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he US military said Fri- Tday that it has begun Partners withdrawing troops from Syria, initiating a drawdown that has blindsided allies and sparked a scramble for control of the areas that American troops will leave. US forces have “begun the process of our deliber- ate withdrawal from Syr- ia,” read a statement from in peace the US-led coalition. “Out of concern for operational security, we will not discuss specific timelines, locations or troop movements.” De- fence Department officials said that initial withdrawals would be limited to equip- ment, and that no troops process had yet departed. His Majesty receives Pompeo US Secretary of State Pompeo on a visit to the Kingdom US shutdown bites New York he received yesterday in the presence and prosperity. His Majesty expressed of His Royal Highness Prince Salman Pompeo expressed his appreciation • bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, to His Majesty the King for his gracious undreds of thousands the Kingdom’s keenness Deputy Supreme Commander and First Bahrain is keen to build hospitality and congratulated him on the Hof public sector work- to consolidate its relations Deputy Premier, Secretary of State Mike on accomplishments and successful parliamentary and municipal ers have missed their first with the US in order to serve Pompeo who is on a visit to the Kingdom achieve further progress and elections held recently in the Kingdom. payday of the year as the the common aspirations of Bahrain. prosperity in the region. The senior US official stressed that Bah- partial shutdown of the US His Majesty welcomed the visit of the rain is steadily moving forward on the HIS MAJESTY government bites deeper. and interests of the two US Secretary of State to the Kingdom of right path to maintain its stability and the Many workers, such as friendly peoples. Bahrain and stressed the importance of is always hailed and appreciated by the continuity of development and progress. prison guards and airport exchanging such visits to develop co - people of Bahrain. He also praised the strong ties between staff, have been working Manama operation at all levels, especially in the The talks covered developments in the the two friendly countries, which contin- without any guarantee of political, economic and defence areas. region in addition to the most important ue to grow in all fields in the light of joint pay since the shutdown be- is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa His Majesty expressed the Kingdom’s regional and international issues. dedicated efforts. gan on 22 December. Al Khalifa affirmed Bahrain’s keenness to consolidate its relations with HM King Hamad praised the historic HM the King hosted a lunch banquet in Hdeep pride in its close relations the US in order to serve the common as- US global role and its contribution to the honour of the Secretary of State and his and strong partnership with the United pirations and interests of the two friendly consolidation of security, stability and accompanying delegation. States of America, which extends over 120 peoples, noting the active role of the US international peace and its keenness to Pompeo and the US delegation were years of co-ordination and co-operation community and its contribution to the cooperate with Bahrain and friends in welcomed at the airport by the Minister of to achieve shared interests at all levels. Kingdom’s comprehensive progress. the region in order to build on accom- Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed HM the King made the statement as He stressed that the US community plishments and achieve further progress bin Mohammed Al Khalifa. DON’T MISS IT IN A FIRST Private sector boom, one of 03 main action plan Oscars to go ‘host-less’ after Kevin Hart controversy objectives Hart dropped out as awards host after the Academy Owner under Oscar nominations will be released asked him to apologise for his past homophobic remarks • that resurfaced online. remand as on Jan 22, a month ahead of one of the The “Jumanji” star, who was seen to help boost the 04 inquiry into biggest nights in the film industry. Oscars’ viewership by hosting the event, refused to unlicensed apologise, saying “there’s no more conversation about it Dubai ... I’m over that, I’m over the moment,” in an interview bakery steps up with American TV network ABC. According to reports, producers of the awards show Asian jailed for or the first time since 1989, the much-anticipated will delegate the role of emcee to a selected group of 05 murder Oscars will have no host this year, after Kevin celebrity A-listers who will introduce various segments. FHart pulled out of the gig three days after being Cast members of the Marvel superhero movie “Aveng- announced the American actor-comedian would be ers” are among the celebrities the producers are eyeing Kevin Hart starred in blockbuster sequel of the adventure film emcee at the awards night. “Jumanji.” for, according to US-based entertainment website The After weeks of speculation from critics and fans, the Hollywood Reporter. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will go replacement for Hart, insiders told entertainment mag- Oscar nominations will be released on Jan 22, a month ahead with the ceremony on February 24 without a azine Variety. ahead of one of the biggest nights in the film industry. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 02

His Majesty receives Pompeo

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday received, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who is on a visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. His Majesty welcomed his visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain and stressed the importance of exchanging such visits to develop co-operation at all levels, especially in the political, economic and defence areas. Lahaj attack condemned Six people were killed when the Houthis exploded a drone above a military parade Jeddah tack at Al Anad Air Base, which jeopardises a ceasefire for the Houthi communications port of Hodeidah agreed at talks centre controlling drones in Sweden last month. This attack Ahas been destroyed, the “This attack contravenes the contravenes Arab coalition supporting the spirit of the Hodeidah cease - the spirit of the legitimate government in Yemen fire and the progress made last Hodeidah ceasefire said yesterday. month at the UN-led talks in and the progress The location of the drone Sweden,” the State Department made last month at control centre was formerly oc- said. cupied by a Yemeni communi- “We urge all sides to honour the UN-led talks in cations company but was then the commitments they made in Sweden. taken over by Houthi militia who Sweden to their fellow Yemenis STATE DEPARTMENT turned it into an operations cen- by refraining from violence and tre. provocative acts.” On Thursday, six people were The escalation came after the fire and allow humanitarian aid killed when the Houthis explod- UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Grif- to reach millions. ed a drone above a military pa- fiths this week warned “sub - The council is expected to rade in Lahaj province. stantial progress” was needed vote on the measure next week, The United States on Friday on the ground before full-blown diplomats said. “strongly condemned” the at- negotiations could be launched The mission would provide for the deployment of up to 75 monitors in the rebel-held city of Hodeida and its port along with the ports of Saleef and Ras Issa for an initial period of six months, AFP reported. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to “expeditiously” deploy the full mission, led by retired Dutch General Patrick Cammaert. Meanwhile, a large explosion Soldiers carry out probe at the site of attack. took place at an oil refinery in Aden on Friday evening, Al on ending the civil war. a UN Security Council draft res- international observer mission Arabiya reported. The cause of Britain on Friday presented olution that would expand the monitoring the Hodeidah cease- the blast was unclear.

Egypt, GCC views on pan-Arab security stressed Cairo that a political solution is the hopes warring sides, including reach consensus over a peaceful only way forward in regards to the government and opposition, solution, he said. he relationship between the region’s crises in Yemen, Egypt and the Gulf Co- Syria and Libya. Toperation Council (GCC) On Libya, he said Egypt plays countries illustrates the con- a vital role in ending the con- vergent views of their leaders flict through attempts to unify on maintaining Arab national the country’s military institu- security, Egypt’s foreign minis- tion - the only side capable of ter has said. putting an end to terrorism In remarks to local televi - and enabling pre-election sta- sion carried by MENA, Sameh bility in the country. Shukry said Cairo rejects plans In regards to Syria, Shukry to expand into the Arab region described the situation as adopted by Gulf neighbours, “extremely complicated,” ex- Iran in particular. plaining that the international Egypt sees the need for re - community has not yet been lations to be built on the prin- able to come up with a solution ciples of mutual respect and to the challenges and terrorist non-interference in the internal elements at large amidst the affairs of one another, he added. over seven-year conflict. He reiterated Cairo’s resolve It is for this reason Cairo 03 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 big story Private sector boom, one of main action plan objectives Govt aims to ensure better infra facilities and stable economic factors

In terms of the health sector, a new insurance programme will be implemented while government hospitals and health centres will soon be granted autonomy, the action plan states. Tamkeen has been at the forefront of supporting the private sector firms. Bahrain is among the countries, which enjoy high economic freedom.

TDT | Manama the project is allotted 150,000 Mohammed Zafran sqm in total. Tribune has learnt that the nhancing the role of the The government’s project is divided into two phas- private sector as the main priority in es with the first phase consisting Emain driver of economic this programme of a 100,000 square meter area growth is one of the top priori- is to strengthen and the second phase compris- ties of the Government Action the role of private ing of 50,000 square meter area. Plan (GAP). When completed, expo city It is learnt that the plan aims sector as the will be a huge boost to Bahrain to increase the contribution of main driver of in the exhibitions and confer- the private sector towards Bah- development, ence space. raini economy, while creating in parallel with Attracting foreign investment, more opportunities, in terms of redefining the enhancing cultural programs, jobs and investments. role of the public improving Bahrain’s connectiv- The action plan for 2019 to sector to an ity with regional and interna- 2022 also outlines how Bah- tional markets, enhancing food rain’s economy can grow and efficient regulator. security, tackling unemploy- achieve fiscal balance. REPORT ment, implement an enhanced According to the National pension system are some of the Communication Centre, Gov- important points mentioned in ernment Action Plan 2019-2022 would be the new Expo City the action plan. aims to achieve the vision and project which will be built soon. In terms of the health sector, aspirations of His Majesty King The groundbreaking for the a new insurance programme Hamad. Expo City project is expected will be implemented while gov- “Policies of the Government to be done by Q1 2019 or early ernment hospitals and health Action Plan aim to enhance and Q2 2019, with a view to finish centres will soon be granted sustain government services for construction in two year’s time. autonomy, the action plan the benefit of all citizens. The project is expected to be states. “The government’s main pri- Salmaniya Medical Complex will be granted autonomy as part of the Government Action Plan. 10 times bigger that the Bahrain As part of granting autonomy ority in this programme is to International Exhibition and to government hospitals and strengthen the role of private defining the role of the public government’s visions to achieve able development,” the centre Convention Centre. health centres two trustees will sector as the main driver of de- sector to an efficient regulator. fiscal balance, promoting both reported on the plan. The exhibition space for the be formed soon as all other steps velopment, in parallel with re- “The programme reflects the economic growth and sustain- Objectives of the Government project is 120,000 sqm while have been complete. Action Plan include partnering with private sector to provide infrastructure, achieving fiscal balance and economic stability, sustainability in development and government services, strengthening security and stability, supporting the democrat- ic system and strengthening of foreign ties, continuation of the empowerment of Bahrainis and enhancing their contribution to development and enhancing government performance. Among other things, Social Housing Scheme is also one of the top components of the Gov- ernment Action Plan. The Government Action Plan outlines the advancement of Bahrain as a meetings, incen- tives, conferencing, exhibitions hub. Public housing sector is among the top GAP priorities. A key development for MICE SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 04 Owner under remand as inquiry into unlicensed bakery steps up Bakery was allegedly being run in a highly unhygienic condition TDT | Manama Mohammed Zafran paperwork and dealing with “The ministry extend its grat- food without a permit. itude to the videographer who n unlicensed bakery, He was also charged with spread awareness about the bak- which was shut down selling eatables that could be In co-operation ery with concern about consum- Atwo days ago for flout- harmful to health. Samples of with the Southern er safety,” the Ministry stated. ing rules continues to be under the food will be examined by the Governorate A similar controversy had investigation with its owner concerned authorities, accord- and the Public taken place in August last year now remanded in custody, it is ing to the Public prosecution. Prosecution, steps when a citizen videotaped a learnt. It is not known how long the have been taken slaughterhouse in Demistan ac- The bakery which was being bakery has been operational. No to shut down the cusing the business for having run in an unhygienic environ- complaints of food poisoning are poor hygiene standards. ment came under controversy known to have been filed against bakery. The video was followed by after a video of its unhygienic the bakery. HEALTH MINISTRY allegations that dogs were being environment went viral on social According to sources, the slaughtered at the shop. media. building the bakery was situated “In co-operation with the The Department of Consumer The bakery in the Southern in also housed a large number of Southern Governorate and the Protection within the Industry, Governorate was closed down workers. Public Prosecution, steps have Commerce and Tourism Min- as it did not posses the required “Following what was pub - been taken to shut down the istry carried out an inspection licences to be operational. It re- lished on social media about bakery.” following this, the inspections portedly, was also in bad shape. the bakery, an investigation was “During the visit, the shop was found the dog meat allegations The owner of the shop has done. The Public Health Depart- found to be unlicensed and being were baseless. However, the been charged with running a ment at the Ministry of Health run illegally. The building was slaughterhouse was found to be business without the required sent a team to visit the bakery. A notice pasted on the bakery by Health Ministry officials. also used to house workers. unlicensed and unhygienic. King Faisal Prize ‘Credit card fraud’ arrested winners named TDT | Manama Riyadh he Director-Gen- Frechet (US). eral of Anti-Cor- The King Faisal Prize for Truption and Eco- n the presence of Prince Islamic Studies was withheld nomic and Electronic Khalid Al Faisal, Advisor to because the candidate works Security announced Ithe Custodian of the Two did not fulfil the criteria, the yesterday the arrest of Holy Mosques, Governor of commission said. an Asian with forged Makkah Region and Chairman Launched by the King Faisal credit cards. of the King Faisal International Foundation (KFF) and granted The man was arrested Prize Commission, the General for the first time in 1979, the after the police launched Secretariat of the Prize has an- King Faisal Prize (KFP) recog- a probe into the case fol- nounced the winners of its 41st nises the outstanding works of lowing a complaint by session. individuals and institutions in an international bank, King Faisal Prize for the Service five major categories: Service which has a branch in of Islam was given to Internation- to Islam,Islamic Studies, Arabic the Kingdom. al University of Africa in Sudan. Language and Literature, Medi- The suspect was King Faisal Prize for Arabic Lan- cine, and Science. identified and arrested guage and Literature was given to Its aim is to benefit Muslims within 24 hours of the Dr Abdelali Mohamed Oudrhiri in their present and future, in- reporting of the case. (Morocco) and Dr Mahmoud spire them to participate in all The cards, money and Fahmy Hegazi (Egypt). aspects of civilisation, as well as devices, computers and King Faisal Prize for Medicine enrich human knowledge and smartphones suspected was given to Professor Steven L develop mankind. to be used in the forging Teitelbaum (US) and Professor KFP winners are evaluated were confiscated. Bjorn Reino Olsen (US) and King only based on merit and their He said that legal pro- Faisal Science Prize was given works are meticulously exam- ceedings are taken to re- to Professor Allen Joseph Bard ined by specialised selection fer the case to the Public (US) and Professor Jean M J committees. Prosecutor. The suspect along with gadgets and currency notes seized from him. Curtain falls on Janadria Festival Riyadh and support of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King audi Arabia’s National Fes- Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud tival of Heritage and Cul- and His Royal Highness Prince Sture, Janadria, has come to Mohammed bin Salman bin Ab- a close. 150 dulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy The festival, in its 33rd Edition, government institutions Prime Minister and Minister of was opened under the patronage and sectors took part in Defence. of the Custodian of the Two Holy the festival. More than 150 government in- Mosques, King Salman bin Abdu- stitutions and sectors took part laziz Al Saud, on December 20. in the festival. The festival, held by the Min- Visitors to Janadria also learnt istry of National Guard under the about tourist attractions and ar- theme ‘Faithfulness and Loyalty’ and reflected the national unity chaeological areas throughout has been a great success for the of the citizens who met in Al the Kingdom through the pavil- past 21 days, organisers said. Janadria and gained significant ion of the National Authority for Janadriya featured an integrat- insights into the civilisation of Tourism and National Heritage ed system of cultural, heritage, the Kingdom. through displaying screens, bro- artistic, sporting and entertain- The event highlighted the chures and publications. ment activities in addition to the Kingdom’s history, its status, its For the first time this year, pavilions of ministries, agencies achievements, its diverse cul- the General Authority for En- and institutions, Gulf Co-opera- Thousands flocked to the festival, making it a big hit. tures, the legacy of its people tertainment participated with tion Council (GCC) countries and and its place, opening a window a pavilion in which it presented Indonesia, the guest of honour. by Saudi emirates, regions, gov- vilions. of the diverse social and cultur- on its promising and prosper- a definition of its role in organ- It also featured participations ernorates as well as heritage pa- The festival presented a model al components of the Kingdom ous future, under the guidance ising the entertainment sector. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 05

