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DAZZLING FIREWORKS AT KATARA Qatar slams Fully prepared for Philippines attack QNA start of new school DOHA QATAR has condemned the attack in the southern Philippines that resulted in a number of deaths. In a year, says official statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated Qatar’s firm 2019-20 academic year to see opening of five new schools stance rejecting violence QNA Traffic at the Ministry of Inte- and terrorism, regardless of DOHA rior to ensure the safety of stu- the motives and reasons. dents and the school environ- The statement offered THE Ministry of Education ment throughout the school Qatar’s condolences to the and Higher Education has year. The preparations were victims’ families and the completed all preparations also done in coordination with government and people of and arrangements for the start the Public Works Authority the Philippines, wishing the of the new academic year. (Ashghal) in terms of opening injured a speedy recovery. Administrative and teach- and maintenance of streets, ing staff will resume duty on bridges, tunnels and intersec- August 20, while students will tions, to ensure a smooth flow begin classes from August 25. of traffic. Undersecretary of the The Ministry of Education UK might release Ministry of Education and and Higher Education will Dazzling fireworks light up the sky as hundreds of people thronged Katara Cultural Village on the third Higher Education Ibrahim launch its sixth edition of the day of Eid Al Adha festivities on Tuesday. A large number of people turned up at Katara to take part in seized oil tanker bin Saleh al Nuaimi said ar- campaign “With Education various activities to celebrate Eid Al Adha. soon, says Iran rangements include prepar- arations, he said. We Build Qatar” from August ing buildings, classrooms, The academic year 2019- 16 to 24. RAN’S port authority has school furniture, printing and 20 will witness the opening of The campaign aims to Isaid the UK might free its distributing books on the first five new schools for primary, strengthen communication seized oil tanker after some day of school, filling vacan- preparatory and secondary with all parties to prepare stu- documents were exchanged cies and checking availability levels in Al Wakrah, Muaither, dents for the new academic Qatar’s 1st snow-themed that would help secure of school buses according to Al Kheesa, Old Airport (Al Ma- year and provide them with its release. British Royal the geographical scope of each tar Al Qadeem) and Al Mana- necessary guidance. Marines last month seized school, and providing a good seer. It also aims to emphasise the vessel off the shore of environment for starting of a The preparations for the the importance of moral and park Snow Dunes opens Gibraltar on suspicion it car- new school year. new academic year were car- psychological readiness to ried Iranian crude oil to Syria The ministry will hold a ried out in full coordination start the academic year and TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK in breach of European Union press conference after the Eid between the Ministry of Edu- boost the motivation for regu- DOHA sanctions against the gov- Al Adha holidays to provide cation and Higher Education lar school attendance since the ernment of Syrian President more details about these prep- and the General Directorate of first day. QATAR’S first-ever indoor Bashar al Assad. “Britain is snow-themed park Snow Dunes interested in releasing Iran’s opened its doors to visitors on oil tanker Grace 1 … follow- the second day of Eid Al Adha at ing the exchange of some Doha Festival City Mall. documents, we hope the re- Spread over more than lease will take place soon,” Jailed Saudi activist told to 9,500 square metres, the park Jalal Eslami, deputy head offers a variety of rides and of Iran’s Ports and Maritime attractions suitable for the Organization, was quoted as deny torture in release ‘deal’ whole family as well as food saying by IRNA news agency. and beverages outlets, retail (AGENCIES) PAGE 5 AFP ment,” her brother Walid vehemently denied by the store and party rooms. DUBAI al Hathloul said on Twitter. government. There are Silver, Gold and “That was part of a deal to re- Her brother said she had Platinum packages for individ- SAUDI authorities have of- lease her.” initially agreed to sign a doc- uals priced at QR190, QR240 fered to release jailed activ- Hathloul, who recently ument denying that she had and QR490 respectively as A child plays with snow at Qatar’s first indoor snow-themed park Snow ist Loujain al Hathloul in marked her 30th birthday in been tortured, as a precondi- well as VIP rooms and party Dunes at Doha Festival City Mall. exchange for her video testi- jail, is among around a dozen tion for her release. He added packages. mony denying that she had of prominent women activ- that her family had intended Snow Dunes is the third and Virtuocity. In addition to the season and get a chance to been tortured and sexually ists who are currently facing to keep the deal secret. indoor theme park operated unique shows and roaming ac- win cash prizes worth a total of harassed in prison, her fam- trial after being detained last But state security officials by Trimoo Parks at DHFC af- tivities, shoppers can still par- QR 400,000 and a grand prize ily claimed on Tuesday. year in a sweeping crack- visited her again to prison to ter The Angry Birds World ticipate in the last raffle draw of of a McLaren Spider 570S. “The Saudi state security down on dissent. demand a video testimony. has visited my sister in pris- Hathloul was among a “Asking to appear on a A 24-page special on recently. They have asked few detainees who accused video and to deny the torture supplement on Pakistan her to... appear on video to interrogators of torture and doesn’t sound like a realistic Independence Day deny the torture and harass- sexual harassment, a charge demand,” Walid tweeted. (PG 5) is being issued with Ebola drugs trial boosts survival rates this edition Entertainment shows at malls a hit among kids this Eid

AILYN AGONIA set up to recreate underwater At Mirqab Mall, a carnival DOHA scenes and the costumes made themed show is being staged the programme even more en- since the first day of Eid. It COLOURFUL costumes, gaging for the children in the will continue until the 4th amazing acrobatic stunts and audience. day of the holidays. lively music entertained chil- “I love Little Mermaid. It’s The programme fea- dren and the young at heart an amazing show. I am happy tures Hula Show, Fire Show during different shows hosted to see the characters on stage. I and Coco the Clown. All the by various malls during the Eid love the costumes even more,” events are free of charge and Al Adha holidays. said Aliyah, 7, one of the chil- are staged at 5pm, 7pm and MME removes abandoned Many of the prime malls dren in the crowd. 9pm. in the city featured Disney Santi, who accompanied At Hyatt Plaza, Cinderella vehicles from Industrial Zone and cartoon characters as his daughter to the event, was Story show is a favourite of well as famous superheroes in all praise for initiative of vari- many. It will be running until A joint campaign to remove abandoned cars from Indus- their respective shows which ous malls in hosting indoor ac- the 5th day of Eid Al Adha and trial Zone was launched by the Committee for Removal of started from the first day of tivities during the holidays. will be staged at 5pm, 8pm and Abandoned Vehicles, in cooperation with the Department of Eid Al Adha. The diverse pro- “Not all of the residents 10pm. Mechanical Equipment, Doha Municipality and the security grammes have been a big hit are fans of going to the beach At Mall of Qatar, colourful authorities on Tuesday. The campaign was part of continu- for the residents who opted to or other outdoor activities. characters greet mall goers, es- ous efforts of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment to spend the holidays indoors. We truly appreciate having pecially the children. The mall check violation of Law No (18) of 2017 on public hygiene and The “The Little Mermaid” this kind of family bonding in featured Nickledeon rocks and to prevent distortion of Qatar’s landscape. PAGE 2 show mesmerised the crowd at a very comfortable set-up,” he meet and greet with Avengers Lagoona Mall. Elaborate stage added. characters. An artiste performs at the Lagoona Mall. 02 Wednesday, August 14, 2019

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MME removes abandoned cars from Industrial Zone The drive aims to prevent environmental pollution and maintain public health

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK chanical Equipment Depart- DOHA ment; and Ghanem Nasser al Qubaisi. A JOINT campaign to remove Speaking on the occasion, abandoned cars from Indus- Kuwari said the campaign trial Zone was launched on would continue until the re- Tuesday by the Committee moval of all abandoned vehi- for Removal of Abandoned cles from different parts of the Vehicles, in cooperation with Industrial Zone. the Department of Mechanical He said that the estimated Equipment, Doha Municipali- number of abandoned vehi- ty and the security authorities. cles in the Industrial Zone was The campaign was 10,000, all of which would be dismantling them. launched as part of the con- removed from the area during He added that around tinuous efforts of the Ministry the campaign. 18,000 abandoned vehicles of Municipality and Environ- He added that the cam- are expected to be impounded ment to check violation of paign comes within the frame- in different parts of the coun- Law No (18) of 2017 on public work of MME’s keenness try by the end of this year. hygiene and to prevent distor- to maintain cleanliness and Lieutenant Abdullah Ali tion of Qatar’s landscape. beauty of Qatar’s landscape Shuail al Marri from Lekh- The campaign, which in association with munici- wiya said that patrolling has seeks to prevent environmen- palities, the Internal Security been intensified to find aban- tal pollution and maintain Force ‘Lekhwiya’, the General doned vehicles and to get public health, was launched Directorate of Traffic as well them removed. in the presence of Saleh Has- as other relevant entities. Lt Ali Rashid al Marri of san al Kuwari, deputy head of He pointed out that the mittee started the campaign of the area. He added that the pounded vehicles are trans- under Law No 18 of 2017. Af- the General Directorate of the committee and the head of impounded vehicles are shift- in Doha, Al Shehaniya and Al committee has intensified the ferred to the tow yards in Al- ter six months, the vehicles Traffic said that the aban- Natural Reserves Department ed to tow yards in different Daayen municipalities and campaign to remove aban- Mashaf, Mesaimeer and Umm are disposed of either through doned cars can hinder impor- at the MME; Marzouq al Me- parts of Qatar. has now reached the Industri- doned vehicles lately. Salal areas. Subsequently, auction conducted by the min- tant projects in the country if saifir, assistant director of Me- Mesaifir said that the com- al Zone due to the importance He asserted that the im- legal procedures are initiated istry, or through companies by not removed on time.

AL KHOR MUNICIPALITY INSPECTS BEACH, ABATTOIRS DURING EID AL–ADHA

THE Al Khor and Al Thakhira Municipality carried out an inspection tour of slaughter houses, food outlets and the Al Khor Beach on the first day of Eid Al-Adha to ensure safety of food items and compliance of shops and their employees with the neces- sary health requirements. Veterinarians at the municipality supervised the abattoirs and the fish market and destroyed four carcasses of sheep and cattle for being unfit for human consumption. (TNN) DFI to shine spotlight on Qatari and Arab talent at Sarajevo film fest Grant recipients ‘Abou Leila’ and ‘The Unknown Saint’ to be screened in key section of the festival ● A special show of six short films from Qatar on schedule

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DOHA Film Institute (DFI) will shine the spotlight once again on Qatar’s homegrown talent and emerging Arab voices at the 2019 Sarajevo Film Festival to be held from August 16 to 23. A total of 11 films support- ed by the institute, including the ‘Shortcuts to Qatar’ titles, have been selected to partici- pate in one of Europe’s largest A still from ‘The Unknown Saint’. A scene from ‘Abou Leila’. A still from ‘Domestic Acoustics’. film events. DFI grant recipients ‘Abou based talents will screen at the appreciation. aged the north of the country. al Remaihi. ‘Where Are You Child-friendly animations journey across Europe. ‘The Leila’ by Amin Sidi-Boumé- ‘Shortcuts to Qatar’ showcase, “The festival offers edu- Two childhood friends travel Right Meow?’ by Maysam al ‘Where Are You Right Meow?’ Bleaching Syndrome’ is a docu- diène and ‘The Unknown Saint’ in the presence of filmmak- cational and networking op- through the Algerian desert Ani, ‘Voyager’ by Khalifa al and ‘Nasser Goes to Space’ ex- mentary made by an Afro-Arab by Alaa Eddine Aljem will ers from the programme Ma- portunities for emerging film- looking for Abou Leila, a dan- Marri, ‘I Am Not My Father’ by amine the importance of fam- filmmaker living in Qatar who screen to a global audience at jid al Remaihi, Mohammed makers and has become an gerous terrorist on the run. Naif al Malki, ‘Nasser Goes to ily. The former is an animation looks at the phenomenon of key sections of the festival. A al Mahmeed and Eiman Mir- important destination for the ‘The Unknown Saint’ is the Space’ by Mohammed al Mah- that explores the difference Sudanese women bleaching further three DFI grant recipi- ghani, who will introduce the discovery of new voices from first feature from Moroccan meed and ‘The Bleaching Syn- between a ‘house’ and a ‘home’ their skin and addresses her ents and previous Qumra pro- films and participate in a post- the Arab world. As our cultural director Alaa Eddine Aljem. drome’ by Eiman Mirghani. through the eyes of young artist lifelong feeling of unworthiness jects -- ‘Dawiha’ by Mahdi Ali screening Q&A session. partners, we will continue to It tells the story of a young The screening will take place Ayako as her beloved cat Beru and underrepresentation. Ali, ‘Mediterranean Fever’ by Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, work with them on initiatives boy who steals a large sum of on August 20 at noon. goes missing. The latter focuses Sarajevo Film Festival is Maha Haj and ‘Nouss Nouss’ chief executive officer of the that focus on supporting bold money, which he buries before ‘Domestic Acoustics’ ex- on a highly creative young boy marking its 25th edition this by Leila Albayaty -- have been DFI, said: “We are truly proud voices in cinema from Qatar going to prison for his crime. plores the overlap of domestic who uses an imaginary world year and builds on its reputa- selected to the festival’s pro- of the significant selection of and the region, and bringing Upon his release years later, he and creative spaces, showing to cope with his parents’ im- tion for high-quality program- ject development porgramme Qatar-supported films at the fresh perspectives and narra- sets off in search of his money portraits by Qatari artist Fat- pending divorce. ming, strong industry segment, CineLink Industry Days, which festival. Sarajevo is one of the tive styles to global audiences.” to find that a shrine has been ma al Remaihi discussed with Looking reflectively at hu- and educational and network- aims to connect filmmakers largest film festivals in Europe, French-born Algerian built to honour a local saint at members of her household, mans and their place in soci- ing platforms for young talents. with international experts to and similar to the Doha Film Amin Sidi-Boumédiène’s first the place it was buried. while ‘I Am Not My Father’ ex- ety, ‘Voyager’ is a captivating The festival welcomes film discuss various aspects of film Institute, it plays an increas- feature narrative ‘Abou Leila’, The six short films that plores the relationship between story about emotions, psychol- professionals from across the production. ingly important role in improv- set in 1994 Algeria, follows will screen at the ‘Shortcuts father and son and the impact ogy and personal challenges world for its unique selection Additionally, six short ing understanding between the two young boys as they escape to Qatar’ event includes: ‘Do- on an overly-strict father on as it follows a world traveller of Southeast European and in- films made by Qatar or Qatar- East and the West through film terrorist attacks that have rav- mestic Acoustics’ by Majid generations to come. who embarks on a motorcycle ternational films. Pakistan Prism Wednesday, August 14, 2019 03

Reports by L N Mallick For events and press releases email [email protected] or call (974) 4000 2222 Young entrepreneur to promote game of cricket in Qatar For Syed Ali Zaidi, the founder and chairman of Qatar-based Sports Village Event Management Company, the goal is to establish a cricket academy in Qatar and organise international cricket leagues because he finds Qatar an ideal destination to promote the game of cricket

OUNDER and Chairman of Qatar-based Sports Vil- lage Event Management Company Syed Ali Zaidi isF determined to promote the game of cricket in Qatar and organise private cricket leagues world-wide. Ali belongs to a successful busi- ness family settled in Lahore, Paki- stan. His grandfather Syed Ali Ameer Zaidi and father Syed Iftekhar Ali Zaidi set up various successful con- glomerates in the 50’s including Her- cules Fan and Ameer Glass Manu- facturing Factory. His family had the distribution rights of rock salt and Nawaf Mohammed Al Mudhaka, Syed flour for Punjab province. His family Ali Zaidi’s sponsor and former member remained engaged in the real estate of Qatar’s National U-19 football team. investment business. They were also shareholders of Pan-Islamic Steam- that our products such as Interna- ship Company Ltd. tional T10 and T20 cricket leagues The young Ali moved to France and other services positively con- in 2011 and established an adver- tribute to business and lifestyle on a tising company. Being a cricket en- global basis. thusiast, he established Bretagne We follow the International Crick- Cricket Club in France imparting et Council (ICC) business strategies coaching to young cricketers. which stand for cricket servicing busi- In an interview with Qatar ness, enterprise business and over- Tribune, Ali spoke about the fac- seas business. These guidelines serve tors that led him to select Qatar as as the foundation of our growth plan. the next destination to promote the We have the expertise, advanced game of cricket while continuing his techniques and top-class facilities to business activities. Excerpts: organise mega international cricket leagues. We’ll make sure we are Why did you select Qatar for counted as a leader in Qatar for or- promoting the game of cricket? ganising private cricket leagues. I was looking for a country, Syed Ali Zaidi with members of Bretagne Cricket Club in France. Pakistan’s renowned cricket which is developing at fast pace and coach and first-class cricketer Abdul welcoming entrepreneurs having We have joined hands with 15 companies to organise Razzaq is one of my best friends. He innovative ideas. After my thor- Legends Premier League (LPL) in South Africa from recently visited our office in Doha ough research, I decided to come to and assured of his full support in pro- Qatar, which is undoubtedly a ha- November 29 to December 9, 2019 moting the game of cricket in Qatar. ven for foreign investors and sports SYED ALI ZAIDI, CHAIRMAN OF SPORTS VILLAGE lovers. I learnt with great interest Are you planning to organise that the Qatari government is lay- cricket league in near future? ing great emphasis on promotion We have plans to organise T10 of sports activities. The country has and T20 International Cricket hosted a number of high-profile Leagues along with Legends Crick- sporting events in the past and is eters Leagues across the world. We now gearing up to host the FIFA have joined hands with 15 companies World Cup in 2022. to organise Legends Premier League I learnt with great excitement (LPL) in South Africa from Novem- that the Qatari government under ber 29 to December 9, 2019. We have the wise leadership of the Amir HH finalised the preparations with our Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al Thani Joint Venture Partners and will soon is providing excellent working and Logo of Legends Premier League to be announce the details. living environment to foreigners. The logo of Sports Village Event held in South Africa from November 29 My focus was on countries where the Management Company. to December 9, 2019. What are the challenges faced game of cricket was not well known. by the game of cricket? Thus, Qatar was the ideal location money by organising cricket events What are your plans to pro- Like other sports, cricket is also where my dream could be material- is not my aim at all. I have the full mote the game of cricket in Qa- facing various challenges and we ised. Luckily, I found a famous Qa- support of my sponsor who is also a tar? need to fight against racism, corrup- tari sports lover, Nawaf Mohammed noted poet and a former member of We’ll offer first class interna- tion and doping. We want to develop Al Mudhaka, with whose help I set Qatar’s National U-19 football team. tional cricketing services. We be- a new generation of leaders who can up my sports company in 2018. Our I am also indebted to my long-time lieve that Sports Village Event Man- deal with these challenges on a wide objectives included establishing a friend, Noman Gul, who is running agement as a private cricket league scale. We’ll introduce big initiatives cricket academy in Qatar and organ- an IT solutions company in Qatar. organiser will be unmatched in the for youngsters for the development Founder and Chairman of Qatar-based Sports Village Event Management Company ising international cricket leagues. He helped me greatly in settling world. On the other hand, we’ll keep of cricket in developing and under- Syed Ali Zaidi with Pakistani cricketer Abdul Razzaq (left) in his office in Doha. Cricket is my passion and making down in Qatar. challenging ourselves to make sure developed countries.

