Initiative to Encourage Students to Enroll in Scientific, Technological

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Initiative to encourage students to enroll in scientific, technological studies launched Department in the Educational The updated education Pilot phase is being implemented on Affairs Sector, who is responsi- plan includes three tracks for ble for the initiative, welcomed students at the secondary level Amir greets 6,000 students in 10 schools: Ministry the partners, indicating its cen- that meet the economic, social trality in educating students and cultural aspirations of the President QNA aimed at motivating and pre- about the importance of sci- State of Qatar, as mentioned Doha paring students to join the tar- entific and technological disci- in QNV 2030 and the National geted scientific disciplines. plines for meeting the needs of Development Plan. of Belarus The Ministry of Education and The pilot phase of the ini- the labour market, thus achiev- Fawzia Al Malki, Vice Di- QNA Higher Education (MoEHE), tiative is being implemented ing the goals and objectives of rector of the academic and Doha represented by the Academic involving 6,000 students (male Qatar National Vision (QNV) vocational guidance section, Guidance Section of the De- and female) in 10 schools (five 2030. underlined the importance of His Highness the Amir partment of Educational Guid- boys and five girls) under the Al Mudahka stressed that the initiative in developing a of State of Qatar Sheikh ance has launched an initiative supervision of the academic the general framework of the professional academic guid- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to encourage middle school and vocational guidance sec- The initiative aims to develop a professional academic national educational curricu- ance system for the preparatory has sent a cable of congrat- students (8th and 9th grades) tion. guidance system for the preparatory stage to help lum of Qatar provided the basis stage to increase the number ulations to President of the to enroll in scientific and tech- The initiative is being car- students discover their abilities, academic capabilities, for the development of multiple of students enrolled in science, Republic of Belarus Alex- nological disciplines. ried out under the supervision and plan their educational path tracks for students in the sec- technology, engineering and ander Lukashenko, on the The enrollment will be of Assistant Undersecretary for ondary education, which meet mathematics (STEM) in public anniversary of his country’s through the development of a Education Affairs Fawzia Al educational and professional by the ministry with the initia- the needs of all students, with or private schools that follow Independence Day. professional academic guid- Khater, in cooperation and co- institutions. tive’s partners. different levels of abilities, and the national curriculum. ance system that involves pre- ordination with a group of part- It was announced during an Moza Al Mudahka, Director the diversity of their tendencies paring various programmes ners, including universities and extended meeting recently held of the Educational Guidance and interests. Continued on page 2 

Qatar condemns attack in Iraq Construction contracts QNA Doha Qatar has condemned the at forefront of mega attack in Al Anbar governo- rate in western Iraq, leading to deaths and injures. In projects: Sheikh Thani a statement on Saturday, the QNA Ministry of Doha Foreign Affairs reiterated Member and representative of Qatar at Qatar’s firm the ICC Court of Arbitration HE Sheikh stance reject- Dr Thani bin Ali Al Thani said that con- ing violence and terrorism, struction contracts are at the centre of regardless of the motives the mega projects being implemented in and reasons. the state. The statement offered He said commercial arbitration is an Qatar’s condolences to the Doha Metro to suspend services temporarily effective way to resolve the disputes after families of the victims, the the failure of mechanisms such as nego- government and people of on Fridays, Eid holidays for system upgrade tiation, mediation, and others. Iraq, wishing the injured a Speaking at a webinar organized speedy recovery. Tribune News Network The closure comes due to an essential system by Qatar International Centre for Con- Doha upgrade across the network. ciliation and Arbitration (QICCA) in “The upgrade will allow us to increase the net- cooperation with ICC Qatar and Char- Doha Metro services will be temporarily suspended work capacity, allowing more trains to operate and tered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) on Representative of Qatar at the ICC Court of on Fridays and during Eid holidays for system upgrade provide more frequent services to customers in the Wednesday, Sheikh Thani said that the Arbitration HE Sheikh Dr Thani bin Ali Al Thani. 43 go missing across network, according to Qatar Rail. future,” it said. coronavirus pandemic has negatively af- as boat sinks off “Doha Metro services will be suspended on Fridays “In order to minimize the inconvenience to our fected world economies, as well as pro- Arbitrator Eng. Abdulla Hassa Al between July 9 and August 13 and during the Eid holi- customers we have chosen dates that historically jects related to construction, urban de- Mehshadi said the COVID-19 pandemic Tunisia (PG 4 ) days between July 21 and 24,” Qatar Rail said. carry the fewest passengers,” it added. velopment, and real estate development. has impacted the economies, especially He indicated that these projects the construction sector, necessitating faced many problems including short- the review of the most important chal- ages in raw materials and building ma- lenges facing the construction industry terials, problems related to energy and in the region and in the world following employment. the spread of the pandemic. The webinar was held under the Al Mehshadi noted that the construc- 232 work sites shut in June for theme “Arbitration Construction Dis- tion sector was affected by many factors, putes during COVID-19 and Beyond” to including the lack of employment, the highlight many topics pertaining to arbi- disruption in supply chains, the unavail- violating summer work rule tration in construction disputes during ability and high prices of raw materi- the pandemic and beyond. als, as well as challenges related to cash QNA The decision obliges com- It also discussed the management of flows and the laws regarding closure Doha panies and institutions that 20 missing as landslide infrastructure project during crisis period procedures and travel restrictions. have workplaces under direct hits Japanese city (PG 4) and amendments of the arbitration rules to The Ministry of Administra- sunlight to set a schedule speci- overcome the challenges of the pandemic. Continued on page 2  tive Development, Labor and fying the daily working hours in Social Affairs (MADLSA) has accordance with the provisions announced the closure of 232 of the rules. The decision oblig- sites for violating rules regard- es companies to specify working working hours during sum- ing hours in a visible place that mer. is easy for all workers to see MME launches 2nd phase of survey to monitor fish deaths The ministry, represented As per the decision deter- and for the ministry inspectors The Ministry of Municipality and Environ- reports received by the administration. in Labor Inspection Depart- mining working hours dur- to observe during their inspec- ment (MME), represented by the Monitoring This stage includes 5 different sites in ment, has carried out intensive ing summer, workers can- tion visits to the workplace. In and Environmental Laboratory Department, which the quality of sea water is studied inspection campaigns during addition the companies must has launched the second phase of a com- from a chemical, physical and biological June, with the aim of ensuring not work outside between provide air-conditioned spaces prehensive study to monitor and control the point of view, and all the variables present that companies comply with 10 am and 15:30 pm from for the workers’ comfort, pro- case of fish deaths in KhorA l Adaid area. at the bottom of the water from bacteria Ministerial Resolution No (17) June 1 to September 15 vide chilled drinking water and Supervised by a specialized team affiliated and other marine plankton (plant, animal) for the year 2021, regarding the light clothing, and giving them with the Department, the work will continue that directly affect the mortality of fish are necessary precautions to pro- visits carried out by its inspec- rest at different times in order until next December, with the aim of study- monitored. This is done in order to study tect workers from heat stress in tors on the sites during the pe- to protect them from the risk of ing this case and preparing an integrated whether sea water contains species that open sites during the summer. riod from June 1 to 30 resulted heat stress. report on its causes. are harmful to fish, as various heavy met- Under this rule, workers in the closure of 232 sites for The ministry called on all During this phase, the research team on monitoring field readings only, while als are monitored in the water, in addition cannot work outdoors between a period of three days. Most of companies in different sectors will conduct a comprehensive monitoring in the second phase, a comprehensive to measuring field readings of dissolved 10 am and 15:30 pm from June the erring companies work in to respect the ministerial deci- study of the fish deaths in KhorA l Adaid monitoring process will be conducted for oxygen, underwater temperature, salinity 1 to September 15. the contracting sector on differ- sion in order to avoid the work- area, noting that the first phase focused all fish deaths in the area, based on the and water turbidity. page 2 The ministry said the field ent sites. place’s partial or total closure. 02 Sunday, July 4, 2021

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SULAITI SENDS MESSAGE TO MOROCCAN MINISTER Quick read Initiative to increase students’ enrolment in STEM disciplines Deputy Amir Continued from page 1  to educate students and their develop a policy for academic congratulates parents about the importance and vocational guidance in the president of Belarus Fadi Al Laham, educational of enrolling in scientific and preparatory stage to increase The Deputy Amir His High- advisor at the academic and technological tracks. the number of students en- ness Sheikh Abdullah bin vocational guidance section, The initiative aims to de- rolled in the STEM disciplines. Hamad Al Thani sent a cable pointed out that the general velop a professional academic A coordinator responsible of congratulations to Presi- objective of the initiative is to guidance system for the pre- for each school has been as- dent of Belarus Alexander Lu- educate students about the im- paratory stage to help the stu- signed to act as an academic kashenko on the anniversary portance of the scientific and dents discover their abilities, advisor and a link between of his country’s Independence technological tracks to meet academic capabilities, prepa- the section, partners and the Day. (QNA) the needs of the Qatari labour rations and professional ten- school to fully coordinate the market and the country’s need dencies, plan their educational performance of this initiative PM congratulates for the various branches of the path and professional future and ensure its success. Belarus scientific and technological to achieve academic, personal The list of initiative part- disciplines, not only medicine and social compatibility, and ners included Qatar Univer- counterpart and engineering. raise awareness of scientific sity, INJAZ Qatar Foundation, Prime Minister and Minister Dhaher Al Askar, an aca- disciplines and technological University Foundation Col- of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid demic guidance specialist in professions, which increases lege, Oryx University - Liver- bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al the guidance section, said employment and localization pool John Moores Qatar, Weill Thani sent a cable of congrat- that an integrated plan has rates in the work sectors as a Cornell University, University ulations to Prime Minister of Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti has sent a written message been prepared for all middle result of activating principles of Calgary, Texas A&M Uni- Belarus Roman Golovchenko to the Minister for Tourism, Traditional Industry, Air Transport and Social Economy of Morocco, Nadia school students included in of professional guidance and versity, University of Aber- on the anniversary of his Fettah Alaoui, on bilateral relations between the two countries in the fields of air transport and the the initiative, implemented by raising the efficiency of out- deen, Hamad Medical Corpo- country’s Independence Day. ways of enhancing them. The message was delivered by Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Chairman specialists from the academic puts. ration, College of the North (QNA) Abdulla bin Nasser Turki Al Subaey during a meeting with the Moroccan minister, in the presence of and vocational guidance sec- For the success of the ini- Atlantic, Qatar Career Devel- Qatar’s Ambassador to Morocco HE Fahad Ibrahim Al-Hamad Al Mana. (TNN) tion and academic advisors in tiative, the academic and vo- opment Center, QAFCO and secondary and middle schools, cational guidance section will the British Council. MME launches 2nd Bangladesh embassy is working phase of survey to to improve service quality: Envoy monitor fish deaths Ashraf Siddiqui wait for their documents to be Doha processed. Hopefully, it will be Ooredoo to in Khor Al Adaid area opened in a week’s time. More- Bangladesh has an ac- over, mobile consular service auction off QNA This stage includes five dif- tive and modern media with has been re-launched,” he in- Doha ferent sites in which the qual- a groundbreaking changes in formed. smartphone ity of sea water will be studied television journalism in the Doha-based correspondent The Ministry of Municipal- from a chemical, physical and past few years, which is a reflec- of the channel M. Golam Mawla ity and Environment (MME), biological point of view, and tion of transformation that has thanked the ambassador, em- masterpieces represented by the Monitoring all the variables present at taken place in all sectors in the bassy officials and the guests for and Environmental Laborato- the bottom of the water from country, Ambassador of Bang- participating in the 9th anniver- for charity ry Department, has launched bacteria and other marine ladesh to Qatar HE Md. Jashim sary ceremony of the channel. the second phase of a compre- plankton (plant, animal) that Uddin has said. He said the channel regular- hensive study to monitor and directly affect the mortality of The ambassador was ad- ly covers important day to day Intitiative with control the case of fish deaths fish are monitored, in order to dressing a community gather- news from Qatar and social and Qatar Museums in Khor Al Adaid area. study whether it contains spe- ing during the celebration of cultural activities of the com- The study is being super- cies that are harmful to fish, as the 9th anniversary of ‘Ekattor’ Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar HE Md. Jashim Uddin munity. He thanked the Bang- revived, partnership vised by a specialised team af- various heavy metals are mon- (71) Television Channel from ladesh envoy for facilitating with PSG added filiated with the department. itored in the water, in addition Bangladesh. This was the first cessful nine years of its journey steadily towards economic de- and supporting the community The work will continue until to measuring field readings of Bangladeshi community gath- since its inception. velopment and emerging from forums in arranging of vari- Tribune news network December-next, with the aim dissolved oxygen, underwater ering following the relaxations Paying tribute to the chan- the least developed category to ous awareness programmes Doha of studying this case and pre- temperature, salinity and wa- in the COVID-19 measures by nel, he said its wide viewership the list of developing countries. through virtual platform with paring an integrated report on ter turbidity. the Ministry of Public Health is proof of its success in the “We will soon be able to re- the cooperation and support of Ooredoo has announced a its causes. The second phase is a con- after over one year. country and abroad. Jashim alise the dream of the father of Ministry of Interior of Qatar. second round of The Art and During this phase, the tinuation of the first phase, to The envoy said that though Uddin thanked the leadership the nation to build Bangladesh Those present on the occa- The Mobile initiative, this time research team will conduct be followed by the third and social media has become a of Qatar for providing oppor- ‘Sonar Bangla’ -- free from hun- sion included Anowar Hossain in collaboration with Qatar Mu- a comprehensive monitor- fourth phases until the end powerful medium in the hands tunity to over 400,000 Bangla- ger and poverty. It is the duty of Akondh, president Bangladesh seums and the legendary foot- ing study of the fish deaths in of this year, where samples of the common person today, it deshi workers to serve in Qatar each of us wherever we are serv- Community Qatar; Farhan Al ball team Paris Saint-Germain. Khor Al Adaid area, as the first will be collected from major poses risks to the society with and to play their role in the de- ing to keep working hard with Sheikh, president of Qatar-In- Eleven artists have been chosen phase focused on monitoring sites in Khor Al Adaid area to the spread of false news and velopment of Qatar. sincerity and to follow the laws donesia Business Council; Md. to compete in the second round field readings only. In the sec- carry out the necessary study disinformation, stressing that Bangladesh, the envoy of host country,” he said. Mahbur Rahman, counsellor and will be paired with a Paris ond phase, a comprehensive on the results of fish deaths in sense of responsibility and con- noted, is ready to meet future “At the embassy, we are try- at the Bangladesh Embassy; Saint-Germain player. Each art- monitoring process will be this area, especially the sites sciousness are important in the skilled force requirements of the ing to enhance the quality of Tanmoy Islam, first secretary ist will be given a smartphone conducted for all fish deaths in where the phenomenon of fish delivery of news. host country.He said that un- services for expatriate brothers at the Bangladesh Embassy; on which to create their master- the area, based on the reports deaths appears, with intensifi- He congratulated the man- der the dynamic leadership of and sisters. An air-conditioned prominent business communi- piece, which will be signed by a received by the administra- cation of work to discover the agement, channel correspond- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, tent is being set up on the em- ty members, including M Saiful PSG player. tion. real causes of the death. ents and the viewers on the suc- Bangladesh is moving forward bassy premises for visitors who Alam, Babu Tapan Mohajon. We saw a phenomenal response to the last The Art and The Mobile initiative, First batch of KG 2 students graduates from Ethiopian school Commercial arbitration raising a great deal for charity, and we’re sure this next CATHERINE W GICHUKI the parents were. This year, becomes flexible to adapt auction will feature some DOHA because of the COVID-19 equally incredible artworks pandemic, the children were to current circumstances Ethiopian Community In- not coming to school every ternational School in Doha has day. They were doing the Continued from page 1  through holding virtual ses- The 11 smartphone master- graduated its first batch of GK 2 blended learning. Therefore, sions, hearing witnesses and ex- pieces will then be auctioned students who will be joining coming together during the For his part, General Counsel changing files and documents. off via Ooredoo’s Instagram Grade 1 in the next academic graduation was a big moment at QICCA Dr Minas Khatchdou- James Bridgemen, past- account beginning on July 5, year 2021-22. for them,” he noted. rian said that arbitration centres president of the Chartered In- 2021, with proceeds benefiting The school welcomed its Jemal said the students have issued many directives to stitute of Arbitrators, Chartered charitable organisations.. first batch of students inS ep- and their parents were very ensure the continuity of arbitra- Arbitrator and Accredited Medi- Moza Al-Muhannadi, Di- tember 2020 and was official- excited to meet because the tion cases despite the conditions ator, delved into the effects of the rector CSR, Sponsorship and ly inaugurated in October the children could not have a imposed by the pandemic. pandemic on the construction Media at Ooredoo, said: “We’re same year. graduation ceremony last He reviewed the technical sector within a year and a half, as delighted to be working with The colourful graduation year due to the coronavirus and legal challenges that face well as the role of arbitration in Qatar Museums again, and our ceremony, which took place pandemic. “When we saw the holding the arbitration sessions dispute settlement and the role partners Paris Saint-Germain, on Thursday, was attended by students as well as the insti- “They will be moving happiness on the faces of the remotely, noting that in this of arbitration centres in dealing to raise even more funds for Ethiopian Ambassador to Qa- tution. from pre-school to primary children, we were so optimis- regard QICCA has adopted the with the arbitration in the post- charitable causes. We saw a tar HE Samia Zekaria, school According to her, the school,” he said. tic about the future,” he said. latest electronic means in arbi- pandemic period. phenomenal response to the board administrative mem- graduation was an important Due to the COVID-19 re- During the next academic tration procedures. Pamela McDonald, partner last The Art and The Mobile bers and parents. benchmark for similar events strictions, the school only in- year, the school will continue Eng Ahmed Al Ansari said at Pinsent Masons Law Firm, initiative, raising a great deal During the event, the top in the future. vited parents of the children, to Grade 6 as the school only that commercial arbitration has said construction disputes en- for charity, and we’re sure this students in each grade were Speaking to Qatar Trib- embassy officials and the admitted students up to grade proven great flexibility in its tail some features than other next auction will feature some presented with trophies and une, the school’s principal, school admininstration to the 2 during the first year of its rules to adapt to the current cir- commercial disputes, as they equally incredible artworks certificates of achievement. Abdulbasit Jemal said nine graduation ceremony, add- opening. cumstances, adding that arbi- entail specialised technical is- that will fetch just as impressive Delivering her speech, the KG 2 students graduated in ing that parents were really The school’s management tration centres and institutions sues, and their parties are often amounts to help the less fortu- ambassador said the gradu- the first graduation since the thrilled to see their children board chairperson Aminu Nuru were able to hold sessions re- international companies and nate. We’re looking forward to ation ceremony was a major inauguration of the school graduating. congratulated the graduates motely using modern technolo- partners, as well as a huge vol- seeing what our artist create milestone in the life of the and will be joining Grade 1. “We could feel how happy and thanked the organisers. gies in the arbitration process ume of documents. this time around!” Nation Sunday, July 4, 2021 03 ICC awards prizes to participants in CIHT Qatar Group hosts technical World Environment Day programme seminar on road Tribune News Network Doha traffic noise and The Indian Cultural Center (ICC) concluded a series of ways to control it activities and initiatives to commemorate the World En- Tribune News Network size decreases, often the vironment Day with a closing Doha sound absorption also in- ceremony to distribute prizes creases. and certificates of appreciation CIHT Qatar Group organised He highlighted that the to participants. an online technical seminar selection of pavement surfac- ICC General Secretary for Highways and Transpor- ing must have regard to long- Krishna Kumar steered the tation professionals on ‘Road term performance of skid re- day’s agenda, while chief guest initially planned for one week, In the essay competition or- weather conditions to maintain sations included Non-Resident traffic noise and why is it so sistance, aquaplaning, shear Dr R Seetharaman addressed lasted for more than one week ganised and managed by Anish the greenery around us. Two Varkala Association (NORVA), hard to control’, recently. strength and Noise. the gathering urging all to pro- with various programmes such George Mathew, head of Public young girls were also presented Karnataka Sanga Qatar, Tulu Gerald Stewart, principal The speaker also offered tect the environment. as tree-planting exercise at Ma- Relations, Subhashree Gane- with medals for the Karate com- Koota Qatar, Kerala Women’s and global lead of acoustics his global contributions in First Secretary and Coordi- moora Park by Ambassador of shan won the first place and petition held in Qatar by Qatar Initiative Qatar (KWIQ) and for Inhabit -- an Egis com- this domain and insight, ideas nating Officer of ICC S Xavier India to Qatar HE Dr Deepak Faheema Abdul Karim won the Olympic Committee and Qatar Bunts Qatar. pany -- was the guest speaker and thoughts on what is cur- Dhanraj spoke about his expe- Mittal, S Xavier Dhanraj and first runner-up place, both from Karate Federation. Tiara Bakshi Tulu Koota Qatar was an- at the event. rently being done in the re- riences of being recognised as other guests. Al Khor International School, won bronze medal in Qatar Ka- nounced the best performer Stewart highlighted the gion and beyond, with several a student for his involvement in Second Secretary at the while Miftah Ul Falah from rate Virtual Tournament while among all with its week-long reasons of road traffic nois- project examples including activities aimed at environmen- Embassy of India Padma Karri Bhavan’s Public School won the Sivada Manu won bronze medal activities, and was presented es, where it begins, how it is tal protection. planted saplings on the ICC second runner-up position. in Qatar National Online Karate with a plaque. Tulu Koota Qatar measured, and why it is so The chief guest, joined by premises, while trees and sap- Mohan Kumar, head of In- Tournament. President Chaithali S Shetty and difficult to control it. He in- Dhanraj and ICC President PN lings were distributed to Indian house activities, announced Sajeev Satyaseelan, head of General Secretary Navin Shetty dicated that 30 percent of the Babu Rajan, handed over the schools, where exclusive mes- the details about the insurance AOs, briefed the gathering about Iruvail received the memento people are exposed to road certificates and prizes to partici- sages from top environmen- scheme through which ICC the activities of each affiliated on behalf of the organisation. traffic noise level above WHO pants and winners. talists were shared and essay distributed 30 life insurance organisation that participated Vice President of ICC Sub- standards. He also discussed The World Environmen- competitions were conducted certificates to Indian garden- and contributed significantly ramanya Hebbagelu proposed a how road traffic noise can tal Day activities, which were for students. ers working hard in difficult to the activities. These organi- vote of thanks. have adverse health and financial effects including cost on the quality of life. The cost of health effects for a small Gerald Stewart country is of the order of 80-450million euros per year. a completed project in Qa- Science India Forum announces ‘Shastra Pratibhas’ Stewart also presented tar. He added that engineers Tribune News Network ber, 2020. A total of 120 students were tific temperament. The online app-based the scale of the noise problem should start looking at mak- Doha selected to participate in the Shastra final evaluation of SPC Level-2 was held and explained the method- ing a change now so that we Pratibha level 2 -State Level Camp. on April 9, 2021 for Junior category and ologies to measure the noise can all work towards reducing The Science India Forum-Qatar (SIF- As part of Qatar State Level Camp, a on April 16 for Senior category students. level. He pointed out that road traffic noises. Q) declared ‘Shastra Pratibhas’ (Genius special orientation programme was con- In all, 12 students qualified as the driving machine noise and The presentation was in Science) selected through level 2 of ducted by subject experts from and out- Shastra Pratibhas from Qatar. They par- tyre to surface noise are the well-received by the audi- Shastra Pratibha Contest, held at the Qa- side Qatar on topics like Atomic Energy, ticipated in the National Level camp, main sources of road traffic ence, followed by a detailed tar State Level Camp. Agriculture, Oceanography and Science- and 2 Genius in Science each for junior noise. He also explained the question and answer session. Overcoming the hurdles brought Behind-Toys. category (Grade 6 to Grade 8) and Sen- road surface characteristics This seminar is part of CIHT about by the coronavirus pandemic, this The main objectives of the SPC are to ior Category (Grade 9 to Grade 11) were in terms of geometric features Qatar Group’s events. The year, the SIF-Q conducted Shastra Prat- create interest among students in pure selected. National Level Camp winners and their acoustic properties. group thanked their sponsors ibha Contest (SPC-2020-21) online. sciences, and to educate them about from Qatar include Ashley Hemanth Road traffic noise is also de- AECOM, BG&E, DCE, EGIS, The contest was held at two levels India’s contributions to science and (Junior category) and Teertha Aravind pendent on the type of road FUGRO, MUHEL, PAF, PTV before the selected students were nomi- technology from traditional to modern (Senior category). surface, porosity, tortuosity, Group, SALFO, SEERO and nated to participate in the National Level age. It also aims to conduct extensive SIF-Q thanked Indian schools, airflow resistance and layer WSP for their generous con- Camp. SPC level 1 saw participation of schools in Qatar. SPC level 1 was the first interactive sessions with scientists, and teachers and parents for encouraging thickness. As the aggregate tribution to the event. more than 1,500 students from Indian online open book contest held in Decem- identify and nurture students with scien- students to participate in SPC. 04 Sunday, July 4, 2021 World UNEXPECTED DISASTER 43 migrants go 2 dead, 20 missing after missing as boat sinks off Tunisia

