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ndia rejected US Presi- Ident Donald Trump’s comments mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghan- istan, saying yesterday that New Delhi has provided $3 billion in development assistance to the war-torn country. The US president on Wednesday took a swipe at what he claimed were Modi’s frequent comments on building the library: “You His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa during an extraordinary session of the Cabinet held yesterday know what that is? That’s like five hours of what we TDT | Manama man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the termination of the government, consolidation, development and Crown Prince thanks Premier spend. Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme led by His Royal Highness Prime sustainability of the services de- As the “largest donor in n extraordinary session of Commander and First Deputy Minister Prince Khalifa bin Sal- livered by the government to the HRH the Crown Prince ex- the region”, New Delhi has Athe Cabinet yesterday ap- Prime Minister. man Al Khalifa, to achieve com- citizens. tended thanks and apprecia- helped with infrastructure proved the Government Action The action plan, which re - prehensive development that is tion to HRH the Prime Minister projects, humanitarian as- Plan (GAP) for the Fifth Leg- flects the government’s ambi- built upon the principles of the Greater role for private sector for his directives and close fol- sistance and economic de- islative Term, 2019-2022, that tions and aspirations to achieve Bahrain Economic Vision 2030. Strengthening the role of the low-up, which, he said, contrib- velopment, the statement seeks to achieve the visions and fiscal balance, continue en - GAP’s policies and goals, Dr private sector tops the priorities uted to preparing the new Gov- said. aspirations of the comprehen- hancing economic growth, sus- Al Nasser said, seek to main - of the new government, which ernment Action Plan to ensure Highlights include a sive development progress, led tainability of the development tain a positive economic growth according to the Cabinet session sustainable services and steady 218-kilometre (135-mile) by His Majesty King Hamad bin progress and projects, improve within the framework of fiscal will act as a key driver to the economic growth. road, a dam providing irri- Isa Al Khalifa. services to citizens, has been balance and optimal use of re- Kingdom’s economic develop- HRH the Crown Prince also gation to farmers and train- The approval came after a referred to the Council of Rep- sources to ensure their sustain- ment. expressed sincere thanks and ing programmes for more thorough examination of all resentatives. ability for future generations. GAP aims to re-define the role appreciation to all those who than 3,500 Afghans in India. aspects related to themes and In a post-session statement, During the session, the Cabi- of the public sector, improve contributed to preparing the New Delhi has also pro- policies. the Cabinet Secretary-General, net discussed the categories of the business environment, the new GAP, praising the coopera- vided 1.1 million tonnes of The session was chaired by Dr Yasser bin Isa Al-Nasser, said the GAP as well as the policies investment atmosphere, and ad- tion of everyone to ensure that wheat to Afghanistan as His Royal Highness Prince Sal- GAP 2019-2022 reflects the de- and goals that would ensure the ministrative governance. GAP achieves its objective. well as a 400-bed children’s hospital built in 1972 and renovated after the fall of the Taliban in 2002. Saudi opens trial in DON’T MISS IT

Blockchain can Khashoggi killing 03 help VAT Al Arabiya, AFP The names of the 11 defend- Adel al-Jubeir has also called Prosecutors in a state - First batch of ants have not been officially re- on Turkey to come forward ment said they are continu - 04 VRS optees audi Arabia’s public pros- leased. with all its evidence about the ing their investigation against ecution yesterday sought It was earlier announced that slaying and stop leaking out a number of accused in the Man attacks death penalty for five of five top officials in Saudi Arabia information. killing. motorist with Sthe 11 defendants charged with were sacked over the Khashoggi “We have made that very clear. According to an earlier state- 05 the murder of journalist Jamal murder inside its Istanbul con- We have investigations ongoing ment by public prosecutor’s iron rod Khashoggi as their trial opened sulate on October 2 in a “rogue and we will punish the individu- office, a total of 21 individuals in Riyadh yesterday. operation”. als who are responsible for this,” were in custody in connection All 11 accused appeared in A statement said prosecutors he said. with the killing. court with their lawyers, five of have requested twice formally to Following yesterday’s trial, Following the move, The Unit- whom are accused of involve- the Turkish authorities seeking the defence team in the case ed States and France have wel- ment in the killing of Khashoggi evidence related to the killing requested a copy of the legal comed the first indictments in at the Saudi consulate in Istan- of Khashoggi “but have not re- document and a timeframe the Saudi probe into the murder bul, Turkey, a statement released ceived any response so far”. within which to review the of Jamal Khashoggi as a “good said. Jamal Khashoggi Saudi Foreign Minister charges. first step.” FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 02

Bahrain-Egypt for greater ties

Speaker with the Ambassador of Egypt to Bahrain Manama strong ties between the two peaker Fouzia bint Ab - countries fostered by His Sdullah Zainal yesterday Majesty King Hamad bin Isa reiterated Bahrain’s per - Al Khalifa and President Ab- petual solidarity along - delfattah El Sisi, Fouzia bint side with Egypt in boosting Abdullah Zainal commend- bilateral ties. ed Egypt’s strong supportive Speaking while receiving stance with Bahrain in all the Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa during a visit to a number of BDF units to get informed Ambassador of Egypt to Bah- political, economic and secu- about their combat and administrative readiness. He listened to a briefing on the modernisation process of the units as well as their administrative and technical rain, Suha Mohammed Ibra- rity arenas. readiness to boost performance. him, the speaker emphasised The ambassador praised that the upcoming period will Bahrain’s democratic progress, see more parliamentary co- expressing her admiration of operation with the Egyptian the polls results achieved by Parliament chaired by Ali Ab- the Bahraini women, wishing del Aal. the Bahraini parliament fur- Citing the longstanding ther successes.

Health programmes: Minister urges to hold more field trips

Minister of Defence Affairs Major General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Nuaimi receiving Jordanian Ambassador to Bahrain Rami Saleh Al Warikat. The minister welcomed him lauding deep-rooted fraternal relations between both countries.

Health Minister TDT | Manama committee’s keenness to im- plement various initiatives and ealth Minister Faeqa bint reiterated her full support to HSaeed Al Saleh yesterday all the initiatives during the urged holding more field trips preparation of the Ministry of to assess public feedback on Health (MoH)’s comprehen- programmes implemented sive plan 2019. throughout the year. Various topics includ - Chairing the National Com- ing pediatric healthcare mittee to Combat Non-Con- and involvement of special- tagious Diseases, the minis- ists in setting up health-re - ter praised the initiatives and lated initiatives were efforts exerted in combating discussed. non-communicable diseas- The meeting also reviewed Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi receiving Dr Samir Al-Otoum, President of Bahrain Medical University, affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons in es across the community the main functions and ini - Ireland, in the presence of Research and Statistics Methodologist Dr Farzana Al Maraghi the Director of Scientific Research Department. They discussed the throughout 2018. tiatives planned for Bahrain university’s developmental programmes to meet the demand in the medical field. The minister stressed the Sports Day.

Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB) director-general Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Ali Al-Khalifa during a ceremony marking his retirement after a prolific and dedicated service. SLRB Chairman Shaikh Salman bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa commended the dedicated efforts exerted by Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Ali Al-Khalifa, spanning more than 40 years of service.

BD 2.9 NIHR inspects reform, rehabilitation facility only Manama that the inmates are given all comes as part of the NIHR’s 2019 their rights in equal opportu- itinerary of field trips. nmates appearing for their nity. Iacademic tests at the Reform- Khoury praised the Ministry atory and Rehabilitation Centre of Interior (MoI)’s efforts spear- at Jau were visited by NIHR of- headed by the General Directo- The delegation of ficials. rate for Reformation and Reha- National Institution for The delegation of National bilitation to provide advanced Human Rights (NIHR)’s Institution for Human Rights educational programmes to pro- commissioners was led Try out our Indian platter- Super (NIHR)’s commissioners led by vide vocational skills to help by Maria Khoury delicious and great value for money Maria Khoury reviewed the inmates reintegrate into the procedures to ensure compli- society. ance with global standards and Maria Khoury The commissioners’ visit 03 FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 big story Blockchain can help VAT TDT | Manama Mohammed Zafran Yaqoob lockchain, the revolu- tionary technology which AlAwadhi, NGN Bhas been steadily gaining popularity in recent years can International greatly help in the implemen- tation and management of VAT, CEO, says according to an expert While VAT is expected to blockchain can boost revenue for the govern- ment, it comes with challenges help facilitate related to TAX collection as well as issues related to companies tax collection that may try to evade taxes. Both issues can be addressed without with the use of VAT, says a lead- ing IT expert. According to Yaqoob AlA- added costs of wadhi, NGN International CEO, blockchain can help facilitate intermediaries tax collection without added costs of intermediaries. He said that blockchain can cut VAT administration costs by eliminating the need for third-party intermediaries: agents, escrow, trusted banks, and many others that according lated financial flows and moni- Blockchain is being adopted for VAT collection in Kazakhstan to him “slows down the entire tor the fulfilment of taxpayers’ transaction process”. obligations in real time, with no “Blockchain is a safe and ef- e-voting, and private and public details but changing, adding, chance for fraudsters to conceal fective tool for the management sector management.” or removing of any block is not any transaction or get an illegal of value-added tax. This technol- “We believe blockchain to be possible.” VAT refund or offset,” he said. ogy would contribute to reduc- Unlike electronic a great aid for the taxation sys- “Unlike electronic tax invoic- The blockchain is being adopt- ing the costs of managing Tax tax invoices, which tem,” he stressed. es, which are entered into a da- ed for VAT collection in Kazakh- and accelerate its collection by are entered into a According to him, the key tabase and can be exposed to stan where the government 80 per cent,” he said. database and can be strength of Blockchain is its third-party interference, block- decided to move the taxation He urged the government to exposed to third- secure and transparent nature. chain is free from such vulner- system to blockchain by 2020 be a pioneer in the GCC in using “Anyone interested can see a abilities. in order to combat various tax “Blockchain” in the collection of party interference, chain of blocks with transaction “The system can track VAT-re- evasion schemes. value-added tax, “as this tech- blockchain is nology eliminates the role of in- free from such termediaries such as accounting vulnerabilities companies or banks between the YAQOOB ALAWADHI merchant and the government.” “Blockchain speeds up gov- ernment access to tax revenues dinars per year, it will contrib- Blockchain, Al-Awadhi said, from the final consumer of the ute 1.6pc of GDP, however no has seen a rapid rise in popu - PHYSIOTHERAPY HELPS YOU service or Item, and also accel- one wants the cost of collecting larity from being used in the erate the process of refunding this tax to be greater than its cryptocurrency space. “Now this the merchant and supplier of revenues through the need for technology has evolved dramati- the tax”. a huge staff, spending on con- cally and is now used in multiple LIVELIVE LIFELIFE “There are estimates that the sulting firms, or many deliberate areas, such as network admin- value-added tax will boost state or unintentional tax evasion,” istration, copyright and own- budget by 300 million Bahraini Al-Awadhi added. ership, digital identity, energy, PAINPAIN FREEFREE

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rocedures have been com- pleted to relieve the first Pbatch of employees, who have accepted the Voluntary Re- tirement Scheme (VRS) offered, said the Social Insurance Organ- isation (SIO). SIO, in a statement, said the employees are expected to sign their end of service forms be- tween 6 and 10 January and will be relieved on 31 January 2019. SIO said the formalities were completed in coordination with other government entities and in accordance with the scheme’s President of the Civil Service Bureau, timeline. Ahmed bin Zayed Al Zayed An electronic system has been introduced by SIO to process the end of services forms as well as upload candidates’ information. The system facilitates Human Resource directorates in calcu- lating candidates’ end of service package and their retirement Employees during an induction meeting held by the Civil Service Bureau pension. Two briefing sessions will be incentives including, granting Ahmed bin Zayed Al Zayed voluntary retirement scheme held by SIO on Sunday and Mon- 5 years of service to the actual also affirmed that all VRS candi- through the Civil Service Bu- day for all government human number of years served, a one- dates are eligible to receive the reau’s official website. resource directorates on the new off direct cash compensation All VRS candidates Periodic Annual Allowance, in During a workshop held by electronic system. equal to the cost of purchasing are eligible to accordance with the Kingdom’s the CSB, Director of Human and Director-General of Organisa- five additional virtual service receive the Periodic 2019 Salaries and Benefits regu- Financial Resources Adnan Mo- tion and Position Budget, Jamal years, end of service promotion Annual Allowance, lation - including the candidates hammed Bucheeri explained Abdulaziz Al-Alawi, has con- and end of service benefit. In in accordance with that will retire on 31 January that the voluntary retirement firmed that all government en- Director-General of Organization and addition to other benefits in ac- 2019 and the retiring candidates scheme’s offer is for one-time, tities have formally notified all Position Budget, Jamal Abdulaziz cordance to laws and regula - the Kingdom’s 2019 after them. and for one month only, effective Voluntary Retirement Scheme’s Al-Alawi tions. Salaries and Benefits The CSB earlier said it has as- 9 October 2018, provided that (VRS) applicants of their status Requirements for beneficiar- regulation - including signed a team to ensure that all the employees’ years of actual following the Civil Service Bu- vides an opportunity for civil ies include being an employee the candidates that successful candidates receive government service are not less reau (CSB) president’s instruc- servants at government enti- at government entities subject to will retire on 31 their end of service promotion, than 10 years. tions. ties that are affiliates of CSB to civil service regulations, having January 2019 and the in accordance with the CSB di- Furthermore, Bucheeri According to the Civil Service employ their expertise in the actual years of service not less rective 4 of 2013. stressed that the voluntary Bureau, the voluntary retire- private sector and entrepreneur- than 10 years, not being a senior retiring candidates As of November 10, accord- retirement scheme takes into ment scheme is one of the six ship to contribute to the King- employee and not returning to after them. ing to Civil Service Bureau’s account that it shall not affect initiatives of the Fiscal Balance dom’s economic growth.” government service after retir- President, Ahmed bin Zayed the work process and services Programme. For accepting the offer, the ing joining the voluntary retire- AHMED BIN ZAYED AL ZAYED Al-Zayed, 9,000 public sector provided by the Civil Service The scheme, CSB said, “Pro- scheme provides a number of ment scheme. employees have applied for the Bureau.