Health insurance for families of new PAKISTAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION overseas Pakistanis from October 15

ROM October 15, the govern- ment of Pakistan will be pro- Fviding a premium of Rs 2,000 per month under the Sehat Insaf Card facility to Overseas Paki- stanis and their families during their first year of stay abroad. This was announced by Spe- cial Assistant to the Prime Minis- ter on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari while addressing a press conference in Islamabad along with Special Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Assistant for Health Services Dr Pakistanis Syed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari (right) with Special Zafar Mirza. Assistant for Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza, at a press Zulfi Bukhari said that under conference in Islamabad. a joint venture of the ministries for Health and Overseas Paki- stanis, this facility would pro- vide a premium of Rs 2,000 per month and Rs 7,20,000 has been fixed annually which would be spent on the health of families of labourers working abroad. Dr Zafar Mirza said the facil- ity of Sehat Insaf Card has been provided to the needy in 43 dis- Punjab Music Group Chief Organiser Nazakat Ali Khan accompanied by Haji Jamil sharif and Rana Azhar cut a cake to mark the The front and back view of the Sehat card. tricts in the country. Independence Day of Pakistan, at Al Habib Restaurant and Bakery located at B Ring Road, Al Doha Al Jadeeda. 04 Wednesday, August 14, 2019 World

Japan cautions Clashes erupt at Hong Kong its citizens travelling to airport on second day of chaos South Korea REUTERS Demonstrators defy warnings from the city’s leader who said they were heading down a ‘path of no return’ TOKYO TOKYO issued a travel adviso- AFP questioning from local report- ry to Japanese citizens visiting HONG KONG ers and at one point appeared South Korea, ahead of crucial to be on the verge of tears, ap- anniversaries this week, urg- CHAOS erupted at Hong pealed for calm. ing them to be cautious about Kong’s airport for a second “Take a minute to think, safety as ties between the day Tuesday as pro-democracy look at our city, our home, do neighbours worsen over trade protesters staged a disruptive you all really want to see it and historical issues. sit-in that paralysed hundreds pushed into an abyss?” Lam South Korea commemo- of flights, saw police fire pep- said, although she again re- rates girls and women forced per spray, and a mainland fused to make any concessions to work in Japan’s wartime journalist beaten. to the protesters. brothels on August 14 and Demonstrators defied Hong Kong’s Hang Seng marks August 15 as a national warnings from the city’s leader Index fell 2.10 percent in its day of liberation from Japa- who said they were heading third straight day of losses. nese rule, which ran from 1910 down a “path of no return”, The airport became a tar- to 1945. and US President Donald get on Monday and Tuesday Japan’s foreign ministry Trump called for calm, saying after especially fierce clashes advised Japanese residents his intelligence had reported between police and protesters in South Korea and visitors to Chinese troop movements to- over the weekend in which a be careful and avoid areas in ward the Hong Kong border. woman suffered a severe in- which Japan-related protests The latest protest led jury to her right eye. and gatherings are expected to ugly scenes at one of the Protesters blamed the inju- to be held on Wednesday and world’s busiest airports where ry on a police bean-bag round Thursday. small groups of hardcore dem- and used social media to gath- Relations between the onstrators turned on two men er their numbers at the arrival two countries have deterio- they accused of being spies or A police officer uses pepper spray at anti-government protesters during clashes at the airport in Hong Kong on Tuesday.(REUTERS) and departure halls, with hun- rated since a ruling by South undercover police -- and as dreds of flights cancelled in the Korea’s Supreme Court last desperate travellers pleaded in All check-ins were can- UK condemns HK violence, urges dialogue trolled Global Times tabloid pandemonium. year that Japanese companies vain to be allowed onto flights. celled on Tuesday afternoon -- which has vociferously con- The protests began in op- should compensate South Ko- Hong Kong’s ten-week- after thousands of protesters BRITAIN on Tuesday condemned the violence in Hong Kong and demned the protests -- con- position to a bill that would reans who were conscripted as long political crisis has seen wearing their signature black encouraged dialogue as police and protesters clashed at the firmed the man was a journal- have allowed extraditions to forced labourers during World millions of people take to the T-shirts made barricades using former British colony’s international airport amid an ongoing ist working for the paper. the mainland, but quickly War Two. streets calling for a halt to slid- luggage trolleys to prevent pas- political crisis. “Concerning to see what’s happening in Hong The man was later driven evolved into a broader battle Japan hit back at South Ko- ing freedoms and was already sengers from passing through Kong and the worrying pictures of clashes between police & away in an ambulance after to reverse a slide of rights and rea on Tuesday for removing the biggest challenge to Chi- security gates. protesters at the airport,” Foreign Minister Dominic Raab said fellow protesters and volunteer freedoms in the southern Chi- Tokyo’s fast-track trade status, nese rule of the semi-autono- Scuffles broke out between on Twitter. “We condemn the violence & encourage constructive medics carried him away. nese city. with the industry minister say- mous city since its 1997 hando- protesters and travellers who dialogue to find a peaceful way forward,” he said.(REUTERS) On Tuesday morning, Authorities in Beijing on ing Seoul had failed to explain ver from Britain. pleaded to be allowed past. the city’s leader, Carrie Lam, Monday slammed violent its reason for the latest move in But two days of protests at Vigilantism also broke out gave an at-times emotional protesters who threw petrol an escalating trade row. the airport have again raised when crowds turned on two The first man was held for Soon afterwards a second press conference in which she bombs at police officers, link- Seoul’s action was a re- the stakes for the financial hub. men suspected of being inter- about two hours before even- man -- wearing a yellow jour- warned of dangerous conse- ing them to “terrorism”. sponse to Japan’s announce- Beijing is sending increas- lopers. tually being led away in an nalist vest -- was surrounded, quences if escalating violence On Tuesday state media ment this month that it was ingly ominous signals that Police recently disguised ambulance. Riot police briefly zip-tied and then beaten by a was not curbed. upped the ante, calling protest- dropping South Korea from its the unrest must end, with themselves as activists to make deployed pepper spray and small group who accused him “Violence... will push Hong ers “mobsters”, warning they own “white list” of countries state-run media showing vid- arrests, a move which has sent batons to beat back protesters of being a spy. Kong down a path of no re- must never be appeased and that have enjoyed minimum eos of security forces gathering paranoia soaring about poten- while they escorted the vehicle In a tweet, Hu Xijun, the turn,” she said. raising the spectre of mainland trade restrictions, citing an across the border. tial infiltrators. away from the departures hall. editor of China’s state-con- Lam, who faced fierce security forces intervening. erosion of trust.

Kremlin says it is winning India-administered Kashmir under strict arms race against US lockdown for ninth consecutive day despite rocket accident AFP India said its decisions to prayers at Srinagar’s historical REUTERS SRINAGAR revoke Kashmir’s special consti- Jama Masjid. MOSCOW Tensions between Moscow tutional status and downgrade He said complete communi- and Washington over arms AN unprecedented security it from statehood to a territory cations blockade of telephone; THE Kremlin boasted on control have been lockdown is keeping people in would free it from separatism. landline and cellular and inter- Tuesday it was winning the exacerbated by the demise India-administered Kashmir Pakistan’s Foreign Office net services for over a week has race to develop new cutting this month of a landmark indoors for a ninth day Tuesday. on Tuesday said that India has also deprived Kashmiris from edge nuclear weapons despite Indian troops patrolling curtailed religious freedom of contacting their families and a mysterious rocket accident nuclear treaty. Russia says the disputed region had al- millions of Kashmiris living in loved ones on this festive occa- last week in northern Russia it is also concerned that lowed some Muslims to walk occupied Kashmir during Eidul sion. that caused a temporary spike another landmark arms to mosques to mark the Eidul Azha. The spokesperson further in radiation levels. control treaty will soon Azha on Monday and shops had FO Spokesperson Dr Mo- added that these measures Rosatom, Russia’s state expire. been opened briefly on previous hammad Faisal said that re- amount to “collective punish- nuclear agency, has said that days. But residents are now run- Security personnel patrol a street during a lockdown in Srinagar. In- strictions and curtailment of ment” on an industrial scale the August 8 accident oc- ning short of essentials under dian troops clamped tight restrictions on mosques across Kashmir for this fundamental religious right and violate all principles and curred during a rocket test on good!” But when asked about the near-constant curfew and Eid Al-Adha festival, fearing anti-government protests. (AFP) of millions of Kashmiris consti- precepts of human rights and a sea platform in the White his comments on Tuesday, the communications blackout as tutes a serious violation of inter- humanitarian law. Sea, killing at least five and in- Kremlin said it, not the United India tried to stave off a violent want freedom” and “Go India, India’s independence day. national human rights laws. He said Pakistan calls upon juring three more. States, was out in front when reaction to the government’s go back” during a brief protest Kashmiris fear India’s The spokesperson said that the international community, It has pledged to keep de- it came to developing new nu- decision August 5 to strip Kash- Monday. Officials said the pro- moves bringing the region un- the occupied valley has been including the United Nations veloping new weapons regard- clear weapons. mir of its autonomy. test ended peacefully. der greater New Delhi control turned into a massive military human rights machinery and less, portraying the men who “Our president has repeat- Witnesses described hun- The lockdown is expected to will alter its demographics and prison and Kashmiris were pre- other relevant bodies, to hold died in the test as heroes. edly said that Russian engi- dreds of people chanting “We last at least through Thursday, cultural identity. vented from offering the Eid India to account. US President Donald neering in this sector signifi- Trump said on Twitter on cantly outstrips the level that Monday the United States was other countries have managed “learning much” from the ex- to reach for the moment, and plosion which he suggested it is fairly unique,” Kremlin Pakistan PM to visit capital of 40 dead in Bangladesh’s happened during the testing spokesman Dmitry Peskov of a nuclear-powered cruise said. worst-ever dengue outbreak missile vaunted by President Putin used his state-of- Pakistan-ruled Kashmir today Vladimir Putin last year. the nation speech in 2018 to Russia, which has said the unveil what he described as a AKISTAN’S Prime Minis- Pakistan” theme, with the word AFP Local media put the missile will have an “unlimited raft of invincible new nuclear ter Imran Khan will visit ‘Kashmir’, written in red, repre- DHAKA number much higher, re- range” and be able to over- weapons, including a nuclear- the capital of Pakistan- senting sacrifices rendered dur- porting that the death toll come any defences, calls the powered cruise missile, an administered Kashmir, ing the struggle for freedom by AT least 40 people have died passed 100 last week. missile the 9M730 Burevest- underwater nuclear-powered PMuzaffarabad, on August the Kashmiris. in Bangladesh’s worst-ever The week-long holiday nik (Storm Petrel). The NATO drone, and a laser weapon. 14, as part of the government’s Vendors have set up stalls outbreak of dengue, officials marking the Muslim festival alliance has designated it the Tensions between Moscow decision to observe the country’s of buntings, national flags, ban- said on Tuesday, as overbur- of Eid-al-Adha has seen hun- SSC-X-9 Skyfall. and Washington over arms Independence Day this year in ners, badges and pictures of na- dened hospitals struggled to dreds of thousands of people A senior Trump admin- control have been exacerbated solidarity with Kashmiris. tional heroes who struggled tire- treat thousands of patients. leaving Bangladeshi cities to istration official, speaking on by the demise this month of a The prime minister will ad- lessly to achieve a common goal Outbreaks of the mos- return to their family homes condition of anonymity on landmark nuclear treaty. Rus- dress the legislative assembly for Muslims of South Asia. quito-borne viral infection, in the countryside, raising Tuesday, said Washington sia says it is also concerned of Kashmir, Radio Pakistan re- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Special dresses for boys and which causes flu-like symp- concerns that the disease was not prepared to say at this that another landmark arms ported. girls made of green and white toms but can be deadly if will spread further. point whether it was a nuclear control treaty will soon expire. Foreign Minister Shah It was also decided that Au- colours representing the two it develops into a haemor- The country’s health explosion but believed it did In a sign of how serious the Mahmood Qureshi and PPP gust 15, India’s day of independ- colours of the national flag are rhagic fever, usually occur in minister said the outbreak involve radioactive elements. situation in the accident area chairman Bilawal Bhutto had ence, will be observed as Black also on sale in some cities. the South Asian nation dur- was “gradually reducing” The official said the explo- remains, Russian news agen- already arrived separately in Day in protest against the on- Different organisations ing the monsoon season be- while inaugurating an emer- sion could represent a poten- cies cited authorities as advis- the Kashmir capital on Sunday going Indian atrocities, blatant are also arranging seminars, tween June and September gency dengue ward at a pub- tially significant setback to the ing residents of the nearby night to celebrate Eid Al-Adha human rights violations and im- mushaira, sports events, as well -- but this year the disease lic hospital in Dhaka this Russian programme although village of Nyonoksa to briefly and as a show of support to the position of curfew in the Indian- as national song and speech has reached epidemic pro- week. it remained unclear whether leave while clear-up work was Kashmiri people. administered Kashmir. competitions in this regard. portions. For the first time on re- it was caused by a launching being carried out. That recom- The decision to dedicate Meanwhile, Independence The government has also More than 44,000 people cord, holidays for all public failure. mendation was later rescind- Independence Day to the Kash- Day celebrations across the made arrangements to illumi- have been admitted to hos- health workers have been Trump had said on Twit- ed, the same news agencies miris and their “just struggle country were in full swing on nate important national build- pitals with the illness since cancelled to help respond to ter that the United States reported. for their right of self-determi- Tuesday, also the second day of ings and monuments through- January, including some the crisis, said health min- had “similar, though more Russia’s state weather ser- nation” was made during a Eid al-Adha. out the country. The provincial 2,100 on Monday alone, said istry director general Abul advanced, technology” and vice also said on Tuesday that National Security Committee The government has intro- and district governments as well health ministry official Ayes- Kalam Azad. said Russians were worried radiation levels in the nearby (NSC) meeting, two days after duced a special logo for Inde- as educational institutions and ha Akhter. “It is getting very tough about the air quality around city of Severodvinsk had Indian-administered Kashmir pendence Day which has been art councils throughout the “We have confirmed 40 to cope up with the amount the facility and far beyond, a spiked by up to 16 times last was stripped of its autonomous created to express solidar- country have also planned a se- dengue-related casualties so of work pressure,” one medi- situation he described as “Not Thursday. status by the ruling Bharatiya ity with people of Kashmir. It is ries of events in connection with far to Monday,” she said. cal officer told AFP. Janata Party in India. based on the “Kashmir banega Independence Day. (DAWN.COM) Gulf / Middle East / Africa Wednesday, August 14, 2019 05

Israel deports Filipina worker, Israeli-born son 13 killed when cattle rustlers attack village in South Sudan JERUSALEM: Israel has deported a Filipina migrant worker and her Israeli-born teenage son who JUBA: At least 13 people were killed when a heavily-armed group attacked a village and stole NEWS has never set foot in the Philippines, after 11th hour legal appeals failed, a rights group and hundreds of cattle in central South Sudan, a local official said. The attackers wounded seven authorities said on Tuesday. She is among some 600 workers from the Southeast Asian nation others and stole about 230 cattle in the village of Rumbek East in the Western Lakes state, area IN BRIEF who activists say could face deportation over a loss of residency status. They include those commissioner Benjamin Aduol said. “We have confirmed 13 dead bodies lying on the ground who breached the conditions of their residency by starting families in the country. The families this morning in the cattle camp,” including one child, four women and eight men, said Aduol. The and supporters say deporting the children to a country which they have never seen and whose identity of the attackers remained unclear, but authorities suspect it may have been carried out by languages they do not speak is a cruel policy. (AFP) residents from neighbouring Tonj state, after a similar attack was carried out on their land. (AFP) Ebola ‘no longer incurable’ as Congo trial finds drugs boost survival

REUTERS infected with the viral disease made by Mapp Biopharmaceu- is incurable.” “These advances desivir and nearly three-quar- LONDON in an ongoing outbreak in the tical, and Remdesivir, made Two experimental drugs will help save thousands of ters on ZMapp survived. Democratic Republic of Congo. by Gilead Sciences - and those showed survival rates of as lives,” he told reporters. Ebola has been spreading SCIENTISTS are a step closer The drugs showed “clearly products will be now dropped, much as 90% in a clinical trial Anthony Fauci, NIAID’s in eastern Congo since August to being able to cure the dead- better” results, according to US said Anthony Fauci, one of the in Congo. An antibody director, also said the results 2018 in an outbreak that has ly Ebola haemorrhagic fever National Institute of Allergy researchers co-leading the trial. cocktail called REGN-EB3 were “very good news” for the now killed at least 1,800 peo- after two experimental drugs and Infectious Diseases (NI- The agency said 49 percent developed by Regeneron and fight against Ebola. ple. Efforts to control it have showed survival rates of as AID), in a trial of four potential of the patients on ZMapp and a monoclonal antibody called The agency said that of the been hampered by militia much as 90 percent in a clini- treatments being conducted 53 percent on Remdesivir died mAb114 will now be offered patients who were brought violence and some local resist- cal trial in Congo. during the second-largest Ebo- in the study. In comparison, to all patients infected with into treatment centres with ance to outside help. Two experimental drugs la outbreak in history, now en- 29 percent of the patients on the viral disease in an ongoing low levels of virus detected in Ebola outbreak in West Af- - an antibody cocktail called tering its second year in DRC. REGN-EB3 and 34 percent on their blood, 94 percent who rica from 2013 to 2016 became REGN-EB3 developed by Re- The drugs improved sur- mAb114 died. outbreak in the DR Congo got REGN-EB3 and 89 per- the world’s largest ever when it generon and a monoclonal vival rates from the disease Jean-Jacques Muyembe, cent on mAb114 survived. spread through Guinea, Libe- antibody called mAb114 - will more than two other treat- director general of Congo’s In- Biomédicale in DRC, who co- meant that “from now on, we In comparison, two-thirds ria and Sierra Leone and killed now be offered to all patients ments being tested - ZMapp, stitut National de Recherche led the trial, said the results will no longer say that Ebola of the patients who got Rem- more than 11,300 people.