dpa 267 migrants from drown- huge mudslide in Japan Tunis ing after their boat also sail- ing from Libya broke down Forty-three migrants while heading to Europe. were missing off the Tuni- This was the highest sian coast and 84 others were number of migrants res- rescued after their boat sank cued off the Tunisian coast while heading to Europe, a in a single operation. Tunisian Red Crescent official said on Saturday. A rescue operation start- Every year, thousands ed on Friday after the boat of migrants risk their lives capsized near the coastal crossing from Tunisia and town of Zarzis in Tunisia’s Libya in search of a better Medenine province, Munji life in Europe Salim, the head of the Red Crescent in the southern province, told dpa. Every year, thousands The boat had set off of migrants risk their lives from the Libyan city of Zu- crossing from Tunisia and wara with 127 migrants on Libya in search of a better board, Salim said. life in Europe. Those rescued included In April, at least 41 mi- 46 Sudanese nationals, 16 grants died after their boat Eritreans, 12 Bangladeshis sank off the Tunisian coast and five fromE gypt. They According to the UN’s In- were taken to the Zarzis ternational Organization port, according to Salim. for Migration (IOM), more “The sheltering centres than 550 people have died in southern Tunisia are in the Mediterranean Sea crowded with migrants,” he this year. added. They often use unsea- Last month, the Tuni- worthy wooden boats or sian coastguard rescued rubber dinghies.

Workers remove mud and debris at the scene of a landslide following days of heavy rain in Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture on Saturday. (AFP) 5 militants, soldier

suddenly burst from a hill- 300 buildings were damaged. Rescue workers, assisted by soldiers, have Devastation side through several houses at Some 25,000 people were killed in clash in around 10:30 am (0130 GMT), told to move to safe accom- been searching for more missing people The masses of mud taking everything with it. modation as the government flattened everything in The mudslide covered a declared a state of emergency Indian Kashmir dpa incident in the coastal town of their path: electricity wide area and slid close to the in the area. Tokyo Atami, local media reported. pylons, cars, entire coast. The two victims with no Power supply was inter- dpa The masses of mud flat- residential buildings that signs of life were found near a rupted in thousands of house- Srinagar, Kashmir An enormous mudslide caused tened everything in their path: collapsed like a house of harbour. holds. People in Atami have al- by heavy rainfall has destroyed electricity pylons, cars, entire cards, and streets that Rescue workers were ready begun the clean-up work. Five militants and a soldier at least 10 homes and damaged residential buildings that col- sank into the mud searching for the missing with The mudslide occurred were killed in a gun battle in hundreds of others in Japan. lapsed like a house of cards, the support of soldiers who had after heavy rainfall along Ja- Indian-administered Kash- At least two people died and streets that sank into the been called in. Due to adverse pan’s Pacific coast. The mete- mir, police said on Friday. and around 20 others are still mud. kilometres per hour, Profes- weather conditions, helicop- orological agency in Tokyo also The clash erupted on missing, local media reported “The earth slid to the front sor Motoyuki Ushiyama of the ters could not be used in the warned of heavy rains in large Thursday evening after joint on Saturday from Shizuoka of the shop. It sounded like an Shizuoka University Centre for search and rescue operation at areas of the country for the teams from the army and po- prefecture, south-west of To- excavator smashing a house,” Integrated Research and Edu- the moment, said Prime Min- next few days. lice launched a search opera- kyo. an employee of a glass studio cation of Natural Hazards told ister Yoshihide Suga. He had In the meantime, residents tion in a village in the Pulwama Two women found in “car- in Atami told reporters. Cars Kyodo news agency. previously convened a crisis in other places along the coun- district following intelligence diac and respiratory arrest” parked in front were washed Japanese television broad- team in the capital. try’s Pacific coast were warned reports about the presence of were later pronounced dead. away, he said. cast footage of citizens captur- At least 10 homes were de- to take shelter from rising militants in the area. The whereabouts of about 20 The mudslide was estimat- ing the moment on Twitter stroyed. According to the may- rivers, flooding and possible Five militants were killed people were unknown after the ed to be travelling at about 40 when the black wave of mud or of Atami, Sakae Saito, up to landslides. in Friday’s gun battle which top state police officer Vijay Kumar described as a “big success” against the insurgency in police said. the region. Indian-administered A army soldier who was Kashmir has seen a violent se- Taliban take control of 9 more Afghan districts wounded after the gun battle cessionist movement since the began, succumbed to his inju- early 1980s, which India says dpa forced the security forces to according to parliamentarian Also, tough fighting has The Afghan Air Force has ries in hospital late on Thurs- has been aided by its neigh- Kabul retreat from seven districts Khalil Ahmad Mujahid and been ongoing in the Kalfgan been built up over the years; day night. bour, Pakistan. Islamabad alone in the past 24 hours, councillor Nematullah Wafa. district of the northern Takhar however its capabilities are According to the police, the denies the charge and calls The Taliban have taken con- local councillors Mohammad Fighting is also ongoing province since last night, ac- not comparable to the air pow- insurgents were affiliated with the Kashmiri rebels freedom trol of nine districts in two Zakir Aryan and Mahboob-ul in the Marouf district of the cording to local council mem- er the US had in Afghanistan. the Pakistani-based Lashkar- fighters. Afghan provinces, as the mili- Rahman Talaat said on Satur- province with the possibility bers. US President Joe Biden e-Taiba, among the major mil- Pakistan and India con- tants intensify their campaign day. of the militants overrunning With the full withdrawal announced that all US troops itant groups operating in Indi- trol only parts of Kashmir, of violence across the country In the meantime, the it if reinforcements are not re- of US forces fast approaching, will withdraw from Afghani- an Kashmir, and one of them, but each has laid claim to the ahead of the full withdrawal of Taliban have also captured ceived, the officials said. the Afghan security forces on stan by September 11. Other identified as Nishaz Lone, was entire region and fought two US troops. at least two districts, includ- The Taliban, however, the ground are likely to face NATO countries contributing the district commander of the wars over it since they gained The militants in the north- ing Ghorak and Khakrez in claims that they have taken all serious problems because of a to the international forces are outfit. One of the slain mili- independence from Britain in eastern Badakhshan province southern Kandahar province, three districts. lack of US air support. following suit. tants was a Pakistani national, 1947. Preparations fail for Libya’s Dec elections Iraqis protest against power dpa things, there is still disagree- after an interim unity governing to leave, according to UN Geneva ment about whether Libyans ment took office in March. coordinator Raisedon Zenenga. should only decide on the par- It was due to lead the coun- “It is regrettable that, cuts amid scorching heatwave Preparations to hold elec- liament or also on a new presi- try until elections planned for despite all the opportuni- tions in Libya at the end of the dent. Libya has been in turmoil December 24. ties, there is still no common dpa year have failed for now after since the 2011 overthrow of However, the dialogue fo- ground,” he said. Baghdad members at a dialogue fo- dictator Moamer Gaddafi. It rum that elected the current “The people of Libya will rum were unable to find com- has become a battleground for transitional government was certainly feel let down as they Crowds of angry Iraqis on mon ground during talks, the rival proxy forces, which has unable to agree on key issues still aspire to the opportunity Saturday took to the streets, UN coordinator said on Friday. in turn drawn in foreign pow- during the talks held near Ge- to exercise their democratic protesting against poor elec- One of the most pressing ers such as Turkey and Syrian neva under the auspices of the rights in presidential and par- tricity provision in the coun- problems is the lack of a legal mercenaries. UN. There were heated debates, liamentary elections on 24 De- try, the latest in a series of basis for the vote. Among other Peace efforts gathered pace with some members threaten- cember,” Zenenga said. demonstrations against power cuts amid a scorching summer heatwave, witnesses said. Temperatures have soared to over 50 degrees Celsius in Egypt opens new naval base off Mediterranean several parts of Iraq in recent days. dpa of 10 million square metres in “new bastion” in Egypt’s plan On Friday, massive power Iraqis buy ice blocks at a factory in Sadr City, east of the capital Bagh- Cairo The UAE’s de-facto ruler Egypt’s western area of Jar- to upgrade its army. outages hit several areas of dad, on Friday. (AFP) Mohammed bin Zayed and joub, state media reported. Last year, al-Sissi opened Iraq, including the capital Egyptian President Abdel- the head of Libya’s Following the inaugural another naval base off the Red Baghdad. radical solution to the electric- Iraq has grappled with an Fattah al-Sissi on Saturday Presidency Council ceremony, naval units and Sea in southern Egypt. The outages were attribut- ity crunch and bring negligent inefficient electricity system, opened a major naval base off warplanes participated in a In recent years, Egypt has ed to a technical problem and officials to justice, they added. blamed on corruption and the Mediterranean Sea near Mohammed Menfi joined televised military manoeuvre. sealed several arms deals to terrorist attacks on electricity Similar protests took place shortages of fuel needed to op- the border with troubled Libya al-Sissi at the event The UAE’s de-facto ruler boost its military prowess. transmission towers. on Saturday in the province of erate power stations, since the and attended a military exer- Mohammed bin Zayed and Neighbouring Libya has On Saturday, dozens of Dyala, around 57 kilometres 2003 US-led invasion of the cise, as the country is beefing defence chief, led the army’s the head of Libya’s Presidency descended into chaos since protesters rallied in the south- north east of Baghdad. country. up its military capabilities. ousting of Egypt’s elected- Council Mohammed Menfi the 2011 overthrow of dicta- ern city of Nasiriyah, decrying On Friday, Iraqi Prime Earlier this week, Iraq’s State television showed al- but-divisive Islamist president joined al-Sissi at the event. tor Moamer Gaddafi. In Oc- frequent power cuts, witnesses Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi Electricity Minister Majed Sissi inaugurating the July 3 Mohammed Morsi following During the event, the tober, the oil-rich country’s said. ordered the formation of an Hantoush resigned under base, named after the day in mass protests against him. chief of Egypt’s Navy, Ahmed rivals agreed to a nationwide The protesters called on emergency committee to tack- public pressure due to the 2013 when al-Sissi, a former The base occupies an area Khalid, called the July 3 base a ceasefire. the government to provide a le the electricity crisis. electricity shortage. World Sunday, July 4, 2021 05