Motorcity named champion at Hino skills contest Batelco flies fans to Asian Cup opening match Manama sporting initiatives, Batelco said its initiative comes in line atelco said it is charter- with the company’s eagerness Bing a flight to takeo - to strengthen its community ver 210 fans to the opening partnership. match of the Asian Cup, tak- The Asian Cup, which is one ing place in Zayed Sports City of the most important tour- Stadium in Abu Dhabi on naments in Asia, takes place Saturday. every four years since 1956, The initiative follows a with teams competing for the meeting between Batelco and title of AFC Asian Cup Cham- Bahrain Football Association pions. and is in line with the Associ- Caption: Batelco’s Manag- ation’s efforts to support the er Digital Marketing Hamad National Football Team. Busaad and Bahrain Football Keen on championing the Association General Secretary national team and supporting Ebrahim Saad Al Buainain

Motorcity representatives, Jibin James and Bagavathy Nagarajan with their Championship awards at the event in UAE

Manama experts in the Hino distrib - challenge covered sales, product our finalists in 3S categories utors network in the Middle knowledge and a compilation and to encourage continuous otorcity, the sole distrib- East region. of the skills training conducted improvement in all our 3S (Ser- Mutor of Hino trucks in Finalists in the Sales & Parts by Hino Motors Middle East vice, Sales & Spare Parts) activ- the Kingdom of Bahrain, was categories demonstrated their FZE. Based on the knowledge, ities which is key to exceptional named Distributor Champion in expertise through a series of understanding and education customer service.” the 2018 Hino Regional 3S Skills role play scenarios, while the they attained, they were able Representing Motorcity at the Contest held at Hino Motors’ service technicians were test- to compete and showcase their competition, Bagavathy Nagara- Middle East office and training ed on their diagnostic, an - expertise. jan (Hino Sr. Sales Executive) centre in Sharjah, UAE. alytical and technical skills Y. Koyama, Managing Direc- was crowned Sales Champion, The annual competition in a series of hypothetical tor-Hino Motors Middle East while Jibin James (Sr. Techni- showcases the proficien - exercises. FZE, said, “The contest aims at cian) was awarded the Service cy of sales, service and parts The theoretical phase of the recognising the abilities of all Championship. Hamad Busaad and Ebrahim Saad Al Buainain FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 04 05 First batch of VRS optees to Shocking moments be relieved by January end TDT | Manama rocedures have been com- pleted to relieve the first Pbatch of employees, who have accepted the Voluntary Re- tirement Scheme (VRS) offered, said the Social Insurance Organ- isation (SIO). SIO, in a statement, said the employees are expected to sign their end of service forms be- tween 6 and 10 January and will be relieved on 31 January 2019. SIO said the formalities were completed in coordination with other government entities and in accordance with the scheme’s President of the Civil Service Bureau, Screen grabs taken from a video showing a man hitting a van with a metal rod timeline. Ahmed bin Zayed Al Zayed An electronic system has been introduced by SIO to process the end of services forms as well as upload candidates’ information. Man attacks motorist with iron rod in Riffa The system facilitates Human Resource directorates in calcu- stated that the man was arrested others. The man, a south Asian broke the windows of the van The ministry confirmed the Arab national. lating candidates’ end of service TDT | Manama from the southern governorate. by nationality, was yelling at an- with the rod. However, no inju- incident yesterday morning stat- In a similar incident, reported package and their retirement Employees during an induction meeting held by the Civil Service Bureau “An Asian man who was seen other man who was apparently ries were reported. ing: “A bicycle rider died follow- last week, a biker died after he pension. Mohammed Zafran in a frantic state has been arrest- his compatriot and was driving A video of the violence was ing a traffic accident on Sheikh was run over by a minibus. Two briefing sessions will be incentives including, granting Ahmed bin Zayed Al Zayed voluntary retirement scheme n Asian national was ed,” a ministry statement said a van. circulated on social media Jaber Al-Sabah Street towards The man in his thirties died held by SIO on Sunday and Mon- 5 years of service to the actual also affirmed that all VRS candi- through the Civil Service Bu- arrested over an attack adding: “He attacked a minibus, “He was yelling at the other Legal procedures are being Manama in the Mina Salman in an accident at Shaikh Isa Bin day for all government human number of years served, a one- dates are eligible to receive the reau’s official website. with an iron bar on a mo- driven by another Asian man, in man in Urdu or Hindi and was completed,” the Ministry state- Area. The concerned authorities Salman Highway last Thursday. resource directorates on the new off direct cash compensation All VRS candidates Periodic Annual Allowance, in During a workshop held by A torist, after a video of the inci- Riffa and managed to broke the behaving frantically,” a source ment added. are on the scene.” The mishap occurred when electronic system. equal to the cost of purchasing are eligible to accordance with the Kingdom’s the CSB, Director of Human and Director-General of Organisa- five additional virtual service 2019 Salaries and Benefits regu- Financial Resources Adnan Mo- dent went viral on social media vehicle’s windows.” told Tribune. In another incident yesterday, Separately, the Ministry on the biker crashed against a receive the Periodic platforms. The man, reportedly in his “Suddenly, he started hitting a man who was riding a bicycle Tuesday confirmed that an acci- parked car and ended up on the tion and Position Budget, Jamal years, end of service promotion Annual Allowance, lation - including the candidates hammed Bucheeri explained Abdulaziz Al-Alawi, has con- and end of service benefit. In that will retire on 31 January that the voluntary retirement Interior Ministry, quoting offi- thirties, according to sources, the van with the metal rod he died after an accident in Mina dent on Al Fateh Highway near road where the minibus ran over in accordance with cials from the southern governo- was wielding an iron bar which was holding.” Salman area. The victim is re- Marina beach led to the death of him. The victim was reported to firmed that all government en- Director-General of Organization and addition to other benefits in ac- 2019 and the retiring candidates scheme’s offer is for one-time, rate, confirmed the incident and he used as a weapon to attack The source said the man also portedly a 58-year-old Bahraini. a 22-year-old man, reportedly an be a Bahraini. tities have formally notified all Position Budget, Jamal Abdulaziz cordance to laws and regula - the Kingdom’s 2019 after them. and for one month only, effective Voluntary Retirement Scheme’s Al-Alawi tions. Salaries and Benefits The CSB earlier said it has as- 9 October 2018, provided that (VRS) applicants of their status Requirements for beneficiar- regulation - including signed a team to ensure that all the employees’ years of actual following the Civil Service Bu- vides an opportunity for civil ies include being an employee the candidates that successful candidates receive government service are not less reau (CSB) president’s instruc- servants at government enti- at government entities subject to will retire on 31 their end of service promotion, than 10 years. Identity theft: Bahraini tions. ties that are affiliates of CSB to civil service regulations, having January 2019 and the in accordance with the CSB di- Furthermore, Bucheeri According to the Civil Service employ their expertise in the actual years of service not less rective 4 of 2013. stressed that the voluntary Bureau, the voluntary retire- private sector and entrepreneur- than 10 years, not being a senior retiring candidates As of November 10, accord- retirement scheme takes into Man gets 3 years in jail ment scheme is one of the six ship to contribute to the King- employee and not returning to after them. ing to Civil Service Bureau’s account that it shall not affect initiatives of the Fiscal Balance dom’s economic growth.” government service after retir- President, Ahmed bin Zayed the work process and services Incidents leading escaped with the help of his Programme. For accepting the offer, the ing joining the voluntary retire- AHMED BIN ZAYED AL ZAYED Al-Zayed, 9,000 public sector provided by the Civil Service • The scheme, CSB said, “Pro- scheme provides a number of ment scheme. employees have applied for the Bureau. to the case occurred blood brother. The suspect when the man was then managed to exit Bahrain arrested in 2017 through king Fahad Bridge by presenting his brother’s identity card and details. The Batelco flies fans to Asian TDT | Manama suspect after reaching Saudi Motorcity named champion at Hino skills contest then managed to enter Emir- Cup opening match he higher first Crimi - ates using the same identity Tnal Court has awarded a Card. Manama sporting initiatives, Batelco 3-year jail term to Bahraini The accused was arrested said its initiative comes in line man for using his brother’s following a combined opera- atelco said it is charter- with the company’s eagerness identity card to exit Bahrain. tion by Bahraini authority and Bing a flight to takeo - to strengthen its community According to court files, the its counterpart in Dubai. ver 210 fans to the opening partnership. Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza receiving in his office General Manager of Magic Media Hani Bin Al Sheikh Abdul Hussain Al Asfour, a man used his brother’s identi- The court found: “He had match of the Asian Cup, tak- The Asian Cup, which is one company specializes in the engineering fields. They reviewed the latest innovative materials provided by the company in the thermal insulation and rationalization ty card to enter Saudi Arabia entered false information in ing place in Zayed Sports City of the most important tour- of consumption. from Bahrain and from there the system of the general ad- Stadium in Abu Dhabi on naments in Asia, takes place to Emirates. ministration for the passport Saturday. every four years since 1956, Incidents leading to the case by cheating the customs’ of- The initiative follows a with teams competing for the occurred when the man was ficer who helped him in good meeting between Batelco and title of AFC Asian Cup Cham- caught by police for cheating intention to pass King Fahad Bahrain Football Association pions. Attacking policemen: Trial postponed for woman on 14 December 2017. He, how- Bridge to Saudi Arabia.” and is in line with the Associ- Caption: Batelco’s Manag- ever, managed to escape from In issuing the verdict, the ation’s efforts to support the er Digital Marketing Hamad held in child torturing case custody, when admitted to Sal- suspect, Court said, used iden- National Football Team. Busaad and Bahrain Football Court affirms verdict maniya Medical Complex for a tity card of another person to TDT | Manama however, denied the allega- medical checkup. escape from Bahrain wrong- Keen on championing the Association General Secretary TDT | Manama national team and supporting Ebrahim Saad Al Buainain The incident dates back to 2 tions to the public prosecutor, According to police, the man fully. April 2015. 26-year-old woman ac- claimed that the incident was here will be no retrial for The men, according to court Acused of torturing her one an accident which occurred Ttwo men convicted in a files, closed the roads and year and 3 months old child when she was trying to bath case involving burning of an threw Molotov cocktails and will have to wait until 14 Janu- the child in running water. armoured police vehicle in the iron spits and stones at police ary 2019 for her jury trial. The child, according to the Fake bomb: Man gets Motorcity representatives, Jibin James and Bagavathy Nagarajan with their Championship awards at the event in UAE east of Alakar area. officers. The court decided to post- suspect, had a fever. So she The court of the first in - Two police officers were pone the trial for receiving decided to get her a bath in three years in prison Manama experts in the Hino distrib - challenge covered sales, product our finalists in 3S categories stance gave a 10 year jail term injured in the attack. One medical reports from Salmani- running water and placed her utors network in the Middle knowledge and a compilation and to encourage continuous withholding for the first ac- of the officers got his hand ya Hospital. under the water’s faucet but TDT | Manama Aali area, with the help of his otorcity, the sole distrib- East region. of the skills training conducted improvement in all our 3S (Ser- cused and a 3-year term for the burnt, while the second of- According to the prosecu- failed to notice the tempera- accomplices, who are still at Mutor of Hino trucks in Finalists in the Sales & Parts by Hino Motors Middle East vice, Sales & Spare Parts) activ- second accused. ficer got injured in his tor, the woman poured hot ture of the water. he first higher criminal ap- large. the Kingdom of Bahrain, was categories demonstrated their FZE. Based on the knowledge, ities which is key to exceptional Following an appeal, the 10- head. water on her child causing The victim and her broth- Tpellate court has reduced Public prosecution said, the named Distributor Champion in expertise through a series of understanding and education customer service.” year sentence for the first ac- The investigators also life-threatening damages to er are under their father’s the jail term awarded to a sus- suspect, planned the incident the 2018 Hino Regional 3S Skills role play scenarios, while the they attained, they were able Representing Motorcity at the cused was reduced to 7 years, found that the two men the child’s genitals and other care since the public pros - pect in a fake bomb blast case with an intention to create Contest held at Hino Motors’ service technicians were test- to compete and showcase their competition, Bagavathy Nagara- with the court affirming the joined forces to commit the vital organs. The child is now ecution has started their from 5 to 3 years. panic among people in the Middle East office and training ed on their diagnostic, an - expertise. jan (Hino Sr. Sales Executive) 3-year jail term awarded to the crime. suffering a 10 per cent perma- investigation. The court of the first in - area. centre in Sharjah, UAE. alytical and technical skills Y. Koyama, Managing Direc- was crowned Sales Champion, second accused. The first suspect confessed nent disability. Meanwhile, the woman also stance earlier awarded him a The fake bomb was planted The annual competition in a series of hypothetical tor-Hino Motors Middle East while Jibin James (Sr. Techni- The suspects then tried to his role during interrogating The suspect is married to gave birth to another child a five-year prison term. in front of the driving school showcases the proficien - exercises. FZE, said, “The contest aims at cian) was awarded the Service challenge the verdict in the admitting that he acted after a Bahraini national. They few months ago. The newborn, According to court files, the in Aali. Investigators identified cy of sales, service and parts The theoretical phase of the recognising the abilities of all Championship. Hamad Busaad and Ebrahim Saad Al Buainain court of cassation, which, receiving a phone message to also have another child, who aged 5 months, is with the sus- accused planted a fake bomb the suspect with the help of however, was rejected. attack the police officers. is aged 3 years. The accused, pect. on Shayqh Zayed Road in DNA analysis. 06 FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 world

