doha and Al Shehaniya mu- ers of the Public Parks Depart- Al-Khor and Al-Thakhira Mu- nicipalities. ment for their efforts to clean nicipality carried out 466 in- The chairman of the com- and maintain hygiene at public spection raids on food facilities mittee directed members and parks. in preparation for Eid al-Adha officers to continue to remove Speaking on the occasion, recently. The raids were con- neglected cars in order to pro- Muhammad Abdullah Abbas, ducted on popular restaurants tect environment and health, head of Public Parks Depart- and bakeries. The ministry as well as Qatar’s landscape ment of Doha Municipality, also conducted a campaign to from distortion. They also dis- said that the honouring came remove abandoned vehicles as cussed cooperation and coordi- in recognition of their efforts to well as encroachments on state nation between the committee maintain cleanliness and beau- property. Summer entertainment fiesta continues with Pottery Barn Kids launches its exciting content for children on STARZPLAY new Back-to-School collection TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK designs, including glow-in-the- is designed to resist stain and TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK QATAR dark dinosaurs, shiny metal- scratches – and keeps food fresh DOHA lic hearts and glittery designs and healthy. POTTERY Barn Kids has un- and details that are hard to find There is also a colourful IN view of the summer holidays, STAR- veiled its ‘Back-to-School’ col- anywhere else. For kids looking lunch bag collection that comes ZPLAY, the leading subscription video lection with a creative line-up for action-packed school gear in a host of colourful designs on demand service (SVOD) in the MENA of must-have school and cool patterns – so that region, is offering world-class entertain- accessories, including kids will always look forward ment options, especially for children. backpacks, lunchboxes to their lunch. Pack healthy Perfect for a summer or Eid binge- and water bottles for the lunches and store snacks in watch, fans of Sonic the Hedgehog can enjoy little ones. healthy, more earth-friendly all 76 episodes of the hit Japanese anime se- And the Chipmunks’. The series follows Popular collections way with our durable, reus- ries ‘Sonic X’. The exciting story begins with the trials of a single parent, David Seville, include the ‘Disney Fro- able food storage that fits in a slight malfunction that causes Chaos Con- trying to raise six hyperactive Chipmunks. zen’ collection featuring perfectly in our lunch bags. trol and sends Sonic the Hedgehog to Earth. Like most parents, Dave’s patience will be best-loved characters These are available in sturdy While there, Sonic meets Chris Thorndyke, pushed to the limit. from the film, includ- plastic and stainless steel who aids at collecting the Chaos Emeralds, Whether you want to revisit some ing Anna, Elsa, Hans that is BPA- free, phthalate- so Sonic and his friends can go home. unforgettable childhood moments, or and everyone’s favourite free and dishwasher safe. With his wit, charm and classic antics, introduce the kids to a timeless classic, snowman Olaf. A backpack would be in- ‘Shaun the Sheep’ has won the hearts of STARZPLAY subscribers can always opt For kids looking for a slight- and for those fussy about their complete without a water bottle. children and adults alike, garnering a huge for ‘The Lion King’, the Disney smash that ly different style, the Mackenzie favourite film and comic book Pottery Barn Kids has a funky global fanbase. The titular hero is an unusu- The Farmer’s Llamas’. The half-hour movie remains a firm family favourite. The story backpacks are the perfect buy characters, there are Avengers, collection of bottles with leak- ally bright and clever sheep that lives with follows Shaun’s attempt to steal the cake of the young prince Simba -- tricked by his for the pre-kindergarten to the Justice League, Disney Pixar free push up lids that are easy his flock at Mossy Bottom Farm, a tradi- the Farmer is bringing to a festival contest uncle to think he was the cause of his fa- pre-teen years. The backpacks Cars & Disney Pixar Toy Story for little hands to use, a remov- tional small northern English farm. Peace but ends up hiding in the latter’s jacket. ther death -- and his long journey towards come loaded with design details backpacks to choose from, with able straw and a locking lid to turns to mayhem in the meadow as Shaun At the festival, he encounters three llamas finding his identity and avenging his fa- like ergonomic padding, side favourite characters embla- prevent spills and leaks. The leads his flock into all sorts of scrapes and who are hypnotized by a flutist. The flute ther death, is still as powerful today as it pockets and sturdy zippers – zoned on the front. bottles are fully insulated to re- scraps, running rings around sheepdog player stumbles and awakens the llamas, was 25 years ago. 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Alwadi Hotel unveils array of enticing ‘stay and dine’ offers The hotel is offering 30 percent off on stay with free breakfast and an additional 25 percent discount on dining at its renownedestaurants r TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

THE plush Alwadi Hotel Doha has unveiled an array of enticing ‘stay and dine’ offers for visitors. According to a hotel press release, it is offering 30 per- cent off on stay with free breakfast and an additional 25 percent discount on dining at its renowned restaurants. The offer is valid till Septem- ber 30, 2019. the 2nd session complimenta- Le Club AccorHotels ry together with a Techno Body members get a chance to win Shape Session. 500,000 rewards points, TechnoShape is perfect for equivalent to more than women wanting to get rid of $10,000 in hotel stays. With stomach fat after pregnancy; each new booking, guests enter sportsmen and women who the final price draw. are looking to define their ab- For people on the go, this dominals for professional or September, AtTeaTude is com- amateur competition; apple- ing up with an interesting take- shaped men and women with away menu priced at QR68. excess fat around the stomach Themed as Grab & Go, the and waist. combo includes salad, sand- O’Glacée is offering splash- wich and juice or coffee. the world for just QR90. available for just QR140 with enticing Spa proposition where Spa time to unwind and relax and fitness offerings this Sep- ing discounts to enjoy its tem- Sofra is ideal for luncheon Similarly, O’Glacée launch- complimentary Tapas Board guests booking a spa treatment in the pristine setting. tember. Guests booking a perature controlled pool where meetings with the most inno- es Bucket & Tapas Board this from 4pm onwards. of 30 minutes or longer will re- Furthermore, MFit has Personal Training and Body you pay for 1 and enjoy 50 per- vative food spread from around September with beer bucket M|Spa has come up with ceive an additional 30-minute come up with unique health Developing session will receive cent off on the second entry. Indian Experience Monday, August 12, 2019 05

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ICC Advisory Board Chairman K.M Varghese releases Perunnal Nilavu by handing over a copy to Sheela Philipose.

IGHLIGHTING the language featured the mes- aging Director of Doha Beauty sages to others. values of Eid Al-Adha, sages of prominent Indian Center Sheela Philipose. Several dignitaries at- Indian publishing and community leaders on Eid Chief Executive Officer tended the event including Hevent management firm Al-Adha. of Mediaplus Amanulla Vad- Abdul Salam, Usman Kallan, Mediaplus released a booklet Advisory Board Chairman akkangara, who chaired the Muhammadunni Olakara, A view from the Corniche walkway to West Bay towers. This is a favourite spot with in Doha, recently. of Indian Cultural Centre KM event, said these publications Muhammed Abu Nasar, Jeby tourists and photographers alike. Extending in a horseshoe shape and running seven The booklet titled ‘Pe- Varghese released the booklet provide an opportunity for the K. John, Adam Navas, and kilometres, this is one of the most beautiful stretches in Doha. runnal Nilavu’ in Indian by handing over a copy to Man- public to convey their mes- Hashif Olakara. Indian community pays rich tributes to Sushma Swaraj

HE Indian community in Qa- tar paid rich tributes to Indi- an political leader and former TMinister of External Affairs of India Sushma Swaraj, who passed away in India recently. In a statement to the me- dia, Indian expatriate forum Keraleeyam noted that Sushma Swaraj was one of the great lead- ers of India and a great supporter of the Indian community living abroad. “She was a protector and all-time supporter of Indians liv- ing abroad,” the forum said. Swaraj was was elected seven times as a Member of Parliament and three times as a Member of the A file picture of the late Sushma Swaraj with Indian community members during her visit to Doha in 2018. Legislative Assembly. At the age of 25 in 1977, she became the young- as fifth chief minister of Delhi for a the Minister of External Affairs offered all her support to the In- nity member said that welfare and est cabinet minister of the Indian short duration in 1998. of India in 2018, she interacted dian working class. security of Indians living abroad Sushma Swaraj state of Haryana. She also served During her visit to Doha as with the Indian community and Recollecting her visit, a commu- was the top priority of her ministry. 06 Monday, August 12, 2019

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As a presidential candidate, Trump must release his Given the scale of the pollution problem, will electric vehicles improve, tax returns for public scrutiny, otherwise states like if not fix, the air quality in Kathmandu valley? California must continue to run after the president for financial misconduct and tax violations ARUN BUDHATHOKI TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE ALIFORNIA recently passed a law re- been a daily reminder that presidents will quiring presidential and gubernatorial not always conduct themselves with integri- EPAL’S government has decided to Ccandidates to release five years of tax ty. Longstanding political norms that guard purchase 300 electric public buses returns as a condition for appearing on a against corruption are under pressure from considering the impending climate primary election ballot in the state. The a president with flagrant conflicts of inter- crisis posed by unabated air pollu- idea is to “provide voters with essential in- est and a penchant for unethical behaviour. Ntion in the nation’s capital. Experts, formation regarding the candidate’s poten- As a candidate, Trump misled the public however, believe that this move might not tial conflicts of interest, business dealings, about his business pursuits in Russia. As be enough to decrease air pollution in the financial status, and charitable donations.” president, he has used his office to channel Kathmandu Valley despite the country Although it doesn’t say so explicitly, the law revenue into a variety of family businesses, aiming to convert 20 percent of all public is clearly aimed at President Donald Trump. from the Mar-a-Lago club in Florida to the vehicles into battery run ones by 2020. Rightly so: His questionable conduct sug- Trump International Hotel in Washing- Home to more than 3 million resi- gests such measures are needed. ton, where lobbyists, contract seekers, and dents, the Kathmandu Valley today Trump and his campaign have already grifters of sundry stripes drop by to deposit chokes under a blanket of toxic air. The sued to block the new law. The Constitution money in the president’s pockets. cause of this climate epidemic is due to sets out clear — and minimal — qualifica- With Washington unable or unwilling the surge in diesel- and petrol-run ve- tions for federal offices, including the presi- to rein in this behaviour, others must step hicles. According to the Department of dency, and the Supreme Court has treated up. California — which has filed dozens of Transport Management (DoTM), as of state efforts to adjust the founders’ recipe lawsuits against Trump for various alleged the fiscal year 2016-17119,956 vehicles dismissively in the past. In addition, the offences — is leading the way. Other state of- were registered in the Bagmati zone. This judiciary has generally been protective of ficials and watchdog groups are rightly pur- includes 1,405 buses, 2,132 minibuses, the First Amendment right to choose candi- suing the president for financial misconduct, 14,542 cars and jeeps, 222 microbuses, dates without undue restriction. Basically, tax violations, ethical lapses and much else. and 94,751 motorcycles. In the absence of courts are wary of state laws that impinge Political parties, too, have an important role proper public transportation, the owner- on national politics. to play. One task of parties is to screen presi- ship of private vehicles continues to soar, in vehicles are interconnected. They are but will not be sufficient to improve air California was nevertheless correct to dential contenders for the public, keeping complicating the situation. symbiotic in nature and repeated reports, quality in the short or long term. Vehi- enact this law, and to test the constitutional dangerous or unworthy office seekers out of The Kathmandu Valley is vulnerable including ‘Dynamics of PM2.5 concentra- cle emissions are a leading and growing boundaries. Even if it fails, the effort will the candidate pool. The screening process to air pollution, mainly due to its geog- tions in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal’, ‘Toxic source of air pollution within Kathman- offer a way to affirm the virtues of finan- failed in 2016, and could fail again. raphy. The valley is surrounded by mas- smog: the new normal in South Asia’, and du. Urgently required are measures to cial transparency in court. It will signal to Just as the Watergate scandal prompted sive hills, giving it a bowl-like topographic ‘Air Pollution in the Hindu Kush Hima- ensure cleaner public and private forms Trump that his misconduct will be chal- reforms to restore public confidence in the shape. This leads to restrictions in wind laya’ prove it. Meanwhile, the Nepali gov- of transportation. Even if the entire bus lenged wherever possible. And, with almost political system, Trump’s presidency chal- movement and pollutants linger in the at- ernment remains oblivious and indiffer- fleet could run on electricity, world-class a dozen other states pursuing similar leg- lenges American democracy to renew itself. mosphere. The situation worsens during ent to this fact. fuel and emission standards need to be islation, it will help reinforce the modern Institutions at every level should demand the winter season (November to Febru- The problem aggravates when Nepal enforced to promote clean air,” she adds. norm that all presidential candidates must that the nation’s chief executive meet the ary) because of thermal inversion, which has put the legal limit for the particulate Given the scale of the problem, the release their tax returns for public scrutiny. most basic standards of ethics, and hold occurs during the early morning and late matter at 40 μg/m3 against WHO’s 10 μg/ 300 electric buses might serve as a dem- It’s unfortunate that such efforts are him accountable for lapses. California’s new night. The cold air that arrives from the m3 annual mean, or 25 μg/m3 24-hour onstration fleet to inform longer-term necessary. But Trump’s time in office has law seeks to do just that. mountains gets trapped under the layer mean. According to the Department of plans and learn how these vehicles func- of warmer air, which then acts a lid. This Environment Air Quality Monitoring, on tion in the weather, what terrain duty cy- (Tribune News Service) results in pollutants hovering close the August 6, 2019, the 24-hour average of cles are needed locally, what charging in- city ground for a lengthy period of time. PM2.5 was 15.578 µg/m³ based on the data frastructure is needed, and how to handle Thus, air pollution in the Kathmandu Val- collection of Phora durbar KTM station, maintenance and reliability. Although ex- ley during winter escalates to dangerous 2.172 µg/m³ at Ratna Park station, and perts and the government seem to be in a levels, posing threats to its denizens. 10.691 µg/m³ at the US embassy station. jubilant mood, reports say that electric ve- Vehicular emissions are one of the key This level, however, is due to the ongo- hicles are not 100 percent pollution-free. Gun Safety Laws One At A Time contributors to air pollution in Kathman- ing monsoon. Pollution gets severe when According to expert Frank Kelly, electric du, apart from dusty roads, brick kilns, there’s no rain in the valley. For example, vehicles do not emit exhaust fumes, but HE value of a new state law requiring back- Gun-safety advocates think this month’s and construction work. Keeping aside the same Ratna Park station recorded they still produce large amounts of tiny ground checks on ammunition purchases mass shootings in Gilroy, El Paso and Day- other factors, vehicle emissions remain in PM2.5 at 109.08 μg/m3 on January 3 this pollution particles from brake and tire Thas quickly been established. In a court ton have created new momentum for major the top spot as it is a large and growing year, and 144.19 μg/m3 in December. This dust. The government, for now, has no filing related to a lawsuit pending in San Die- changes, including a renewal of the former source for air pollution in the Kathmandu shows that when there’s no rain the level regulations to measure and accept a safe go federal court that seeks to block the law, ban on the sale of assault-style weapons Valley, mainly due to the continuous sale of PM2.5 increases drastically. limit for electric vehicles in Nepal. Atty-General Xavier Becerra revealed that and a comprehensive federal law requiring of petrol- and diesel-run vehicles. Nepali Prime Minister KP Oli has lofty If the Nepali government doesn’t place the state had blocked more than 100 felons background checks for all gun purchases. Air pollution in Nepal’s capital city, plans to reduce dependence on fossil fuels a ban on the sale of diesel- and petrol-run and others from buying ammo after they had But any progress should be embraced. Kathmandu, is on the rise over the years, by 50 percent or more by the year 2050. vehicles in the Kathmandu Valley, people failed mandatory background checks. That’s why it was so good to see the reports partly due to the ever-increasing number With that aim in mind, the government will continue to own them. In this sense, Gun shops have raised legitimate con- Tuesday that congressional Republicans are of carbon-emitting vehicles. The annual recently handed more than $2.6 million a longer-term transition to electric buses cerns about glitches in the background increasingly ready to support a federal law ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) con- to the Sajha Yatayat Cooperative for the should not be a substitute for addressing check system preventing thousands of legal that would allow weapons to be taken from centration above 40 microgrammes per purpose of buying 300 electric buses, hop- vehicle pollution in the near term. The ad- purchases. This must be fixed as a matter of those who appear to be an imminent risk cubic metre (m3) is considered unhealthy ing to launch the services within the next dition of 300 electric buses, without phas- fairness. But these problems don’t justify to themselves or others. As is clear in San in Nepal; the World Health Organization 10 months. The bus operator already runs ing out the old ones, will only add to exist- blocking state background checks. Instead, Diego, gun-violence restraining orders are (WHO) has set the tipping point at 25 µg/ five electric buses in Kathmandu valley. ing problems, including traffic congestion they’re so valuable that Governor Gavin effective in certain situations. After years m3. The particulate matter is often 10 Dr Sumi Mehta, a senior epidemiolo- as well as air pollution. Newsom is right to call for a federal law with in which Congress has done so little about times higher in Nepal than the WHO’s an- gist for Vital Strategies’ Environmental a mandate like California’s. mass shootings, it’s something. nual guidelines. Health division, said, “300 electric buses (Arun Budhathoki is the Climate Tracker South (Tribune News Service) The increased PM2.5 levels in the are a great start, and a visible sign of the Kathmandu Valley and the rapid surge government’s commitment to air quality, Asian Hub Fellow 2019) Five Hacks To Improve Your Emotional Intelligence