Clashes kill 59 fighters in Iran says Britain might release oil northwest Syria: Monitor AFP in the region for days, as the BEIRUT former presses with an ad- tanker soon, Gibraltar says not yet vance toward a strip strad- CLASHES between regime dling the Hama and Idlib loyalists and insurgents in governorates. Gibraltar, a British overseas territory, seized oil tanker Grace 1 on July 4 over ‘violation of EU sanctions’ rebel-held northwest Syria On Sunday, regime killed 59 combatants on forces seized the town of Al- REUTERS Tuesday, a war monitor said. Habeet in Idlib’s southern DUBAI/LONDON Hayat Tahrir al-Sham countryside, in their first (HTS), a jihadist group led major ground advance in the THE British territory of Gi- by Syria’s former Al-Qaeda province since an escalation braltar will not yet release an affiliate, has since Janu- on the jihadist-dominated Iranian oil tanker seized by ary controlled most of Idlib enclave more than three Royal Marines in the Medi- province as well as parts of months ago. terranean despite an Iranian neighbouring Hama, Aleppo The region was supposed report that it could do so on and Latakia provinces. to be protected from a mas- Tuesday, an official Gibraltar Several other armed re- sive government offensive source said. bel groups also operate in by a Turkish-Russian buffer The commandeering of the the region. zone deal struck last Septem- Grace 1 on July 4 exacerbated Fighting in southern ber. But it has come under frictions between Tehran and Idlib and rural Latakia on increasing bombardment the West and led to retaliatory Tuesday claimed the lives of by Damascus and its backer moves in Gulf waterways used 29 pro-government forces as Moscow since the end of April to ship oil. well as 30 jihadists and allied that has killed 816 civilians, Britain accused the vessel rebels, the Syrian Observa- according to the Observatory. of violating European sanc- tory for Human Rights said. The violence has also tions by taking oil to Syria, a It came as regime warplanes pushed 400,000 people charge Tehran denies. pummelled the Idlib region from their homes, according The deputy head of Iran’s with air strikes, killing three to the United Nations. Ports and Maritime Organisa- civilians in the town of Khan Syria’s conflict has killed tion, Jalil Eslami, said on Tues- Sheikhoun, the Britain- over 370,000 people and day that Britain was thinking based monitor added. displaced millions since it of freeing the Grace 1 following Regime forces and anti- started with the brutal re- an exchange of documents. government fighters have pression of anti-government “The vessel was seized been caught in fierce battles protests in 2011. based on false allegations,” Es- lami said in comments report- ed by state news agency IRNA. “We hope the release will take Rebels repel Syrian government place soon.” Iran’s semi-offi- forces’ push into south Idlib cial Fars news agency, quoting unidentified Gibraltar author- BEIRUT: Syrian rebels managed to repel Syrian troops who ities, said the tanker would be tried to push into the southern countryside of north-western freed by Tuesday evening. Idlib province on Tuesday as part of a campaign for key rebel- However, a senior source A Spanish Civil Guard boat sails past Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain, on Tuesday. (REUTERS) held areas, including the stronghold of Khan Sheikhoun. in the government of British Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian overseas territory denied that on Tehran. Observatory for Human Rights, told dpa that Syrian President would happen on Tuesday. Iran reports uranium enrichment has reached 4.5% The Iranian capture of the Bashar al-Assad’s forces were focusing their offensive on a Although Grace 1 was Stena Impero drew condem- small area called Tarai, which lies east of Khan Sheikhoun. seized by British forces, Brit- TEHRAN: Iran says it has enriched 370 kilogrammes of uranium to a concentration of 4.5 percent, nation from Britain and other Khan Sheikhoun, the largest town in the south of Idlib, is ain said on Tuesday that inves- both of which would be in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal reached with global powers. European parties to the nucle- located on the international M5 Aleppo-Damascus highway, tigations into the tanker Grace Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesman for Iran’s nuclear agency, made the claim to the Iranian state- ar deal that have been trying which also passes through Homs. were a matter for Gibraltar. backed news agency ISNA on Tuesday. to salvage it by shielding Iran’s The government’s attempts to take Tarai had been repelled, The territory has denied Iran’s The 2015 agreement allows Iran to enrich 300 kilogrammes of uranium to a level no higher than economy from reimposed and Abdel Rahman said. He added that rebels had managed to am- claim that the action was taken 3.67 per cent. Iran made clear over the past few months that it would withdraw in phases from the toughened US sanctions. bush government forces as they were trying to move into Tarai on the orders of Tehran’s long- agreement after the United States pulled out last year, reimposing tough sanctions. Unlike the seized Iranian and had killed 13 of the advancing forces. The watchdog said time foe Washington. European powers, who opposed the US withdrawal, have sought to convince Iran to remain in the tanker, which was carrying a this is the second attempt in the last 24 hours by the troops to “As this is an ongoing in- deal. Iran has said it will begin a third withdrawal phase in September, enriching uranium as high as cargo of up to 2.1 million bar- take Tarai, adding that nine rebels were also killed. vestigation, we are unable to 20 per cent, if the nuclear deal is properly implemented. rels of oil, the Stena Impero Abdel Rahman warned earlier that, if the government takes comment further,” a British The 2015 deal sought to prevent higher enrichment levels because the 20-per-cent material could was on its way to the Gulf and Khan Sheikhoun, “rebels in the area of northern Hama country- Foreign Office spokesman be processed further into weapons-grade uranium very quickly. (DPA) empty at the time it was seized side will be in [a] difficult position. Either they will have to with- said. by Iranian forces. draw or fight till the end, as they will be under siege.” “There Tehran has denied the Millions of barrels of oil have been heavy confrontations in Tarai since Monday,” said vessel was doing anything ish-flagged Stena Impero The Gulf tanker crisis has with six powers, under which pass daily through the vari- Brigadier Abu Salem, spokesman of the Jaish al-Ezze group, improper and in retaliation tanker in the Strait of Hormuz added to worsening hostili- Tehran agreed to curb its nu- ous bottlenecks from Middle which controls areas in Hama. (DPA) Islamic Revolutionary Guards on July 19 for alleged marine ties since Washington pulled clear work in return for lifting East oil producers to markets Corps troops seized the Brit- violations. out of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal most international sanctions across the globe.

Houthi explosive-laden drone ‘fell’ Burundian YouTube child star’s death spotlights malaria epidemic Egypt hosts Sudan protest inside Yemen: Saudi-led coalition REUTERS dren to malaria - not just in DUBAI: The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said NAIROBI Burundi, but across sub-Sa- leaders ahead of landmark deal an explosive-laden drone launched on Tuesday by the group in haran Africa,” he said, adding AFP discussions. the direction of Saudi Arabia had fallen inside Yemeni territory. THE death of a six-year-old that Burundi was struggling CAIRO The constitutional declara- The Iran-aligned Houthis said earlier they had launched drone YouTube star from a malaria to stop mosquitoes breeding tion scheduled to be formally attacks on the airport of Abha in southwest Saudi Arabia near epidemic in Burundi has spot- around homes and to pro- EGYPT wrapped up a two-day signed on August 17 outlines the Yemeni border. lighted the growing challenge vide bednets to protect people summit with Sudan’s main the formation of a transition- A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, Colonel Turki al- of combatting malaria in a while sleeping. protest leaders on Tuesday, al civilian government and Maliki, denied that Abha had come under attack. warmer world, health experts The young comic’s death its foreign ministry said, days a parliament to govern for a Cited by the official Saudi Press Agency, he said a drone said on Tuesday. has prompted a wave of trib- before they are due to sign an three-year transition period. launched by the Houthis from the Yemeni capital Sanaa “fell” Darcy Irakoze - known as utes and sparked debate about agreement paving the way for The agreement stipulates the over a residential area in Amran, a province controlled by the Kacaman - who was popular malaria in Burundi, where civilian rule in the country. formation of a joint civilian- group just north of Sanaa. for his comedy performances Darcy Irakoze the United Nations says it has The “important meeting” military ruling body. Neither side reported any casualties. on YouTube and in local thea- reached “epidemic” propor- brought together the Alliance The results of the Cairo The Houthis, who control Sanaa and most of Yemen’s tres, died on Thursday after fever for a few days and his tions with almost 6 million for Freedom and Change, Su- discussions will be presented other populous areas, have stepped up attacks against targets contracting the mosquito- mother had taken him to a lo- cases and 1,800 deaths report- dan’s umbrella protest move- before the leaders of the pow- in Saudi Arabia in recent months. In response, the Saudi-led borne disease in his home city cal clinic, but he had died the ed this year. ment and the driving force erful alliance in Khartoum, the coalition has targeted military sites belonging to the group, of Gitega, east of the commer- following day. “Another precious life behind the protests since De- statement added. especially around Sanaa. cial capital Bujumbura. “The death of Kacaman lost,” tweeted James Elder, a cember, and the rebel groups of Cairo has been a stead- The Western-backed Sunni Muslim coalition led by Saudi Neighbours in the tiny is very tragic,” said Marshal regional spokesman for the the Sudan Revolutionary Front. fast ally of Khartoum’s mili- Arabia and the UAE intervened in Yemen in 2015 to try to central African nation told the Mukuvare of the International UN children’s agency, Unicef. Its objective was “achiev- tary leaders after long-time restore a Yemeni government ousted from power in Sanaa by Thomson Reuters Foundation Federation of Red Cross and “Malaria robbed his future; ing peace” as the long-awaited autocrat Omar al-Bashir was the Houthis. (DPA) that the primary school stu- Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). as it does to a child every two deal is inked, the ministry said toppled on April 11 following dent had been suffering from “We are losing many chil- minutes.” in a short statement on the months of protests. 06 Wednesday, August 14, 2019

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 Opinion HAMAD BIN SUHAIM AL THANI CHAIRMAN ADEL ALI BIN ALI MANAGING DIRECTOR DR HASSAN MOHAMMED AL ANSARI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Trump’s Callous Attack On Immigrants Who Need Public Aid Who Needs The Stockpile

Even the immigrants who use short-term government satefy-net programmes go on to acquire education Of Deadly ICBMs? and skills to make major contribution to the economy. The country needs them. Instead of stockpiling large number of ICBMs based on first-strike capability, HE Trump administration is moving — the govt must develop second–strike nuclear force, which will work again — to make it more difficult for even legal immigrants to get a foothold in the as a deterrent and minimise the risks of accidental strike TUnited States. Beginning in October, a new rule will JESSICA SLEIGHT & WILLIAM D HARTUNG make immigrants who use certain govern- TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE ment safety-net programmes ineligible for permanent residency, blocking their path to HE recent news that Boeing will naturalised citizenship. The move, which is not bid to build the US Air Force’s likely to be challenged in court, meshes with next-generation ICBM sent ripples the administration’s other efforts to funda- of concern throughout the defence mentally change the nature of US immigra- Tworld. Absent Boeing’s participa- tion from a focus on family reunification to tion, Northrop Grumman will have no one based on English proficiency, educational competition for the contract on one of level and work experience. the biggest replacement programmes in Barring legal status to immigrants be- the US nuclear modernisation plan. The cause they might need a little short-term as- Pentagon’s plan is already expensive sist is hardhearted, but also in stride for an an estimate advocates say is too low. enough: an estimated $1.5 trillion (with administration that sees nothing wrong with We are already seeing the effects. Af- inflation) over the next three decades, incarcerating children who arrive at the bor- ter the rule first surfaced late last summer, according to the latest assessment by der asking for help. Yet research shows that immigration advocates say, they noted a the Congressional Budget Office. Without even those who do need some financial help drop-off in the number of people seeking competition, that massive figure is only over time learn or improve skills that move assistance, most of them fearful that receiv- likely to rise. them into higher-income brackets and help ing short-term help could keep them from But the concern about Boeing’s with- the overall economy. remaining in the country or becoming a drawal from the Ground Based Strate- The new rule would make legal immi- citizen. That would not reduce immigration gic Deterrent competition raises a larger grants ineligible for green cards if they use or levels, just make the intervening years more question. Does the United States even are deemed likely by the government to use difficult for the immigrants. need ICBMs for its defence? some public benefits for more than 12 months As it is, the government has a long history An alternative nuclear posture devised within a 36-month period. That means legal of rejecting visa requests and green card appli- by the organisation Global Zero answers immigrants — say, people here on student cations from people who are likely to become that question with an emphatic “no.” or temporary work visas — who are entitled dependent on the government for subsist- The Global Zero plan would by law and regulation to turn to public ben- ence. That has reasonably been interpreted to shift US nuclear strategy from one that efit programmes, such as Medicaid or food mean people who rely on cash support or peo- engages in planning for elaborate and stamps, may jeopardise their future legal sta- ple who would require institutional care. Ma- dangerous nuclear warfighting to one tus just by accepting help to which Congress jor social service programmes also are out of that establishes the nuclear arsenal as a or attacks on itself or its allies. simply unnecessary. Moreover, US plan- has said they are entitled. reach for most legal immigrants until they’ve second-strike force meant to deter nuclear The US Air Force has 400 ICBMs sit- ners can look for more non-nuclear op- Immigrant rights advocates are right- been here for five years. And laws already bar attacks against the US and its allies – a ting in silos in the middle of the country tions as they forge their war plans. Con- fully up in arms, arguing that the new rule those living here without permission from “deterrence-only” strategy. This could be on high alert, ready to launch within min- ventional and cyber options are better punishes the poor and violates immigration nearly all public support programs. achieved with five new ballistic missile sub- utes of receiving the order, vulnerable to suited to hit certain targets traditionally law. They also warn that, because of the rule’s There is a serious discussion to be had marines and a backup force of 40 nuclear- an incoming nuclear first strike. US offi- reserved for nuclear weapons, and en- complexity, people will avoid seeking medical about what our national priorities are for de- capable bombers – a total of 640 deployed cials, who are still working from the Cold courage de-escalation of a conflict before help or other benefits for fear of inadvertently termining who is eligible to immigrate. For nuclear weapons and 450 in reserve. The War playbook, argue that they provide it crosses the nuclear threshold. Any mili- jeopardising their eligibility to become per- generations the focus has been on family re- new approach would be grounded in a an opportunity cost for an adversary who tary value ICBMs may have held in the manent residents. unification, with parents and children of US policy of no first use of nuclear weapons, would need to “waste” nuclear weapons past is now outweighed by the inherent The Department of Homeland Security citizens and legal permanent residents getting which would provide a critical margin of on ICBMs so the US can’t use them to re- risk of use – by accident, miscalculation first proposed the restriction in October, elic- preference. The Trump administration wants safety against the rash or accidental launch taliate. Not only is each silo a target for a or on false warning of an incoming attack. iting more than 266,000 public comments, to limit admission to those who already speak of nuclear weapons in a crisis. potential enemy, it’s also an incentive for Congress has resisted even modest triple the average for most of the agency’s pro- English, have definable skills and an educa- An estimate by the Center for Interna- the US to use these weapons before they changes in the ICBM force, including a re- posed rules. The government subsequently tion, and who will be ready to add to the econ- tional Policy’s Sustainable Defense Task lose them, encouraging preemptive use cent amendment by Rep Earl Blumenau- amended the proposal, and the version to be omy upon arrival. Force suggests that an approach along the in a conflict or launch on warning of an er, D-Oregon, that would have authorised published Wednesday does not apply to wom- Other nations, such as Canada and Aus- lines proposed by Global Zero could save incoming attack. There is already a record an independent study on options to ex- en who receive public assistance during preg- tralia, have tried similar systems with varying over $100 billion over the next decade – of instances of false alarms, from a flock tend the life of current generation ICBMs nancy or within 60 days after giving birth. results. But historically, immigrants from all money that could be used for other urgent of geese to a computer chip malfunction and delay the development of new ones. It also does not penalise low-income immi- over the world, including those who arrived national needs. Part of the savings could to the exercise mistaken for a real alert But there are signs of openness. House grants whose premiums for Medicare Part D not speaking the language and with little more be used to improve the nation’s vulner- in Hawaii last year. Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith, are subsidised by taxpayers, children up to than pocket change, have added to the Ameri- able nuclear command, control and com- The dangers presented by “use or D-Washington, has encouraged dia- age 21, or recipients of emergency medical as- can stew pot and helped fuel our prosperity. munication systems, elements critical to a lose” ICBMs are compounded by their logue about future US nuclear strategy sistance, aid from school lunch programmes The nation will in the coming years survivable and credible deterrent. redundancy. Ballistic missile submarines and force posture, including declaratory and food pantries, subsidised student loans need more immigrants with varying levels Based on analysis of credible esti- – the most survivable leg of the nuclear policy and phasing out ICBMs.” Sena- and mortgages, temporary housing, or dis- of skills, especially as birthrates decline and mates of Pentagon nuclear planning, arsenal, virtually undetectable at sea with tor Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, aster relief, as the Associated Press reported. our overall population ages. Policies such as Global Zero found that a no-first-use no known credible threat – can provide introduced a companion bill in the Sen- But the government said the changes could the new public charge rule erect yet another policy would improve global stability a credible deterrent force. As a hedge ate. After decades of adherence to a nucle- still affect about 382,000 immigrants a year, wall in their way. and US security, reducing the risk of nu- against future advances in anti-submarine ar warfighting strategy, Congress should Tribune News Service clear war without diminishing the United capabilities, the United States would keep take every opportunity to consider saner, States’ ability to deter nuclear threats to a reserve force of bombers. ICBMs are safer alternatives. Remembering The Peerless Toni Morrison