US to hold missile drill in Japan’s Death toll rises to 37 in Okinawa: report Probe urges safe Russian apartment blast Tokyo, Japan Moscow, Russia kilometres (1,050 miles) east he US military will this he number of confirmed of Moscow in the early hours Tyear conduct its first Tdead from a New Year’s of Monday. ever missile drill around the Eve gas explosion that caused Officials had given a toll of Japanese island of Okina- areas in schools a Russian apartment block to 28 dead as of late Wednesday. wa, according to a report partially collapse has risen Rescuers have been brav- yesterday. to 37, officials said Thursday, ing freezing temperatures to The US military has told with four people still missing. search through mangled con- its Japanese counterpart it Six children were among the crete and metal but no sur - plans to deploy surface-to- dead, the emergency situations vivors have been found since ship missiles in the strate- ministry said in a statement, Tuesday, when a baby boy was gically important Okinawa while six people had been res- pulled from the rubble. this year for the first such cued from the rubble of the The Soviet-era apartment drill by Japan’s key ally, the building in the Ural mountains block was home to about 1,100 Sankei Shimbun reported, city of Magnitogorsk. people and the explosion left without citing sources. The explosion tore through dozens homeless over the New The drill would involve a the 10-storey building in the Year -- the biggest holiday of mobile rocket launcher seen industrial city nearly 1,700 the year in Russia. as a counter-measure to po- tential attacks from Chinese surface-to-sea ballistic mis- siles, the paper said. People are brought out of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a former student opened fire and killed 17 at In recent years, Chinese the school in Parkland, Florida. China’s ‘Jack the Ripper’ Washington, United States warships have frequently the attack and response minute by equipment. Beijing, China sailed through waters near by minute, did not single out Cruz, who killed 14 students raped and murdered 11 women Okinawa, where the major- comprehensive report one major point of failure or and three staff members, while and girls between 1988 and ity of US troops in Japan are on the massacre of 17 person to blame for the mas- wounding another 17, “only shot serial killer dubbed Chi- 2002 in Gansu and the neigh- based. Experts say China’s Apeople in a high school sacre, which sparked calls to people within his line of sight, Ana’s “Jack the Ripper” for bouring Inner Mongolia re- increasingly active mari- in Parkland, Florida said school harden the security at schools and he never entered any class- the way he mutilated several gion. time activities are part of a design should incorporate “safe across the country and even room,” the report noted. of his 11 female victims was In March 2018 he was found plan to establish control of areas” that could hide students arm teachers. “Some students were shot executed Thursday morning, guilty by the Baiyin City Inter- waters within the so-called from shooters. But it said students would and killed in classrooms with three decades after the first mediate People’s Court and “first island chain” that The 400-page report by a have been better protected if obstructed and inaccessible murder, the court which sen- handed death sentences for links Okinawa, Taiwan and state commission on the Feb- simple measures were taken, hard corners as they remained tenced him said. both robbery and intentional the Philippines. ruary 14, 2018 attack at Marjory including allocating areas in in Cruz’s line of sight.” The court in the northwest homicide, and lesser sentenc- Some analysts believe Stoneman Douglas High School rooms, so-called hard cor - The report nevertheless sug- city of Baiyin, Gansu province, es for rape and dishonouring Beijing seeks to end US found many shortcomings in ners, that cannot be seen by gested that classroom doors which handed him the death corpses. dominance in the w. Pa - school security, including the an attacker peering in through be lockable from the inside. It sentence in March last year Gao targeted young wom- cific by exerting control lack of guards on entrances and windows. The report noted also noted that teachers and announced on the Twitter-like en wearing red and followed of the second island chain the failure of school staff to de- that some rooms in the school staff at the high school were Weibo that it had been carried them home, often cutting their that links Japan’s southern clare a “Code Red” alert when building that Cruz attacked did poorly trained in emergency out. throats and mutilating their Ogasawara island chain, the a heavily armed former student, have hard corners, but were procedures, leading to a failure China’s supreme court had bodies, according to state me- US territory of Guam, and Nikolas Cruz, opened fire. ineffective in hiding students to quickly declare a “Code Red” approved the execution, it said. dia reports. The youngest vic- Indonesia. The report, which detailed because they were obstructed alerting the attack. Gao Chengyong, 54, robbed, tim was eight years old. One dead, 15 injured after women enter flashpoint India temple Thiruvananthapuram, India tember overturned a dec - ta Party) demonstration yes- Kerala remained tense yes- vananthapuram, and nearby which have their own tradi - ne person was killed and at ades-old ban on women of men- terday and got injured when terday, and the police said Kollam city. tions, where men can’t go. And Oleast 15 injured in violence struating age -- deemed as those some stones were hurled (at the additional forces had been September’s verdict was the men don’t go,” Modi told Indian across southern India’s Kerala between 10 and 50 -- setting foot demonstrators),” Kerala police deployed across the state latest progressive ruling from media. state which broke out after two inside the gold-plated Sabarima- spokesman Pramod Kumar said. to prevent further violence the court, with judges also over- The Supreme Court is to women defied traditionalists to la temple. “His injuries were serious and breaking out. turning bans on gay sex and start hearing a legal chal - enter one of Hinduism’s holiest Several women activists have he died late Wednesday night. The police Wednesday used adultery last year. lenge on its ruling to allow temples, police said yesterday. made unsuccessful attempts to At least 15 others were injured tear gas, stun grenades and wa- In rare comments regarding women into the temple from Clashes were reported across reach the temple since the order in incidents across the state,” ter cannon to control clashes the Sabarimala temple on Tues- January 22. the state after the two women but faced stiff resistance from Kumar added. between the rival groups, largely day, Modi -- running for a second Women are still barred from activists, escorted by police, en- thousands of devotees including Local media reports said the conservatives and cadres of the term in elections later this year a handful of Hindu temples in tered the Sabarimala temple in a men and women, who see it as an demonstrators from BJP were state’s ruling left-wing parties. -- appeared to support the ban, India. The entry of women at surprise pre-dawn operation on attack on tradition. hit by stones from a local office Journalists were also as - saying the matter was related to Sabarimala was taboo for gen- Wednesday. “The person who died was of the state’s ruling Communist saulted during the disturbanc- tradition. erations and formalised by the The Supreme Court in Sep- part of a BJP (Bharatiya Jana- party. es in the state’s capital, Thiru- “There are some temples Kerala High Court in 1991.

An Indian priest closes doors at the Ayyappa shrine at the Sabarimala temple in India police intervene as members of Sabarimala Karma Samithi try to disrupt a southern Kerala state after performing “purification” rituals following the entry Indian police stand guard at the Ayyappa shrine at the Sabarimala temple in celebratory meeting after two women entered Sabarimala Ayyapa temple, at the of two women Kerala High Court Junction in Kochi FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 07