News London reveals COVID funding to preserve national heritage sites in brief dpa back visitors this summer. and the gallery roofs. Brompton Cemetery and other collections, and maintain London The Imperial War Muse- London’s Natural His- green spaces. much-loved historic buildings ums, Tate, National Portrait tory Museum will receive 4.6 Cash relief Funding also goes to bodies nationwide.” Funding was Wildfires rage in The Victoria and Albert Mu- Gallery and Royal Parks will million pounds to restore the A total of 60 million pounds such as the Imperial War Mu- awarded via a competitive pro- west Canada as seum (V&A), Natural History also receive funding, the De- original Waterhouse Wing, (83 million dollars) will go seum in Duxford, the National cess which took into account record temp ease Museum and British Library partment for Digital, Culture, home to the Human Biology to 20 organisations across Gallery, the Natural History the impact of the pandemic on are among the national herit- Media and Sport (DCMS) said. Galleries. Museum and Science Museum commercial revenue streams San Francisco (dpa) - The age organisations which will The tranche of money The V&A will get more England to help finish Group sites in Manchester and and other factors, the depart- extreme heat in western benefit from the British gov- comes in addition to the Gov- than 1 million pounds to pre- projects that stalled due to York to help decarbonization ment said. Canada has subsided, but ernment’s latest round of coro- ernment’s Culture Recov- serve the terracotta facade of Covid-19 projects - including measures Culture Secretary Oliver a persistent drought and navirus funding. ery Fund of nearly 2 billion its Grade I listed garden court- such as installing LED lighting Dowden said: “We’ve given 60 continued high tempera- A total of 60 million pounds pounds. yard building, while 800,000 systems and insulating roofs. million pounds to safeguard tures are fuelling dozens of (83 million dollars) will go to A grant of 9.8 million pounds will help the Walker A sum of 2.2 million According to the DCMS, the priceless collections and wildfires. 20 organisations across Eng- pounds will go to the British Art Gallery, part of National pounds will help the Royal the 60 million pounds Public heritage at many of our be- Some 136 fires erew land to help finish projects that Museum for essential mainte- Museums Liverpool, preserve Parks maintain footpaths, pro- Bodies Infrastructure Fund loved cultural institutions so recorded in the province of stalled due to Covid-19 and en- nance work, with 2.7 million the sandstone cornice that tect parkland and create new aims to “enhance public ac- they can be enjoyed by future British Columbia alone, Cliff sure institutions can welcome pounds earmarked for fabric adorns its entrance. nature habitats in Hyde Park, cess to national heritage and generations. Chapman of the Wildfire Service said on Friday. Most of the forest fires were caused by lightning. Temperatures have Delta variant prompts dropped since the record heat but are still above aver- von der Leyen to urge age, Chapman said. Miami condo collapse The small town of Lyt- ton, where a record tem- COVID-19 vaccination perature of 49.6 degrees Celsius was recorded ear- dpa lier this week, was almost toll rises to 22 as mayor Riga completely destroyed by a fast-moving fire, causing European Commission more than 1,000 people to President Ursula von der flee.(dpa) Leyen has urged people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 Antarctica reports signs demolition order in light of the spread of the record heat of Delta variant of the coronavirus. 18.3 C: WMO “We are concerned about Geneva The World Meteoro- the Delta variant. We see that logical Organisation (WMO) the new Delta variant is much on Friday confirmed that more transmissible than the the record temperature of other ones, and we see that 18.3 degrees Celsius was infection rates are rising and measured on the continent we know that they will be ris- of Antarctica in February ing,” she said on Friday dur- 2020. ing a visit to Lithuania. The WMO always But she said the “good reviews whether the meas- news” was that the existing uring devices are recording Covid-19 vaccines were effec- I can only urge everybody the correct temperatures tive against the more conta- who has not taken the before confirming such a gious Delta variant. The se- opportunity to get record. The previous record verity of the infection can be vaccinated to do so. It is stood at 17.5 degrees in reduced through vaccination protecting yourself and 2015. and hygiene measures, she “The Antarctic Peninsula said. protecting your environment (the north-west tip near to “I can only urge every- Ursula von der Leyen South America) is among body who has not taken the the fastest warming regions opportunity to get vaccinated of the planet, almost 3 to do so. It is protecting your- countries. It is certain that degrees Celsius over the self and protecting your envi- Delta is significantly more last 50 years. This new tem- ronment,” von der Leyen said contagious than all other perature record is therefore in Vilnius. known variants. According to consistent with the climate The so-called Delta vari- current knowledge, fully vac- change we are observing,” ant of the coronavirus was cinated people are well pro- said WMO chief Petteri Search and rescue teams continue to look for possible survivors and to recover remains in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers first discovered in India. In tected against a severe course Taalas. (dpa) South condo building in Surfside, Florida on Saturday. (afp) the meantime, it is spreading of Covid-19, even if infected extraordinarily fast in many with the Delta variant. Cyprus, Catalonia dpa done in that period of time meeting between county lead- virus risk areas: Surfside, Florida would be unprecedentedly ers and grieving family mem- fast.” During the morning bers that was posted on social Germany Four more victims of the briefing Friday, Levine Cava media Friday, Miami-Dade Berlin: On Sunday, the Ger- Surfside condo collapse were also shared the crushing news Assistant Fire Chief Raide man government is set to recovered overnight and into that one of the four victims Daunting task Jadallah said the lone voice EU welcomes US’ classify as risk areas Catalo- the day on Friday, said Miami- recovered was the 7-year-old heard by rescuers was from a nia and Cyprus, two popular Dade Mayor Daniella Levine daughter of a city of Miami The challenges facing first woman trapped under rubble holiday destinations. Cava, raising the death toll firefighter. responders remain daunting. the morning of the collapse move to suspend Three further areas to 22 as rescue workers con- The mayor said pulling the Thunderstorms and on June 24. The chief said the - regions in Norway and tinued the search amid the child from the wreckage was intermittent downpours have team’s failure to save her life Spain - are also to receive threats of shifting rubble un- especially difficult for the res- destabilised the two-story had caused them mental an- federal executions the same classification, the derfoot, falling debris over- cuers who have been toiling in pile of crushed concrete and guish. Robert Koch Institute (RKI) head and a hurricane in the the heat and rain now for nine steel, while cracks and “Nothing has changed re- dpa man dignity and integrity.” for disease control said forecast. days. shifting debris threaten to garding the voices,” he told Brussels Earlier, US Attorney Gen- on Friday. The announce- The mayor also said during “It was truly different and anguished family members. eral Merrick Garland an- ment is not likely to have a a late afternoon briefing that more difficult for our first -re topple the unstable portion of During another gather- The European Union on Sat- nounced a temporary halt of major impact on tourism, she signed off on the demoli- sponders,” Levine Cava said. the tower that remains ing later in the day with video urday welcomed the US deci- execution at the federal level as anyone who flies must tion of the standing remains The challenges facing first upright streamed from the same site, sion to halt federal executions. in the United States. be tested for Covid-19, after of the Champlain Towers responders remain daunting. Jadallah said that many of the “This is a promising first First, all procedures and which quarantine require- South building. Engineers are Thunderstorms and intermit- problem,” Burkett said. victims were found in bed or in step that we hope will bring a regulations needed to be re- ments fall away. considering a pair of options. tent downpours have desta- Countered Levine Cava: their bedroom and that if Hur- definitive end to this practice viewed, to make sure justice However, the classifica- One would be a controlled bilised the two-story pile of “We are proceeding quickly. ricane Elsa was strong enough at federal level, and pave the authorities were acting fairly, tion means that Germany’s blow that would halt the res- crushed concrete and steel, But we cannot bring that and passed through Surfside, way for the nationwide aboli- humanely and in accordance Foreign Ministry advises cue effort for only a few hours. while cracks and shifting de- building down without a very, it could cause the upright section of capital punishment in with the constitution, the Jus- against travel there. Another would take more bris threaten to topple the un- very careful demolition plan,” tion of the building to collapse. the US,” a spokesperson for tice Ministry said. Under the German sys- time and involves using large stable portion of the tower that she said. He also used the meeting to EU foreign policy chief Josep US President Joe Biden tem, countries and regions cranes to haul away chunks of remains upright. Search and rescue teams inform families of the two Borrell said. opposes the death sentence. are classified as risk areas the building. Despite pressure from were forced to pause their demolition plans under con- “The European Union His predecessor Donald if the seven-day incidence The mayor said the demo- Surfside Mayor Charles Bur- work for 15 hours on Thurs- sideration. strongly opposes the death Trump meanwhile had rein- rate - the number of new lition isn’t likely to happen un- kett to demolish the building day, until structural engineers Later in the day Levine penalty at all times and in all troduced federal executions cases per 100,000 inhabit- til late July as staff works on sooner rather than later - even determined it was safe to dig Cava went into more detail on circumstances,” the spokes- after a long pause, leading to ants in a week - is greater planning, approvals and site possibly ahead of approaching again. The pause exasperated the plan. She said the order person said. several criminals convicted than 50. That is the lowest work. Hurricane Elsa - Levine Cava families of the missing. Some she signed at 5:35 p.m. EDT The spokesperson said under federal law being exe- risk classification. (dpa) “We’d prefer it fall in a seems to be heeding advisers asked emergency managers excludes Surfside from having the death sentence is a cruel cuted by lethal injection start- controlled manner. But we who are urging her to wait a Friday morning if they could to apply for a demolition per- an inhumane form of punish- ing July 2020. Biden appoints may not have that opportu- few weeks. confirm that rescuers had mit. It also speeds up the time ment which failed to act as a The decision has no bear- Gutmann as US nity,” Levine Cava said. “If the building is a prob- heard voices in the rubble. frame in which a demolition deterrent and represented an ing on the death sentence in envoy to Germany “I understand getting it lem, we need to eliminate the On a video of a private team can be hired. “unacceptable denial of hu- the different states. Washington US President Joe Biden confirmed the appointment of Amy Gutmann as ambassador to Germany on Friday, in what many UN warns 400,000 people suffering famine in Tigray see as a reset of relations between the two countries. dpa emergency relief coordinator There have been tensions dered in the region, but their Gutmann is to lead New York for the UN Office for the Co- between the TPLF and the cen- access has been hampered for the diplomatic mission in ordination of Humanitarian tral government for years. months by the security situa- Berlin, the first woman to The United Nations warned Affairs (OCHA) told a special In the meantime, other action, bureaucratic hurdles and hold the post. Gutmann, 71, on Friday that hundreds of session of the United Nations tors have become involved, in- a lack of electricity, internet is president of Pennsylvania thousands of people were Security Council. cluding Eritrean troops and mi- and telephone connections. University and author of a suffering from famine in the The numbers facing famine litias. Hundreds of thousands A bridge leading to Tigray series of books focusing on northern Ethiopian region of are even higher, according to of people were forced to flee the that was critical for delivering constitutional democracy Tigray, despite a ceasefire. other estimates. conflict and Rajasingham said supplies was destroyed earlier and human rights. “One of the most distress- The ceasefire, announced 2 million people are displaced this week. The Senate still needs ing trends is an alarming rise in on Monday, came eight in the northern region. Meanwhile, UN political af- to approve her appointment food insecurity and hunger due months after the Ethiopian A further 5.2 million peo- fairs envoy Rosemary DiCarlo which could take several to conflict. More than 400,000 government in Addis Ababa ple are in need of humanitar- warned that despite progress, weeks or months. Her ap- people are estimated to have launched a military offensive ian aid, he said, noting that the there was “potential for more pointment is seen as a crossed the threshold into fam- in November against the Tig- vast majority were women or confrontations and a swift de- new beginning in American- ine, and another 1.8 million ray People’s Liberation Front children. The ceasefire is sup- terioration in the security situ- German relations. (dpa) people on the brink of famine,” (TPLF), which had held power posed to enable humanitarian ation, which is extremely con- People react as captive Ethiopian soldiers walk towards Mekele Reha- Ramesh Rajasingham, the in the Tigray region. organizations to work unhin- cerning.” bilitation Center in Mekele on Friday. (AFP) 06 Sunday, July 4, 2021

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Big Tech Must Engage To Prevent It’s Time For FDA To Fully Congress Stifling Innovation Approve mRNA Vaccines Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are safe and effective. Full approval from FDA Legislative package ‘would take a will help stop the spread of COVID-19 grenade and just roll it into the tech Eric J Topol economy and blow it up’ NYT

OR the past decade Big Tech leaders have failed to address issues HERE’S a paradox: A new drug for Alzheimer’s of mounting public concern about the industry: monopolistic prac- disease, aducanumab, gets approved by the Food Ftices, privacy invasion, disinformation and misinformation, and and Drug Administration through an acceler- election interference. ated process without sufficient data, although Their lack of action has created a political vacuum that Congress there was limited evidence that it works, leading is now rushing to fill. Tech leaders, in turn, are suddenly aghast at the three advisory board members to resign in pro- package of bills passed by the House Judiciary Committee last week test. Meanwhile, mRNA coronavirus vaccines are designed to substantially constrain the industry’s most profitable not yet fully licensed despite massive evidence of companies, including Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. their benefits. They’re right to be alarmed. The bills are poorly crafted by authors In December 2020, the FDA approved the dis- who don’t fully understand how the industry works. But tech lead- tribution of mRNA coronavirus vaccines made by ers have only themselves to blame for the conundrum they now face. Pfizer andModerna under the agency’s emergen- Rather than stepping up when they had the opportunity, they largely cy use authorization provision, which permits an whiffed on the issues. accelerated approval process for medications and That won’t cut it. Tech leaders now need to do more than just say treatments during a public health emergency. The no to legislation. They should actively work with Congress to solve the approvals were granted after the agency reviewed problems and ensure the future of the innovation economy. While the the results of clinical trials that involved more solutions might require cutting into short-term profits, the long-term than 70,000 participants. Until the coronavirus survival of the industry is at stake. pandemic, the agency had never given an EUA to For now, the latest bills are almost certain to fail. But that’s only a new vaccine. because Senate Republicans are insisting that any legislation first ad- Now more than 180 million doses of the Pfizer dress their perception of anti-conservative bias on social media plat- vaccine and 133 million of Moderna’s have been forms. administered in the United States, with millions Make no mistake: The day of reckoning will come. The bills have more doses distributed worldwide. In the history bipartisan support in the House. And a federal judge’s dismissal Fri- of medicine, few if any biologics (vaccines, anti- day of antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, filed by the US government bodies, molecules) have had their safety and ef- waiting for full FDA approval before they receive to become dominant in the United States in the and 46 states, will only put more pressure on Congress to act. ficacy scrutinized to this degree. First, clinical tri- a shot. Others may not get immunized unless coming weeks. This variant has already swept Tech leaders must decide now whether they want to be part of the als showed the vaccines were 95 percent effective their employers require it, and many organiza- through India, Britain, Russia, Indonesia and solution or a victim of their inaction. at preventing symptomatic illness. Since then, a tions — including, reportedly, the military — are other countries, triggering abrupt rises in in- The two most problematic — and far-reaching — bills in the pack- number of peer-reviewed reports in leading jour- waiting for the vaccines to be fully approved be- fections in all of them and hospitalizations and age are Rhode Island Rep. David Cicilline’s “American Innovation and nals have substantiated the vaccines’ safety and fore instituting such mandates. deaths in countries with low vaccination rates Choice Online Act” and Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s “Ending efficacy,using data collected in Israel, Qatar, the In theory, full approval should be imminent, and in people who are not vaccinated. Platform Monopolies Act.” United Kingdom, the United States and other since Pfizer applied for full approval in early May, Fortunately, two doses of the mRNA vaccines The bills are well-intended. They purport to prevent Facebook’s countries. and Moderna asked for full approval on June 1. appear to provide nearly full protection from penchant for acquiring competitors and Apple’s practice of giving In other words, the mRNA vaccines have This process is often long, requiring the agency Covid-related hospitalization and death, and the preferential treatment to its own products on its App Store. overwhelmingly been proved safe and effective to inspect manufacturing plants and review con- shots substantially reduce infections. They would prevent tech companies from running businesses that by clinical trials, independent research and the siderable amounts of documentation for vaccine The lives and health of millions of Americans compete with others on their platform. They would also outlaw them experience of millions of people around the world production. But in this case, because of the ur- rest on the FDA’s decision to fully license these offering services that businesses must buy to get access to the plat- who received them. gency of the pandemic, the vaccine makers began vaccines. In the wake of its approval of aduca- form. If they were to pass, say goodbye to Google including Google But the vaccines’ approvals remain condi- to submit this material, called a biologics licens- numab, it’s frankly unfathomable that mRNA Maps in its search results. Or Apple preinstalling “Find My Phone” on tional, and the urgency of full approvals cannot ing application, in late 2020, and they’ve contin- vaccines have been proved safe and effective in its iPhones. be overstated. ued to submit more information. The FDA has hundreds of millions of people and yet still have The Bay Area’s two representatives on the House Judiciary Com- Vaccination rates in the United States have already reviewed some of the submissions and a scarlet “E”. mittee, Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, and Eric Swalwell, D-Castro hit a plateau, dropping to fewer than one mil- has provided feedback to the manufacturers. The While the FDA has vigorously defended its Valley, voted against the bills. Lofgren called Jayapal’s bill “a very ex- lion shots per day in recent weeks. That rate has emergency authorizations were granted more decision to approve aducanumab, it has yet to treme measure” and said it “would take a grenade and just roll it into persisted despite the approval of the vaccines for than six months ago. That’s more than ample present any timeline for the mRNA vaccine ap- the tech economy and blow it up.” children ages 12 to 15 and an array of incentives time for the agency to conduct plant inspections provals. The agency should make full approval its Tech leaders may be able to eventually block the worst elements of and strategies to promote immunizations. More and review the applications. No. 1 priority, and its leadership should commu- the congressional package. But it should be clear that momentum is than 54 percent of Americans have received at The stakes could not be higher. nicate its plans to the public. building for Congress to rein in the industry’s abuses. least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, and 96 The Delta variant, which appears to be 40 Tech leaders must get in the game if they want to help draw the in- percent of those have been the mRNA variety. percent more transmissible than the Alpha vari- (Eric J Topol is a professor of molec- dustry rules for the years ahead. The alternative is sitting idly by while Still, that leaves almost half of Americans ant, is now responsible for 30 percent of Covid-19 ular medicine at Scripps Research and members of Congress write regulations that could stifle the next wave without protection. Some people who understand cases in the United States. The Delta variant’s has served on multiple FDA advisory of innovation. that the “E” in “EUA” stands for “emergency” are prevalence is accelerating quickly, and it’s likely committees)

In Squash And In Life, Donald Rumsfeld Never Gave In The defense secretary played in a very straight-ahead manner and under the dictum, ‘speed kills’

James Stavridis bottom, and if you hit it you lose the point. from Oval Office meetings to Fortune 500 If you hit your opponent – and it hurts like boardrooms. hell – you win the point. Finally, again and again, I saw his love n the mid-2000s, I spent two years as The ball – especially the hard ball es- of fitness. He’d been a champion wrestler senior military assistant to Secretary of teemed by the secretary – goes very, very at Princeton (as well as a football player), Defense Donald Rumsfeld, acting es- fast, approaching 200 miles per hour and Don Rumsfeld always wanted to be sentially as his military gatekeeper and when it comes off the small racket. Rums- in shape, to play all sports well, to excel translating his orders to the US military feld, who died on Wednesday, became de- at athletics not only as a competitive en- viaI the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Before joining voted to the game in his middle years, and deavor, but as a way to health and a long his team, I had been a Navy one-star admi- was intensely competitive. He would often life with his wife, Joyce, and children and ral and commander of Enterprise Carrier leave blood on the walls from bouncing off grandchildren. Squash, tennis, riding, ski- Strike Group, in charge of 10,000 sailors them hard. ing, biking, speed walking – anything to be and a dozen ships in combat in the Ara- Almost every afternoon, after the fit and trim. bian Gulf. end of the workday, either I or my civil- I saw him for the last time a couple of I mention that because my duties sud- ian equivalent, Larry Di Rita, would walk years ago, at the offices of the foundation denly shifted from a pinnacle of command down to the squash courts in the Pentagon he and Joyce created to help foster rela- at sea to overseeing administrative mis- and do battle with the secretary. While tions between the US and Central Asia. I ery: Making sure the PowerPoint briefs both Larry and I had been varsity squash asked him if he was playing squash (he was the secretary saw had page numbers in players at Annapolis on nationally ranked in his mid-80s and ailing with shingles) the right place (lower right corner), that teams, and were more than two decades and all he said, with that classic Rums- our protocol team put up the right flags younger than the secretary, Rumsfeld feld look of good humor, as though he was when foreign leaders came to the Penta- would generally give as good as he got on playing a joke on the listener, was: “Speed gon (we blew that more than once, to the those hardwood floors. on an athletic field. He threw himself at the ness opponents over the years could iden- kills. And don’t you forget it.” secretary’s extreme annoyance), and that The only real sin by me or Larry would game with utter abandon, smashing into tify with that quite clearly. Godspeed and open water, Mr Sec- the schedule ran on time (it never quite have been to give him a point — if he had the walls, shoving his opponent aside, and Rumsfeld also personified the idea of retary. I hope there is a squash court in did). ever detected a shred of “let the boss win,” striking the ball with immense gusto. He never quitting. Like Winston Churchill, heaven for you. But I had one other duty that de- we’d have been fired on the spot. The played the game in a very straight-ahead someone he admired, he was a propo- fined the tour, and epitomized my two morning after each match, the loser had to manner, as he did everything, driving the nent of the dictum: “Never give in. Never, (James Stavridis is a Bloomberg years around Don Rumsfeld: the game of put a yellow Post-it on the door to the sec- ball down the sides of the court and hitting never, never, never — in nothing, great or Opinion columnist. He is a retired squash. For those unfamiliar, squash con- retary’s inner office with the score and the as hard as he could on virtually every shot. small, large or petty — never give in.” He US Navy admiral and former su- sists of hitting a very small, dense black victor’s name circled. No drop shots or fancy corner plays. When could be behind by a ridiculous number preme allied commander of NATO, ball in an indoor court about the size of a So what did I learn on those afternoons he won a point, he would turn to his oppo- of points, but his drive and determination and dean emeritus of the Fletcher racquetball venue, or roughly 20 feet by about Don Rumsfeld? nent with a smirk and say, “speed kills.” I were simply unabated. It was a quality that School of Law and Diplomacy at 30 feet. The front wall has a tin strip at the I never met a more intense competitor suspect some of his government and busi- served him well in a long and eventful life, Tufts University)

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Qatar set to host 62nd Barwa projects keeping pace ARABOSAI executive with Mesaieed’s development council meet QNA Barwa operates various residential, commercial and mixed-use projects for Mesaieed’s sustainable development Doha Tribune News Network veloped the Mesaieed market in the The State Audit Bureau will Doha heart of the industrial city, with all host the 62nd meeting of the its buildings overlooking the main Executive Council of the Arab In line with its commitment to sup- street, making it a distinctive land- Organization of Supreme Au- port Qatar’s growth outside the city of mark for the area, and providing all dit Institutions (ARABOSAI) Doha, the Barwa Real Estate Group that shoppers need in one place. that will continue its work has successfully completed and is Mesaieed market offers three over two days at the Doha working on several other projects to buildings consisting of a ground Sheraton Hotel. keep pace with Mesaieed’s growth. floor, a mezzanine and 3 floors that Headed by State Audit Barwa is currently engaged in the contain several vital elements that Bureau President and Execu- reconstruction of various parts of Qa- include 108 shops, 70 offices and 138 tive Council of ARABOSAI tar in order to build communities and apartments, in addition to providing Chairman Sheikh Bandar achieve sustainable development. integrated service facilities, car park- bin Mohammed bin Saoud Various developments taking ing, and many different services. Al Thani, the meeting will place in fertilizer, petrochemical, iron In addition to the goals achieved be participated by the heads and steel production with the pres- by these projects in their distinction of the supreme audit institu- ence of major companies such as Qa- and integration to keep pace with the tions in the Arab countries tar Petroleum and Industries Qatar community development in the city that are members of the have led to significant growth in all of Mesaieed, they have also contrib- executive council. aspects of Mesaieed City. uted to strengthening the assets of The meeting will discuss To keep pace with Mesaieed’s de- Barwa real estate portfolio to meet many important topics on velopment, Barwa was keen to launch the aspirations of shareholders. the agenda, including the various development projects in the Waseef, a leading real estate, fa- report of the chairman on city including residential, commer- cilities and asset management com- his activity and that of the cial and mixed-use, as these projects pany and a subsidiary of Barwa Real council since its 61st meeting contributed to enhancing social sus- Estate Group, markets and manages and the proposal of the chair- tainability. these projects. The occupancy rate in man on development ini- In terms of residential real estate the Mesaieed villages is more than 65 tiatives for the benefit of the projects, Barwa Real Estate Group percent. The occupancy rate of Dunes organisation. has developed ‘Mesaieed Villages’ Mall is about 80 percent. The meeting will also dis- that consists of six residential vil- In Mesaieed market, it reached 93 cuss the reports of the gen- lages serving different categories of percent for apartments, 60 percent eral secretariat and sub-com- employees in Mesaieed and provide for shops, and 23 percent for offices. mittees of the organisation, a suitable and upscale residential “Barwa Real Estate Group will and the reports of the bodies environment for them, characterised continue its efforts to provide the will also be presented for its by special standards that meet their real estate market with distinct and participation in the work of aspirations, while maintaining a level integrated projects that cover all the committees and working that is consistent with the integrative regions of the country, support ur- groups emanating from the vision of real estate projects in the ban and community growth and en- International Organisation of country. able the Group to continue its growth Supreme Audit Institutions Mesaieed villages were estab- journey,” the company said in a (INTOSAI). lished in six phases. Currently, four Completion of projects in Mesaieed City have also contributed to strengthening the assets of Barwa Real Estate Company’s portfo- statement. Adoption of the final residential villages are being operat- lio to meet the aspirations of its shareholders. Today, Barwa holds 7.7 million budget for the year 2020, ed, each providing 275 housing units square meters of land stock, in addi- and the estimated budget for for senior employees, 442 housing competitive element in line with Bar- cated in the heart of Mesaieed City, offices, a number of which include tion to 3.6 million square meters of the year 2021 will also be dis- units for junior employees and 1,733 wa’s business plans that seek to pro- near the Grand Mosque, and, through various bank branches, in addition to operating construction space, and a cussed during the meeting. housing units for the working class. vide residential environments with its modern design and integrated ser- a hypermarket, ample parking, and balanced mix of diversified operating Qatar is one of the biggest Each village offers integrated ser- distinguished standards and meet vices, contributed to establishing its other services. assets comprising 8,129 residential supporters of ARABOSAI vices and various recreational facili- the needs of its residents. position as a leading shopping center Due to the population growth in units, 335,981 square meters of com- and the State Audit Bureau ties, including dining halls, a super- In terms of the commercial com- in one of the most growing cities in this vibrant city, Barwa continued mercial and retail units and 445,779 holds the presidency of the market, a playground, gyms and a ponent, Barwa worked on developing Qatar. its efforts to enrich Mesaieed with a square meters of workshops and Executive Council for 2019- mosque. Together, they constitute a Dunes Mall, which is strategically lo- The mall offers 190 shops and 19 mixed-use real estate project. It de- warehouses. 2022 period.

EU production price index Global economy may lose up to $2.4 trillion rises 9.6% during May due to impact of COVID-19 on tourism: UN QNA Luxembourg Agencies in which tourist arrivals drop ceipts would be partially off- Doha by an average of 74 per cent set by output in other sectors. The Eurozone Producer this year, compared with This is difficult to do in the Price Index (PPI) grew 9.6 In a pessimistic scenario, in 2019, global tourism receipts short run in developing coun- percent year-on-year during which tourist arrivals drop are expected to drop by about tries that depend on tourism, May, official data showed by an average 74 per cent $1 trillion and wipe out $2.4 but more achievable in the on Friday. this year compared with trillion in global domestic longer run, said Unctad. The rise came on the 2019, global tourism re- product. With tourism not ex- back of a 7.6 percent rise ceipts are forecast to drop by In an optimistic scenario, pected to fully recover until in April, according to the about $1 trillion with a drop in tourist arrivals perhaps 2023, the UN agency Eurostat’s data. Excluding The global economy averaging 63 percent, tour- highlighted three main policy energy, producer price in- could lose between $1.7 tril- ism revenue is set to fall by recommendations. flation advanced to 4.9 per- lion and $2.4 trillion in 2021 $695 billion, leading to a $1.7 The first is to put tourism cent from 3.6 percent in the as a result of the coronavirus- trillion loss in GDP. back on track in developing previous month. induced contraction in the The third scenario as- countries and elsewhere. Energy prices grew sharp- tourism industry, with devel- sumes a 75 percent reduction “Much needs to be done ly by 25.1 percent annually oping countries expected to in tourism arrivals in coun- to restore the confidence of in May. shoulder the biggest burden. tries with low vaccination travellers, who are concerned Intermediate goods pric- The estimated economic rates and a 37 percent reduc- about health and the risk of es rose 9.2 percent and capi- losses in 2021, which are tion in countries with relative- cancelled travel plans and be- tal goods prices were up 1.8 worse than previously pro- ly high vaccination rates. In coming stranded overseas,” percent. Durable consumer jected, are caused by the this case, the global economy Unctad said. goods and non-durable con- pandemic’s direct impact on would lose about $1.8 trillion, “Vaccinations seem the sumer goods prices moved tourism and the ripple effects compared with 2019 levels. The global tourism is not expected to fully recover until perhaps 2023. most important element.” up 2 percent and 1.9 percent, in closely related sectors, the The travel and tourism Secondly, countries must respectively. UN Conference on Trade and sector was among the worst Monetary Fund. It is now set to to a large extent, on the up- Switzerland. mitigate the impact of tour- According to DPA re- Development said in a report hit around the world last year grow 6 percent this year. take of vaccines, the removal “These countries have high ism losses on livelihoods. port, on a monthly basis, the on Wednesday. as COVID-19 disrupted trade, The recovery, which de- and co-ordination among levels of tourists and high vac- Third, countries need to Eurozone producer prices Taking into account the sparked lockdowns, shut bor- pends on countries’ access countries of travel restrictions cination rates,” Unctad said. make strategic decisions re- climbed 1.3 percent, faster indirect effects, a drop in ders, grounded air travel and to COVID-19 vaccines, will and the rebuilding of travel- If labour and capital could garding the sector’s place in than April’s 0.9-percent rise tourism receipts may lead to plunged the global economy be highly uneven, with low lers’ confidence,” Unctad said. be readily re-employed in their economies in the future. and economists’ forecast of a two-and-half-fold loss in into its deepest recession vaccination rates expected to At a regional level, the other industries, the overall “Developing countries 1.2 percent. Producer prices global economic output on since the Great Depression. deter tourists from visiting major beneficiaries of a impact of a fall in tourism de- dependent on tourism might in the EU27 increased 1.4 average, in the absence of any The world economy con- developing countries, the UN quick rebound in tourism in mand would be somewhat less consider how they can di- percent on month in May, stimulus measures, it said. tracted by 3.3 percent last year, agency said. absolute terms are the US, than its direct effects, it said. versify resources away from taking the annual growth to In a pessimistic scenario, according to the International “The recovery will depend, France, Germany, the UK and The loss of tourism re- tourism,” it said. 9.6 percent. 08 Sunday, July 4, 2021 Economy & Business

Weekly Energy Market Review Crude oil settles above $75 as Oil steady while traders on sidelines as OPEC+ talks drag on OPEC+ dithers on output policy

il prices steadied on Friday as Global prices for natural gas are at OPEC+ ministers resumed talks multi-year highs, with hot temperatures Austrian policemen guard the entrance to the headquarters of OPEC in Vienna, Austria. OPEC+ will convene its ministerial meeting on July 5 at Oon raising oil output the day after driving up demand for power genera- 3pm Vienna time. the United Arab Emirates blocked a deal, tion and air conditioning in the northern which could delay plans to pump more oil hemisphere and as traders in some re- joint ministerial monitoring the proposal yesterday was to through the end of the year. Brent crude gions replenish stocks ahead of winter. Oil rose to multi-year highs in June, with committee meeting, moved boost output by two million futures rose 33 cents to settle at $76.17 Demand from Latin America was also firm from Thursday. bpd until the end of the year a barrel, after rising 1.6% on Thursday, as drought affected Brazil’s hydropower, WTI gaining 9.2% after rising to its high- OPEC+ is facing questions — albeit in a controlled and while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) boosting its LNG imports, trade sources est level since October 2018 from major producers on ex- cautious way, with a conserva- crude futures fell 7 cents to settle at $75.16 said. Argentine Energy Company (IEASA) tending current levels of pro- tive 400,000 bpd production a barrel, having jumped 2.4% on Thurs- is also seeking four cargoes for de- duction curbs beyond April increase in August to start,” day to close at their highest since livery in August and September. Agencies of global oil is traded, settled 2022. said Louise Dickson, oil mar- October 2018. On Thursday, both Elsewhere, buyers in Bangla- 0.53 per cent higher at $76.24 Other members have kets analyst at Rystad Energy. benchmark contracts rose after desh and Pakistan have paid Oil prices narrowed their per barrel on Friday. called for a revision to the “A production increase of OPEC+ sources said the group above $13 per mmBtu for spread and rounded off the The crude benchmarks group’s current baseline for up to 500,000 bpd in August aimed to hike output by less cargoes to be delivered in week higher as OPEC+ ad- rose to multiyear highs in calculating production quo- would be an actually bullish than expected. July to meet summer air- journed a long-drawn out June, with WTI gaining 9.2 tas. development when compared OPEC+ are set to meet conditioning demand. Gail meeting over future produc- per cent during the month as The group is looking to with the demand sharp rise again on Monday after UAE India is seeking a cargo for tion increases. it climbed to its highest level ease its current curbs and that the summer is bringing,” opposed the proposals, which delivery in July into Dahej in Brent, the international since October 2018. bring two million barrels per she added. also included extending the pact a tender that closes on Friday, benchmark, and West Texas Oil prices remained un- day back to the markets by the As it considers possible de- on output to the end of 2022. The while India’s Petronet likely did Intermediate, the main US certain on Friday during the end of the year. lays in inoculation around the long rally in prices could be undermined not award a tender seeking cargoes gauge, gained around 1 per close of trading, as OPEC+, Growing demand for ener- world and the spread of a new, if OPEC+ nations go their separate ways for delivery in the third quarter, industry cent during the trading week the group led by Saudi Arabia gy around the world as econo- highly transmissible strain of and add to supply as they see fit. sources said. Russia’s Sakhalin Energy after bridging their spread and Russia which is undertak- mies relax Covid-19 mobility coronavirus, the group is con- WTI was on track for a 1.5% rise for likely awarded a cargo for August loading and trading above $75 per ing market corrections, ad- restrictions has caused prices sidering a “gradual produc- the week, with the U.S. crude market at about $13.70 to $13.95 per mmBtu on barrel. journed yet another meeting. to rise about 50 per cent from tion increase”. expected to tighten as refinery runs pick a delivered basis. In a knock-on effect of While WTI remained flat, The group reached no con- the beginning of the year. OPEC+ will convene its up to meet recovering gasoline demand. high spot Asian LNG prices, benchmark settling at $75.24 per barrel, sensus during a ministerial “To produce more oil is ministerial meeting on July 5 Brent was largely steady on the week, as European gas prices soared last week Brent, under which two thirds gathering, which followed a what OPEC+ wants as well — at 3pm Vienna time. the market assessed fuel demand concerns with the British and Dutch front-month in parts of Asia where cases of the highly contracts both hitting record highs on contagious COVID-19 Delta variant are Thursday. surging. Also, the rise in oil prices is con- U.S. natural gas futures on Friday tributing to global inflation, slowing the rose to a fresh 30-month high ahead of Tesla delivers more than 200k vehicles in Q2 economic recovery from the coronavirus the Fourth of July holiday weekend with crisis. a drop in output due to a problem with a Agencies Tesla in the second quarter. Citi analysts said they do not expect natural gas liquids pipeline in West Vir- He wrote that 195,000 Mod- WTI to climb to a premium to Brent as ginia and on soaring global gas prices. The Tesla says it delivered el 3 and Y deliveries could they project U.S. oil output to pick up at U.S. price increase came despite forecasts 201,250 electric vehicles in the give Tesla the potential to hit the end of 2021 and grow further in 2022. for less hot weather and lower demand second quarter as it overcame 900,000 in annual sales this Meanwhile, the number of U.S. oil rigs, over the next two weeks than previously a global computer chip short- year. an early indicator of future output, rose by expected. Front-month gas futures rose age that has hit nearly every Also during the quarter, four, to 376 in the week to July 2, its high- 1.1%, to settle at $3.70 per mmBtu, their automaker. Tesla had to deal with safety est since April 2020, according to energy highest close since December 2018 for a The sales figures fell a bit and quality issues in China, services firm Baker Hughes Co. fifth day in a row. short of Wall Street estimates where it has built a huge fac- — By the Al-Attiyah Foundation of 207,000 vehicles, according tory to serve the world’s larg- Global gas prices rally on hot sum- to data provider FactSet. But est auto market. mer and storage demand it was better than first-quarter In June Tesla Inc had to Asian spot LNG prices spiked to a sales of 185,000 and put the recall about 285,000 vehicles fresh eight-year seasonal high last week, company on a path to double in China because of a prob- as demand remained robust globally for last year’s annual deliveries of Tesla’s Q2 sales figures have fallen a bit short of Wall Street esti- lem with the cruise control. power generation needs in summer. The just under 500,000. mates of 207,000 vehicles. Chinese authorities said it average LNG price for August delivery into The Palo Alto, California, can activate accidentally and northeast Asia was estimated at about $14 company says it only counts same period last year, when Model S/X at 1,890. Tesla pro- cause cars to suddenly speed per metric million British thermal units a car as delivered if it is trans- the start of the coronavirus duced 206,421 vehicles for the up, creating a safety hazard. (mmBtu), up $1.50 from the previous ferred to the customer and all pandemic forced Tesla and quarter, including 2,340 of the Chinese authorities and the week, trade sources said. This is the high- paperwork is correct. Final other automakers to close fac- Model S/X. company said Tesla plans to est that spot prices have climbed for this numbers could vary by up to tories for much of the quarter. Wedbush analyst Daniel upgrade cruise-control soft- time of the year since 2013, Reuters data 0.5% or more. The Model 3/Y led the way Ives wrote in a note to inves- ware remotely so the owners showed. Sales from April through with 199,360 in second-quar- tors that 200,000 deliveries don’t have to take their cars to June more than doubled the ter deliveries, followed by the was the bull case scenario for a company store. TikTok bumps up video 130 countries back deal on global minimum tax for firms length to three minutes Agencies The agreement, announced where it carries out its activi- the U.S. proposal,” noting that Agencies letting creators around the by the Paris-based Organiza- ties.” it was “hugely important” for world experiment with the Some 130 countries have tion for Economic Coopera- U.S. Treasury Secretary Ja- the U.S. to obtain a commit- TikTok on Thursday began expanded format,” Kirchhoff agreed on a global minimum tion and Development, also net Yellen called it a “historic ment from other countries to letting users post videos up said. tax backed by U.S. President provides for taxing part of the day.” withdraw their unilateral digi- to three minutes in length, TikTok, which is owned Joe Biden as part of a world- profits the largest global com- “For decades, the United tal taxes. tripling the prior cap to stay by China-based ByteDance, wide effort to keep multina- panies in countries where they Long way ahead States has participated in a Under the deal, countries ahead of competitors. remains one of the world’s tional firms from dodging do business online but may self-defeating international tax could tax their companies’ for- TikTok is believed to have most popular social media taxes by shifting their profits to have no physical presence. The deal calls for a global competition, lowering our cor- eign earnings up to 15% if they one billion users worldwide apps but faces competitors countries with low rates. French Finance Minister minimum tax of at least 15%, porate tax rates only to watch go untaxed through subsidi- including more than 100 mil- such as YouTube. Triller, and The agreement announced Bruno Le Maire called it “the a key element pushed by other nations lower theirs in aries in other countries. That lion in the United States, and others. Thursday is an attempt to ad- most important international Biden as he seeks to raise response,” she said in a state- would remove the incentive is especially popular with Facebook-owned Insta- dress challenges presented tax agreement in a century.” more revenue for his ment. “The result was a global to use accounting and legal young smartphone users. gram will be experimenting by a globalized and increas- Countries led by France infrastructure and clean race to the bottom: Who could schemes to shift profits to low- “With longer videos, crea- with video features to ride the ingly digital world economy in have already started imposing energy plans. There are still lower their corporate rate fur- rate countries where they do tors will have the canvas to hot trend, chief Adam Mos- which profits can be relocated unilateral digital taxes aimed technical details that need to ther and faster?” little or no business, since the create new or expanded types seri said in a Twitter post. across borders and companies at U.S. tech giants such as Am- Yellen said lower rates de- profits would be taxed at home of content on TikTok, with Video sharing and view- can earn online profits in plac- azon, Google and Facebook; be worked out and it would be prived countries of money for anyway. Such tax avoidance the flexibility of a bit more ing is driving a lot of growth es where they have no taxable under the deal, they would at least 2023 before the infrastructure, education and practices cost countries be- space,” product manager at online platforms, and Ins- headquarters. agree to withdraw those taxes, agreement takes effect. efforts to fight the pandemic. tween $100 billion and $240 Drew Kirchhoff said in a post. tagram needs to “lean into” it The deal calls for a global regarded as unfair trade prac- Manal Corwin, a tax prin- billion in lost revenue annu- The option to post vid- more, according to Mosseri. minimum tax of at least 15%, tices by the U.S., in favor of the cipal at professional services ally, according to the OECD. eos longer than the previous “We are no longer a pho- a key element pushed by Biden global approach. “Online giants must pay firmK PMG and a former Not all of the 139 countries time limit of one minute will to-sharing app,” Mosseri said as he seeks to raise more rev- The French tax on tech their faire share of taxes where Treasury Department official, that joined the talks signed on roll out to all TikTok users in in a video shared at Twitter. enue for his infrastructure and giants prompted retalia- they have activities,” he said. said the deal put together to the deal. Ireland’s finance coming weeks, according to “There is some serious clean energy plans. There are tory tariffs under former U.S. “There is no reason a small or “the big pieces” of an overall ministry said it had “broad Kirchhoff. competition now. TikTok is still technical details that need President Donald Trump, medium business should pay agreement, although techni- support” for the approach “Some of you might have huge; YouTube is even big- to be worked out and it would and France has welcomed the more taxes than an online gi- cal complexities remain to be used in the agreement but come across a longer video on ger, and there are lots of oth- be at least 2023 before the Biden administration’s push to ant simply because it’s physi- worked out. She said what was could not agree to the 15% TikTok already - we’ve been er upstarts as well.” agreement takes effect. reach a global deal. cally present in the country approved was “pretty much minimum. Economy & Business Sunday, July 4, 2021 09 IMF raises US 2021 GDP growth forecast to 7% due to strong pandemic recovery

months,” the IMF said in a re- and security. ahead with its vaccination pro- times in a rather uneven way,” Latest forecast marks fastest growth port on Thursday. “Savings will The American Jobs Plan gramme. As of Friday, the US Georgieva said. be drawn down, demand will includes $2tn spending by the had administered 328 million The IMF estimates core in- pace that the US has seen since 1984 return for in-person services, government to rebuild the na- doses, covering 51.3 per cent of flation – excluding volatile food and depleted inventories will be tion’s crumbling infrastructure, the total population, according and energy prices – could get rebuilt.” including roads, bridges and to Bloomberg’s vaccine tracker. close to 4 per cent by the end Agencies 1984 and compares with an The forecasts, however, are airports, as well as other devel- “We have seen large con- of the year and to 2.5 per cent April projection of 4.6 per cent based upon an assumption that opments. sumer price movements in by end-2022. President Joe The International Monetary growth in 2021. The lender also the American Jobs Plan and “The Jobs and Families recent months, and we think Biden’s administration’s new Fund (IMF) raised its 2021 US raised its 2022 US GDP growth American Families Plan will be Plans are expected to produce a that those fairly high inflation impetus to reduce greenhouse growth projection to 7 per cent forecast to 4.9 per cent, up from legislated during the course of lasting improvement in income readings will continue for a gases represents a critical, and as the government continues its previous 3.5 per cent April 2021 “with a size and composi- and living standards for many few months. However, I want very positive, change of direc- to support the economy and forecast. tion that is similar to that pro- years to come,” IMF managing to emphasise that the evidence tion, according to the lender. coronavirus cases reduce on “The unprecedented fis- posed by the administration”, director Kristalina Georgieva suggests that this inflation will “Proposed spending on the back of vaccination pro- cal and monetary support, according to the lender. IMF managing director Kristalina said. “They will add to near- be transitory and is largely a green infrastructure and efforts gramme. combined with the reced- The American Families Georgieva term demand, raising GDP by product of relative price move- to remove fossil fuels subsidies The IMF’s latest forecast ing Covid-19 case numbers, plan sets aside $1 trillion to in- a cumulative 5.25 per cent over ments that are occurring as the are valuable steps forward. And marks the fastest growth pace should provide a substantial vest in families and education, lion in tax cuts in an effort to 2022 to 2024.” economy rebounds from the more will have to follow,” the that the US has seen since boost to activity in the coming while also providing $800 bil- promote economic prosperity The country is also pressing impact of the pandemic, some- IMF said.

QNB Economic Commentary Robust global trade growth is set to moderate over the coming quarters

lobal trade has been a critical com- ponent of the economy over the Glast few decades, reaching around 43% of global GDP before the Covid-19 pandemic. Traditionally, there is no expan- sion or contraction of global GDP without meaningful changes in the overall value and volume of trade amongst nations. Therefore, trade is a good barometer of the overall health of the global economy, as long as there are no external shocks that would create imbalances. Earlier last year, when the spillovers from the pandemic produced unprecedented negative economic shocks, global trade dried up, with flows plummeting by 16%. However, as major economies gradu- ally re-opened and policymakers supported Richard Branson (third from right) founder of Virgin Galactic, with other crew members. demand with aggressive stimulus, global trade growth had not only recovered but far surpassed the pre-pandemic trend. In fact, the volume of global trade is currently 5% above the long-term trend, suggesting a big thrust from the economic recovery. Richard Branson pushes While this sharp recovery was a positive development, we do expect a moderation in global trade growth moving forward. Three main points underpin our view. First, global trade growth was driven past Musk and Bezos in by exceptional demand for physical goods during the pandemic, driven by policy stimulus and a temporary change in spending patterns away from services, as social distancing measures partially shutdown billionaire space race face-to-face activities and the service economy. But both factors are already subsiding and reversing. Strong economic recovery had also started to indicate a moderation in and successful mass vaccination campaigns demand for physical goods. The Dow Jones Virgin Galactic founder plans to make a suborbital flight this month before his rival Bezos are leading to a gradual withdrawal of Transportation Average, an equity index policy stimulus and the re-balancing of comprised of airlines, trucking, marine Agencies spending patterns back to services. Moreo- transportation, railroad and delivery com- ver, the demand for physical goods, such as panies, whose performance leads exports Call it a space race for bil- electronics and home building equipment, by 2-3 months, declined substantially over lionaires: British mogul Rich- was “pulled forward” during the pandemic, the last few weeks. The index is not only ard Branson has announced which means that there is likely to be an signalling for a pause in global trade ac- plans to blast beyond Earth’s extensive period of weaker demand for celeration but for a significant deceleration atmosphere as many as nine these goods in the near future. in growth over the coming months. days before Amazon founder Second, higher frequency data from key All in all, robust growth in global trade Jeff Bezos. major economies (US, European Union is an expression of both the strong recov- Both tycoons have created and Japan) point to a moderation in global ery path of major economies over the past space tourism companies and trade growth. The flash Purchasing Man- few quarters and of idiosyncratic factors positioned themselves as lead- agers’ Index (PMI) surveys for June 2021 associated with the pandemic, such as ers in the race to offer suborbi- recorded the first significant slowdown in extraordinary demand for physical goods tal flights for civilians. new export orders from advanced econo- as the service economy was partially shut- Branson’s announcement mies since the recession last year. This down. As the global recovery matures and follows Bezos’s proclamation is in line with changes in new orders for economies “open up,” enabling a full-fledge in early June that he and his physical goods in Asia, particularly Tai- return of the services sector, global trade is brother would be part of the wan, Korea and China, where demand for set to moderate. However, such a modera- crew on the first manned flight electronics started to level-off in May. Such tion would be healthy at this point of the aboard his company Blue Ori- movements indicate a slowdown in overall global economic cycle. It would be a sign gin’s New Shepard launch ve- global demand. that spending patterns are “normalizing” hicle on July 20. Third, investor expectations about and would also release the pressure on The move stole the thun- Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and Wally Funk. transportation activity, a key leading strained supply chains. der from Branson, who had indicator for future growth in global trade, — By QNB Economics long vowed to participate in Branson “will evaluate the astronaut John Glenn, who ly have more or less the same a Virgin Galactic test flight private astronaut experience flew in 1998 at the age of 77 on experience: a few minutes of before the launch of regular and will undergo the same the space shuttle Discovery. weightlessness. commercial operations slated training, preparation and A seasoned pilot, Funk In the case of Virgin Galac- for 2022. flight as Virgin Galactic’s fu- has accumulated 19,600 flight tic, the spacecraft is not a clas- The tables were turned on ture astronauts”, the company hours, and was also the Na- sic rocket, but rather a carrier Pepper robot remains ‘alive’ and well Thursday however: while Be- said. tional Transportation Safety airplane that reaches a high zos may have thought he could While Branson’s trip has Board’s first female air safety altitude and releases a smaller Agencies Fukuoka. dominate the day’s space news been several years in the mak- inspector. spacecraft, the VSS Unity, that While production was And Pepper’s latest gig in- with a morning announce- ing, Funk’s is 60 years over- She recalled her time in the fires its engines and reaches Japanese technology compa- halted temporarily, volves computer programming ment that barrier-breaking due: she was one of the Mercu- Mercury 13 programme, say- suborbital space, then glides ny SoftBank denies it’s pulling Kitamura denied reports education in Japanese schools. 82-year-old female aviator ry 13 – the first women trained ing “they told me that I had back to earth. the plug on its friendly, talking, Robotics technology is Wally Funk would join him to fly to space from 1960-1961, done better and completed Blue Origin, meanwhile, is bubble-headed Pepper robot. that set off speculation widely used in manufactur- on his New Shepard flight, it but excluded because of their the work faster than any of the more of a classic rocket expe- “There is absolutely no Pepper might be ‘killed’ ing production lines and the was Branson who had the last gender. guys.” rience, with a vertical launch change to our Pepper busi- transport of goods around the laugh. When she blasts off with “So I got ahold of Nasa, after which a capsule will sep- ness,” SoftBank Robotics Corp. ing reviewed, but the move world. Virgin Galactic announced the Bezos brothers, Funk will four times. I said I want to be- arate from its booster, then spokesperson Ai Kitamura said was routine and did not spell a But SoftBank Group Corp. Branson would be a “mission become the oldest person ever come an astronaut, but nobody spend four minutes at an alti- Wednesday. death knell for Pepper. founder and chief Masayoshi specialist” aboard the Space- to go to space, taking part in would take me. I didn’t think tude exceeding 100 kilometres, Pepper, introduced seven If anything, the need for Son and other experts say ShipTwo Unity, which will go the journey not only with the that I would ever get to go up.” during which time those on years ago, is centered around social distancing during the Japanese have a soft spot for to space as early as July 11, siblings but also one other Writing on Instagram Be- board experience weightless- a rentals business, and produc- pandemic has boosted demand robots like Pepper that look “pending weather and techni- traveller who paid $28 million zos said: “It’s time. Welcome ness and can observe the cur- tion is regularly adjusted, the for robots like Pepper, which somewhat human and some- cal checks”. at auction for the seat. to the crew, Wally.” vature of Earth. Tokyo-based company said. sometimes is used to take peo- times appear to show emotion. “I truly believe that space “I can hardly wait,” she Ironically, Funk had also The booster lands autono- While production was halt- ple’s temperatures in stores. Kitamura said the out- belongs to all of us,” Branson said in a video posted on Be- purchased a ticket years ago to mously on a pad three kilome- ed temporarily, Kitamura de- Pepper robots, which have pouring of reaction from Pep- said. “Virgin Galactic stands zos’s Instagram account, fly into space with Virgin Ga- tres from the launch site, and nied reports that set off specu- expressive hands but move per fans was appreciated, and at the vanguard of a new com- where she is seen hugging the lactic. the capsule floats back to the lation Pepper might be “killed.” around on wheels, have been showed it has become a belov- mercial space industry, which Amazon founder in an explo- The spacecraft developed surface with three large para- The company acknowl- cheering and dancing in the ed icon. is set to open space to human- sion of joy. by Virgin Galactic and Blue chutes that slow it down to edged the contracts of 330 stands for the home games of “So many people said kind and change the world for The oldest person to have Origin are very different, even about a 1.6 kilometres per hour workers at the Paris division the SoftBank Hawks Japanese they would be sad if Pepper is good.” travelled in space so far is US if the passengers will ultimate- when it lands. of SoftBank Robotics were be- professional baseball team in gone,” she said. 10 Sunday, July 4, 2021 Economy & Business Ransomware and Ransomware attack before its role in supply chain attacks holiday leaves firms scrambling Agencies scale business.” Until now, the best- Another holiday week- known recent supply-chain Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate REvil gang appears to be behind the attack that targeted Kaseya end in the U.S., another attack was attributed to ransomware attack that elite Russian hackers and has paralyzed businesses targeted software provider around the world. SolarWinds. But the mo- This time it’s affecting tive was different; it was a an untold number of small massive intelligence opera- and big companies that use tion targeting government IT software from a compa- agencies and others, not an ny called Kaseya. attempt to extort money. High-profile ransomware attacks in May hit How do ransomware the world’s largest meat- gangs operate? packing company and the The criminal syndi- biggest U.S. fuel pipeline, cates that dominate the underscoring how gangs ransomware business are of extortionist hackers can mostly Russian-speaking disrupt the economy and and operate with near im- put lives and livelihoods at punity out of Russia and risk. allied countries. Though barely a blip three years What is ransomware? ago, the syndicates have How does it work? grown in sophistication Ransomware scrambles and skill. They leverage the target organization’s dark web forums to organ- data with encryption. The ize and recruit while hiding criminals leave instruc- their identities and move- tions on infected comput- ments with sophisticated ers for negotiating ransom tools and cryptocurrencies payments. Once paid, they like Bitcoin that make pay- provide decryption keys for ments — and their launder- unlocking those files. ing — harder to track. Ransomware crooks Most experts have have also expanded into da- tied the Kaseya attack to a ta-theft blackmail. Before group known as REvil, the triggering encryption, they same ransomware provider sometimes quietly copy that the FBI linked to an A ransomware attack paralyzed the networks of at least 200 U.S. companies on Friday, July 2, 2021, according to a cybersecurity researcher whose company was responding to the sensitive files and threaten attack on JBS SA, a ma- incident. to post them publicly un- jor global meat processor, less they get their ransom amid the Memorial Day Agencies John Hammond of the said. “But the reality of this FBI to collect more informa- payments. holiday weekend. security firm Huntress Labs event is it was architected for tion about its impact. Active since April Businesses rushed Satur- said he was aware of a num- In a nutshell maximum impact, combining CISA urged anyone who What’s a supply-chain 2019, the group provides day to contain a ransomware ber of managed-services pro- ● Attack that targeted a soft- a supply chain attack with a might be affected to “follow attack? ransomware-as-a-service, attack that has paralyzed their viders — companies that host ware supplier called Kaseya, ransomware attack.” Kaseya’s guidance to shut The latest attack affect- meaning it develops the computer networks, a situa- IT infrastructure for multiple Supply chain attacks are down VSA servers immediate- ing Kaseya customers com- network-paralyzing soft- tion complicated in the U.S. customers — being hit by the using its network-manage- those that typically infiltrate ly.” Kaseya runs what’s called a bines a ransomware opera- ware and leases it to so- by offices lightly staffed at the ransomware, which encrypts ment package as a conduit widely used software and virtual system administrator, tion with what’s known as a called affiliates who infect start of the Fourth of July holi- networks until the victims pay to spread the ransomware spread malware as it updates or VSA, that’s used to remotely supply-chain attack, which targets and earn the lion’s day weekend. off attackers. through cloud-service automatically. manage and monitor a cus- typically involves sneaking share of ransoms. In Sweden, most of the gro- “It’s reasonable to think providers. Complicating the response tomer’s network. malicious code into a soft- cery chain Coop’s 800 stores this could potentially be im- is that it happened at the start The privately held Kaseya ware update automatically Who is affected? were unable to open because pacting thousands of small ● Fewer than 40 of of a major holiday weekend in is based in Dublin, Ireland, pushed out to thousands of The scale of the attack their cash registers weren’t businesses,” said Hammond, Kaseya’s customers were the U.S., when most corporate with a U.S. headquarters in organizations. affecting Kaseya is not yet working, according to SVT, the basing his estimate on the ser- known to be affected, but IT teams aren’t fully staffed. Miami. REvil, the group most Kaseya says the ran- clear, but it’s already been country’s public broadcaster. vice providers reaching out to the ransomware could still That could also leave those experts have tied to the attack, somware affected its prod- blamed for closing stores The Swedish State Railways his company for assistance and be affecting hundreds organizations unable to ad- was the same ransomware uct for remotely monitor- across a grocery chain in and a major local pharmacy comments on Reddit showing more companies that rely dress other security vulner- provider that the FBI linked to ing networks; but because Sweden because their cash chain were also affected. how others are responding. on Kaseya’s clients. abilities, such a dangerous an attack on JBS SA, a major many of its clients are pro- registers weren’t working. Cybersecurity experts say Voccola said fewer than Microsoft bug affecting soft- global meat processor, amid viders of broader IT man- Last year alone in the the REvil gang, a major Rus- 40 of Kaseya’s customers were ware for print jobs, said James the Memorial Day holiday agement services, a large U.S., ransomware gangs sian-speaking ransomware known to be affected, but the Shank, of threat intelligence weekend in May. number of organizations is hit more than 100 federal, syndicate, appears to be behind ransomware could still be af- The company added in a firm Team Cymru. Active since April 2019, the likely to be affected. state and municipal agen- the attack that targeted a soft- fecting hundreds more com- statement Saturday that “cus- “Customers of Kaseya are group provides ransomware- “What makes this at- cies, upwards of 500 health ware supplier called Kaseya, panies that rely on Kaseya’s tomers who experienced ran- in the worst possible situa- as-a-service, meaning it de- tack stand out is the trick- care centers, 1,680 edu- using its network-management clients that provide broader IT somware and receive a com- tion,” he said. “They’re racing velops the network-paralyzing le-down effect, from the cational institutions and package as a conduit to spread services. munication from the attackers against time to get the updates software and leases it to so- managed service provider untold thousands of busi- the ransomware through Voccola said the problem is should not click on any links out on other critical bugs.” called affiliates who infect tar- to the small business,” said nesses, according to the cy- cloud-service providers. only affecting its “on-premise” -- they may be weaponized.” Shank said “it’s reasonable gets and earn the lion’s share John Hammond of the se- bersecurity firm Emsisoft. Kaseya CEO Fred Voccola customers, which means or- Gartner analyst Katell to think that the timing was of ransoms. curity firm Huntress Labs. Dollar losses are in the said in a statement that the ganizations running their own Thielemann said it’s clear that planned” by hackers for the The Brazil-based meat “Kaseya handles large en- tens of billions. Accurate company believes it has iden- data centers. It’s not affecting Kaseya quickly sprang to ac- holiday. company said it paid the terprise all the way to small numbers are elusive. Many tified the source of the vulner- its cloud-based services run- tion, but it’s less clear whether The federal Cybersecu- equivalent of a $11 million businesses globally, so ul- victims shun reporting, ability and will “release that ning software for customers, their affected clients had the rity and Infrastructure Secu- ransom to the hackers, es- timately, it has the poten- fearing the reputational patch as quickly as possible to though Kaseya also shut down same level of preparedness. rity Agency said in a statement calating calls by U.S. law tial to spread to any size or blight. get our customers back up and those servers as a precaution, “They reacted with an that it is closely monitoring the enforcement to bring such running.” he said. abundance of caution,” she situation and working with the groups to justice.

time of experimentation Offices after COVID-19: Wider hallways and fewer desks

Agencies clients to remember what worked workplace practice director at Valiant Technologies, which well — and what didn’t — before architecture firm SmithGroup. provides tech support and other The coronavirus already changed the pandemic. Companies are trying to encour- services to businesses, is letting the way we work. Now it’s chang- But designers say many com- age that rapport by building its employees work primarily ing the physical space, too. panies are looking for new ways more social hubs for employees. at home but has them reserve Many companies are making to make employees feel safe and Some mimic coffee houses, with a desk for the days they want adjustments to their offices to invigorated at the office, espe- wood floors, booth seating and to come to the office. The New help employees feel safer as they cially as a labor crunch makes pendant lamps. York company has removed rows return to in-person work, like hiring more difficult. “Companies are trying to cre- of desks and put more space improving air circulation systems That’s what drove food ate the sense that this is a cool between the remaining ones. or moving desks further apart. and pharmaceutical company club that people want to come Employees leave their keyboard, Others are ditching desks and Ajinomoto to overhaul the de- into,” Newman said. mouse and headsets in lockers. building more conference rooms sign of its new North American Steelcase has divided one Megan Quick, a sales associ- to accommodate employees who headquarters outside Chicago of its lobbies into cozy meeting ate with Valiant, said she appre- still work remotely but come in last year. spaces of varying sizes, separated ciated the company allowing her for meetings. Ajinomoto’s employees re- by plant-filled partitions. Mobile to ease back into office life this Architects and designers say turned to in-person work in May video monitors can be wheeled in month. this is a time of experimentation to a building with wider hall- so that people working remotely “It will take a lot of time for and reflection for employers. ways and glass panels between can be included in discussions. us to readjust,” she said. “Val- Steelcase, an office furniture cubicles, to give them more But after a year of working iant letting us set our pace for company based in Grand Rapids, space and try to make them feel from home, some employees returning makes me feel safe.” Michigan, says its research in- more secure. To improve mental Steelcase, an office furniture company based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, says its crave privacy, so Steelcase added Not every design change will dicates half of global companies health, the company transformed research indicates half of global companies plan major redesigns to their office more glassed-in booths for pri- stick. Last summer, when Steel- plan major redesigns to their a planned work area into a space this year. vate calls and cocoon-like cubi- case started bringing back some office space this year. spa-like “relaxation room” with cles with small sliding doors. workers, they pushed tables in “This year caused you to reclining chairs and soft music. environment,” said Ryan Smith, ance of work and home life,” she Mark Bryan, a senior interior the cafeteria far apart from each think, maybe even more fun- A test kitchen is wired for virtual the executive vice president of said. “You are more focused here designer with Columbus, Ohio- other and only allowed one per- damentally than you ever have presentations in case clients Ajinomoto North America. Smith and don’t have any distractions.” based M+A Architects, expects son per table. It made the space before, ‘Hey, why do we go to don’t want to travel. And a clean- estimates 40% of the new head- Surya said she’s also thrilled to a more fluid office culture in so depressing that no one wanted an office?’” said Natalie Engels, ing crew comes through twice a quarters design changed due to be working alongside her co- the future, with different places to sit there, Steelcase CEO Jim a San Jose, California-based day, leaving Post-it notes to show COVID. workers again. to work on any given day. In- Keane said. design principal at Gensler, an what’s been disinfected. Shobha Surya, an associate She’s not alone. Surveys troverts might choose a small, “An important lesson is that, architecture firm. “Maybe it’s over the top, but manager of projects and sales at show the thing employees miss private room; extroverts, a table yes, it has to be safe, but also has Not every company is mak- maybe it provides comfort to Ajinomoto, is energized by the most about office work is social- in the office café. to be inspiring,” he said. “People ing changes, and Engels stresses those that have sensitivities to space. izing and collaborating with Some office changes reflect a are actually going to expect more that they don’t have to. She tells returning to an in-person work “The office gives you a bal- colleagues, said Lise Newman, new commitment to hybrid work. from offices in the future.” Sunday, July 4, 2021 11 Economy & Business US companies spend billions on tech for remote working Retail sales of USB cameras and computer microphones surge as companies recognise the need to offer more flexibility