The greatest American writer of our time, Morrison’s novels depict black lives with her commitment to the inner lives of black characters

SOPHIE GILBERT black writers. The Bluest Eye grew out of mented Morrison’s reputation as one of authority in the realm of American letters TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE a short story she’d written in high school the most important writers in American and, in this prideful context, we do raise about a young African American girl who history. The book emerged from an inter- this tribute to the author of The Bluest ONI Morrison, the Nobel laureate, dislikes her own appearance and yearns mingled feeling of contentment and anxi- Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, Pulitzer Prize winner, and peerless for blue eyes, which she associates with ety, she told Interview in 2012. She was and Beloved. American author, died last week at whiteness and with beauty. Morrison sitting on her porch overlooking the Hud- In 2000, Morrison was awarded the Tthe age of 88. Since the publication of wrote the book, she said in an interview son River, having recently quit editing to National Medal for Humanities, and in her debut novel, The Bluest Eye, in 1970, in 2014, “because I wanted to read it. I focus on writing full-time. “I was really 2012 she was given the Presidential Med- Morrison has been established as one of thought that kind of book, with that sub- happy,” Morrison said. “Which is to say, al of Freedom, the highest civilian award the most powerful and distinct voices in ject—those most vulnerable, most unde- I guess I hadn’t been. I hadn’t felt that—it in the United States. Morrison’s prose, literature, a lyrical chronicler and witness scribed, not taken seriously little black must have been a combination of happi- President Barack Obama said, “brings to the African American experience. Her girls—had never existed seriously in lit- ness and something else. And it was then us that kind of moral and emotional in- 1987 novel, Beloved, the story of a former erature. No one had ever written about that I wrote Beloved. It was all like a flood tensity that few writers ever attempt.” enslaved person who is haunted by the them except as props. Since I couldn’t when I wrote that book.” Inspired by the In the meantime, she continued to teach child she killed, won the Pulitzer Prize for find a book that did that, I thought, ‘Well, story of a real woman who escaped slav- throughout her career. In 1989 Morri- Fiction in 1988, and was named the best I’ll write it and then I’ll read it.’” ery, Margaret Garner, the novel weaves son was appointed the Robert F Goheen work of American fiction of the late 20th Although The Bluest Eye received A file photo of Toni Morrison.(AFP) together a profound tale about the brutal, Professor in the Humanities at Princeton century by The New York Times in 2006. little critical attention and mainstream intergenerational legacy of trauma. University, where she stayed until her re- Morrison was born in Lorain, Ohio, success at the time, it helped introduce her international acclaim for its epic por- Before Beloved won the Pulitzer, a tirement in 2006. in 1931, the daughter of a welder and Morrison to Bob Bernstein, the then- trayal of heritage and the sweep of history group of 48 black writers and scholars “Word-work is sublime,” Morrison a homemaker who encouraged her to president of Random House, and to Rob- over one Michigan family. “Few Ameri- wrote an open letter to The New York said in her Nobel lecture in 1993, “be- read literature and taught her folktales ert Gottlieb, the editor of novels includ- cans know, and can say, more than [Mor- Times praising Morrison’s work and its cause it is generative; it makes meaning and spirituals at home. After graduat- ing Catch-22 and True Grit, who became rison] has,” a Times critic wrote. Success, significance to the American canon: that secures our difference, our human ing from Howard University, she taught one of Morrison’s closest collaborators. Morrison told The Washington Post that The legitimate need for our own criti- difference—the way in which we are like English literature, eventually becoming Morrison’s second novel, Sula, was nomi- year, often felt like “it was happening to a cal voice in relation to our own literature no other life. We die. That may be the an editor at Random House, where she nated for the National Book Award; her friend of mine that I like a lot.” can no longer be denied. We, therefore, meaning of life. But we do language. That fostered and promoted a generation of third, 1977’s Song of Solomon, brought The 1987 publication of Beloved ce- urgently affirm our rightful and positive may be the measure of our lives.”

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE OPINION AND ANALYSIS PAGES ARE THE AUTHORS’ OWN. QATAR TRIBUNE BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY. Wednesday, August 14, 2019 07 IN-DEPTH Trump says there are some very bad people on both sides P In his reaction to white-supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, two years ago this month, the US president said, ‘Whether it’s white supremacy, whether it’s any other kind of supremacy, whether it’s antifa, whether it’s any group of hate, I am very concerned about it.’

DAVID A. GRAHAM One of the major “It’s actually not a real problem in from arguing otherwise on Fox News this THE ATLANTIC ONLINE | TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE methods of distrac- America,” Carlson said. “This is a morning. (He also appeared to confuse tion has been a misbe- hoax, just like the Russia hoax. Castro with his twin brother, Julián, who is HEN a president goes to visit the gotten attempt to equate It’s a conspiracy theory used running for president.) Just days after an scene of a tragedy, it’s typically a the Dayton shooter with to divide the country and apparent white supremacist literally shot moment to focus attention on the the El Paso shooter. A review keep a hold on power.” and killed 22 people in El Paso, Trump Jr. victims and on the causes. Donald of social-media accounts linked Carlson’s argument contended that the real victims were peo- WTrump is a different sort of presi- to the Dayton shooter shows sup- doesn’t stand up to mini- ple who made large donations to his fa- dent, and as he left the White House this port for the Democratic presidential mal scrutiny. For one, it’s not ther’s campaign. morning ahead of visits to El Paso, Texas, candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie clear who’s trying to “keep a “That list sort of screams out like the and Dayton, Ohio, he made sure the focus Sanders, approval of “antifa,” and anger at hold on power.” The president of Dayton, Ohio, shooter’s list,” he said. “When was, instead, on himself and his political foes. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. the United States has both treated a radical left-wing politician who’s polling “Whether it’s white supremacy, whether The difference between this and El white supremacy as real by con- at about zero percent does this for either at- it’s any other kind of supremacy, whether it’s Paso ought to be clear, but apparently it demning it (however perfuncto- tention or a call to action, it’s pretty scary. I antifa, whether it’s any group of hate, I am is not. Police say there is no evidence so rily) and risen to hold power with mean, that was the same thing that the Day- very concerned about it,” Trump said. “And far that the man in Dayton acted with the support of white suprema- ton, Ohio, shooter did, and people should be I’ll do something about it.” political or racial motives when he cists. Moreover, the evidence fed up with this nonsense.” In other words, to paraphrase the presi- killed nine people early Sunday morn- suggests that a white suprema- To focus on these distractions, or to try dent’s reaction to white-supremacist vio- ing. By contrast, the El Paso shooter cist just killed 22 people in El to set them as equal to white supremacy, is lence in Charlottesville, Virginia, two years left behind a four-page manifesto in which Paso. If that’s not a real problem, to deny the role that ideology played in the ago this month, there are some very bad he lays out the explicitly political and white- one wonders what counts as a real El Paso shooting—and in many other re- people on both sides. This is a bravura per- supremacist motivations for his attack. problem in Carlson’s world. (The answer: cent outbreaks of white-racist violence. It formance in missing the point—either in- This is not to say there are not people on Roma people and Democrats, but mostly harkens back to Trump’s infamous Char- tentionally or not. As he goes to visit the the left who espouse political violence. This immigration—a view the El Paso shooter lottesville remarks. Non–white suprema- city where a racist attacker killed 22 people, includes not only antifa, but also the man apparently shared.) cists opposed removing Confederate stat- Trump cannot keep focused on the ideology who opened fire at a congressional-baseball A second distraction has arisen with ues, such as the Robert E. Lee monument that led the man to kill. Instead, he’s engag- practice in 2017, shooting four including Representative Joaquin Castro, a San in Charlottesville. If any of them showed ing in whataboutism, and he and his allies Representative Steve Scalise, and who was Antonio Democrat, tweeting out a list of up at the Unite the Right rally, though, are creating false equivalences that distract a supporter of Sanders. Here, too, there the 44 people in San Antonio who have they were participating in a white-nation- from the point. is what ought to be an obvious differ- made the maximum legal donation alist gathering and marching alongside When Trump spoke on Monday, he of- ence: Sanders and Warren have not to the Trump campaign this year. neo-Nazis. Nor, in the days after a white fered a perfunctory condemnation of “rac- condoned or encouraged violence, The moral and political wisdom nationalist killed a woman there, were ism, bigotry, and white supremacy,” then whereas Trump has repeatedly en- of Castro’s move is up for debate, they the point. quickly moved on to a slew of other issues— couraged violence and endorsed its efficacy. though labeling it “doxxing” is plainly The moral imperative facing the presi- the internet, violent video games, mental The El Paso shooter also directly echoed Meanwhile, the Fox News host Tucker incorrect. Political donations are a mat- dent was to offer a clear and unambiguous illness. He also blamed the media, incoher- Trump’s rhetoric about an “invasion” of im- Carlson, a frequent inspiration to the presi- ter of public record, easily viewable on- condemnation of white-supremacist vio- ently. This was a distraction from the point at migrants. While there are problematic left- dent, attempted a bold gaslighting of his line, and news outlets publish the names lence, without hedging or false equivalence. hand, but his remarks turned out to be only ists, there’s no evidence to suggest that they audience last night, arguing that white su- of donors regularly. Trump failed that test in August 2017, and a warm-up. were the problem in Dayton or El Paso. premacy is not real. That didn’t stop Donald Trump Jr. he’s failing it again in August 2019.

With China, Russia in mind, Pentagon adding stealthy cruise missiles

4,900 weapons to 7,200. The increase was ing stockpiles from US military commands Lockheed Martin is first mentioned in the Pentagon’s 2020 in other parts of the world. budget request, sent to Congress in March, “DoD is consistently growing its mis- building a new factory and mentioned again in an annual assess- siles and munitions portfolio, but tension ment of weapon programs sent to lawmak- remains between restocking munitions ex- to accommodate the ers last week. The Air Force plans to buy pended in counterterrorism operations and military’s demand more than 1,500 missiles over the next five developing new munitions for great-power years and another 2,000-plus in the years war,” budget analysis firm Govini said in a MARCUS WEISGERBER after that, according to budget documents. recent new assessment last month. DEFENSEONE | TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE The US military has only used JASSM The report said that “key munitions able once in combat: 19 of them were fired from to strike targets in contested environments” HE Pentagon is boosting its stockpile of B-1 bombers at a suspected Syrian chemi- like JASSM “are, surprisingly flat” in the a stealthy long-range cruise missiles that cal weapons facility in April 2018. But that Pentagon’s budget projections. Tmight be critical in a war with China or doesn’t mean they’re not in demand. Lockheed is increasing production of Russia. In November, Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, Hellfire missiles, weapons widely associated The demand for the weapon — called commander of Pacific Air Forces, said he with drone strikes, from 7,000 per year to the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, or wanted to increase JASSM stockpiles. He Load crew members from the 28th Munitions Squadron use a munitions lift truck or ‘jammer’, to load about 11,000 per year, CEO Marillyn Hew- JASSM (pronounced jazz-’em) — is so high also wanted the Long-Range Anti-Ship Mis- an inert AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile into a simulated B-1 bomber. (DEFENSEONE) son said in May. that it has prompted manufacturer Lock- sile, a version of JASSM that can sink ships. At the same time, the Pentagon wants heed Martin to break ground in May on a Cruise missiles like JASSM and faster types of weapons increases. hypersonic market, we’re continuously and more range out of its weapons and is in- new 225,000-square-foot production fac- flying hypersonic weapons are viewed as “We’re actively working multiple hyper- strategically investing in some of these top creasing the range of many of its existing tory in Alabama. Lockheed is also working the weapons of future wars because they sonics and counter-hypersonics programs,” technology areas to make sure that we have weapons. to upgrade and further improve the missile. can evade detection and strike targets in ar- Raytheon CEO Tom Kenney said July 25 the right solutions to bring forward to in “One feature of the emerging missile “JASSM will see significant growth,” eas where manned warplanes could be shot during his company’s second quarter earn- the future competitions in both the hyper- renaissance: lots and lots of US and allied Lockheed CFO Ken Possenriede said on the down by enemy fire. ings call. sonic and counter-hypersonic area,” Ken- missiles getting an ‘-ER’ suffix added to company’s July 23 second-quarter earnings JASSM sales and the development of Raytheon’s second quarter missile sales nedy said. them,” Tom Karako, a missile defense ex- call with investment analysts. new hypersonic missiles — are fueling sales increased 8 percent over the same period The Pentagon used tens of thousands pert with the Center for Strategic and In- US Defense Department budget and ac- increases at Lockheed. Rival defense con- last year. of bombs and missiles during its five-year ternational Studies, tweeted in reference to quisition documents show the Pentagon is tractors are also seeing an uptick in missile “Raytheon continues to build this pres- campaign against Islamic State militants in the military’s work to increase the range of planning to increase its JASSM buy from sales as the Pentagon’s demand for these ence in both the hypersonic and counter- Iraq and Syria, gathering weapons by raid- its weapons. 08 Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Europe / Americas Ukraine’s president offers citizenship to Russian political refugees Paris launches Notre-Dame lead decontamination work

KIEV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signed a decree on Tuesday offering citizenship to PARIS: French workers on Tuesday began efforts to remove lead from the area around Notre-Dame NEWS Russians suffering political persecution, and also to foreigners who fought on Kiev’s side in the cathedral which was contaminated by the devastating April fire, sparking public health concerns and conflict in eastern Ukraine. Zelenskiy had announced such a move last month in response to a Rus- forcing the suspension of restoration work. Barriers were set up in the central Paris area as a truck IN BRIEF sian decree expanding the number of Ukrainians who can apply for fast-track Russian passports. delivered pipes and pumps to be used in cleaning the esplanade in front of the great medieval ca- Separately Ukraine’s state security service declared a Russian consular officer in the western city thedral, an AFP reporter said. Testing revealed dangerously high levels of lead at the site as well as of Lviv as persona non grata, accusing him of spying. The officer had already left the country, a at nearby schools and other buildings, prompting fears that workers and residents could have been statement said. (REUTERS) contaminated by the toxic metal. (AFP)

29 US states and cities sue Trump over climate protections Trump official twists Statue of Liberty poem for new migrant policy AFP Finalised in 2015, it was This administration The ACE rule would allow WASHINGTON: The head of US immigration services on Tuesday LOS ANGELES put on hold by the Supreme has decided to states to set their own stand- twisted the words of a poem on the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of Court and the White House ards for existing coal-fired the US’ history of immigration, to justify the Trump administration’s A COALITION of 22 US states has ordered the Environment repeal the Clean Power power plants, rather than fol- latest moves to crack down on certain types of legal immigration. and seven cities on Tuesday Protection Agency to work on Plan and replace it with a low a single federal standard. “Give me your tired and your poor who can stand on their sued President Donald Trump’s a less stringent replacement, toothless substitute. It foresees a far less am- own two feet and who will not become a public charge,” Ken administration to block it from known as the Affordable Clean President Trump’s attempt bitious overall reduction of Cuccinelli, the acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration easing restrictions on coal- Energy (ACE) rule. power sector carbon dioxide Services, told National Public Radio (NPR). burning power plants. “This administration has to gut our nation’s Clean emissions by 2030 than the The Statue of Liberty sits on an island in New York Harbor, Trump has set about sys- decided to repeal the Clean Power Plan is just the regulation it would replace. next to Ellis Island, which was once a key landing point for tematically dismantling en- Power Plan and replace it with a wrong way to go” Tuesday’s challenge argues immigrants. The original poem, ‘The New Colossus’ by Emma vironmental regulations put toothless substitute,” said Cali- that it violates the EPA’s duty Lazarus, contains the key line: “Give me your tired, your poor, in place by his predecessor fornia attorney-general Xavier California Attorney-General under the Obama-era Clean your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” Barack Obama, including the Becerra at a news conference in Xavier Becerra Air Act to address carbon pol- Cuccinelli was on NPR to explain the administration’s new Clean Power Plan, which called Sacramento on Tuesday. lution from power plants, and policy of cracking down on immigrants who are in the US legally for cuts to greenhouse gas “It’s anything but clean, energy. President Trump’s Clean Power Plan is just the artificially narrows the EPA’s who have relied on, or may rely on, benefits.(DPA) emissions from power plants. and it’s anything but clean attempt to gut our nation’s wrong way to go,” he added. authority.