Like any good leadership trait, emotional intelligence is a necessary skill that takes regular practice and specific exercises to perfect

LARRY ALTON tice and specific exercises can help you im- This can be difficult if you’ve never done it mapping out the events that led to a cer- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE prove over time. Emotional intelligence isn’t an innate before, but the more you do it, the easier it tain emotional outcome. For example, if These are some of the best shortcuts, and inalterable quality, like your will become. you started yelling in your car because of MOTIONAL intelligence is an under- or “hacks” to help you improve it: height. Instead, it’s a skill. If you’re Journal. Spend time journalling eve- the dense traffic on the way to work, think rated quality of leaders and profession- Take more pauses. Pauses can be interested in improving this skill in ry day. Write about what you were think- backward. Is the traffic the only thing that als in the modern workplace, but it’s incredibly powerful, both for your inward ing and feeling that day. Reflect on the led you to this emotional response, or was Estarting to get the attention it deserves. emotional intelligence (i.e., recognising your own life, simply reading the events that changed your mental state, for this the last link in a long chain of frustrat- In short,emotional intelligence is your abil- what you’re feeling) and your outward qualities of someone already suc- better or for worse, and put those thoughts ing morning events? If one of your employ- ity to identify and regulate your own emo- emotional intelligence (i.e., recognising cessful at it isn’t going to help you and feelings into words. This will force you ees breaks down crying halfway through tions, and to recognise and respond to the what others are feeling). For example, let’s to broaden your emotional vocabulary, the workday, were there any immediate emotions of others. It’s a combination of say your boss just chewed you out for mak- and lead you to more introspection, which events that could have triggered it? Has empathy, sympathy, self-awareness, and ing a critical mistake that jeopardised a body language tell that helps you figure out is valuable not just for better understand- the employee been stressed in the weeks good temperament that allows you to better client relationship, but you were just fol- what they’re feeling, or may prompt them ing your own feelings, but also recognising leading up to this moment? It’s a useful handle yourself under stress and pressure, lowing their orders. to say more than they did initially. As an how feelings manifest in other people. form of root cause analysis that can help and better manage a team of people work- Your first reaction may be anger, and if added benefit, proper pauses can help you Watch facial cues. Start paying close you work more proactively to prevent fut ing under you and with you. you start speaking the first chance you get, be better understood. attention to the facial expressions of the None of these habits and strategies If you’re not familiar with the concept, that anger will likely fuel your response. Be mindful. Mindfulness is a medi- people around you. The human face can, are going to make you an emotional ge- you can read about the baseline qualities Instead, take a few seconds to breathe tative practice that allows you to eliminate and usually does, present a wide range of nius overnight. It takes time to develop of a person with high emotional intelli- before you start speaking. Those few sec- wandering thoughts of the past or future; emotions, sometimes only manifesting in the instincts and self-control necessary to gence to get a better feel for it. But if you’re onds will help you recognise your anger as instead, you’ll focus only on the present. barely-noticeable microexpressions. The exercise expert-level emotional control. interested in improving this skill in your a separate emotion--and one that doesn’t There are different techniques to accom- more you pay attention to these cues, the These habits, even if they don’t seem to be own life, simply reading the qualities of have to dictate your next words. You’ll plish this, including focusing on your better you’ll get at reading people. After a working right away, are the tools you need someone already successful at it isn’t go- then be able to speak much more calmly breath or reflecting on your thoughts as few months of consistent attention, a slight to get there--you just may need to apply ing to help you. and eloquently. Similarly, if one of your they pass (like watching clouds float by), eyebrow twitch will be enough to help you them hundreds of times, over the course Emotional intelligence isn’t an innate employees is coming to you with a con- but the end result is the same; you’ll de- recognise frustration, and a nostril flare of months to years, before you’re satisfied and inalterable quality, like your height. cern or a request, take a few moments be- compress your mind and become more could be a cue of excitement or surprise. with your personal development. Be pa- Instead, it’s a skill, like verbal communica- fore responding to them. The extra pause aware of what you’re thinking and feeling Map emotional triggers. For your- tient, and be sure to celebrate your achieve- tion. And like with any skill, regular prac- in conversation may reveal a facial cue or (and why you’re thinking and feeling it). self and for others around you, consider ments, no matter how small, as you grow.

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TENSIONS ON THE FIRST DAY OF EID Another armed Palestinian killed at Gaza border, Israel police, Palestinians clash says Israeli army DPA TEL AVIV/GAZA at flashpoint Jerusalem holy site ISRAELI soldiers shot dead an armed Palestinian on Sunday at the border with 61 Palestinians, 4 Israeli officers injured after protesters clash with police due overlapping Jewish and Muslim holidays the Gaza Strip in the sec- ond such fatal incident in AFP Sensitive site two days. JERUSALEM The man had ap- The compound, which proached the security fence ISRAELI security forces and includes the Al-Aqsa in the northern part of the Palestinian worshippers mosque and the Dome of coastal strip and shot at Is- clashed at a flashpoint Jeru- the Rock, is one of the raeli troops, the army said, salem holy site on Sunday as upon which the soldiers re- overlapping Jewish and Mus- most sensitive sites in the turned fire. lim holidays led to tensions Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In addition, an Israeli there, wounding dozens of It is the third-holiest site tank fired on a military post Palestinians and four police. in Islam and also the of the ruling Hamas move- In Jerusalem, police fired most sacred for Jews ment in the Gaza Strip. sound grenades as Palestinian There were no injuries protests intensified at the high- on the Israeli side, the army ly sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque Glick, a former Israeli parlia- said. A spokesman for the compound, known to Jews as ment member and a prominent Ministry of Health in Gaza the Temple Mount, according campaigner for greater Jewish said shortly afterwards that to an AFP correspondent. access to the site, accused Pal- the body of a 26-year-old The Red Crescent reported estinian worshippers of pro- Palestinian from Beit Ha- 61 Palestinians injured, 15 of voking the clashes. “When the nun in the northern Gaza whom were taken to hospitals. Muslims were alone and they Strip had been taken to Police said four officers told them the Jews are not hospital. were wounded as Palestin- coming, they celebrated by do- On Saturday, four armed ian protesters threw stones ing riots,” he said. Palestinians were killed in and other objects at security The compound, which in- a similar incident on the forces, who responded with cludes the Al-Aqsa mosque and Gaza border. Israel blamed what they called riot-dispersal the Dome of the Rock, is one of the radical Islamic Hamas means. Seven people were ar- the most sensitive sites in the movement for the incident. rested, police said. Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It Twelve years ago, Israel Sunday marked the start of is the third-holiest site in Islam tightened a blockade on the the Muslim Eid Al-Adha holi- and the most sacred for Jews, Palestinian coastal area, a day and thousands of Pales- who revere it as the location of blockade which is now also tinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa the two biblical-era temples. supported by Egypt. Both mosque. Tisha B’av commemorates countries justify the meas- It coincided with the Jew- the destruction of the two tem- ure with security interests. ish Tisha B’av holiday, which ples. The site is located in east The EU, Israel and the typically sees an increase in Jerusalem, occupied by Israel US classify Hamas, which visits by Jewish religious na- Palestinians run for cover from sound grenades fired by Israeli security forces outside the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa in the 1967 Six-Day War and governs in Gaza, as a ter- tionalists to the holy site. Mosque compound on Sunday. (AFP) later annexed in a move never rorist organization. In a bid to ease tensions, recognised by the internation- Hamas violently seized police initially barred Jewish turned and following criticism chanted “Allahu Akbar!” (God forces) arrived and began to and one of only two Arab coun- al community. Jews can visit control of the Gaza Strip in visits to the site on Sunday from Israeli far-right politi- is greatest) and “With my soul hit and fire sound grenades.” tries with a peace treaty with but not pray there to avoid 2007 and insists on the de- but Muslim worshippers still cians, police then opened the and my blood, I will defend Al- Some 1,300 Jews visited the Israel, condemned Israel’s provoking tensions. struction of Israel. feared they would be allowed site to Jewish visits, sparking Aqsa.” “It’s our mosque, it’s our site on Sunday, according to “continuous violations” there. A potent symbol of Pales- Under the mediation of in and protested there. The further clashes. Eid,” said Assisa Abu Sneineh, the Muslim Waqf organisa- Senior Palestinian official tinian national identity, it is Egypt, however, Israel and clashes with police broke out Palestinian worshippers 32, adding she was there when tion, which administers the Hanan Ashrawi called Israel’s the scene of regular clashes Hamas recently agreed to a afterward. blocked from entering after the the clashes erupted. holy compound. response “an act of reckless- between Palestinian worship- ceasefire. After relative calm re- clashes gathered outside and “All of a sudden (security Jordan, the site’s custodian ness and aggression.” Yehuda pers and Israeli police.