Tourists flee Thai NASA says faraway islands as Tropical world Ultima Thule Death toll jumps to Storm Pabuk looms Bangkok, Thailand shaped like ‘snowman’ ens of thousands of Washington, United State Ttourists have fled the 39 in Russian blast Thai resort islands of Koh our billion miles from the Phangan and Koh Tao in a Fsun floats Ultima Thule, Moscow, Russia mass exodus ahead of Trop- an icy celestial body that NASA ical Storm Pabuk which is scientists announced Wednes- he number of confirmed set to bring heavy rains, day is aptly shaped like a giant dead from a New Year’s wind and seven-metre (22- snowman. TEve gas explosion in foot) waves, officials said The first detailed imag - a Russian apartment block yesterday. es beamed back from the US jumped to 39 yesterday as res- The islands, hugely pop- agency’s New Horizons mis- cuers recovered more bodies ular with holiday-makers sion allowed scientists to con- from the rubble of the partially especially during the peak fidently determine the body collapsed building. Christmas and New Year was formed when two spheres, Six children were among the season, have emptied out or “lobes,” slowly gravitated dead, the emergency situations since Wednesday as tour- towards each other until they ministry said in a statement, ists packed onto ferries stuck together -- a major sci- and four people were still un- Rescuers taking part in a search operation three days after a gas explosion bound for the southern Thai entific discovery. This handout image released by accounted for. rocked a residential building in Russia’s Urals city of Magnitogorsk. mainland, with swimming The New Horizons space- NASA Rescuers have been braving banned and boats set to sus- craft on Tuesday flew past Ul- temperatures as low as minus “New Year’s miracle”. Dubrovsky’s office said he pend services. tima Thule, which was discov- “garden variety dirt,” he said, 27 degrees Celsius (minus 16 The explosion tore through had also approved new finan- Pabuk, Thailand’s first ered via telescope in 2014 and as the sun’s rays are 1,600 degrees Fahrenheit) to search the 10-storey building in the cial assistance to the victims, tropical storm in the area is the farthest and potentially times fainter there than on through mangled concrete and industrial city nearly 1,700 including payments of one outside of the monsoon sea- oldest cosmic body ever ob- Earth. The body is roughly 19 metal at the site in the Ural kilometres (1,050 miles) east million rubles ($14,500, 12,700 son for around 30 years, is served by a spacecraft. miles long and completes its mountains city of Magnito - of Moscow in the early hours euros) to the families of those poised to batter Koh Phang- Before that flyby, the only own rotation in about 15 hours. gorsk. of Monday. killed and 400,000 rubles for an and Koh Tao as well as image scientists had was a NASA dubbed the larger lobe Six people including two chil- All the survivors were in a those injured. Koh Samui on Friday night, blurry one showing Ultima Ultima, and the other, which dren have been rescued at the stable condition, said the office Families who lost their apart- before cutting into the Thule’s oblong shape, resem- is about three times smaller, site, but no survivors have been of Chelyabinsk regional gover- ments would receive payments mainland. bling something like a bowling Thule. found since Tuesday, when a nor Boris Dubrovsky, who vis- of up 500,000 rubles, as well No official evacuation or- pin or a peanut. “This is the first object that 10-month-old boy was found ited several of them in hospital as being provided with new der has been given but tour- “That image is so 2018... we can clearly tell was born in what officials described as a on Thursday. homes. ists are leaving in droves. Meet Ultima Thule!” said lead this way” Stern said, instead of investigator Alan Stern, doing evolving as a sort of “bi-lobe.” little to hide his joy as he re- “This really puts the nail on vealed a new sharper image the coffin now. We know that of the cosmic body, taken at this is how these kinds of ob- Shanahan takes Pentagon helm as Trump blasts Mattis a distance as close as 17,000 jects in many cases form.” Washington, United States miles (about 27,000 kilome- Some 4.5 billion years ago ter serving as deputy defense tagon chief had pointedly quit ters) with a resolution of 140 a cloud of frozen pebbles be- secretary, was thrust onto the his post over multiple disagree- meters per pixel. gan to join forces, gradually cting US Defense Secretary world stage when Mattis quit ments. “I’m not happy with “That bowling pin is gone forming two bodies -- Ultima APatrick Shanahan’s first last month amid long-running what (Mattis has) done in Af- -- it’s a snowman if anything and Thule. full day at the Pentagon’s helm disagreements with President ghanistan and I shouldn’t be at all,” Stern said during a NASA Slowing turning, they even- was overshadowed Wednesday Donald Trump. happy,” Trump said, as Shana- briefing. “What this spacecraft tually touched at each other at when President Donald Trump During televised remarks han sat by his side. “I wish him and this team accomplished is what mission geology manager attacked his predecessor Jim ahead of his first cabinet meet- well. I hope he does well. But unprecedented.” Jeff Moore called an “extreme- Mattis. ing of 2019, Trump claimed he as you know, President Obama Ultima Thule’s surface re- ly slow speed” -- maybe just Shanahan, who took the Pen- had “essentially fired” Mattis, fired him and essentially so did flects light about as much as one to a few miles per hour. tagon’s top spot January 1 af- Patrick Shanahan even though the former Pen- I. I want results.” Chinese rover lands on ‘dark side’ of moon AFP | Beijing, China cluding low-frequency radio astro- that it can relay data and commands mately surveyed the moon's surface for nomical studies -- aiming to take ad- between the lander and Earth. 31 months. Its success provided a major Chinese lunar rover landed on the A Long March 3B vantage of the lack of interference on In another extreme hurdle, during boost to China's space programme. Afar side of the moon yesterday, in rocket, transporting the the far side. the lunar night -- which lasts 14 Earth Beijing is planning to send another a global first that boosts Beijing's am- Chang’e-4 lunar rover, The rover will also conduct mineral days -- temperatures drop to as low as lunar lander, Chang'e-5, next year to bitions to become a space superpower. lifting off from the and radiation tests, the China National minus 173 degrees Celsius (minus 279 collect samples and bring them back The Chang'e-4 probe touched down Xichang launch centre Space Administration has said, accord- Fahrenheit). to Earth. and sent a photo of the so-called "dark in Xichang in China’s ing to state news agency Xinhua. During the lunar day, also lasting 14 It is among a slew of ambitious Chi- side" of the moon to the Queqiao satel- southwestern Sichuan Earth days, temperatures soar as high nese targets, which include a reusable lite, which will relay communications province (file) Extreme challenges as 127 C (261 F). launcher by 2021, a super-powerful to controllers on Earth, state broadcast- It was not until 1959 that the Soviet The rover's instruments have to rocket capable of delivering payloads er CCTV said. Union captured the first images of the withstand those fluctuations and it has heavier than those NASA and private Beijing is pouring billions into its moon's mysterious and heavily cratered to generate enough energy to sustain it rocket firm SpaceX can handle, a moon military-run space programme, with "dark side". during the long night. base, a permanently crewed space sta- hopes of having a crewed space station No lander or rover has ever previ- Adding to the difficulties, Chang'e-4 tion, and a Mars rover. by 2022, and of eventually sending hu- ously touched the surface there, and it was sent to the Aitken Basin in the mans to the moon. is no easy technological feat -- China lunar south pole region -- known for The Chang'e-4 lunar probe mission has been preparing for this moment its craggy and complex terrain -- state The moon rising -- named after the moon goddess in for years. media has said. behind sculptures on Chinese mythology -- launched in A major challenge for such a mission Yutu also conquered those the roof of a tower in the Forbidden City December from the southwestern was communicating with the robotic challenges and, after initial in Beijing, during lander: as there is no direct "line of setbacks, Xichang launch centre. the “supermoon” It is the second Chinese probe to land sight" for signals to the far side of the ulti- phenomena on the moon, following the Yutu (Jade moon. Rabbit) rover mission in 2013. As a solution, China in May Unlike the near side of the blasted the Queqiao ("Mag - moon that offers many flat pie Bridge") satellite into the areas to touch down on, moon's orbit, positioning it so the far side is mountain- ous and rugged. The moon is "tidally locked" to Earth in its ro- tation so the same side is always facing Earth. Chang'e-4 is carrying six experiments from China and four from abroad, in- ONLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE DEEP- QUOTE EST VALLEY, CAN YOU EVER KNOW OF THE HOW MAGNIFICENT IT IS TO BE ON THE DAY HIGHEST MOUNTAIN FRIDAY JANUARY 4, 2019 RICHARD M. NIXON Ahmad Angawi and Idris Khan help reframe the British Museum’s Islamic art collection

CRAFTING HERITAGE The British Museum selected two artists to help shift their Islamic art into a new gallery Idris Khan

REEL LIFE Iraq’s Mohamed Al-Daradji battles inner demons through film Iraqi filmmaker Mohamed Al-Dharadji will represent his country for the third time at the Oscars with “The Journey” AFP | Los Angeles

he Iraq War may have ended in T2011, but for filmmaker Mohamed Al-Daradji, the conflict that tore his To me, the people of Iraq country apart remains very much part have not grieved, they have of his everyday life. “You could say that my movies are a not come to terms with way of coping with the (aftermath) of what happened... and I felt the war,” the 40-year-old told AFP in that maybe this is how my Los Angeles this week as he discussed film can help and allow his latest drama, “The Journey.” people to see themselves on “To me, the people of Iraq have not the big screen grieved, they have not come to terms with what happened... and I felt that MOHAMED AL-DARADJI maybe this is how my film can help and allow people to see themselves on the big screen.” The film transports viewers to 2006 where the drama unfolds, Daradji relays — five minutes before Iraqi dictator Iraq’s pain and suffering through various nar- Saddam Hussein died by hanging at ratives — from the distraught child bride in dawn, Daradji says — and introduc- a wedding dress, to street children surviving es a female suicide bomber planning by selling flowers and polishing shoes and an attack during the reopening of the a musician returning to normal life after 22 Baghdad train station. years in a POW camp. A poster of Mohamed Al-Dharadji’s film “The Journey” Within the confines of the station, Added to the mix are the American sol- Iraqi filmmaker Mohamed Al-Dharadji

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Arab News | London support acquisitions of material at the museum — were keen to involve Khan Ahmad Angawi and Idris Khan hen the management of the in the new site-specific gallery work. were selected on their ability British Museum decided to “We talked about a number of artists Wshift its collection of Islamic and the one we decided upon imme- to assimilate their heritage in art into a new gallery, they selected two diately was Idris, because of that past a contemporary way — a blend artists — Ahmad Angawi from Saudi relationship, because the work that he Arabia and Idris Khan from the UK does is so interesting, and because of that is ideal for the new gallery — to create site-specific works. The the way that he thinks about his Muslim space, which reframes the pair were selected for their ability to heritage,” Porter said. assimilate their heritage in a contem- The resulting commission is Khan’s museum’s Islamic art collection, porary way — a blend that is ideal for “21 Stones,” — a collection of 21 stamp presenting a fusion of cultures the new gallery space, which reframes paintings. the museum’s Islamic art collection, “I turn poems, or passages of writing, in the Islamic world through presenting a fusion of cultures in the into rubber stamps and they become ancient, medieval and modern Islamic world through ancient, medi- wood blocks basically. Then I paint eval and modern times. with them with oil, usually on either an times Both have used the physical space of aluminum surface or a paper surface,” the new Albukhary Foundation Gallery, Khan explained. which opened October 18, to display He began his stamp paintings in 2010, their work in a dynamic way. Angawi The Albukhary Foundation Gallery a turning point in his work. He had has created five Mangour screens to trained as a photographer, but felt that stamps and then start stamping the cover windows in the gallery, while 21 were created by craftsmen in Jeddah She was first able to articulate this his photographs always looked like paper. It was ridding myself of the grief of Khan’s paintings cover one of the and finished by craftsmen in London. philosophy during the museum’s “Hajj: paintings. that I was going through at the time in a walls. Two of the five screens are placed Journey to the Heart of Islam” exhibi- “2010 it was quite a tricky year for my very cathartic way,” he continued. “The screens complete the atmos- on facing windows. “It feels like they tion in 2012, which drew an unprece- wife and myself,” he said. “My mother “When I started (this process), the phere of the gallery, bringing the spirit almost have a dialogue with one anoth- dented number of Muslim visitors to died — and she was young, 59 — and my words were important. But then they of the Hijaz, the heartland of Islam, to er, so the idea of the heart and mind in the museum. wife lost the baby very late in pregnan- became less important — an abstrac- the gallery,” said Venetia Porter, assis- dialogue came to my mind immediate- That exhibition ended with Khan’s cy and it was really sort of a tough year tion of those words. As they become tant keeper, Department of the Middle ly,” Angawi explained. “When you do “You and Only You,” in which the artist in terms of grief. artworks, they lose that content and East at the British Museum. traditional craft you connect your body, used words to represent the footsteps “It was at that point that I (decided) become something else, something you Angawi’s five screens are made from mind and soul into an object. I wanted of a pilgrim, in an attempt to capture to create drawings with words and can’t quite… It’s intangible.” walnut wood, using traditional Hija- (to convey) the way that when you look the energy of a mass of people circling stamping. In the studio, I’d get a piece With “21 Stones,” Khan tried to con- zi craft with modern manufacturing at those screens, you also look with the Kaaba. of paper set up and I’d come in, write vey the moment of release for a Hajj techniques. Samples for the windows your mind and you see the techniques Porter — and her patrons group, who these sentences, make them into rubber pilgrim performing the stoning of the with your heart and you see the passion Jamarat at Mina (when pilgrims throw and connection they represent. 21 stones at the wall). “I really wanted to work with crafts- “The idea itself is a very beautiful men here in London,” he continued. “I thing,” he said. ”One takes a stone, don’t like the idea of cutting something stands in front of a wall represent - from my culture and pasting it in in ing the devil and wishes away any bad London. I wanted to make an integra- feelings or thoughts or future or past tion of cultures between London and — whatever the pilgrim wants to think Makkah.” about — and that emotional release of For Porter, this integration of tradi- a stone hitting the wall and becoming tion and modernity was crucial. words was such a beautiful thing in “Right from the beginning, we were my mind. So I wanted to try and see if very clear about wanting to bring the I could make an artwork that had that contemporary into it,” she said. “I feel kind of impact.” really strongly that when you look at Unusually, his and Khan’s work will this region … you need to be looking at be on display in the gallery for the next it as a continuum. When you look at it year. “Normally we’d have to change it all as material culture, it’s actually very every six months, but we’re so excited easy to incorporate contemporary in by this that we can’t bear the thought The Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the with the ‘old’. We’ve done it throughout of it only being up for six months,” Islamic World at the British Museum the gallery.” The Albukhary Foundation Gallery of the Islamic World at the British Museum Porter said.