BREXIT IMPASSE CONTINUES Germany’s Merkel defends 2015 migration policy Most important trade deal DPA migrants to Europe. STRALSUND One local politician asked Merkel if she had divided the GERMAN Chancellor Angela country with her migration pol- Merkel defended her migra- icy, and accused her of leading is with the EU: British PM tion policy on Tuesday, say- Germany “into a dictatorship ing she believed her decision in the name of tolerance.” The in September 2015 to open politician said members of the Poll shows more Britons support ‘Brexit by any means’ to take Britain out of the EU than oppose it Germany’s borders to refu- far-right Alternative for Ger- gees and migrants stranded in many (AfD) were not allowed REUTERS Hungary was the right one. to freely express their views. LONDON Speaking at a forum with The AfD campaigns on an citizens in north-eastern Ger- anti-immigrant platform. BRITISH Prime Minister Bo- many, Merkel said she had to ris Johnson said on Tuesday live with the fact that her de- Spain ignores call to that the most important free cision to have Germany take take in minors stuck trade deal that Britain needed in significant numbers of mi- to strike was with the Euro- grants caused her and her gov- on rescue boat pean Union. ernment problems. MADRID: Spain on Tuesday Britain is due to leave the “And still I would always refused to consider a request EU on October 31 and John- say it was right, that we helped from a Spanish rescue boat that son has said he is prepared in a humanitarian emergen- it grant asylum to 31 minors for an exit whether or not any cy,” the chancellor said. stuck aboard the ship, arguing withdrawal agreement has She also said that Germany the demand was not valid. been struck with the bloc. should not only strive to main- The captain of the Open Johnson is seeking a deal tain its wealth, but needed to Arms, Marc Reig, sent a letter with the EU but has not ruled accept that it was part of an on Monday to Spain’s embassy out suspending parliament to international community. “We in Malta asking that Madrid prevent lawmakers’ attempts can not just think about our- grant asylum to the minors, say- to block a no-deal exit. selves,” Merkel said. ing they all “fulfill the conditions “The single biggest deal Concerning migrant res- for recognition as refugees”. that we need to do is a free cue in the Mediterranean, the Another 150 migrants who trade agreement with our German chancellor said it was were plucked from several boats friends and partners over the necessary to adhere to “the in the Mediterranean are on Channel,” he told Sky News. rule of humanity.” She also board the Open Arms, off the On Monday, US national criticised smuggling and traf- coast of Italy’s southern Lampe- security adviser John Bolton ficking operations that bring dusa island. (AFP) said the United States would enthusiastically support a no- deal Brexit if that was what the British government decided to do and would seek to work fast Italy delays no-confidence on a free trade agreement. debate in rowdy Senate session “In my experience, the Americans are very tough ne- Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a roundtable on the criminal justice system at 10 Downing Street in London on Monday. (AFP) AFP calling for a debate next week gotiators indeed and we will do ROME during which Conte would ad- a great deal with them and it The single biggest deal that dress the Senate on the crisis. will open up opportunities for we need to do is a free Scottish court to hear no-deal Brexit suspension case next month A ROWDY Italian Senate on Senators were recalled businesses, particularly servic- Tuesday rejected a call by far- at the height of the holiday es companies in the US,” John- trade agreement with our LONDON: A legal bid to prevent British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suspending parliament to stop right leader Matteo Salvini for season after groupings in the son said. “It will be a tough old friends and partners over lawmakers blocking a no-deal Brexit will be heard at a Scottish court next month. a swift no-confidence vote, de- chamber on Monday failed to haggle but we’ll get there.” the Channel A group of about 70 lawmakers from opposition parties are backing a bid to have Scotland’s ciding instead that Prime Min- agree on a timetable for the Meanwhile, more Britons highest civil court rule that Johnson cannot ask Queen Elizabeth to prorogue, or suspend, parliament ister Giuseppe Conte would ad- vote demanded by Salvini. would support Prime Minister Prime Minister Boris Johnson before Britain leaves the European Union on October 31. dress the crisis on August 20. Salvini kicked off Tues- Boris Johnson using any means The case had its first court outing on Tuesday at which the Court of Session decided that a Interior Minister Salvi- day’s debate with a stunning necessary to take Britain out Brexit by any means, includ- substantive hearing would take place on September 6, said lawyer Jo Maugham from the Good Law ni’s anti-migrant League had U-turn, offering to back a key of the European Union than ing suspending parliament if Project which is supporting the challenge. English courts do not sit in August. (REUTERS) sought the vote after he pulled parliamentary reform of the would oppose him, an opinion necessary, in order to prevent the plug on the coalition last M5S which last week he said poll conducted for the Daily MPs (Members of Parliament) week. But a majority of sena- he could no longer work with. Telegraph said on Monday. from stopping it.” had been excluded. Party had risen by 6 percent- line with other polls showing tors from former coalition In exchange, the anti-es- A ComRes opinion poll The poll showed 46 per- If the undecided are includ- age points to 31 percent, com- an increase in support for the partners Five Star Movement tablishment M5S would back showed 54 percent of re- cent disagreed with the state- ed, the figures are 44 percent pared with 27 percent who said Conservatives since Johnson (M5S) and from the centre-left his call for swift elections de- spondents with an opinion on ment. The result was based on ‘agree’, 37 percent ‘disagree’ they would back the opposition took over from Theresa May, Democratic Party (PD) oppo- spite Salvini’s anti-immigra- the matter said they agreed the answers of 1,645 respond- and 19 percent ‘don’t know’. Labour Party. That result was who formally quit last month sition rejected the motion. tion League party withdrawing with the statement: “Boris ents, after those who said they The same survey found based on 1,783 responses. having failed to deliver Brexit Instead, lawmakers ap- from the increasingly acrimo- (Johnson) needs to deliver did not know their preference support for the Conservative That finding is largely in on schedule. proved an M5S-PD motion nious alliance. Climate campaigner Greta prepares to sail to the US on boat with no toilet REUTERS fortable but that I can live make the journey as smooth LONDON with,” Thunberg told BBC TV as possible. London climate change protesters in Plymouth, southwest Eng- “By stopping flying you not daub Brazilian embassy blood red SWEDISH teenage climate land, from where she is due only reduce your own carbon activist Greta Thunberg will to leave on Wednesday after- footprint but also that sends a LONDON: Climate-change protesters threw red paint at the set sail for New York today, noon. “If it’s really hard then I signal to other people around Brazilian embassy in London on Tuesday to demonstrate against crossing the Atlantic in a rac- just have to think it’s only for you that the climate crisis is a damage to the Amazon rainforest and what they described as ing yacht with no shower or two weeks then I can go back real thing,” Thunberg said. violence against indigenous tribes living there. toilet to join protests in the to as usual,” said the 16-year- When she arrives, she Police arrested six activists from the Extinction Rebellion United States and take part in old who will be accompanied will join the UN Climate Ac- group after they glued themselves to the embassy windows and a United Nations summit. by her father, Svante, and a tion Summit in New York in climbed onto a glass awning above the entrance. The protesters To avoid travelling by air, cameraman on the journey. September and the COP 25 had splattered red paint and sprayed red handprints over the Thunberg is making her trans- Earlier this month, the A crew member holds a bucket with the words ‘poo’s only please’, on- climate change conference in facade, along with slogans such as “No More Indigenous Blood” Atlantic trip on board the 60- boat’s skipper told Reuters the board the Malizia II sailing yacht at the Mayflower Marina in Plymouth, Santiago, Chile in December. and “For The Wild”. ft yacht, the Malizia II, fitted teenage activist, who has be- England, ahead of a journey across the Atlantic to New York carrying “Me speaking to the UN is Extinction Rebellion, which disrupted traffic in central London with solar panels and under- come a figurehead for young Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (left), on Tuesday. (AFP) not going to change the situa- for several weeks earlier this year, said Tuesday’s protest aimed water turbines that produce environmental protesters, tion but if that can help to cre- to challenge the Brazilian government over “state-sanctioned electricity onboard, with the faced a challenging voyage on toilets - those on board have to really shows her commitment ate awareness ... then I think human rights abuses and ecocide”. aim of making the journey board the yacht which is de- use a blue bucket. to the cause and how far she’s that together we can try to ... Brazil contains about 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest, a zero-carbon. signed for speed rather than “Greta taking on this chal- willing to push herself,” skip- make a change,” Thunberg bulwark against global warming thanks to the vast amounts of “I might feel a bit seasick luxury. lenge of sailing across on a per Boris Herrmann told Reu- said on a visit to a German an- carbon dioxide it soaks up and recycles into oxygen. (REUTERS) and it’s not going to be com- There are no showers or race boat with zero comfort ters. He said they will try to ti-coal protest camp on Friday. Google’s jobs search draws complaints from WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019 rivals PAGE 10

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Oil soars near 5% on Global stocks surge easing trade as investors sense tensions US-China trade truce REUTERS NEW YORK AFP not derail the markets’ en- PARIS thusiasm. OIL prices rose almost 5% on - Greenback surges -The Tuesday after the United States GLOBAL stock markets ral- dollar also firmed strongly, said it would delay imposing a lied on Tuesday and oil prices especially against the yen, 10% tariff on certain Chinese surged in a wave of relief after euro and Swiss franc. products, easing concerns over US President Donald Trump “The news of the delay a global trade war that has delayed tariffs on electronic of some US tariffs on certain pummeled the market in re- goods from China, giving in- Chinese goods is positive for cent months. vestors hope for some detente risk sentiment, although the The Chinese products in- in a US-China trade war. full details aren’t yet known,” clude laptops and cellphones. The announcement said analysts at ING. The tariffs had been scheduled caused a dramatic turna- But “don’t get carried to start next month. round in equity markets, away with optimism”, they “The US-China trade war which had retreated earlier warned. “The lack of visibil- has caused energy demand under the combined impact ity on the trade war outlook growth to take a big hit. Any of tensions in Hong Kong, means that the above should glimmer of hope revives the Since US president Donald Trump’s August 1 tweets threatening new tariffs on Chinese imports, the US benchmark S&P stock index has economic crisis in Argentina, not translate into a long-last- prospects for a more posi- dropped more than 4% percent. (REUTERS) fears of a global slowdown ing trend.” tive demand landscape,” said -- and uncertainty over US- Until Trump rekindled John Kilduff, partner at energy China trade talks. hope on the trade war front, hedge fund Again Capital Man- But some of that un- equities had been showing agement in New York. certainty appeared to have signs of buckling under what Brent LCOc1 futures were lifted when the US said it Lukman Otunuga at FXTM up $2.69, or 4.6%, at $61.26 a US to delay tariffs on was delaying until Decem- called “a burst of geopolitical barrel by 1:33 p.m. EDT (1733 ber 15 the imposition of new risks across the globe”. GMT), while US West Texas 10 percent tariffs on Chinese Weakness in Asian stock Intermediate (WTI) crude electronics. markets had spilled first into CLc1 was up $2.07, or 3.8%, at “US-China reach cease- Europe and from there into $57.00. some Chinese imports fire on trade war,” said Al- early US trading. That put Brent futures on fonso Esparza at OANDA. A big factor of worry track for their biggest daily per- “Equities surged with the was Hong Kong, where air- centage gain since December. news as the prolonged trade port authorities on Tuesday The surprise move and renewed talks with China suggest Trump may be willing to compromise war has been the biggest neg- suspended all check-ins as ative factor hitting stocks,” pro-democracy protesters REUTERS merce praised the tariff de- said Esparza. blocked the facility. WASHINGTON Chinese and US Trade lays and said it was “more US equities saw a dra- - ‘Economic populism important than ever that the matic turnaround after the is alive’ -Emerging market THE Trump administration negotiators speak on phone two sides return to the nego- news, with the tech-heavy currencies recovered from on Tuesday delayed imposing tiating table and recommit to Nasdaq index up around two Monday’s losses that came a 10% import tariff on laptops, BEIJING: Chinese and American Trade negotiators spoke on achieving progress towards a percent, and the DJIA and on the back of the shock win cell phones, video game con- the phone on Tuesday, state media reported, two weeks after comprehensive, enforceable S&P 500 indices not far be- in an Argentina presidential soles and a wide range of other US President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions by an- agreement.” hind. primary election by populist products made in China, in an nouncing fresh tariffs on Beijing’s exports. China’s chief ne- The Retail Industry Lead- Consumer electronics centre-left candidate Alberto The Chinese Ministry of abrupt pull-back from a hard- gotiator Vice Premier Liu He and Commerce Minister Zhong ers Association said “remov- stocks led the way, with Ap- Fernandez over incumbent Commerce said in a statement line stance on Chinese trade. Shan spoke with their US counterparts, Treasury Secretary ing some products from the ple more than four percent Mauricio Macri. on Tuesday that US and Chi- The US Trade Repre- Steven Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, list and delaying additional higher. The news saw the coun- nese trade officials spoke on sentative’s Office action was the Xinhua news agency said, adding that Beijing issued 10% tariffs on other products, Oil prices, a bellwether try’s peso dive 30 percent at the phone and agreed to talk published just minutes after such as toys, consumer elec- for the global economic one point and the stock mar- again within two weeks. China’s Ministry of Commerce “a solemn protest” against the punitive duties set to come tronics, apparel and footwear, growth outlook, also surged, ket by even more. “The possibility that the said Vice Premier Liu He con- into effect on September 1. The report emerged as the US until Dec. 15 is welcomed with Brent and WTI con- OANDA Asia-Pacific sen- United States and China can ducted a phone call with US announced it would delay imposing the 10 percent tariffs on news as it will mitigate some tracts up by around three ior market analyst Jeffrey get the trade talks on track... is trade officials. Chinese electronics until December 15, but would proceed pain for consumers through percent. Halley said “economic pop- raising hopes that they might The delay in the tariffs that with the new duties on other goods. (AFP) the holiday season.” Even though the US ulism is alive and well in all actually get some type of deal,” had been scheduled to start The 21-page-list of prod- added that it was still going corners of the globe -- a far said Phil Flynn, analyst at Price next month provides some re- ucts that won’t get hit with ahead with new duties start- more worrying development Futures Group in Chicago. lief to retailers. Although most more American agricultural The exemptions, com- tariffs until December in- ing September 1 on $300 bil- in the long-term than a US- “That’s why we are seeing stores would have stocked products. bined with renewed talks with cludes baby monitors and lion in Chinese goods, it did China trade war”. this big rebound in prices,” their holiday merchandise The administration is still China, suggest Trump may be strollers, microwaves, instant Flynn said. before the earlier September moving forward with 10% tar- willing to compromise. print cameras, doorbells, high Before the US announce- deadline, some might have iffs on much of the $300 bil- In a sign the administra- chairs, musical instruments, ment about the tariff delay, faced the tariffs for fill-in or- lion of imports first disclosed tion may be expecting some- ketchup dispensers, baby dia- Brent futures were still trad- ders late in the holiday shop- in May, publishing a 122-page thing in return, Trump tweet- pers, fireworks, sleeping bags, ing about 20% below the 2019 ping season. list of products that will face ed on Tuesday: “As usual, nativity scenes, fishing reels, high they hit in April. “We’re doing this for the tariffs beginning Sept. 1, in- China said they were going to paint rollers and food prod- Oil prices seesawed earlier Christmas season, just in case cluding smartwatches. be buying “big” from our great ucts. in the day, caught between de- some of the tariffs would have Since Trump’s Aug. 1 American Farmers. So far they USTR is still moving for- mand worries and rising global an impact on US customers” tweets threatening the new have not done what they said. ward with tariffs on Sept. 1 supplies and expectations for President Donald Trump told tariffs, the US benchmark Maybe this will be different!” on many products such as live deeper production cuts from reporters as he prepared to S&P stock index has dropped Trump tweeted. animals, dairy products, skis, leading producers. depart from New Jersey for an more than 4% percent. Other products that will golf balls, contact lenses, mo- US oil output from seven event in Pittsburgh. On Tuesday, technology have tariffs delayed until Dec. torcycle engines, lithium ion major shale formations was The decision came less investors welcomed news of 15 include “computers, video batteries, snowblowers and expected to rise by 85,000 bar- than two weeks after Trump the exemptions, pushing an game consoles, certain toys, various types of steel. rels per day (bpd) in Septem- said on Aug. 1 he would im- index of chip stocks up 3.1%, computer monitors, and cer- A separate group of prod- ber to a record 8.77 million pose a 10% tariff on $300 bil- while shares of Apple surged tain items of footwear and ucts will also be exempt alto- bpd, the Energy Information lion of Chinese goods, blam- more than 5% and the Dow clothing,” the USTR said in a gether, “based on health, safe- US equities saw a dramatic turnaround after the news of possible Administration forecast in a ing China for not following Jones Industrial Average rose statement. ty, national security and other US-China trade truce. report. through on promises to buy more than 500 points. The US Chamber of Com- factors,” it added. Next CEO Wolfson says Britain can avoid no-deal Brexit disorder