News in brief Saudi-led coalition moves against separatists in Yemen REUTERS Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, nearly empty presidential pal- STC Vice-President Hani Libya’s rivals trade ADEN without providing details. 40 killed, 260 wounded in Aden clashes: UN ace in the Crater district. Hadi Ali Brik, writing on Twitter blame over Tripoli In a sign of support for DUBAI: Fighting between pro-government forces and separatists is based in Riyadh. to mark Eid al-Adha, that be- truce breaches THE Saudi-led coalition inter- Yemen’s beleaguered presi- in Yemen’s second city Aden has killed around 40 people and “This is only the first op- gan on Sunday, said while the vened in Aden on Sunday in dent, Saudi Arabia’s King Sal- injured 260 others including civilians, the UN said on Sunday. eration and will be followed by Council remained committed BENGHAZI: Rival Libyan support of the Yemeni govern- man met Hadi on Sunday in the “Scores of civilians have been killed and wounded since others ... the Southern Transi- to the coalition it would “not forces traded accusations of ment after southern separatists Mecca region, on the sidelines August 8 when fighting broke out in the city of Aden. Preliminary tional Council (STC) still has negotiate under duress”. It breaching a temporary truce effectively took over the port of the haj pilgrimage, the state- reports indicate that as many as 40 people have been killed and a chance to withdraw,” Saudi had earlier agreed to a truce. in the capital Tripoli during city, fracturing the alliance run Saudi Press Agency re- 260 injured,” a UN statement said. state TV quoted it as saying. The violence in the port city the Muslim festival of Eid al- that had been battling the Iran- ported. The meeting “discussed “It is heart-breaking that during Eid al-Adha, families are Several hours after the co- that handles some commercial Adha that started on Sunday. aligned Houthi movement. efforts to achieve security and mourning the death of their loved ones instead of celebrating alition announcement, there imports and aid complicates Rocket fire hit the The Saudi-led, Sunni Mus- stability” in Yemen, it said. together in peace and harmony,” UN Humanitarian Coordinator was no indication that STC UN efforts to end the war that Libyan capital’s sole func- lim coalition said it attacked an A local official told Reuters in Yemen Lise Grande said. “Our main concern right now is to forces were preparing to leave has killed tens of thousands tioning Mitiga airport on area that posed a “direct threat” the coalition had targeted sep- dispatch medical teams to rescue the injured,” she said. (AFP) government military camps and pushed the country to the Sunday, violating a tempo- to the government of President aratist forces surrounding the they seized on Saturday. brink of famine. rary truce between the unity government and forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar, airport authorities said. On Saturday, the self- Syrian army takes strategic town from rebels in new advance styled Libyan National Army led by Khalifa Haftar and the REUTERS ian Observatory for Human both sides as the army and its day in Damascus on Sunday rival UN-backed Government BEIRUT Rights said. allies unleashed about 2,000 morning, has sworn to take of National Accord based in The Hezbollah media unit air and artillery strikes against back every inch of Syria. How- Tripoli said they had accept- SYRIA’S army has captured a described the town as the gate- rebels dug into Syria’s north- ever, other large areas are still ed the ceasefire proposed strategically important town way to the southern country- west, the Observatory said. beyond his control, including by the United Nations after in Idlib in the rebels’ last ma- side of Idlib, to the main Da- The three-month offen- the Kurdish-controlled north- four months of fighting on jor enclave, a war monitor and mascus-Aleppo highway and sive has made slower progress east and a Turkish-held strip the edges of the city. a military media unit run by to the city of Khan Sheikhoun. than any by Syrian President along the frontier. Haftar’s forces on Sun- its ally Hezbollah reported on Rebels have not yet com- Bashar al-Assad since Russia The northwest offensive day accused GNA loyalists Sunday. mented on the fighting around entered the war on his side has prompted warnings by the of mounting random shell- The capture of al-Hobeit al-Hobeit but this week ac- in 2015, prompting a run of United Nations and aid agen- ing in violation of the truce. represents the most significant knowledged losing ground military victories that have cies of a new humanitarian (DPA/AFP) advance the army has made in nearby as the army ramped up brought most of Syria back crisis, with hundreds of thou- Idlib province since the start its offensive after a ceasefire. Syrian boys play with plastic guns on the first day of the Muslim reli- under his rule. sands of people having fled the Tanzania mourns of its offensive three months Fighting on Saturday killed gious festival of Eid Al-Adha in Al-Dana in Syria’s rebel-controlled Idlib Assad, who offered prayers violence to seek shelter at the 69 killed in fuel ago, the Britain-based Syr- more than 100 fighters from region, near the border with Turkey, on Sunday. (AFP) for Islam’s Eid al-Adha holi- border with Turkey. tanker blast MOROGORO: Tanzania was in mourning on Sunday, preparing to bury 69 people who perished when a Muslim pilgrims converge on Jamarat for ritual stoning of the devil crashed fuel tanker ex- ploded as crowds rushed to REUTERS ied Muslim who can afford it. Syria, and Libya - and other syphon off leaking petrol. JAMARAT They are asked to follow care- global hotspots - remain on President John Magufuli fully orchestrated schedules the minds of many. declared a period of mourn- MUSLIMS from around the for each stage of hajj, but with Confectioner Alaa Watad ing through Monday follow- world hurled pebbles at a giant so many people, panic is a con- from Syria’s Idlib province, ing the deadly blast near wall in a symbolic stoning of stant danger. the last major rebel enclave in the town of Morogoro, west the devil on Sunday, the start Under close supervision the country’s civil war, said his of Dar es Salaam. of the riskiest part of the an- and clad in white robes signify- hometown was ‘drenched in He will be represented nual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi ing a state of purity, the faithful blood’. “We pray to God from at the funerals by Prime Arabia, where hundreds died converged on Jamarat to per- The faithful will return to the bottom of our hearts to Minister Kassim Majaliwa, in a crush four years ago. form the stoning ritual from the bridge over the next bring relief to us and to Syria,” an official statement said. Tens of thousands of secu- a three-storey bridge erected two days for more stoning said Muhammad al-Jarak, an- “We’re currently mourn- rity forces and medics are de- to ease congestion after stam- before returning to Mecca other pilgrim from Idlib. ing the loss of 69 people, ployed alongside modern tech- pedes in previous years. to pray at the Grand Pakistani pilgrims, mean- the last of whom died while nology including surveillance They will return to the Mosque at the end of Hajj while, expressed concern being transferred by helicop- drones to maintain order. bridge over the next two days about Kashmir after Indian ter to the national hospital Nearly 2-1/2 million pil- for more stoning before re- authorities last week revoked in Dar es Salaam,” Majaliwa grims, mostly from abroad, turning to Mecca to pray at the urged pilgrims to set aside the special status of the bor- told residents in comments have arrived for the five-day Grand Mosque at the end of politics during the rituals, but der region which has long A soldier carries a child as Muslim worshippers throw pebbles as part of broadcast on television. (AFP) ritual, a religious duty once in Hajj. violence in the Middle East, been a flashpoint for regional the symbolic Al-A’qabah (stoning of the devil ritual) at the Jamarat Bridge a lifetime for every able-bod- Saudi authorities have including wars in Yemen, tensions. during the Hajj pilgrimage near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. (EPA-EFE) 08 Monday, August 12, 2019 World

TROUBLE IN VALLEY India reimposes some restrictions Pakistan PM says world inaction in Kashmir ahead of Eid Al-Adha on Kashmir like appeasing Hitler

REUTERS sions. But protests erupted after Fri- AFP ens of protesters took part in rallies SRINAGAR day prayers, with pro-independence ISLAMABAD on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, youth demonstrating before being with at least 10 people injured by INDIAN authorities reimposed some repelled by tear gas and pellets, ac- PAKISTAN Prime Minister Imran security forces using tear gas and restrictions in parts of Kashmir on cording to police sources, witnesses Khan asked Sunday if the interna- sticks. State police chief Dilbagh Sunday ahead of the Muslim festival and footage shown by international tional community was just stand- Singh said late Saturday that “not Eid, amid fears that large gather- broadcasters. ing by as Indian Hindu nationalism a single incident of violence was re- ings could trigger renewed protests On Sunday, a Reuters reporter spread into Muslim-majority Kash- ported from anywhere” in Kashmir, against Delhi’s withdrawal of special saw a police van driving around one mir, saying it was the same as ap- although this conflicted with inde- rights for the region. part of Srinagar announcing that re- peasing Hitler. pendent sources. Indian Prime Minister Narendra strictions had been imposed again His outrage on Twitter came as Kashmir has been split between Modi’s government locked down the and asking people to stay indoors. tensions simmered between the two India and Pakistan since their inde- Muslim-majority region last Sunday, A security personnel stands guard on a Police checkpoints were also countries over the divided Hima- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan pendence in 1947. cutting off communications, detain- street during a lockdown in Srinagar on placed on some roads leading to the layan region after New Delhi last They have fought two wars over ing more than 300 political leaders Sunday. (AFP) old quarter of the city, a traditional week rescinded years of autonomy Huge numbers of troops are pa- the former kingdom, while an in- and activists, and putting a ‘virtual hotbed of protests, and some streets enjoyed by the Indian-ruled part trolling the streets of major centres, surgency against New Delhi’s rule curfew’ into force with numerous laws and allowed non-residents to in central Srinagar. and gave full control to the central and security forces used tear gas in Indian-administered Kashmir police and army roadblocks stopping buy property there. Officials were debating how to government. Friday to break up a demonstration has claimed tens of thousands of movement by many residents. On Friday, restrictions on move- handle Monday’s Eid-al-Adha festi- Kashmir has been under virtual against the government’s move by lives in the past three decades. Seeking to tighten its grip on the ment in some parts of the Himalayan val, one of the two most important lockdown since shortly before the about 8,000 people. Khan tweeted Sunday that the region also claimed by neighbouring region’s main city of Srinagar were festivals of the Islamic calendar, move, with a curfew across the re- Tensions also remain fraught “ideology of Hindu Supremacy, like Pakistan, India scrapped Jammu relaxed, with people pouring out on which typically sees several thousands gion, and phone and internet lines in the mountainous Ladakh region, the Nazi Aryan Supremacy, will not and Kashmir’s right to frame its own to the streets to stock up on provi- throng major mosques in Srinagar. cut -- ostensibly to prevent unrest. where a local activist told AFP doz- stop” in Kashmir.

Trump retweets Mosque shooting in Norway conspiracy post tying Clintons to death of being probed as a terror act Epstein in US prison Investigation shows at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. AGENCIES the suspect The al-Noor Islamic centre in Norway shares its name with US President Donald Trump appeared to hold the worst affected mosque in used his Twitter account on ‘far-right’ and ‘anti- the New Zealand attacks. Saturday to spread an evi- On Saturday, Norwegian dence-free conspiracy theory immigrant’ views media reported that the sus- about the death of Jeffrey Ep- pect was believed to have put stein, a wealthy and politically AFP up a post to an online forum connected financier who had OSLO hours before the attack where been facing multiple charges of Jeffrey Epstein he seemingly praised the New sex trafficking involving under- THE shooting at a mosque near Zealand assailant. age girls. White House officials did Oslo is being treated as an “at- In the online post, refer- Trump’s own Justice De- not immediately return a re- tempted act of terror”, Norwe- ences were made to a “race war” partment announced that Ep- quest for a comment on why gian police said Sunday, with and it ended with the words stein, who was being held in a Trump was spreading the con- the suspect appearing to har- “Valhalla awaits”. federal corrections facility, died spiracy theory. A Justice De- bour far-right, anti-immigrant The authenticity of the post by “apparent suicide”. partment spokesman declined views. or the exact identity of its author But Trump appeared to to comment on the president’s “We are looking at an at- has not yet been established. disregard the statements from retweet. tempted act of terror,” acting The suspect in the Christch- within his administration, in- A Clinton spokesman re- chief of the police operation urch killings wrote a hate-filled stead retweeting a message sponded on Twitter: “Ridicu- Rune Skjold told a press confer- manifesto in which he said he from conservative actor and lous, and of course not true ence. Muslims from the Al-Noor mosque in Baerum arrive at the Thon hotel to attend the prayer during the first was influenced by far-right ide- comedian Terrence Williams, - and Donald Trump knows Skjold said the investigation day of Eid Al-Adha on Sunday in Baerum near Oslo. (TERJE PEDERSEN/AFP) ologues including Breivik. who suggested that Epstein’s it. Has he triggered the 25th had shown that the man ap- Breivik detonated a massive death might be tied to former Amendment yet?” peared to hold “far-right” and the scene but did not specify Investigators are treating did not want to “give an expla- bomb in Oslo that killed eight president Bill Clinton. Williams On Saturday, Senator Mar- “anti-immigrant” views. which type. her death as suspicious and nation to police”. people and then opened fire on also questioned how Epstein co Rubio warned against em- The suspect entered the Norway was the scene of have opened a murder probe. The man had been known a gathering of the Labour Par- could have died by suicide if he bracing conspiracy theories. al-Noor Islamic Centre on Sat- one of the worst-ever attacks Norwegian media reported to police before the incident but ty’s youth wing on the island of had been on suicide watch. While scrutiny of Epstein’s urday afternoon armed with by a right-wing extremist in Sunday that the dead woman according to Skjold he could not Utoya, killing another 69 peo- The claim is completely apparent suicide is warranted, multiple weapons and opened July 2011, when 77 people were was 17 years old and the sus- be described as someone with a ple, most of them teenagers. unsubstantiated, and federal Rubio said, he added that “the fire before being overpowered killed by Anders Behring Brei- pect’s adopted younger sister. “criminal background”. Local Norwegian newspa- officials say Epstein was not on immediate rush to spread con- by a man who suffered “minor vik. Police said earlier Sunday There has been a recent per Budstikka said it had con- suicide watch at the time of his spiracy theories about someone injuries” in the process. Hours after the attack on they had tried to question the spate of white nationalist at- tacted the mosque in Baerum death. He had been placed on on the ‘other side’ of partisan Only three people were in- Saturday, the body of a young suspect, described as a “young tacks in the West, including in in March after the Christch- suicide watch last month but divide having him killed illus- side the mosque at the time of woman related to the suspect man” around 20 years old with the United States and in New urch massacre and that officials then taken off within a week, trates why our society is so vul- the attack, and police said they was found in a house in Bae- a “Norwegian background” who Zealand where 51 Muslim wor- there had said security would be according to a person familiar nerable to foreign disinforma- recovered two firearms from rum. was living in the vicinity but he shippers were killed in March tightened. with the matter. tion & influence efforts”.