Sentence upheld in murder case TDT | Manama

he First High Appel- Asian jailed for murder Tlate Court has upheld the verdict issued against a youth for attacking a The victim was stabbed to death following a dispute 31-year-old Asian over a traffic dispute in Khamis. TDT | Manama serious injuries,” the Prosecutors added. A Lower Court had ear- According to medical Both the accused and the victim were lier handed down 22 years • he High Criminal Court has sen- construction labourers. imprisonment to the youth report, the victim died of tenced a 38-year-old Asian to 10 In a fit of rage, the accused The police arrested the accused next in the case. The victim suf- a severe injury caused to Tyears in jail for murdering a fellow took a knife and stabbed the day morning. fered permanent disabilities his lungs in the attack. Asian. victim, leading to serious A witnesses, who was living in the in the attack, according to According to court details, the victim injuries. same accommodation facility, which prosecutors. The accused A witnesses, who was living was stabbed to death following a dispute housed the accused and the victim, tes- was charged with attacking • with the accused. PROSECUTORS tified before the court. the Asian apart from illegal- in the same accommodation The accused had not pleaded guilty in He said he woke up after hearing a loud ly possessing weapon. facility, which housed the the court. and suddenly there was a dispute. cry and saw the victim lying in a pool of A medical report con - accused and the victim, Public Prosecutors said that both the “The victim slapped the accused in his his blood. firmed the disabilities suf- testified before the court. accused and the victim were in an ine- face, infuriating him. According to medical report, the vic- fered by the victim in the briated state when the crime happened. “In a fit of rage, the accused took a tim died of a severe injury caused to his attack after receiving blows “Both were having a drinking session knife and stabbed the victim, leading to lungs in the attack. at the hands of the accused. Minister Chief of Public Security visits hails charity Saudi traffic operation rooms initiatives Naim Charity Society and Al Naim the need to facilitate meas- • ures so as it could perform Charity Society its social and charity role chairman hailed and collect donations to the minister’s help needy families. drive to support The minister commend- ed the contribution of the charity and charity association to pro- voluntary work, viding services and promot- stressing the ing social, humanitarian and association’s charity work, hailing the role of non-governmental keenness on institutions in supporting launched charity development. initiatives. He reiterated the ministry’s keenness on support- Manama ing NGO-led efforts and alle- viating impediments facing them within the framework abour and Social De- of law. velopment Minister He also hailed efforts to LJameel Humaidan consolidate the principles Maj Gen Al Hassan having talks with Saudi officials. yesterday received board of community partner - members of the Al Naim ship between state-run Riyadh of the joint security committee track violators. emergency cases. Charity Society, led by institutions and NGOs in meeting between Bahraini and He also visited the Unified Se- The Chief hailed the efforts of chairman Hameed Youssef Bahrain. Saudi interior ministries. curity Operation Centres (911) of Saudi police to uphold security, Rahma, who outlined plans Al Naim Charity Soci - hief of Public Security, Maj Gen Al Hassan was briefed the ministry that is equipped with public order and law enforcement to increase assistance to ety chairman hailed the Major-General Tariq Al on techniques to control the traf- state-of-art devices. through providing the best ser- needy families and launch minister’s drive to support CHassan has visited the Op- fic signals and methods to deal The centre is dedicated to pro- vices. youth-centred educational charity and voluntary work, erations Room of the General Di- with traffic jams, along with traffic viding security services and issu- The Interior Ministry delega- and training activities. stressing the association’s rectorate of Traffic of the Saudi monitoring that included the use ing security reports and statistics tion that accompanied Al Hassan The meeting focused on keenness on launched char- Interior Ministry. of smart cameras across the great- for the ministry’s various depart- included the President of Customs challenges facing the Al ity initiatives. The visit was on the side-line er Riyadh to detect violations and ments, and to following up on and senior officials. Entrepreneurs aim to boost quality of life Riyadh contest. Al-Maghribi. “The work of some of Other activities included support these startups is focused on commu- eventeen startup businesses, the and advice sessions for mothers about nity leadership, while others provide development of which was sup- raising children, and an introduction Hajj and Umrah services, in addition Sported by Saudi investment com- to the mechanisms and benefits of the to consulting firms for workshops, and pany Wadi Makkah’s Nomo incubator, “Economy of Communion,” an inter- auto parts.” were introduced to the public this week national initiative that aims to tackle He added that the event gave the during a showcase titled Rabi’ Al-Wadi social problems by creating businesses startups a chance to introduce them- (The Valley’s Spring). designed to become integral parts of selves and the services they offer to po- Each startup organized various activ- their communities. tential customers before they launch. ities during the event, which took place Dr. Talal Al-Maghribi, the acting CEO Wadi Makkah begins an incubator on Jan. 9 and 10, reflecting the services of Wadi Makkah, said that the event is program every six months to develop they offer, many of which are aimed at designed to help startups incubated new businesses, Al-Maghribi said, not families and improving social respon- by Nomo begin to make a lasting con- all of which make it to the market. Of sibility. These included workshops, tribution to society and, through the those that do, some have enjoyed re- competitions, consultations, lectures workshops and activities presented by markable growth, he added. and bazaars. qualified professionals, educate people The successfully launched business- One of the workshops, titled “Be Your The event gave the startups a chance to introduce themselves and the services they offer to about ways in which they can improve es include one that provides social Own Beauty Consultant,” offered wom- potential customers before they launch. their lifestyles. media analysis services to ministries, en between the ages of 18 and 50 advice “Seventeen of the startups of Wadi and another that analyzes congestion on choosing the right outfit to achieve and closet arrangement. “The Little Ro- to robotics. They were shown how to Makkah’s incubator have not yet at Saudi airports. Some have also at- the perfect look and introduced them bot” workshop, meanwhile, introduced assemble a robot and then given the entered the market and will stay in tracted investment from international to techniques for successful shopping children between the ages of 5 and 14 chance to compete in a robot building the incubator for 10 more days,” said companies. 06 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 world

Myanmar Reuters journalists lose appeal against 7-year sentence China’s rover prepares for AFP | Yangon, Myanmar

wo Reuters journalists Tjailed for seven years rough ride on moon while investigating atroc- ities committed against the Rohingya in Myanmar The Chang’e-4 probe made the world’s first soft landing on the moon’s ‘dark side’ on January 3, a major had their appeal dismissed yesterday, dismaying col- step in China’s ambitions to become a space superpower leagues and tearful family members who had held slim AFP | Beijing to Earth. hopes they would walk free. The mission would now “pro- Reporters Wa Lone, 32, hina yesterday hailed its gress to the scientific explora- and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were historic mission to the tion stage,” the space agency said arrested in Yangon in De- Cfar side of the moon as in a statement. cember 2017 and later jailed a “complete success” so far but KNOW WHAT for violating the state se- said new challenges await its Older surface crets act, a charge Reuters rover as it explores rugged ter- The Chang’e-4 probe is equipped said was trumped up to rain. The deepest region on with instruments developed by muzzle their reporting. The Chang’e-4 probe -- named scientists from Sweden, Germa- after a moon goddess -- made the moon, with a depth ny and China to study the lunar the world’s first soft landing on of 9,100 meters (5.7 environment, cosmic radiation the moon’s “dark side” on Jan- miles), is about 700 and the interaction between so- Chinese children uary 3, a major step in China’s kilometres (435 miles) lar wind and the moon’s surface, ambitions to become a space to the south of the Zhang Hongbo, chief designer of given expired polio superpower. probe the ground application system, vaccines A rover dubbed Yutu-2 -- or told state broadcaster CCTV. Jade Rabbit, the name of the crater in the solar system. Chang’e-4 is the second Chi- AFP | Shanghai moon goddess’s pet -- success- The craters close to the rover nese probe to land on the moon, fully separated from the lander -- including one that was 20 me- following the first Yutu rover t least 145 children were and drove onto the moon’s sur- ters wide (65 feet) with a depth mission to its Earth-facing side Aadministered expired face about eight hours after of about four meters (13 feet) -- in 2013. polio vaccines in eastern landing. will pose great challenges when A video of the latest mission’s China, state media report- The mission sent the first planning its route, Li said. landing -- produced using more ed, despite the government panoramic image of its landing 360 degree panoramic image made by China’s Chang’e-4 lunar probe on the far The China National Space than 4,700 pictures taken by a side of the moon promising to prevent such site yesterday, showing the grey Administration (CNSA) said the camera on the probe -- showed lapses in the industry fol- moonscape it is exploring and lots of small craters,” said Li news agency. initial stage of the mission was a “thicker layer of dust” offer- lowing a major scandal last the track marks left by the rover Chunlai, commander-in-chief Chang’e-4 landed in the Von a “complete success” after the ing “strong evidence” that its year. in the lunar soil. of the ground application sys- Karman Crater within the South lander and the rover sent back landing area is much older than Three county-level health “From the panorama, we can tem for the Chang’e-4 mission, Pole-Aitken Basin. The basin is images via the Queqiao relay the site where China’s previous officials in Jiangsu province see the probe is surrounded by according to the official Xinhua the largest and deepest impact satellite that beams data back rover landed, Li said. have been dismissed since the case came to light earlier this week -- the latest to raise public health concerns -- according to an an- nouncement by the Jinhu India plans manned space mission by December 2021 county government. The local government has The three-person mission since found 145 children re- Space agency chief would make the Asian giant the ceived the vaccines between • fourth country after Russia, the December 11 and January 7, Kailasavadivoo Sivan United States and China to put We are planning CCTV said. says India will send its people in space. to have the first first manned mission to “We are planning to have unmanned mission space by December 2021 the first unmanned mission by by December 2020, December 2020, the second by the second by July 2021, and the manned mis- July 2021, and the At $1.4 billion, sion by December 2021,” Indian India’s• manned space manned mission by Space Research Organisation December 2021 programme would be (ISRO) chairman Kailasavadivoo one of the cheapest Sivan said in Bangalore. KAILASAVADIVOO SIVAN Plans for a manned mission in the world were first announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last Indian space scientist Kailasavadivoo Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space AFP | Bangalore, India year, and his government has Research Organization (ISRO), gestures while addressing a press conference market, and hopes its low-cost since approved around $1.4 bil- Modi, up for re-election this India has already invested space programme will give it ndia will send its first manned lion to provide technology and year, has hailed the national heavily in its space programme an edge. Imission into space by Decem- infrastructure. space programme as a prestige in the past decade. It sent an orbiter to Mars in ber 2021, the head of the coun- The sum would make it one project and said that both men New Delhi is competing with 2013 which is still operational try’s space agency said yester- of the cheapest manned space and women could be selected other international players for and last year launched a record day. programmes in the world. for the mission. a greater share of the satellite 104 satellites in one blast-off. Nuns on the run: Vatican Athletics gets Olympic blessing

AFP | Vatican City other workers. tee (CONI) president Giovanni medical facilities. Monsignor Melchor José Malago praised the latest ini- Team members wearing navy he newly-formed Vatican Sánchez de Toca y Alame - tiative at the Holy See which track suits with the Holy See’s TAthletics team, which is da, president of Vatican Ath - already has football and cricket crossed keys seal were present aiming to compete in interna- letics, said at the launch that teams. at the launch. tional competitions, including the Olympic Games were “the 60 “It will be necessary to affili- The youngest athlete is a Holy See employees the Olympics, was officially dream but not in the short have joined the ate with other federations,” he 19-year-old Swiss guard, and launched on Thursday after term”. Vatican’s athletics team told Vatican News. the oldest a 62-year-old pro - reaching a bilateral agreement “The dream that we have of- including nuns, priests, “I’m sure this will happen, fessor of the Vatican Apostolic with the Italian Olympic Com- ten had is to see the Holy See Swiss Guards and other today we have started a coura- Library. mittee (CONI). flag among the delegations at the workers geous and winning start up.” Two young Muslim asy - So far there are 60 members opening of the Olympic Games,” The CONI agreement allows lum-seekers Jallow Buba, a of Vatican Athletics -- the first he said. the team to take part in national 20-year-old Gambian, and Nun Marie-Theo Manaudpose runs Sports Association constituted But in the immediate future tions such as the Mediterranean and internationally sanctioned Anszou Cissè, a 19-year-old in front of St Peter’s basilica at the in the Holy See -- which includes Vatican Athletics would like to Games. events and to have access to Senegalese, have also been reg- Vatican nuns, priests, Swiss Guards and be present at smaller competi- Italian Olympic Commit- Italian national coaching and istered as honorary members. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 07 Scientists close to first sighting of black hole in the Milky Way Artist’s impression of a supermassive black hole sending a narrow high-energy jet of matter into space International team say ‘spectacular’ data hints at historic breakthrough

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stronomers attempting to capture the first images of the black hole Aat the heart of the Milky Way KNOW WHAT have given early hints that the ambitious project has been successful. The observations, by the Event Hori- zon Telescope, are expected to be un- Black holes are so compact that veiled in March in one of the most ea- a telescope roughly the size of gerly awaited scientific announcements Earth would be required to see Researchers of 2019. Now, a senior scientist on the even the nearest one project has said “spectacular” data was said if gathered during observations of two called M87 in the Virgo cluster of galax- black holes, including Sagittarius A* at ies. M87 is about 50m-60m light years successful, a the centre of our own galaxy. away, but at more than six billion solar picture from “We managed to get very high-quality masses (1,000 times larger than our local data at the very high resolutions neces- black hole), astronomers hope it should the Event sary to observe the [black hole’s] shadow, be visible. if it’s really there,” said Sera Markoff, a No one is sure what the image will look Horizon professor of theoretical astrophysics and like but theoretical predictions show a astroparticle physics at the University An artist’s impression of two merging black holes similar to those detected by Laser Interferometer black silhouette, set against a surround- Telescope of Amsterdam, who co-leads the EHT’s Gravitational-wave Observatory (Ligo) in 2017 ing glow of radiation, something like the would be one Multiwavelength Working Group. depiction in the film Interstellar. “You’d The team is in the final phase of re- never been directly observed. The main imagine seeing a black shadow or depres- of the most viewing data that was gathered in 2017 barrier is that black holes are so com- sion,” said Markoff. significant and Markoff could not confirm yet pact that a telescope roughly the size of Besides telling us what black holes whether the observations had produced We see these Earth would be required to see even the look like, the EHT could also reveal in the past the first direct image of a black hole’s nearest one. whether they have properties predicted silhouette. enormous jets of The EHT gets around this by linking by Einstein’s theory of general relativity 50 years of Prof Peter Galison, who is based at the plasma moving together 15-20 telescopes spanning the and give insights into exotic processes department of the history of science at almost at the speed South Pole, Europe, South America, that occur in the extreme environment astronomy Harvard University and is also involved of light. They can be Africa, North America and Australia. close to the event horizon. in the project, said that, if successful, the hundreds of millions Collectively, the array has a resolution Detailed observations will also be EHT’s first image would become one of of times the size of equivalent to being able to see a drawing made of dramatic jets of material that the most significant in the past 50 years pin in New York from London. are thrown out from some black holes, of astronomy. “If we get an image out of the black hole itself The EHT uses a technique known as including M87. It is not clear whether it, it will become one of the iconic images – bigger than the interferometry, in which astronomers Sagittarius A*, a relatively small black of science,” he said. “It’s an extraordinar- galaxy at observatories on different continents hole, has jets – it is possible that they ily ambitious project.” SERA MARKOFF simultaneously observe the same object, are too feeble to have been spotted pre- There is little doubt about the exist- then combine the collected data on a viously – and the EHT could resolve this ence of black holes: the phenomenally supercomputer. question. dense objects distort the fabric of space- observatory Ligo has detected ripples This requires all the telescopes in the “We see these enormous jets of plasma time in their vicinity, causing objects sent out across space-time when pairs array to swivel towards the target black moving almost at the speed of light,” said and light to appear to swerve off course. of black holes collide. hole and measure every radio wave com- Markoff. “They can be hundreds of mil- More recently, the gravitational wave Until now, though, a black hole has ing from its direction. Coordinating this lions of times the size of the black hole was a “huge accomplishment of diplo- itself – bigger than the galaxy.” macy and organisation”, according to Black hole jets are believed to play a Galison. major role in cosmology, contributing The EHT has two primary targets: Sag- to the formation of the cosmic web, in ittarius A*, at the centre of the Milky which galaxies are strung in clusters Way, and a supermassive black hole across the universe.

A computer simulation of the collision of two black holes detected by the Laser Interferometer The Milky Way in the night sky near Nelson, New Zealand Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or Ligo, in Washington 08 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 09 society

Rotary Club of Sulmaniya held a regular lunch meeting at the Golden Tulip Hotel on Wednesday. Guest speaker was Ambassador of Sri Lanka Dr A Saj Mendis who spoke about the “New Economic Order of 21st Century”. Raffle tickets were drawn and the meeting ended with a group photo session.

The Innovation and Technology Department in the Graduate Studies College in the Arabian Gulf University (AGU) hosted a seminar delivered by Mahfoudha Al Zayani, one of the pioneering entrepreneurs in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Arab World. In the seminar, Al Zayani spoke about the effective role of voluntary and social work in the development of nations, and reviewed her rich personal experiments in this field. She reviewed the vision of the Late Shaikha Lulwa bint Mohammed Al Khalifa in drawing the guidelines of founding the Mother and Child Welfare Society.

Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Dr Abdulhussain Mirza took part in the opening of the ninth session of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) General Assembly, in Abu Dhabi. The meeting, which comes within the activities of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, was attended by ministers and decision- makers in the field of renewable energy along with more than 2,000 participants from more than 175 member states from across the world. Bahrain is its permanent member since its inception in 2009. In his comments, Dr Mirza spoke of Bahrain’s strategy on energy sustainability and about the availability of solar and wind energy. He said the Bahrain government acknowledges the importance of renewable energy and is keen to keep up with the latest available technology in the transition to an era of clean energy.

PAACT celebrated “New Year Damakka” in all its glitz and glamour at Baan Saang Thai Hotel, Adliya. The entertaining programs along with DJ were conceived, directed and executed by PAACT ‘s members. Programs were fused completely with technologically supported visuals.

The Bahrain British Business Forum’s Special Interest Group for ICT in collaboration with the Labour Fund “Tamkeen” recently hosted a meeting at the Capital Club to discuss the latest trends in ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) Systems, to enable organisational efficiencies. The event brought experts from leading ERP companies including Oracle and Microsoft to explore how the organisations in the Kingdom of Bahrain can benefit. BBBF’s joint head of ICT Special Interest Group Ravi Jayasundera welcomed the guest speakers Gary Brocklehurst (Oracle), BDO, a leading professional services firm, conducted a workshop for updating their staff, amongst other matters, on International Financial Reporting Standards Al Mahd Day Boarding School organised the 20th Annual Sports Day at school premises. School Managing Director H.G. Sharma declared the meet open and advised the Moutaz Al Nairab (Microsoft) and Maan (IFRS), BDO audit methodology and Anti Money Laundering. The annual training sessions focused on key changes in IFRS standards and financial statements pupils to maintain the highest level of sportsmanship. Overall Championship Trophy went to AWAL HOUSE. General Manager Rajiv Gautam distributed trophies & prizes Hussain (Tamkeen) to the meeting. reporting which are applicable to 2018 year-end audits. and appreciated the joint efforts of staff on-duty which led to the grand success of the event. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 09 society

BDO, a leading professional services firm, conducted a workshop for updating their staff, amongst other matters, on International Financial Reporting Standards Al Mahd Day Boarding School organised the 20th Annual Sports Day at school premises. School Managing Director H.G. Sharma declared the meet open and advised the (IFRS), BDO audit methodology and Anti Money Laundering. The annual training sessions focused on key changes in IFRS standards and financial statements pupils to maintain the highest level of sportsmanship. Overall Championship Trophy went to AWAL HOUSE. General Manager Rajiv Gautam distributed trophies & prizes reporting which are applicable to 2018 year-end audits. and appreciated the joint efforts of staff on-duty which led to the grand success of the event. 10 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 business