REUTERS ment’s increased focus on will make an enormous differ- no-deal if government’s well LONDON contingency planning, includ- ence,” he said. prepared. We’ve got every in- ing simplified customs and “We are rapidly moving dication that they are now tak- BRITAIN can avoid disorder border procedures, meant the In the vast majority of deals from the gridlock and chaos ing that seriously.” He told the and chaos in the event of a United Kingdom was much I’ve done, if the deadline is camp into the well prepared BBC any deal struck by John- no-deal Brexit because a step- better prepared than it was for midnight, the deal gets camp. To have the govern- son with the EU was likely to up in the government’s con- the original March 29 Brexit ment and civil service that is be last minute. “In the vast tingency planning meant the deadline. done at 11.55, but we need now determinedly endeavor- majority of deals I’ve done, if economy was better prepared, Wolfson has been CEO of to have nerves of steel and ing to make sure that we are the deadline is midnight, the the boss of clothing retailer clothing retailer Next for 18 prepare ourselves for either prepared is really important.” deal gets done at 11.55, but we Next said on Tuesday. years and as a Conservative outcome. He said the government of need to have nerves of steel Next chief executive Si- peer sits in the upper house Theresa May had failed to ad- and prepare ourselves for ei- mon Wolfson, a prominent of Britain’s parliament, giving Next CEO Simon Wolfson equately prepare for a no-deal, ther outcome,” he said. leave supporter, told the BBC him an insight into the work- a situation he said was now Though British ports could he hoped new Prime Minister ings of the government and “We’re a long way from being addressed by her suc- wave all goods through, Wolf- Boris Johnson could secure a the impact its policies have on gridlock and chaos. I think cessor. son conceded that the UK gov- deal with the European Union consumers. He had previously the fact that (UK tax author- Wolfson said he much pre- ernment had little influence before the Oct. 31 exit date. warned of the perils of a no- ity) HMRC have introduced Simon Wolfson, chief executive officer of Next Plc, speaks during an ferred a deal to no-deal. “But on what would happen at con- But he said the govern- deal Brexit. these transitional measures interview in London. I’m much less frightened of tinental ports. 10 Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Economy & Business US inflation jumps in July pushed up Google’s jobs search draws by housing, energy antitrust plaints from rivals AFP bigger than economists had WASHINGTON forecast, making it 2.2 per- cent higher than July 2018. RISING energy, housing Used car prices rose 23 job search websites in Europe call for an EU investigation into the ‘unfair’ ways of Google and medical costs pushed 0.9 percent after spiking in US consumer inflation high- June, and are up 1.5 percent REUTERS er in July, which showed the for the year, according to the BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO trade war having some im- data. pact, according to govern- “Even without further GOOGLE’S fast-growing tool ment data released Friday. tariffs, we expect core CPI for searching job listings has The increase was an- inflation to hit 2.5% by the been a boon for employers other sign the world’s big- end of this year, with un- and job boards starving for gest economy may finally favorable base effects then candidates, but several rival be starting to see inflation likely to push it close to 3% job-finding services contend in the 11th year of expan- anti-competitive behavior has sion despite slowing growth fuelled its rise and cost them -- something the Federal users and profits. Reserve has been waiting to In a letter to be sent to see. European Union competition And while President commissioner Margrethe Ve- Donald Trump insists pu- Trade impact stager on Tuesday and seen nitive tariffs are not hurt- by Reuters, 23 job search web- ing American consumers, showing up sites in Europe called on her economists warn the trade While President Donald to temporarily order Google to impact is showing up in the Trump insists punitive stop playing unfairly while she data. tariffs are not hurting investigates. The Consumer Price Similar to worldwide lead- Index jumped 0.3 percent American consumers, er Indeed and other search compared to June, the La- economists warn the trade services familiar to job seek- bor Department reported, impact is showing up in the ers, Google’s tool links to post- and accelerated to show a data. The Consumer Price ings aggregated from many 1.8 percent increase for the Index jumped 0.3 percent employers. It lets candidates 12 months ended in July. compared to June, the filter, save and get alerts about Energy costs surged Labor Department openings, though they must go 1.3 percent last month and reported, and accelerated elsewhere to apply. shelter costs posted another to show a 1.8 percent Alphabet Inc’s Google plac- 0.3 percent increase as rents increase for the 12 months es a large widget for the 2-year- remain under pressure amid ended in July. Energy costs old tool at the top of results for tight supply of housing. searches such as “call center People are silhouetted as they pose with laptops in front of a screen projected with a Google logo. (REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/FILE PHOTO) “The past four months surged 1.3 percent last jobs” in most of the world. have seen the three biggest month and shelter costs Some rivals allege that leaves office Oct. 31. But a per- bling the world’s biggest seller cant increase in the number of monthly increases in prima- posted another 0.3 percent positioning is illegal because son familiar with the review of online ads to claw billions of job applications they receive,” ry rents in the past 12 years; increase as rents remain Google is using its dominance told Reuters that Vestager is The charge dollars in revenue from rivals. Zakrasek said in a statement. this is not just noise,” said under pressure amid tight to attract users to its special- preparing an “intensive” hand- O Google is accused of Google long has been frus- “By improving the search ex- Ian Shepherdson of Panthe- supply of housing. ized search offering without over so that her successor does positioning its two-year-old trated by other search engines perience for jobs, we’re able on Macroeconomics said of the traditional marketing in- not drop it. Her office declined filling its results, because they to deliver more traffic to sites the rising housing costs. vestments they have to make. to comment on the handoff. job hunt tool at the top of both add a step in users’ quest across the web and support a Food prices were flat, by next spring,” Shepherd- Other job technology firms Lack of action could spur results for job searches for quick information and pose healthy job search ecosystem.” but medical care services son said. say Google has restored indus- Tuesday’s signatories, which O Rivals allege positioning a threat to its ads empire. Google includes jobs only rose 0.5 percent, including Used car prices rose try innovation and competi- include British site Best Jobs Nick Zakrasek, senior from websites that follow its a 1.7 percent jump in health 0.9 percent after spiking in tion. Online to German peers Inter- is illegal as Google is using product manager for Google guidelines, which require post- insurance, according to the June, and are up 1.5 percent The tensions expose a new media and Jobindex, to follow its dominance to attract search, said that the company ings to be structured such that report. That category has for the year, according to the front in the battle between with formal complaints against users to its specialized welcomed the industry feed- its computers can easily inter- increased 3.3 percent since data. Google and online publishers Google to Vestager, a person search offering without the back on jobs search. Google pret them. Many leading play- a year ago, while insurance The Federal Reserve cut reliant on search traffic, just familiar with the matter said. traditional marketing said its offering addresses pre- ers have conformed. surged just under 16 per- the benchmark interest rate as EU and U.S. antitrust regu- Berlin-based StepStone investments they have to vious antitrust complaints by For instance, Weston, cent, the largest increase at the end of July amid con- lators heed calls to scrutinize GmbH, which operates 30 job make allowing rival search services Massachusetts-based Mon- ever recorded. cerns about slowing growth, tech giants including Google. websites globally, and another to participate and includes a ster Worldwide Inc has im- Excluding the volatile hit by President Donald Google so far over the last German search service already United States, declined to feature in Europe designed to plored customers through food and energy compo- Trump’s trade war, and decade has withstood similar have taken that step, another comment on whether they are give rivals prominence. training materials to list salary nents, the closely-watched sluggish inflation that has accusations from companies person said. probing Google’s jobs search. “Any provider - from in- ranges and jobsite addresses core CPI measure again rose remained stubbornly below in local business and travel The Federal Trade Com- Industry executives uni- dividual employers to job list- on postings in hopes that fol- 0.3 percent in July com- the central bank’s two per- search. mission and Department of versally expect that Google ing platforms - can utilize this lowing Google’s guidelines for pared to the prior month, cent target. Vestager, who has been ex- Justice, which are examin- will sell ads in the jobs tool, as feature in search, and many such items will generate more amining job search on Google, ing online competition in the is typical for its services, ena- of them have seen a signifi- clicks. Indian auto sector witnesses sharpest decline in 19 years

DPA The crisis in the auto sec- Millions of more jobs were In fact, all vehicle catego- NEW DELHI tor is critical for the economy on the line in the many ancil- ries witnessed decline in sales as it accounts for about half of lary industries and with falling during the month. CAR sales in India have India’s manufacturing output. sales more than 300 dealer- Domestic passenger vehicle Amid decelerating growth clocked their sharpest decline A general economic slow- ships had also closed down sales dropped 30.98% in in the auto sector, the industry in 19 years, an industry body down is one of the top priori- leading to more job losses, July. Domestic car sales leaders had met with Finance reported on Tuesday. ties for Prime Minister Nar- Mathur added. were down 35.95%. The Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Auto sales dropped by endra Modi’s government Declining for the ninth to demand special packages about 18.71 per cent in July which began its second term consecutive month, domestic data shows how urgent the to bounce back. They said the compared to the same month in May. passenger vehicle (PV) sales need is for a revival package government has indicated the previous year, the Society “The data shows how ur- dropped 30.98 per cent to from the government. There that it was considering to pro- of Indian Automobile Manu- gent the need is for a revival 2,00,790 units in July, from is an urgent need for some vide required stimulus to the facturers (SIAM) reported. package from the government. 2,90,931 units in the same pe- kind of action. sector. Sales of passenger vehicles There is an urgent need for riod a year ago. Last week, it was reported slumped by 30.98 per cent in some kind of action,” SIAM di- Domestic car sales were SIAM DG Vishnu Mathur that Maruti Suzuki India, the July 2019 compared to the rector general Vishnu Mathur down 35.95 per cent at country’s largest automaker, same month the previous year. told reporters. 1,22,956 units as against cles were down 25.71 per cent was downsizing the number There has been a consist- Mathur said the previous 1,91,979 units in July 2018, to 56,866 units in July as com- of its temporary workers and ent decline in sales of vehicles such crisis was seen in Decem- according to data released by Workers assemble a car at a FCA India Automobiles manufacturing pared with 76,545 units in the had frozen hiring new em- across segments including ber 2000. the Society of Indian Automo- facility in Ranjangaon, some 200km east of Mumbai. year-ago period, SIAM said. ployees until the downturn re- passenger vehicles and two- Mathur said at least bile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Vehicle sales across cat- versed. Reportedly, Maruti’s wheelers. Total sales stood at 15,000 temporary workers in Tuesday. month as against 11,51,324 to 15,11,692 units compared to egories registered a decline Manesar plant in Haryana has 1,825,148 units in July against auto manufacturing compa- Motorcycle sales last units in the year-ago period. 18,17,406 units in the year-ago of 18.71 per cent to 18,25,148 reduced the number of shifts, 2,245,223 units in the same nies had lost their jobs in the month declined 18.88 per Total two-wheeler sales in month. units from 22,45,223 units in with a few assembly lines not month in 2018. last two or three months. cent to 9,33,996 units for the July declined 16.82 per cent Sales of commercial vehi- July 2018, it added. operating. Foxconn Q2 profit falls less than expected Core euro zone bond yields hit record REUTERS profit decline from T$17.49 more likely to be the primary TAIPEI billion a year earlier. production base for future lows ahead of German ZEW survey Taipei-based Foxconn, Apple products as many com- TAIWAN’S Foxconn, which which manufactures the bulk ponents can be transported REUTERS news in recent days and weeks yields globally. Japanese 10- makes smartphones for Apple of Apple’s iPhones in China directly by train from China, LONDON it looks like there could be an- year yields hit three-year lows. and other brands, reported a for sale in the United States, saving customs-clearance and other major drop,” said Daniel There are now nine sov- 2.5% fall in quarterly profit on faces even more challenging air-transportation costs,” he EURO zone government bond Lenz, rates strategist at DZ ereigns with 10-year bonds Tuesday, a slightly smaller de- quarters ahead as Washing- said. yields dipped on Tuesday, with Bank. that trade at market prices cline than analysts’ expected. ton plans to impose additional Foxconn unveiled a lead- Germany’s 10-year bench- “The ZEW index hasn’t implying a negative yield to Foxconn, the world’s larg- tariffs on $300 billion of Chi- ership overhaul in June to al- mark reaching new lows as a been the most important but maturity. The nominal stock est contract electronics manu- nese imports including smart- low more executives to be in- range of concerns from uncer- this time everyone is very of government debt with nega- facturer and formally known phones from Sept. 1. volved in its daily operations, tainty over Brexit to political nervous and looking at all tive yields is about $15 trillion, as Hon Hai Precision Industry Foxconn is already battling The Foxconn company logo is as founder Terry Gou stepped turmoil in Italy drive investors kinds of data.” Ten-year Ger- said Fitch in a note on Mon- Co Ltd, reported net profit of weak global demand for other seen at the facility in Wisconsin. down from the company to into safe-haven assets. man government bond yields day. T$17.05 billion ($542 million) electronics devices, which has (REUTERS) pave the way for younger tal- A survey of business senti- fell to -0.613% in early trade, Italian yields were down for the April-June quarter, forced it to consider selling its ent. ment in Germany is expected while its 30-year notes outper- up to six basis points across versus an average forecast of $8.8 billion display panel fac- its production lines for Apple Gou, who in July lost the to add to a dismal image of the formed and were down four the curve, falling for the sec- T$16.01 billion according to 14 tory in China, Reuters report- to Vietnam and India, Arthur opposition party’s nomination bloc’s largest economy. The basis points at -0.135%, very ond straight trading day after analysts’ estimates compiled ed last week. Liao, an analyst at Fubon Re- for Taiwan’s 2020 presiden- ZEW survey’s expectations close to all-time lows ,. sharp rises seen on Friday on by Refinitiv. To ease the impact of ad- search in Taipei, said ahead of tial election, has yet to declare measure is forecast to be its Economic woes and ex- a call from League leader Mat- The company did not ditional U.S. tariffs, Foxconn the results. whether he will run for the worst since 2011. pectations of more monetary teo Salvini to dissolve the gov- elaborate on the causes of the may consider moving parts of “We think Vietnam is race as an independent. “Given all the negative easing are pushing down bond ernment. www.guide.com.qa  Wednesday, August 14 , 2019

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A feisty encounter at the Jas- sim Bin Hamad Stadium saw Al Sadd qualify for the AFC Champions League quarter-fi- nal with a 3-1 win over local ri- vals Al Duhail on Tuesday. The Wolves sealed a 4-2 aggregate victory over two legs. After 1-1 first leg score, Al Sadd had the away goal advan- tage going into the match with goals as Akram Afif, Abdelka- rim Hassan and an own goal from Ahmed Yasser secured the coveted spot for Xavi Her- nandez’s side. Edmilson Jun- ior scored Al Duhail’s only goal early in the second half. Al Sadd will now face Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr in the quarter-final legs on August 26 and September 16. Al Duhail started better of the two teams as Almoez Ali af- ter showing good contol in the box blazed wide from inside the box just three minutes in. At the whistle Al Sadd 3 (Akram Al Sadd’s Abdelkarim Hassan (left) scores off a free kick during the AFC Champions League Round of 16 second leg match against Al Duhail at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Tuesday. (AFP) Afif 20’, Abdelkarim Hassan 34’, Ahmed Yasser Mohammedi 90+1’ (OG) Al Duhail 1 (Edmilson Junior 56’)

The Red Knights contin- ued to press with Edmilson and Youssef Msakni forcing Saad al Dosari into superb saves. Edmilson’s curling ef- fort was palmed away by the Qatari custodian. Dosari was also quick to react to parry Msakni’s goal-bound rebound. Al Sadd SC’s Spanish coach Xavi Hernandez celebrates one of his Al Sadd however got the team’s three goals at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Tuesday. (AFP) opener in the 20th minute against the run of play. Former Al Duhail man Nam Tae-hee released Baghdad Bounedjah with a defence-splitting pass and the Algerian found his strike partner Afif, who calmly slotted home celebrating with a wolf mask. It could have been two minutes later but Bounedjah directed his effort onto the post after excellent work from Abdelkarim Hassan. Al Sadd were all over Al Duhail defence and Salem al Hajri should have done bet- ter with his finish after Amine Al Sadd’s forward Akram Afif (right) celebrates with a ‘wolf mask’ Lecomte spilled an easy catch after scoring the opening goal during the AFC Champions League which fell to Bounedjah. The Round of 16 second leg match against Al Duhail at the Jassim Bin Algerian slipped in to Salem Hamad Stadium in Doha on Tuesday. (AFP) but the midfielder bundled his effort harmlessly wide. Mohanad Ali and Ismaeel Mo- rolled narrowly wide. But the Wolves weren’t to hammed at the start of the sec- Bassam al Rawi sent a be denied. Hassan scored a ond half. They were rewarded free-kick wide but Al Sadd goal-of-the-season contender 10 minutes later as Edmilson snuffed out hopes of any sending a rocket of a shot into pulled one back for the visitors late drama in added time as the roof of Lecomte’s goal with from an Ali Afif pass. Ahmed Yasser converted into 11 minutes left in the first half. In the 64th minute, his own goal from Hassan al Msakni came close on the Bounedjah came agonisingly Haydos’ free-kick. stroke of half time but after close to sealing the game only More drama ensued be- showing quality skills in the for his effort to canon off the fore the final whistle when box to beat his marker, the post into the arms of Lecomte. substitute Mohammed Mun- Tunisian’s end product blazed Boualem Khoukhi saw an- tari was shown a straight red harmlessly wide. other chance go to waste as card for punching Khoukhi Staring elimination in the the defender found himself as Al Sadd cruised into a sec- face, Al Duhail coach Rui Faria A section of Al Sadd fans cheering the players. The clash between Qatar’s top two teams saw a big holiday crowd turn up at the Jassim Bin unmarked in the Al Duhail ter- ond straight AFC Champions brought in attacking players in Hamad Stadium on Tuesday. ritory but his first time effort League quarter-final. Sports Wednesday, August 14, 2019 13 French ref Frappart unfazed, all set to make history in Super Cup

AFP/REUTERS intense focus at Istanbul’s ISTANBUL Vodafone Park. Asked if she was afraid of FRANCE’S Stephanie Frap- being “double criticised” for part has no concerns about any mistakes made, Frappart the scrutiny she will face in Annual show said it was time for female Wednesday’s UEFA Super referees to show they are as Cup between Liverpool and The Super Cup is an annual good as the men. “We have Chelsea when she becomes match played between the to prove ourselves techni- the first woman to referee a winners of the Champions cally and physically that we major men’s match in Euro- League and the UEFA are the same as the men. We pean competition. Europa League. are not afraid about (wrong “I don’t think so. We have decisions). We are ready,” she to prove physically, techni- told a news conference. cally and tactically that we changed because I am more Ready to referee Frappart, who in April be- are the same as the men. I’m popular now all over the We have to prove physically, came the first female referee in not afraid about that. Nothing world,” she said, insisting France’s Ligue 1, also dismissed changes for me,” Frappart, 35, that refereeing a men’s match technically and tactically that the idea that it was more diffi- said on the eve of the match in is the same for her. “I think we are the same as the men. cult to officiate a men’s game. Istanbul between the reigning there is not a lot of difference, I’m not afraid about that. “I think there is not a lot dif- European champions and the because football is the same.” Nothing changes for me. ference because football is the winners of last season’s Eu- Along with her assistants, same. It’s the same rules so I ropa League. compatriot Manuela Nicolosi Stephanie Frappart will do the same as the wom- Frappart has already been and Ireland’s Michelle O’Neill, en’s game,” she added. a trailblazer for female refer- Frappart also took charge of UEFA main referee Stephanie Frappart of France (left) and UEFA Chief Refereeing Officer Roberto Rosetti The Super Cup is an an- ees. Earlier this year she be- the women’s World Cup final during a press conference ahead of UEFA Super Cup Final between Liverpool and Chelsea at Besiktas we are trying to make strides. nual match played between came the first woman to take between the United States and Park in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday. (EPA-EFE/UEFA) There is still a long way to go but the winners of the Champi- charge of a match in Ligue 1 the Netherlands last month. in terms of tomorrow (Wednes- ons League and the Europa in her home country. She has Nicolosi and O’Neill will assist pointing Frappart for such a thousands of younger women pleased to be a part of this mo- day) it is a huge moment.” League. Liverpool beat Tot- since been promoted to the her again in Istanbul. high-profile men’s fixture af- referees all over the world,” he ment in history which is very Frappart, 35, Nicolosi and tenham Hotspur in the Cham- French top flight’s pool of ref- Roberto Rosetti, UEFA’s ter watching her at the wom- said, a sentiment shared by the much due,” said Lampard. O’Neill have worked together pions League final last season erees on a permanent basis. head of refereeing, said he en’s World Cup. Chelsea boss, Frank Lampard. “I think we were very slow at bigger matches but there is while Chelsea defeated Arse- “Of course my life has came up with the idea of ap- “I hope she will inspire “It’s great news, I’m very everywhere on this and now no doubt they will be under nal in the Europa League final. Liverpool seek more silverware as Lampard eyes Super Cup boost

Being hungry Stay greedy. That’s very important – I have no doubt about that, but it’s clear that we have to do that. Liverpool coach Klopp to his Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante during training at the Besiktas Park stadium players ahead of Super Cup in Istanbul on Tuesday. (REUTERS) AFP Lampard confident ISTANBUL

JURGEN Klopp wants Liver- of Chelsea despite pool to make winning trophies a habit as they head back to Istanbul – the scene of one of Kante question mark the club’s greatest triumphs Liverpool’s Divock Origi and Mohamed Salah during training at Besiktas Park in Istanbul on Tuesday. (REUTERS) – to take on Premier League AFP rivals Chelsea in the UEFA Su- gan their league campaign know how hard that’s going to trophy in just his second com- ISTANBUL per Cup on Wednesday. with a comfortable 4-1 win be. This is our next opportu- petitive match with the Lon- UEFA Super The Anfield club memora- over Norwich City with Mo- nity to do so and it’d be great don club will be an enticing CHELSEA coach Frank Lam- bly defeated AC Milan on pen- hamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk if we can take it.” one, although they could be Cup winners pard was set to make a late alties to win the Champions and Divock Origi all scoring. forgiven for coming into this decision on the fitness of League by the Bosphorus back However, that result was Chelsea reeling match with a sense of trepida- O 2018: Atletico Madrid (ESP) N’Golo Kante for Wednes- in 2005, and now they face somewhat overshadowed by Chelsea secured their place tion after their hammering at day’s UEFA Super Cup clash Chelsea in the Turkish city after the loss of Alisson Becker, in this fixture thanks to their Old Trafford. O 2017: Real Madrid (ESP) with Liverpool in Istanbul, a becoming European champi- with Klopp confirming the comprehensive victory over It will be interesting to match he is “optimistic” the ons for the sixth time in June. formidable Brazil goalkeeper Arsenal in the Europa League see if Lampard keeps faith O 2016: Real Madrid (ESP) London club can win. The traditional curtain- will be out for a while with a final, but much has changed with the likes of youngsters O 2015: Barcelona (ESP) The France midfielder raiser to the European sea- calf injury. since then. Mason Mount and Tammy has been struggling with a son may not be taken entire- “I don’t want to make now Coach Maurizio Sarri and Abraham here. O 2014: Real Madrid (ESP) knee injury that saw him fly ly seriously by everyone, but (an) exact prognosis on when star player Eden Hazard have “We know that we can im- home early from the club’s Best fit neither club will turn their he will be back but it will not left, and club legend Lampard prove. We have to face it, take O 2013: Bayern Munich (GER) pre-season trip to Japan and noses up at the chance of be Wednesday for sure, so now is now in charge, handed the the responsibility and move meant he started on the bench I’ll pick the best team to win lifting more silverware, with then we have to see. It takes a reins at Stamford Bridge de- forward. We have a trophy to O 2012: Atletico Madrid (ESP) in Sunday’s 4-0 defeat at the the game, regardless of age. Liverpool having just ended while, it takes a couple weeks spite just one season’s mana- fight for on Wednesday against hands of Manchester United. a seven-year trophy drought for sure, and we have to see,” gerial experience in the second a good team and we have to be O 2011: Barcelona (ESP) Kante came on in the Chelsea coach Frank Lampard and Frank Lampard eager to he told the club’s website. tier with Derby County. ready for it,” Cesar Azpilicueta O 2010: Atletico Madrid (ESP) second half of their Premier kickstart his Chelsea mana- Spaniard Adrian will depu- The prospect of winning a said after Sunday’s defeat. League opener but Lampard re- ing at the weekend, with Lam- gerial career. tise in Alisson’s absence, and O 2009: Barcelona (ESP) vealed another knock picked up pard prepared to give youth The clubs have already won Klopp is hopeful his team can at Old Trafford has left a ques- a chance after a transfer ban the competition four times be- build on their win over Tot- O Most overall wins: tion mark over the 28-year- prevented Chelsea from sign- tween them, but nine of the tenham Hotspur in the Cham- old’s presence at the Vodafone ing any new players in the last 10 winners of the Super pions League final in Madrid. 5: Barcelona (ESP), AC Park, home of Besiktas. close season. Cup have come from Spain. “Stay greedy. That’s very Milan (ITA); 4: Real Madrid “The selection of N’Golo “I’ll pick the best team to win Among the other protago- important – I have no doubt (ESP); 3: Liverpool (ENG), Kante on the bench was purely the game, regardless of age. Ma- nists on Wednesday will be about that, but it’s clear that Atletico Madrid (ESP). (AFP) because he had an injury in son Mount deserved his chance Stephanie Frappart, with the we have to do that,” Klopp told pre-season. He wasn’t ready for on absolute merit as opposed to French official becoming the UEFA.com when asked how his the game but I’m very aware of age,” Lampard insisted. first woman to referee a ma- side could build on that success. how important he is for us as a “I will have no fears to play jor men’s match in European Reds fans will also be player,” Lampard said. young players, it’s important competition. tempted by the possibility of “He also picked up another at a club like Chelsea that we Frappart will nevertheless a third successive Champions small injury in the game so we do that, but they need to de- be happy to stay out of the League final appearance, back are assessing that with regards serve the chance.” limelight once the match at in Istanbul at the end of the to tomorrow (Wednesday).” Lampard is eager to mark the Vodafone Park, home of campaign. Lampard also confirmed just his second competitive Besiktas, kicks off, with Liver- Equally, they will hope the that Brazilian winger Willian match in charge with a trophy, pool favourites against a Chel- Super Cup can be the prelude and German centre-back An- all the more so after losing this sea side reeling from their 4-0 to their side finally going all tonio Rudiger will start on the match as a Chelsea player in defeat at Manchester United in the way in the Premier League. bench as they continue to re- 2012 and 2013. their Premier League opener. “We don’t want to just stop cover fitness following spells “It means a lot to the club,” at the Champions League, on the sidelines. he said. “I know that first hand Alisson blow that’s all we’ve won as a group Meanwhile, young duo because I lost two: one in poor After losing on penalties to of players,” Andy Robertson Tammy Abraham (21) and circumstances because we lost Manchester City in the Com- told the club’s website. Fans pose in front of the Besiktas Park stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, ahead of the Liverpool FC Mason Mount (20) will hope against Atletico Madrid having munity Shield, Liverpool be- “We want more but we vs Chelsea FC UEFA Super Cup final.(EPA-EFE) to keep their places after start- been champions of Europe.” 14 Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Sports Pace ace Archer’s confidence excites England captain Root 2nd Ashes Test at Aussies to do without Pattinson Lord’s from today

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ENGLAND captain Joe Root said on Tuesday that he has no qualms about launching self-assured fast bowler Jofra Archer’s Test cricket career in the cauldron of an Ashes clash at Lord’s. The 24-year-old Barbados- born quick seems certain to be handed his first Test cap on Wednesday in place of the in- jured James Anderson as the hosts look to get back on level terms with Australia after a 251-run humbling in the first encounter at Edgbaston.

He (Jofra Archer) is certainly very confident and that’s great to see in a young guy, Australia head coach Justin Langer (left) with captain Tim Paine (centre) and Steve Smith during nets at as he should be after the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Tuesday. (REUTERS) World Cup. England skipper Joe Root Hazlewood could be in; Paine plays down Archer threat REUTERS AUSTRALIA SQUAD bowl really well here.” If selected, Archer will be LONDON Starc played all five Tests making his Test debut on the First 12: David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, on the 2015 Ashes tour and ground where he bowled the AUSTRALIA dropped fast Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Travis Head, finished as the highest wicket- decisive Super Over that sealed bowler James Pattinson from Matthew Wade, Tim Paine (captain, wicket taker in the 50-overs World England’s World Cup final win a 12-man squad for the sec- keeper), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Peter Cup last month. over New Zealand last month. England’s Jofra Archer during a practice session at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Tuesday. (AFP ond Ashes Test against Eng- Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood. The weather could be a “He (Archer) is certainly land starting at Lord’s on factor in who gets the nod, very confident and that’s great Wednesday, with Josh Ha- back injuries and then un- with rain possible throughout to see in a young guy, as he zlewood coming in as likely derwent surgery, and he took Wednesday. should be after the World Cup,” replacement. two wickets. “There’s not set combi- Root said at Lord’s on Tuesday. Fellow quick Mitchell “He’s available for selec- nations, we sort of come in “And, as he made very Starc, the left armer who was tion but we’ve decided to rest the morning and have a look clear, it’s his preferred format also overlooked for the first him for this game and make and go with a bit of a gut feel. so again I’m very excited to see Test won by Australia at Edg- sure that his long term future You try and make the best at the start of his journey. baston, also made the squad is in really good shape,” ex- possible decision that you “If anything, it will moti- but could end up carrying the plained Paine. can when you have a look at vate him and when he gets the drinks once the playing lineup “He’s come back off a re- the conditions you’re faced chance he will be desperate to is named at the toss. ally long layoff, a really seri- with,” said Paine. prove to everyone how good Spearhead Pat Cummins ous operation, and we want to Australia’s victory at Edg- he is. That’s what you want and Peter Siddle, who made make sure that he’s truly right baston was their first in the and he won’t shy away from up the pace trio with Pattinson for the next three or four years. opening Test of an away Ashes the challenge.” in the 251-run opening victory, The third Ashes Test series since 2005. Archer’s inclusion would retained their places. at Yorkshire’s Headingley England’s Barbados-born give England a genuine cutting Captain Tim Paine told re- ground in Leeds comes as fast bowler Jofra Archer will edge as the Sussex speedster porters Pattinson was left out a quick turnaround from be making his Test debut on can exceed 90 miles per hour as part of long-term planning, Lord’s, with play starting on Wednesday, and Paine said (145 kilometres per hour) with with the choice between Ha- August 22. Australia would be ready for the ball. zlewood and Starc. “It was always going to be whatever he delivered. But Australia’s batsmen “Whichever one of those one way or the other,” said “A lot of our guys have are used to fast bowling and England’s Jofra Archer and teammates during a team group photo before nets at Lord’s on Tuesday. (REUTERS) two we unleash tomorrow, Paine. “He would miss this seen Jofra or faced him, ob- several members of their side they are certainly ready to go,” test and be fresher for the viously it’s been in white ball have played against Archer faced him in Australia where real threat and we’re going to and can change the game with he said. third Test or he has this one af- cricket, but we’ve faced him at the recent World Cup or in conditions suit fast bowling.” have to weather that.” bat and ball,” said Root. Hazlewood is seen as the ter the long break and doesn’t in Australia where conditions Twenty20 franchise cricket. “We’ve seen him at his Root said left-arm seamer “His record is fantastic likeliest replacement based play in the third. really suit fast bowling. I think “A lot of our guys have fastest, they know what to ex- Sam Curran could feature at and he has had a huge impact on performances in a tour “I think if you look at we’ve seen him at his fastest,” seen Jofra or faced him, which pect, they know how skilful he Lord’s after Moeen Ali was in most of the games he has match against Worcester- Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazle- he said. is a plus,” said Australia cap- is and how good he is. dropped, although the England played and is a promising shire last week. wood’s records at Lord’s, it’s a “There’s times where tain Tim Paine. “Like most bowlers that skipper stopped short of nam- young talent who I’m sure Edgbaston was Pattin- good venue for one of those to he’s going to be a real threat “It’s been in white-ball play Test cricket there will be ing his XI a day in advance. will play a huge amount of son’s first Test in three and come in and play and be con- and we’re going to have to cricket but we’ve actually times where he’s going to be a “Sam is a brilliant talent Test cricket.” a half years, after he suffered fident in the fact that they can weather that.” Women’s SA name three Kiwis eye top Test ranking in Sri Lanka T20 added to 2022 C’Wealth uncapped players AFP South Africa,” said New Zea- GALLE (SRI LANKA) land coach Gary Stead. Games NEW Zealand have a chance Tough choices REUTERS for India’s Test tour of securing the top spot in Test But Sri Lanka have some LONDON cricket when they take on Sri tough choices, and in all de- REUTERS SA SQUADS Lanka in a two-match series partments. CRICKET is set to return to CAPE TOWN from Wednesday, exactly a The hosts have dumped the Commonwealth Games FOR TESTS: month after their cruel World head coach Chandika Hathurus- after a 24-year absence SOUTH Africa have named Faf du Plessis (Titans, capt), Temba Bavuma Cup defeat to England. ingha halfway through his three- with organisers confirming (Highveld Lions, vice-capt), Theunis de Bruyn three uncapped players in (Titans), Quinton de Kock (Titans), Dean Elgar New Zealand, with 109 year tenure, with former fast on Tuesday that the pro- their Test squad for the three- (Titans), Zubayr Hamza (Cape Cobras), Keshav points in Test cricket, are bowler Rumesh Ratnayake now gramme for Birmingham match tour of India in early Maharaj (Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Titans), ranked behind India on 113 filling in on an interim basis. 2022 would include a wom- October as they begin life Senuran Muthusamy (Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Titans), points, but a 2-0 series win When they trounced South en’s Twenty20 tournament. Anrich Nortje (Warriors), Vernon Philander (Cape without retired veterans Dale Cobras), Dane Piedt (Cape Cobras), Kagiso Rabada in Sri Lanka will see the Ki- Africa five months ago, rookie The T20 event is one Steyn and Hashim Amla. (Highveld Lions), Rudi Second (Warriors). wis leapfrog the Asian heavy- New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (right) and his Sri Lankan Oshada Fernando played a key of three new events added Fast bowler Anrich Nortje, weights. counterpart Dimuth Karunaratne pose during a press conference at role posting an unbeaten 75 in to the next edition of the wicketkeeper/batsman Rudi TWENTY20: Test rankings have added the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on Tuesday. (AFP) Port Elizabeth in what was his Games, alongside beach vol- Quinton de Kock (Titans, capt), Rassie van der Second and spin bowling all- Dussen (Highveld Lions, vice-capt), Temba Bavuma relevance with the new, two- second Test match. leyball and para table tennis, rounder Senuran Muthusamy (Highveld Lions), Junior Dala (Titans), Bjorn Fortuin year ICC World Test Champi- TEAMS to stick to two seamers with all- He became an instant hero but there was no room on have been included in the 15- (Highveld Lions), Beuran Hendricks (Highveld Lions), onship now under way, culmi- rounder Colin de Grandhomme and his subsequent snubbing the schedule for shooting. Reeza Hendricks (Highveld Lions), David Miller man selection that will be cap- nating in a 2021 final at Lord’s New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Jeet coming in as the third option. from the World Cup squad Eight teams will take (Dolphins), Anrich Nortje (Warriors), Andile Raval, Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Todd Astle, tained by Faf du Plessis. Phehlukwayo (Dolphins), Dwaine Pretorius (Highveld between the top two teams. Trent Boult will be the earned the wrath of former part in the game’s shortest William Somerville, Mitchell Santner, Tom Blundell, Lions), Kagiso Rabada (Highveld Lions), Tabraiz “All three newcomers to Crisis-ridden Sri Lanka will Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls, B.J. Watling, Trent Boult, number one pick while they players. format, which will be held at Shamsi (Titans), Jon-Jon Smuts (Warriors). the test side have more than be wary of providing a rank Tim Southee, Ajaz Patel, Neil Wagner. will have to make a call between There will be more disap- Edgbaston, boosting the to- earned their spurs through turning wicket in the first Test Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Dinesh Tim Southee and Neil Wagner, pointment as Fernando, one tal number of medal events impressive performances in in Galle after being outsmarted Chandimal, Lahiru Thirimanne, Oshada Fernando, possibly the latter, who picked of the brightest prospects to for women at Birmingham Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal last season’s Four-Day Fran- South Africa will start the by England in the most recent Mendis, Kusal Perera, Niroshan Dickwella, Akila up nine wickets in New Zea- emerge in recent times, is set to 2022 to 135 - two more than chise competition,” Cricket tour with the limited overs encounter at the venue. Dananjaya, Lasith Embuldeniya, Lakshan Sandakan, land’s last Test match. miss both Tests with the return men in a first for a major South Africa Acting Direc- matches, the first of which is in England overcame the bat- Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara, Vishwa Fernando. But the hosts will be no of Angelo Mathews, who was multi-sport event. tor of Cricket Corrie van Zyl Dharamsala on September 15. tle with a variety of off-, leg- pushover, as they showed by injured for South Africa. The International Crick- said. That will be followed by and left-arm spin as the trio bay-born left-arm spinner Ajaz winning their recent 2-0 series “New Zealand will be tough et Council (ICC) said in a Van Zyl also announced a Tests in Visakhapatnam (Octo- of Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Patel claimed five wickets in the in South Africa -- becoming the to beat. We have got guys who statement the sport’s return squad for the Twenty20 Inter- ber 2-6), Ranchi (October 10- Jack Leach played a key role in warm-up game in Negombo first Asian nation to do so. were not part of the series in to the Games was “a truly nationals before the test series, 14) and Pune (October 19-23), a 3-0 series sweep. and he is likely to be the second “They are a strong team. South Africa, so we have got historic moment for wom- with Du Plessis not included which are the first for South The Kiwis too are carrying spinner to leggie Todd Astle. They will come into this series to make some tough calls,” en’s cricket and for the glob- in that group and Quinton de Africa in the newly-formed ICC plenty of spin options and are Although seam is New Zea- with lot of confidence behind said Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth al cricket community”. Kock set to captain. Test Championship. likely to play two of them. Bom- land’s strength, they are likely them after what happened in Karunaratne. Sports Wednesday, August 14, 2019 15 Simbine on IAAF Doha Worlds 2019 mission but rues Semenya absence

REUTERS can’t just say ‘Oh well, Chris- LONDON tian is running fast, Noah is running fast, Gatlin is running SOUTH African sprinter Akani fast, I can’t beat them’ – then Simbine will look to become I’m in the sport for the wrong the fastest man on earth at next reasons,” he said. month’s world championships “So for me it’s just about but he will run with a heavy the right belief in what my heart that his compatriot and coach and I are doing and that friend Caster Semenya will not we are producing something be joining him in Doha. that’s not been seen before in Simbine, 25, has enjoyed South Africa because there a stellar year in preparation hasn’t been a South African on for his fourth world champi- 100m podium, so for us it’s a onships, winning 100-metres South African sprinter Akani really great, exciting thing. gold at last year’s Common- “I know where they (the wealth Games and triumphing Simbine is seeking to Americans) are at. I know toe at London’s Diamond League become the fastest man on to toe if they are at their best meeting in July. earth at next month’s IAAF and I am at my best, it will be a However, what should be World Championships in good race.” OLYMPIC DREAM a golden period for South Af- Doha at the Khalifa After Doha, attention turns rican athletics with Simbine’s International Stadium when to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics rise and the achievements which Simbine is planning for, of Olympic 400m champion the meet is held from helped by the support of com- Wayde van Niekerk has been September 27 to October 6. mercial deals such as his three- overshadowed by the ongoing year sponsorship by Avanti saga of Semenya’s participa- Communications signed this tion in the sport. fierce competition he faces, month. The 28-year-old double particularly from Americans. The Games may be a year 800m Olympic gold medallist Christian Coleman has the away, but Simbine, who was a is fighting an International As- South Africa’s sprinter Akani Simbine (centre) in action during the men’s 100m final IAAF Diamond League in London on July 20, 019.2 (REUTERS) world leading time this year of promising soccer player before sociation of Athletics Federa- 9.81 seconds while compatriot deciding to focus on sprinting, tions (IAAF) regulation that Simbine, who has talked as we can... because she is one the world championships. of 9.89 seconds in Hungary in Noah Lyles is second with 9.86. is daring to dream. female middle-distance run- to Semenya on the phone, said of us at the end of the day. To Born in a poor suburb 2016 at the age of 22. Also up there is world “Every day,” he said when ners with a high natural level the case was sad for the whole show the world that we are of Johannesburg, Simbine That was a month before champion Justin Gatlin who asked if he allows himself to of testosterone must take med- country. “There’s a kind of together as one and she’s not flourished on the track while Simbine’s Olympic debut in will be defending his title on visualise crossing the finish ication to reduce it. knock-on (effect) on the South fighting this on her own. studying an Information Sci- Rio de Janeiro where he fin- what could well be his final ap- line in first place. The Swiss Federal Tribu- African sporting world, not “Seeing a friend going ence degree at the University ished fifth in the final but al- pearance in the global event. “Not a day passes where nal (SFT) last month reversed just athletics because Caster through something like this is of Pretoria, encouraged by his most a second behind sprint- But Simbine, whose Dia- I don’t dream of holding the a ruling that temporarily lifted was Queen of South African heartbreaking and upsetting parents who insisted he made ing great Usain Bolt. mond League winning time gold medal and being the fast- the IAAF’s testosterone regu- sports and now we can’t see and is really not nice.” Simbine sure of being able to make a With the multiple world of 9.93 is tied-fifth best in the est man and just achieving lations imposed on Semenya, her anymore,” he told Reuters has his own goals to focus on living outside of athletics. champion Jamaican now retired world this year, is confident he goals that I set for myself and effectively ruling her out of the in telephone interview. now, however, starting with his They need not have wor- from the sport, many are vying can win the final on Sept. 28. showing the world that a South Sept. 28-Oct. 6 world champi- “But as athletes and sports bid to become the first South ried so much, though, as he to be the next king of the track. “I believe I can be the best African boy can be the best in onships in Qatar. people we support her as much African to win a sprint medal at set the 100m national record Simbine is aware of the and if I’m in the sport then I the world.” US Open wild cards for Gauff & Stosur REUTERS NEW YORK

AMERICAN teenager Cori “Coco” Gauff and former champion Samantha Stosur were among players to be given wild cards into the main Barca officials head to Paris draw of the U.S. Open starting later this month, organisers said on Tuesday. for Neymar talks: Reports Gauff, 15, stunned players and fans alike when she made her debut in the main draw Paris St Germain’s Neymar and Kylian Mbappe during training in Paris recently. (REUTERS) of a Grand Slam at this year’s Wimbledon, reaching the AFP refused to meet with Barce- door but that PSG were “not fourth round where she was MADRID lona emissaries but it does not yet ready to give their approv- beaten by eventual champion mean that the deal is close,” al” for the transfer. Simona Halep. BARCELONA officials headed Rac1 wrote on its website. Real Madrid or a return to Gauff, the youngest finalist to France on Tuesday for talks The deal which the Bar- Barcelona are the most likely in the girls’ singles event at the with Paris Saint-Germain to celona officials will propose destinations for the world’s U.S. Open in 2017 aged 13, is seal a return to the Spanish could include other players most expensive footballer, won one of five teenagers given wild- club for Brazilian star Neymar, such as Philippe Coutinho or two La Liga titles and the 2015 cards at Flushing Meadows. reports said. Ivan Rakitic, it added. Champions League in four Americans Caty McNally, The club’s director for Paris Saint-Germain re- years with the Catalan side. Whitney Osuigwe and Katie American Cori Gauff (left) and Australian Samantha Stosur. football, retired French inter- vealed on Saturday that Ney- Sports newspaper AS has Volynets (all 17) and France’s national Eric Abidal, and two mar transfer talks are “more reported that Neymar has been 16-year-old Diane Parry, who ance in the main draw. The ciprocal wildcard arrangement sidelined for six months after other top club officials few to advanced than before” after offered to Madrid by PSG, who became the youngest player 35-year-old, who last reached with the French Tennis Fed- sustaining a thumb injury at Paris to meet with their Paris the Brazilian was dropped for are open to selling if they can this decade to win a main-draw a Grand Slam singles semi- eration and Tennis Australia,” the Australian Open, is look- Saint-Germain counterparts, the French champions’ open- either recoup the 222 mil- match in the French Open in final in 2016 at Roland Garros, organisers said in a statement. ing to maintain his streak of Catalan radio Rac1 and Cata- ing Ligue 1 match. lion euros ($249 million) they May, also received them. was also a doubles champion American Jack Sock head- playing in every U.S. Open lan television TV3 reported. Sporting director Leonar- spent on him in 2017 or receive Australia’s Stosur, U.S. in New York in 2005. lines the men’s singles wild- main draw since 2010. “The breakthrough is signif- do confirmed to reporters that half that amount with players Open champion in 2011, will “Parry and Stosur earn cards. The U.S. Open begins on icant as PSG had up until now the Brazilian was near the exit included in the deal. be making her 15th appear- their entry via the USTA’s re- The 26-year-old, who was August 26. Five Russian w’lifters suspended ITF ‘satisfied’ with Islamabad security AFP twice a -69 kilo worlds runner- The IWF said on Tues- cases of doping in our sport plan as India advises more checks LAUSANNE up and Egor Klimanov, 26, day that the athletes had been from some years ago. We note who won a -69 kilo European suspended “on the evidence without any satisfaction that REUTERS for the September 14 to 15 tie went to Pakistan in 1964 for a FIVE Russian weightlifters, in- silver this year. arising from the investigations weightlifting was far from the MUMBAI but subsequent developments Davis Cup tie, defeating them cluding a 2012 Olympic bronze The suspensions come after conducted by Prof. McLaren only sport to have been affected have put a question mark over 4-0, while Pakistan lost 3-2 on medallist, have been provision- the analysis of samples from and the WADA Intelligence by the extensive and historical TENNIS chiefs are satisfied the contest. their last visit to India in 2006. ally suspended after doping Moscow’s doping lab. & Investigations department Russian doping revealed by with the current safety plan in “Safety and security are the Pakistan was forced to host tests on samples recovered The World Anti-Doping (WADA I&I) into the Russian whistleblowers, the media and place for next month’s Davis ITF’s highest priority,” the Inter- Davis Cup ties at neutral venues from the Moscow lab, the In- Agency (WADA) said in April doping scheme.” WADA.” Cup tie between Pakistan and national Tennis Federation (ITF) for more than a decade as teams ternational Weightlifting Fed- it had retrieved 2,262 samples The IWF said it had decid- But he stressed the IWF India in Islamabad even after said in a statement to Reuters. refused to travel to the country eration (IWF) said on Tuesday. from Moscow’s former drug- ed to act “in view of the sever- was determined “to protect the latter asked for another “We are working closely because of security concerns. Ruslan Albegov, 31, who testing laboratory. Last month, ity of the asserted anti-doping clean sport” and had not shown round of security assessment. with the host nation and inde- They played their first home took a London Games bronze WADA said that some 300 rule violations and compelling “any hesitation in taking the Pakistan last week expelled pendent expert security advi- tie after a gap of 12 years against in the +105 kilo category and Russian athletes suspected of nature of the evidence.” right decisions.” India’s ambassador and sus- sors - the ITF is satisfied with Iran in 2017, while Hong Kong won back-to-back world titles doping had been identified and It added that there could be After the International pended bilateral trade with its their current security assess- was relegated and fined by the in the next two years, was sus- added that the data of 43 had other suspensions after follow- Olympic Committee placed neighbour after New Delhi re- ment of the site and the security ITF after they refused to travel pended along with women’s been sent to the relevant fed- up investigations by the IWF the weightlifting under sur- moved “special status” from its plan in place. to Pakistan the same year. -63 kilo 2013 world champion erations. and the Lausanne-based Inter- veillance in March following a portion of the contested region “The overall security risk India’s cricket team has not Tima Turieva. To date, only two federa- national Testing Agency which slew of doping cases, the IWF of Kashmir. rating for Pakistan has not toured Pakistan since 2007 and Also provisionally banned tions -- the International Bi- was created last year. stepped up its anti-doping ef- The All India Tennis As- changed, however, we will con- bilateral ties between the coun- were 2013 -105 kilo silver athlon Federation and the IWF In a statement, IWF Presi- forts, the federation received sociation (AITA) has already tinue to monitor the situation tries remained suspended since medal winner David Bedzhan- -- have suspended athletes on dent Tamas Ajan said: “The the green light for participation named a six-member squad un- closely with our advisors.” 2008, although they have met yan, 30, Oleg Chen, also 30 and the basis of that data. IWF regrets these additional in the 2024 Paris Games. der captain Mahesh Bhupathi An Indian tennis team last in international competition. 16 Wednesday, August 14, 2019 The Last Word

QNTC’s colourful Eid activities dazzle visitors at various venues across Qatar Families continue to enjoy games and shows at the two souqs, Katara and malls participating in ‘Summer in Qatar’ programme

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COLOURFUL Eid Al-Adha festivities dazzled visitors at Souq Waqif, Souq al Wakrah, and Katara Cultural Village. Families enjoyed games and shows across these cultural hubs, as well as at the city’s beaches, where conditions were perfect for soaking up the last of the summer holi- days. Malls participating in the ‘Summer in Qatar’ pro- gramme kept families busy with special entertainment shows for children of all ages. Qatar National Tour- ism Council (QNTC) Chief Marketing Officer Rashed al Qurese said, “Eid is a time for celebrating with family and friends. We at QNTC ticipate in the last raffle are pleased to bring people draw of the season and get together for the holiday, as a chance to win cash prizes we wind down our largest worth a total of QR400,000 summer programme. With and a grand prize of a the collaboration of over McLaren Spider 570S. 30 public and private sec- Residents and visitors tor partners in hospitality, continue to enjoy the last retail and entertainment, week of Summer in Qatar, ‘Summer in Qatar’ has dem- which is packed with excit- onstrated the commitment ing entertainment events for across sectors to further all. A Kuwaiti play ‘Khutuat evolve our offerings and AlShaytan’ is showing at Qa- build a sustainable tourism tar National Theatre until sector.” August 17. Blue Man Group Mashal Shahbik from will entertain with their nov- QNTC said, “This Eid marks el visual arts performance the end of our biggest ‘Sum- from August 14 to 17. Doha mer in Qatar’ programme Comedy Festival will return and we are thrilled to see so Qatar’s first-ever indoor Gold and Platinum pack- with Omid Djalili, Nemr many people enjoying the snow themed park Snow ages for individuals priced Abou Nassar and Hamad al activities on offer, especial- Dunes opened its doors to at QR190, QR240 and Amari on August 15, while ly the wide array of indoor the visitors on the second QR490 as well as VIP rooms Kadim al Saher will charm entertainment events. The day of Eid at Doha Festival and party packages. Snow fans on August 16-17. The collaboration with partners City Mall. Spread over more Dunes is the third indoor 8th South Indian Interna- across a range of entities is than 9,500 square metres, theme park operated by Tri- tional Movie Awards (SII- part of a wider strategy to the park offers a variety of moo Parks at DHFC after MA) will showcase the in- diversify Qatar’s tourism rides and attractions suit- The Angry Birds World and dustry’s best work on August offerings and develop year able for the whole family Virtuocity. 15-16. Visitors and residents round options for visitors as well as food & beverages In addition to unique can also continue to ben- and residents of different outlets, retail store and par- shows and roaming activi- efit from enticing hospitality cultures and ages.” ty rooms. There are Silver, ties, shoppers can still par- deals until August 16.