Over 93 killed as floods, US adviser Bolton to urge tougher UK stance on Iran, China REUTERS Brexit, reflect the Trump pected of smuggling oil to cluding Britain, to avoid mudslides slam Kerala LONDON White House’s attempts to Syria, off the coast of Gibral- using equipment from Hua- solidify ties with the new tar on July 4. This month, wei. AGENCIES news agency reported that JOHN Bolton, US President British government of Prime Britain joined the United Under former PM May, another 31 people have been Donald Trump’s national se- Minister Boris Johnson after States in a maritime security the British government de- AT least 93 people have killed in rain-related acci- curity adviser, is expected to Trump’s strained relation- mission in the Gulf to pro- cided in principle to give been killed and more than dents in neighboring Kar- urge Britain to toughen its ship with former Prime Min- tect merchant vessels. Huawei limited access to 400,000 displaced in floods nataka. At least five others stance on Iran and Chinese ister Theresa May. A senior Trump adminis- non-core parts of the 5G and mudslides following days were reported dead in Tamil telecommunications firm Bolton is expected to tration official said Bolton’s network, but the senior U.S. of torrential rains in southern Nadu state. Kerala suffered Huawei when he arrives on urge British officials to align argument to the British will official said Bolton hoped to India. catastrophic floods a year Sunday for talks in London. policy on Iran more closely be that it would help add find a friendlier audience on In the worst-hit state of ago when heavy downpours As the United Kingdom with that of Washington, pressure on Iran if London the topic from the Johnson Kerala the death toll rose to killed 223 people and drove prepares to leave the Euro- which has pressured Tehran would declare the JCPOA government. A final British 57 by late Saturday, Chief hundreds of thousands from pean Union on Oct. 31, its with ever-tightening sanc- John Bolton dead but that such a decision decision has not yet been Minister Pinarayi Vijayan their homes. biggest geopolitical shift tions after Trump withdrew was not expected soon. taken. tweeted. That was an in- South Asia has continued since World War Two, many the United States from the the seizure of a British oil Trump has also pushed Bolton plans to argue crease from 42 deaths re- to face rain-related disasters diplomats expect London to Iran nuclear deal. tanker in the Strait of Hor- Britain to get tougher on that Huawei is an arm of ported since Aug. 8. More during the current monsoon become increasingly reliant Britain has so far backed muz has put pressure on China’s Huawei out of con- the Chinese government and than 165,000 people left their season, with 160 people killed on the United States. the European Union in stick- London to consider a tough- cern its next-generation 5G that its hardware could be homes for relief camps. last month in northeastern Bolton’s two days of talks ing with the nuclear accord, er stance. technology represents a na- used to monitor communi- The Press Trust of India India, Nepal and Bangladesh. on Monday and Tuesday, known as the Joint Compre- British marines seized an tional security risk. Wash- cations that go through its to include a heavy focus on hensive Plan of Action, but Iranian vessel, which is sus- ington wants its allies, in- system. Teargas vs ‘flashmob’: Hong Kong police and protesters refine battle tactics REUTERS quicker than before, police plunged the Asian financial the mainland still seems to referring to the city’s Bei- sion of the “one country, two for our freedoms and de- HONG KONG fired tear gas and charged hub into its most serious cri- enjoy broad support in the jing-backed leader. “If she systems” arrangement en- mocracy.” Shortly after, riot with batons at flashpoints sis in decades and are one city of more than 7 million doesn’t listen to the people shrining some autonomy for police fired volley-after vol- HONG Kong police and pro- downtown and in working of the biggest popular chal- people. and respond to our reason- Hong Kong when China took ley of tear gas at his make- testers clashed in cat-and- class districts. lenges to Chinese leader Xi “We’ve been running able demands, we’re going to it back in 1997. shift barricade of railings, mouse encounters across the Demonstrators, who at Jinping since he came to all day but we’re not tired,” continue to spread protests “Independence for Hong wood and police cones, forc- city on Sunday, marking a one point lobbed two pet- power in 2012. said Ah Sing, a protester in across Hong Kong.” Beijing Kong is not viable in the ing protesters to withdraw. shift in tactics during a tenth rol bombs, retaliated with Despite the intense po- his 30s, wearing a black vest says criminals and agitators near term,” acknowledged Tear gas was also used straight weekend of unrest a flash-mob strategy: with- lice response and a toughen- and surgical mask while he are stirring violence, encour- protester Sam, 23, a bar- against protesters in several in the former British colony drawing when pressed, only ing stance from China, the rushed from one protest to aged by “interfering” foreign rister, while music pumped places in Kowloon, the main where people are chafing at to re-appear elsewhere. movement that began two another. powers including Britain. from cabaret lounges in Wan built-up area on the main- Chinese rule. The increasingly violent months ago in opposition to “This is our response Demonstrators say they Chai’s bar district behind land side of Hong Kong har- Seeking to clear streets protests since June have a bill allowing extradition to to Carrie Lam,” he added, are fighting against the ero- him, “But we have to fight bour. Sony’s Walkman triggers nostalgia on 40th birthday MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2019 PAGE 10

DOW26,287.44 QE 9,834.79 SENSEX 37,581.91 GOLD 1,508.50 Fed remains a target as economy -90.75 PTS -63.31 PTS +254.55 PTS -0.07% falls short of Trump’s goals PAGE 10 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 16.93 BRENT 58.53 +2.00% WTI 54.50 +3.73% SILVER -0.03% Tesla car catches fire after hitting tow truck in Moscow REUTERS in a drive assistance mode in the road engulfed in flames carriageway from oncoming MOSCOW which he was still holding the The driver was driving the and thick black smoke. Two traffic. steering wheel. Tesla at around 100 km per small explosions occurred The accident took place A Tesla Model 3 electric car Tesla Inc has stood by hour when the car crashed within a few seconds of each at round 2100 Moscow time caught fire after crashing into safety claims for its Model with the truck the driver other and the metal frame (1800 GMT). a parked tow truck on a Mos- 3 in the face of regulatory said he had not noticed. He of the vehicle was all that re- Tretyakov, a financial mar- cow motorway late on Sat- scrutiny, while documents mained after the fire, TV foot- ket expert and the head of Ari- urday, with the Tesla driver showed the top US automo- was drive assistance mode age showed. kapital investment company, saying he had failed to see tive safety watchdog issued Russia’s RIA state news said he broke his leg in the in- the vehicle with which he col- at least five subpoenas since limit -- when the car crashed agency website posted a video cident, while his two children lided. last year seeking information on its left side into the sta- showing the car driving in suffered only bruises. They all Asked in a video pub- about crashes involving the tionary tow truck that he had the left-hand lane of Mos- escaped from the vehicle. lished on REN TV website company’s vehicles. not noticed. cow’s ring road, known as Tesla was not immediately if he was using an Autopilot Tretyakov said was driv- Footage of the incident on the MKAD, before crashing available for a comment on the self-driving system, driver ing at around 100 km (62 state TV channel Rossiya 24 into a tow truck parked by a incident outside normal busi- Alexei Tretyakov said he was miles) per hour -- the speed showed the car by the side of safety fence that separates the ness hours.

WALL STREET WEEK AHEAD ‘Volatility in yuan due to escalating US Investors look for consumer pressure trade friction’ REUTERS in US ahead of upcoming China tariffs YICHUN/SHANGHAI VOLATILITY in China’s yuan since August is a normal mar- REUTERS ket reaction to escalating trade “It’s a big deal. Our as- frictions stoked by the United AS President Donald Trump sumption is that there will be States and was caused, to some prepares to slap new tariffs an attempt to raise prices on extent, by Washington’s deci- on Chinese imports, investors the goods,” Sole said. sion to raise tariffs, a senior are bracing for signs of pres- “We think consumers are Chinese central bank official sure on U.S. consumers as going to resist those price in- said. top retailers begin reporting creases,” he added, citing a Zhu Jun, director-general of quarterly results next week UBS survey of 7,660 consum- the People’s Bank of China’s in- and key consumer sentiment ers in July that showed 77% of ternational department, made and retail sales data is re- respondents were worried the the comments on Saturday to a leased. China trade war would cause forum held in the northern Chi- Investors and analysts prices to rise. nese province of Heilongjiang. are anxious about the impact Retailers reporting next The U.S. Treasury Depart- of Trump’s planned 10% tar- week include Macy’s Inc, ment on Monday labelled iff on the remaining $300 Walmart Inc and Tapestry China a currency manipula- billion in Chinese imports, Inc, whose brands include tor, hours after China let the which will largely affect con- Coach, Kate Spade and Stu- yuan drop through a key sup- sumer goods, unlike the pre- art Weitzman. The following port level to its lowest point in vious round that fell heav- week Kohls Corp, Target and more than a decade. The moves ily on industrial and business Nordstrom Inc will all report. jolted financial markets, fueling products. That could be a The S&P Consumer Dis- fears of a global currency war. double-whammy for the U.S. cretionary index, which in- Days earlier, U.S. President economy, which is about 70 cludes big retailers, is expect- Donald Trump had vowed to percent driven by consumers, ed to report a 1.2% increase impose a 10% tariff on $300 and retailers. in second-quarter earnings, billion of Chinese imports from Mona Mahajan, U.S. in- according to IBES data from Sept. 1, ending a temporary vestment strategist at Allianz Refinitiv. truce and sharply escalating the Global Investors in New York, But estimates for the rest trade dispute. is among analysts focusing on of the year have been falling. Zhu said that the yuan’s the fallout from the tariffs, Wall Street now expects third- move was a normal reaction to noting that the planned new quarter earnings growth of Trump’s tariff threat. round will “disproportionate- 1.8% compared with a 6.8% “The labeling...violates ba- ly” impact consumer goods. Investors and analysts are anxious about the impact of Trump’s planned 10% tariff on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports. expectation on July 1 while sic, common economic sense “We’ll be watching the the fourth-quarter estimate and international consensus, data particularly around re- to a Reuters poll. On Friday, so far. es or absorb the higher costs, “I really don’t think they has fallen to 6.5% from 9.8%. and is unconvincing,” Zhu said, tail sales and consumer con- The University of Michigan’s UBS analyst Jay Sole said which would reduce profit can push prices up because Mitigating factors for adding that the Chinese econo- fidence,” Mahajan said. “We’ll preliminary August reading fears that the tariffs could margins. their sales are already weak,” consumer companies include my was resilient and capable of continue to monitor the sof- of consumer sentiment is ex- eventually increase to 25% “If you’re in a competi- East said. “The margins are a strong labor market, low coping with various situations. tening in manufacturing and pected to show a slip to 97.7 were also an overhang for tive environment you’re going under pressure. Perhaps they inflation, declining interest The year-long trade war be- inflation as well, but more im- from 98.4 in July. stocks. Morgan Stanley has to take some action to keep can accelerate cost-cutting.” rates and low gas prices, ac- tween the world’s two largest portant for the U.S. economic The S&P Retail index fell estimated that 25% tariffs your customers,” said Charles With two thirds of U.S. foot- cording to David Joy, chief economies has already spread picture is the consumer right a total of 5.3% in the first would lead to a global reces- East, an equity analyst cov- wear coming from China, for market strategist at Ameri- beyond tit-for-tat tariffs on now.” July retail sales data is three trading sessions fol- sion. ering consumer companies example, UBS’s Sole will look prise Financial in Boston. goods to other areas such as due out on Thursday. Exclud- lowing Trump’s Aug. 1 tariff Retailers will have the di- at SunTrust Private Wealth for comments in earnings But Joy cautioned that technology, and analysts cau- ing autos, sales are expected announcement. As of Thurs- lemma of deciding whether to Management, who said that calls and statements on how recent strength in the Confer- tion retaliation could widen in to have grown 0.3% compared day’s market close, the index pass the tariffs on to consum- department stores are par- retailers and footwear compa- ence Board’s Consumer Con- scope and severity, weighing with 0.4% in June, according was down 1.6% for the month ers in the form of higher pric- ticularly vulnerable. nies plan to handle the tariffs. fidence index may not last. further on business confidence and global economic growth. Russia tells Google not to advertise ‘illegal’ events after stir

REUTERS The watchdog, Roscom- events from being promoted cord of putting regulatory MOSCOW nadzor, said some entities on its platforms, Russia re- pressure on Google, one of had been buying advertising serves the right to respond the main rivals of Russian in- RUSSIA’S state communi- tools from YouTube, such as accordingly, Roscomnadzor ternet search company Yan- cations watchdog has asked push notifications, in order said, without giving details. dex. Google to stop advertising “il- to spread information about Over the past five years, ‘Cease & desist’ In late 2018, Russia fined legal mass events” on its You- illegal mass protests, includ- Russia has introduced tough- Google 500,000 roubles Tube video platform, it said ing those aimed at disrupting er laws requiring search en- Russian The watchdog, ($7,663) for failing to comply on Sunday. elections. gines to delete some search Roscomnadzor, said some with a legal requirement to Tens of thousands of Rus- It said Russia would con- results, messaging services entities had been buying remove certain entries from sians staged what observers sider a failure by Google to to share encryption keys with advertising tools from YouTube its search results. called the country’s biggest respond to the request as security services, and social in order to spread information Earlier that year, Google political protest for eight “interference in its sovereign networks to store Russian us- about illegal mass protests. It removed a YouTube advert years on Saturday, defying affairs” and “hostile influence ers’ personal data on servers said Russia would consider a by Russian opposition leader a crackdown to demand free (over) and obstruction of within the country. failure by Google to respond to Alexei Navalny after authori- elections to Moscow’s city democratic elections in Rus- A Google spokesperson in the request as ‘interference in ties complained that the vid- legislature. Multiple You- sia”. Russia declined to comment its sovereign affairs’ and eos violated a law prohibiting FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups Tube channels broadcast the If the company does not on Sunday. obstruction of ‘democratic campaigning ahead of a vote and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris. (REUTERS) event live. take measures to prevent Moscow has a track re- elections’ in Russia. for regional governors. 10 Monday, August 12, 2019 Economy & Business Tourism in Fed remains a target as economy trouble: Hong Kong demos falls short of Trump’s lofty goals Trump scorns a hit economy central bank whose AFP testers announcing new longer-term HONG KONG demonstrations throughout approach to policy August as they press their EMPTY hotel rooms, strug- demands. has clashed with gling shops and even dis- A Hong Kong Tour- ruption at Disneyland: ism Board spokesperson his more immediate months of protests in Hong told AFP that the number interests Kong have taken a major of forward bookings in Au- toll on the city’s economy, gust and September has with no end in sight. “dropped significantly,” REUTERS City leader Carrie Lam suggesting the economic WASHINGTON has warned that the inter- toll will linger throughout national financial hub is the summer season. IT has become a jarring and facing an economic crisis A string of travel warn- frequent contradiction. Presi- worse than either the 2003 dent Donald Trump blames SARS outbreak that para- the Federal Reserve for put- lysed Hong Kong or the ting the U.S. economy at risk 2008 financial crisis. while data shows an economy “The situation this time in “reasonably good” shape, as is more severe,” she said. the head of the central bank “In other words, the eco- Situation grim recently said. nomic recovery will take a But behind that confusing very long time.” The impact is so bad that dance between a norm-break- The private sector, in travel agents are ing Republican president and particular the tourism in- considering putting staff on a stick-to-its-knitting Fed lies dustry, has begun counting unpaid leave as they try to a dilemma for Trump. the cost of more than two weather the storm, he “Reasonably good” is not months of demonstrations warned. Images of what Trump promised to de- US President Donald Trump leaves the Rose Garden with Jerome Powell, his nominee to become chairman of the US Federal Reserve at the that erupted in opposition increasingly violent clashes liver during his 2016 cam- White House in Washington. (REUTERS/CARLOS BARRIA/FILE) to a bill allowing extradi- between masked paign, and at this point he tions to China but have protesters and police firing heads into a reelection year er battles between the presi- week when he said the U.S. ily shifted gears since late last morphed into a broader tear gas in the city’s streets short of the key economic dent and government agencies central bank should not al- year but for a variety of rea- pro-democracy movement. have made global goals he set and worried a re- with their own institutional low the rate cuts and currency sons, including a sense that The figures are stark: cession could undermine his powers or culture. moves of other nations to off- the fallout from trade wars hotel occupancy rates are headlines bid for a second term. In the Fed’s case, while its set the impact of tariffs he has may be greater than expected, down “double-digit” per- Growth is ebbing and well chairman and Washington- imposed. and that its own estimate of centages, as were visitor ings issued by countries in- below the 3% annual rate he based governors are appointed At odds When rates remained low the appropriate interest rate arrivals in July. Group tour cluding the United States, said his administration would by the president, its responsi- The Fed’s goals of “maximum through President Barack for the current state of the U.S. bookings from the short- Australia and Japan is like- hit; the trade deficit has wid- bility is to a “mandate” estab- employment, stable prices, Obama’s reelection campaign economy was too high. haul market have plunged ly to compound the indus- ened and there is no sign of lished by Congress. and moderate long-term and second term, Trump said Perhaps above all was evi- up to 50 percent. try’s woes. the “easy” victory he said The Fed’s goals of “maxi- interest rates” are distinct the Fed had “become very dence that the faster growth “In recent months, what The fall in arrivals has would come in a trade war mum employment, stable from, and sometimes in political.” Advisers familiar produced by the $1.5 trillion has happened in Hong hurt Hong Kong’s carrier with China; far from the surge prices, and moderate long- conflict with, the economic or with his thinking say he now tax cut package passed in late Kong has indeed put local Cathay Pacific, which was in investment he promised term interest rates” are dis- expects the same treatment, 2017 and higher federal gov- people’s livelihoods as well also forced to cancel flights would follow a corporate tax tinct from, and sometimes in political priorities of the party even if the economy is in a dif- ernment spending in 2018 was as the economy in a wor- this week during a general cut, business capital spend- conflict with, the economic or in power, whether it’s ferent place. fading quicker than expected. rying, or even dangerous strike that caused chaos in ing of late has been a drag on political priorities of the party maximizing annual growth, It’s debatable whether the Early last year “we were situation,” warned Edward the city. growth overall. in power, whether it’s maxi- gaining leverage in a trade Fed-bashing has had much in- looking for growth above trend Yau, Hong Kong’s secretary And even Disneyland Each month there are mizing annual growth, gaining negotiation or, gaining fluence. and continued improvement for commerce and econom- Hong Kong has been hit, more jobs. But that has been leverage in a trade negotiation economic momentum in an The source close to the in the unemployment rate,” ic development. with CEO Bob Iger telling true for nearly nine years, and or, gaining economic momen- election year with interest administration said Trump Chicago Fed President Charles The city’s tourism in- reporters: “We have seen an as on many fronts the best tum in an election year with rates lower than the data believes his “relentless” public Evans said last week. By later dustry says it feels under impact from the protests.” days of “Trumponomics” may interest rates lower than the would warrant. criticism of Fed Chairman Je- in the year “we began to won- siege. “There’s definitely been be in the past as the economy’s data would warrant. rome Powell “has gotten him der if things were playing out “I think the situation is disruption. That has im- performance reverts to an Other things equal, lower to play ball.” The central bank in a softer fashion ... The tax getting more and more se- pacted our visitation there.” Obama-era trend of around interest rates can boost eco- ier monetary policy are worth cut rates by a quarter of a per- bill’s influence on business rious,” Jason Wong, chair- The retail sector has 2% annual growth. nomic activity by encouraging the risks involved. centage point at its July 30-31 fixed investment was harder man of the Travel Industry also been hit by the drop “He is so focused on the households and businesses to Trump’s demands that the policy meeting. to see, it was sort of waning Council of Hong Kong, told in arriving visitors hunting Fed because in terms of avoid- borrow, spend and invest, but Fed stimulate the economy, by Fed officials see it differ- ... Trade negotiations were AFP. for bargains, shops often ing a recession that is truly in can also lead to financial ex- contrast, have covered a gam- ently. taking place with a brinkman- The impact is so bad forced to shutter during the his eyes his biggest obstacle,” cesses as happened in the ear- ut of immediate needs, and Powell, the private equity ship style and that led to more that travel agents are con- sometimes daily protests. to reelection, said a source in ly 2000s in the U.S. mortgage moved well beyond conven- lawyer handpicked by Trump uncertainty.” In response, the sidering putting staff on Experts say the crisis is regular communication with market, and - less of a concern tion to suggest, for example, to head the Fed only to be Fed first shelved its plans to unpaid leave as they try compounding the economic the White House, explaining today - inflation. that the Fed restart crisis-era blasted later by the president steadily raise rates this year. to weather the storm, he downturn Hong Kong was that Trump wants to take no Managing those mandated asset purchases at a time of as an incompetent “nobody,” That decision came on the warned. already experiencing as a chances, even if the risk of a goals, Fed officials note, can historically low unemploy- has emphasized that he was heels of four rate increases in Images of increasingly result of being caught up in downturn is low. require tradeoffs, involves ment. “not going to make mistakes 2018. violent clashes between the US-China trade war. It’s in that context that looking further ahead than One day it’s to support a of character or integrity” - in At the most recent policy masked protesters and po- It’s a “double wham- Trump scorns a central bank can be forecast with certainty, wobbly stock market. The next other words, that he would not meeting, the Fed’s rate-setting lice firing tear gas in the my,” warned Stephen whose longer-term approach and always includes a judg- to boost growth, and then later take Trump’s election pros- committee decided to go even city’s streets have made Innes, Managing Partner of to policy has clashed with his ment about whether the lower to gain an upper hand in trade pects into consideration in set- further by cutting the central global headlines, with pro- Valour Markets.” more immediate interests - the unemployment and other ben- talks through a cheaper dollar, ting policy. bank’s benchmark overnight same tension apparent in oth- efits that might come with eas- as Trump demanded twice last The Fed has in fact stead- lending rate.

HIT REWIND Sony’s iconic Walkman triggers nostalgia on 40th birthday

AFP As an 11 year old, Kumagai the Walkman and was keen to TOKYO could never afford a Walkman satisfy his curiosity. and envied older children as “Ever since I grew up, devices MUST-HAVE 80s gadget and one- they whizzed by on roller skates have always had screens and they time icon of Japan electronics cool, plugged into the latest sounds. don’t have physical buttons,” he Sony’s Walkman turned 40 this “I’m quite emotional. Memo- said clutching his smartphone and year and like its now middle-aged ries from those days are flood- gazing at the early Walkmen on fans, is clinging to its youth with ing back,” he said, echoing the display. high-tech updates. thoughts of many a middle-aged “When I was born, Sony Walk- On July 1, 1979, as the global fan for whom the Walkman pro- man was already not as relevant... economy suffered through the vided the soundtrack to their (it) was not really a big part of my second oil shock, Sony unleashed youth. life,” said the student from Hong on the world a dark-blue brick of a Sony continued production of Kong who listens to music via his machine with chunky silver but- the cassette-tape Walkman until smartphone. tons, the Walkman TPS-L2. 2010, long after the technology But perhaps surprisingly, he Priced at a hefty 33,000 yen had been overtaken first by the revealed himself to be a fan of the --$300 in today’s money -- the first Compact Disc in the 1980s and the older tech. generation Walkman could not re- MiniDisc Walkman in 1992. “I think this older design is re- cord but its stereo music playback Like many in the industry, the ally intelligent where you can just function quickly captured hearts in Japanese firm was shaken by the play and pause, go back and forth Japan and then the world. emergence of Apple’s iPod when in a song, which is very interesting It had two headset jacks -- la- suddenly a listener’s entire music to me,” he said. belled “guys” and “dolls” -- to allow collection was available on the - ‘It’s so cool’ -Fung is appar- two people to listen simultaneous- move. ently not alone in his penchant for ly. A bright orange “hotline” button In this picture taken on July 10, 2019, a TPS-L2 Walkman audio player, the first Walkman to go on sale in Japan, at an But Sony has scrambled to the old-school technology: a first could be pressed to lower the exhibition marking the 40th anniversary of the iconic device in Tokyo. (BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP) keep up and the latest high-end edition Walkman presented as new volume while the couple chatted. versions cost well over $2,000 and and never used sold recently for After a disappointing first ades, Sony sold more than 420 an existing audio recorder called he browsed an exhibition to mark look more like a smartphone with 1.3 million yen, a mere 40 times its month when only 3,000 units were million “Walkmen” and stopped the “Pressman.” the 40th anniversary of the first flash memory and high-res audio initial price. sold, sales exploded to eventually counting the number of models it The word “Walkman” has since edition. -- a far cry from the early genera- Sony engineer Hiroaki Sato, hit 1.5 million worldwide for the had produced when it hit the 1,000 entered everyday language but the “It was always in my life,” he tions. who worked on the early Walk- first model. The second model, the mark -- about 15 years ago. device was initially called “Sounda- added, scanning some of the 230 Scott Fung, a 17-year-old also man editions, even said it would WM-2, which came in red, black The Japanese electronics giant bout”, “Stowaway” or “Freestyle” varieties of Walkman on show, attending the exhibition, has never be “quite difficult” to replicate and silver, chalked up sales of 2.58 chose the name partly because of in some parts of the world. which also offers nostalgic visitors known a time when people could the technology now, as it would million. the popularity of Superman at the “The Walkman is my youth,” the chance to play with some of the not listen to music on the move involve painstakingly reproducing Over the following four dec- time and the fact it was based on said Katsuya Kumagai, now 51, as older models. and said he had “only heard” about high-precision components. www.guide.com.qa  Monday, August 12 , 2019