Carlos Ghosn set for continued detention Cadillac will introduce

Carlos Ghosn indicted• on fresh financial misconduct EV in fight against Tesla charges in Japan

AFP | Tokyo Cadillac will become the leading electric car brand at General Motors Reuters | Washington okyo prosecutors yester- Carlos Ghosn attends the Tomorrow models in the United States and Tday filed two fresh charg- In Motion event on the eve of press China. es of financial misconduct day at the Paris Auto Show, in Paris adillac is expected to GM said in 2017 that a new against former Nissan chief (file photo) become General Motors electric vehicle platform in 2021 Carlos Ghosn, meaning the CCo’s lead electric vehicle will serve as a base for at least auto tycoon is unlikely to be claring his income by around brand as the largest U.S. auto- nine derivatives, ranging from leaving his Japanese jail cell four billion yen ($37 million) maker gears up to introduce a a compact crossover to a large soon. over three years from 2015. new model under that luxury seven-passenger luxury sports Lawyers for the former They also pressed charges marquee to challenge Tesla Inc, utility vehicle and a large com- jet-setting executive filed a of “aggravated breach of trust” two people briefed on the mat- mercial van. bail application hours later, over a complex alleged scheme ter said Thursday. Johan de Nysschen, who but have acknowledged he will in which Ghosn is said to have GM is set to announce as part was then Cadillac’s president, probably be detained until a tried to transfer losses on for- of an investor update that a Ca- told Reuters at the Detroit auto trial that could take months to eign exchange contracts to dillac will be the first vehicle show in January 2018 the luxury organise. Nissan’s books. based on its forthcoming “BEV3” brand will play a “central role” However, in one piece of As part of the scheme, he platform, the people said. The in GM’s electrification strate- rare positive news for the is also accused of using com- vehicle platform is the basis for gy, including China. He added once-revered tycoon, the pany funds to repay a Saudi vehicle underpinnings, includ- The Cadillac booth displays the company logo at the North American that Cadillac would be “at the Tokyo District Court turned acquaintance who put up col- ing the battery system and other International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan forefront” of rolling out new down a prosecutors’ bid to pre- lateral for the contracts. structural and mechanical parts. electric vehicles in the United vent family visits, meaning he He was already facing a first GM is not expected to disclose rolet brand, including its plug- grams over the next two years. States and China. He left GM in should be allowed contact with charge for allegedly under-re- additional details, including in Chevrolet Volt and battery Last month, two Ohio sen - April. his loved ones. porting his compensation over precisely when the Cadillac EV electric Bolt. GM announced last ators asked GM to commit to This week, GM said Cadillac Ghosn denies any wrong- five years to the tune of five will be built, whether it will be year it was ending production building all future electric ve- sales in China rose 17.2 percent doing and argued Tuesday in billion yen in official docu - a crossover or sedan, or where of the plug-in Volt as well as hicles for U.S. buyers within the in 2018, surpassing 200,000 a dramatic first court appear- ments to shareholders. it will be assembled, the sources a low-selling plug-in Cadillac country. units for the first time. GM Chief ance that he had been “wrong- Prosecutors also filed charg- said. CT6, even as it moved to boost GM said in 2017 it planned by Executive Mary Barra has said ly accused and unfairly de - es yesterday against Nissan A GM spokesman declined to EV spending. 2021 to introduce a new dedi- that GM aims to sell 1 million tained.” and Ghosn aide Greg Kel - comment. GM said in November as part cated flexible electric vehicle electric vehicles a year by 2026, Prosecutors yesterday ly over the additional three GM had previously focused of its restructuring efforts it was architecture and an advanced many of them in China, which slapped the 64-year-old with years of under-reporting on making electric vehicles doubling resources for electric battery system to support the has set strict production quotas a formal charge of under-de- pay. under its mass market Chev- and autonomous vehicle pro- development of at least 20 new on such vehicles. China retailers slash iPhone Alphabet board sued for prices after Apple sales warning allegedly covering up sexual Reuters | Shanghai

everal Chinese electronics Sretailers including Aliba- misconduct allegations ba-backed Suning and JD.com have slashed iPhone prices Reuters | San Francisco this week, after Apple recently blamed poor sales of the smart- wo shareholder lawsuits phone in the country for a rare Tfiled this week accused the revenue warning. board of Google parent Alpha- The discounting, as steep as bet Inc of playing a direct role $118 (92.50 pounds) for the re- in covering up sexual miscon- cently launched 64GB iPhone duct claims against two for- XR, is the latest sign that Apple’s mer executives over the last weak holiday sales in China five years. may have extended to the cur- The company declined to rent quarter. comment. The price cuts on iPhones by Both of the lawsuits seek A new iPhone X is sold at an Apple Store in Beijing, China Chinese retailers began in the to force Google to change its middle of this week, with at are not uncommon around in China, home to the world’s governance and oversight to least six offering promotions shopping festivals like Single’s biggest smartphone market in stop future workplace conduct this weekend, according to Day in November, but these cuts terms of shipment volume. issues. They also call for Alpha- checks done by Reuters. stand out as they affect Apple’s Last week, Apple issued its bet directors to pay damages to Google signage is seen at the Google headquarters in the Manhattan borough Apple did not respond to latest XS and XR models that first revenue warning in nearly Alphabet for allegedly breach- of New York City, New York requests for comment. Prices were released only months ago, 12 years, citing poor Chinese ing their fiduciary duties and for iPhones sold through its said Mo Jia, a Canalys analyst demand, sending its shares engaging in corporate waste. The allegations stem primar- practices. Chinese website remained un- who tracks China’s smartphone down 10 percent, their biggest ily from large severance pay- One of the two lawsuits in changed. industry. intra-day fall in six years. ments to Andy Rubin, who led San Mateo County Superior Such widespread price cuts Jia believes Apple itself could Google’s Android mobile oper- Court in California cites min- have lowered prices of the Steep discounts ating division until 2014, and utes from Alphabet board and phones it ships to distributors, Suning announced yesterday Amit Singhal, head of Google’s board committee meetings or that distributors may have that it would start selling the KNOW WHAT search unit until 2016. Com- where the executives’ situa- It’s possible Apple slashed rates in order to move 64GB iPhone XR for 5,699 yuan, pany investigations into both tions were discussed. more units. 800 yuan ($118.46) less than the men had found accusations of Plaintiff James Martin ob- wants to test the “It’s possible Apple wants to device’s sticker price in China. sexual harassment against them tained the documents through market’s feedback test the market’s feedback if it It is also selling the 64GB ver- Google Chief Exec- to be credible, according to the a “shareholder inspection de- if it brings down brings down the channel pric- sion of the iPhone 8 for 3,899 utive Sundar Pichai lawsuits. mand,” according to the lawsuit. the channel prices. es. Or, Apple might be under yuan, a 1,200 yuan discount. apologized last year to Rubin and Singhal have de- Google provided them on con- Or, Apple might be pressure to clean out its stock JD.com, a major online sell- employees for the com- nied the allegations. Google dition they not be published, under pressure to of iPhones,” he said. er of consumer electronics, is Chief Executive Sundar Pichai according to his attorneys, and Apple has been trailing local offering promotions on mod- panies’ past handling apologized last year to employ- details from the minutes are re- clean out its stock of of sexual misconduct iPhones competitors such as Huawei els going back to the 8 series. ees for the companies’ past dacted across at least eight pag- Technologies Co Ltd [ HWT. Dangdang, one of its rivals, has cases and vowed to handling of sexual misconduct es in the 82-page lawsuit filed on MO JIA UL] that offer cheaper options launched a similar campaign. improve practices cases and vowed to improve Thursday. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 11 New app gives throat cancer patients their voice back

But Gular prefers the new hi- The app was tech voice app. • It was developed for patients developed for patients set to lose their voice due to a set to lose their voice laryngectomy, or removal of the due to a laryngectomy, larynx, a typical procedure for or removal of the larynx advanced stages of throat cancer. The joint project of the Uni- versity of West Bohemia in Pils- The technology en, Prague’s Charles Universi- uses• recordings of a ty and two private companies patient’s voice to create -- CertiCon and SpeechTech -- synthetic speech that kicked off nearly two years ago. The technology uses record- can be played on their ings of a patient’s voice to cre- Jindrich Matousek, an expert on text- to-speech synthesis, heads the project mobile phones, tablets ate synthetic speech that can be at the University of West Bohemia in or laptops via the app played on their mobile phones, Pilsen tablets or laptops via the app. AFP | Prague, Czech Republic Ideally, patients need to record tousek. more than 10,000 sentences to “Having more data is still bet- provide scientists with enough ter, but you can achieve decent lastimil Gular’s life took material to produce their syn- quality with less data of a given an unwelcome turn a thetic voice. voice.” Vyear ago: minor surgery “We edit together individual The sentences are carefully on his vocal cords revealed sounds of speech so we need a selected and individual sounds throat cancer, which led to the lot of sentences,” said Jindrich have to be recorded several times loss of his larynx and with it, Matousek, an expert on text-to- as they are pronounced differ- his voice. speech synthesis, speech model- ently next to different sounds But the 51-year-old father of ling and acoustics who heads the or at the beginning and end of a Working on the project to develop an app to help give throat cancer patients their voice back is doctor Barbora Repova, four is still chatting away using project at the Pilsen university. word or sentence, he added. who represents Charles University his own voice rather than the So far, the Pilsen university tinny timbre of a robot, thanks ‘A matter of weeks’ has recorded 10 to 15 patients, to an innovative app developed But there are drawbacks: pa- according to Matousek. by two Czech universities. tients facing laryngectomies Besides Czech, the Pilsen sci- BETTER “I find this very useful,” Gular usually have little time or energy entists have also created synthe- told AFP, using the app to type to do the recordings in the wake sised speech samples in English, in what he wanted to say, in his of a diagnosis that requires swift Russian and Slovak. KNOW own voice, via a mobile phone. treatment. “I’m not very good at using “It’s usually a matter of ‘Baby dinosaurs’ the voice prosthesis,” he added, weeks,” said Barbora Repova, a Gular -- an upholsterer who pointing at the hole the size of a doctor at the Motol University lost his job due to his handicap -- Patients need to record large coin in his throat. Hospital, working on the project managed to record 477 sentenc- more than 10,000 This small silicon device im- for Charles University. es over the three weeks between sentences to provide planted in the throat allows peo- “The patients also have to his diagnosis and the operation. scientists with enough ple to speak by pressing the hole tackle issues like their economic But he was stressed and less with their fingers to regulate situation, their lives are turned than satisfied with the quality material to produce airflow through the prosthesis upside down, and the last thing of his voice. their synthetic voice. and so create sound. they want to do is to make the “Throat cancer patients often recording,” she told AFP. suffer from some form of dys- “The Chechens have always To address these difficulties, phonia (hoarseness) before the preferred a dagger-like Kalash- scientists came up with a more surgery, so in combination with nikov,” she says, reading from streamlined method for the a limited speech sample it makes the text before her. Throat cancer patients app, which is supported by the the voice sound unnatural,” said “I have small kids and I want often suffer from some Technology Agency of the Czech Repova. them to hear my own voice, not form of dysphonia Republic. In a studio at the Pilsen uni- a robot,” Huttova said. (hoarseness) before Working with fewer sentences versity meanwhile, entrepreneur Then she moved on to her next the surgery, so in -- ideally 3,500 but as few as 300 Jana Huttova is recording out- sentence: “We were attacked by Vlastimil Gular, who lost his larynx and his voice, speaks in his own voice via a combination with a -- this method uses advanced landish phrases. a tyrannosaur’s baby dinosaurs.” mobile phone using the special app to type in what he wants to say limited speech sample statistical models such as artifi- The 34-year-old mother of cial neural networks. three faces the risk of losing her Connected to the brain it makes the voice “You use speech models with voice to minor throat surgery -- Matousek believes that in the sound unnatural certain parameters to generate an operation on her parathyroid future, patients will be able to BARBORA REPOVA synthesised speech,” said Ma- gland. use the app to record their voice at home using a specialised website to guide them through the process. And he hopes that one day it will go even further. “The ultimate vision is a min- iature device connected to the brain, to the nerves linked to speech -- then patients could control the device with their thoughts,” he said. This kind of advanced solution is a very long way off, said Repova. “But look at cochlear implants -- 40 years ago when they started, we had no idea how it would develop, how widely they would end up being used,” she said, referring to the inner-ear implants used to tackle severe deafness. “A happy end would be a device implanted in the throat that could talk with the patient’s own voice,” she told AFP. “It’s realistic: it may not come in a year or even in 10 years, but Jana Huttova, 34, a mother of three, says she is recording phrases for the app because she would want her children to hear it’s realistic and we’re on the Entrepreneur Jana Huttova records sentences to be able to use the app if she her voice, not a robot way.” loses her voice to minor throat surgery SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 12

China’s Geely says it has Goldman Sachs on course to not sold Daimler shares, launch cash management denies Bloomberg report

The investment BETTER bank• evolves to match rival universal banks’ range of businesses KNOW

Goldman Sachs aims to• start the service in Goldman Sachs is about the first half of 2020 half way to a goal management set in 2017 to Reuters | New York generate $5bn more in The emblem of the Geely automobile maker logo is seen at the IEEV New annual revenue by next Energy Vehicles Exhibition in Beijing oldman Sachs Group Inc is year, largely by boosting Reuters | Beijing Thursday that it had increased considering paying big mul- reliable, fee-based busi- its Daimler stake to 5.39 per- G The ticker symbol and logo for Goldman Sachs is displayed on a screen on the tinational corporations more for nesses hina’s Geely Group said cent from 0.34 percent on Jan. floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York their deposits than other banks Cit has not sold any shares 4. According to Bloomberg, as it paves the way for its entry es, a person familiar with the and Deutsche Bank AG current- gain significant market share in Daimler AG, denying a Morgan Stanley is holding the into a mundane but prized busi- plan told Reuters. ly dominate the market, han- in a business where contracts Bloomberg report that the Chi- shares on behalf of others. ness: managing cash. Long considered a low-mar- dling corporations’ payments often last five years, clients tend nese firm had slashed its 9.7 Daimler and Morgan Stanley The global investment bank- gin, utility-like service, the and receivables across different to stick with their banks and a percent stake in the German declined to comment on the ing powerhouse and fifth-larg- wholesale payments and cash regions. global network of banking li- carmaker by more than half. Bloomberg report. est U.S. bank, which is six management business generat- As Goldman seeks to grow censes greases the wheels. “As a long-term investor, Li had picked up the 9.7 per- months into building the re - ed about $250 billion in global stable revenue by adding a cash “The regulatory and opera- Zhejiang Geely Holding has cent stake in Daimler in 2018, quired technology, aims to start revenue in 2017 for big banks, management service for clients tional costs of building a glob- not sold any shares. The Daim- asking the maker of Mercedes- the service in the first half of according to management con- whom it already offers hedging al cash management platform ler shareholding remains un- Benz cars to strike up an al- 2020, according to two people sulting firm Oliver Wyman. and strategic advice, the invest- will be very steep and will take changed,” a Hangzhou-based liance to better counter the familiar with the plan. They The steady stream of income ment bank further evolves to many years to achieve the scale spokesman for Geely told Reu- threat from upstart mobility agreed to discuss internal strat- has grown more attractive to match rival universal banks’ that will justify the costs,” said ters yesterday. companies. egy on the condition they not banks that have been shifting range of businesses. a senior commercial banker at a Bloomberg reported that His move rekindled Ger- be named. away from volatile areas such as Goldman Sachs is about half large European bank. Chinese billionaire Li Shufu’s man fears about high-tech The bank, which will earn trading and investment banking way to a goal management set in “Large multinational compa- Geely had sold a 5.4 percent know-how falling into Chi- fees and gain a captive client in the aftermath of the financial 2017 to generate $5 billion more nies are consolidating number stake, citing people familiar nese hands and Daimler had base for its foreign exchange crisis a decade ago. in annual revenue by next year, of banks they deal with, and with the matter, but that the initially balked at the prospect business, could offer existing Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan largely by boosting reliable, fee- they don’t tend to switch service new owners of the shares were of an alliance, partly on fears corporate clients more on de- Chase & Co, Bank of New York based businesses. providers frequently for func- not known. it might alienate Mercedes’ posits if they sign up for Gold- Mellon Corp, HSBC Holdings However, rivals privately tions like facilitating payments The report comes as Morgan existing Chinese partner man’s cash management servic- PLC, Standard Chartered PLC scoff at the idea Goldman can and managing payrolls.” Stanley disclosed in a filing on BAIC. Virgin Atlantic buys UK airline Lessors to India’s troubled Jet Flybe for cut-price £2.2m Airways consider taking back Reuters | New Delhi Flybe will receive • risis talks between India’s 20 million pound Ccash-strapped Jet Airways bridging loan facility Ltd and aircraft lessors have to support its working failed to ease a row over late capital requirements payments, prompting some lessors to explore taking back aircraft, three people familiar Reuters | Washington with the matter told Reuters. In what one of the people ichard Branson’s Virgin At- described as an ill-tempered Rlantic has teamed up with showdown between the airline Stobart Group and Cyrus Capi- A Flybe Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 airplane taxis at City Airport in London and some of the world’s leading tal to buy Flybe for £2.2 million, certainties presented by Brexit. riers. leasing firms, Jet’s main lender aiming to rebrand the strug- “By combining to form a Air Berlin, once Germany’s State Bank of India sought to gling British regional carrier larger, stronger, group, we will second largest carrier, went into provide reassurance that In- A Jet Airways plane is parked as another moves to the runway at the and use it to feed customers to be better placed to withstand administration in August 2017 dia’s biggest full-service carrier Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumba its long-haul flights. these pressures,” Flybe Chief when former parent Etihad Air- is doing all it can to pay its staff, The consortium will provide Executive Christine Our - ways withdrew funding. Nor- suppliers and creditors. el. Yet high fuel taxes, a weak ble do so, the people close to the a 20 million pound bridging mieres-Widener said. dic budget airline Primera Air “Jet has been delinquent for rupee and price competition matter said. loan facility to support Flybe’s A joint venture company and Cypriot counterpart Cobalt many months. Nobody wants have squeezed profitability, At meetings on Tuesday, working capital requirements called Connect Airways — 40 both collapsed last October. to get in a situation where the leaving Jet with 80.52 billion held at SBI’s headquarters in and up to 80 million pounds of per cent owned by Cyrus’ unit Virgin Atlantic, which is 49 problems worsen and it be - rupees (893.63 million pounds) Mumbai’s business district, the funding would be made avail- DLP Holdings and 30pc each percent owned by Delta Air comes even more difficult to in net debt as at the end of bank’s Chairman Rajnish Ku- able once the deal was com - owned by Stobart Group’s avi- Lines, said Flybe would provide take out aircraft,” one of the September and defaulting on mar was asked how Jet planned pleted. ation unit and Virgin Atlantic — “excellent connectivity to our people said. payments. to raise equity or debt, said one Flybe, which operates routes had won the backing of Flybe’s extensive long haul network Jet controls over a sixth of The airline had previously of the people - an attendee, who from about 25 British airports, board to buy the airline. and that of our joint venture a market experiencing an un- told some lessors it would clear found the responses lacked suf- including domestic connections However, Flybe’s sharehold- partner, Delta Air Lines, at precedented boom in air trav- arrears by Dec. 31, but was una- ficient detail. to London’s Heathrow, said its ers will receive one pence in London Heathrow Airport and short-term performance had cash for each Flybe share under Manchester Airport”. been hit by higher fuel costs, the terms of the recommended “In the near future, this will currency fluctuations and un- offer, a 94pc discount to Thurs- only increase, through our ex- Embraer shares take off after Bolsonaro approves Boeing merger day’s close of 16.38 pence. panded joint venture partner- Flybe, Britain’s biggest do- ship with Air France-KLM,” said AFP | Sao Paulo, Brazil ing 0.28pc. which will see Boeing take con- mestic airline, was valued at 215 Virgin Atlantic chief executive It came a day after Bolsona- trol of Embraer’s commercial By combining to form million pounds when it joined Shai Weiss. he share price in Brazil - ro announced he wouldn’t be airplane manufacturing busi- the London Stock Exchange The combined business will Tian airplane manufacturer using his veto powers to block ness -- 80pc of its operation a larger, stronger, in 2010. include a UK network carri- Embraer soared yesterday as the merger between two of the -- will go ahead. group, we will be er, with all flying operations markets reacted favorably to world’s three biggest aviation Embraer will only retain con- better placed to Smaller airlines struggle except Stobart Air operating the country’s President Jair companies. trol of its military division. withstand these Airlines have been looking to under the Virgin Atlantic brand. Bolsonaro approving a merger Embraer’s shares had taken On Thursday, Bolsonaro had pressures consolidate in many markets as However, it plans to operate in- with us giant Boeing. a nose dive last week after Bol- said he was satisfied that “the a result of rising running costs, dependently of Virgin Atlantic The share price jumped 7.43 sonaro had expressed concerns final proposal preserves (Bra- CHRISTINE OURMIERES-WIDENER higher fuel prices and increased with only support functions per cent on the Sao Paulo stock over the deal. zil’s) sovereignty and national FLYBE CHIEF EXECUTIVE competition from budget car- having some overlap. exchange, despite Ibovespa fall- But now the $5.2 billion deal, interests.” 13 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019