REEL LIFE Iraq’s Mohamed Al-Daradji battles inner demons through film Iraqi filmmaker Mohamed Al-Dharadji will represent his country for the third time at the Oscars with “The Journey”

diers patrolling the station and barking “I looked at her and she was a human be- orders,their humanity poking through as The first film to be released com- ing, she was beautiful and so smart,” he said. one sings a lullaby to his child back home mercially in Iraq in 27 years, “The “And the question that I raise through ‘The on the phone. Journey’ is whether there is redemption (for The first film to be released commercially Journey” has been selected as Iraq’s suicide bombers), whether they can get back in Iraq in 27 years, “The Journey” has been official contender for the upcoming the humanity that they lost.” selected as Iraq’s official contender for the He said his next movie, “Bird of Paradise,” upcoming Oscars in the foreign-language Oscars. The film transports viewers will also feature a woman as the central char- category. to 2006 — five minutes before Iraqi acter, as well as children. It will be Daradji’s third time represent- “When I think back to my childhood, there ing his country at the Oscars, following dictator Saddam Hussein died by was no one who could listen to me and may- “Ahlaam” in 2007 and “Son of Babylon” hanging at dawn, Daradji says — and be that’s why I use children in my films and in 2010. women also,” he said. “To give them a voice.” Like Daradji’s four other features, “The introduces a female suicide bomber As with all his features so far, Daradji said Journey” examines the war’s consequenc- planning an attack his latest project will again touch on Iraq’s es, this time through the eyes of the female turbulent history. protagonist as she comes to terms with the “In a funny way, I think all Iraqis suffer horrible act she is about to commit. from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)... Daradji said he was inspired to make the and through my films I am shouting, I am lead character a woman after reading an ar- letting out my anger, my frustration,” Daradji ticle about a 17-year-old Iraqi girl arrested said. with a bomb strapped to her waist. “I made ‘The Journey’ for selfish reasons,” “I began to make some research and His storyline developed further after he he added. “In a way, it helped me come to found out there were more than 200 female eventually was allowed to meet with a female terms with myself. Iraqi filmmaker Mohamed Al-Dharadji suicide bombers in Iraq,” he said. prisoner captured by the Iraqi army. “You can call it a form of therapy.”

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very much longer,” McCarthy it does not fund our homeland said. security or keep American fami- But Trump said he was pre- lies safe from human trafficking, pared to hold out “as long as it drugs and crime.” takes” to secure the money he is KNOW WHAT Republicans lost 40 seats and seeking for the border wall. their majority in the House in “This is national security the November midterm elec- we’re talking about,” he said at tions but they retained control a cabinet meeting ahead of the of the Senate by a slim margin. meeting with Pelosi, Schumer Sixty votes, however, are and top Republicans. “It’s too needed to advance legislation important a subject to walk away in the Senate, requiring Demo- from. cratic support. “I think the people of this Democratic Senator Chris country think I am right,” Trump Coons of Delaware welcomed said, adding that it “could be a the face-to-face meeting be - long time” before the govern- tween Trump and Democratic ment reopens. leaders and told CNN he hoped Trump’s meeting with Pelosi it would lead to a end to what he and Schumer was his first since called a “senseless” shutdown. an acrimonious Oval Office Republican Mitch McConnell, meeting with the pair on De - the Senate majority leader, has cember 11. said he will only schedule a vote Democrats say the border wall, on a deal that has the support of one of Trump’s key campaign Pelosi is proposing a both the House and Trump. promises, is a distraction from plan that would fund Adding to the uncertainty in more complicated immigration most government agen- Washington, an incoming sen- problems and a tool for Trump cies through September ator, former Republican presi- US President Donald Trump chairs a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC to whip up support among his dential candidate Mitt Romney, conservative base. 30 with the exception lashed out at Trump on Tuesday signs of backing away from his The standoff resulted in hun- of the Department of in an opinion piece in The Wash- Trump, Dems failed insistence that Congress cough dreds of thousands of federal Homeland Security, ington Post. • up $5.6 billion for his “beautiful” employees being furloughed which oversees border “Trump’s words and actions to reach an agreement southern wall. over the Christmas and New security and would only have caused dismay around the Trump met behind closed I think the people of Year holidays -- and for the receiv world,” wrote Romney, who was Trump showed no doors at the White House with this country think I foreseeable future until a deal elected to the Senate in Novem- signs• of backing away Nancy Pelosi, the Democrat who am right. It could be a is reached. ber from his home state of Utah. from his insistence will take over as speaker of the long time before the “I do not intend to comment House, and Chuck Schumer, the Romney hits out at Trump “President Trump made a se- on every tweet or fault,” Rom- Senate minority leader, but there government reopens Amid the stalemate over the rious, good faith offer to Dem- ney said. “But I will speak out AFP | Washington, United States were no indications any progress wall, Trump shelved his annual ocrats to open the government, against significant statements or had been made in resolving the Christmas vacation in Florida, address the crisis at our bor - actions that are divisive, racist, S President Donald Trump impasse. choosing to remain in Washing- der and protect all Americans,” sexist, anti-immigrant, dishon- DONALD TRUMP met top Democratic law- “We asked the president to ton and fire off a stream of angry Sanders said. est or destructive to democratic Umakers on Wednesday, support the bills that we support -- and often misleading -- tweets. Pelosi is proposing a plan that institutions.” but they failed to hammer out that will open up government,” “Much of the Wall has already would fund most government Trump expressed surprise an agreement that would end a Schumer said. “I asked him di- been renovated or built,” he as- agencies through September 30 over the comments said he partial government shutdown rectly, I said ‘Mr. President give serted, along with the dubious with the exception of the De- hoped the Republican senator over his demand for billions of me one good reason why you claim that Mexico would pay for partment of Homeland Security, would prove to be a “team play- dollars to build a border wall should continue your shutdown.’ the next House, said Democratic the wall through the new trade which oversees border security er.” with Mexico. “He could not give a good an- and Republican leaders of Con- deal between the two countries. and would only receive funding In an interview with CNN, One day before Democrats swer,” Schumer said. gress would return to the White White House spokeswoman through February 8. Romney said he would vote to take over the House of Repre- Republican Kevin McCarthy, House on Friday for more talks. Sarah Sanders accused Demo- Sanders described that ap - provide funding for a border sentatives, Trump showed no who will be minority leader in “This doesn’t need to go on crats of refusing to compromise. proach as a “non-starter because wall.

Airbus says finalises 372,000 drivers join legal action against Volkswagen $11 bn in sales of Frankfurt am Main, Germany A220 jets tablish that the firm deliberately Paris, France ome 372,000 German own- harmed customers by installing Sers of Volkswagen cars fit- the cheating software in their ted with motors that cheated vehicles -- and that it owes them uropean aircraft man- emissions tests have joined a compensation. Eufacturer Airbus said collective legal action against If judges rule in favour of the yesterday it had finalised the auto giant, official figures plaintiffs in a test case, the flood- the sale of 120 A220-300 showed yesterday. gates could be opened for the single-aisle jets worth $11 Hundreds of thousands of rest to claim compensation. billion (9.7 billion euros). people signed up to the collec- VW has always insisted the Sixty of the aircraft would tive action between late No - claims are “baseless”. go to low-cost US carrier vember and January 2, a spokes- So far “dieselgate” has cost JetBlue and another 60 to a woman for the Federal Office of VW more than 28 billion euros start-up codenamed Moxy Justice told AFP. ($32 billion) in fines, recalls and that is to begin operations German consumers’ associa- compensation. in 2021, Airbus said. tion VZBV filed its request with But most of the financial pain Airbus acquired in 2017 a court in Brunswick -- just a has come in the United States, the A220-300 aircraft few kilometres (miles) from where VW has not only bought line, which Canadian firm Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg HQ -- back almost half a million cars Bombardier developed on November 1. from customers but paid up to as its CSeries, and which Although the register is open $10,000 per vehicle in compen- represents a new gener- until the day before the first sation. ation designed for air - hearing, planned for later this Meanwhile in Germany, lines seeking 100-150 seat year, VZBV encouraged car own- the company has paid two planes. ers to register before December Volkswagen GTE Golf hybrid automobiles hang as they move along the assembly line inside the Volkswagen AG (VW) fines totalling just 1.8 billion Bombardier had strug- 31 to avoid their case stumbling factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, euros. gled to win customers even on the three-year statute of lim- It hopes to satisfy drivers with though the planes offered itations. under test conditions than in legal action enter into force, In the first major consum - software updates for the affect- fuel-savings similar to a VW admitted in 2015 to ma- real driving. voted through by MPs after the er case against VW related to ed cars and trade-in discounts new class of larger aircraft nipulating 11 million diesel ve- November saw a law provid- so-called “dieselgate” scandal its sprawling history of diesel for people upgrading to a newer, sold by Airbus and US rival hicles to appear less polluting ing for a new form of collective came to light. cheating, claimants want to es- cleaner model. Boeing. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 11 China hurts Apple’s outlook

Apple sees kets. The rare revenue warn- China as well as Taiwan. we believe there are other fac- weaker-than-• ings from Apple suggested Cook said other factors will tors broadly impacting our iP- anticipated sales weaker-than-anticipated sales also pull down Apple’s revenue, hone performance, including of iPhones and other gadgetry, including the timing of its iP- consumers adapting to a world of iPhones and in part because of trade fric - hone launches last year and a with fewer carrier subsidies, other gadgetry tions between Washington and strong dollar that means lower US dollar strength-related price Beijing. revenues when converted to US increases and some customers Apple also Apple shares slid some 7.6 per- currency. taking advantage of significantly •cited supply cent in after-hours trade on the Apple also cited supply “con- reduced pricing for iPhone bat- news. straints” for some products, in- tery replacements.” “constraints” for The company slashed its rev- cluding its latest Apple Watch Apple has been seeking to di- some products enue guidance for the first fiscal and iPad Pro. versify its revenue stream in the quarter of 2019, ended Decem- The update suggested a dis- face of a largely saturated global ber 29, to $84 billion -- sharply appointing figure for iPhone smartphone market, with new AFP | San Francisco, lower than analyst forecasts av- sales, the key driver of revenue products and services. United States eraging $91 billion. and profit for the California tech Cook said there were some “While we anticipated some giant. bright spots for Apple in some challenges in key emerging mar- “While Greater China and parts of the world and that the pple kets, we did not foresee the mag- other emerging markets ac - company expects “all-time reve- cut its nitude of the economic decel- counted for the vast majority of nue records in several developed Areve- eration, particularly in Greater the year-over-year iPhone reve- countries, including the United nue outlook for China,” Apple chief executive nue decline, in some developed States, Canada, Germany, Ita- the latest quar- Tim Cook said in a letter to in- markets, iPhone upgrades also ly, Spain, the Netherlands and ter Wednesday, vestors. were not as strong as we thought (South) Korea.” citing steep- “We believe the economic en- they would be,” the statement He added that Apple was per- er-than-expect- vironment in China has been A man uses an Apple iPhone in Beijing said. forming well in a few emerging ed “economic de- further impacted by rising trade “While macroeconomic chal- markets and could see record celeration” in China tensions with the United States.” nues into a “Greater China” that lenges in some markets were a revenues in Malaysia, Mexico, and emerging mar- Apple breaks down its reve- includes the People’s Republic of key contributor to this trend, Poland and Vietnam.