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cial away goal advantage. something his team of champi- Al Duhail recently added Wolves-Red Knights In arguably the toughest ons could help rectify. Iraqi striker Mohanad Ali to to face off in AFC match to call of the Round 16, In their last encounter at their squad that also includes nearly all of Al Sadd’s players the newly-opened Al Janoub Bassam al Rawi, Almoez Ali, Champions League have experience of winning Stadium, ace Qatari striker Karim Boudiaf, Luis Martin, Round of 16 second the biggest tournaments. Akram Afif had given Al Sadd Ahmed Yasser, Ali Afif and While an impressive four the lead, but that was can- Asim Madibo. leg on Tuesday of the 14 players who got game celled out in the first half itself However, they will miss the time for Al Duhail last week by Al Duhail’s Tunisian attack- services of Moroccan defender TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK played in the AFC Asian Cup ing midfielder Yousef Msakni, Mehdi Benatia, who walked DOHA UAE 2019 final against Japan, who made his second debut off the pitch with an injury in all seven of Al Sadd’s local for Al Duhail. the 18th minute of the first-leg LOTS of thrills are guaranteed starters appeared against the Both teams tried hard in game against Al Sadd. as Qatari giants Al Sadd host East Asians. the second half, but the win- Al Sadd have in their ranks Al Duhail in the AFC Champi- Add to that the fact Bagh- ning goal remained elusive. South Korean playmaker Nam ons League Round of 16 sec- dad Bounedjah recently Xavi, who replaced Por- Tae-Hee, who donned the ond leg on Tuesday. The kick- scored the winning goal for tuguese Jesualdo Ferreira as Al Duhail colours for seven off is scheduled at the Jassim Algeria in the 2019 African coach ahead of this season, seasons winning many titles Bin Hamad Stadium at 19:15. Cup of Nations final and that will be hoping to take the side before making his debut for Head coach Xavi’s mana- skipper Gabi captained the to Round of 8 even as his Al them in the first-leg match, gerial career got underway Atletico Madrid team that won Duhail counterpart Rui Faria, Akram, Fernandez, Bouned- with a 1-1 draw against Al Du- a La Liga title ahead of Barce- also from Portugal, is sure to jah, Hassan al Haydous, Ab- hail, a satisfactory result for lona and Real Madrid before Europa League, then it is clear one of the most decorated play- competed for. The AFC Cham- bring out all weapons in his ar- delkarim Hassan, Hamed the Qatar Stars League cham- rounding off his career in the Al Sadd boast winners aplenty. ers in world football having won pions League remains one that senal so that The Red Knights Ismail, Jung Woo-Young and pions, besides gaining a cru- Spanish capital with the UEFA Then there’s Xavi, who is almost every honour he has he has yet to get his hands on, turn the tables on The Wolves. Pedro, among others. Emery impressed Manchester Utd thrash by Arsenal’s gritty win over Newcastle

Lampard’s Chelsea 4-0 AFP NEWCASTLE (UK) AFP MANCHESTER (UK) UNAI Emery saluted Arsenal’s gritty 1-0 win at Newcastle on MARCUS Rashford scored Sunday as the Gunners erased twice as Manchester United the painful memories of last made the perfect start to their season’s away-day woes. Premier League season by in- Emery’s side did not re- flicting a 4-0 defeat on Frank cord their first Premier League Lampard in his first match in clean sheet on their travels charge of Chelsea on Sunday. until April last term and man- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s aged only one in the top flight men were in need of a fast start all season. to the campaign to erase mem- That wretched run played ories of a terrible end to last a key role in Arsenal’s failure season and got it, as Rashford’s to finish in the top four. early penalty and three goals in But Emery has worked 16 second-half minutes from hard to overhaul Arsenal at Anthony Martial, Rashford the start of his second season and debutant Daniel James in charge, with a host of new had Old Trafford in raptures. signings and a more deter- Arsenal’s Spanish head coach Harry Maguire and Aaron mined mentality fuelling the Unai Emery gestures on the Wan-Bissaka also impressed north Londoners’ solid effort touchline during the English at the back on their debuts at St James’ Park on Sunday. Premier League match against after United spent £130 mil- While they were only spo- Newcastle United at St James’ lion ($156 million) on the pair radically effective in attack, Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, over the summer to shore up a they remained organised England, on Sunday. (AFP) defence that conceded 54 Pre- enough at the back to keep mier League goals last season. Newcastle at bay until Pierre- 30 minutes with us. “It is a great start for my- Emerick Aubameyang fired “Nicolas Pepe came one self and the team. We rode the second-half winner. week ago and physically he our luck a bit first-half but New boys Dani Ceballos, needs to get his best fitness to second we were much more Nicolas Pepe and Gabriel Mar- be ready to play 100 percent ourselves,” said Maguire, who tinelli were introduced from for 90 minutes. Today, 20 won man-of-the-match in his the bench to add more opti- minutes is good for him. first game as the world’s most mism for Arsenal fans. “And Ceballos is in the expensive defender. “I want to win, I want to middle because he came be- “We knew there were only score and I want to do a clean fore Pepe, but he got an injury two clean sheets last year here sheet. Today we won and we and he stopped training. He (at Old Trafford). We need to did that,” Emery said. needs to know the Premier make it a fortress.” “The balance offensively League, so today was impor- However, questions will be and defensively is only taken tant for him and for us.” asked of Chelsea’s decision to with the victory. Today in our - Defensive lapse -Mean- let experienced defender Da- 90 minutes, we could do that. while, Newcastle manager vid Luiz leave to join Arsenal “Also, we created chances Steve Bruce was left to rue a earlier this week as the Blues and we need also to create key defensive lapse in his first struggled to contain the Unit- chances for our strikers and match in charge of the club he ed counter-attacks despite today with Auba, we won.” supported as a boy. dominating long spells. Asked about his new sign- The 58-year-old could only Lampard’s first team selec- ings, Emery added: “David look on as full-back Ainsley tion was a bold one as he put Luiz did pre-season with an- Maitland-Niles intercepted his faith in youth with Tammy RASHFORD ROCKS: Manchester United’s English striker Marcus Rashford, who scored a brace, celebrates after scoring the team’s third goal other team and he is OK to Paul Dummett’s attempt- Abraham and Mason Mount during the English Premier League match against Chelsea at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on Sunday. (AFP) play physically, but he only ed pass to substitute Jetro handed starts, while £60 million trained completely with us Willems before feeding signing Christian Pulisic was them opportunities they will Pogba the provider and set off a flowing counter- RESULTS yesterday. On Friday, he did Aubameyang. made to wait for his Premier counter. For massive parts of Rashford dusted himself off attack that ended with Mar- League debut on the bench. the game we didn’t allow them to blast the penalty high past tial bundling the ball home Manchester United “The team we put out today to do that. (There are) loads of Kepa to open the scoring. at the far post from Andreas VAR denies Wolves victory in bore draw at Leicester was clearly competing in the lessons for us.” United needed David de Pereira’s cross. 4 (Marcus Rashford game for long periods but we Chelsea started the better as Gea to recover his best form Paul Pogba then played 18’ (pen), 67’; LEICESTER: Leicester City and Wolves offered little to show made four mistakes and they Abraham smashed a shot from as he made fine saves from provider with a brilliant ball Anthony Martial 65’, they can break into the Premier League top six this season after were clinical in the way they the edge of the box off the post, Ross Barkley and Emerson over the top for Rashford to Daniel James 81’) opening the campaign with an uninspiring goalless draw on put them away,” said Lampard. but the heart of Lampard’s de- Palmieri, while the Italian in- burst in behind before coolly bt Chelsea 0 Sunday. Wolves did put the ball in the net early in the second- “It was nowhere near a 4-0. fence always looked fragile. ternational also blasted off the slotting past Kepa. half through Leander Dendoncker, but were denied by VAR as the Four mistakes for the goals, but Kurt Zouma had already inside of the post. Pogba was the creator Arsenal 1 goal was ruled out for a handball by Willy Boly before the Belgian we controlled major parts of gotten away with gifting pos- But at the other end, Rash- again for the fourth as the (Pierre-Emerick fired home. Both sides, along with Everton, were seen as poten- the first-half. We hit the wood- session to Martial on the edge ford and Martial provided the Frenchman played a one-two Aubameyang 58’) tial beneficiaries should Manchester United, Chelsea or Arsenal work, (made) poor decisions in of his own box as the French- clinical touch to kill the game off with Rashford and powered stumble this season, but largely cancelled each other out at the the final third, we should be in man shot weakly into the arms in the space of 60 seconds that through the Chelsea defence bt Newcastle 0 King Power stadium. The hosts had over 70 percent possession the lead at half-time. of Kepa Arrizabalaga before he Chelsea lacked. before laying off to James, Leicester City 0 but had to wait until seven minutes from time to force Wolves’ “They are a counter-attack- was turned easily by Rashford Maguire showed his pres- who got the benefit of a vs Wolves 0 goalkeeper Rui Patricio into a save as the Portuguese interna- ing team, it’s a big strength, and hauled the England strik- ence to outmuscle Abraham big deflection to find the tional comfortably held Harvey Barnes’ effort. (AFP) they have pace, and if you give er to the ground. on the edge of the United box bottom corner. Sports Monday, August 12, 2019 13 Al Ahli SC sign Shane Lowry Ailing Serena retires to hand Andreescu Toronto crown

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SERENA Williams wept as back pain forced her out of the WTA Toronto final after just four games on Sunday, hand- ing the title to home hope Bi- anca Andreescu. Andreescu, 19, was up 3-1 with a break of serve when 23- time Grand Slam champion Williams found she couldn’t continue. When it was clear that Wil- liams would retire, the young Canadian approached her chair, offering words of encour- agement and a consolatory hug. An on-court microphone caught Williams’ mention of Al Ahli SC announced on Sunday that they have signed Australian back spasms, with the official defender Shane Lowry for one season, after the player passed his cause of her retirement given medical. Al Ahli have also signed Abel Hernandez, Hernan Perez, as an upper back injury. Mohammed Diame, and Nabil El Zhar. Lowry completes the total It was a big blow for the number of foreign players Al Ahli can sign for next season. The team 37-year-old who was closing held a 20-day training camp in The Netherlands in the summer, during in on her 73rd WTA title – and which they played a total of five friendlies. Al Ahli will look to improve her first since the birth of her on their showing of last year, which saw them finish fifth in the league daughter, Olympia, in Sep- Serena Williams (left) dries her eyes with a towel after withdrawing in the championship match against Bianca Bianca Andreescu of Canada with 34 points. (QNA) tember of 2017. Andreescu during the Rogers Cup at Aviva Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Sunday. (USA TODAY SPORTS) holds up the winner’s trophy. Beaten by Simona Halep in the Wimbledon final in July, year, but we’ll keep going.” It remains to be seen if title since 1969. truly a champion on and off Williams was playing just her The outcome left Williams her latest injury will threaten “I know how it is to pull the court.” Man City’s reserves could 24th match of year disrupted in search of her first title since her chances of trying again for out of tournaments and be in- Andreescu, who beat world by nagging knee trouble. the 2017 Australian Open -- number 24 at the US Open, jured, it’s not easy,” she said, number five Kiki Bertens and “I’m sorry I couldn’t do it when she was already pregnant. the final Grand Slam of the addressing Williams directly third-ranked Karolina Pliskova win title says Mourinho today,” she told the crowd, her Since returning to compe- year that starts at Flushing during the trophy presenta- on the way to the title, now owns voice cracking. “I tried, but I tition she has reached three Meadows on August 26. tion. a stunning 7-0 record against AFP potential title challengers. couldn’t do it. Grand Slam finals -- but has For Andreescu, Sunday’s “This wasn’t the way I ex- top-10 players in her career. LONDON “When I looked at the bench “Bianca you’re a great been unable to equal Austral- events were a bittersweet pected to win and for you to go She’s projected to break yesterday, the players not in- sports person, woman. Thanks ian Margaret Court’s record of achievement as she became off the court. I’ve watched you into the top 15 in the world JOSE Mourinho claims Man- volved, I think even the ‘B’ team to my team, it’s been a tough 24 major titles. the first Canadian to win the play so many times, you are rankings. chester City are so strong the could fight for the title.” Premier League champions Former Chelsea and Real could even win the title with Madrid manager Mourinho their second-string side. also admitted he did not be- Mourinho, working as a lieve United could win the ti- Mexico City signs deal with F1 to race GP through 2022 India want pundit for Sky Sports on Sun- tle last season before he was day, was asked who can win sacked in December. Davis Cup tie the title this season and the “When I said that second former Manchester United position the previous season boss was quick to highlight (2017-18) was one of my big- moved from City’s strength in depth. gest achievements in football City kicked off their bid for a I was not having fun with the Pakistan over third successive title by thrash- words,” he said. ing West Ham 5-0 on Saturday “I just was just telling you Kashmir thanks to Raheem Sterling’s what I was feeling. hat-trick and strikes from Ga- “I didn’t feel last season AFP briel Jesus and Sergio Aguero. we did enough in the transfer NEW DELHI Against West Ham, Pep window to allow us to compete Guardiola’s side had a substi- for the first position because INDIA have asked the Inter- tutes bench including new sign- though we finished second the national Tennis Federation ing Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Sil- distance to first was very con- to move their upcoming Da- va, Ilkay Gundogan and Aguero, siderable. A file photo of Mercedes’ Lewis vis Cup tie from Pakistan to a who scored a penalty after his “So I don’t feel this season Hamilton during the Mexican neutral venue due to escalat- second-half introduction. they can win but I hope they Grand Prix race at Autodromo ing political tensions between “Man City, Tottenham, feel they can because that will Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico the two nations. Liverpool and the Man City ‘B’ be an important motivational City, Mexico, in October 2018. The Indian team are sched- team,” Mourinho said of the push for them.” (REUTERS) uled in Pakistan’s capital Is- lamabad for the Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie to be held on Sep- tember 14 and 15. But relations between the neighbours are Guardiola backs ‘special’ badly strained after India re- voked the special autonomy sta- Sterling to shine as striker tus of Kashmir, which the nucle- AFP renew its hosting rights for the “new financing models” would uled for October 27, is expect- ar-armed rivals have fought two REUTERS victory at West Ham United. MEXICO CITY race. Under the new contract, be used to put on the 2020 to ed to bring some $700 million wars over since gaining inde- LONDON Guardiola said that Ster- no government money will be 2022 editions of the event. to the local economy, create pendence from Britain in 1947. ling, who began the contest MEXICO City signed a deal spent, officials said. Officials did not say who 8,000 short-term jobs and “We have asked ITF for a MANCHESTER City forward on the left of their attacking Thursday with the Interna- “This is an investment with the investors were. Mexican bring 300,000 international neutral venue because the sit- Raheem Sterling’s improving trident after record goalscorer tional Motoring Federation new rules, for the benefit of newspaper Milenio said they visitors to the capital, she said. uation is a bit unpredictable,” physicality and finesse can Sergio Aguero dropped to the (FIA) to continue hosting a the city. We are seeking a new included telecoms billionaire The Mexican race is one All India Tennis Association help him excel as a central bench, had the versatility to Formula One race through formula so that F1 can stay, Carlos Slim – Mexico’s rich- of the most colorful on the F1 (AITA) president Praveen Ma- striker when he is deployed in perform in any position across 2022, after months of uncer- without the need for public est man – and companies circuit, famous for enthusias- hajan told AFP on Sunday. the role, manager Pep Guar- the forward line. tainty about the future of the resources,” Mexico City May- such as Coca-Cola, Heineken tic fans clad in mariachi outfits “I believe it is a reasonable diola has said. “Since we started this sea- Mexican Grand Prix. or Claudia Sheinbaum told a and Citibanamex. or zany “lucha libre” wrestling request because of the current England international son in China and the Com- The government of Mexican press conference. The event will now be called costumes. state of affairs.” Sterling scored a superb hat- munity Shield he’s scored one President Andres Manuel Lopez Alejandro Soberon, chief ex- the Mexico City Grand Prix. The contract was signed Pakistan Tennis Fed- trick as the champions kicked goal minimum every game,” Obrador, a leftist austerity cru- ecutive of the company that op- Sheinbaum said it was im- by Sheinbaum, Soberon and eration vice president Khalid off their Premier League de- Spaniard Guardiola told Man- sader, had balked at shelling erates the Mexican F1 race, CIE, portant for the city to keep the Formula One chief executive Rehmani said his country re- fence with a convincing 5-0 chester City’s website. out tens of millions of dollars to said private investment and race. This year’s event, sched- Chase Carey. mained ready to host the tie. Pakistan has downgraded diplomatic ties with India amid a military lockdown in Indian- administered Kashmir and Al Khor return from training in the Netherlands DeChambeau hits back stopped a cross-border train. The AITA was preparing to at slow-play critics send its team to Pakistan de- spite suspended sporting ties between the two countries, AFP but the Kashmir situation has NEW YORK raised fresh doubts. India cut bilateral cricket US golfer Bryson DeCham- ties with Pakistan after the beau hit back Saturday at crit- 2008 Mumbai attacks. ics who took to social media to An Indian tennis team last complain about his painfully toured Pakistan in 1964 for the slow pace of play. Davis Cup, where they defeat- Fellow US PGA Tour play- ed the hosts 4-0. Pakistan lost ers were among those weigh- Bryson DeChambeau. 3-2 when they toured Mumbai ing in after a video showed in 2006. DeChambeau taking more than to me about slow play and how Until a few years ago, Paki- two minutes to make a putt. I’m killing the game, I’m do- stan were forced to host home But the 25-year-old American ing this and that to the game, Davis Cup ties at neutral ven- defended himself after the third that is complete and utter you- ues as teams refused to travel round of the Northern Trust in know-what. That’s not fair.” to the South Asian nation over Jersey City, New Jersey. DeChambeau, who is security concerns. “Let’s talk about slow play, known for an idiosyncratic India named a full- guys,” DeChambeau told re- approach that includes using strength squad for the crucial porters after concluding a clubs all cut to the same length tie with the country’s highest- third-round 71 that left him and a mathematical approach ranked players in Prajnesh eight shots off the pace at Lib- to reading greens, said he felt Gunneswaran (90) and Ram- Al Khor Club’s first team has returned to Doha following its training camp held in the Netherlands, in preparations for the newseason of the erty National. he was “somehow being sin- kumar Ramanathan (184) to QNB Stars League, which is set to begin on August 21. “When people start talking gled out.” play the four singles matches. 14 Monday, August 12, 2019 Sports Jamie Chadwick Austrian MotoGP is first champion of all-female W Series REUTERS less Chadwick failed to finish, BRANDS HATCH (ENGLAND) and although she overtook the Briton for third in the clos- BRITAIN’S Jamie Chadwick ing stages she had to settle was crowned first champion for overall runner-up and a of the all-female W Series $250,000 payout. on Sunday, and collected a “I think I gave it everything $500,000 prize, after finish- I had today, unfortunately not ing fourth in the season’s final enough for the champion- race at Brands Hatch. ship,” said Visser. “If I come The 21-year-old had start- back, I want to fight for the Race winner Italian MotoGP rider Andrea ed from pole position in front title again, to be sure.” The Dovizioso of Ducati Team during the trophy cer- of her home crowd as clear champion ended up with 110 emony for the MotoGP of Austria at the Red Bull favourite, 13 points clear of points to Visser’s 100. Powell Ring in Spielberg, Austria, on Sunday. (EPA-EFE) Dutch title rival Beitske Vis- was third overall on 76. ser who lined up fifth, but she Chadwick, who had stood made hard work of it. on the podium in the five pre- vious races, had led cleanly from the start but then suf- F1 ladder fered her worst afternoon of The W Series, which uses the season, dropping back identical 1.8 litre Formula down the field. Three cars, aims to help “I knew they had nothing to lose, and Alice’s move came female racers climb out of nowhere and caught me the male-dominated by surprise,” said Chadwick. “I motorsport ladder towards didn’t want to get involved in Formula One, which last their battle, I tried to be sensi- saw a woman start ble with it. a race in 1976. “I found myself having a bit of wheel banging at times. I thought I had Beitske behind “Possibly the worst 30 me but made a bit of a mistake minutes of my life, followed and she got past. And then I by the best 30 minutes of my was, like, let’s just bring this life,” smiled Chadwick of her home, let’s not make any more afternoon. “The pressure just mistakes.” got to me a little bit. The W Series, which uses Italian MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati Team (No. 04) during the race for the MotoGP of Austria at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, on Sunday. (EPA-EFE) “I definitely didn’t make identical 1.8 litre Formula that easy for myself but, fin- Three cars, aims to help female gers crossed, we can take this racers climb the male-dominat- on to bigger things,” added the ed motorsport ladder towards Williams Formula One devel- Formula One, which last saw a Dovizioso pips Marquez to opment driver. woman start a race in 1976. Compatriot Alice Powell “It’s really turned my ca- ripped up Chadwick’s script reer around,” said Chadwick, of a comfortable pole-to-flag who last year at Brands Hatch win by seizing her first victory became the first woman to emerge best in Spielberg of the six race campaign while win a round of the British F3 Finland’s Emma Kimilainen championship. took second place. “To have the champion- Visser had needed to win ship crown today is pretty AFP RESULTS AND STANDINGS Italian Andrea Dovizioso is to have any real chance, un- amazing.” SPIELBERG (AUSTRIA) 1. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 39min 34.771sec Did not finish (selected): Jack Miller (AUS/Ducati) Moto2 standings (after 12 of 19 races) still 58 points behind 2. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) at 0.213 MotoGP standings (after 12 of 19 races) 1. Alex Marquez (ESP/Kalex) 181 points, 2. Thomas five-time world champion DUCATI’S Andrea Dovizioso 3. Fabio Quartararo (FRA/Yamaha-SRT) 6.117 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 230 points Luthi (SUI/Kalex) 138 3. Jorge Navarro (ESP/Speed won the Austrian MotoGP on 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 7.119 2. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 172 Up) 126 4. Augusto Fernandez (ESP/Kalex) 121 5. Marc Marquez despite Sunday to slightly close the 5. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 8.674 3. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati) 136 Lorenzo Baldassari (ITA/Kalex) 115 pipping the Honda rider 6. Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) 8.695 4. Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) 124 Moto3 results gap between him and runaway 7. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA/Ducati-Pramac) 16.021 5. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 103 1. Romano Fenati (ITA/Honda) 37min 50.135sec, 2. on the final lap to gain his championship leader Marc 8. Miguel Oliveira (POR/KTM) 16.206 Constructors standings Tony Arbolino (ITA/Honda) at 1.097, 3. John McPhee first race win since the Marquez. 9. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati) 17.350 1. Honda 236 pts, 2. Ducati 202, 3. Yamaha 179, 4. (GBR/Honda) 1.105, 4. Celestinio Vietti (ITA/KTM) season opener in Qatar. Italian Dovizioso is still 58 10. Franco Morbidelli (IRA/Yamaha-SRT) 20.510 Suzuki 141, 5. KTM 69, 6. Aprilia 47 1.120, 5. Marcos Ramirez (ESP/Honda) 6.789 11. Takaaki Nakagami (JPN/Honda) 22.273 Moto2 results Moto 3 standings (after 12 of 19 rounds) points behind five-time world 12. Johann Zarco (FRA/KTM) 25.503 1. Brad Binder (RSA/KTM) 37min 24.963sec 2. Alex 1. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (ITA/Honda) 155 points, 2. Aron champion Marquez despite 13. Stefan Bradl (GER/Honda) 31.962 Marquez (ESP/Kalex) 0.330, 3. Jorge Navarro (ESP/ Canet (ESP/KTM) 154, 3. Tony Arbolino (ITA/Honda) Marquez’ second place on pipping the Honda rider on 14. Aleix Espargaro (ESP/Aprilia) 34.741 Speed Up) 1.839, 4. Lorenzo Baldassarri (ITA/Kalex) 113, 4. Niccolo Antonelli (ITA/Honda) 105, 5. Marcos the podium was hard earned. the final lap to gain his first 15. Karel Abraham (CZE/ Ducati) 48.109 2.183, 5. Augusto Fernandez (ESP/Kalex) 3.303, Ramirez (ESP/Honda) 89. The brother of MotoGP race win since the season world champion Marc Mar- opener in Qatar. er BT Sport. verstone on August 25. with a 0.330sec advantage quez had started from 11th “I didn’t think I could over- “Dovi did an incredible job over Alex Marquez, who on the grid but managed to take on the last corner but it was and at the moment we are lead- Binder’s birthday treat moved on to 181 points at the avoid a series of crashes that the last one and I absolutely had ing by 58 points, so we have to Earlier on Sunday South Af- top of the Moto2 champion- eliminated Japan’s pole sitter to try,” Dovizioso, 33, said. continue on the same way.” rican Brad Binder celebrated ships standings, a lead of 43 Tetsuta Nagashima, Spain’s “I felt incredibly strong at Yamaha’s Fabio Quartara- his 24th birthday in style with points over Thomas Luthi. Xavi Vierge, Australian Remy that point and sometimes you ro completed the podium and success in the Moto2. Binder’s success came just Gardner and Italian duo Enea have to try something crazy.” Australian Jack Miller was one The KTM rider was all after Austrian manufacturer Bastianini and Luca Marini. Marquez, who is yet to win of four riders who fell during smiles after ending a winless KTM had announced they “The conditions were very in Austria during his illustri- the race. spell stretching back to Aus- were withdrawing from the difficult and treacherous with ous career, praised Dovizioso’s Seven-time MotoGP world tralia in October last year. Moto2 championship at the a very slippery circuit,” he said. performance. champion Valentino Rossi was “I can’t imagine a better end of this season to plough all The Moto3 race was won “I’m happy because I fin- fourth, his best result since day than winning on my birth- their resources into MotoGP by Italian Romano Fenati for ished second, of course we finishing second in the US in day at KTM’s home track,” in an initial five-year deal. Honda, his first victory since Jamie Chadwick of Great Britain in action during the W Series race missed the last corner but I April, but he is a whopping 127 the 2016 Moto3 champion That will suit Binder, who being banned for grabbing a at Brands Hatch in West Kingsdown, Britain, on Sunday. (Inset) She was sliding a lot on the rear points behind Marquez ahead beamed. is graduating to the premier break leaver of fellow rider celebrates her victory. (REUTERS) tire,” Marquez told broadcast- of the British Grand Prix at Sil- Binder crossed the line category in 2020. Stefano Manzi last September. Vunipola leads the way as England deny Wales the world top spot AFP Monday, led by 17 points early up return clash with in Cardiff. propelled into the starting XV. TWICKENHAM (UK) in the second half before two “We weren’t at our best, England had a 14-0 lead as Wales tries in quick succes- especially in the first half – a early as the 15th minute fol- ENGLAND denied Wales top sion from George North and couple of soft tries,” said Gat- lowing two converted tries. spot in the world rankings as replacement Wyn Jones that land, who will stand down as Powerhouse No. 8 Vuni- Billy Vunipola led a fine for- cut the gap to just five points. Wales boss after Japan 2019. pola ripped the ball clear from ward effort in a 33-19 win at England had squandered “England went back to tra- a close-range maul to force his Twickenham on Sunday in a 31-0 lead in a 38-38 draw ditionally what they’re really way over the line. their opening Rugby World with Scotland last time out in good at. Fly-half George Ford and Cup warm-up match. March. Back then they played “We will be a lot better Heinz combined to work the Six Nations champions a far more expansive game, next week,” the New Zealand- ball on the left hand side be- Wales, who kicked off on the but this time they made sure er insisted. fore wing Cokanasiga crashed back of a 14-match unbeaten of victory. The bulk of the Wales side over for their second. streak, would have gone top of “I wrote down on a bit at Twickenham had clinched A brilliant solo effort from the standings following reign- of paper before the game I this season’s Six Nations scrum-half Gareth Davies got ing world champions New thought we would win 33-12,” Grand Slam. Wales back into the game in Zealand’s shock 47-26 loss England coach Eddie Jones England, by contrast, were the 22nd minute. to Australia on Saturday had told the BBC. fielding an experimental side, England lost impressive they avoided defeat. “It’s exciting and we are with scrum-half Willi Heinz flanker Tom Curry to injury England’s Billy Vunipola scores their first try in the opening Rugby World Cup warm-up match against Wales “To have a structured looking forward to finalising given a Test debut and named and Wales saw fly-half Gareth at the Twickenham Stadium in UK on Sunday. A capacity crowd of 80,000 watched the game. (REUTERS) game suits us more and for the squad of 31 tomorrow,” the vice-captain. Anscombe, later on crutches, most of that game we stuck to Australian added. They had been forced into also go off before half-time. score his first Test try. soon had another try when them 30-19 up with just seven it,” Vunipola told Sky Sports. “This game was never go- three late changes after in- Wales hooker Ken Ow- An early second-half pen- substitute prop Jones went minutes left. “There were times Wales ing to be a be all and end all juries to centre Henry Slade, ens missed captain Alun alty saw Ford extend Eng- over. And there was still time for crept in but they’re a great side selection.” flanker Sam Underhill and Wyn Jones, making his land’s lead to 24-7. This time Dan Biggar con- England full-back Elliot Daly and that’s going to happen.” Wales coach Warren Gat- wing Ruaridh McConnochie 135th Test appearance, at a But Wales hit back when verted but Ford gave England to land a late drop-goal to the England, who announce land tried to downplay the de- with Jonathan Joseph, Joe Co- line-out and hooker Cowan- North powered over from a breathing space with three delight of a capacity crowd of their World Cup squad on feat ahead of next week’s warm- kanasiga and Lewis Ludlum all Dickie caught the ball to close range scrum, and they penalties, the last one putting over 80,000. Sports Monday, August 12, 2019 15 Kohli blasts 42nd ODI ton Gayle goes past Lara as highest India captain SCOREBOARD INDIA: ends ‘dry spell’ of S. Dhawan lbw Cottrell 2 ODI run-maker R. Sharma c Pooran b Chase 18 ten matches with V. Kohli c Roach b Brathwaite 120 R. Pant b Brathwaite 20 a smashing 120; S. Iyer b Holder 71 for West Indies K. Jadhav run out 16 AFP Visitors make R. Jadeja not out 16 for seven. B. Kumar c Roach b Brathwaite 1 PORT OF SPAIN This match was already an 279-9 vs WI M. Shami not out 3 historic landmark for Gayle as Extras (1b, 2nb, 9w) 12 CHRIS Gayle on Sunday be- it is his 300th ODI, taking him AFP TOTAL: (For 7 wkts, 50 overs) 279 came the all-time highest West past Lara’s 299 as the most by PORT OF SPAIN Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Dhawan), 2-76 Indian run-scorer in the One- a West Indian in the 50 overs- (Sharma), 3-101 (Pant), 4-226 (Kohli), Day International cricket. per-side format. 5-250 (Iyer), 6-258 (Jadhav), 7-262 (Kumar) VIRAT Kohli ended a run of Did not bat: K. Yadav, K. Ahmed Going into the second Having made his senior ten matches without a century Bowling: S. Cottrell 10-0-49-1 (2w), K. Roach ODI of the three-match series West Indies debut in an ODI in pacing India to a competi- 7-0-54-0 (1nb, 2w), J. Holder 9-0-53-1 (1w), against India at against India in tive 279 for seven batting first O. Thomas 4-0-32-0 (1nb, 2w), R. Chase the Queen’s Park Toronto almost against the West Indies in the 10-1-37-1, C. Brathwaite 9-0-53-3 (2w). Oval in Trinidad The match was 20 years earlier, second One-Day International Toss: India. needing just nine already an historic where he batted in Trinidad on Sunday. runs to surpass landmark for Gayle at number four in India’s captain went a the tally of 10,405 as it is his 300th the order, Gayle long way towards justifying lent start when he trapped by Brian Lara, the had initially an- his decision to bat first with a Sharma’s opening partner, 39-year-old open- ODI, taking him nounced that he typically assertive innings of Shikhar Dhawan, leg-before ing batsman played past Lara’s 299 as would be retiring 120 off 125 deliveries, with 14 in his first over, a decision with exaggerated the most by a from the format fours and four sixes adorning determined by the television care for 21 deliver- West Indian in the after the 2019 his 42nd ODI hundred. official after on-field umpire ies before slashing 50 overs format. World Cup in He received excellent sup- Nigel Llong turned down the left-arm seamer England. port from Shreyas Iyer who initial appeal. Khaleel Ahmed to However, two contributed 71 and featured in Kohli’s eighth ODI hun- the backward-point boundary weeks before the end of that a 125-run fourth-wicket stand dred against the West Indies to reach 11, lifting his overall tournament, with the West In- with Kohli at the Queen’s Park and second in succession in tally to 10,408. dies eliminated from making Oval. the Caribbean underlined However, he was dismissed the semi-finals, the hard-hit- As their partnership pro- both his supreme class and without adding to that score ting Jamaican announced he gressed through the middle ravenous appetite for runs. in the very next over, trapped would be playing in this series overs, a total closer to the 300- At no time was he trou- leg-before by right-arm fast- despite missing the preced- run mark seemed inevitable. Virat Milestones bled and it was only with his medium bowler Bhuvneshwar ing series of three T20 inter- However Kohli’s dismissal demise, followed closely by Kumar to have the West Indies nationals due to his commit- by Carlos Brathwaite in the Number of centuries for Virat Kohli against Iyer being bowled round his at 45 for one in the tenth over ments with the Canadian T20 42nd over triggered a mini- West Indies in ODIs. Only Sachin Tendulkar has legs by West Indies captain replying to India’s total of 279 franchise competition. collapse and the West In- 08 more hundreds against a single opposition, Jason Holder, which eased dies retained their discipline which is nine against Australia. Kohli has eight tons the mounting pressure off the through the final ten overs in against two other teams - Australia and Sri Lanka. home side’s shoulders. conceding just 67 runs. Tendulkar also has eight hundreds against Sri Lanka. No With a 3-0 sweep in the Brathwaite was the most other batsmen have more than seven centuries against a preceding T2 international successful of the bowlers, also single opposition. contest already under their accounting for Rishabh Pant belts, the tourists retained the and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Innings taken by Kohli to complete 2000 ODI same XI from the rain-ruined finish with figures of three for runs against West Indies, which is the least by first ODI of the three-game se- 53 off ten overs. any batsman against a single opposition. The ries in Guyana last Thursday, However, off-spinning all- 34 which was declared a no-result rounder Roston Chase was the previous record was 37 innings by Rohit Sharma against with only 13 overs bowled in most economical, going for Australia. Kohli is the first batsman to score 2000 runs the match. only 37 runs off his ten-over against West Indies. The previous record was 1930 by West Indies were forced allotment and also claiming Javed Miandad, whom Kohli passed in this innings. to make one change, with left- the all-important wicket of (ESPNCRICINFO) arm spinner Fabian Allen un- prolific opener Rohit Sharma well and his place taken by fast for 18. bowler Oshane Thomas, who Chris Gayle of West Indies celebrates his 300th ODI at the start the Sheldon Cottrell got the India skipper Virat Kohli celebrates his century during the 2nd One-Day International against the proved expensive with his four 2nd ODI against India at Queens Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad West Indies off to an excel- West Indies at the Queens Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on Sunday. (AFP) overs costing 32 runs. and Tobago, on Sunday. (AFP) Calf injury frustrates Qatar’s rugby team posts two wins in Asia 7s paceman Anderson TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK FINAL RANKINGS DOHA Final men’s standings REUTERS much as possible without mak- QATAR finished seventh in 1...... Malaysia LONDON 2...... Singapore ing them feel worse,” Anderson, the Asia Rugby Women’s Sev- 3...... Thailand who apologised to teammates ens Trophy, which concluded 4...... Mongolia ENGLAND fast bowler James after pulling up injured at Edg- in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sun- 5...... India Anderson said he was filled baston, told BBC Radio 5 Live. day. They crushed Bangla- 6...... Indonesia 7...... Afghanista with guilt and frustration after “I missed the Ireland Test as desh 44-0 and Chinese Taipei 8...... Laos being ruled out of the second a precaution to make sure I was 36-5 to win both the play-off 9...... Uzbekistan Ashes Test against Australia 100 percent for the Ashes. I felt matches. 10...... Bangladesh because of a calf injury that angry having done all the work The team consisted of 11...... Brunei Final women’s standings limited his participation in the to get there. There’s nothing Salma Marwa Tedjini, Safaa 1...... Philippines series opener. else we could’ve done.” Tedjini, Yasmine Dehbi, Nour 2...... India The match begins at Lord’s The England and Wales Shalaby, Sarah Jane, Gihad 3...... Indonesia on Wednesday. Cricket Board (ECB) has said Waled Atallah, Lauren Mudg- 4...... South Korea 5...... Guam The 37-year-old, who that the chances their record way, Teagan McCormack, 6...... Laos missed a warm-up match with Test wicket-taker playing in the Phillipa Frances Innes, Rachel 7...... Qatar Ireland and struggled to be fit rest of the series would be reas- Frances Innes, Yasmine Asabi 8...... Chinese Taipei for the series opener against sessed on “an ongoing basis”. Aisha Tobun, Angel Janine Ni- 9...... Bangladesh Australia at Edgbaston, pulled “All the tests they do... to see eters, Rebecca Richards and up injured on day one of the if it’s OK, it just wasn’t playing Hana Gildam-Clark. Malaysia and Singapore first test which the hosts lost by ball so it was hugely frustrat- Hassan El Sabeh was the Qatar’s squad for the Asia Rugby Women’s Sevens Trophy. fought a closely-contested 251 runs.He was then ruled out ing,” Anderson added. coach, while Heba Ali Hoham men’s final, and although Sin- of the second Test on Tuesday. “When I was batting I was the team manager and phy was held to determine the in 2020. physical and beat hosts Indo- gapore led at the break, Ma- “You feel lots of guilt (and pushed off for a run and it didn’t Hamad al Abdulla Ched de men’s and women’s champi- The Philippines beat In- nesia 26-7. The Cup winners laysia turned the game around you are) generally frustrated but feel right. There’s nothing else Mission. ons for 2019 and promotion to donesia to claim the women’s went through the whole week- in the second half to win 17-14 you’re trying to help the lads as we could have done.” The Asia Rugby 7s Tro- the main Asia Rugby 7s Series title. The Philippines were too end unbeaten. and emerge the champions.

Qatari U23 spikers secure 13th spot in Asia Two US champions face sanctions for anti-Trump protests in Lima

AFP John Carlos at the 1968 Olym- been cut short by the multiple Games at the invitation of LIMA pics in Mexico. shortcomings of the country Lima organisers, had also On Friday, two-time I hold so dear to my heart. taken the opportunity to slam TWO US gold medal winners Olympian fencer Race Im- Racism, Gun Control, mis- Trump last week. could face sanctions after stag- boden, 26, set the tone after treatment of immigrants and “We have a president who ing dramatic podium protests ‘taking a knee’ as his team a president who spreads hate is racist and a misogynist, who against US President Donald celebrated gold in the team are at the top of a long list. doesn’t value anybody but Trump at the Pan American foil event. “I chose to sacrifice my himself,” said Lewis, who was Games in Lima. He was the latest US sports moment today at the top of asked to weigh in on the issue Gwen Berry stunned the star to follow NFL quarter- the podium to call attention of gender equality in sport. crowd when she raised a back Colin Kaepernick, whose to issues that I believe need “My mother was a pioneer. clenched right fist on the po- kneeling protest during the US to be addressed. I encour- My parents were teachers and dium and bowed her head as national anthem before NFL age others to please use your they taught us that everyone the US national anthem closed games in 2016 became a na- platforms for empowerment deserves the same opportuni- her gold medal ceremony for tional issue. and change.” ties,” said Lewis, who counts the women’s hammer. “We must call for change. Imboden had already nine Olympic gold medals The 30-year-old’s protest This week I am honored to staged a similar kneeling pro- among his 10 total. on Saturday -- which she told represent Team USA at the test at the 2017 Fencing World “Of course I’m for (equal US media was aimed at “ex- Pan Am Games, taking home Cup in Egypt. pay) in athletics. We shouldn’t Qatar got the 13th spot in the Asia Men’s Under-23 Volleyball Championship, which was held by Nay Pyi treme injustice” - echoed the Gold and Bronze,” tweeted Olympic athletics legend even be talking about it. We Taw, Myanmar. They beat Hong Kong 26-16, 22-25, 25-22, 25-20 in the placement match on Sunday. iconic raised fist protest of US Imboden. Carl Lewis, who had been at- have to fight for people’s rights Earlier, they had beaten both Hong Kong and New Zealand to reach the 13th place playoff. sprinters Tommie Smith and “My pride however has tending the Pan American and love each other.” 16 Monday, August 12, 2019 The Last Word

AMIR RECEIVES WELL-WISHERS ON EID AL-ADHA

The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani received scores of well-wishers on the first day of Eid Al-Adha, at Al-Wajba Palace on Sunday morning. The visitors included ministers, sheikhs, Shura Council members, diplomats and citizens. (QNA)