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As the US economy reopens, ramped-up corporate spending on video systems and plans to increase shared workspace suggests hybrid work is here to stay, potentially weighing on commercial property prices in New York, San Francisco and other major cities. After jumping in the wake of the pandemic, sales of technology for facilitating remote work continue to trend higher. Retail sales of USB cameras and computer microphones rose 77 per cent and 36 per cent each between March and May when compared to the same period last year. Last year’s figures were also double those in the same months in 2019, according to market research firm NPD Group. Computer goods maker Log- itech International said earlier this year it expected sales of webcams and cloud-based video collaboration equipment to remain strong in 2021, after tripling to $1.48 billion in the 12 months ended in March from a year earlier. And a Morgan Stanley survey showed that a majority of companies plan to increase shared workspace, as they try to reduce costly real estate. “Executives at many corporations would like everyone back, but technology spending plans tell you they recognise the need for a flexible workspace,” said Vikram Malhotra, a real estate analyst at Morgan Stanley. The rise of the hybrid office poses a headwind to workspace demand in cities like New York and San Francisco, where there have been few big-name office building sales in recent months. Institutional holdings of office as- Many corporations plan to allow at least some remote work, including Swiss bank UBS Group, which earlier this week announced plans for a mostly hybrid workforce. sets in the two cities are valued at $231bn and $128bn, respectively, returns investors expect from of- including Swiss bank UBS Group, Not everyone believes hybrid had 20 per cent of employees demand drop of 5 to 10 per cent according to LaSalle Investment fice assets, Mr Malhotra said. The which earlier this week announced work will shrink offices or main- at so-called hot desks, where could spur elevated vacancy rates Management. bank estimates the changes will plans for a mostly hybrid work- tain its appeal in the long run. multiple workers use a single and delay the sector’s recovery While leasing activity has re- reduce the amount of US office force. Other companies, including Most employees will likely work physical work station at dif- five or 10 years, the unit of Jones bounded since the lows of the pan- space by about 13 per cent. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stan- three- to four-day weeks, mak- ferent times. Now, said Vocon, Lang LaSalle said. demic, rental prices are weak and Green Street, a real estate ley, have resisted establishing a ing space consolidation tougher, some clients are allocating more LaSalle has underweighted vacancy rates remain high, weigh- advisory firm, forecast in June hybrid workplace. said Alex Goldfarb, an analyst at than 40 percent for what can be its exposure to office buildings ing on the value of office buildings that remote work may negatively At Cerner Corporation, a US Piper Sandler. shared space. since well before the pandemic, and weakening deal activity. impact office demand by about healthcare technology company, At the same time, “people “Does it make sense to require said Rich Kleinman, LaSalle’s co- Total sales of office properties 15 percent. 75 per cent of its 27,000 employ- want to be seen as though they’re people to come to a certain spe- chief investment officer for the in Manhattan, for example, slid by “Prices in those big global ees could be “dynamic” and work part of the game, and there’s not cific location every day? In some Americas. more than half to $5.4bn last year gateway cities – New York, San half the time remotely, said Tracy a game out there that you can win cases it didn’t make sense before “Many people have not been and were just $41.9 million in the Francisco – they’re the poster Platt, the company’s chief human if you’re not on the field”, he said. the pandemic,” said Deb Donley, accurately assessing the amount of first quarter of 2021, according to child, they’re soft,” said Mark resources office. Still, the pandemic has ac- owner and principal at Vocon. capital that’s needed over the long Cushman & Wakefield. Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s “We want to get the best of celerated changes that had been Demand for office space does term to own an office building,” The work-from-home trend Analytics. both worlds and we’re confi- afoot for some time. Vocon, an not need to collapse to adversely Kleinman said. “It’s not as attrac- will weaken the pricing power Many corporations plan to al- dent we can through this model,” architecture firm, designed of- impact occupancy, rents and val- tive of a risk-return proposition as landlords have on leases and the low at least some remote work, she said. fices before the pandemic that ues, LaSalle analysts wrote. A some other property types.”

Global economic rebound to drive Islamic finance sector recovery

“Sukuk is expected to discussion. A growing Muslim population, maintain its position as a The pandemic allowed the major growth driver for the Islamic finance industry to more sukuk issuances and ethical Islamic finance industry,” look inward and standardise, said Hameed Mohamed, said Mr Mohamed. Govern- consumerism are set to boost executive director of Alpen ments have begun to talk to Capital. each other to develop a uni- demand for Sharia-compliant In 2019, sukuk issues by form standard to position the products, say Alpen Capital governments and companies, industry for growth in the fu- accounted for 19 per cent of ture, he said. the global Islamic finance More consolidation is ex- Tribune News Network “The Islamic finance and industry. Despite initial con- pected in the Islamic finance Doha wealth management indus- cerns about the effects of the industry after the pandemic. try faced the dual shocks of Covid-19 pandemic on Is- “More than 500 Islamic A global economic recovery, adjusting to the pandemic lamic capital markets, sukuk banks operate globally. Many fiscal and monetary easing, as and historically low oil prices issuances in 2020 matched Islamic institutions are con- well as liquidity made avail- in 2020,” Sameena Ahmad, levels recorded in 2019, ac- centrated in Malaysia and able by major governments managing director of Alpen cording to the Alpen Capital. the GCC,” said Amin Fateh, and central banks are expect- Capital, said during an online “The emergence of new general manager of Minhaj ed to drive the post-pandemic seminar recently. avenues such as green sukuk Advisory. growth and demand for Is- “While the industry and socially responsible in- Several new asset classes lamic finance assets, accord- slowed down during the year vesting are likely to boost have opened up within Is- ing to Alpen Capital and Al- after experiencing record growth. Going forward, core lamic investment, such as pen Asset Advisers. growth in 2019, it showed markets across the Middle charitable trusts, private eq- Other factors leading to resilience and total Islamic East and North Africa and uity, exchange-traded sukuk higher appeal for Islamic finance assets in 2020 are es- also known as Islamic bonds, year and in 2021, according to Fund on global economic re- South-East Asia regions as funds, Sharia-compliant products include a growing timated to match the previous shrinks and core markets the credit rating agency. The covery is expected to spur a well as non-core markets mortgage investment funds Muslim population seek- year’s figures.” grapple with economic slow- industry grew by 11.4 per cent recovery within the sector,” such as Kazakhstan and Uz- and halal mutual funds. ing Sharia-compliant finan- However, in a separate downs caused by the Covid-19 last year on the back of sukuk said Ahmad. bekistan could see higher is- Such offerings are ex- cial instruments, increasing report issued earlier this pandemic. issuance that was higher than The IMF said the global suances,” said Ahmad. pected to appeal to a broader sukuk issuances and the glob- month, S&P Global Ratings The $2.4 trillion Sharia- expected, according to S&P economy will rebound and Covid-19 has also led to consumer base, thus improv- al trend of ethical consumer- said the global Islamic finance compliant finance industry is Global. expand by 6 per cent in 2021, calls for standardisation in ing demand prospects for Is- ism, according to a report by industry will grow at a slower expected to register “low to “An optimistic outlook by after contracting by 3.3 per the Islamic finance industry, lamic instruments, according the company. pace as the volume of sukuk, mid-single-digit growth” this the International Monetary cent last year. experts said during the panel to Alpen Capital. Paqueta sends QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Brazil through QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune to Copa America semis despite Jesus red card page 14 SUNday, JULY 4, 2021

ENGLAND STORM INTO SEMIS PAST UKRAINE 4-0 Qatar to play El Salvador in Croatia today

England will return from the Olympic Stadium Rome to a London semi-final date with Denmark on Wednesday after a convincing 4-0 win over Ukraine in the last eight of Euro 2020. Captain Harry Kane (2nd L in pic) needed just four minutes to break the deadlock from a fine Raheem Sterling pass and England were even quicker in their start to the second half. Harry Maguire headed in a free-kick within a minute of the restart and Kane added an immediate third before Jordan Henderson nodded the fourth in the 63rd. England meet Denmark one game away from The Qatar national football team, currently training in preparations for the forthcoming CONCACAF Gold reaching a first final since they won the World Cup in 1966. Denmark, European champions in 1992, beat the Czech Republic 2-1 earlier Satur- Cup, will play El Salvador at the Aldo Drosina Stadium in Pula, Istria on Sunday. The match will kick off at day in Baku. The first semi-final at Wembley, which also hosts the July 11 final, is Spain v Italy on Tuesday.( dpa/Pic: AFP) 7.30pm Doha time. Rookie Raducanu rocks at Wimbledon New teenage star produces sterling tennis to reach last 16 DPA London

Emma Raducanu’s Wimble- don fairytale continued Sat- urday with a history-making victory over world number 45 Sorana Cirstea on Court One that sent her into the last 16. The 18-year-old has quickly Swiss Roger Federer celebrates his victory over Briton Cameron become the story of the Cham- Norrie in the men’s singles third round at Wimbledon on Saturday. pionships, having only played Federer won 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. (AFP) one WTA Tour level match before this tournament, but she showed she belongs on the big Federer continues stage with a 6-3, 7-5 victory. Raducanu, who is waiting for her school exam results, Britain’s Emma Raducanu returns against Romania’s Sorana Cirstea during their women’s singles third round match at the 2021 Wimbledon passed this particular test in Championships at The All England Tennis Club in London on Saturday. Raducanu won 6-3, 7-5. (AFP) progress with fine style, with a run of eight successive games laying the foundations of a memorable win over Norrie afternoon. As well as a sparkling at- DPA set, with the crowd split down tacking display, where she hit London the middle in terms of who to 30 winners, she also showed support. fighting spirit and tenacity in Cameron Norrie found his Norrie had two chances to the second set, claiming the path at a grand slam blocked break in the second game of win on her third match point. by a tennis giant once again the second set but they were She becomes the youngest as he fell in the third round of gone in the blink of an eye, British woman into the fourth Wimbledon to Roger Federer. and Federer forged ahead mo- round of SW19 in the open The British number two ments later. era and surely a Centre Court was playing in the last 32 for Tim Henman back in 2001 date with Ajla Tomljanovic on the third consecutive slam is the only British player to Monday awaits. but, after losing to Rafael Na- have beaten Federer in Wim- There is no way Raducanu dal at both the Australian and bledon - Murray beat him on would have thought her first Britain’s Emma Raducanu reacts during her on-court interview after winning against Romania’s Sorana Cirstea on Saturday. (Right) Raducanu French Opens, this time it was Centre Court in the Olympic week at Wimbledon would waves to the fans as she leaves the court at Wimbledon at The All England Tennis Club in London on Saturday. Federer who defeated him 6-4, final in 2012 - and there ap- have ended by opening Court 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. peared very little chance of One on the middle Saturday. she was very wrong and the this time clinching the match Federer looked to be cruis- Norrie becoming the second But that was her reward for Brit proceeded to rattle off Honestly, I am so speechless right now, at at the third time of asking ing through to the fourth until the end of the third set. impressive wins over Vitalia eight successive games which when her opponent dumped a round at two sets ahead only After missing a chance Diatchenko and Marketa Von- put her in a winning position. the end I didn’t know what my reaction would be if backhand into the net. for Norrie to break to love to to break Norrie and lead 6-5, drousova in the opening two She immediately broke I won. Who would have thought, it is funny because She said in her on-court clinch the third. That was as Federer wobbled, spraying a rounds and she did not look back and then held to love to at the start when I was packing to come into the interview: “Honestly, I am so good as it got, though, with the succession of errors and drop- out of place on the show court. make it 3-3 and there was no speechless right now, at the end sixth seed wrapping up victory ping serve to love. In a precursor for what looking back as she demol- bubble, my parents were like, ‘Aren’t you packing I didn’t know what my reaction in two hours and 34 minutes. Norrie whipped up the was to come, she forced break ished Cirstea with an array of too many sets of match kit?’ would be if I won and that just There can be no disgrace, crowd as he sensed an opportu- points in the opening game attacking winners, sealing the Emma Raducanu after defeating Sorena Cirstea happened, I am so so grateful of course, in losing to the only nity, and he broke straight back of the match, which Cirstea first set with a brilliant back- for all the support I had today. man who has lifted the trophy when Federer moved 3-2 ahead, saved, before holding to love hand defensive lob. “Who would have thought, eight times here and, barring but another break for the Swiss in her first service game. That carried over into the gle out of her predicament and fore a tension-filled 14-minute it is funny because at the start a few loose moments, Federer at 4-4 proved decisive. The Romanian is a top-50 second set, quickly racing into changed the complexion of the game on Cirstea’s delivery. when I was packing to come looked as sharp as he has so Federer, who is through player, beating Victoria Aza- a 3-0 lead, and at 0-40 on the second set. Raducanu had her chanc- into the bubble, my parents far this tournament. to the fourth round at Wim- renka in the previous round, Cirstea service game, the fin- Cirstea then broke Radu- es, with five break points and were like, ‘Aren’t you packing The 25-year-old Norrie is a bledon for the 18th time and and flexed her muscles by ish line was in sight. cunu and held again to draw nine deuces, but she could not too many sets of match kit?’. supreme athlete but lacks big will next take on Italy’s Lor- claiming an early break to go But tennis is a funny sport level at 3-3, which is when the get over the line. “I think I am going to have weapons and often beats play- enzo Sonego, said: “I’m super 3-1 up after a smart backhand when it comes to momentum drama began. Cirstea’s serve had come to do some laundry tonight, ers by grinding them down, relieved. It was a tough battle down the line. and a mixture of some Radu- Raducanu showed guts to under threat the whole after- but I think they have a laundry actively trying to make match- with Cam. A little extra round If she thought she had bro- canu errors and some big come from 0-30 down to hold noon, though, and it was the service at the hotel, so I am all es as physical as possible. but he deserved that third set. ken the spirit of Raducanu, serves allowed Cirstea to wrig- serve and to stop the rot be- same again, with Raducunu good.” Federer, on the other hand, “I thought he played excel- looks to race through matches lent today and for me I felt I as quickly as he can and his was really able to keep a very speed of play has a suffocating high level of play. He got the Second-seeded Medvedev claims comeback win over Cilic effect on opponents. good break at the end of the That was certainly the case third that cost me the set but LONDON: Second seed Daniil Medvedev came from two sets down to beat former Wimbledon finalist Marin Cilic in the third round on Saturday. The Russian looked like he for Norrie when he was broken overall I can be very happy was heading home as Cilic took a strong lead, but hit back to claim a 6-7 (3-7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 victory. It means Medvedev, who is a two-time grand slam finalist, makes the in the seventh game of the first with how I played.” second week at SW19 for the first time. He will have to improve if he has any credible chance of winning the title next week, though, as he was up against it for long periods on Court One. (DPA) More Wimbledon on page 14  Sports Sunday, July 4, 2021 13

Stunning Denmark sail into semis with 2-1 win over Czech Republic

Denmark’s midfielder Thomas Delaney celebrates at the end of the UEFA EURO 2020 quarter-final against Czech Republic at the Olympic Stadium in Baku on Saturday. (AFP)

DPA turn to Wembley,” Denmark Baku captain Simon Kjaer said, while Czech Vladimir Dari- Denmark’s dream run at da said “there is nothing we Euro 2020 after two opening should be ashamed of” be- defeats and the Christian Erik- cause “we fought like the lions sen drama continued on Sat- on our crest.” urday with a 2-1 victory over Denmark coach Kasper the Czech Republic for a place Hjulmand said: “I am so in the semi-finals. proud. The team was out- Thomas Delaney headed standing and left everything the opening goal in the fifth on the pitch. I am also proud of minute and Kasper Dolberg the Danish people. We have so made it 2-0 in the 42nd in much love. They are so proud sweltering Baku. Patrik Schick and this is a super moment.” revived the Czech’s hopes in Denmark have had a fairytale the 49th with his fifth goal of run amid huge support since the tournament but they didn’t losing the first two group manage an equalizer. games against Finland and Denmark’s players celebrate after winning the UEFA EURO 2020 quarter-final against Czech Republic at the Olympic Stadium in Baku on Saturday.( AFP) Denmark beat the Czechs Belgium, and Eriksen needing for the first time at the Euro to be revived on the pitch after tested but wasn’t subject of However, the Czechs were off Vladimir Coufal’s cross substitute Yussuf Poulsen and stoppage-time. finals, having lost 3-0 at the suffering cardiac arrest in the video review, and Delaney was far from beaten and launched from the right. also the biggest chance from “We were too passive at same stage in 2004 and also game with the Finns. completely unmarked to head an all-out attack after the Schick’s fifth goal of the Maehlie in the closing stages. the start of the second half. 2-0 in the 2000 group stage. They put four past Russia home off Jens Stryger Larsen break. tournament makes him joint Schick left in the 79th with I think the lads were tired,” They are in the last four to reach the knock-outs, an- into the bottom left corner. Denmark goalkeeper top scorer with super star what appeared to be a ham- Hjulmand said. for the first time since winning other four past Wales in the Denmark doubled their Kasper Schmeichel made Cristiano Ronaldo from elimi- string problem, and Jan Boril “We are happy and enjoy- the trophy in 1992 and will last 16, and also started with lead shortly before half-time, big saves against substitute nated title holders Portugal. joined team-mate and cap- ing the moment and then on face England or Ukraine on a bang against the Czechs who Dolberg smashing his third Michal Krmencik and a half- It took Denmark several tain Tomas Soucek with a big Wednesday the big match.” Wednesday at Wembley for a were coming off a 2-0 win over goal of the tournament into the volley from Antonin Barak minutes to regroup before bandage around his head for Scoreline: Denmark 2 (Thomas place in the July 11 final. the Netherlands. roof of the net off Joakim Mae- but was beaten on the Czechs’ they started attacking again the final minutes as Denmark Delaney 5’, Kasper Dolberg 42’) “It is huge, it is crazy. We The Scandinavians got a hle’s classy curling cross with third chance when Schick slot- with Czech keeper Tomas Va- also survived a final effort bt Czech Republic 1 (Patrick had a goal: we wanted to re- corner which the Czechs con- the outside of his right foot. ted into the bottom left corner clik now saving twice from from Antonin Barak deep into Schick 49’). The magic is back for Italy DPA Berlin

Italy enter the final week of Euro 2020 at Wembley as ar- Italy rediscover their awesome guably the top title contenders. Roberto Mancini’s team form from the group stage and take an unbeaten record of 32 enter the semi-final against games into Tuesday’s semi- Spain as favourites, despite final withS pain, and after a thrilling 2-1 quarter-final win a grave injury to Leonardo over world ranking leaders Spinazzola. Italy’s defender Leonardo Spinazzola is stretchered off the pitch Belgium on Friday night will injured during the UEFA EURO 2020 quarter-final against Belgium have no reason to fear the for- at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Friday. (AFP) mer champions. Corriere dello Sport spoke Spinazzola pledges to return ‘soon’ of another “magical night” and La Gazzetta dello Sport Italy full back Leonardo Spinaz- mates serenading him on their praised a “fabulous Italy” zola has set his sights on the flight home and the 28-year-old which dominated just like in quickest recovery possible tapped into that positive at- their three group stage wins after a ruptured Achilles tendon titude in an Instagram post. and indicated that the hard- ended his Euro 2020. “Unfortunately we all know how earned 2-1 in extra time in Spinazzola had been one of it went but our dream continues the last 16 against Austria was the standout performers in the and with this great group noth- more a one-off. tournament and made a vital ing is impossible,” he wrote. Morale is high in the Ital- goal-line block to deny Romelu “I can only tell you that I will be ian camp although they are Lukaku during the Azzurri’s thrill- back soon!” Italy boss Roberto aware there are still two games ing 2-1 quarter-final win over Mancini began his post-match to play before a possible tro- Belgium in Munich on Friday. news conference by offering phy celebration. But the Roma defender, who his sympathy to player who “We are proving that we suffered cruciate ligament dam- made himself vital to Italy’s are a great squad. But we have age in May 2018 and has en- bid for glory. to kick on as we have achieved dured frequent fitness problems “We are very disappointed and nothing yet,” said Lorenzo during his career, will miss the gutted for Spinazzola for that in- Insignie who scored a great semi-final meeting with Spain jury he didn’t deserve because second goal in Munich after after pulling up before full-time he was playing extraordinarily Nicolo Barella’s opener. and needing a stretcher to leave well,” he said. “I have never played with the field. “He’s been one of the best play- such a big smile on my face. Italy’s Twitter account shared ers at Euro 2020 and we are It’s like playing with your Italy players celebrate at the end of the UEFA EURO 2020 quarter-final against Belgium at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Friday.( AFP) a video of Spinazzola’s team- absolutely gutted.” friends during the week. The coach has allowed us to play about Italy in positive terms ing “This is an extraordinary “We will go to Wembley ing but keep our feet on the our best football. We must put for a while. group.” as a team that can still offer a ground,” Bonucci said. Belgium’s coach refuses to comment on future in a last effort and keep our Everyone deserves credit. I The Azzurri will not under- lot. Spain are very tricky oppo- The team however had to heads down.” am very proud to coach them estimate Spain although the nents like Belgium. We will set swallow the shock exit of de- Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez refused to comment on his Mancini has been in and be in charge,” Mancini Iberians have not been very ourselves up and get ready for fender Leonardo Spinazzola future after the country’s Euro 2020 elimination at the hands of charge since Italy shockingly said. convincing and needed pen- it,” Mancini said. who after making a key block Italy, insisting the situation is “too raw”. Italy booked their spot in failed to qualify for the 2018 Insignie said: “What dif- alties to beat Switzerland on “The team has progressed to deny Belgium an equalizer the semi-finals against Spain after overcoming Martinez’s Belgium World Cup and has created a ferentiates us from the other Friday. game in game out. And there is was carried off on a stretcher 2-1 in Munich on Friday. Attention swiftly turned to Martinez, who is team that plays exciting at- teams is that sacrifice our- Spain thrashed Italy 4-0 in still room for improvement.” with a suspected Achilles ten- contracted through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar but has been tacking football but also has selves for the other, so we can the Euro 2012 final but Italy Italy’s last major title dates don rupture. linked with a return to club management. “Well, obviously, this is a the Italian tradition of being go far.” already bounced back 2-0 in back to the 2006 World Cup Mancini named Spinazzola moment that is very, very difficult to speak anything else than the firm in defence with the likes Goalkeeper Gianluigi Don- the last 16 in 2016 with a tac- success, and their only title at “one of the best players at the defeat and that we are out of the Euros,” Martinez said. “As I say, of captain Giorgio Chiellini narumma, who made a super tical masterclass, with captain the Euros dates back 53 years Euros” and Insigne vowed that at the moment, it’s still too raw. And I do not want to say anything and Leonardo Bonucci. save against Kevin de Bruyne, Chiellini scoring the opener to 1968. “we will try to go all the way that it could be [seen as] emotional.” (DPA) “We have been speaking struck a similar line, say- that day in Paris. “We will continue dream- for him.” 14 Sunday, July 4, 2021 Sports

COPA AMERICA Paqueta sends Brazil through to semis despite Jesus red card

DPA Chile put the ball in the Berlin back of the net via Vargas in the 62nd minute, however, it Defending champions Bra- was immediately ruled out for zil kept their hopes of back-to- offside. back titles alive after overcom- A great driving run form ing a numerical disadvantage Neymar almost resulted in a and Chile 1-0 en route to the second goal for Brazil after Copa America semi-finals. 67 minutes, but Bravo made Brazil substitute Lucas Pa- himself big to thwart the Paris queta scored in the 46th min- Saint-Germain man. ute and it proved to be the win- Minutes later, a looping ning goal on Friday, despite header from cult figure Ben Gabriel Jesus’ remarkable red Brereton then dropped onto Peru’s Miguel Trauco (top) celebrates with teammates after scoring card in Rio de Janeiro. the crossbar as the substi- the defining goal during the penalty shootout of the Conmebol 2021 Jesus was sent off for a tute nearly restored parity for Copa America quarter-final match against Paraguay at the Olympic high boot to the face of Chile’s Chile, who continued to push Stadium in Goiania, Brazil, on Friday. (AFP) Eugenio Mena two minutes af- players forward. ter Paqueta’s strike, but Tite’s Tite’s Brazil are a tough Brazil withstood an onslaught team to beat after extend- Trauco settles incredible tie from La Roja to set up a final- ing their undefeated streak four showdown with 2019 to 12 matches, dating back to as Peru book last four spot runners-up Peru. November 2019. During that Brazil had entered the period, the Selecao have kept DPA through Junior Alonso’s strike clash having won their previ- nine clean sheets. Berlin early in the second half. ous for Copa clashes with Chile Brazil are also through to Yoshimar Yotun appeared - scoring 11 goals and conced- the semi-finals for the second Peru became the first side to to have won the game for 2019 ing just once across the streak, successive tournament, hav- book their place in the Copa runners-up Peru with a de- while the team’s 10-game win- ing failed to progress beyond America semi-finals after flected goal 10 minutes from ning streak was snapped fol- the quarter-finalsin 2011, beating Paraguay on penal- time, but Andre Carrillo was lowing a draw against Ecuador 2015 (both quarter-finals) and ties in a dramatic tie that fin- also dismissed and substitute in the final group-stage match. 2016 (group stage). ished 3-3 following normal Gabriel Avalos levelled up in Chile also welcomed back After a bright start to life at time and saw both teams re- the final seconds to send the star forward Alexis Sanchez Milan, things turned sour for ceive red cards. contest to penalties. for his first appearance at this Brazil’s Lucas Paqueta (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Chile during their Conmebol Paqueta at San Siro. However, Ricardo Gareca’s Peru Following the script of year’s CONMEBOL showpiece 2021 Copa America quarter-final at the Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday.(AFP) a switch to Ligue 1’s Lyon has recovered from a goal down the previous 90 minutes, following a calf injury. proven to be the tonic for the thanks to Gianluca Lapadula’s the shoot-out was equally as Roberto Firmino came front - twisted and turned to ping Jesus’ powerful shot over Bravo following a neat flick 23-year-old. He has scored first-half double at Estadio Ol- eventful as four players failed within a whisker of opening fire a shot off from an angle, the crossbar after Neymar’s from Neymar. two important goals in Brazil’s impico Pedro Ludovico, where to convert from 12 yards, but the scoring in the 22nd min- but Brazil goalkeeper Ederson pass bobbled into the for- Brazil celebrated wild- last six games. Gustavo Gomez had given Par- the drama was ended when ute, but the outstretched Bra- got down low to make a fine ward’s path. ly but their mood quickly Brazil will clash with Peru aguay an early lead on Friday. Miguel Trauco tucked away zil forward was unable to get save minutes later. Paqueta came off the changed when Jesus saw red in a repeat of the 2019 decider Paraguay lost captain the decisive spot-kick to set on the end of Neymar’s perfect Chile goalkeeper Claudio bench and broke the deadlock for a shocking karate kick to on Monday, while Chile turn Gomez to a controversial sec- up a semi-final with defending delivery at the back post. Bravo was forced into action within a minute of the second the face of Mena just moments their attention to World Cup ond bookable offence just champions Brazil or two-time Eduardo Vargas - alone up approaching half-time, tip- half starting - firing a ball past later. qualifying in September. before half-time yet hit back winners Chile.

TOUR DE FRANCE Pogacar takes control with stunning display in Alps

DPA we are prepared to defend be- London cause we showed we are a super strong team.” Australia’s Ashleigh Barty returns against Czech Republic’s Katerina Tadej Pogacar has the Tour Stage eight results Siniakova during their women’s singles third round match at de France at his mercy after 1. Dylan Teuns (Bel/Bahrain- Wimbledon on Saturday. (AFP) a dominant ride powered him Victorious) 3hrs 54mins 41secs into the yellow jersey as his ri- 2. Ion Izagirre (Spa/Astana) vals crumbled on the first day +44 secs Barty sails smooth; in the Alps. 3. Michael Woods (Can/Israel Pogacar rode away from Start-Up Nation) +47secs Richard Carapaz on the penul- 4. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE-Team Kerber, Zverev rally timate climb of the 151-kilo- Emirates) +49secs metre stage from Oyonnax to 5. Wout Poels (Ned/Bahrain- DPA Kerber quickly trailed 4-0 Le Grand-Bornand to deliver Victorious) +2mins 33secs London against her 100th-ranked op- a crushing blow, while injuries 6. Simon Yates (GB/BikeEx- ponent from Belarus and at caught up with Geraint Thom- change) +2mins 43secs World number one Ashleigh 5-1 the match on Court 2 had as and Primoz Roglic to put 7. Aurelian Paret-Peintre (Fra/ Barty equalled her best Wim- to be stopped for almost two them out of the running. AG2R Citroen) +3mins 03secs bledon run by beating Kat- hours owing to the conditions. Dylan Teuns was crowned 8. Guillaume Martin (Fra/Cofid- erina Siniakova on Saturday to Compatriot Alexander the winner of stage eight but is) Same time reach the fourth round. Zverev also had to rally - with- the day will be remembered 9. Mattia Catteneo (Ita/Deceun- In a women’s draw in out the benefit of a rain break - for Pogacar’s stunning perfor- inck-Quick-Step) +4mins 07secs which only three of the top to beat American Taylor Fritz, mance. 10. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/ 13 seeds remain, the top seed 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) The Tour is only week old Jumbo Visma) +4mins 09secs progressed 6-3, 7-5 against with the help of 19 aces and 45 but it is now difficult to see who General classification the Czech world number 64 on winners. might challenge the defending 1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Centre Court. The German 2018 winner champion before Paris. Team Emirates) 29hrs 38mins Barty eased through the Kerber also lost the opening The updated general clas- 25secs first set and served for the set when play resumed but al- sification showed Pogacar 2. Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo- match at 5-4, only for Sini- lowed Sasnovich only one fur- leading by one minute 48 (COMBO) (From up L) Team UAE Emirates’ Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia wearing the best young’s white jersey Visma) +1min 48 secs akova to break back. ther game en route to victory in seconds from Wout van Aert (R) rides ahead of Team Ineos Grenadiers’ Richard Carapaz of Ecuador, Team Bahrain’s Dylan Teuns of 3. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz/Asta- But the Australian clearly 1 hour 15 minutes with an ace. - the Belgian not considered Belgium celebrates as he crosses the finish line, a group of riders climbs a pass, Pogacar celebrates his na) +4mins 38secs fancied an early night and The 25th-seeded Kerber an overall contender - with overall leader yellow jersey on the podium at the end of the 8th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de 4. Rigoberto Uran (Col/EF Edu- broke back with a superbly- finished with only seven un- Alexey Lutsenko third, some France cycling race, 150 km between Oyonnax and Le Grand-Bornand, on Saturday. (Photos: AFP) cation Nippo) +4mins 46secs executed lob before this time forced errors to Sasnovich’s 25 four minutes and 38 seconds 5. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Jum- finishing the job. and next faces American teen- down. Carapaz, sixth, is five like this. moments before watching third on the stage respectively. bo Visma) +5mins 00secs “It was a hell of a match ager Coco Gauff. minutes and one second from The Slovenian attacked Pogacar disappear up the road “This morning I said we’ll 6. Richard Carapaz (Ecu/Ineos from the first point,” said Barty. “It will be an interest- yellow. on the penultimate climb, the and begin to reel in a disinte- see how it goes,” Pogacar said. Grenadiers) +5mins 01secs “Katerina brought an in- ing match. She is dangerous, There have been ques- Col de Romme, shortly after grating breakaway. “The start was super hard, 7. Wilco Kelderman (Ned/Bora- credible level and I knew especially on grass,” Kerber tions over how much support Mathieu van der Poel - the He briefly threatened to there were riders everywhere, Hansgrohe) +5mins 13secs I would have to play at my said ahead of her first match Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates Tour debutant in his sixth day catch Teuns on the Col de la but I felt good in this weather, 8. Enric Mas (Spa/Movistar) best.” Barty will face Czech against the 17-year-old Gauff. squad can offer the 22-year- in yellow - had begun to go Colombiere, but had already it feels great, and I just decid- +5mins 15secs 14th seed Barbora Krejcikova, Fourth-seed Zverev could old, who wore yellow for only backwards. done enough damage to the ed before the last three climbs 9. David Gaudu (Fra/Groupama- the French Open champion, in have made life easier for him- one day in last year’s Tour and Though Carapaz briefly race and instead rode in with let’s try to break the race and FDJ) +5mins 52 secs round four. self in the following match never needed to defend it, but followed, the Ecuadorian Ion Izagirre and Michael we did it.” 10. Pello Bilbao (Spa/Bahrain- “That will be another in- on Court 2 had he not wasted it will not matter if he rides could cling on for only a few Woods, who took second and “Now we are in yellow and Victorious) +6mins 41secs. credible challenge,” added break points in the opening Barty. game against 31st-seed Fritz. “It’s a privilege to be in the He went on to lose the second week at Wimbledon, to set in a tiebreak but was level prolong my stay is going to be thanks to a 10th-game break Wimbledon Results (3rd Round) a lot of fun.” in the second and also took the Men’s Singles 6-4. Women’s Singles 7-5. Earlier, former champion third. Hubert Hurkacz (14), Poland, def. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, Felix Auger-Aliassime (16), Canada, def. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, Angelique Kerber (25), Germany, def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Coco Gauff (20), United States, def. Kaja Juvan, Slovenia, 6-3, Angelique Kerber reached the The fourth went into a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. 2-6, 6-1, 0-0, ret. Belarus, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1. 6-3. fourth round with a little help tiebreaker again which Fritz Matteo Berrettini (7), Italy, def. Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, 6-4, 6-4, Alexander Zverev (4), Germany, def. Taylor Fritz (31), United Karolina Muchova (19), Czech Republic, def. Anastasia Paula Badosa (30), Spain, def. Magda Linette, Poland, 5-7, 6-2, from a rain break which al- started with an ace but Zverev 6-4. States, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Pavlyuchenkova (16), Russia, 7-5, 6-3. 6-4. Lorenzo Sonego (23), Italy, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 6-3, Roger Federer (6), Switzerland, def. Cameron Norrie (29), Ajla Tomljanovic, Australia, def. Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, 4-6, Barbora Krejcikova (14), Czech Republic, def. Anastasija lowed her to regroup for a 2-6, won the last three points, 6-4, 6-4. Britain, 6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. 6-4, 6-2. Sevastova, Latvia, 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-5. 6-0, 6-1 victory against Alex- clinching victory after 2:37 Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. Jordan Thompson, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, Emma Raducanu, Britain, def. Sorana Cirstea, Romania, 6-3, andra Sasnovich. hours with a service winner. Sports Sunday, July 4, 2021 15 Verstappen beats Norris for another pole at Spielberg

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Mise En Scene on way to winning the Irish EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes Championship leader Max at Haydock Park on Friday. (Pic: Steve Davies) Verstappen of Red Bull made it two poles in a row in Aus- tria with McLaren’s impressive Lando Norris his closet rival on Qatar Racing Ltd’s Saturday instead of Mercedes. Verstappen will start Sun- day’s Austrian Grand Prix Mise En Scene wins from first on the grid just as last week’s Styria race on the same Spielberg course as he impressively on debut seeks a third victory in 15 days. Norris sensationally Tribune News Network clear of the field and went on claimed his maiden front row Doha to score impressively by four start in second ahead of Sergio lengths at the line. Perez in the second Red Bull, Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen drives during the qualifying The claret and gold silks of The David O’Meara- leaving only fourth and fifth session at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria, on Satur- Qatar Racing Limited were trained and Daniel Tudhope- for the Mercedes pair of title day, ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix. (AFP) carried to victory as Mise En ridden Ribaldry (IRE) (Rib- holder Lewis Hamilton and Scene (GB) (Siyouni x Gadfly) chester x Greek Goddess) came Valtteri Bottas. won the Irish EBF Fillies’ Nov- out of the pack and stayed on Verstappen leads the Starting Grid ice Stakes at Haydock Park well to finish second ahead of championship 18 points ahead 1st – Max Verstappen 11th – Carlos Sainz Jr. late evening on Friday. long-time leader, here half-sis- of seven-time champion Ham- 2nd – Lando Norris 12th – Charles Leclerc Trained by James Fergu- ter, the Richard Fahey-trained ilton, whose contract renewal 3rd – Sergio Perez 13th – Daniel Ricciardo son, Mise En Scene was hav- and Tony Hamilton-ridden until 2023 was announced 4th – Lewis Hamilton 14th – Fernando Alonso ing her first racecourse start Raneen (IRE) (Ribchester x earlier Saturday. 5th – Valtteri Bottas 15th – Antonio Giovinazzi 6th – Pierre Gasly 16th – Kimi Raikkonen and was ridden to victory by Mahsooba) who was two fur- Red Bull have won the 7th – Yuki Tsunoda 17th – Esteban Ocon Oisin Murphy. ther lengths behind in third. last four season races includ- 8th – Sebastian Vettel 18th – Nicholas Latifi Having broken on terms, Mise En Scene was bred ing Verstappen two weeks 9th – George Russell 19th – Mick Schumacher the bay filly was tucked in be- by the GadflyP artnership and ago in France and last week 10th – Lance Stroll 20th – Nikita Mazepin hind the leaders throughout is the third foal out of the un- in Spielberg. the early stages of the seven- raced mare Gadlfy (Galileo). On Saturday, Verstappen Hamilton meanwhile faces many to become Hamilton’s furlong Class 5 contest for The second dam Specifically clocked 1 minute 3.720 sec- losing further ground on Ver- new team-mate next year, two-year-olds. (Sky Classic) produced the onds around the 4.318-kilome- stappen down in fourth and impressed with a first top-10 Travelling powerfully, she English 1000 Guineas win- tre Red Bull Ring for his third the Briton has no illusions and qualifying in the inferior Wil- was switched to the outside ner Speciosa, along with three pole in a row, a fourth of the Pole position winner Red Bull’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen (L) and just hopes they can “limit the liams by placing ninth. by Murphy at the two-furlong other black-type winners. Her season and seventh overall. team mate and third placed Red Bull’s Mexican driver Sergio Perez damage” on Sunday. But he will start eighth as pole and easily reeled in her sire Siyouni (Pivotal) stands at The Dutchman was roared leave after the qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring race track in “It will be even more of a he was behind Aston Martin’s rivals. Once asked for an ef- Haras de Bonneval and is Eu- on by tens of thousands of Spielberg, Austria, on Saturday, ahead of the Formula One Austrian challenge than last week. We Sebastian Vettel who received fort, Mise En Scene stretched rope’s second leading sire. fans, among them many com- Grand Prix. (AFP) continue to lack pace, we tried a three-spot grid penalty de- patriots, in the home race of everything to get more out of spite swiftly apologizing for Red Bull, as Austria further he added: “It will be tough to said “I feel epic” as he trailed the car,” he said. getting in the way of Fer- eased coronavirus restrictions. manage those in the race but by a mere .048 of a second in “I would say a win is out nando Alonso of Alpine late “To be twice on pole is good. aside from that we’ll just try to his best career qualifying. of the question. I think [Red in Q2. Hopefully we can finish it off to- focus on our own race and of “That was probably one of Bull] have improved their car It is not the present Ger- morrow,” Verstappen said. course, we’ll try to win it. the best laps I have done, it again this weekend, so that’s many’s four-time champion Looking at other and soft- It’s never straight forward puts us in a great position for an easy cruise win for Max.” Vettel would have wanted on er tyres used this weekend, though.” The beaming Norris tomorrow,” he added. George Russell, tipped by his 34th birthday.

Qatar’s Al Qubaisi and Al Sulaiti at CIV C’ship in Spain Hamilton signs 2-yr Mercedes extension DPA Berlin Hadman wins the Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race at Naas Race- course on Saturday. (Patrick McCann - Racing Post) Lewis Hamilton has signed a new two-year contract with Mercedes, running until the Al Mamoura Partnership’s end of the 2023 Formula One season. The 36-year-old is chasing Hadman bags second win a record-breaking eighth world championship this season, with Naas success having won six of his previous seven with Mercedes, who he Tribune News Network in trouble two furlongs from joined from McLaren in 2012. Doha home as he stretched his ad- Hamilton confirmed “posi- vantage to two lengths. Qatar riders Abdullah Al Qubaisi (No.8) and Saeed Al Sulaiti (No. 11) during the CIV Championship in Spain in Round 3-Cartagena which began tive” discussions last month and Carrying the colours of the Geocentric (IRE) (Kodiac on Friday (July 2) and will run till Sunday (July 4). can now focus fully on attempt- Al Mamoura Partnership, the x Rajmahal) challenged in the ing to overhaul Red Bull’s Max two-year-old colt Hadman closing stages, but Hadman Verstappen, who has opened up (IRE) (Starspangledbanner x proved tough and went on to an 18-point lead in the drivers’ Anneli) notched up a second win by just under a length at standings after eight rounds of career win in just four starts, the line. England name Hamad Al Sahouti qualifies for main race of the 2021 season. completing a double when tak- Geocentric finished run- “It is hard to believe ing the Irish EBF Median Sires ner-up for trainer G M Ly- unchanged European Talent Cup 4th round in Portugal it’s been nearly nine years Series Race at Naas Race- ons and jockey Colin Keane. working with this incredible course, Ireland, on Saturday. The AP O’Brien- trained and squad for team and I’m excited we’re Hadman is trained by Jo- Wayne Lordan-ridden Head going to continue our part- seph Patrick O’Brien and was To Head (GB) (Zoffany x En- Pak ODIs nership for two more years,” ridden by claiming jockey Dy- treat) made up late ground Hamilton said. lan Brown McMonagle, who and finished strongly down ANI “We’ve accomplished so was also on-board for the colt’s the outside further 1½ lengths London much together but we still have first victory at Gowran Park. behind to take the third place. a lot to achieve, both on and off Just like his win at Gowran Bred by Meribelle Irish England and Wales Crick- the track.” This latest prompt Park, Hadman broke quickly Farms Limited, Hadman is a et Board (ECB) on Saturday renewal is in stark contrast to from the stalls and was imme- son of Coolmore stallion Star- named an unchanged 16-play- Hamilton’s contract situation diately placed in front of his spangledbanner, a sire on fire er squad for the upcoming for the current campaign. eight rivals. Although he set a this year. He is out of the Gali- ODI series against Pakistan. The compressed 2020 strong pace in front, Hadman leo mare Anneli, a daughter of England will play Pakistan schedule and then Hamilton was a shade keen through- two-time listed winner Anne in three ODIs and as many and Mercedes team boss Toto out and had most of the field of Kiev. T20Is. The ODI series will Wolff both testing positive for begin on July 8 and the third Covid-19 contributed to the and final match will be played world champion ending the on July 13. Somerset batsman year out of contract. He did Tom Banton will remain with not pen his most recent one- Quick read the squad after joining up for year deal until February. the third ODI against Sri Lan- From 2014 to 2020, the IOC announces flexibility for team ka in Bristol on Sunday. only world title Hamilton did selections at Tokyo 2020 England ODI squad: Eoin not win went to his then team- Morgan (Middlesex, captain), mate Nico Rosberg, underlin- Lausanne: Following the discussions between the International Moeen Ali (Worcestershire), ing a period of total domina- Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Federations (IFs), a Jonny Bairstow (Yorkshire), Tom tion for Mercedes - a run that specific solution for theO lympic Games Tokyo 2020 has been found Banton (Somerset), Sam Billings has seen their lead drive move to provide further flexibility for team selections in several sports. (Kent), Sam Curran (Surrey), Tom on to 100 pole positions and Previously, “alternate” replacements were available in the sports Curran (Surrey), Liam Dawson 98 career wins. of football, handball, hockey, rugby, and water polo; however, these (Hampshire), George Garton Along with Red Bull’s were available only as permanent replacements for the Olympic (Sussex), Liam Livingstone (Lan- strong challenge this time squads. Now each National Olympic Committee (NOC) will be able to cashire), Adil Rashid (Yorkshire), around, a host of new techni- use these athletes in each match. “This will not increase the num- Joe Root (Yorkshire), Jason Roy cal regulations slated for 2022 ber of athletes on-site in Japan, but will give more flexibility to select (Surrey), David Willey (Yorkshire), Qatar rider Hamad Al Sahouti of Leopard Junior team (No. 71) qualified for the main race of the 4th round mean Mercedes’ pre-emi- within the wider squads,” said IOC in an official release.(ANI) Chris Woakes (Warwickshire), of European Talent Cup at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve – Portugal on Saturday. He will start nence no longer looks quite so Mark Wood (Durham). from 30th position among 38 riders in the starting grid on Sunday. certain. 16 Sunday, July 4, 2021 The Last Word QA, Concacaf sign football sponsorship deal partner of Concacaf. Their ex- 2022. Qatar Airways also spon- frequencies being added to key Qatar’s National Football Team will take tensive experience across global sors some of the world’s biggest hubs, Qatar Airways offers un- part in the tournament as a guest nation football and sport sponsorship football clubs, including Paris rivalled connectivity to passen- will undoubtedly benefit our Saint-Germain, AS Roma, Boca gers, making it easy for them to Tribune News Network eight US metropolitan areas. confederation. We look forward Juniors, FC Bayern München, change their travel dates or des- DOHA The Gold Cup will display to working together to elevate K.A.S. Eupen and Al Sadd SC. tination if they need to. some of the best football teams this summer’s Gold Cup, the Qatar Airways lately became A multiple award-winning Qatar Airways (QA) contin- and talents in the region, along next edition of the Concacaf Na- the first global airline in the airline, Qatar Airways was ues to expand its global sport- with a passionate fan base ena- tions League and football across world to achieve the prestigious named ‘World’s Best Airline’ by ing sponsorship portfolio after bling Qatar Airways to show- the entire region.” 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safe- the 2019 World Airline Awards, a multi-year agreement with the case its presence in the world The Concacaf Gold Cup will ty Rating by international air managed by Skytrax. It was also Confederation of North, Central of sports sponsorship. Qatar provide an excellent platform transport rating organisation, named ‘Best Airline in the Mid- America and Caribbean Foot- Airways’ commitment to Con- for the Qatar National Football Skytrax. This follows the success dle East’, ‘World’s Best Busi- ball Association (Concacaf). cacaf demonstrates the airline’s Team, who will be competing as of Hamad International Air- ness Class’, and ‘Best Business The award-winning airline values of uniting people through a guest participant. The reign- port (HIA) as the first airport in Class Seat’, in recognition of its will begin its partnership as the the power of sport. ing AFC Asian Cup champions the Middle East and Asia to be ground-breaking Business Class Official Airline for the upcoming Qatar Airways Group Chief have been drawn in Group D awarded a Skytrax 5-Star COV- experience, Qsuite. 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup, which Executive Akbar Al Baker said, with Grenada, Honduras and ID-19 Airport Safety Rating. The Qsuite seat layout is a is taking place from July 2 to “This partnership presents a Panama. (DFW), Houston (IAH), Los making it the most convenient This recognition provides 1-2-1 configuration, providing August 1. great opportunity for us at Qa- In addition to becoming Of- Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), choice for travellers. assurance to passengers across passengers with the most spa- As the flagship men’s foot- tar Airways to connect fans ficial Airline partner of the Gold New York (JFK), Philadelphia The airline is currently the world that airline health and cious, fully private, comfortable ball international tournament across the world. We look for- Cup, Qatar Airways will be the (PHL), San Francisco (SFO), sponsoring the UEFA Euro safety standards are subject to and social distanced Business of the region, the Concacaf Gold ward towards strengthening presenting sponsor of the next Seattle (SEA) and Washington, 2020 and has an extensive glob- the highest possible standards Class product in the sky. Qsuite is Cup kicked off in Miami with our presence across the North edition of the Concacaf Nations D.C. (IAD). The airline also op- al sports partnership portfolio of professional, independent available on flights to more than the preliminary round on July 2 American, Central American League, a tournament that fea- erates daily flights to Montreal, that includes football governing scrutiny and assessment. For 40 destinations including many before the group stage matches and Caribbean regions, where tures 41 Concacaf member as- Canada. bodies such as FIFA, UEFA and full details of all the measures routes to the US as destinations begin on July 10. football is deeply embedded in sociations and is scheduled for Qatar Airways partners CONMEBOL. that have been implemented as diverse as Johannesburg and The final is set to be held in the culture and lifestyle.” 2022/23. with US carriers on more routes As an official IF FA partner, onboard and in HIA, please visit Kuala Lumpur. It is the only air- Las Vegas on August 1, where Concacaf President and Qatar Airways offers more across the United States than Qatar Airways has sponsored qatarairways.com/safety. line to have been awarded the the Concacaf’s regional cham- FIFA Vice-President Vic- than 100 weekly flights to 12 any other global airline with mega events, including the 2019 The national carrier of Qatar coveted ‘Skytrax Airline of the pion will be crowned. The 16th tor Montagliani said, “We are destinations in the US - Atlanta over 230 destinations avail- and 2020 editions of the FIFA continues to rebuild its network, Year’ title, which is recognised as edition of the competition will pleased to welcome Qatar Air- (ATL), Boston (BOS), Chicago able through Alaska Airlines, Club World Cup, and will spon- which currently stands at over the pinnacle of excellence in the be played in 11 stadiums across ways as a confederation-wide (ORD), Dallas-Fort Worth American Airlines and JetBlue, sor the FIFA World Cup Qatar 140 destinations. With more airline industry, five times. QF opens QatarDebate ICSS and UN agencies release guide for Council at US’ Western policymakers to protect sporting events Kentucky University TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

QNA John Sunnygard congratulated ing a Qatari council on the uni- The United Nations Office Doha the university administration, versity campus in order to en- of Counter Terrorism (UN- QatarDebate and the students hance communication between OCT), the United Nations In- QatarDebate Centre, a on the opening of the QatarDe- those interested in learning the terregional Crime and Justice member of Qatar Foundation bate Council, which reflects the Arabic language and debates. Research Institute (UNICRI), for Education, Science and permanent friendship between Subaie reviewed the stages the United Nations Alliance Community Development, has the university and QatarDe- of the project starting from of Civilizations (UNAOC), and opened QatarDebate Council at bate. its study and its future goals, the International Centre for Western Kentucky University Sunnygard added that the whether at the university level Sport Security (ICSS) have tak- in the United States of America university looks forward to or the level of the United States en a significant step forward in in the presence of a number of of America as a meeting place the fight to keep Major Sports officials from both sides. QatarDebate Centre will between students and officials Events (MSEs) safe and secure Executive Director of Qa- at the university and the debate against the constantly evolving tion with the United Nations available within the interna- tarDebate Dr Hayat Abdullah document, through the community and the Arabic lan- threats posed by terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Committee tional community to protect Marafi said that the council is a Council, the efforts of the guage community in America, violent extremism. Executive Directorate (CTED), such events as a common good new platform that overlooks the Qatar Foundation globally as well as offering various pro- The event took place as part and with contributions from across nations, as a catalyst for world from the United States of and the US in particular, grammes in partnership with of the United Nations’ Second Members States, international change and a staging area for America with a traditional Qa- and specifically this year as QatarDebate, preserving cul- Counter-Terrorism Week, and regional organisations global citizens.” tari imprint that emphasises its tural identity and practising the which ran from June 21 to 30, such as INTERPOL and the Massimiliano Montan- role in spreading dialogue and it is the Year of Culture most important customs and 2021, and was attended by Council of Europe, sports as- ari, Chief Executive Officer of convergence of ideas between Qatar USA the Qatari traditions, which high-level representatives from sociations, the business sector the ICSS, said: “Through the generations. were on the schedule of the governments, international and academia. Guide, we wanted to deliver a She stressed that the coun- exploring new opportunities opening ceremony of the coun- and continental sport federa- The State of Qatar, the Peo- document able to inform and cil is a cultural venue to deepen in the future for further coop- cil. tions, as well as intergovern- ple’s Republic of China through inspire all those who will be the skills of its visitors who are eration with the centre because For his part, the centre’s mental and non-governmental the United Nations Peace and responsible for making the interested in the dialogue and both feel proud of the common ambassador to the United organisations. Development Fund (UNPDF), main decisions on the policy linguistic aspects, and to dis- past, expressing his happiness States of America Mohammed The first-ever Guide was and the Republic of Korea reforms and structures to be cuss controversial topics that over the launch of the council Al Lukhan Al Marri explained created through a structured have all supported to the pro- put in place, the legislations to involve different opinions. in the United States, saying that that Qatar and the United process of consultations with gramme. be adopted, the international She noted that the council it is a valuable gift that helps States of America signed in experts and representatives The 195-page Guide, which rity elements of major sporting agreements to be stipulated, also constitutes a free space for strengthen deep ties between 2020 a set of agreements on from international organiza- will be available in all six of- events to date. and the resources to be allocat- Arab American students and peoples. the sidelines of the strategic tions, sport bodies, and United ficial languages of the United Mohammed Hanzab, ed to plan a successful major professors to gather after being Head of Programmes and dialogue between the two sides, Nations Member States that Nations, represents an impor- Chairman of ICSS, said: “This sporting event and its legacy”. separated by distances. Marketing at QatarDebate Ab- including the declaration of began in March 2020. tant step forward in the ad- Guide crystallises the experi- Finally, the Guide serves as She added that the centre dulrahman Al Subaie praised 2021 as a Year of Culture of The Guide is one of the vancement of policies to miti- ence of generations of policy a reference document for host- will document, through the the initiative to open QatarDe- Qatar-USA. milestones of the “Global Pro- gate risks to eventual targets in and decision-makers, and ing countries, highlighting all Council, the efforts of the Qa- bate Council in the United He pointed out that the gramme on the Security of the context of major sporting their visions on how to plan forms of technical assistance tar Foundation globally and States of America. QatarDebate Center began its Major Sporting Events, and events. the security of major sporting available at the international the United States of America in Subaie said that the idea tour this year in the United Promotion of Sport and its Val- As such, the Guide repre- events, including with regard level from international and re- particular, and specifically this of the council at Western Ken- States of America with the aim ues as a Tool to Prevent Violent sents the most comprehensive to legacy factors, sustainabil- gional organizations such as the year as it is the Year of Culture tucky University came after the of spreading debates in Arabic Extremism,” an initiative led in-depth analysis of the politi- ity and cooperation across sec- UN, INTERPOL, the Council of Qatar USA. centre’s delegation visited the around the world, and its first by the UNOCT, in collabora- cal, social, and financial dimen- tors. It provides an exhaustive Europe, and the WHO, as well For his part, Dean of West- university in late 2018, when its starting point was from West- tion with UNICRI, UNAOC, sions for consideration by key overview of all the forms of as sport bodies and specialized ern Kentucky University Dr management suggested allocat- ern Kentucky University. and the ICSS, and in consulta- decision-makers for the secu- support and mutual assistance stakeholders such as the ICSS. Banyan Tree Doha at La Cigale Mushaireb offers unique culinary experience

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ling between villages centuries ago. DOHA Qalamkarri is inspired by Kalamkari art and the word ‘Qalam,’ which means pen - With the opening of its luxurious restaurants, both of which are combined to represent the Banyan Tree Doha at La Cigale Mushaireb has crafting and artistic presentation of historic unveiled an exciting array of gastronomic and and modern India. The restaurant combines gourmet concepts. cutting-edge cooking techniques with India’s The hotel is one of the most anticipated diverse cuisine, providing a familiar yet inno- epicurean dining destinations, with unique vative interpretation of one of the world’s great venues, signature restaurants, and lavish culinary experiences. lounges and bars, all set within the glamor- ous interiors designed by acclaimed designer P anya Lounge - A patisserie with Asian flair Jacques Garcia. Each restaurant features The Thai word for wisdom is “Panya.” It’s curated signature touches to evoke a poetic a celebration of fresh flavours that balance hot sense of place, which is complemented by the and cold, sweet and salty. It is heavily influ- mesmerizing views of Doha. his talented team, is the lynchpin of this dis- at Banyan Tree adheres to traditional Thai 19th centuries. His magnificent banquets and enced by East Asian culinary delights and in- With its Thai, Indian, and Italian kitchens, tinctive and ambitious destination. Chef Em- techniques. Saffron provides guests with a luxurious dinners earned him the moniker “Il fused with Western patisserie techniques. the property offers unique dining experiences manouil is a culinary veteran with extensive fine-dining experience that includes cooking Cuoco Galante,” or “the gallant cook,” which Banyan Tree Doha offers exotic Thai fla- and delectable European and Asian cuisines in global experience in some of the world’s lead- methods passed down through generations as later became the title of his cookbook. He was vours, authentic Italian flavours, and destina- the heart of Mushaireb, within the Doha Oasis ing five-star hotels. He specialises in Europe- well as the use of indigenous ingredients. The the first cook to write about Mediterranean tion dining. Guests are invited to embark on a project. Guests can rediscover the true mean- an, Asian, and international gourmet cuisines. innovative menu at the restaurant features cuisine, as well as the first to extol the virtues one-of-a-kind gastronomic journey at La Ci- ing of warm hospitality while participating in “We’re very excited to bring new addi- authentic and refined flavours fromT hai roy- of great regional Italian cuisine. gale Mushaireb. authentic and memorable experiences. The tions to the incredible gastronomic scene of al palaces, regional specialities, and all-time In an elegant setting, the restaurant serves The hotel will open Vertigo, a panoramic hotel’s creative chefs are set to elevate Doha’s Doha. Our guests can expect extraordinary favourites - all served with a contemporary traditional Italian cuisine inspired by the au- rooftop lounge with views of the entire city, culinary scene with signature favourites and experiences, delivered in an inviting ambi- and artistic twist. thenticity of the Il Cuoco Galante cookbook. later this year. With a creative beverage menu, new dining concepts. Each restaurant has a ence. The culinary journey promises to be mixology inventions, and a Mediterranean dining concept that will tantalise the senses intimate, engaging and deeply personalised,” IL Galante - An authentic Italian kitchen Qalamkarri - contemporary Indian cuisine take on Pan-Asian cuisine - all in a lively set- and appeal to both local food connoisseurs and says Chef Emmanouil. Vincenzo Corrado was a master of cui- Kalamkari is a type of cotton textile that is ting with upbeat music - its mesmerising views discerning travellers. sine, a great gastronome, and one of history’s hand-painted or block-printed in southern In- will provide an experience like no other. Executive Chef at Banyan Tree Doha at Saffron - Authentic fine-dining Thai cuisine greatest chefs who rose to prominence in the dia. This style of painting was used as a form of For more information, contact +974 4410 Mushaireb, Chef Emmanouil Adam along with The award-winning signature restaurant noble courts of Naples between the 18th and storytelling by folk singers and painters trave- 3333 or [email protected]