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CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.45 + (PG) (ANIMATION/ADVENTURE/COMEDY) 3.00 + 5.15 + 7.30 + 9.45 PM + 12.00 MN SEEF (I) : FROM FRIDAY 11TH: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + JOHN C. REILLY, SARAH SILVARMAN, ctor Al Pacino is close In recent years, he has also 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT (IMAX 3D): 11.15 AM + 1.30 + 3.45 + GAL GADOT to closing a deal to star starred in a number of HBO 9.00 PM AQUAMAN in the upcoming drama films like “You Don’t Know DAILY AT (ARABIC DUBBED): 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 4.00 A (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) + 6.15 + 8.30 + 10.45 PM series “The Hunt”. Jack” as Jack Kevorkian, “Phil + 7.00 + 9.15 + 11.30 PM If the deal is sealed, it would Spector”, and “Paterno”. SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 12.15 + 2.30 + 4.45 + 7.00 + JASON MOMOA, AMBER HEARD, NICOLE SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 4.00 + 8.45 PM 9.15 + 11.30 PM KIDMAN mark Pacino’s first regular tel- “The Hunt” follows a diverse SPIDER MAN INTO THE SPIDER VERSE evision role in his long and sto- band of Nazi Hunters living DAILY AT (DUBBED IN ARABIC): 11.15 AM + 1.30 OASIS JUFFAIR : DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 5.30 + 11.15 PM (PG) (ANIMATION/ACTION/ADVENTURE) ried career. Amazon declined to in 1977 New York City. They + 3.45 + 6.00 + 8.15 + 10.30 PM SAAR : DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.45 + 4.00 + 6.15 CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT (ATMOS): 11.45 AM + HAILEE STEINFELD, NICOLAS CAGE, comment, reports variety.com. have discovered that hundreds + 8.15 + (10.30 PM THURS/FRI) 2.45 + 5.45 + 8.45 + 11.45 PM MAHERSHALA ALI Pacino has previously starred of high ranking Nazi officials WADI AL SAIL : DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.15 + 4.30 + DAILY AT (IMAX 3D): 6.00 + 11.15 PM TV CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 4.15 + in the mini-series “Angels in are living among us and con- 6.45 + 9.00 + 11.15 PM DAILY AT: (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) 8.45 PM America” and “The Godfather spiring to create a Fourth THE MULE DAILY AT (VIP II): 10.45 AM + 1.45 + 4.45 + 7.45 SEEF (II) : DAILY AT:1.30 + 6.15 + 11.00 PM Saga”. He is known for his roles Reich in the US. Amazon has + 10.45 PM (PG-15) (CRIME/DRAMA/THRILLER) NEW in iconic films like “The Godfa- Al Pacino ordered a 10-episode first SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 12.00 + 3.00 + 6.00 + 9.00 BUMBLEBEE ther” franchise, “Serpico”, “Dog season. CLINT EASTWOOD, BRADLEY COOPER, TAISSA PM + 12.00 MN + (1.00 AM THURS/FRI) (PG-13) (ACTION /ADVENTURE/SCI-FICTION) FARMIGA SAAR : DAILY AT: 8.00 + (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) HAILEE STEINFELD, JOHN CENA, OASIS JUFFAIR : DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.15 + WADI AL SAIL : DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + JORGE LENDEBORG JR. 3.45 + 6.15 + 8.45 + 11.15 PM 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM DAILY AT (VIP): 12.15 + 2.45 + 5.15 + 7.45 + CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 12.15 + 4.30 + 8.45 PM 10.15 PM SIMMBA SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 1.45 + 6.45 + 11.45 PM Julia Roberts tried playing CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.00 + (PG-15) (HINDI/ACTION/COMEDY/DRAMA/ 4.30 + 7.00 + 9.30 PM + 12.00 MN + (1.00 AM ROMANTIC) EL BADLAH THURS/FRI) (PG-13) (ARABIC/COMEDY) RANVEER SINGH, AJAY DEVGN, matchmaker for Connie Britton DAILY AT (VIP I): 10.30 AM + 1.00 + 3.30 + 6.00 TAMER HOSNY, AKRAM HOSNI, MAJED + 8.30 + 11.00 PM SARA ALI KHAN EL MASRY, AMINA KHALIL ANI | Washington really a healthy friendship. It’s SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.45 + 4.15 + OASIS JUFFAIR : DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 2.00 + CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 2.30 + 6.45 + 11.00 PM more like I idolize her, and she’s 6.45 + 9.15 + 11.45 PM + (12.30 MN THURS/FRI) 5.00 + 8.00 + 11.00 PM aking on the title of “match- SAAR : DAILY AT: 12.45 + 3.15 + 5.45 + 8.30 + CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 3.15 + 8.45 PM HUNTER KILLER (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 4.00 + 9.00 PM maker,” Julia Roberts tried (PG-15) (ACTION/THRILLER) T WADI AL SAIL : DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.30 + WADI AL SAIL : DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 2.30 + to set Connie Britton up on 4.00 + 6.30 + 9.00 + 11.30 PM 5.30 + 8.30 + 11.30 PM GERARD BUTLER, GARY OLDMAN, some dates. COMMON KNOW WHAT HOLMES & WATSON JOSEPH During a talk show on CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 12.45 + 6.15 + 11.45 PM Wednesday (local time), Busy (15+) (COMEDY/ADVENTURE) NEW (PG-15) (MALAYALAM) Tonight, 51-year-old Britton WILL FERRELL, JOHN C. REILLY, JOJU GEORGE, MALAVIKA MENON, ROBIN HOOD revealed that the Oscar winner Britton and Roberts REBECCA HALL JAMES ELIYA (PG-15) (ACTION/ADVENTURE) has tried to set her up on dates were both nominated OASIS JUFFAIR : DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.15 + OASIS JUFFAIR : DAILY AT: 2.45 + 8.30 PM TARON EGERTON, EVE HEWSON, JAMIE in the past, confirmed People for best actress Golden 3.15 + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 + 11.15 PM FOXX Magazine. CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 12.00 + 2.00 + 4.00 + URI: THE SURGICAL STRIKE CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 4.30 + Globes for their roles 6.00 + 8.00 + 10.00 PM + 12.00 MN “I’ve gotten to be friends in TV series ‘ Dirty (15+) (HINDI/ACTION/DRAMA) NEW 9.15 PM with Julia Roberts. She tried SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 + VICKY KAUSHAL, KIRTI KULHARI, 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM CREED II to set me up with somebody . John’ and ‘Homecom- PARESH RAWAL SAAR : DAILY AT: 11.00 AM + 1.00 + 3.00 + 5.00 (PG-13) (DRAMA/ACTION/SPORT) It hasn’t worked out yet, but ing’ respectively + 7.00 + 9.00 + + (11.00 PM THURS/FRI) CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 1.00 + 3.45 + 6.30 + TESSA THOMPSON, MICHAEL B. JORDAN, at least mama tried, you know 9.15 PM + 12.00 MN WADI AL SAIL : DAILY AT: 11.15 AM + 1.15 + 3.15 SYLVESTER STALLONE what I’m saying,” she said. nice to me.” + 5.15 + 7.15 + 9.15 + 11.15 PM SEEF (I) : DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.15 + 6.00 + 8.45 She also gushed about meet- Interestingly, Brit- + 11.30 PM CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 2.00 + 6.45 + 11.30 PM ing Roberts as she explained ton and Roberts were PETTA 122 THE SUPER that once when she came to both nominated for best ac - (PG-15) (TAMIL/ACTION/THRILLER) NEW (15+) (ARABIC/THRILLER/CRIME) NEW (18+) (HORROR/THRILLER) NEW meet her, she touched her face tress Golden Globes for their RAJINIKANTH,VIJAY SETHUPATHI, TAREK LOTFY, AMINA KHALIL, PATRICK JOHN FLUEGER, VAL KILMER, and said, “I love you.” roles in TV series ‘ Dirty John’ SIMRAN, TRISHA AHMED DAWOOD LOUISA KRAUSE “I was like, ‘I’m never wash- and ‘Homecoming’ respec- OASIS JUFFAIR : DAILY AT: 12.30 + 3.45 + 7.00 ing my face again.’ Can you tively. However, + 10.15 PM CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 2.15 + 6.45 + 11.15 PM SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 3.00 + 7.15 + tell? It’s not really a func- neither of them CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.45 + 5.00 11.30 PM BACKTRACE tional relationship,” ended up tak- + 8.15 + 11.30 PM (PG-15) (CRIME/ACTION/THRILLER) THE ACCIDENTAL PRIME MINISTER she said. “Like it’s ing home the SEEF (I) : DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 2.00 + 5.15 + 8.30 + 11.45 PM SYLVESTER STALLONE, RYAN GUZMAN, (PG) (HINDI/DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY) NEW not really, it’s not Julia Roberts award. AL HAMRA : DAILY AT: 2.30 + 8.45 + (12.00 MN MATTHEW MODINE ANUPAM KHER, AAHANA KUMRA, THURS/FRI) ABDUL QUADIR AMIN CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 11.30 AM + 1.30 + 3.30 NTR: KATHANAYAKUDU + 5.30 + 7.30 + 9.30 + 11.30 PM SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 12.45 + 5.00 + 9.15 PM (PG-13) (TELGU) NEW SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 12.30 + 2.30 + 4.30 + 6.30 + 8.30 + 10.30 PM BLACK 47 NANDARUMI BALAKRISHNA, RAKUL (15+) (ACTION/DRAMA) NEW Kate Hudson is not PREET SINGH, VIDYA BALAN JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN HUGO WEAVING, JAMES FRECHEVILLE, OASIS JUFFAIR : DAILY AT: 12.15 + 3.30 + 6.45 (PG) (COMEDY/ACTION/ADVENTURE) STEPHEN REA + 10.00 PM ROWAN ATKINSON, OLGA KURYLENKO, SEEF (I) : DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 2.45 + 7.00 + done having kids SEEF (I) : DAILY AT: 10.30 AM + 1.45 + 5.00 + EMMA THOMPSON 11.15 PM 8.15 + 11.30 PM CITYCENTRE : DAILY AT: 11.45 AM + 1.45 + 3.45 ANI | Washington mance with musician beau VISWASAM + 5.45 + 7.45 + 9.45 + 11.45 PM ZOE (15+) (ROMANTIC/SCI-FICTION) NEW Danny Fujikawa has sparked (PG-15) (TAMIL) NEW SEEF (II) : DAILY AT: 2.00 + 7.00 PM + 12.00 MN EWAN MCGREGOR, LÉA SEYDOUX, eems like Kate Hudson isn’t the Fabletics owner’s baby AJITH KUMAR, NAYANTHARA necessarily done expanding fever. Kate MARY POPPINS RETURNS THEO JAMES S Hudson OASIS JUFFAIR : DAILY AT: 10.45 AM + 1.45 + her family. “At one point I was like, ‘Oh, 4.45 + 7.45 + 10.45 PM SEEF (I) : DAILY AT: 12.30 + 4.45 + 9.00 PM During an American Talk maybe I’m done.’ And Show, the 39-year-old revealed then I met Danny and that she is thinking about hav- was like, ‘Alright, I ing more children, confirmed got to pump them People Magazine. She is a out for him,’ “ Hud- Hildebrand in talks to join ‘Playing With Fire’ mother to three children, Ry- son added. She also der Robinson, Bingham Hawn mentioned that she ANI | Washington meet their match when they Bellamy, and Rani Rose Hudson doesn’t necessarily rescue a trio of rambunctious Fujikawa. have a plan yet rianna Hildebrand, who children. “I always thought I’d have but hopes it Bplayed the fan-favourite According to The Hollywood four to six kids,” Hudson said. works out that Negasonic Teenage Warhead Reporter, if the deal works out, “That was like when I was re- way as Danny in the ‘Deadpool’ franchise, Hildebrand will be playing the ally little, I thought that. When needs a boy of his could next be seen alongside eldest of the orphaned siblings, you come from a big family. own. John Cena in ‘Playing With Brynn. you either don’t want kids or Hudson wel - Fire’. While the script has been you want a lot of kids. So I al- comed her young- The Paramount Players pro- penned by Matt Lieberman ways thought I’d have more est child, Rani, ject is a family comedy which (The Christmas Chronicles), kids.” on October 2 last revolves around a group of ‘Playing With Fire’ will be di- Turns out, Hudson’s ro - year. rugged wildfire fighters who Brianna Hildebrand rected by Andy Fickman. 14 SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 sports

Al-Attiyah stretches Dakar lead in pursuit Andy Murray to retire of third title Murray appeared tearful at a press conference saying Open could be his last event AFP | Arequipa, Peru Tuesday, suffered three punc- tures and finished 12min 23sec wo-time champion Nas- behind al-Attiyah. Murray was knocked Tser al-Attiyah extended The Frenchman, driving a • his lead in the Dakar Rally on private entry Peugeot, is sixth out in the second Thursday, winning the fourth overall, more than 50 minutes round on his return at stage between Arequipa and behind the Qatari. Brisbane last week KNOW WHAT Tacna. “It was a very complicated Qatari driver al-Attiyah, the stage and it’s shame because Murray pulled out 2011 and 2015 champion, had the rhythm was very good,” • already won the first stage of he said. of last year’s Australian Andy Murray was won this year’s event on Monday In the motorcycling race, Open to have hip three Grand Slam titles, behind wheel of his Toyota. America’s Ricky Brabec took surgery and only two Olympic gold medals On Thursday, he edged out the stage and top spot in the returned in June at and 45 ATP crowns 13-time champion Stephane overall standings on his Hon- Peterhansel, in a Mini, by 1min da, finishing 6min 19sec ahead Queen’s Club in London ATP crowns. Andy Murray of Great Britain breaks down during a press conference in of Austria’s Matthias Walkner 52sec and Jakub Przygonski, Melbourne Notably, in 2013 Murray be- also in a Mini, by 8min 49sec. and 7min 7sec in front of Aus- AFP | Melbourne came the first British man to Overall, al-Attiyah leads Pe- tralia’s Toby Price. “Wimbledon is where I would back to full fitness. win Wimbledon for 77 years, terhansel by 8min 55sec ahead Overall, the Californian en- tearful Andy Murray like to stop playing, but I am not But he was knocked out in the ending the nation’s obsession of the fifth stage between Tac- joys a 2min 19sec advantage yesterday announced he certain I am able to do that,” second round on his return at with finding a champion to na and Arequipa. over previous leader Pablo Awould likely retire this he said. Brisbane last week and called it follow in the footsteps of Fred “I’m pretty happy. I won the Quintanilla of Chile while he year due to severe pain from a “I’ve been struggling for a quits Thursday after less than Perry. stage and it was very important has a 4min 22sec edge on Price. hip injury, saying next week’s long time. I’m not sure I can play an hour of a practice in Mel - World number five Juan to stay close to Stephane Peter- Thursday’s win for Brabec Australian Open could be the through the pain for another bourne against Djokovic. Martin del Potro, who has also hansel as there is still a long was particularly uplifting as last tournament of a glittering four or five months. “I think there is a chance the struggled with injuries and will way to go before the end,” said he had got lost on Wednesday’s career. “Pretty much done everything Australian Open is my last tour- miss the Australian Open, told al-Attiyah. third stage. The former world number that I could to try and get my nament,” he said. Murray to “keep fighting”. Meanwhile, nine-time world “I needed it. Yesterday was one and three-time Grand Slam hip feeling better and it hasn’t While he intends to begin his “We love you @andy_murray rally champion Sebastien Loeb, tough on me and I lost a lot of winner broke down at a press helped loads.” opening-round match against and we want to see you happy who won the second stage on time,” he said. conference in Melbourne as he He pulled out of last year’s 22nd seed Roberto Bautista and doing well,” he added. said the pain had become almost Australian Open to have hip sur- Agut next week, how his body Billie Jean King called him unbearable. gery and only returned in June withstands potentially gruelling “a champion on and off court”, “I can play with limitations. at Queen’s Club in London. five-set clashes in energy-sap- referring to Murray’s long-time But having the limitations and He ended the season at Shen- ping heat remains to be seen. support of women’s equality in the pain is not allowing me to zhen in September after only a tennis. enjoy competing or training,” handful of appearances to con- ‘Legend of a bloke’ “So sorry you cannot retire the emotional Scot said. centrate on working his way One of the so-called Big Four, on your own terms, but remem- Thirty-one-year-old “Sir along with Federer, Djokovic ber to look to the future. Your Andy” said he would like to fin- and Nadal, who have dominated greatest impact on the world ish at his home Grand Slam in the game for years, Murray’s may be yet to come. Your voice Wimbledon, but ruefully admit- ranking has slumped to 230. for equality will inspire future ted he might not make it that far. He hasn’t reached a Grand generations,” she said. He will be remembered as the Wimbledon is Slam final since winning his Top Australian coach Darren first British man to win Wimble- where I would like second Wimbledon title in 2016, Cahill, who until recently was don in 77 years and as a player to stop playing, but but has nevertheless enjoyed a mentoring world number one Toyota’s driver Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar (R) and his co-driver Matthieu who battled his way to the top in glittering career since turning Simona Halep, said Murray was Baumel of France compete during the Dakar 2019 a golden era for the game along- I am not certain I professional in 2005, with not an example of the never-say-die side Roger Federer, Novak Djok- am able to do that only three Grand Slam titles, but attitude that separated the best ovic and Rafael Nadal. ANDY MURRAY two Olympic gold medals and 45 from the average. Mourinho returns to football as BeIN television pundit PSG complacent in League Cup loss: Tuchel AFP | Paris worst start to a season since Sabalenka is title threat: Evert 1990 and won three trophies Reuters | Melbourne Reuters | Paris ose Mourinho has secured during his two-and-a-half year Jhis first job since being tenure at Old Trafford. hris Evert describes trying lthough he hopes sacked as Manchester United “Jose is one of the greatest Cto pick a women’s singles AWednesday’s defeat by coach after joining BeIN Sports football managers of all time, champion at this month’s Aus- En Avant Guingamp, which as a pundit, the broadcaster and we hope that his expert tralian Open as a “crapshoot” came after 44 consecutive announced on Thursday. analysis and charismatic per- but the American says 20-year- wins in domestic cup games, ‘The Special One’ will be sonality will be enjoyed by our old Aryna Sabalenka, one of was just an “accident”, Paris an analyst for Chelsea’s Pre- millions of viewers,” a be IN many names being thrown into St Germain coach Thomas mier League trip to Arsenal spokesman said in a statement. the mix, must be taken seri - Tuchel believes his team on January 19 as well as Qatar Mourinho had been linked ously. were complacent. and Saudi Arabia’s Asian Cup with a return to former club The Belarussian surged up The runaway Ligue 1 group-stage tie on January 17 Benfica after the Lisbon gi- the WTA rankings last year, leaders, well on course for on the Qatari channel’s broad- ants fired coach Rui Vitoria winning her first two titles and a sixth title in seven seasons, casts in the Middle East and last week, but the 55-year-old ending it just outside the top 10 lost 2-1 at home to bottom North Africa. told Correio da Manha earlier and arrived in Melbourne fresh club Guingamp after the He was sacked by United on Thursday that he would not from winning in Shenzhen. Brittany side converted two in December after the club’s take the job. With her powerful ground- late penalties in the League strokes and potent serve the Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in action against Caroline Garcia of France Cup match. quick Melbourne courts are “We lost a game, but most likely to suit her style and hunger and I see boldness,” Grand Slam title record of 24, of all an opportunity to win American great Evert is look- 18-times major singles cham- she predicts strong challenges a trophy,” said Tuchel. ing forward to watching her pion Evert said in a conference from the players who stopped Having failed to make an progress as part of broadcaster call looking ahead to the Aus- the American reaching that impact on the Champions ESPN’s coverage team. tralian Open. tally last year - Japan’s Naomi League in recent years, PSG The last eight Grand Slam “Whether that’s fearlessness Osaka, who beat Williams in used to compensate with titles have been won by differ- or what. It’s tied up, the bold- the U.S. Open final, and An - domestic titles, lifting the ent players and the women’s ness, fearlessness, confidence. gelique Kerber who trounced French Cup every year from game is searching for a player That’s her swagger, I see that. her in the Wimbledon title 2015-18 and the League Cup to sustain dominance as Serena Like this girl wants it. You can match. from 2014-18. Williams has done in the past. see it in her eyes. She’s pretty “I think Osaka is reliable, I PSG were in the driving at Seef District too “I have no reason to believe intense.” think she’s gotten some match- seat after Neymar’s header that Sabalenka will not win While Evert thinks Serena is es in. I think she’s going to go in put them ahead in the 63rd more than one Grand Slam. “raring to go” as she looks to pretty confident at this point,” minute, only for the visitors Um al Hassan +973 17728699 Seef District +973 17364999 Why? I see two things. I see equal Margaret Court’s all-time Evert said. to claim a shock victory. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 15

DNA request made in Cristiano Ronaldo rape case Bracewell, Kuggeleijn set up AFP | Los Angeles as Vegas police have Lasked soccer star Cris- tiano Ronaldo to submit a New Zealand’s T20 win DNA sample as part of their investigation into rape allegations made against him. ODIs, and with astute field place- The Juventus forward has ments, Sri Lanka ripped through vehemently denied the ac- Sri Lanka finished the New Zealand top order to cusations -- with his lawyer, • have them four for 27 midway Peter Christiansen, telling their tour of New through the fourth over. AFP the request was stand- Zealand without a Ross Taylor, who tormented ard procedure. victory after losing the Sri Lanka in the one-dayers, “Mr Ronaldo has always only T20 in Auckland, had to play a more circumspect maintained, as he does to- role. day, that what occurred in having been well on top Las Vegas in 2009 was con- New Zealand sensual in nature, so it is not Setting a target M. Guptill c Mendis b Malinga 1 surprising that DNA would of• 180, New Zealand C. Munro c Shanaka b Rajitha 16 be present, nor that the po- bowled out Sri Lanka T. Seifert c Sandakan b Rajitha 2 lice would make this very H. Nicholls b Malinga 4 standard request as part of for 144, winning the R. Taylor c Dickwella b Perera 33 their investigation,” he said only T20I by 35 runs M. Santner c Perera b Sandakan 13 in a statement. D. Bracewell c de Silva b Rajitha 44 The Las Vegas Metro - AFP | Auckland S. Kuggeleijn not out 35 politan Police Department T. Southee not out 13 said it had made an official he recalled Doug Brace- Extras: (b2, lb2, wd13, nb1) 18 request to Italian authori- well and debutant Scott Total: (for 7 wickets, 20 overs) 179 ties, adding it is “taking the TKuggeleijn starred with same steps in this case as in bat and ball for New Zealand Sri Lanka any other sexual assault to to beat Sri Lanka by 35 runs in N. Dickwella c Seifert b Bracewell 18 facilitate the collection of the one-off Twenty20 match in Scott Kuggeleijn of New Zealand hits a shot S Samarawickrama b Ferguson 0 DNA evidence.” Auckland yesterday. daunting, and Sri Lanka easily off 12 deliveries was removed Sadeera Samarawickrama was K. Perera c Bracewell b Kuggeleijn 23 Former model Kathryn It ended a dismal tour for the kept up with the required run by Kuggeleijn’s third delivery a short-lived affair when he was B. Mendis c Kuggeleijn b Southee 17 Mayorga, 34, of Las Vegas, Sri Lankans with the drawn first rate to be four for 118 after 12 while Niroshan Dickwella, who bowled first ball by Lockie Fer- T.Perera c Bracewell b Ferguson 43 accused Ronaldo in a com- Test followed by a succession of overs. smacked a four and a six from guson. D. de Silva b Ferguson 10 plaint filed last year in the losses in the second Test, three But their last six wickets fell the first two balls of the innings, Ferguson finished with fig- D. Shanaka lbw b Sodhi 7 state of Nevada. one-dayers and the Twenty20. for the addition of only 26 more went for 18 with the first ball ures of three for 21 while Ish K. Rajitha c Seifert b Sodhi 5 She claims after meeting New Zealand, sent into bat, re- runs and the innings folded for from Bracewell. Sodhi took three for 30. L. Malinga c Guptill b Santner 6 him at a Las Vegas night- covered from 55 for five to finish 144 with 19 balls remaining. Kuggeleijn and Bracewell Sri Lanka did with the toss L. Kumara c Kuggeleijn b Sodhi 4 club, he raped her at his ho- on 179 for seven with Bracewell Kuggeleijn and Bracewell also took the catches to dismiss and put New Zealand into bat L. Sandakan not out 1 tel suite on June 13, 2009 (44) and Kuggeleijn (35 not out) both took wickets in their open- Kusal Mendis (17) and Thisara with impressive early results. Extras: (wd10) 10 -- just before he joined Real the key contributors. ing overs. Perera (43). With a more disciplined bowl- Total: (all out: 16.5 overs) 144 Madrid from Manchester Although the target was not Kusal Perera, who raced to 22 The first game all tour for ing attack than was seen in the United.