Disney hauls in $7.325bn at box office in 2018 No-deal Brexit ‘far more likely’ if Los Angeles, United States est grossing films of all time. May’s deal rejected, says Minister Each one earned more than isney posted its second $600 million in the United Reuters | London Dbest year at the box office States and Canada. surances from Brussels to help ever, raking in $7.325 billion Cumulatively, those three ritain is more likely to end persuade sceptical lawmakers worldwide for everything from films alone made $4.64 billion Bup leaving the European within her own party, and the “Black Panther” and “Aveng- worldwide. Union without a deal if par - small Northern Irish party that ers: Infinity War” to hit ani- Other successes on the Dis- liament rejects the agreement props up her minority govern- mated sequel “Incredibles 2” ney slate include Marvel su- Prime Minister Theresa May ment, to back her plan. The vote and the latest “Star Wars” film. perhero flick “Ant-Man and has negotiated with Brussels, is due in the week beginning Disney remains the only stu- The Wasp,” “Solo: A Star Wars Brexit minister Stephen Barclay Jan. 14. dio to ever post more than $7 Story” and “Mary Poppins Re- said yesterday. Barclay, whose primary re- billion in annual box office re- turns” -- which has already With less than three months mit is to make sure Britain is ceipts. In 2016, it recorded its made more than $200 million until Brexit lawmakers will ready in case a deal cannot be best year at $7.6 billion. around the world and is still make a pivotal decision later reached, said that next week “Thanks to the support of in theaters. this month: accept May’s plans the government would step up fans of Disney, Pixar, Marvel In 2019, Disney has another for a managed exit and rela - its campaign to make sure cit- Studios, and Lucasfilm around massive year ahead on the sil- tively close economic ties, or izens are prepared for such an the world, it’s been a monu- ver screen, with “Captain Mar- reject the deal and spawn huge outcome. mental year for The Walt Dis- vel” and “Avengers: Endgame” uncertainty about the country’s “On Tuesday we will start a ney Studios,” chairman Alan leading the Marvel charge in next steps. new phase in our public infor- Horn said in a statement. the spring, and “Frozen 2” due “No deal will be far more like- mation campaign, using radio In North America, Disney at year’s end, along with “Star ly if MPs reject the government’s and social media to further raise made nearly $3.1 billion, a new Wars: Episode IX.” Brexit deal later this month,” awareness about the need to industry record, thanks to the New versions of animated Barclay wrote in the Daily Ex- prepare,” he wrote. runaway success of “Black classics “Dumbo,” “Aladdin” press newspaper, arguing that Sterling continued to fall Panther,” “Avengers: Infinity and “The Lion King” are yet to May’s plan was the only “work- against the US Dollar, driven in War” and “Incredibles 2” -- come, as is Pixar’s “Toy Story able deal” available. part by growing concerns over Britain’s Secretary of State for Exiting the EU Stephen Barclay leaves Downing now all among the top 10 high- 4 .” May is seeking extra reas - the course of the Brexit process. Street in London, Britain A first class gaffe: Cathay Pacific to honour cheap ticket error Hong Kong, China stopped working. months after hackers made off cores of savvy travellers will “I was very lucky,” he said. with the data of 9.4 million cus- Sbe sipping heavily discounted “Most people in Hong Kong tomers, including some passport champagne in first class reclin- were sleeping after celebrating, numbers and credit card details. ers on Cathay Pacific flights this they totally missed it.” Regis Cheung, who bought year after the airline agreed to KNOW WHAT Most of those awake when the three round tickets from Viet- honour tickets that were mis- glitch hit would have been in Eu- nam to New York and one to takenly sold at a fraction of their rope and North America, he said. Vancouver for around $800 value. A first class round “Until then it wasn’t looking each, welcomed Cathay’s move. Airline and travel blogs went trip usually costs like a good new year, I’d been “If they didn’t honour the into overdrive on New Year’s working and was missing my tickets, people would end up Eve after eagle-eyed shoppers around $16,000 family.” Estimating the flights hating Cathay more because noticed the carrier was offering and a business class will earn him some 400,000 air of the latest data scandal,” she first and business class tickets on flight $4-6,000 were miles, he said he had a hunch said. “Their response has helped its website from Vietnam to the sold for as little as Cathay would honour the prices. them improve their image.” United States and Canada for as $670 “I was betting on the fact they It is not the first time airlines little as $670. really need the good publicity have sold cheap fares by mistake. That represented a stagger- look forward to welcoming you right now.” In 2014 Singapore Airlines ing discount. A first class round on board with your ticket is - agreed to honour some 400 trip would usually cost around sued,” the airline said on Twitter, Representative picture (Courtesy of Monkey Miles) Losses and data breach business class flights to Aus - $16,000 and a business class calling the mistake a “VERY good Cathay had a tough year in tralia sold at economy prices. flight $4-6,000. surprise ‘special’ on New Year’s ger who writes under the alias time. 2018. It continued to struggle Last year Hong Kong Airlines It took two days for Cathay to Day”. “Domenicus” on hktravelblog. In two hours he managed to with the rise of cheaper main- said it would do the same when publicly acknowledge the error A spokesperson for Cathay com, said he was working in the snap up five first class round land Chinese rivals, losing $33 a similar mistake was made. with the airline on Wednesday declined to say how many tick- early hours of New Year’s Day trips from Vietnam to New York million in the first six months Air Canada is currently in - saying it would indeed honour ets were sold at the discounted when he spotted websites alert- for $840 each and a business of the year. volved in a class action lawsuit the cheap fares. price. ing people to the cheap flights class flight for $699. After that Then in October it admitted at home for refusing to honour “We made a mistake but we Wang Guanran, a travel blog- around 5:00 am Hong Kong the searches on Cathay’s website to a massive data breach, five a similar price mistake in 2015. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 12

China dismisses Africa debt fears at Ryanair flies Gulf markets recover start of FM tour record passengers Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2018 Dublin, Ireland Saudi’s Gulf Union, Closing Bell hinese Foreign Minister • Wang Yi played down SAUDI  0.5% » 7,830 pts C Al-Ahlia rise on concern over Africa’s debts yanair flew more than acquisition progress DUBAI  0.2%» 2,526 pts with Beijing on Thursday as R139 million passengers QATAR  0.7% » 10,350 pts he arrived in Ethiopia at the last year, a record high, as start of a four-nation Africa 9 of 12 Saudi ABU DHABI  0.7% »4,898 pts the contribution by an Aus- banks• gain tour. trian subsidiary offset the EGYPT  0.5%» 13,265 pts China has funnelled cash effects of strikes, the Irish KUWAIT  0.7% » 5,341 pts and loans into infrastruc- no-frills carrier said yes- Tabuk rises on ture projects across the con- OMAN  0.6% » 4,276 pts terday. MoU• for cement tinent, where many African The number of passen- export to Yemen BAHRAIN  0.3%» 1,326 pts leaders consider Beijing’s gers grew by eight percent terms a better deal that than to 139.2 million in 2018, al- those offered by bilateral Reuters though the rate of growth Western nations. was lower than the 10-per- Bank gaining 0.7pc and Dana Wang initially side- cent increase recorded a ajor Gulf markets Traders on the floor of Saudi Stock market (Courtesy of Amazons) Gas adding 3.3pc. Dana Gas said stepped concerns -- often year earlier. The 2018 total staged a recovery yes- earlier this week that it had re- made by Western nations -- included 300,000 passen- Mterday after opening ter saying it had signed a memo- active trade. ceived $324 million of receiv- about whether the debt re- gers carried by Ryanair’s on a weak note on global mar- randum of understanding to ex- The Egyptian blue-chip index ables in 2018, including $199 payments were sustainable. Austrian budget carrier ket woes, with renewed inter- port 600,000 tonnes of clinkers rose 0.5pc,gaining for a third million from Egypt. “Generally, debt in Africa Laudamotion. est in financial stocks helping and 150,000 tonnes of cement to straight session, aided by its The Dubai index, one of has been a protracted issue Ryanair suffered Eu - overcome volatility in global war-torn Yemen. bank shares. the world’s worst-perform- left from history,” Wang rope-wide strikes last year markets. Gulf Union Cooperative In- Commercial International ing stock markets last year, said. “It didn’t come up to- and faces the threat of fur- Saudi Arabia’s index was up surance added 2.5pc after pub- Bank advanced 1.1pc and tobac- inched up 0.2pc in late buy - day, still less is it caused by ther walkouts in 2019 by 0.5 per cent, with Al Rajhi Bank lishing an offer document for a co maker Eastern Co climbed ing. Dubai Investments added China.” staff unhappy with working gaining 0.8pc and Saudi Basic proposed acquisition of Al-Ahlia 2.1pc. 3.2pc and DAMAC Properties China is the single largest conditions, including pay. Industries up 1pc. Insurance Co in a share-swap The Abu Dhabi index was gained 2pc. bilateral financier of infra- This comes despite the Tabuk Cement rose 2.2pc af- deal. Al-Ahlia jumped 7.7pc in up 0.7pc, with First Abu Dhabi The Qatari index rose 0.7pc. structure in Africa. airline reaching labour agreements last year with several unions representing disgruntled cabin crew and pilots. Apple warning hits markets worried about growth outlook London, United Kingdom cut its revenue outlook In afternoon deals, and 5.4 percent, while Ap- Key figures around 1430 GMT for the latest quarter, cit- shares in Franco-Italian ple supplier TSMC shed 1.8 London - FTSE 100:  0.2pc at 6,750.00 points Eurozone firms and tock markets retreated ing steeper-than-expected group STMicroelectronics percent in Taipei. Sonce more Thursday as “economic deceleration” dived 8.7 per cent to just Apple’s warning sent the Frankfurt - DAX 30:  0.7pc at 10,502.83 households borrow China’s slowing economy in China and emerging below 11 euros. yen soaring, with the Japa- Paris - CAC 40:  0.7pc at 4,658.41 forced Apple to slash its markets, factors that have German semiconductor nese currency viewed as a more in November New York - Dow:  0.9pc at 23,126.06 revenue forecast, wiping contributed to sharp falls giant Infineon was down haven investment in times Frankfurt am Main, Ger- some $87 billion from its across stock markets since 3.6pc. Asian tech firms of turmoil. Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  0.3pc at 25,064.36 (close) many value and dragging down late last year. earlier took their own hit, The yen surged near- Shanghai - Composite:  at 2464.36 (close) share prices in the wider Apple’s announcement with Hong Kong-listed ly four percent to 104.87 Tokyo - Nikkei 225: Closed for public holiday rowth in lending to technology sector. hit the tech sector, in par- Sunny Optical and AAC against the dollar before Geurozone firms and Apple on Wednesday ticular its suppliers. Technologies down 6.8 the greenback recovered. Oil - Brent Crude:  $1.13 at $56.04 per barrel households picked up in November, the penultimate month of a key element in the European Central Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Bank’s economic stimulus, Turkish inflation falls to 20.3pc in Dec official data showed yes- Ankara, Turkey says to buy Celgene in $74bn deal terday. non-alcoholic drinks were up New York, United States The pace of year-on-year by 25.11pc, TUIK data showed. growth in household bor- urkish inflation dropped The lira stood at 5.44 against rowing accelerated to 3.3 Tfor the second month in a the US dollar after the figures ew York-based pharma- per cent while the rate for row, to an annual rate of 20.3 were released, gaining nearly Nceutical giant Bristol-My- firms reached 4.0pc, ECB per cent after hitting a 15-year 2.8pc in value on the day. ers Squibb announced yes- data showed -- both 0.1 per- high in October, official statis- In early January 2018, it took terday it will buy US biotech centage points higher than tics showed yesterday. around 3.75 lira to buy one dol- firm Celgene in a massive $74 in October. Thousands of Turks pro - lar. billion cash and stock deal to Folding in loan growth tested in Istanbul last month Turkish Finance Minister Be- create a specialized biopharma data from non-bank finan- against crippling inflation as rat Albayrak has said the fight company. cial firms like insurers and the economy struggled follow- Turkish Finance Minister Berat against inflation will continue The buyout will see Bris - Giovanni Caforio pension funds showed that ing a currency crisis in August. Albayrak through the first three months tol-Myers shareholders own the overall pace of credit in- The government launched an of 2019, and include cuts on a about 69 per cent of the share along with $50 in cash crease in the private sector “all-out fight against inflation” Bloomberg forecast of 20.5 special consumption tax and merged company, with 31pc for each Celgene share, the -- adjusted for some pure- as the lira fell by more than 28 percent though still far above value added tax. going to Celgene shareholders, statement said. ly financial transactions -- percent in value against the dol- the central bank target of five The Union of Chambers and according to the statement. “We are creating an inno- held steady at 3.3 percent in lar in 2018. percent. Commodity Exchanges of Tur- The new specialty firm will vative biopharma leader, with November. In October, consumer pric- On a monthly basis, consum- key (TOBB) head Rifat Hisar- focus on treating people with leading franchises and a deep Governors at the Frank- es were 25.24pc higher than er prices eased in December ciklioglu urged the private and serious conditions including and broad pipeline that will furt institution agreed in in the same month a year ear- by 0.4pc, the Turkish statistics public sectors to cooperate in cancer, offering nine products drive sustainable growth and December to end mass pur- lier, the highest level since office (TUIK) said. the battle against rising prices. with “more than $1 billion in deliver new options for pa - chases of government and 2003. But compared with a year In September, the central annual sales,” the companies tients across a range of serious corporate bonds, which That figure eased to 21.62pc earlier, furnishing and house- bank raised its main interest said. Under the agreement Cel- diseases,” said Bristol-Myers amounted to 2.6 trillion eu- in November and the lev - hold goods were 31.36pc more rate, the the one-week repo gene shareholders will receive Squibb Chairman and CEO ros ($3.0 trillion) since 2015. el in December was below a expensive, while food and rate, by 6.25pct points to 24pc. one Bristol-Myers Squibb Giovanni Caforio. Coffee startup Luckin set to overtake Starbucks in China Beijing, China States. Luckin has challenged Fei, told reporters on Thursday. fter only a year in business, the US coffee chain’s dominance “There’s no point talking Astartup Luckin Coffee said in the country by appealing to about profit,” he said, adding Thursday it will open 2,500 tech-savvy youth who prefer to that the company will continue stores this year to dislodge Star- order coffee using their smart- to offer subsidies to attract cus- bucks and become China’s larg- KNOW WHAT phones and have it delivered. tomers over the next few years. est coffee chain. It is also relying on heavy dis- China’s thirst for coffee has in- The company said it plans to counts to poach consumers, a creased in recent years -- a trend have more than 4,500 stores in Luckin plans to have tactic used by other homegrown fuelled by young people who China by the end of 2019, taking more than 4,500 stores startups such as Didi-Chuxing, have studied or worked abroad. it past the US coffee giant, which in China by the end of a ride-hailing service that dis- In 2017, China’s coffee shop has over 3,600 stores across the 2019, taking it past the lodged Uber from the market. sales reached some 30 billion country. US coffee giant, which “What we want at the moment yuan (around US$ 4.4 billion), China is Starbucks’ second is scale and speed,” Luckin’s and are expected to reach 1 tril- biggest market after the United A deliveryman carrying bags of coffee outside a Luckin Coffee store in Beijing. has over 3,600 stores chief marketing officer, Yang lion yuan by 2025. 13 FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019

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Osaka says US Open win has given her belief South Africa on top as AFP | Brisbane Osaka’s stunning victory over Serena Williams at New apanese star Naomi Osaka York’s Flushing Meadows in Jsaid her US Open victory in September sent her profile bowlers hurt Pakistan September had given her the into the stratosphere, although self-belief to be able to come her breakthrough win was par- Pakistan, first innings from behind and win tight tially overshadowed by Wil- Aiden Markram’s Imam-ul-Haq lbw b Philander 8 matches. liams’ furious tirade against half-century• give Fakhar Zaman c Bavuma b Steyn 1 Osaka was speaking after the umpire. South Africa control Shan Masood c De Kock b Rabada 44 recovering from losing the first Osaka dropped her opening Azhar Ali c Amla b Olivier 2 set of her Brisbane Interna- service game in Brisbane yes- Asad Shafiq c Elgar b Rabada 20 tional quarter-final to Latvia’s terday, and that was enough AFP| Cape Town, South Africa Babar Azam c Du Plessis b Olivier 2 Anastasija Sevastova yester- to surrender the first set to Sarfraz Ahmed c De Kock b Olivier 56 day. Sevastova. uanne Olivier led anoth- Mohammad Amir not out 22 The world number five over- But Osaka came storming er fast bowling assault Yasir Shah c Du Plessis b Olivier 5 hauled Sevastova to win 3-6, back to win the second with Don Pakistan’s batsmen Mohammad Abbas c De Kock b Steyn 0 6-0, 6-4 and reach the semi-fi- the loss of just five points. as South Africa took control on Shaheen Afridi c De Kock b Steyn 3 nals of the season-opening Osaka then broke Sevasto- the first day of the second Test Extras (b8, lb2, nb1, w3) 14 tournament. va’s serve to start the deciding at Newlands yesterday. Total (51.1 overs) 177 “I feel like right now I’m re- set and was able to hold the Olivier took four for 48 as Pa- South Africa, first innings ally confident in myself, and I advantage, sealing victory with kistan were bowled out for 177 A. Markram b Shan Masood 78 feel like the off-season training her 11th ace of the match. after being sent in on a hard, South Africa’s Aiden Markram plays a shot D. Elgar c S Ahmed b Mohd Amir 20 that I’ve been doing is really The 21-year-old has enor- green-tinged pitch. H. Amla not out 24 paying off,” she said. mous power but said she was Aiden Markram struck an as- er” tag given him by captain Faf third time in a row, fending Extras (lb1) 1 “And I’m not sure if I would tested by Sevastova, who fa- sured 78 as South Africa reached du Plessis, regularly landing the tamely to first slip. Five of his Total (2 wkts) 123 have had the same feeling six vours angles and deception 123 for two at the close. ball in his own half of the pitch teammates also were dismissed months ago. Six months ago I over brute force, and who de- Olivier followed up a and making it rear up towards by short deliveries. added another three fours and a hadn’t won the US Open.” feated her twice last year. match-winning performance the batsmen. Pakistan’s batting was put into straight six off leg-spinner Yasir in the first Test in Centurion, Unlike Centurion, the pitch perspective when Markram and Shah before being surprised by while Dale Steyn took three for itself was not a major factor in Dean Elgar put on 56 for the Masood at the end of the day 48. Pakistan’s collapse. It was hard first wicket at almost five runs after a 96-ball innings. Captain Sarfraz Ahmed hit 56 and there was some green grass an over. Sarfraz provided the bright- and Shan Masood made 44 to on the surface but the bounce Mohammad Amir put a brake est interlude for Pakistan after lift an otherwise poor Pakistan was largely true and there was on the scoring by having Elgar coming in with his team in dan- batting performance. no exaggerated sideways move- caught behind during a sec - ger of a total collapse at 54 for South Africa’s decision to ment. ond spell in which he conced- five. Looking to counter-attack pick an all-pace attack paid div- The only ball that misbehaved ed only eight runs in five overs at every opportunity, Sarfraz idends with all four fast bowlers markedly was the last of the day but Markram and Hashim Amla put on 60 for the sixth wick- picking up wickets, with most of when part-time seamer Shan steadily built a second wicket et with Shan Masood (44) and the Pakistan batsmen looking Masood bowled Markram with stand of 67 off 109 balls. 42 for the seventh wicket with vulnerable against fast, short- a ball which nipped back and Markram, who had not Mohammad Amir (22 not out). pitched deliveries. kept low. reached 20 in his previous six Sarfraz hit nine fours in an As at Centurion, where he Azhar Ali, Pakistan’s most Test innings, struck the ball 81-ball innings. Masood faced 71 Japan’s Naomi Osaka reacts after a point against Anastasija Sevastova of had match figures of 11 for 96, experienced batsman, fell to a firmly in reaching a half-centu- deliveries and hit five fours and Latvia during their women’s quarter final match at the Brisbane Olivier lived up to the “enforc- short ball from Olivier for the ry off 64 balls with 11 fours. He a hooked six off Kagiso Rabada.

Nishikori back to best in win over Dimitrov AFP | Brisbane

ei Nishikori showed he Kwas back to his best form as he downed Bulgaria’s Grig- or Dimitrov 7-5, 7-5 to reach the semi-finals of the Brisbane International yesterday. Nishikori proved too con- sistent for the Bulgarian in a high-quality match, securing crucial breaks at 5-5 in both sets. Afterwards, the 29-year-old said his goal was to get back into the top five after seeing Japan’s Kei Nishikori hits a return against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov his ranking plummet to 39 in April last year due to persistent The match was a replay of the from 1-4 down in the second set. injuries. 2017 final, won by Dimitrov in “I was expecting to go to a “I’m trying to go top five, three sets. third set -- he started playing that’s my next goal,” Nishikori But Nishikori turned the better and I was down 4-1,” Ni- said. tables this year by returning shikori said. “The last couple of months the Bulgarian’s serve superbly “But I think the last couple of of last year I was playing great throughout, putting Dimitrov games I played very solid and tennis and I think I’m doing under pressure at key moments I’m very happy.” that now, this week.” and showing fight to come back He will now play Frenchman Jeremy Chardy for a place in Sunday’s final and will go into the match as a favourite follow- ing Chardy’s three-set struggle over Yasutaka Uchiyama. Uchiyama, 26, had only won one match on the main ATP Tour before this week and pulled off a massive upset when he beat third seed Kyle Edmund in the second round. Chardy was not as sharp as he was during his win over Nick at Seef District too Kyrgios on Wednesday and was forced to battle for over two hours before beating Uchiyama Um al Hassan +973 17728699 Seef District +973 17364999 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4). FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 15