Sarri blasts Bayern over Sterling pens letter to racially abused boy and says ‘stand tall’ Hudson-Odoi interest AFP | London on club headed paper ing Nanna Sue about the tough he received the letter on Sat- when informed by time you are having with ra - urday. anchester City star Ra- Ethan Ross’s grand- cial abuse,” wrote Sterling, who “OMG just got this in the post Mheem Sterling sent a mother he had been also enclosed signed photo - from Raheem Sterling! Signed letter to a 13-year-old goal- “through a tough time graphs of the Manchester City by all the Man City players. keeper after hearing with racial abuse.” squad. Thank you so much Raheem he had been racially Ross, a goal- “Remember to stand tall and Sterling for the support,” Ross abused advising him keeper with the be proud of who you are and wrote on Instagram. to “stand tall and be Under-14 team don’t let them take away your His grandmother, who did proud of who you at fourth-tier courage. You are strong and very not wish to give her full name, are”. Newport brave, and your Nanna is also told The Times that Sterling’s Sterling himself County, had very proud of you. Keep being gesture had done wonders for was the subject of been racially you kid. Ross’s morale. alleged racist abuse abused at his “Remember speaking up “When I took the package from Chelsea fans in a school. doesn’t always make life easy, over to him you should have Premier League match “Dear Ethan, I but easy never changed any- seen the look on his face —- he in December. have recently been thing.” was overwhelmed,” said the He wrote the letter told from your lov- Ross took to Instagram when 62-year-old. Chelsea’s English midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi runs with the ball during a Raheem Sterling match (file photo)

AFP | London respect our club, I think,” Sarri told reporters yesterday. aurizio Sarri has lashed Sarri has handed Hud - Pogba returns as Solskjaer eyes United Mout at Bayern Munich son-Odoi a place in his starting for their “unprofessional” be- line-up for Chelsea’s past two haviour after the Bundesliga matches -- Tuesday’s League job boost over rival Pochettino club publicly expressed their Cup semi-final loss to Totten- interest in Chelsea starlet Cal- ham Hotspur and the 2-0 FA Jose Mourinho on December “He has done a very good job. That spec- lum Hudson-Odoi. Cup win over Nottingham For- AFP | Manchester 19, winning each of his first five ulation is there for a reason -– because Chelsea boss Sarri is furious est last weekend in which the matches in charge. he has done well -– but it’s not my job that Bayern sporting direc- teenager set up both of Alvaro aul Pogba will be fit to return from in- The former United striker, to rate managers. My focus is on me and tor Hasan Salihamidzic said Morata’s goals. Pjury for Manchester United’s Premier who is on loan from Norwegian my team.” this week that they “definite- But, having helped England League match at Tottenham this weekend, club Molde until the ly” want to sign Hudson-Odoi win the Under-17 World Cup, interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said end of the season, Tottenham test during the January transfer Hudson-Odoi could follow on Thursday. has made clear since The interim boss, though, has rejected window as he “has the quali- the same path taken by his in- The France midfielder linked up late his return to Old the idea that this match represents his ties which would fit very well” ternational teammate Jadon with his team-mates for a warm weather Trafford he first serious challenge in charge of United, with the German champions. Sancho, who has impressed training camp in Dubai this week after following wins over Cardiff, Huddersfield, Chelsea have reportedly for Borussia Dortmund since being injured in a challenge by Jonjo Bournemouth, Newcastle and Reading. turned down a £35 million leaving Manchester City for Shelvey during the 2-0 victory at New- “We’ve had tests. Newcastle away is a ($45 million) bid from Bayern Germany. castle on January 2. test and the first game was a test as to for the 18-year-old, who has Regardless of Hudson- Pogba missed last Saturday’s 2-0 FA Cup would love the how everyone reacted. The first home less than 18 months to run on Odoi’s future, Sarri has recom- victory over Reading as a result of the manager’s job on a game with the crowd is a test,” his current contract and has so mended Chelsea sign two new knock, but trained well in the United Arab permanent basis. he said. far refused to sign a new five- players to bolster his squad. Emirates, according to Solskjaer. However, his oppo- “We are not going to get year deal, and Sarri is unhappy “As you know very well I am “He looked OK towards the end, so he will nent on Sunday, Tottenham as many chances to attack against with Bayern’s public approach. not involved in the market. I be fit. He did have some problems but he head coach Mauricio Pochettino, is be - these as we had before so when we “I think that it’s not profes- spoke with the club and the came through last couple of sessions well, lieved by many observers to be the likeliest have the ball we have to be ready to sional, because they are talking club knows very well my opin- so he should be OK,” the Norwegian said. person to get the United job. play well with it and we have to use about a player under contract ion. In my opinion we need Solskjaer has made a perfect start as Solskjaer praised the Argentinian and the whole pitch because Wembley is with Chelsea. So they didn’t two players,” he said. United’s coach since replacing the sacked justified the reports. a decent size pitch as well,” he added. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 2019 16

Red-hot Barty, Seppi China punish Philippines storm into Sydney finals AFP | Sydney Two goals for Wu Lei helped the Asian giants through to the knockout round of the ustralia’s Ashleigh Barty Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi Aclaimed another top 10 scalp to power into the Syd- ney International final yes- KNOW WHAT Sven cancels dinner terday, while veteran Andreas • Seppi upset third seed Diego as China beat Philippines Schwartzman to reach the men’s decider. Seppi had made three Australia beat The 22-year-old Barty is on previous semi-finals Palestine• to bounce a hot run, stretching her un- in Sydney but he had back from Jordan beaten streak to seven match- never gone further es dating back to her career’s defeat in Asian Cup biggest title at the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai. seeded Belgian Elise Mertens AFP | Abu Dhabi She is one of the form play- in the quarter-finals. ers heading into the Australian She came into the match our Swede Sven-Goran Open next week, but had to with the advantage of hav - Eriksson scrapped dinner to dig deep to scramble past ing twice beaten Dutch star Splans with old foe Marcel- world number nine and sev- Bertens previously, including lo Lippi after China thrashed his enth seed Kiki Bertens (6-7 as recently as last August in Philippines side 3-0 yesterday (4/7), 6-4, 7-5). Montreal. to reach the last 16 of the Asian Her reward is a clash with Seppi edged past Schwartz- Cup. 2015 champion Petra Kvitova man 7-6 (7/3), 6-4, a day after China’s star striker Wu Lei who defeated Belarusian qual- derailing the hopes of top seed fired a brilliant double against ifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich, in Stefanos Tsitsipas, proving he the Filipino ‘Street Dogs’ in Abu another semi-final yesterday. still has what it takes at age 34. Dhabi as Lippi emerged victori- “It’s amazing. It really has The Italian, seeded eight, ous in a heavyweight coaching been a phenomenal week of had made three previous clash. tennis,” said the 15th ranked semi-finals in Sydney -- the As is custom between the two Philippines’ goalkeeper Michael Falkesgaard (C) attempts to save a shot Barty, who also made the final first way back in 2006. But he elder statesmen of the game, -- twice,” grimaced Eriksson, Wu magic coveted player and Shanghai’s last year. had never gone further and the loser buys the other dinner, who previously coached the record goalscorer, who has been “I feel like I’ve played great was delighted to get a crack washed down with a vintage match-winner at Chinese club Lippi’s side should have led linked with a move to English all week and have had tough at another ATP title to add to bottle of wine. Shanghai SIPG. after 32 minutes when Wu Xi Premier League side Wolves. opponents every single round three he already owns. But Eriksson had little stom- “If you do that he will punish headed wastefully wide from “He looked very sharp and and I’m really excited to have “It was never easy, he is a ach for the old pals’ act when you and he did with two great point-blank range. scored two goals of fantastic another shot at the title.” great fighter and makes you the septuagenarians embraced goals. We paid a heavy price but But Wu Lei provided the quality,” said the Italian. Barty had already accounted play a lot of balls and you have after the match. we are not home yet. We still spark five minutes before half- “But we are used to seeing for world number one Simo- to run a lot,” said Seppi of the “No, no dinner plans,” have hope -- but small hope, time, turning on the edge of the that quality from him. It is no na Halep and former French Argentinian. “But I played a snapped the former England probably.” box and whipping a right-foot wonder teams in Europe are Open champion Jelena Os- good match today and was manager. “I was not in a very China, runners-up in 1984 shot into the far corner. interested in him.” tapenko before beating 10th happy to close it out. good mood for a long discus- and 2004, top Group C with His second was even better Pulverised 8-1 the last time sion. I just wished (Lippi) good a perfect six points from two as he swivelled to slam a Hao the teams met in 2017, the Phil- luck for the future. games -- ahead of South Ko - Junmin free kick past goalkeep- ippines gave China more of a “We forgot about Wu Lei rea on goal difference -- after er Michael Falkesgaard on the fight this time, having lost 1-0 to beating Kyrgyzstan 2-1 in their volley after 66 minutes to effec- South Korea earlier this week. opening game. tively finish the tie. Kevin Ingreso forced a finger- But they looked far sharper Substitute Yu Dabao added a tip save from China goalkeeper against the Philippines, like the third 10 minutes from time for Yan Junling in first-half stop- No, no dinner plans. former Soviet republic also ap- China, who are looking to im- page time, but Eriksson’s play- I was not in a very pearing in their first Asian Cup. prove on their quarter-final fin- ers faded badly after the break. good mood for a long “I’m very proud of my play- ish in Australia four years ago. South Korea beat Kyrgyzstan discussion. I just ers,” said Lippi, who led his na- Lippi waxed lyrical about the 1-0 in a late kickoff in Al Ain to wished (Lippi) good tive Italy to World Cup victory prolific Wu Lei, China’s most advance to the knockout stage. luck for the future. We in 2006. forgot about Wu Lei -- “They were aggressive, fo- Asian Cup cused and showed a lot of qual- twice ity. If we can continue to play Palestine 0 - 3 Australia SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON like that we have nothing to Philippines 0 - 3 China fear from any team at this Asian Kyrgyzstan 0 - 1 South Korea Cup.” Australia’s Ashleigh Barty hits a return to Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands Pakistan bowlers fight back to defy South Africa AFP | Johannesburg, South Africa Markram hit 16 boundaries off South Africa, first innings akistan’s bowlers changed 124 balls in an innings marked by A. Markram c S Ahmed b F Ashraf 90 Pthe course of the third and crisply-struck drives and firm D. Elgar c SAhmed b M Abbas 5 final Test against South Africa clips to leg. H. Amla c Asad Shafiq b S Khan 41 when they engineered a dramat- It was the third time in his T. de Bruyn lbw b M Abbas 49 ic collapse on the first day of the 15-Test career that he had been Zubayr Hamza c S Ahmed b M Amir 41 third and final Test yesterday. dismissed in the nineties. T. Bavuma c S Ahmed b M Amir 8 From being in control on 226 Markram, who had to pass a Q. de Kock c M Abbas b F Ashraf 18 for three at tea, South Africa fitness test after suffering a badly V. Philander lbw b Hasan Ali 1 were bowled out for 262 at the bruised right thigh while field- K. Rabada c S Ahmed b Hasan Ali 0 Wanderers Stadium. ing in the second Test in Cape D. Steyn not out 2 Vernon Philander struck back Town, looked set for his fifth D. Olivier c M Abbas b F Ashraf 0 for South Africa, taking two Test century until he glanced a Extras (lb2, nb4, w1) 7 wickets off successive balls as ball from the medium-paced Fa- Total (77.4 overs) 262 Pakistan reached 17 for two at heem and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Pakistan, first innings Imam-ul-Haq not out 10 the close. Ahmed dived to his left to take a Shan Masood c De Kock b Philander 2 A polished innings of 90 by good catch. Azhar Ali c De Kock b Philander 0 Aiden Markram, coupled with Hashim Amla (41) helped Mohammad Abbas not out 0 some wayward bowling by Markram put on 126 for the Extras (lb5) 5 Pakistan, laid the foundation second wicket after stand-in Total (2 wkts, 9 overs) 17 for some attacking batting by captain Dean Elgar was caught South Africa, who collectively behind off Mohammad Abbas hit 37 fours and a six before tea for five in the second over. runs off 22 deliveries before he on what looked the best batting Theunis de Bruyn (49) and was caught behind off Amir. pitch of a series already won by new cap Zubayr Hamza (41) Left to negotiate a tricky 40 the hosts. Dean Elgar walks off as Pakistan celebrate his wicket both batted brightly in a fourth minutes before the close, Pa- But the runs dried up after the hammad Abbas set the tone Hasan Ali and Faheem Ashraf wicket stand which was worth kistan lost Shan Masood, their interval as South Africa were after tea, taking two and one Ashraf turns the screw continued to put pressure on 72 off 92 balls at tea. top scorer in the series, for two able to add only 36 for the loss of wickets respectively. Both bowl- Amir left the field four balls the batsmen. But De Bruyn was out in the when a successful review by seven wickets in 19.4 overs, hit- ers gained reverse swing and into his 16th over after falling in Ashraf finished with three for third over after tea and Hamza, South Africa showed he had ting only four more boundaries. tightened up their lines to make his delivery stride and appear- 57, while Amir, Abbas and Hasan who scored 38 off 46 balls before got a faint edge to a ball angled Mohammad Amir and Mo - run-scoring difficult. ing to twist his left ankle but took two wickets each. tea, could add only three more across him.