Djokovic battles through to Qatar semi Pujara ton puts India in control AFP | London orld number one No- Wvak Djokovic won Indian wall Cheteshwar Pujara scores 3rd ton to give India the advantage another gruelling battle in Doha yesterday to contin- ue his unbeaten start to the Pujara 130*, Agarwal India first innings year and progress to the Qa- • M. Agarwal c Starc b Lyon 77 tar Open semi-finals. 77 as India take the day KL. Rahul c S.Marsh b Hazlewood 9 The Serb came from a C. Pujara not out 130 set down, just like in his Mayank Agarwal V. Kohli c Paine b Hazlewood 23 previous match, to beat made• 77 with Josh A. Rahane c Paine b Starc 18 Georgia’s Nikoloz Basi - Hazlewood the best of H. Vihari not out 3 9 lashvili 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a Extras (lb2, w5) 7 match lasting almost two the bowlers with 2-51 Total (four wickets, 90 overs) 303 hours. Djokovic will play Spain’s India lead the Roberto Bautista Agut in series• 2-1 after winning credentials after a solid debut Friday’s semi-final, who the opening clash in in Melbourne. beat three-time Grand Slam He worked hard to make his winner Stan Wawrinka in Adelaide and the third second Test 50 in only three in- straight sets 6-4, 6-4. one in Melbourne nings by caressing a Mitchell It is the first time Djok- Starc delivery through the cov- ovic has won back-to-back AFP | Sydney ers for four. matches from a set down But he began to open up with since Cincinnati in August the bat and after hitting Nathan last year, a tournament he rrepressible Cheteshwar Pu- Lyon for six to bring up his high- went on to win. jara stroked his third centu- est Test score of 77, attempted As on the previous Iry of the summer yesterday India’s Cheteshwar Pujara flicks through midwicket to do the same from the next evening, where he struggled to put India in a commanding delivery and was caught by Starc against Hungary’s Marton position in the decisive fourth since they began touring Down But that only brought the stoic at long-on. Fucsovics, the Serb started and final Test as they strive for Under in 1947-48. Pujara to the crease and like he Master batsman Kohli was slowly. an historic series win in Aus- “We are very happy, although has done all series, the 68-Test welcomed by boos from a sec- tralia. we would have liked to be only veteran dug in and blunted the tion of the crowd and imme - At stumps on day one, they three down. That said 300 for new ball. diately silenced them with an were 303 for four with the four on the first day, choosing KNOW WHAT He survived a review decision exquisite four off Hazlewood. Title race not over rock-like number three not out to bat, I think we are in a great for caught behind on 12, but oth- But after a restrained 23 Ha- even if Liverpool beat 130 and Hanuma Vihari on 39. position,” said Agarwal, who erwise gave a masterclass. zlewood snared him in the first City, says Kompany Mayank Agarwal made 77, with paid tribute to Pujara. Cheteshwar Pujara In another innings of patience over after tea, caught behind by Josh Hazlewood the best of the “It’s great to watch him bat and concentration, he slowly wicketkeeper Tim Paine. Reuters | London bowlers with 2-51. from the other end, the way stroked his third picked off runs to bring up his Vice-captain Rahane looked After toiling on a hot Sydney he grinds the bowlers. He un- century of the 18th Test century from 199 balls, good in making his way to 18, anchester City’s hopes day, Australia were rewarded derstands his strengths and he series to put India with 13 boundaries. but a Starc bouncer caught him Mof retaining the Pre- with the wickets of KL Rahul, sticks with that. He’s very tight in a commanding The methodical 30-year-old off guard and Paine collected mier League title will not Agarwal, Virat Kohli and Ajink- with his defence and just waits position has been by far the best bats - another catch. be over even if they lose to ya Rahane, but despite a five- for the bad ball to come.” man from either side across the For Paine, it was the sixth toss leaders Liverpool yesterday, pronged attack the key scalp of Marnus Labuschagne, who in tralia were confident they could series and his ton followed a he had lost in seven Tests and it according to captain Vin- Pujara remained elusive. a surprise throw of the dice was get early breakthroughs today stellar 123 in Adelaide and 106 could prove costly on a Sydney cent Kompany. The visitors lead the series 2-1 picked by Australia to be their and “hopefully get them out for in Melbourne. Cricket Ground pitch expect- City are currently in third after winning the opening clash number three, said his team under 400”. ed to be conducive to spin as it place with 47 points, seven in Adelaide and the third one in must learn from Pujara. Kohli again won the toss and Agarwal shines wears. points behind table-top- Melbourne. Australia claimed “He was very classy. I think it’s Australia got an early break- Playing in only his second When Australia bat, they will pers Liverpool, and a defeat victory in Perth. something I personally can take through with Hazlewood tempt- Test, the Bangalore-born Agar- have a new-look opening pair would give the Merseyside If India, the world’s top- a lot from. He has just batted a ing Rahul into a defensive shot wal was also impressive. with Usman Khawaja padding club a 10-point advantage ranked nation, win or draw lot of time and that’s what we’re that took a outside edge and car- He was targeted with bounc- up with Marcus Harris after the in the title race. in Sydney they will clinch a going to need to do,” he said. ried to Shaun Marsh at slip, and ers and struck on the helmet underperforming Aaron Finch “It’s easy for everybody first-ever series in Australia Labuschagne added that Aus- he was gone for nine. but held firm, reinforcing his was axed. to assume that everything rests on this game,” Kom- pany told the British media. “I’m probably one of the Sarri says new striker needed as Chelsea held by Saints only ones that disagrees, Solskjaer wants to stay as for the simple fact that we AFP | London three points ahead of fifth Premier League games at Stam- only had three games that Man United boss placed Arsenal in the race to ford Bridge, raising more ques- we were below standard.” aurizio Sarri admitted qualify for next season’s Cham- tions about Chelsea’s need for a Liverpool are unbeaten MChelsea need attacking pions League. top-class striker in the January in the league so far while reinforcements after they wast- It was a frustrating evening transfer window. City have lost three games ed a chance to cement their for Chelsea, who dominat - “The club knows my opinion. with all defeats coming in place in the Premier League’s ed possession but lacked I think we need something else December. The champions top four with a 0-0 draw against any cutting edge, maintain - for our characteristics,” Sarri have lost against Chelsea, struggling Southampton on ing a worrying sequence for said when asked if he would Crystal Palace and Leices- Wednesday. Sarri. consider recalling on loan for- ter City. Sarri’s team remain in fourth His side failed to score for wards Michy Batshuayi and place, but they are now just the third time in their last five Tammy Abraham. Son thanks break for performance boost Romelu Lukaku scores Manchester United’s first goal at Newcastle United after Martin Dubravka had failed to hold on to Marcus Rashford’s free-kick F1 pays tribute to stricken Reuters | London AFP | Newcastle, United King- the win. outh Korea forward Son dom “I don’t want to (leave),” said Schumacher on his 50th birthday SHeung-min believes a Solskjaer when asked about break from international le Gunnar Solskjaer joined his future beyond this season. AFP | Maranello, Italy birthday #KeepFightingMi- duty in November helped OMatt Busby in the Man- “It is such a great bunch chael #Michael50.” him avoid a mid-season chester United record books in of players, a fantastic atmos- errari issued an emotional The Ferrari Museum at Ma- burnout as he remains de- his team’s 2-0 win at Newcas- phere. But it is the next game, Fmessage yesterday to mark ranello in northern Italy is ded- termined to help his coun- tle on Wednesday and admit- the next game and I am do - the 50th birthday of Michael icating a special exhibition to try end a 59-year Asian Cup ted he does not want to leave ing my job for as long as I am Schumacher, who has not been Schumacher as a celebration title drought. the club in the summer. here.” seen in public since he suffered of the team’s most successful Son was part of the South The United interim manag- United will now move on head injuries in a skiing acci- driver. Korean side which won the er, in charge until the end of to much tougher challeng - dent five years ago. F1 team Mercedes have Asian Games soccer gold in the season when he is sched- es, starting with the Premier The German, who won a hailed Schumacher as one of August but he was sluggish uled to return to his Norwe- League visit to Tottenham a record seven Formula One the “founding fathers” for their on his return to action with gian club Molde, has now won week on Sunday. drivers’ championships and 91 recent success. Tottenham Hotspur. his first four games in charge. But, given the manner of Grands Prix, collected five con- Schumacher came out of re- It was only after he In United’s history, only the Wednesday’s victory, Solsk- secutive titles with the Italian Michael Schumacher at Spa- tirement in 2010 for a three-sea- skipped international legendary and iconic Busby jaer has the look of a manager team from 2000 to 2004. Francorchamps in 2012 son spell with Mercedes before friendlies against Austral- has matched that achievement at the top of his game after his Ferrari also won six construc- rari tweeted. he was eventually replaced by ia and Uzbekistan in No - and Solskjaer celebrated en- decision to throw on Lukaku tors’ titles while Schumacher The official Formula 1 ac - Lewis Hamilton. vember that Son found his thusiastically with his club’s and Alexis Sanchez, two of the was with them. count tweeted: “We join the Hamilton last year celebrated goalscoring touch, finding travelling supporters after biggest under-achievers under “Our champ turns 50 today. whole of the #F1 family in send- his fifth world championship, the net nine times for Spurs goals from Romelu Lukaku former manager Jose Mourin- We’re all with you Michael ing Michael @Schumacher our and his fourth racing for the over 12 appearances in all and Marcus Rashford secured ho, after 63 minutes. #KeepFighting,” Scuderia Fer- very best wishes on his 50th Silver Arrows. competitions. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2019 16 Federer guides Swiss into final Roger Federer beat Stefanos Tsitsipas to give defending champion Switzerland a spot in Hopman Cup final

Serena Williams sweeps• singles ahead of Grand Slam record 23 bid at Australian Open grand slam titles have been won by Serena Williams and needs AFP | Perth, Australia one more major title to equal Maragert Court’s haul oger Federer ensured Switzerland would have Rthe chance to defend The winner of 23 Grand Slam their Hopman Cup title with a singles titles, Williams was made straight-sets win over Greece’s to work a little harder than Stefanos Tsitsipas at the mixed expected by young Brit Katie teams tournament in Perth yes- Boulter in the United States’ fi- terday. nal group tie, but prevailed in The 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4) win by straight sets to make it three the 20-time Grand Slam cham- victories from as many outings pion in his men’s singles match as she prepares for the upcom- gave the Swiss a 1-0 lead in their ing Australian Open. Group B encounter, but also Brits Boulter and Cameron meant they were guaranteed a Norrie won the tie 2-1 after spot in Saturday’s final despite clinching the deciding mixed eventually losing the tie. doubles, but dual Hopman In the women’s singles, Maria winners Williams and Frances Sakkari levelled the tie with a Tiafoe had lost their opening 6-3, 6-4 win over Belinda Bencic, two ties and were already out of before the Greeks won deciding contention. mixed doubles in three sets. Switzerland’s Roger Federer plays a shot during his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece Williams’ 6-1, 7-6 (7/2) win Bencic and Federer beat the over the 97th-ranked Boulter German pairing of Angelique The 37-year-old Federer kept a set point by a double fault rubber. he said. followed wins over Bencic and Kerber and Alexander Zverev in his unbeaten record this week for Tsitsipas, which the Swiss Federer, who won his first Sakkari earlier in the week. last year’s decider, and there is intact against the 15th-ranked champion converted with an Hopman title back in 2001 with Clean sweep for Serena Currently ranked 16th, Wil- a strong likelihood it will be the Tsitsipas, but there was little ace. Martina Hingis, was delighted Earlier in the day, Serena Wil- liams needs just one more Grand exact same pairing on Saturday, between the pair in both sets. A delightful drop shot set up to be able to guide the Swiss into liams declined to speak to the Slam singles title to equal the which would be a first for the Federer found himself down three match points in the second another final. media after completing a clean record of Australian Margaret tournament in what is expected 4-1 in the first set tie-break, but tie-break, and Federer took the “I’m very happy, the goal sweep of her Hopman singles Court, but hasn’t won since the to be its last year. fought back and was handed second of those to close out the was always to get to the finals,” matches. Australian Open in 2017.

Unheralded Canadian teen Guptill, Neesham show six appeal as knocks out Wozniacki New Zealand beat Sri Lanka AFP | Auckland, New Zealand really excited just being here. “I’ve dreamt of playing on AFP | Tauranga, New Zealand op seed Caroline Wozni- this stage against hard play- Tacki was bundled out of ers and now I’m here I played immy Neesham made a the WTA Auckland Classic against one of the best and I Jdream return to internation- in the second round yester- won so really, I don’t know al cricket yesterday, crushing Sri day, beaten in straight sets by what to say. Lanka with bat and ball as New 18-year-old Canadian Bianca “I managed to pull through. Zealand won the opening one- Andreescu. I’ve no idea how. I just fought day international by 45 runs in It was a blow for Wozniacki to the end.” Tauranga. who was looking for as much On a day dominated by teen- Neesham, recalled after 18 court time as she could get in agers, 17-year-old American months in the wilderness Auckland on her way to de- Amanda Anisimova stunned as New Zealand look to trial fending her Australian Open fifth seed Barbora Strycova all-rounder options before the crown. 6-3, 6-3. World Cup, flayed the Sri Lan- She was beaten 6-4, 6-4 by Anisimova, ranked 96th in kan bowling with an unbeaten the Canadian teenager who is the world and the youngest 47 off just 13 deliveries. ranked 152nd in the world and player in the top 100, never He then took three for 38 to had to play her way through dropped a game against the share the spotlight with man-of- the qualifying tournament to Czech veteran and cashed in the-match Martin Guptill who make the main draw. on all three break points that set the New Zealand innings “Honestly, I can’t believe it,” went her way. alight with 138 off 139 deliveries. said Andreescu who was near Anisimova will play big-serv- speechless at having beaten ing Viktoria Kuzmova from New Zealand Wozniacki to set up a quar- Slovakia in the quarter-finals M. Guptill c Sandakan b Perera 138 ter-final against Venus Wil- after Kuzmova fired down 20 C. Munro c Sandakan b Malinga 13 liams who progressed to the aces when dispatching Amer- K. Williamson b Pradeep 76 Martin Guptill of the New Zealand plays a shot final eight with a 6-4, 6-3 win ican Sofia Kenin 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. R. Taylor c Prasanna b Perera 54 over fellow American Lauren In the other quarter-finals, H. Nicholls run out (Perera) 15 On a placid wicket favouring second spell to dismiss Dinesh Davis. second seed Julia Goerges T. Seifert c Perera b Malinga 11 the batsman and on a ground Chandimal for 10, before more “First I have to swallow this plays Eugenie Bouchard and J. Neesham not out 47 with short boundaries, Kusal success for spinner Sodhi who one and then I’ll think about third seed Hsieh Su-wei is up M. Henry c Perera b Pradeep 6 Perera also reached three fig- had Asela Gunaratne caught in tomorrow. But I’m honestly against Sara Sorribes Tormo. I. Sodhi not out 0 ures with 102 for Sri Lanka the deep for 11. Extras: (lb 2, wd 5, nb 4) 11 KNOW WHAT Total: (for 7 wickets, 50 overs) 371 while Niroshan Dickwella add- Trent Boult eventually dis- Sri Lanka ed 76. missed the stubborn Perera as N. Dickwella b Neesham 76 But in reply to New Zealand’s Sri Lanka’s last five wickets fell D. Gunathilaka c Seifert b Neesham 43 371 for seven, Sri Lanka were James Neesham was re- for 53 runs. K. Perera c Siefert b Boult 102 all out for 326 with six balls re- called after 18 months New Zealand had elected to K. Mendis c Seifert b Sodhi 18 maining. as New Zealand look to bat first and after the early loss D. Chandimal c Taylor b Neesham 10 Free-scoring Sri Lankan trial all-rounder options of Colin Munro, Guptill and D. Gunaratne c Ferguson b Sodhi 11 openers Dickwella and Danush- before the World Cup Kane Williamson put on 163 for T. Perera c Munro b Ferguson 4 ka Gunathilaka had been on the second wicket. S. Prasanna c Seifert b Ferguson 16 track to chase down the target Guptill cracked five sixes and L. Malinga b Henry 11 when they reached 119 off 17 four deliveries. 11 fours to celebrate his return L. Sandakan b Boult 6 overs. Kusal Mendis and Perera to the New Zealand side with N. Pradeep not out 6 But when Neesham came into smacked 52 off 50 deliveries un- his 14th ODI century in his 160th Extras: (b 1, lb 10, wd 11, nb 1) 23 the attack he had Gunathilaka til an Ish Sodhi googly removed match, becoming the ninth-fast- Total: (all out; 49 overs) 326 caught behind for 43 and Dick- Mendis for 18. est player to pass 6,000 runs in Bianca Andreescu of Canada plays a forehand during her round of 16 match Result: New Zealand won by 45 runs wella bowled in the space of Neesham returned for his the format. against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark