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Amir exchanges Eid Al Adha greetings Over 900 mosques, with leaders of Arab & Islamic nations QNA greetings with HH Amir of the areas ready for Doha State of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, His Highness the Amir of State and HH Crown Prince Sheikh of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Hamad Al Thani exchanged Sabah on the advent of the Eid Al Adha prayers greetings with a number of blessed Eid Al Adha. leaders of Arab and Islamic HH the Amir also ex- countries on the advent of the changed greetings with HM Eid Al Adha blessed Eid Al Adha, during King Mohammed VI of the phone calls on Sunday evening. Kingdom of Morocco, HE Pres- prayer will take HH the Amir exchanged ident of the Republic of Tuni- place at 5:10 am greetings with the Custodian sia Kais Saied, HE President of the Two Holy Mosques King of the People’s Democratic Re- on Tuesday Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud public of Algeria Abdelmadjid of the Kingdom of Saudi Ara- Tebboune, HE President of the bia on the advent of the blessed Republic of Iraq Dr Barham QNA & TNN Eid AlAdha, in a phone call HH Salih, and HE President of Doha the Amir held on Sunday. the Republic of Turkey Recep HH the Amir exchanged Tayyip Erdogan. The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affair has announced that the Eid Al Adha prayer will take place on Tuesday at 5:10 am. The ministry said it has prepared more than 900 FM reviews ties mosques and praying areas for this purpose. Stunning sculpture The mosques and praying The mosques and praying areas were distributed geographically to be with Indiana guv areas which have been pre- close to all regions of the country. QNA pared are located geographi- Indianapolis of Qatar’s national cally to be close to all regions ran, Bin Mahmoud, Bu Sidra, Rawdat Al Khail, Rawdat Al of the country to facilitate the Al Thumama, Al Jumailiya, Al Fars, Rawdat Aba Al Heeran, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Eid Al Adha prayers to be per- Kharaitiyat, Al Jeryan, Al Hu- Semaisma, Onaiza, Fereej Al of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Moham- bird unveiled at HIA formed by worshippers. waila, Al Kharrara, Al Khalidi- Nasr, Fereej bin Dirham, Fer- med bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met with The ministry said that ya, Al Kharsaah, Al Kheesa, Al eej Al Manaseer, Fereej bin Governor of the US State of Indiana Eric A stunning new public art “Falcon” by artist Tom Claassen was unveiled at cleaning teams have been Dafna, Al Doha Al Jadeed, Al Omran, Fereej bin Mahmood, Holcomb in Indianapolis on Sunday. The Hamad International Airport (HIA) on Sunday. working continuously to pre- Thakira, Al Soudan, Al Sailiya, Fereej Abdul Aziz, Leibeib, meeting reviewed aspects of the joint This was announced by Qatar Museums Chairperson HE Sheikha Al pare mosques for worshippers. Al Sheehaniya, Al Ebb, The Legataifiya, Meraikh, Me- cooperation between Qatar and the Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Meanwhile, the Ministry Pearl, Al Murra, Al Messila, Al saieed, Messaimeer, Msheir- State of Indiana, especially in the fields “We are proud to unveil today a new public art ‘Falcon’ by Tom Claassen of Municipality and Environ- Mirqab Al Jadeed, Al Meshaf, ib, Nuaija, Wadi Al Sail, Ain of trade, investment, agriculture and at @HIAQatar depicting the national bird of Qatar. The artist took inspiration ment (MME) is cleaning and Al Mamoura, Industrial Area, Kahled, Al Ghanem Al Jadeed, sports. from the soft falcon’s feathers and the more vivid lines mimic the airline’s sanitising mosques and prayer Al Najada, Al Hilal, Al Wajba, Al Gharrafa, Fereej bin Omar, routes from Qatar to the rest of the world,” Sheikha Al Mayassa said in a grounds ahead of Eid Al Adha. Umm Ghuwailina, Al Khor, Al Al Luqta, Madinat Al Shamal, tweet. The mosques will be reo- Duhail, Al Rayyan Al Jadeed, Madina Khalifa South, Ma- She continued, “As well as the curves that can be found in Arabic callig- pened at various areas includ- Al Rayyan Al Qadeem, Al dina Khalifa North, Al Matar raphy and the folds in fabric of traditional attire. The Falcon sits on a ledge ing Ezgava, Umm Saneem, Sadd, Simaisma, Al Sailiya, Qadeem, Hamad Interna- at the airport, exuding royalty with its gold finish. You can also find Qatar’s Al Salata Al Jadeeda, Umm Al Sheehaniya, Al Shamal, Al tional Airport, Al Mamoura, Afghan parties agree national animal 8 Oryx’s by the artist at the arrivals hall.” (TNN) Salal Ali, Umm Salal Moham- Azeeziya, Bani Hajer, Bu Sam- Muaither South, Muaither ed, Umm Ghuwailina, Umm ra, Bu Sidra, Dukhan, Raas North, Al Najma, Al Wakra to continue dialogue Qarn, Umm Lekhba, Bin Om- Lafan, Rawdat Al Hamama, and Al Wukair.

Ashraf Siddiqui Doha

The Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed to continue their dialogue with full efforts to reach a peaceful solution. Pilgrims head to Mina as The announcement on Sunday comes as representatives of the Afghan government and Taliban sat down for a new round of talks Hajj 2021 officially begins in Doha over the weekend. Both the sides paid their gratitude to the government of Qatar for facilitating the talks for reaching a peaceful solution to the conflict. Only 60,000 fully Both sides agreed to continue the dialogue on vaccinated citizens a higher level and it is agreed that civilian lives and residents of the and properties will not be harmed. kingdom are allowed to take part due to Portuguese-speaking countries’ COVID-19 pandemic Agencies summit approves Qatar as Jeddah ‘Associate Observer’ (PG 2 ) Vaccinated Muslim pil- grims residing in Saudi Arabia started their Hajj pil- grimage on Sunday, an an- nual event strictly curtailed Muslim pilgrims circumambulate around the Kaaba, Islam’s holi- for the second consecutive est shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the holy Saudi city of Makkah, Parts of Qatar receive scattered rain year over COVID-19 con- a day before the annual pilgrimage. (AFP) Tribune News Network cerns. Doha This year, only 60,000 years and fully vaccinated around 7 kilometres north- Saudis and foreigners al- against COVID-19. east of Makkah, and the rest Western regions of the ready residing in the country Pilgrims were trans- will join them later Sunday, country received scattered are taking part in the Hajj. ported from the Saudi city Saudi-owned television al- rain on Sunday, Qatar Meteor- The figure pales in com- of Makkah to the Mina val- Arabiya reported. ology Department (QMD) has parison to the 2.5 million ley where they will spend In Makkah, pilgrims said. Muslims from all over the the night before heading to walked seven times in an “Scattered rain of varying world who usually gather Mount Arafat where the hajj anti-clockwise direction intensity is expected to contin- annually for the Hajj, Islam’s reaches its peak on Monday. around the Kaaba, the cube- ue which may be thundery at largest congregation. Tuesday marks the start of shaped holy building inside times, accompanied by strong Last month, Saudi au- the Muslim Eid Al Adha fes- the Grand Mosque. They wind intermittently until to- posted a video showing light- rain along with sudden and conditions are also likely in thorities said eligible pil- tival. also ran back and forth be- morrow (Monday),” the QMD ning at Umm Jolaq on Sunday strong winds. The rain is ex- offshore areas along with high grims must be in the age Around 47,000 pilgrims tween two historical hills in said on Twitter. morning. The weather depart- pected to continue until the seas and thundershowers in group ranging from 18 to 65 have already reached Mina, the area. page 4 The weather bureau also ment had predicted thundery middle of this week. Windy some areas. 02 Monday, July 19, 2021

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Portuguese-Speaking World needs many more Countries group’s nod for Qatar’s accession Mandelas in these times, as ‘Associate Observer’ says South African envoy QNA friendship and cooperation in all fields. Luanda The Community of Portuguese- CATHERINE W GICHUKI Speaking Countries was created on July DOHA The 13th Summit of Heads of State and 17, 1996. It is an international organisa- Government of the Community of Portu- tion made up of nine countries - The Re- As South Africans marked the guese-Speaking Countries (CPLP), which public of Angola, The Federative Republic Nelson Mandela International was held in Luanda, approved the acces- of Brazil, The Republic of Portugal, The Day on Sunday, South African sion of Qatar to the Community as an ‘As- Democratic Republic of East Timor, The Ambassador to Qatar HE Faizel sociate Observer’. Republic of Cape Verde, The Democratic Moosa urged people to imbibe Ambassador of Qatar to Portugal HE Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, The the spirit of African camarade- Saad bin Ali Al Mohannadi participated Republic of Equatorial Guinea, The Re- rie ‘Ubuntu’ (“I am because we in the closing session of the Council of public of Guinea-Bissau and The Repub- are” or “humanity towards oth- Foreign Ministers of the Community in lic of Mozambique, and 28 countries as ers’’). Luanda, which preceded the summit. associate observers. While there was no major Qatar’s accession to the community The principles on which the commu- event to mark the occasion in reflects its global development role and is nity is based include equality among all Qatar, the ambassador urged within the framework of the multilateral member states, non-interference in inter- all to do good by helping their international cooperation strategy pur- nal affairs, respect for national identity, neighbours. sued by the State to cooperate for devel- reciprocity, respect for territorial integ- Moosa said that the Nelson opment and enhance cultural exchange rity, promotion of democratic practices, Mandela International Day, with all countries and peoples. good governance and respect for human which was started by the United At the end of 2018, Qatar submitted rights. Nations in 2009, is observed a request to join the CPLP as a ‘Associate In addition to Qatar, the accession of every year on July 18 to mark Observer’ out of its keenness to strength- Canada, the United States of America, the legacy of the South African en its relations with the countries of the Ireland, Spain, India, Cote d’Ivoire, Peru, anti-apartheid revolutionary, The Nelson Mandela International Day, which was started by community and to deepen the bonds of Greece and Romania was approved. political leader and philanthro- the United Nations in 2009, is observed every year on July pist Nelson Mandela (Madiba), 18 to mark the legacy of the South African anti-apartheid and his values, through volun- revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist Nelson teering and community service. Mandela (Madiba) and his values through volunteering and On this day, people are encour- community service aged to take 67 minutes of their time to do anything good. “There is a saying that if eve- 67 minutes of service to their of COVID-19 has made the un- ryone helps his neighbour, then communities in which they find employment worse resulting in who would need help, and it’s themselves. more people experiencing pov- this ethos that brings South Af- He added, “In South Africa erty. “On this day, we visit our ricans together with a sense of on Sunday, people were out to elderly, paint and repair school African Ubuntu and we play our South African Ambassador HE Faizel dedicate at least 67 minutes and involve ourselves in nation part for a better South Africa, Moosa of their time in service to the building even in the very chal- Africa, and a better world. The nation. During interfaith ser- lenging climate we find our- world needs many Mandelas cratic South Africa. He became vices today, the religious sec- selves in. This is the day that in this challenging phase that the first democratically elected tors prayed for those who have South Africans display their col- it finds itself in. Long live the president of South Africa,” he been affected by the COVID-19 lective humanity as Madiba our revolutionary spirit on Nelson said. pandemic. Their prayers are for teacher has taught us,” he said. Mandela,” the envoy said. The ambassador said that those who are in hospitals and “The United Nations de- “A life lived with sacrifice because Madiba had dedicated those who have lost their loved clared the 18th of July as Nel- of 27 years in prison. On his 67 years of his life in the service ones across South Africa and son Mandela International Day. release, Madiba took a con- of humanity in the promotion of across the world.” It was the day on which the fa- Ambassador of Qatar to Portugal HE Saad bin Ali Al Mohannadi participated in the closing scious decision to forgive the peace, equality, justice, gender According to the envoy, ther of our Nation Nelson Roli- session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Community in Luanda, which preceded the apartheid state and negotiate a equity and human rights, South South Africans on Sunday made hlahla Mandela, fondly known summit. peaceful transition to a demo- Africans were encouraged to do food for the poor as the impact as Madiba, was born in 1918.” AACE International Qatar rolls out QCA, NU-Q hold joint ‘Chess and Strategic new training plans and initiatives Thinking’ training course Tribune News Network DOHA QNA the culture of chess in universities, Doha especially as it is part of a full study AACE International Qatar, a mem- programme. ber of the global network of As- Qatar Chess Association (QCA) He appreciated the great coop- sociation for the Advancement of and Northwestern University in Qa- eration with the university’s board Cost Engineering, aims to initiate a tar (NU-Q), a university partner of of directors. He expressed his as- partnership with third-party train- Qatar Foundation, organised a joint piration for more cooperation and ing centres to provide courses to course ‘Chess and Strategic Think- a continuous organisation of this assist in the exam preparation for ing’ with the participation of 20 stu- type of courses that help the QCA CertifiedCost Professional (CCP), dents from the university’s faculty Certified Cost Engineer (CCE), of arts. Earned Value Professional (EVP) The course ‘Chess and Strategic The course ‘Chess and Strategic and Planning and Scheduling Pro- Thinking’ was developed by Grand- Thinking’ was developed by fessional (PSP). master and head coach of the Qatar Grandmaster and Head Coach of Following the recently held national team Victor Bologan and Qatar national team Victor Board of Directors meeting, the Jairo Lugo-Ocando, who is a pro- Bologan and Jairo Lugo-Ocando, association’s new set of commit- Qatar Section also continued its fessor in residence at Northwestern tee members and officers have support of the community. It has University in Qatar as part of the who is a professor in residence also announced plans to hold mas- also joined forces with other pro- Liberal Arts programme. at Northwestern University in ter classes with the assistance of fessional bodies in Qatar such as In his speech to the students via Qatar as part of the Liberal Arts reputable instructors and speak- the Filipino Planning Engineers’ video communication technology, programme ers globally in addition to hosting Association (FPEA) for an Annual President of the International Chess technical webinars on more robust Tree Planting event held early this Federation (FIDE) Arkady Dvorko- topics. year. vich praised the efforts to develop achieve its vision, develop the game This year’s committee is to be “As we all return to the work- the game of chess in Qatar, noting of chess and build a large base for it, led by Saad Hegazy as the presi- place and restrictions are reduced, that the FIDE is closely following enable it to have a strong presence dent, Anil Ipekci as past president, we are pleased to share with you this experience in Qatar. in international tournaments. and other officers Ryan Ace Tan the first publication issued by this It is the first time that a chess The course was held intensively (president-elect), Mohamed Abbas year’s committee members and of- course is offered and it combines for five weeks in a row with three- Elmallahy (vice president), Vanes- ficers. The committee aims to con- strategic and critical thinking, he hours daily lessons, lots of home- sa P Gallego (secretary), Venkatesh nect more with our members and said, looking forward to visiting work, chess tournaments, individu- J (treasurer), Amro Ahmed (direc- the wider Qatar community to in- Doha soon in order to support the al training and consultations. tor), Balaji Lokhanta (director), crease awareness of the benefits in development of the game of chess in The final grade will be composed Manoj Unnikrishnan (director), styles, the committee committed to mittee has organised eight webi- becoming an AACE International Qatar. of attendance, a chess tournament Oleksii Liubymyi (director) and Tai deliver the vision and objectives of nars free of charge on a variety of member and be recognised world- QCA President Mohamed Al and a test, and the final essay, which Arowojolu-Alagwe (director). AACE International and work to- interesting topics in construction wide as one of the pioneering bod- Mudahka said that the coopera- should describe a The committee was formed in gether to provide the best form of matters with an overwhelming ies in certifying professionals in tion between the QCA and North- political, economic, social or June 2020. Addressing the impact continued professional learnings 1,170 professional participants the wide field of Cost Engineering,” western University in Qatar aims historical situation using chess of COVID-19 to the traditional for- to all interested professionals. joining eight events. In addition said a statement from the commit- to achieve many goals, foremost of terms and strategic thinking taught mat of its meetings and learning Since its formation, the com- to professional training events, the tee. which is spreading and expanding during the course. Nation Monday, July 19, 2021 03 NIARC & ICBF hold webinar on J K Menon elected president of IBPC Tribune News Network Members of the Board of the IBPC comprises Jafer Us Doha Governors are: Sunil Talwar, Sadik as president and Manoj ASD management during Covid Nishad Azeem, A P Manikan- Megchiani, Hisham Abdul J K Menon has been elected tan, Rakesh Sanghvi, Sujata Raheem, K P Ashraf, Abdul Tribune News Network as chairperson of the Board Zinzuwadia, Dhanapal An- Sathar, Latheesh P A, Rupal- Doha of Governors of the Indian tony and Taha Muhammed axmi Krishnaram Setti and Business and Profession- Abdul Kareem. Santhosh T V as vice presi- The NIARC Qatar chapter als Council (IBPC), Qatar. The Executive Council of dents. and the Indian Community Be- nevolent Forum (ICBF) jointly organised an online webinar titled ‘Autism Spectrum Disor- der (ASD): Home-based man- MES Indian School alumni body agement during COVID-19’ re- cently. The webinar was part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, elects new office-bearers team being organised in connection with the 75th anniversary cel- Santhosh Chandran new treasurer of the alumni man expressed his confidence ebrations of Indian Independ- Doha association. in the new Executive Commit- ence Day. The other office bearers tee stressing the importance The chief guest of the event, The Alumni Association of are Muksith Thangal, Sajid of team spirit among mem- Dr Alpna Mittal, a public health MES Indian School in Doha Mahamood Ettol, Samra Mah- bers and the body in general. specialist, inaugurated the we- has elected new office-bearers boob and Sunil Kulangara. MES alumni association binar. The key-note address was for the next two years. More than 20,000 stu- has a successful track record delivered by Dr Soumya, chief Shaheen Shafi was elected dents have been associated of conducting events such as medical officer of NIARC, fol- with autism and their parents as very useful session for parents to Ziad Usman and ICC president as president while Akbar Ali with this pioneering institu- batch reunions, sports tourna- lowed by a question and answer COVID-19 has changed life situ- help them manage their children PN Babu Rajanspoke on the oc- was elected as general sec- tion. The forum will focus on ments and charitable activities session. ation, which is very admirable,” with autism. The question and casion. Representatives from retary at an annual General its key strategies to enhance that bring together graduates Dr Alpana Mittal praised Dr Alpana said. answer session was one of the NIARC’s INDIA, GCC, USA, and Body Meeting in Doha recent- mutual support and interac- with common interests and NIARC’s activities in providing a “We need to realise that highlights that helped the par- UK committee representatives ly. tion between the association, engages them in meaningful unique service, offering consola- about two million children in In- ticipants to clear their doubts. attended the webinar. Fazil Hameed is the vice the school and its graduates. programmes to give back to tion for autism sufferers, regard- dia have autism and we should Thaha Hamza, Niarc Qatar The vote of thanks was pro- president and Nihad Ali is the Former president Ziad Us- the community. less of their economic, occupa- strive to bring them into the chapter chairman, welcomed the posed by Shanahas Edodi, gen- tional or income status. mainstream society,” she added. attendees. The vision of NIARC eral secretary of NIARC Qatar “By choosing a challenging Dr Soumya made a presen- was explained by Ashraf KP, NI- chapter. and relevant topic, the NIARC tation on ASD and how to han- ARC global chairman and MD of The webinar was hosted by is providing comfort to children dle situations in real life. It was Wellcare Group. ICBF president Hameed MT and Hanan Ashraf.

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News Muslims start downsized Hajj in brief At least 15 dead after 18 boats sink in high waves in Indonesia JakartA: At least 15 people died after 18 fishing boats disap- peared, presumed to have sunk, during high waves earlier this in Saudi Arabia due to COVID week in the waters off the western province of Indonesia’s Borneo island, an official said onS unday. Yopi Haryadi, head of search and rescue agency in Pon- This year, only 60,000 Saudis and foreigners already residing in the country are taking part in the Hajj tianak, West Kalimantan province, said the search operation was still looking for 43 people who had gone missing, while 80 dpa have been rescued. Cairo “The rescuers also rescued three people, but they were not from the boats we registered earlier that went missing during Vaccinated Muslim pil- the high waves,” Haryadi told dpa. grims residing in Saudi Arabia High waves up to 5 metres in height occurred from Tuesday started their Hajj pilgrimage and Wednesday, with strong winds and torrential rain. At least on Sunday, an annual event 18 fishing boats, each was carrying three to 17 people with a strictly curtailed for the sec- total of 138 people on board, were reported to have sunk or ond consecutive year over disappeared during the extreme weather, Haryadi said. Covid-19 concerns. Local authorities and the navy have deployed 18 ships to This year, only 60,000 search for the missing people. (dpa) Saudis and foreigners already residing in the oil-rich monar- chy are taking part in the Hajj, US drone attacks Iran-allied militia on one of Islam’s five pillars. Syria-Iraq border The figure pales in com- parison to the 2.5 million CairO: A US drone on Sunday struck a truck carrying arms for Muslims from all over the an Iran-backed militia on the Syrian-Iraqi border, the latest such world who usually gather an- attack in less than a month, a war monitor reported. nually for the Hajj, Islam’s The shipment, belonging to the Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah mili- largest congregation. tia, was hit after entering from Iraq into Syria’s eastern prov- Last month, Saudi authori- ince of Deir al-Zour, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ties said eligible pilgrims must added. The vehicle was destroyed while at least its driver was be in the age group ranging killed in the strike, the British-based monitor said. from 18 to 65 years and fully The Kataib Hezbollah is a faction of Iraq’s paramilitary Pop- vaccinated against Covid-19. ular Mobilization Forces, also known as the Hashd al-Shabi. Pilgrims were transported Syria’s state news agency SANA meanwhile said the target- from the Saudi city of Mecca to ed vehicle was carrying food supplies and that the strike caused the Mina valley where they will Muslim pilgrims rest at their camp in Mina, which sits in a narrow valley near the holy city of Mecca on Sunday. (AFP) no casualties. There was no immediate US comment. (dpa) spend the night before head- ing to Mount Arafat where ing the Hajj. In an attempt to row that the Hajj has been re- During the Hajj, pilgrims the Hajj reaches its peak on As part of the virus-con- prevent human contact and stricted in this way, excluding perform the same rituals in South Korea bringing home Covid-hit Monday. trolled measures, Saudi infections, robots have been pilgrims from abroad due to a demonstration of religious crew of anti-piracy vessel Tuesday marks the start of introduced to hand out bottles the global pandemic. unity, equality and pursuit of the Muslim Eid al-Adha festi- authorities have banned of holy water to pilgrims in the Saudi Arabia stakes its spiritual renewal. Seoul: South Korea is bringing home all the members of its val. Around 47,000 pilgrims entry into the holy sites Grand Mosque, Saudi media credibility on providing ser- In December, Saudi Ara- anti-piracy naval unit off the coast of Africa because of a coro- have already reached Mina, during the Hajj without an reported. vices that allow the pilgrims to bia started mass vaccinations navirus outbreak on a warship. around 7 kilometres north- official permit, slapping a Other robots are used perform the rituals as comfort- against Covid-19. Two air force transport planes took off on Sunday to pick up east of Mecca, and the rest will fine of 10,000 riyals for sanitizing the sprawling ably and smoothly as possible. The Saudi Health Ministry the crew of the destroyer Munmu the Great, a Defence Ministry join them later Sunday, Saudi- ($2,666) on each violator mosque, Islam’s holiest site. Over the years, the mon- reported this week that more spokesman in Seoul said. owned television al-Arabiya As part of the virus-con- archy has spent lavishly to than 22 million doses have According to reports by news agency Yonhap, 68 members reported. trolled measures, Saudi au- boost Hajj safety standards since been administered in the of the unit have so far tested positive for the coronavirus. In Mecca, pil- two historical hills in the area. thorities have banned entry and expand facilities at the country of around 35 million, The number of infections could still rise as the test results grims walked seven times in The pilgrims walked in into the holy sites during the holy sites. including millions of migrant of about 200 other crew members of the destroyer are still an anti-clockwise direction tracks along signs put on Hajj without an official per- The Hajj is a mandatory workers. pending, Yonhap reported, citing military officials. around the Kaaba, the cube- the floor to maintain social mit, slapping a fine of 10,000 duty for all Muslims to com- Saudi Arabia has so far According to the report, the crew will be replaced by 148 shaped holy building inside distancing, a major differ- riyals (2,666 dollar) on each plete once in a lifetime, if they confirmed over 509,000 virus soldiers who were travelling on the transport aircraft. The de- the Grand Mosque. They also ence from the usually packed violator. have the financial and physical cases resulting in more than stroyer will then be brought back to South Korea. (dpa) ran back and forth between Grand Mosque every year dur- It is the second year in a means to do so. 8,000 deaths. Indonesia New tensions at Jerusalem holy New daily coronavirus has lost over infections in Israel 500 doctors site housing al-Aqsa Mosque cross 1,000 mark again to COVID-19 dpa dpa vaccination alone. Jerusalem Tel Aviv The Delta variant was first dpa discovered in India and is Jakarta There were renewed con- The number of new corona- considered particularly conta- frontations on Sunday at a virus infections reported in gious. Indonesia has lost more Jerusalem holy site, known Israel within one day has ex- In view of the new increase than 500 doctors who suc- to Jews as the Temple Mount ceeded the 1,000 mark for the in infections, Israel wants to re- cumbed to Covid-19 as the and to Muslims as al-Haram first time in four months, the introduce restrictions on gath- country’s record number of al-Sharif, the Noble Sanctu- Ministry of Health announced erings of more than 100 people daily infections has made it ary. on Saturday. indoors from Wednesday. the new pandemic epicentre On the Jewish fasting and The ministry said that 1,118 Once again, only those who in Asia. mourning feast of Tisha B’Av, new cases had been reported have been vaccinated, recov- “There are now 545 col- young Muslims threw stones within 24 hours, the highest ered from the disease or peo- leagues who died as of July at police officers on the com- number since mid-March. ple with negative test results 17, and most of the fallen col- pound, according to police However, during the peak will be allowed to attend such leagues were in East Java, fol- reports. According to media of the pandemic in January, events. In addition, masks will lowed by Jakarta and Central reports, they were protesting the number of daily cases in again be compulsory in en- Java,” Mahesa Paranadipa, a against the visit of hundreds Israel had risen to over 10,000. closed spaces. representative from the Indo- of Jews to the Temple Mount. Israeli Prime Minister Naf- Around 62 per cent of the nesian Medical Association’s The site with the Dome tali Bennett had said at a con- country’s 9.3 million inhabit- mitigation team, said in a of the Rock and the al-Aqsa sultation on Friday that the ants have received a first dose streamed press conference on Mosque is the third holiest Delta variant of the virus was of Covid-19 vaccine, and more Sunday. site in Islam. But it is also Members of the Israeli security forces arrest a Palestinian man, as a group of Orthodox Jews enter the al- causing a worldwide increase than 56 per cent have also re- Indonesia’s capital Jakarta sacred to Jews because two Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday. (AFP) in infections, “including in vac- ceived the second dose. and the provinces of East Java Jewish temples used to stand cinated countries such as the The number of seriously ill and Central Java are located there. ment with the Muslim author- cent months - a violation of to Jerusalem” and protect the UK, the US and Israel.” The people has risen from 19 to 58 on the densely populated is- The site is under Muslim ities, Jews are allowed to visit the status quo. Palestinians Noble Sanctuary before the current assessment is that “the within a month. More than half land of Java, which are under administration, while Israel is the site, but not to pray there. regard visits by Jews as a holiday. effectiveness of existing vac- of them have received at least an emergency lockdown with responsible for security. However, Israeli television provocation. Tensions at the site helped cines against the Delta variant one jab, according to the Min- the neighbouring resort island The Muslim festival Eid al- reported on Saturday that Is- Hamas, which controls trigger a conflict earlier this is weaker than we had hoped.” istry of Health. In January, the of Bali since July 3 to stem the Adha also falls in this week. rael had tacitly allowed Jews the Gaza Strip, had called on year between Israel and the It is becoming clear that the number of severely ill people worsening outbreak triggered According to an agree- to pray at the holy site in re- Palestinians to “march back Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. problem cannot be solved by was around 1,200. by the Delta variant of the vi- rus. Paranadipa said the num- ber of doctors who had died so far in July was 114, or an Taliban controls more than increase of more than 100 per 26 die as heavy rains lash Mumbai cent compared to the total 51 dpa in June. half of Afghanistan’s districts New Delhi taken to hospital. Separately, equipment had to be taken in. Doctors have said that In- seven people were killed and Local television showed res- donesia’s hospitals have seen dpa dpa correspondents found year briefly lost two districts At least 26 people were killed two injured when several huts cuers using hands to clear the a surging influx of coronavirus Kabul during the survey. to the Taliban after enjoying after several homes collapsed collapsed in Vikhroli, domestic rubble and retrieve bodies. patients and they have been Further, around 80 dis- years of peace. The economi- in Mumbai following landslides media reported citing munici- Prime Minister Narendra operating with more capacity The militant Taliban have tricts are contested between cally deprived province has triggered by heavy monsoon pal officials. Modi offered his condolences than they could properly han- recently made significant ter- the two sides. been so peaceful, that over the rains, officials said Sunday. and announced financial com- dle. ritorial gains in Afghanistan Much of the Taliban’s years it had become the tour- The rain-related accidents Mumbai will continue pensation for the injured and Indonesia’s health authori- and are now controlling more gains have occurred since May ist hot spot and welcomed occurred in two suburbs of families of those who died. ties said they have added more than 210 districts, a dpa sur- when international troops offi- tens of thousands of Afghans Chembur and Vikhroli after to receive heavy rainfall Several areas in the city beds and set up new emergen- vey conducted mid-July re- cially started their withdrawal. and hundreds of foreigners as torrential downpours pounded over the next five days were inundated after the heavy cy hospitals for patients with veals. Only a very few provinces tourists each year. the metropolis from Saturday rains and train services were mild symptoms. This means that the Tali- have so far been affected by One obvious focus of the evening. Residents were ad- disrupted, paralyzing daily life “Although it remains de- ban hold a little more than 50 the recent Taliban advanc- Taliban has been the north of vised not to venture out in the Rescue operations were in India’s financial capital. batable, the way we see it, our per cent of the approximately es. One of them is Panjshir, the country, where in the past open. continuing in both areas as a Mumbai will continue to health-care facilities are al- 400 districts in 34 provinces the north-eastern province the resistance to their rule Nineteen people were few more people were feared to receive heavy rainfall over the ready in a potential position of the country, the survey and birthplace of the famous from 1996 to 2001 was strong- killed when six shanty homes be trapped. next five days, the regional to collapse, or a functional found. anti-Taliban commander Ah- est. The Taliban has also re- collapsed in Chembur, local Rescue work were ham- weather office said. collapse,” Adib Khumaidi, the The government’s full con- mad Shah Masoud. cently been making gains in police officials said. Nine of pered owing to heavy rains and Landslides and floods are head of the medical associa- trol has shrunk to around 110 Following Panjshir, the their traditional birthplace of those injured, who were res- difficulties in access to con- common during India’s mon- tion’s mitigation team said. districts across the country, central Bamyan province this southern Kandahar province. cued from the debris, were gested localities where heavy soon season. World Monday, July 19, 2021 05 UNESCO pursues plan to classify Great Barrier Reef as ‘endangered’ dpa The director and the To prevent it from be- and its impact on World Her- World Heritage sites world- Beijing president of the 44th session, ing red-listed, the Australian itage are an important topic wide. China’s Vice Minister of Edu- government had invited more at the meeting in Fuzhou. The Currently, 53 World Herit- Despite opposition in Aus- cation Tian Xuejun, dismissed than a dozen ambassadors on director of the World Herit- age sites are classified as en- tralia, the UNESCO World speculation that the move was a snorkelling trip to the reef age Committee stressed that dangered. Heritage Committee is push- related to political tensions ahead of the meeting. the idea of the List of Endan- For the first time in the ing ahead with plans to classify between China and Australia. Nine of the 15 diplomats gered Sites is “a call to action” history of the World Heritage the Great Barrier Reef, threat- were from countries that in which the entire world com- Convention, two sites could ened by climate change, as an The Great Barrier Reef off would have voting rights at munity should cooperate. lose their title at the session. endangered natural site, the the committee’s meeting, Ernesto Ottone, the UN The Liverpool waterfront, committee’s director Mechtild the east coast of Australia Australian news agency AAP agency’s department head in for example, is to be discussed Roessler said on Sunday. stretches over more than reported. charge, also said, “That’s not on Sunday because it is threat- The draft decision by the 344,000 sq kilometres, The Great Barrier Reef about punishment, it’s how we ened by urban development committee is a proposal to making it larger than Italy off the east coast of Austral- preserve our heritage for fu- and infrastructure projects place the site on the list of ia stretches over more than ture generation.” The meeting called “Liverpool Waters” and endangered world heritage, “The recommendation is 344,000 square kilometres, was postponed a year ago be- a planned football stadium. It Rossler said during the 44th based on the reports and data making it larger than Italy. It cause of the coronavirus pan- has already lost its character session of the United Nations provided to us by Australia,” can be seen with the naked eye demic and is now being held that led to its World Heritage Educational, Scientific and said Tian Xuejun, who object- from space. An aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of the Whitsun- via a mixture of online and in- designation, a UNESCO docu- Cultural Organization (UN- ed to “baseless allegations.” As In the UNESCO draft, the day Islands, along the central coast of Queensland. (File photo) (AFP) person participation. ment says. ESCO) in the Chinese city of a result of climate change, the World Heritage Committee Decisions on applications The Selous Game Reserve Fuzhou. world’s largest reef is threat- urges Australia to take action water around the reef, which outlook for the natural won- for classification as new World in Tanzania, where a dam is to The proposal would be on ened by warm water and coral against climate change. It also has been a World Heritage der has gone from “poor” to Heritage sites are to be made be built, is also due to be dis- the agenda on Friday, she said. bleaching. addresses the quality of the Site since 1981. The long-term “very poor.” Climate change next weekend. There are 1,121 cussed on Monday.

NATURE’S FURY Britain’s easing could Merkel pledges to rebuild be chaotic due to staff shortages, say unions

dpa ability of free testing for ‘devastated’ flood-hit areas London employees.” The Rail, Mari- time and Transport union The British government said Saturday’s closure of The storm disaster in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Ahrweiler has so far claimed 110 lives is coming under pressure London Underground’s from businesses and unions Metropolitan Line due to dpa phalia, bringing the toll across to tackle the growing work- key staff being pinged by Adenau, Germany the country to over 150. er self-isolation crisis amid track and trace showed how The wider region has be- warnings that Monday’s transport services were “on German Chancellor Angela gun a huge clean-up opera- so-called Freedom Day will a knife edge.” General sec- Merkel said the government tion to remove mud and de- turn into “Chaos Day”. retary Mick Lynch told the will work hand in hand with bris strewn over the streets of There are fears of trans- PA news agency: “Many the regions of western Germa- once-picturesque towns and port problems on Monday rail, bus and Tube services ny hit by the floods to rebuild villages, and rebuild homes morning because of the are already seriously under- devastated communities. and infrastructure. number of workers being staffed which leaves them “We stand by your side, The Ahr tributary in Ah- pinged by the NHS Test and dangerously exposed. federal and state,” she said on rweiler turned into a torrent Trace app, as well as warn- Sunday. after heavy rains, inundating ings of shortages of goods She praised the rescue ef- whole communities. in supermarkets and cuts in The CBI called on the forts and the solidarity she The number of fatalities production at factories. government to immedi- had seen during her visit, but could rise further, police said. The CBI called on the ately allow double- cautioned that the problems In many of the surround- government to immediately jabbed individuals not to in the area would not be fixed ing areas power and phone allow double-jabbed indi- self-isolate for 10 days quickly. lines were still not operational. viduals not to self-isolate rather than wait until Merkel said she had come Hundreds of kilometres for 10 days rather than wait to get a real picture of the sur- away in Germany’s Upper Ba- until August 16. August 16 real, “ghostly situation” on the varia, the district of Berchtes- CBI president Lord ground. “The German lan- gadener Land on Saturday Karan Bilimoria said: “With “The government’s guage hardly knows any words night declared a disaster situ- restrictions being lifted and botched handling of this lat- for the devastation that has ation due to flooding. cases rapidly increasing, we est phase of the pandemic, been wrought here,” she said. Two people died, District urgently need a surefooted and the rank hypocrisy of Merkel promised more ef- Administrator Bernhard Kern approach from government, the Prime Minister and his forts to protect against the ef- explained at a press conference creating confidence to se- Chancellor who don’t think fects of climate change. “We in Bad Reichenhall on Sunday cure the recovery. the isolation rules apply see with what force nature can morning, but one victim had “This starts by imme- to them, means that their act,” she said. died of natural causes, which diately ending the self- Freedom Day could very “We will stand up to this could also be related to the isolation period of 10 days easily collapse into Chaos force of nature - in the short storm, Kern said. for people who are double- Day.” TUC general secretary term, but also in the medi- German Chancellor Angela Merkel (centre-left) in Schuld near Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Rhineland-Palati- Torrential rains had caused jabbed and providing a Frances O’Grady said: “The um and long term.” What is nate state, western Germany, on Sunday. (AFP) the river Ache in the district to route out of isolation for government cannot watch needed are policies “that take burst its banks and pour down those not yet fully vaccinat- from the sidelines as Covid nature and the climate into ac- slopes on Saturday evening. ed through daily lateral flow runs riot. count more than we have done The fire brigade and other tests. Against the backdrop “Ministers must urgent- in recent years.” Death toll from Belgian floods reaches 31 relief workers were working of crippling staff shortages, ly make wearing a mask a The chancellor had previ- non-stop on Sunday, with 890 speed is of the essence. legal requirement on pub- ously seen for herself the ar- Brussels The confirmed death toll in Belgium following flooding and extreme weather earlier this relief workers deployed in the “Mask wearing in en- lic transport and in shops, eas particularly affected by the week rose to 31 so far, the National Crisis Centre said on Sunday. particularly affected villages. closed spaces, especially and they must toughen their floods. Around noon (1000 At present, 163 citizens are presumed to be missing, the government body said in online The towns of Berchtes- transport, will help create vague and inadequate back- GMT), accompanied by Rhine- statement. Rescue operations are now finished, though search efforts continue in some areas, gaden, Bischofswiesen, Sch- confidencefor both staff to-work guidance so work- land-Palatinate Premier Malu the statement continued. oenau am Koenigssee, Mark- and customers, as will clar- ers have confidence their Dreyer, among others, she “The considerable clean-up efforts and an estimation of material damage is now the centre of tschellenberg and Ramsau in ity around the future avail- workplaces are safe. visited the Eifel community of our attention,” the centre said. Prime Minister Alexander De Croo already announced a national the far south-east of Bavaria Schuld, which had been devas- day of mourning on Tuesday, one day before Belgium’s national day. (dpa) were particularly affected. The tated by the floods. fire brigade and other emer- Dreyer assumes that it will gency services had to respond be a “feat of strength for a long, recognize my homeland,” she people who are missing are Rhineland-Palatinate district to up to 500 incidents - also to long time” until the reconstruc- said. found,” she promised. of Ahrweiler has so far claimed save lives. News tion in the areas affected by the The priority now, she said, Merkel also said that the 110 lives and injured 670 peo- Around 135 people had to flood disaster is completed. was the search for those still rescue work had “absolute pri- ple. In addition, 46 fatalities be brought out of their homes in brief “It will take a long time missing. ority.” have been registered in neigh- to safety because of the floods before people can say again: I “We will not rest until the The storm disaster in the bouring North Rhine West- in Berchtesgadener Land. Authorities warn of toxic smoke amid severe forest fires in Russia Moscow The forest fires raging in Russia are increasingly be- coming a danger to people as the authorities of the particularly Turkey slams EU court’s affected Siberian region of Yakutia in the east of the country Britain’s Johnson escapes need to warned on Sunday of toxic smoke in more than 50 villages. decision on headscarf The wind was also driving the smoke from the fires into quarantine after colleague infected the city of Yakutsk. Residents of the affected areas should dpa a key element of their faith. therefore wear protective masks outdoors and seal doors and dpa be relief in Downing Street that Istanbul The Turkish Foreign Min- windows with damp cloths to prevent smoke from entering London Johnson will not be confined istry called the decision a clear their homes. to home on so-called “freedom The Turkish government has violation of religious freedom Over the weekend, the situation worsened even more after British Prime Minister Boris day” on Monday when most condemned a decision by the in a statement released on Sun- the fire brigade had previously announced successes in extin- Johnson has been contacted by statutory lockdown restrictions European Union’s top court day. guishing the fire.(dpa) NHS Test and Trace as a con- end in England. that leaves the door open for The decision is dangerous tact of someone who has tested However, the disclosure employers in the bloc to en- as it will fuel Islamophobia, the positive for Covid-19 but will that the Prime Minister and force headscarf bans on their ministry said. Investigation in France into fake not be self-isolating, Downing Chancellor have avoided the re- workforce. On Thursday, the ECJ con- vaccination certificates Street has said. quirement to quarantine is like- The European Court of Jus- firmed that such a ban was Instead, he will be taking ly to anger thousands of people tice (ECJ) left the door open for permissible under EU law pro- P aris An investigation has been launched in France into falsi- part in a daily contact testing being forced to miss work af- EU employers to enforce head- vided that it was applied in a fied Covid-19 vaccination certificates. pilot which allows him to con- ter being “pinged” by the NHS scarf bans on their workforce uniform way to all religious be- Investigations are under way into six people, the French tinue to work from Downing Covid app. in a ruling on Thursday, but liefs. For example, a Christian broadcaster France Info reported on Saturday citing judicial Street. Businesses have been press- said it must be justified by a could also be asked to remove circles. Two people are currently in custody. The announcement follows Britain’s Prime Minister Boris ing for the app to be overhauled genuine need and should take a cross necklace. According to the newspaper Le Monde, four of the suspects the disclosure on Saturday that Johnson in London recently. (afp) and made less sensitive amid account of the specific national However, employers wish- are said to have procured the fake certificates. The other two Health Secretary Sajid Javid concerns that staff shortages context. ing to enforce such rules on are suspected of having bought a fake vaccination certificate. had been confirmed as testing also been contacted by Test and mean they cannot operate ef- The ruling concerns the their staff must have a genuine At the beginning of the week, France’s President Emmanuel positive for the virus. Trace and will also be taking fectively. London Underground case of two Muslim women in “need to present a neutral im- Macron had announced stricter rules in view of the flare-up of The Prime Minister is re- part in the contact testing pilot. became the latest to succumb Germany who took their re- age towards customers or to the coronavirus pandemic in the country. ported to have had a lengthy A No 10 spokesman said: on Saturday when the Metro- spective employers to court af- prevent social disputes,” the Among other things, the obligation to prove a negative test, meeting with Javid at No 10 on “They will be conducting only politan Line was forced to close ter being told not to wear their court stated. Turkey is a Mus- vaccination or recovery from the disease is to be significantly Friday. essential government business because of a lack of control headscarves, which many ob- lim-majority country with a expanded. (dpa) Chancellor Rishi Sunak has during this period.” There will room staff. servant Muslim women see as secular constitution. 06 Monday, July 19, 2021

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Democrats’ Far-Reaching Budget Bill: An Antidote Is Your Town Threatened by To The Filibuster? Floods or Fires? Consider a enate Democrats unveiled the outlines suaded more than 100 countries to agree on of a bill this week that would implement a minimum tax level for multinational cor- Sthe bulk of President Biden’s domestic porations, so the groundwork has been laid agenda, assuming they can keep their party to mitigate the competitive effects of any in- united behind the details still to come. And crease in corporate taxes here. ‘Managed Retreat’ though progressives may be disappointed For all the missing detail, though, there’s that it did not go further, the measure could no mistaking the senators’ ambition, or that deliver the largest expansion of federal sup- of Biden’s effort to bring federal social pro- port programs of any single piece of legisla- grams into line with 21st century realities — When endangered by climate change, communities should move away more tion since the 1960s. and with what other industrialized nations Which is not to say that it’s radical. In- have been doing for years. The magnitude often and in more innovative ways stead, Biden and his Democratic allies are of the package is mainly a reflection of how seeking to build on a wide range of programs badly the federal government has neglected Katharine J Mach and A R Siders that haven’t kept pace with the public’s many of the commitments it made over the NYT needs. Even the new elements, such as paid last 60 years. family leave and universal pre-K, mirror ex- AFTER suffering back-to-back floods isting programs at the state level. And in a It’s worth noting that the outline is sup- in 1993, the town of Valmeyer, Ill., did sense, they’re just trying to seize an oppor- ported both by Sanders, who’d wanted a something unusual. Instead of risking yet tunity that previous Democratic presidents $6-trillion bill, and by Sen. Mark R. Warner another disaster, it used funds from the were denied by polarized politics and ailing (D-Va.), one of the least liberal members of Federal Emergency Management Agency economies. the Democratic caucus. And because budget and the state of Illinois to move the entire The fact that they bills aren’t subject to fili- town a few miles away to higher ground. might be able to do so busters, Democrats won’t As the climate continues to change, with tenuous Democratic need 60 votes to push the more and more communities will con- control of the House and package through the Sen- template taking actions like Valmeyer’s. Senate illustrates a sepa- ate — they can do it with Rather than merely build levees or weath- rate point: If the filibuster the 50 votes in their cau- erize homes, communities will purpose- isn’t a factor on legislation cus, plus Vice President fully move away from places threatened this important (and ex- Kamala Harris’ tiebreaker. by floods, droughts, fires or high tempera- pensive), why should it be Put another way, the tures. a factor on any bills? single most consequential This strategy is known as managed The proposal comes in piece of legislation to come retreat. It is often considered an extreme two parts: a budget reso- through Congress in years option to be pursued only when no other lution for fiscal year 2022, will be decided by a ma- alternatives remain. People don’t want to which starts Oct. 1, and a jority vote. So why, again, move from their homes, especially when budget reconciliation bill would it be so destabilizing environmental conditions, even if wors- that turns the resolution’s and destructive to tradition ening, have not yet made life unlivable. nonbinding instructions if every piece of legislation But managed retreat should be con- into law. could be decided that way, sidered more often and in more innova- So far, Democrats on the Senate Budg- instead of requiring 60 votes to get past the tive forms. Most adaptations to climate that keep communities safe, sustain jobs can reduce threats from climate change, et Committee, which is led by Sen. Bernie seemingly unavoidable filibuster? change involve both upsides and down- and economies and help advance the yet it poses risks of its own. It can disrupt Sanders (I-Vt.), have agreed only to a set of Defenders of the filibuster, including sides: A home on stilts may reduce flood cause of social justice. the cultural heritage of established com- bullet points about the package: It will call Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin III of West risks but restrict access for a person with To date, managed retreat has been munities. It can perpetuate social and for a whopping $3.5 trillion in additional Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, limited mobility; air conditioning may done in only a few limited ways, with economic inequalities. And it can cause spending over the coming decade, mainly have argued that policies backed by larger, keep some people cool but lead to unten- governments typically buying out single financial, professional and psychological in social programs and responses to climate bipartisan majorities tend to be better and able energy bills for others. While con- homes or mandating resettlements of disruption. change. And it proposes to pay for the new more sustainable. They may be right, but versations about managed retreat tend to whole communities. But more innova- But these issues also present an op- spending with a combination of tax hikes, that’s not how Congress has operated for the focus on its downsides, it can offer signifi- tion is possible, including a wider range portunity, a chance not to salvage and spending cuts and economic growth. last decade or more. Incredibly consequen- cant benefits if it’s done intelligently and of legal, financial, engineering and social maintain the status quo at all costs but to There is much to like in the outline, par- tial pieces of legislation, such as the 2010 Af- with the necessary resources, as we argue strategies. deliberately build a better future. Man- ticularly the clean energy initiatives and the fordable Care Act and the 2017 Tax Cuts and in a recent article in the journal Science. In some cases, managed retreat will aged retreat could help change how fund- expansions in tax credits and subsidies for Jobs Act, were enacted with the support of It’s important to keep in mind that entail wholesale change, relocating an ing is allocated between wealthy versus low- and moderate-income workers and just one party, often by exceedingly narrow spontaneous, unplanned retreat is al- entire community or perhaps building low-income communities, for example, families. There are significant provisions margins. ready taking place all over the world, as a floatingvillage. But managed retreat or between urban hubs versus remote that have far too little detail, such as the Policies change back and forth with elec- people make individual decisions to move can involve more targeted efforts — for coastlines. Numerous enduring injustices ones to expand Medicaid in the states (all tions because elections matter. And so do away from threatened areas. The question example, moving part of a town to cre- have led to the settlement of marginalized Republican-controlled) that have declined the opinions of the unelected masses, who is not whether we want retreat to happen. ate more space for water pumps and re- communities in areas of increasing flood to do so, to invest in housing and to extend aren’t nearly as polarized as the people It’s whether we want it to happen in this tention ponds or turning some of a city’s and storm hazards and left them without legal permanent residency status to more they’ve sent to Washington. Key details re- ad hoc fashion, which can lead to neigh- roads into canals to accommodate rising adequate protections. Addressing such immigrants. And there are elements that main to be seen, but the outlines of the Dem- borhoods in decline, homes abandoned sea levels. Another targeted strategy is persistent inequities should be a goal of could be good or bad, depending on how the ocrats’ budget package reflect the wishes and infrastructure degrading. to permit current residents to remain in all efforts at climate adaptation. blanks are filled in. and needs of those masses. So do proposals It is obvious to us that planned re- their homes but prohibit newcomers from Managed retreat should no longer be The proposals to raise taxes on high-in- to guard against voter suppression, overhaul treats are preferable. With deliberation moving in so that the government can ac- a last-ditch effort to flee climate prob- come individuals and corporations can’t be our immigration laws and invest in critical and foresight, communities or govern- quire properties after occupants move. lems. It should be a thoughtfully deployed judged because they’re far too vague at this infrastructure. The filibuster shouldn’t be ments can relocate homes, businesses, in- We are under no illusions about the tool for addressing a wide range of human point. But the Biden administration has per- available to use against any of them. frastructure or even entire cities in ways challenges involved. Managed retreat problems.

COVID Pandemic Brings An ‘Epidemic’ Of Sleep Deprivation

David Lazarus politics,” he told me. “Stress can lead to each night. what’s known as good sleep hygiene. Some chronic insomnia, and chronic insomnia can Southern Californians have a particular- of this is common sense, such as avoiding take on a life of its own.” ly tough time nodding off, with as much as caffeine, alcohol and nicotine before bed. AVING trouble sleeping? You’re not A recent study by the American Academy 37% of adults not getting at least seven hours But as Dasgupta said, good sleep is about alone. Sleep disorders have grown so of Sleep Medicine found that more than half of sleep, according to CDC data. structure. That means mending your easy- prevalent since the start of the pan- of all Americans have had problems sleeping That’s only been exacerbated by the pan- going pandemic habits and reintroducing demic, there’s a name for it — “coro- since the start of the pandemic. demic. some discipline. nasomnia.” The academy’s survey of about 2,000 Jerome Siegel, director of UCLA’s Cent- Here are some tips from the pros for bet- HThat got me wondering, as I yet again U.S. adults determined that 56% were hav- er for Sleep Research, told me the flexible ter sleep: tossed and turned for much of the night, if ing trouble falling or staying asleep. Re- hours that come with working from home ● Get up at the same time every day. This this is going to have long-term consequences spondents also said that when they did man- had to some extent turned us into a nation is by far the most effective way of resetting for society. age to nod off, they tended to have “more of light sleepers. your internal clock, although it can leave you Simply put, is this the new normal? Are disturbing” dreams. “You can keep whatever hours you want, groggy on days when sleep has been elusive. we now, thanks to the pandemic, a nation of These issues were most pronounced More than two-thirds of respondents as long as you get your work done,” he said, ● If you awaken frequently in the middle lousy sleepers? among people in the prime of life. Nearly said they were using such remedies more observing that he now gets email from col- of the night, try going to bed later and thus “I don’t think we’re forever doomed,” three-quarters of respondents ages 35 to 44 frequently since the pandemic started. leagues in the middle of the night. squeezing the hours of sleep you do get into said Dr. Ronald Chervin, director of the reported suffering from coronasomnia. Americans spent more than $825 mil- “If things stay like this,” Siegel said, a continuous cycle. Sleep Disorders Centers at the University of Michael Perlis, director of the Behavioral lion on melatonin last year, up 43% from a “then, yes, I can see how this would rewire ● Maintain a no-gadgets rule for the Michigan. “But I’d say we’re now in an epi- Sleep Medicine Program at the University of year earlier, according to data analytics firm people to develop new, possibly worse sleep bedroom. Sleep and intimacy. Nothing else. demic of sleep deprivation.” Pennsylvania, said it was natural for people Nielsen. habits over the long term.” ● Go easy on the devices before bedtime. Every sleep expert I spoke with said to sleep poorly amid heightened stress and Never one to miss a business opportu- Other sleep mavens, while acknowledg- Anything that emits light or is stimulative in things probably would get better when the anxiety. nity, Amazon received federal approval on ing things aren’t so great at the moment, say any way, including music, is going to perk COVID-19 pandemic finally eased. (Corona- “Evolution or God programmed us not Friday to create sleep monitors that use “ra- this too shall pass. you up. virus cases have surged in recent days in Los to sleep when there’s a perceived threat,” he dar sensors” to track how much you toss and “From the earliest days of the pandemic, ● Avoid large meals and exercise before Angeles County and throughout California.) said. “If you have a lion looking at you and turn. Unlike the Apple Watch or FitBit, Am- there has been a lot of fear,” said Dr Atul bedtime. But each also acknowledged that, al- licking its lips, you shouldn’t go to sleep.” azon’s device wouldn’t be worn but would Malhotra, a sleep expert at UC San Diego “And no napping,” said UCLA’s Siegel. though many people may be sleeping just COVID is that lion. You’re the prospec- instead keep an eye on you from beside the Health. “But I don’t think this will lead to “Napping is not something that healthy hu- fine, millions of others, like me, can’t re- tive entree. bed. permanent damage. I think things will get mans do. Hunters and gatherers didn’t nap.” member the last time they got a decent Even for those who are fully vaccinated, US adults were already sleep-challenged back to normal. Eventually.” That may be the toughest one for me. night’s shut-eye. stress levels may be elevated because of even before the arrival of Mean Mr. Corona. The trick, he and others say, is to undo I’ve been napping more often during the “We need to think about the epidemic of work-related pressure, worries about family The ubiquity of cellphones, tablet computers the sleep sloppiness that’s taken root with pandemic — mostly because I’m sleeping so chronic insomnia that will follow the pan- members or uncertainty about coronavirus and other buzzy distractions for years has remote work and schooling. poorly at night. demic,” said Donn Posner, an adjunct clini- variants. undermined the ability of many people to “During the pandemic, everyone became That will change, hopefully, when we all cal associate professor of psychiatry and be- Not surprisingly, the academy’s study catch some Zs. a night owl,” said Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta, a return to the office, at least part time, and havioral sciences at Stanford University and found that many sleepless Americans had The Centers for Disease Control and sleep specialist at USC. “Good sleep is about start hunting and gathering again. head of the firm Sleepwell Consultants. turned to prescription drugs or over-the- Prevention says that, prior to the pandem- structure. People are going to have to reset (David Lazarus is an award-win- “Clearly this has been a stressful couple counter supplements such as melatonin to ic, a third of U.S. adults weren’t getting the their circadian rhythms, which is not easy.” ning business columnist for the Los of years for a number of reasons — COVID, address their restlessness. recommended seven or more hours of sleep The experts advise people to practice Angeles Times.)

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34,687.85 10,696.30 53140.06 1,815.00 Dow -299.17 pts QE -79.67 pts sensex -18.79 pts Gold -0.77 % Amazfit and Zepp ranked Top 4 in global smartwatch shipment in 2021 Q1 page 8 Price percentage Price percentage 25.80 Brent 73.59 +0.16 % WTI 71.81 +0.22 % Silver -2.27 % Qatar sees spike in factory OPEC+ agrees to boost crude activities in Q2: ValuStrat output in Aug As of June 2021, 130 companies have been reported to operate from Qatar Free Zones Satyendra Pathak Group to host Doha next meeting Qatar continued to attract local on September 1 and foreign investments as a number of companies announced setting up Agencies factories in the country in the second London quarter of 2021, ValuStrat has said in its latest report. OPEC+, the group of oil-ex- As of June 2021, the report said, porting countries behind re- 130 companies have been reported to cent historic production cuts, operate from Qatar Free Zones in sec- will bring 400,000 barrels per tors such as logistics, technology and day back to the markets in Au- Oil prices ended last week down services. gust and will revise baselines nearly 4 percent. Baladna, Qatar’s largest locally- used to calculate quotas from owned food and dairy producer, an- May 2022. Oil prices ended last week nounced setting up a new factory for Under the latest agree- down nearly 4 percent in one evaporated milk and expansion of ment, producers including of the steepest weekly declines current butter processing facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, since March. the second quarter of this year. The Russia and the UAE will see Following the OPEC+ de- facilities are expected to be completed their baselines rise. cision to boost supply, Brent, by 2022, the report said. OPEC+, which is headed the international benchmark, Jotun, paints and coatings manu- by Saudi Arabia and Russia, is still headed towards $80 facturer, announced a new production extended its agreement until per barrel as demand is set to facility to be built in New Industrial the end of December 2022. outpace supply, said Giovanni Area by the fourth quarter of 2021 The group reached a consen- Staunovo, commodity analyst with a capacity to produce 20 million sus over the phasing out of 5.8 at Swiss bank UBS. litres of paint annually million bpd of withheld supply “With some further pro- During April 2021, the report following weeks of deadlock duction increases over the said, manufacturing output in Qa- and will review the pact at the coming months from Opec+, tar increased 9 percent compared to end of the year. we also see the market becom- April 2020 and declined 3.2 percent “We’re dealing with uncer- ing less tight as we move to- compared to March 2021 as per the tainty. And if you are dealing wards the end of the year and latest Industrial Production Index with uncertainty, the first thing so expect a modest price set- published by MDPS. Baladna, Qatar’s largest locally-owned food and dairy producer, has announced setting up a new factory for evaporated milk and you need to do is to acquiesce back towards $75 per barrel,” “As per Mwani Qatar, Hamad, Ru- expansion of current butter processing facilities. to the concept that you cannot he added. wais and Doha Port handled 819,253 predict uncertainty,” Prince “OPEC+ still want to keep Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) “Average asking rent for ware- of growth in the hydrocarbon sector.” “During the first two months of Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi their hands on the steer- containers in the first half of 2021, up houses in Al Wakrah, Birkat Al “The Ministry of Finance (MoF) the second quarter of 2021, export Arabia’s energy minister told ing wheel with the group’s by 22 percent year-on-year (YoY),” Awamer and Al Wukair areas was at announced a surplus of QR200 mil- revenue surged. The boom in exports reporters after the meeting. monthly meetings so as to the report said. QR42 per sq m, remaining unchanged lion during the first quarter of 2021 from Qatar has been mainly due to ex- “So yes, we will keep the remain flexible and adjust As of the second quarter of 2021, compared to the previous quarter and driven by the recovery of oil prices, ponential increase in exports to Asia,” 400,000 bpd on a monthly ba- amid unforeseen events,” said the report said, average asking rent the same period last year,” the report with a total expenditure of QR45 the report said. sis. We will review in Decem- Staunovo. for dry warehouses was QR43 per sq said. billion, of which QR4.6 billion was During the second quarter of 2021, ber. We kept our window open The group’s latest show of m, an increase of 5 percent quarter- Providing an outlook for Qatar’s spent on new projects,” the report the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood for review. If things go as well consensus will provide a signal on-quarter (QoQ) and 1 percent YoY. overall economy, the report said, said. at 97.6 points (the base year 2018) in- hopefully by September 2022, to non-OPEC players regard- Average asking rent for temper- “The World Bank has forecast Qa- As per the latest data released dicating an increase of 1.8 percent an- we will return to the market ing future investment plans ature-controlled warehouses grew 5 tar’s economy to grow by 3 percent by Planning and Statistics Authority nually and 1.7 percent QoQ, the report the 5.8 million bpd but the and keep oil prices in back- percent QoQ and 7 percent YoY, with in 2021 indicating the state is on the (PSA), the report said, real GDP of said adding that housing and utility spirit that you see today will wardation [a trend where fu- asking rents typically ranging be- path of recovery from economic shock Qatar contracted by 2.5 percent YoY expenses index decreased 5.9 percent enable us to even go beyond ture prices are lower than they tween QR40-80 per sq m, it said. induced by the pandemic on the back during the first quarter of 2021. YoY and 3.1 percent QoQ. 2022,” he said. are currently, he said. Nigeria seeks $1bn in funding for a key Government support key to SME gas pipeline project growth in ME, says Mastercard

Agencies Muhammadu Buhari’s plan Tribune News Network partnership with global consulting London to develop gas resources and Doha firm Kearney, recommends how ef- boost development in north- fective policy and innovation can ad- Nigeria is seeking $1 billion ern Nigeria. Government support and the set- dress many of the challenges faced by so work can continue on a gas NNPC, which was funding ting up of effective policies are key to SMEs serving the business-to-busi- pipeline costing up to $2.8 15 per cent, said last year it helping small and medium enterpris- ness market. billion, after Chinese lenders had used its own funds to start es across the Middle East and Africa Recommendations include pro- which had pledged to offer construction. The sources said recover from the pandemic, position viding ongoing working capital stabil- most of the funds did not dis- the Chinese lenders would for growth and contribute to econom- ity for SMEs, removing barriers that burse cash as quickly as ex- not agree to disburse the cash ic prosperity, new research has found. hinder women-owned businesses’ pected, three sources close to NNPC had expected by the About 88 percent of the region’s ability to receive capital by allowing the matter said. end of the summer, prompting SMEs ranked these factors as ‘im- different types of collateral and en- A spokesman for state it to turn to others. portant’ for future growth, while 50 suring a safe, secure operating envi- oil company NNPC, which is “They are looking at Nige- percent rated them as ‘must-haves’, ronment for SMEs in terms of cyber building the 614-kilometre ria as one loan, and right now, the inaugural Mastercard MEA SME security, trust and transparency. (384-mile) Ajaokuta-Kaduna- they feel they are too exposed,” Confidence Index showed. The Mastercard research found Kano (AKK) pipeline, said it one source said. This sentiment was especially that more than half of all SMEs across was still negotiating with the Chinese bank lending to pronounced among SMEs in the Mid- MEA said government-led initiatives Chinese lenders – Bank of African infrastructure projects dle East and North Africa, where 92 could have a positive effect on sup- China and Sinosure – to cover has fallen across the continent, per cent categorised them as impor- porting their businesses. $1.8 billion of the project cost. from $11bn in 2017 to $3.3bn tant factors, the research found. Mastercard has successfully col- “There’s no cause for in 2020, a Baker McKenzie re- “The contribution of small busi- laborated with regional governments alarm,” the spokesman said, port said in April. nesses to regional economies is ulti- to create growth opportunities for without saying whether NNPC With the continent facing mately about much more than the im- SMEs, by creating an ecosystem was turning to other lenders. an estimated annual $100bn mediate gains to livelihoods – it’s also where small businesses can thrive. But the three sources told infrastructure investment def- about the sustainable development of Through technology services, cy- Reuters the company was now icit, the loss of Chinese fund- an ecosystem that can advance inclu- ber assessments, insights, grants, approaching others, including ing leaves a big gap to fill. sive growth and prosperity for all,” oping a commercial landscape that One in three SMEs said collabo- digital training, mentoring platforms export-import institutions, to Nigeria began building the said Valerio Murta, senior vice presi- is fit for future growth. Through ef- rating with governments and busi- and knowledge initiatives, Master- continue work on the pipeline AKK pipeline in June 2020, dent of core products for the Middle fective partnerships, the public and nesses outside their markets could af- card will contribute $250 million over that will run through the mid- saying it would help generate East and Africa at Mastercard. private sectors can together create a fect their growth. In southern Africa, fiveyears to support small businesses’ dle of the West African coun- 3.6 gigawatts of power and Besides effective regulatory sup- supportive environment where SMEs this was especially pronounced with financial security globally. As part of try to its northern economic support gas-based industries port, 92 per cent of SMEs in MEA can thrive,” Murta said. more than half (56 per cent) agreeing, its goal to build a more sustainable hub Kano. along the route. The project are also looking for support to upskill Six in 10 SMEs in the region said the report found. and inclusive world, Mastercard has Chinese lenders had origi- was to be funded under a their teams and 88 per cent want im- private sector initiatives and partner- A public policy paper titled Reim- committed to connect 50 million nally been lined up to fund the debt-equity financing model, proved telecom infrastructure, the ships would benefit businesses and agining support for small businesses, small businesses, including 25 mil- bulk of the estimated $2.5bn backed by sovereign guarantee Mastercard research found. the markets in which they operate, released by the Mastercard Policy lion women entrepreneurs globally, to $2.8bn cost of the project, and repaid through the pipe- “Collaboration is the key to devel- Mastercard said. Centre for the Digital Economy in to the digital economy by 2025. which is central to President line transmission tariff. 08 Monday, July 19, 2021 Economy & Business Amazfit and Zepp Co-working spaces are ranked Top 4 in global smartwatch back and options abound shipment in 2021 Q1 As workers grow tired of their homes, real estate firms like WeWork and competitors reap the benefits

Tribune News Network Indonesia and Thailand for Doha shipments of adult weara- bles. In addition, it was Zepp Health, with self- ranked No. 6 in Mexico, the owned brands Zepp and United States, France, and Amazfit, distributed bythe United Kingdom. Video Home and Electronic Their popular Amazfit Center in Qatar, is ranked Fashion and Lifestyle wear- among the top four brands ables such as the Amazfit in terms of global adult GTR 2 series and the GTS smartwatch shipments in 2 series of smartwatches the first quarter of 2021, and the Outdoor Sports se- according to data from the ries including the Amazfit International Data Corpo- T-Rex have been the sales ration (IDC). impetus. During the period, The Amazfit brand has Zepp Health sold over 1.65 also enhanced its reputa- million Zepp and Amazfit tion by extending its global smartwatches, indicating adventurous outdoor sport a 68.8 percent year-on- sponsorship portfolio. Cel- year increase in global unit ebrating the Amazfit T-Rex sales — the highest among Pro release in March 2021, the top adult smartwatch the brand sponsored three brands. challenging competitions C V Rappai, Director that symbolize the watch’s and CEO of Video Home spirit: Explore Your In- and Electronic Center, stinct. It inked a deal with said, “Though the world’s Spartan, the world’s top consumer electronics sec- endurance sports and well- tor has continued to face ness brand, earlier this tough market circumstanc- year. Amazfit will be par- es, Zepp and Amazfit have ticipating at a number of been resilient in business Spartan events across the and is one of the world’s world this season. It has fastest growing smartwatch also supported the ESOK brand distributed by Video Rally in Eskişehir, Turkey, Home and Electronic Cent- as well as the All-Russian er in Qatar.” Zavidovo SUP Challenge, Zepp Health is ranked which is recognized as one No.1 in Brazil (40.9%), of the top five US P competi- Russia (28.9%) and Spain tions worldwide. (23.5%) in terms of ship- Amazfitis available in Hanya Chang in the living room of her loft that she rents as a workspace through a start-up called Codi, in New York, July 12, 2021. (Sarah Blesener/The New York Times) ments for adult smart- Qatar across Jumbo Elec- watches. It is ranked No. 2 tronics stores, jumbosouq. NYT with WeWork and other cow- dividual pods, unlocked and tion service Resy. in Italy, No. 3 in Poland and com & leading hyper mar- orking entities. rentable by the hour through Codi, a San Francisco- No. 4 in Germany, India, kets. Though Kia Roberts, who And smaller, resourceful users’ smartphones. based startup that allows hosts runs her own misconduct in- coworking initiatives are crop- There’s a shift in the work Gallagher discovered Lab- to rent out their homes or vestigation firm, originally ping up everywhere, introduc- dynamic, but there will yrinthe last fall, when he had commercial spaces to workers, felt hesitant about joining The ing new competition. Santand- reached his wit’s end working was a saving grace for Hanya Wing, the feminist-aligned er Bank opened a work cafe in always be a demand to at home with two children and Chang, a Williamsburg-based coworking space and social Williamsburg, Brooklyn, last leave your house and go to a spouse teaching elementary artist. She had always envi- club, she fell in love with it fall. Talea, a new brewery also work. school remotely. “Having a sioned her rented loft space after a visit to its Dumbo loca- in Williamsburg, opens to re- pseudo office to go to at hours as a vibrant live-work commu- tion in early 2019. mote workers every morning Joseph Chehebar, a founder of my choosing has been fan- nity, but the pandemic shut “The connections, the at 8, offering coffee and high- of SoHo’s Kin Spaces, which tastic for my work-life bal- down workshop possibilities beautiful spaces, the great speed Wi-Fi. Restaurants and leases office space to small ance,” he said after a morning for her, leaving her alone for food, the buzzy and boozy homeowners are renting out companies. shift in the pod, followed by months on end. events that featured a ton their spaces during business lunch and family time. “I need “I missed seeing people’s of fascinating speakers” ap- hours, and one startup, Codi, the space to exit the real world, faces,” Chang said. “It’s nice pealed to her, she said. She has been called the Airbnb of Bea Arthur, a mental just disappear into my head to have a conversation, see was a regular at all of the coworking. health counselor, joined The and disappear into whatever’s what people are working on.” Wing’s New York locations “There’s a shift in the work Wing four years ago and re- happening between me and Now, she is renting her loft when the pandemic hit, forc- dynamic, but there will always cently returned. “I’m a tough the Word document.” to a private company, which ing her to work from home in be a demand to leave your girl, I was like ‘nuh uh,’ all Earlier in the pandemic, uses her living room. Her ex- Foreign luxury cars see Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. house and go to work,” said the pink,” Arthur said of her hotels offered workday rent- penses are covered, she said, After over a year of working Joseph Chehebar, a founder initial hesitation to become a als, while many New Yorkers and her creativity has gotten a from her bedroom, where her of SoHo’s Kin Spaces, which member. “But they nailed the came up with office alterna- boost from other people being brisk sales in Japan folding desk often pinched her leases office space to small vibe. There’s a lot of diversity. tives that were anywhere but around. Plus, the employees, fingers while a home-school- companies. I’m very glad it’s back.” Her home. Restaurants, too, start- all of whom live near her, do Agencies employment in the service and ing pod usurped her dining Even though Roberts had biggest surprise upon return? ed to latch on to the concept. not have much of a commute. other business sectors. room table, Roberts was eager fond memories of the Wing, More men working there. Last fall, the restaura- Offering an alternative to Foreign luxury cars priced Sales of foreign-made lux- to get back to a shared office. she was unsure where she The Wing is dedicated to teur Moshe Schulman started commuting is also a goal of Pi- at more than 10 million yen in ury passenger cars priced at The question was, where? would plant her laptop next, an “expanded culture code,” Work From Kindred, inviting rro Cece, the founder of Class Japan are becoming popular 10 million yen or more surged It would be easy to assume with so many new options Kassan said. people to use his East Village & Co, in Greenpoint. He is among wealthy people who 60.9 percent to 3,336 units in that the pandemic had dealt a available. One thing was clear Plenty of New Yorkers restaurant’s Wi-Fi, coffee, out- giving his neighbors in North cannot travel abroad amid the June from a year earlier, ex- final blow to coworking spac- to her, however: “I need to get would rather not be bothered lets and bathroom (for $25 a Brooklyn a place to unite and coronavirus pandemic and ceeding the previous year’s es. Instead, they are doing just out of this apartment.” with workplace culture at all. day) on weekdays from 9 to share skills and ideas. “You who are willing to spend mon- level every month since the fine, taking advantage of pent- Lauren Kassan, the chief “There’s no better gift than be- 5. Hundreds of New Yorkers don’t have to commute,” he ey on the back of higher global beginning of this year, accord- up remote workers and a very executive of The Wing, is ing left alone,” said Matt Gal- took him up on his offer, he said. “Coworking is the fu- share prices. Domestic sales of ing to the Japan Automobile confused commercial real es- aware that 2021 is a custom- lagher, a writer. Labyrinthe, said, many returning two or ture.” luxury foreign-brand vehicles Importers Association. tate sector. The Wing and We- er’s market, so her team is in Williamsburg, has people three times a week. The pro- As for Roberts, who runs such as Italy’s Ferrari and Brit- Sales in 2020 were also sol- Work, both of which endured working hard to please return- like Gallagher in mind. The gram went on hiatus for the the investigation firm, she ain’s Bentley hit record highs id, increasing 0.5 percent from recent public relations disas- ing clients at its three Manhat- founder, Lyon Aung, and his winter, resuming in May with ended up joining Spaces, yet in June since 1988, when com- the previous year to 22,712 ters — the former with charges tan spaces, which reopened in partners, all recent college the introduction of an outdoor another new venture in Fort parable data became available, units, even though the econo- of casual racism and the latter May. Its changes include small graduates with startup aspi- extension. One team meet- Greene, near her home. Prox- industry data showed. my was significantly damaged imploding after being signifi- touches, like free tote bags and rations, found that trying to ing there recently used plastic imity was key, she said. “I just The trend clearly contrasts by the coronavirus pandemic. cantly overvalued — are reor- scented candles, and broader work together in cafes was not safety barriers as an impromp- needed a clean, quiet, child- with worsening living condi- Last month, sales of Ferra- ganizing, with memberships structural ones that address sustainable. They also “didn’t tu drawing board to post sticky free space close to home,” she tions for some people, includ- ri jumped 80.6 percent from a on the upswing. Corporations last year’s criticisms, including vibe well,” Aung said, with notes with marketing ideas. explained. And so far, so good. ing part-time and nonregular year earlier to 121 units, while like IBM and Palantir, many a diverse advisory board, new more commercial coworking In a strange twist, coworking “I honestly feel the most workers, as the spread of the those of Bentley expanded of which are reducing office racial justice initiatives and di- spaces like WeWork. The trio “regulars” reserve their spots productive that I’ve felt in over coronavirus dealt a blow to 23.9 percent to 83 units. space, are starting to partner versity training. came up with the idea of in- using the restaurant reserva- a year. It has been heavenly.”

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Monday, July 19, 2021 09 Economy & Business Is sustainability key to unlocking Togo’s textile industry potential?  The Togolese textile industry has been key to GDP for decades  Recent years have seen sustained efforts to boost its value Tribune News Network of transport infrastructure consti- Doha tute a further obstacle to trade in the region. However, as OBG has With Togo moving to position it- extensively detailed, it is expected self as a regional leader in terms of that the African Continental Free textile production, the country is Trade Area will serve to drive infra- increasing its focus on sustainability structural improvements, unlocking and digitalisation as it seeks to max- market potential and creating more imise value across the supply chain, integrated supply chains. Oxford Business Group (OBG) has Another key issue is related to said in its latest report. maximising the potential of the lat- As OBG has recently explored, est technological developments, and the global textiles industry is one in particular those associated with of the major contributors to climate the so-called Fourth Industrial Rev- change: with pre-pandemic annual olution (4IR). emissions of 1.2 billion tonnes, it is New digital technologies have the second-largest industrial pol- already begun to impact Togolese luter, second only to the oil and gas society. industry. For example, the BBC recently This situation has led many reported that the Togolese Ministry textile industry players to increase of Posts, Digital Economy and Tech- their focus on sustainability and nological Innovations had worked other environmental, social and with a team at the University of Cali- governance principles. fornia, Berkeley, to produce a “pov- Opened in June this year, the erty map” of Togo. Plateforme Industrielle d’Adetikopé This process involved filtering Textile Park aims to transform the satellite imagery through a com- country’s apparel industry value puter algorithm in order to establish chain, as well as boost exports of which were the poorest regions of cotton textiles and finished gar- the country. The map was then used ments. as a basis to distribute emergency The park’s commitment to sus- cash via mobile phones to those tainability is evident in a range of people hardest hit by the Covid-19 measures: among others, it will pandemic. process 100 percent sustainably Elsewhere, Togolese farmers sourced cotton, under Cotton Made have begun using drones to spray in Africa standards; use 100 percent pesticides on rice crops. A Lomé- renewable electricity, offsetting 20 based school called e-AgriSky is tonnes of carbon emissions per day; teaching local farmers how to fly recycle 90-95 percent of the water the devices, which in addition to in- used during processing; and com- creasing yields and reducing costs, ply with independent international is also much safer than manual certifications regarding dyeing and crop spraying. By 2025, the school finishing fabrics. hopes to have trained 8000 certi- Furthermore, the project will fied drone pilots. also create considerable eco- Going forwards, digital technol- nomic benefits, as it is expected ogies will likewise be key to boost- to generate an estimated 20,000 In the 1970s, Togo was considered the centre of commerce in West Africa, with the textiles industry its primary source of revenue. ing value in the Togolese textile direct and 80,000 indirect jobs, industry. and contribute up to 21 percent to based AMEA Power, which was of textile distribution. gional and global markets. and textile industry.” “Working with seed cotton is national GDP. drawn to Togo’s “renewable friend- By the early 2000s, however, “The cotton industry already While there is much optimism hard and labour-intensive, especial- “Sustainability is at the core of ly” regulations. The project received the Nana Benz’s fabrics faced strong carries its own economic weight surrounding the Togolese textile ly when compared to other crops in Togo’s development plans, par- $8 billion in pre-funding from To- competition from the Chinese mar- but, with more value-added, the in- industry, there are nevertheless similar areas. Fortunately, there are ticularly for the textile industry,” go’s National Development Plan, ket, whose textiles sold at one-tenth dustry could become a development various hurdles still to be over- increasing levels of mechanisation Cynthia E. Gnassingbe-Essonam, while 80 percent of the construction of the price of those produced in axis not only for Togo but for the come if the sector is to realise its in seed cotton cultivation that are secretary-general of Togo Invest, workforce was recruited locally. Togo. This prompted efforts to whole of West Africa,” Gnassingbe- full potential. slowly eroding the laborious nature told OBG. “If Togo is to compete While these new developments boost the sector, and between 2011 Essonam told OBG. Many of these are related to of cotton growing,” Jacky Riviere, on a global stage, it must be pru- are providing the domestic clothing and 2015 cotton exports more than This is a sentiment shared infrastructure, and in particular to country head for agri-business mul- dent with the usage of its resources, industry with new impetus, Togo doubled in volume, from 19m kg to by Jesse Damsky, the presi- energy supply – a gap which pro- tinational Olam in Chad, told OBG. and ensure that energy sources are has an established track record as a 44m kg. In 2017 Togo’s top import dent of Plateforme Industrielle jects such as the Mohamed Bin But while the industry is poised reliable and have a good mix of re- textiles powerhouse. markets for textiles and clothing d’Adetikopé. “Despite Togo’s small Zayed solar plant aim to fill. to embrace 4IR, this will require a newables.” In the 1970s the country was were China, accounting for almost size, the country offers huge poten- “The cost of energy is the tipping sufficiently well-trained workforce. Another public-private part- considered the centre of com- 50 percent of the total, followed tial for growth and international point for the viability and longev- “Training and digitalisation go nership that demonstrates Togo’s merce in West Africa, with the tex- by Japan (18.9 percent), Vietnam connections. In addition, the gov- ity of a thriving textile industry in hand in hand. Without the neces- commitment to sustainability is the tiles industry its primary source of (4.38 percent), India (4.04 per- ernment’s support for building Togo,” Damsky told OBG. “Reliable sary people to take new technologies 50-MW Mohamed Bin Zayed solar revenue. cent) and Germany (3.26 percent). out natural resources and creat- energy is hard to come by in West and run with them, few businesses plant in the country’s Centrale Re- Female entrepreneurs known Such efforts have continued, but ing value for the industry sector is Africa, and the textiles industry is or sectors of the economy will ben- gion. Opened on June 24, it is the as Nana Benz (with “Nana” mean- the textile industry is still widely unwavering,” he told OBG. “Togo heavy on both water usage and elec- efit,” Gnassingbe-Essonam told largest such plant in Western Af- ing mother in Togolese, and “Benz” seen as having untapped potential, already has burgeoning cotton, ca- tricity usage. Balancing these two OBG. “Because of this, stakehold- rica, and will provide electricity to being a reference to their preferred both to consolidate its centrality cao, phosphates and coffee exports, resources is a key challenge that ers and policymakers in Togo have 158,333 households. mode of transport) positioned the to Togo’s GDP, and to increase the while the immediate transforma- Togo faces over the next decade.” been proactive in creating centres The plant was built by Dubai- capital, Lomé, as a regional centre country’s interconnectivity with re- tion opportunity is in the garment Poor-quality roads and a lack for study and education.” Coal prices in China rise amid higher power consumption

Agencies short supply as a trade spat supply 10 million tonnes of jor coal sourcing province A heatwave across some of with producer Australia has fossil fuel from reserves, the Shanxi to some neighbouring China’s biggest industrial crimped imports, while a fifth release of stockpiles this regions. That forced Henan provinces has dramatically spate of fatal accidents has year, according to the Xin- province to ban exporting its increased local electricity led to safety inspections. At hua News Agency. own coal production to other consumption, sending ther- the same time, China’s ef- China is also considering areas, the Securities Times mal coal futures towards re- forts to limit the use of the price caps. But any efforts newspaper reported. cord highs. dirtiest fossil fuel have been to boost production at local Henan also ordered coal The power load in the thwarted as hot weather rais- mines will take time, and the producers to report their eastern province of Zhejiang es air conditioning needs. spot market remains espe- production and invento- near Shanghai surpassed 100 “Southern China has cially tight. ries to the government on a million kilowatts per hour been very hot, and the daily Zhejiang’s peak load is daily basis to keep track of on Tuesday for the first time, power load is consistently equivalent to almost five supplies and demand, the the State Grid said. Usage breaking new highs,” said times the energy produced newspaper said. The govern- has also hit records in near- Huatai Futures analyst Wang by China’s largest hydro- ment’s concern followed a by Jiangsu and the southern Haitao. “Although the supply power station, the Three record power load in Zheng- region of Guangdong, where of coal has increased, that’s Gorges. The province is still zhou, its capital city, accord- temperatures have reached hard to sustain given the highly reliant on coal, with ing to the report. 37 degrees Celsius. intense draw-down. Some only 30 per cent of its power Other commodities also The excessive demand regions are again rationing supplied from renewable risk being hit by efforts to boosted Chinese thermal electricity and issuing warn- sources. Jiangsu’s energy keep electricity flowing. Alu- coal futures to the high- ings about using coal.” needs are even higher, with minium output is likely to est in two months, topping Pressure on the nation’s the province expected to come under further pressure 900 yuan ($139) a tonne in electricity sources is resur- have a peak load of 125 mil- as supply curtailments due early trading Friday. Futures facing with the onset of sum- lion kilowatts per hour this to electricity shortages per- have rallied 33 per cent this mer, which meteorologists summer. sist. Smelters in the major year, reaching a record in have said may be hotter than Extreme weather is up- hub of Yunnan won’t restore May, amid a supply short- usual this year. Compound- Coal, China’s principal energy source, has been in short supply as a trade spat with producer Australia setting the coal market in production as planned after age, Bloomberg has said in a ing the problem is China’s has crimped imports. more ways than just hot a new round of power ration- report. strong economic growth temperatures. A rainstorm ing due to the hot weath- Coal, China’s principal as factories return to full Power consumption surged Authorities have tried situation. Among the biggest days ago temporarily halted er, according to Mysteel energy source, has been in strength after the pandemic. 10 per cent in June. several measures to ease the was the plan Thursday to the road links between ma- consultancy. 10 Monday, July 19, 2021 Economy & Business As Lebanon collapses, the man with an iron grip on its finances faces questions Riad Salameh, Lebanon’s central bank chief is facing allegations of fraud, when people can’t get their money from banks and the currency has crashed NYT By 2015, Lebanon’s ratio of debt to Beirut economic output — a measure of debt’s burden on a nation’s economy — was For decades, Riad Salameh, Leba- the third highest in the world, at 138%; non’s central bank chief, was lauded when Salameh took office, it was 51%, at home and abroad as a financial ranking 97th. Next door, a civil war was wizard who kept the economy run- raging in Syria, raising fears of instabil- ning and the currency stable despite ity. wars, assassinations and frequent Commercial banks, saddled with political turmoil. risky Lebanese sovereign bonds, had Not anymore. been required to keep 15% of foreign This country at the crossroads of currency deposits in the central bank the Middle East is suffering from a col- to shore up its reserves, and Salameh lapse of historic proportions: Its banks attracted further deposits with even are largely insolvent, unemployment is higher interest rates. soaring, its currency has crashed and Interest rates on dollar deposits at many Lebanese blame Salameh for commercial banks also rose, in some shortages that have left them strug- cases to 20% or higher, to attract dol- gling to afford food, scrambling to find lars in what some analysts describe as medication and waiting in long lines to a Ponzi scheme, in which new money fuel up their cars. was always needed to pay creditors. Now, Salameh is being accused In late 2019, the system came of a perhaps more unforgivable sin: crashing down. Banks imposed limits enriching himself and his inner circle on withdrawals and the central bank through years of corruption. Paris an- began dipping into its reserves, which ticorruption judges opened an investi- included large amounts of depositors’ gation this month into criminal allega- money, to maintain the currency’s peg tions that Salameh, one of the world’s to the dollar. Anti-government protest- longest-serving central bank chiefs, ers set fire to ATMs, and banks locked fraudulently amassed an outsize for- their doors. tune in Europe by abusing his power. “As long as the system was work- The judicial investigation follows a ing, no one cared,” said Dan Azzi, a for- preliminary inquiry by the French Na- mer Lebanese banker. “Now that it has tional Financial Prosecutor’s Office. failed, everyone is angry.” Prosecutors in Switzerland have The government’s default on a $1.2 asked Lebanese authorities for help billion bond payment in March 2020 with a separate investigation into underscored the collapse. “Our debt suspected embezzlement and money has become greater than Lebanon can laundering linked to Salameh and his bear,” Prime Minister Hassan Diab associates. said in a televised speech. The allegations have caused a The coronavirus pandemic and a sensation in a country enduring a cri- huge explosion in the port of Beirut last sis that the World Bank said recently August further devastated the econo- could rank in the top three worldwide Volunteers at Heaven’s Joy in Beirut, Lebanon, a center for the elderly and people in need, on April 15, 2021. (Diego Ibarra Sanchez/The New York Times) my. over the last 150 years, a “brutal” eco- Estimates put the central bank’s nomic contraction of a magnitude Salameh, his brother Raja Salameh, euros’ worth of real estate in France, before the investigations were an- But every time Lebanon faced new losses at $50 billion to $60 billion. The “usually associated with conflicts or other relatives and Marianne Hoayek, Germany, Britain and Switzerland, nounced that he would not resign over crises, external help kept coming. The International Monetary Fund has of- wars.” who heads the central bank’s execu- Swiss prosecutors said. Lebanon’s financial troubles because assassination of the elder Hariri in fered assistance, but Lebanese officials Despite the meltdown, Salameh, tive office, of illicitly sweeping funds Beyond the real estate, Swiss pros- he had a “strategy to get out of this cri- 2005 and a destructive war between accuse Salameh of blocking an audit the architect of Lebanon’s monetary from Lebanon into Swiss banks and ecutors are looking into allegations sis.” He defended his record, saying he Lebanese militant group Hezbollah sought by the United States and other policy since 1993, has faced no seri- then laundering millions in France that Raja Salameh transferred more had kept Lebanon “afloat while it lived and Israel in 2006 brought inflows of countries that would unlock IMF aid, ous calls for his ouster, even though he through high-end real estate purchas- than $200 million from Forry’s Swiss wars, assassinations, civil strife and so international aid. Wealthy members of as well as a separate investigation into oversaw a strategy that required ever es, including luxury property near the account to his accounts in Lebanese on.” the Lebanese diaspora continually sent alleged fraud at the central bank. more borrowing to pay existing credi- Eiffel Tower. The judges have broad banks with powerful political ties. “It is really unfair to judge Lebanon foreign currency home. Most Lebanese have said goodbye tors, what some critics have called the powers, which include seeking coop- Among them was Bankmed, owned by as if it was Sweden,” he said. Salameh’s supporters hailed him to whatever savings they had while world’s largest Ponzi scheme. eration from the Lebanese authorities the family of Rafik Hariri, the former But some Lebanese question how as a skilled savior for keeping the the currency has crashed, reducing What shields Salameh from scru- and freezing assets if the origin of their Lebanese prime minister who appoint- Salameh can remain at the helm of economy stable in a country where salaries once worth $1,000 a month to tiny at home is his central role in Leba- funding appears illegal. ed Salameh as central bank chief, and the central bank. Inflation has surged nothing else seemed to be. As govern- about $80. The central bank is burning non’s complex sectarian and often Salameh’s lawyer in France, Pierre- whose son Saad Hariri is the country’s to 80%, overseas investors have left ments came and went, running chronic through its reserves, spending about corrupt web of business and political Olivier Sur, said Salameh disputed the most prominent Sunni Muslim politi- and more than half of the country’s 6.7 budget deficits, Salameh held fast to $500 million per month to subsidize interests. More than 20 interviews entirety of the allegations. cian. million people may be living below the the money reins. imports of fuel, medicine and grain. with Lebanese, Western and monetary Separately, the Swiss attorney gen- Neither Salameh nor his brother or poverty line, the World Bank said. In Lebanon’s sect-based politi- “Lebanon has been living on bor- officials, economists and former col- eral’s office is examining a web of bank associates have been charged by Swiss “He is responsible for monetary cal system, the president must be a rowed time, and now the chickens leagues of Salameh’s paint a picture accounts from Switzerland to Panama or French prosecutors. It is unclear policy, and it has failed dramatically,” Maronite Christian, which Salameh is, have come home to roost,” said Toufic of a brilliant and shrewd yet secretive that it says Salameh and his brother how long the investigations will take. said Henri Chaoul, a former adviser to and his reputation as a financial mas- Gaspard, a Lebanese economist and operator who built an empire inside may have used to shelter the “possible Talk of self-dealing by Salameh Lebanon’s minister of finance who re- termind at one point made him a con- former adviser at the IMF. “The whole the central bank and used it to make embezzlement” of central bank funds has circulated for years. In the WikiLe- signed last year. “Under what rules of tender for the country’s highest office. banking system has collapsed, and we himself essential to rich and power- and to “carry out money laundering.” aks diplomatic cables, a former U.S. law and governance is he still around?” He once told a businessman who asked have become a cash economy.” ful players across Lebanon’s political Swiss prosecutors, who are bas- ambassador to Lebanon, Jeffrey Felt- A polished, canny political operator about his economic plans, “Get me the The crash has soured many Leba- spectrum. ing their investigation on a complaint man (now special envoy for the Horn who is a Lebanese French dual citizen, presidency and I’ll tell you.” nese on their once celebrated central “He is no longer the head of the brought by Accountability Now, an of Africa), described Salameh in 2007 Salameh has been enmeshed in Leba- Salameh also used his post to do banker. central bank. He is the accountant organization established in 2020 by as having “whiffs of rumored corrupt non’s politics since Rafik Hariri named favors for power brokers in Lebanon’s “I can’t say anything good about for this mafia,” said Jamil al-Sayyed, Lebanese and Swiss human rights behavior, a penchant for secrecy and him central bank governor in 1993. political system, according to former Riad Salameh,” said Toufic Khoueiri, a member of Parliament and former activists, say documents show that extralegal autonomy at the Central Salameh had been Hariri’s private central bank employees and foreign a co-owner of a popular kebab restau- head of Lebanon’s General Security Salameh hired Forry Associates, a Bank.” banker at Merrill Lynch. officials who spoke on the condition of rant, while having lunch with a friend agency, the body that oversees domes- brokerage firm owned by his brother, Salameh, 70, declined to be inter- Hariri was trying to rebuild Leba- anonymity. Sons of prominent officials in Beirut. “Our money is not stuck in tic security and issues identity cards to handle central bank sales of gov- viewed for this article, did not respond non after a disastrous 15-year civil war, got jobs at the central bank. Business- the banks, but simply stolen.” and passports. “He protects them, and ernment bonds, and that from 2002 to written questions and has denied and Salameh set out to stabilize the cur- men, politicians and journalists pro- His friend, Roger Tanios, a lawyer, in protecting him, they protect them- to 2015 the bank transferred at least any wrongdoing. He has repeatedly rency and reel in foreign investment. ducing favorable coverage allegedly said he had once admired Salameh for selves.” $330 million in commissions to the said he accumulated a personal fortune Salameh fixedthe Lebanese pound benefitedhandsomely from central keeping Lebanon financially stable but But the investigations in France firm’s Swiss account. Salameh has said of $23 million during a 20-year career at about 1,500 to the dollar, a peg that bank-subsidized loans and other fi- had changed his mind. and Switzerland pose new threats to that the contract was legal. as a banker at Merrill Lynch before be- would underpin the economy for more nancial arrangements that most likely Salameh, he said, had gone spec- his standing. Large sums in the Forry account ing tapped to head the central bank. than 20 years but required a constant would have raised red flags with regu- tacularly off course. The French judges are investigat- were moved to Swiss accounts held by Raja Salameh could not be reached for stream of dollars to stay sustainable. lators in other countries. “Every country has its mafia,” Tani- ing a complaint by Sherpa, a French Salameh, and a portion of the money comment. The system was fragile because it But after decades of relative stabil- os said. “In Lebanon, the mafia has its anticorruption group, that accuses was ultimately used to buy millions of Riad Salameh told CNBC last year risked collapse if the money ran out. ity, Salameh’s system began to unravel. country.”

Why India’s e-commerce start-ups are on investors’ radars

Agencies True Beacon and brokerage to 8.8 trillion rupees ($120bn), ment methods will continue Such a favourable environ- Zerodha. “Naturally, competi- according to consulting firm to drive e-commerce growth ment is prompting companies India’s shoppers are shun- tion has gotten intense.” Digi- GlobalData. E-commerce pay- in India.” Major e-commerce in the digital space, particularly ning brick-and-mortar out- tal payments company Paytm, ments are forecast to grow 16.8 retailers in India, such as Flip- established e-commerce plat- lets for the convenience and backed by SoftBank, is seeking per cent this year to 4.5tn ru- kart, Amazon and BigBasket, forms, to go public and capital- security of the web. regulatory approval to raise pees, compared to 12.2 per cent have seen a rise in orders every ise on investor interest that can A validation of the trend more than $2.2bn in what growth in 2020. month since the outbreak of help them expand. in the country that is set to would be one of the country’s “The Covid-19 crisis has ac- the pandemic, according to Bangalore-based Flipkart overtake China as the world’s biggest stock market listings. celerated the digital payments GlobalData. Online purchases is expected to go for a public most populous nation came While the pandemic may shift in India and opened e- of groceries, electronic goods listing – this year – as it aims last week with Walmart-owned dent the pace of economic ex- commerce to a whole new set of and healthcare products have for a $50bn valuation. The Flipkart – India’s rival to Ama- pansion, online sales are grow- consumers and merchants who all registered strong growth, company’s latest fundraising zon – raising $3.6 billion in new ing in tandem with the increas- were not using online channels according to the consultancy. round saw Japan’s SoftBank financing ahead of an expected ing uptake in digitilisation of earlier,” said Ravi Sharma, the The uptick in e-commerce reinvesting in Flipkart after it initial public offering (IPO). businesses amid the Coivd-19 banking and payments lead has been fuelled by a rise of sold off its 20 per cent stake to “We have started to see a pandemic. analyst at GlobalData. smartphone ownership and Walmart as part of a deal com- select few players cornering E-commerce sales in Asia’s “Rising consumer pref- internet access, an increase in pleted in 2018, when the US most of the market share,” said third-largest economy are pro- erence for online shopping, digital literacy and the Indian retailer took a majority stake in Flipkart, one of India’s largest e-commerce firms, is one of many Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of jected to grow 18.2 per cent an- proliferation of e-retailers government’s digital push, Mr the Indian e-commerce start- companies seeking to secure funding to expand across the country. asset management company nually between 2021 and 2025 and emergence of new pay- Sharma said. up. Monday, July 19, 2021 11 Economy & Business Building solar farms may not build the middle class NYT which pay above-average wag- es. To help revive such “high- To hear Democrats tell it, a quality middle-class” employ- green job is supposed to be a ment, as Biden refers to it, he good job — and not just good has proposed federal subsidies for the planet. to plug abandoned oil and gas The Green New Deal, first wells, build electric vehicles introduced in 2019, sought to and charging stations and “create millions of good, high- speed the transition to renew- wage jobs.” And in March, able energy. when President Joe Biden un- Industry studies, including veiled his $2.3 trillion infra- one cited by the White House, structure plan, he emphasized suggest that vastly increasing the “good-paying” union jobs it the number of wind and solar would produce while reining in farms could produce over half climate change. a million jobs a year over the “My American Jobs Plan next decade — primarily in will put hundreds of thousands construction and manufactur- of people to work,” Biden said, ing. “paying the same exact rate David Popp, an econo- that a union man or woman mist at Syracuse University, would get.” said those job estimates were But on its current trajec- roughly in line with his study tory, the green economy is of the green jobs created by the shaping up to look less like the Recovery Act of 2009, but with industrial workplace that lifted two caveats: First, the green workers into the middle class jobs created then coincided in the 20th century than some- with a loss of jobs elsewhere, thing more akin to an Amazon including high-paying, union- In this undated photo made available by Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos (centre), and others inspect Crew Capsule 2.0 after touchdown in West Texas. warehouse or a fleet of Uber ized industrial jobs. And the drivers: grueling work sched- green jobs did not appear to ules, few unions, middling raise the wages of workers who wages and limited benefits. filled them. Kellogg Dipzinski has seen The effect of Biden’s plan, this up close, at Assembly So- which would go further in dis- How Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos lar, a nearly 2,000-acre solar placing well-paid workers in farm under construction near fossil-fuel-related industries, Flint, Michigan. could be similarly disappoint- “Hey I see your ads for ing. help,” Dipzinski, an organizer While some of the new with the local electrical work- green construction jobs, such will soar into space ers union, texted the site’s pro- as building new power lines, ject manager in May. “We have may pay well, many will pay When Blue Origin launches people into space for the first time, Bezos will be on board. No test pilots or flight manpower. I’ll be out that way less than traditional energy Friday.” industry construction jobs. engineers for the July 20 debut flight — just Bezos, his brother, an 82-year-old aviation pioneer and a teenager “Hahahahaha …. yes — The construction of a new help needed on unskilled low fossil fuel plant in Michigan Agencies flights to space since 2015, carrying wage workers,” was the re- employs hundreds of skilled up experiments, children’s postcards hen Blue Origin and Mannequin Skywalker, the com- launches people into pany’s passenger stand-in. Except for space for the first time, the booster crash-landing on the first founder Jeff Bezos will trip, all the demos were successful. be on board. No test One rocket ended up flying seven times pilotsW or flight engineers for Tuesday’s and another five. The capsules also debut flight from West Texas, just Be- were recycled. Blue Origin deliberately zos, his brother, an 82-year-old avia- aborted a couple flights after liftoff to tion pioneer and a teenage tourist. test the emergency escape system on The capsule is entirely automated, the capsule. The pace seemed slow unlike Richard Branson’s Virgin Ga- compared with the competition, and lactic rocket plane that required two many wondered why Blue Origin — its pilots to get him to space and back a motto Gradatim Ferociter, or step by week ago. step ferociously — was taking so long Branson’s advice? “Just sit back, to launch people. Based in Kent, Wash- relax, look out of the window, just ab- ington, the company kept fairly mum sorb the view outside,” he said on CBS’ on its launch plans. Bezos finally an- An aerial view of workers mounting panels at the nearly 2,000 acre “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The interior of the crew capsule. nounced “it’s time” following the last Assembly Solar Project near Flint, Michigan. Differences in quirks and rockets test flight in April, a dress rehearsal aside, the billionaire rivals are gearing National Air and Space Museum and starts college this fall, is Blue Origin’s that saw mock passengers briefly climb sponse. “Competing with our tradespeople who typically up to launch just about anybody willing launch an education center. “To see first paying customer; no word on what aboard before liftoff. The rocket and federal government for unem- make at least $60 an hour in to shell out hundreds of thousands of the Earth from space, it changes you. his ticket cost. capsule that will be used Tuesday have ployment is tough.” wages and benefits, said Mike dollars for a brief up-and-down space It changes your relationship with this flown twice before. For workers used to the pay Barnwell, the head of the car- hop. planet, with humanity,” he said. “It’s a Rocket and capsule standards of traditional energy penters union in the state. A brief look at what awaits Bezos thing I’ve wanted to do all my life.” While Bezos won’t be the first boss What’s next industries, such declarations By contrast, about two- and his passengers: to ride to space on his own rocket, he Blue Origin is expected to open may be jarring. Building an thirds of the roughly 250 Who else is flying can lay claim to strapping in for his ticket sales soon after Bezos flies and electricity plant powered by workers employed on a typi- Bezos on board Bezos personally invited two of his company’s first human launch. He’s has already lined up some of the other fossil fuels usually requires cal utility-scale solar project Bezos created Blue Origin in 2000, fellow passengers — his 50-year-old also aiming higher, with an anticipated auction bidders. The company hasn’t hundreds of electricians, pipe are lower-skilled, according a move that he said prompted his high brother Mark, an investor and volun- altitude of about 66 miles (106 kilo- disclosed the cost of a ride. The fourth fitters, millwrights and boil- to Anthony Prisco, the head of school girlfriend to observe, “Jeff start- teer firefighter, and female aviation meters) versus Branson’s 53.5 miles seat on the upcoming flight was auc- ermakers who typically earn the renewable energy practice ed Amazon just to get enough money pioneer Wally Funk. Joining them will (86 kilometers). Blue Origin’s 60-foot tioned off for $28 million. Nineteen more than $100,000 a year in for the staffing firm Aerotek. to do Blue Origin — and I can’t prove be Oliver Daemen, a last-minute fill-in (18-meter) New Shepard rocket will ac- space advocacy and education groups wages and benefits when they Prisco said his company pays her wrong.” He has said he finances the for the winner of a $28 million charity celerate toward space at three times the are getting $1 million each as a re- are unionized. “around $20” per hour for rocket company by selling $1 billion auction who had a scheduling conflict. speed of sound, or Mach 3, before sep- sult, with the rest to be used by Blue But on solar farms, work- these positions, depending on in Amazon stock a year. Bezos caught At age 82, Funk will become the oldest arating from the capsule and returning Origin’s Club for the Future for its own ers are often nonunion con- the market, and that they are the space bug at age 5 while watch- person in space. She was among 13 fe- for an upright landing. The passengers education effort. While the diminutive struction laborers who earn an generally nonunion. ing Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s male pilots — the so-called Mercury 13 will experience three to four minutes New Shepard is meant to launch peo- hourly wage in the upper teens Biden has proposed that moon landing on July, 20, 1969. He — who took the same tests in the early of weightlessness, before their capsule ple on brief flights to the edge of space, with modest benefits — even clean energy projects, which chose the 52nd anniversary for his own 1960s as NASA’s Mercury 7 astronauts, parachutes onto the desert just 10 min- the mega New Glenn will be capable of as the projects are backed by are subsidized by federal launch. Enamored by space history, but were barred because of their gen- utes after liftoff. That’s five minutes hauling cargo and eventually crew into some of the largest investment tax credits, pay construction Bezos named his New Shepard rocket der. “Finally!” Funk exclaimed when less than Alan Shepard’s 1961 Mercury orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida, firms in the world. In the case workers so-called prevailing after Alan Shepard, the first American offered a seat alongside Bezos. As for flight. Blue Origin, though, offers the possibly beginning late next year. Blue of Assembly Solar, the backer wages — a level set by the gov- in space, and his bigger, still-in-devel- the Dutch Daemen — who at 18 will be- biggest windows ever built for a space- Origin also has its eyes on the moon. is D.E. Shaw, with more than ernment in each locality. A few opment New Glenn rocket after John come the youngest person in space — craft. Bezos purchased the desolate, Its proposed lunar lander, Blue Moon, $50 billion in assets under states, most prominently New Glenn, the first American in orbit. The his financier father bid on the capsule parched land for launching and land- lost to SpaceX’s Starship in NASA’s re- management, whose renew- York, have enacted similar 57-year-old Bezos — who also owns The seat in June, but dropped out when the ing rockets. The closest town is Van cent commercial competition to devel- able energy arm owns and will mandates. Washington Post — stepped down as price soared. Blue Origin came calling Horn, population 1,832. op the technology for getting the next operate the plant. But it’s not clear that Amazon’s CEO earlier this month and just over a week ago, after the unidenti- astronauts onto the moon. Blue Origin While Biden has proposed the Senate Democrats will last week donated $200 million to the fied auction winner switched to a later Track record is challenging the contract award, as is higher wage floors for such be able to enact a prevailing Smithsonian Institution to renovate its flight. The teenage space fanatic, who Blue Origin has completed 15 test , the other competitor. work, the Senate prospects for wage mandate over Republi- this approach are murky. And can opposition. And the ex- absent such protections — or perience of the Recovery Act, even with them — there’s a which also required prevailing nagging concern among work- wages, suggests that such re- er advocates that the shift to quirements are less effective green jobs may reinforce ine- at raising wages than union quality rather than alleviate it. representation. Union officials “The clean tech industry also say that much of the dif- is incredibly anti-union,” said ference in compensation aris- Jim Harrison, the director of es from benefits rather than renewable energy for the Util- pay. ity Workers Union of America. When utilities build their “It’s a lot of transient work, own plants, they have little work that is marginal, precari- incentive to drive down labor ous and very difficult tobe able costs because their rate of to organize.” return is set by regulators — Since 2000, the United around 10% of their initial in- States has lost about 2 mil- vestment a year, according to Mark Bezos attends day two of Summit LA17 in Los Angeles. Mercury 13 astronaut trainee Wally Funk Oliver Daemen in an airplane cockpit. lion private-sector union jobs, securities filings. QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Hamilton QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune makes sensational recovery to win British F1 GP at Silverstone MONday, JULY 19, 2021 page 15 Qatar score four goals unanswered in dominant win over Grenada

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Qatar sealed their first- ever Gold Cup victory with a resounding 4-0 result over Grenada during the second matchday in Group D at the BBVA Stadium on Saturday. The defending AFC Asian Cup champions took the lead in the 11th minute as Abdelaziz Hatem had a right-footed fin- ish in the opening goal of the encounter. Left-back Abdelkarim Hassan assisted the play with a cross into the box that ended in Hatem getting past Grenada goalkeeper Jason Belfon. Group D Country MP W D L GF GA GD Pts Honduras 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 6 Qatar 2 1 1 0 7 3 4 4 Panama 2 0 1 1 5 6 -1 1 Qatar’s Afram Afif celebrates scoring the second goal Grenada 2 0 0 2 0 8 -8 0 of the match against Grenada during their Group D encounter of CONCACAF Gold Cup at the BBVA Stadium Qatar’s Mohammed Muntari (left) and Abdelkarim Hassan are all smiles after the From that point on, it was in Houston, Texas, on Saturday. former scored the side’s third goal. straightforward for Qatar. Forward Akram Afif scored his Qatar head coach Felix Sanchez during the CONCACAF Gold Cup second goal of the tournament agains Grenada at BBVA Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Saturday. (AFP) with a spectacular curler from outside the box in the 22nd minute of play. Coach Sanchez Mohammed Muntari scored Qatar’s third goal in the 36th minute with a header at lauds players the near post during a corner kick opportunity. Agencies possession of the ball more. Almoez Ali would get in- Houston (Texas) We created a lot of chances, volved with the scoring after scoring four goals. I am satis- the halftime break to extend Almoez Ali after scoring the Coach Felix Sanchez on fied with what the players did the lead for the tournament fourth goal. Saturday expressed satisfac- in the match,” Sanchez said. guests to 4-0. tion after Qatar beat Grenada When asked about the The play came from a his own just seconds later, but 4-0 in their Group D match at injury suffered by Bualem right-wing cross across the his attempt went just wide of CONCACAF Gold Cup. Khoukhi and Tarek Salman, box from right-back Pedro the goal. Abdulaziz Hatem (11), Sanchez said: “I will talk about Miguel. Ali came close to scor- With this win, Qatar im- Akram Afif(22), Mohammed Boualem first. He could have ing again in the 58th minute proved to four points heading Muntari (36) and Ahmed Ali continued playing after suf- but was denied by Grenadian into their final group match (46) were on target as Qatar fering a slight injury at the be- defender Aaron Pierre. against Honduras. Grenada dominated ball possession at ginning of the match, but we Grenada goalkeeper Jason will depart Houston for Or- 64 per cent against Grenada. preferred to take him out to Belfon came up with one of his lando and look for their first “First, I am happy with the be present in the next decisive 17 saves on the day in the 64th Gold Cup win or draw against strong reaction of the play- match against Honduras. minute to deny Afif from get- Grenada forward Benjamin Ettienne (left) and Qatar defender Abdelkarim Hassan vie for the ball during Panama. ers in our second match after “His injury is not serious. ting a brace. their CONCACAF Gold Cup match at BBVA Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Saturday. (AFP) Scoreline: Qatar 4 (Abdulaziz we drew against Panama,” About Tariq Salman, we are Miguel nearly had another Hatem 11’, Akram Afif 22’, Mo- Sanchez said at a virtual press waiting for the full medical re- assist on the day as he once ball across goal. Abdullah powerful shot but was denied ute. hammed Muntari 36’, Almoez conference. port to know the extent of the again delivered a dangerous Al-Ahrak connected with a by the post in the 82nd min- Miguel nearly got a goal of Ali 46’) bt Grenada 0. “Winning this match injury.” makes me happy. We have When asked about their achieved our target. I was opponent in the quarter-finals, confident that we would do Qatar’s coach said: “It is too our best against Grenada,” early to talk about this point be- Sanchez said. cause we have not yet guaran- QOC Secretary-General visits Team Qatar’s With the win, Qatar im- teed our path to the next round. proved to four points heading In general, whoever qualifies into their final group match from this group will play with accommodation at Tokyo Olympic Village against Honduras. Mexico, the most crowned in Grenada will depart Hou- the championship. They have ston for Orlando and look for very skilful players and experi- Tribune News Network their campaign in the Olym- their first Gold Cup win or ence of playing in Europe.” TOKYO pics on July 25 with a match draw against Panama. “As for the El Salvador against Adrian Heidrich and With the win, Qatar im- team, which also secured pro- The Qatar Olympic Com- Mirco Gerson of Switzerland. proved to four points heading motion to the quarter-finals mittee (QOC) Secretary-Gen- Qatar’s rower Tala Abu- into their final group match from our group, they also have eral HE Jassim bin Rashid jbara began her training ses- against Honduras. Grenada good players. We have played Al Buenain visited Team Qa- sions in Japan in preparation will depart Houston for Or- against them before the start of tar accommodation at the for her campaign at Tokyo lando and look for their first the tournament during a friend- Olympic Village of the To- Olympics. Gold Cup win or draw against ly meeting, but as I said, I can- kyo 2020 Summer Olympic Abujbara has secured her Panama. not talk about the next round as Games on Sunday. spot in Tokyo Olympics after “We played well as we con- we have a match against Hon- Al Buenain has appreciat- clocking a time of 8:20 min- trolled the match and took duras yet to be played.” ed the administrative delega- utes at Asia and Oceania Row- tion’s efforts in providing safe ing Qualification Champion- environment for Team Qatar ship in Kuwait. athletes at this global sports She claimed gold at the event. 2016 GCC Rowing Champi- Quick read On the other hand, Qatar’s onships in Doha and bronze beach volleyball team arrived medal at the 2017 Arab Refugee Team to travel to Tokyo: IOC in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday to Rowing Championships in Toyko: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said that the participate in the 2020 Olym- Tunisia. Refugee Team will travel to the Tokyo Olympics despite a coronavirus pics to be held from July 23 to Ahmed Yousef Al Darwish, case among their ranks at the training camp in Qatar. The 26 athletes August 8, 2021. Team Qatar’s Deputy Chef de as well as 16 coaches and 10 staff members are expected to fly to The delegation is headed Mission stressed that adminis- Japan by Wednesday at the latest, the IOC said. “I feel very excited. by President of Qatar Volley- trative delegation will leave no Finally, we are going to Tokyo!” badminton player Aram Mahmoud said. ball Association Ali bin Gha- stone unturned to help the Qa- “You could think that it is like going to any tournament. But it is not. nem Al Kuwari. tari athletes perform to their Despite the situation, I feel ready mentally and physically and want to Qatar’s Cherif Younousse full potentials and do our na- give my best.” On Wednesday, the IOC reported that an official in the and Ahmed Tijan were drawn tion proud. Refugee Team tested positive for the coronavirus and that the team in Pool C and will take on Team Qatar’s Media del- would delay its departure to Japan as a result. The official is expected World No 5 Jacob Gibb and egation visited Tokyo Media to stay in Qatar until further notice. IOC President Thomas Bach said Taylor Crabb of the United Center on Sunday. Abdulhadi on Saturday that there were no further cases, while IOC Olympic direc- States, World No 18 Adrian Al Sahli, Head of Team Qatar’s tor Christophe Dubi pointed out that the Refugee Team also has to go Carambula and Enrico Rossi media delegation said that through a comprehensive checking process with the Japanese authori- of Italy and World No 19 Adri- the visit will help the Qatari ties before arriving. “When they come, they are considered to be safe an Heidrich and Mirco Gerson media personnel provide the participants,” Dubi said. Bach reiterated: “Everything has been done of Switzerland. best media coverage for Tokyo Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Secretary-General HE Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain with Qatar athletes at to strictly implement the rules.” (DPA) The Qatari duo will begin Olympics. the Team Qatar accommodation at Olympic Village in Tokyo on Sunday. Sports Monday, July 19, 2021 13 Two SA footballers test positive QATAR’S TALA ABUJBARA at Olympic TRAINS AHEAD OF THE GAMES IN TOKYO Village DPA for Covid-19 following their Qatar’s woman rower Tala Abujbara trains at the Sea Tokyo inbound flight on 16 July 2021. Forest Waterway ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games “This was identified Two football players and a through Tokyo 2020’s report- in Tokyo on Sunday. (AFP) coach of the South Africa team ing service and the group have have tested positive for the since started a period of self- coronavirus at the Olympic vil- isolation in their rooms at the lage in Tokyo and all three are BOA’s Preparation Camp, in in quarantine, the South Afri- line with Tokyo 2020’s Play- can Olympic Committee said. book protocols.” The infected players are Thabiso Monyane and Kamo- Russian quadruple sculls helo Mahlatsi as well as video team out of Games analyst Mario Masha. All other members of the team returned The Russia Olympic Commit- negative tests twice and the tee’s (ROC) quadruple sculls South Africans assured they team won’t take part in the had previously complied with Olympic rowing regatta in all hygiene measures. Tokyo, the ruling body World These were the first coro- Rowing said on Sunday. navirus cases at the Olympic The decision was taken by village, which is under strict the Russian rowing federation measures against the spread of after crew members Nikita the virus. The cases were first Morgachev and Pavel Sorin reported by the Kyodo news returned positive doping tests agency and then confirmed by and were excluded from the the organizers, but without na- Games. tionalities or names. The Russian federation The South Africans are also said it “deeply analysed train- Pogacar triumphs as Van Aert battling a coronavirus outbreak ing results of two potential in their rugby team. A fourth substitutes” but “concluded case of infection has been de- that their level of skills does tected in the team at the train- not meet the Olympic Stand- ing camp in Japan. Coach Neil ards.” World Rowing said that powers to final stage win in Paris Powell is isolated and none of the International Olympic the four people affected are Committee (IOC) has con- currently allowed to train or firmed that, “on an exceptional he has “no real sentiment ei- have contact with the team. basis at this late date”, the spot Cavendish misses ther way” about the record - can be awarded to Lithuania as will he back next year to try to Six British athletes per the Olympic Qualification out on new stage extend it? isolated System. win record “World Rowing has con- Pogacar unchallenged Six British athletes have been tacted the Lithuanian Rowing Pogacar dominated the Tour. forced to quarantine in To- Federation to offer this avail- Agencies Unchallenged in the moun- kyo after being deemed close able slot to its M4x crew and Paris tains, he blew away the rest in contacts of an individual who awaits its decision,” a state- the first time trial on stage 5. tested positive for coronavirus ment read. Mark Cavendish failed in The 22-year-old did not following their flight to Japan. Russians will compete at his bid to set a new record of once look troubled by the pace The six, all members of the the Olympics as neutrals with- 35 stage wins in the Tour de of the race, or his rivals. athletics team, plus two sup- out their flag or anthem as a France as Wout van Aert won This is the polar opposite port staff, are now isolating in result of previous sanctions for the final stage of the 2021 Tour from last year, when he over- their respective hotel rooms at doping. on Sunday, reports BBC.com. hauled countryman Primoz Team GB’s training camp in Cavendish struggled to Roglic of Jumbo-Visma on the Yokohama. Slovenia offers to carry find space and could not come penultimate stage’s time trial In addition, the PA news EU flag at opening past Van Aert in the final few to win by more than a minute agency understands that two ceremony metres of the bunch sprint on after Roglic had dominated up members of Team GB’s HQ Paris’ Champs-Elysees. to that point. team are in isolation in the The Slovenian Olympic team But the 36-year-old had al- But the demeanour of Olympic Village following have offered to carry the Eu- ready won four stages this year Pogacar has changed this close contact with another in- ropean Union flag alongside to equal the Tour record of 34 time around - from a young, dividual who tested positive in their national flag at the Olym- set by Eddy Merckx. Winner Team UAE Emirates’ Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia poses with second-placed Team Jumbo Visma’s respectful rider disbelieving Japan, taking the total number pic Games opening ceremony Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark (L) and third-placed Team Ineos Grenadiers’ Richard Carapaz of Ecuador at of his own achievements, to of affected Team GB individu- in Tokyo. of UAE-Team Emirates won the end of the 21th and last stage of the 108th edition of Tour de France, 108 km between Chatou and one who is happy to make a als to 10. This proposal was made the overall yellow jersey. Paris Champs-Elysees, on Sunday. (AFP) point of rivals’ kidology on the The British Olympic As- by EU Commission Vice Presi- Despite his failure to take climbs, by aggressively punch- sociation (BOA) confirmed dent Margaritis Schinas and sole ownership of the stage to the winner of the points one-year deal with Belgian In many ways, Lefereve ing the air and pointedly smil- that the group of eight have Slovenia Prime Minister Jan- wins record, to have drawn classification. one-day and sprinting special- and Cavendish are kindred ing in his rivals’ direction, in all tested negative for the virus ez Jansa to the International equal with Belgian legend Cavendish was never sup- ists Deceuninck-Quick Step, spirits - outspoken, passionate the same way other legendary and will continue to follow the Olympic Committee (IOC) Merckx is an astonishing posed to be at this Tour. It is the team were firm on Cav- about their craft and known to riders did in their pomp. direction of Games and Japa- president Thomas Bach. achievement by Cavendish, only nine months since he endish not being part of their tell journalists how they feel He said: “Incredible, I nese government officials. It is In a letter published on who had struggled for form for proclaimed, through tears, Tour plans. if they have overstepped the didn’t [ever] dream about understood the same applies Twitter on Sunday, Schinas several seasons and feared last the likely end of his career fol- But a long-term injury to mark with questions. this - it’s something beyond a in the further two cases. and Jansa also wrote that both year his career was over. lowing a difficult one-day race their young Dutch talent Fabio But Cavendish is also dream. Hard to tell which [win The BOA said in a state- the Olympics and the EU pro- He was only called up by last year. He has battled the Jakobsen - who suffered seri- fiercely loyal, especially to his is] more special. Last year ment: “The British Olympic mote peace and understand- Deceuninck Quick-Step as a Epstein-Barr virus, several ous head injuries in a horror team. He speaks of Danish there was no pressure, and I Association can confirm that ing. These shared values unite late replacement for injured heavy crashes and depression, crash at the 2020 Tour of Po- rider Michael Morkov as “the wasn’t ready to take the win six athletes and two staff mem- the two institutions, they said. Irish sprinter Sam Bennett. all since his last victory at the land - and a last-minute knee anti-me” because of his unflus- - [I would have been] happy bers from the athletics team, Slovenia currently holds But, a full five years after his Tour five years ago for Dimen- injury for last year’s green tered, calm demeanour. And with second, and it ended with who through no fault of their the rotating presidency of the previous Tour stage win, his sion Data. Back then he won jersey winner Bennett left the also of the class of team-mates me winning. own have been identified as EU. sprinting dominance earned four stages early in the race in team and its characterful own- at Quick-Step who have led “This year already I had yel- close contacts of an individual The opening ceremony of him his second Tour de what was seen as a swansong. er Patrick Lefevere with few him out for his sprint victories. low from the first week - really - not from the Team GB del- the postponed Tokyo Games is France green jersey, awarded After signing a surprise options. Cavendish said last week different. But proud of both.” egation - who tested positive set to take place on Friday.

Tadej Pogacar: Facts adej Pogacar Here are five things to know about Tadej ance and mental strength to even finish the hasn’t much Pogacar, ahead of his Olympic debut. race, Pogacar is committed to enjoying himself about the 2021 Tour de T down time to - even if it is sometimes painful. celebrate winning Winning 2021 Tour de France won’t “If we don’t have fun in what we do, it France winner who is back-to-back Tour de guarantee Olympic success wouldn’t be great. Just having fun is easier for France titles before According to the New York Times, ‘the 2021 me,” he said to Cycling Weekly. heading TO Olympics jumping on a plane edition of the Tour will be remembered as the and heading for the one when Pogacar, no longer a surprise, mor- Watching his cycling heroes Olympics. The 22-year- phed into an unstoppable champion.’ Just over a decade ago, Pogacar was watching old Slovenian domi- While Pogacar dominated on the streets of some of the legends on TV. nated the 2021 Tour, France, Olympic gold in either the road race or “I started watching the Tour de France back leading to his final time trial at the Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021 in 2009 or 2010, following Alberto Contador stage coronation in isn’t a given. and Andy Schleck, spending all day in front of Paris, where he com- He finished eighth at the final time trial television and then going riding myself,” he pleted back-to-back stage at the Tour and only won three stages said in 2020. race wins on Sunday overall. The Slovenian’s next target is the Olympic Now, he’ll head to the Olympic Games as (18th July). “Tokyo is Games. He’ll be one of the most recognisable the double Tour de France champion. coming really fast. It’s Second youngest winner names at cycling’s road race and time trials not so much time to of Tour de France in Tokyo. Olympic hopes recover, also with the In 2020, Pogacar became the second young- For Pogacar, the Olympics presents a unique jet lag, and Japan is est winner of the Tour de France. Having fun is the priority opportunity. super hot with a lot of Frenchman Henri Cornet won the Tour de It’s a serious business winning any Grand Tour “I’ll go there for a new experience and with humidity,” said Pogacar France at the age of 19 way back in 1904. title but winning the Tour de France for two super motivation because it’s the Olympics and according to Cycling Pogacar was 21 when he won his first ti- consecutive years takes serious commitment. it’s only every four – or five – years.I will grab it News. tle in 2020. Despite the inordinate amount of endur- and try to race for the win,” he said. 14 Monday, July 19, 2021 Sports Morikawa holds off thrilling challenge to win Open C’ship

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Collin Morikawa of the United States held off a thrill- ing challenge from Jordan Spi- eth to create history with vic- tory in the 149th Open on his championship debut at a sun- drenched Royal St George’s. Morikawa, who won the 2020 US PGA Championship on just his second major start, held his nerve superbly on the closing stretch to become the first player to win two different majors at their first attempt. A closing 66 gave the 24-year-old a winning total of 15 under par and two-shot vic- tory, with Spieth also returning a 66 and world number one Jon Rahm doing likewise to share third on 11 under with 54-hole leader Louis Oosthuizen. Morikawa began the day a shot behind Oosthuizen, but, with the South African making a stuttering start, Morikawa followed six straight pars with birdies on the seventh, eighth and ninth to open up a three- shot lead over Spieth. The former Open cham- pion had fallen four behind with two early bogeys, but ea- gled the seventh and birdied the ninth to be out in 34 and emerge as Morikawa’s biggest rival. The gap remained three as Morikawa and Spieth traded birdies on the ninth and 10th respectively, before a brilliant par save from over the 10th green kept Morikawa in com- mand. A brilliant up and down from left of the 15th gave Morikawa some vital breath- ing space and with Spieth un- able to birdie any of the last US golfer Collin Morikawa celebrates winning the 149th British Open Golf Championship at Royal St George’s, Sandwich in south-east England on Sunday. (Photo by Glyn Kirk/AFP) three holes he could enjoy completing the formalities of par round of the week saw him first player to win two majors since day one that I turned an impressive win. finishon 15-under 265 -- his on debut, having also claimed professional. I do my home- Oosthuizen had been hop- remarkable consistency born the 2020 PGA Championship. work Monday to Wednesday ing to become the first wire-to- out by the astonishing statistic This is by far one of the best “This is by far one of the to make sure I know what I wire winner of the Open since of only four bogeys all week. moments of my life. Look at best moments of my life. Look need to do,” he said. Rory McIlroy in 2014, 11 years Spieth, who was bidding to all these fans. To see some at all these fans, let’s hear it for Defending champion to the day since he lifted the win his fourth major and first of the best crowds I have you guys,” Morikawa said after Shane Lowry finished in a tie Claret Jug at St Andrews. since the 2017 Open, started ever seen I’m looking receiving the Claret Jug. for 12th as Olympic team-mate But after dropping just his his final round badly with two “To see some of the best Rory McIlroy cut a disconso- fourth shot of the week after bogeys in his first six holes forward to making my trip crowds I have ever seen I’m late figure after a 71 containing missing the green with his ap- but an eagle at the seventh every year. looking forward to making my four birdies, three bogeys and proach to the fourth, Oosthui- launched a gallant chase of Collin Morikawa trip every year.” a double bogey on the 10th. zen thinned his bunker shot on Morikawa. The last debutant to win The 32-year-old, who has the par-five seventh into more The packed galleries, en- the Open was American Ben now gone seven years since sand to run up a costly six. joying a memorable finale tie for third with Spain’s U.S. Curtis in 2003, although claiming his last major title Morikawa barely missed a after last year’s cancellation, Open champion Jon Rahm, whereas Curtis was ranked at Royal Liverpool, said: “I’ve fairway all day as he made four roared on Spieth but despite a four shots back after a storm- Collin Morikawa poses for pictures with the Claret Jug, the trophy for 396th at the time, Morikawa is made 17 birdies this week, birdies and dropped no shots, return to his best, he was un- ing finish. the Champion Golfer of the Year, after winning the 149th British Open the world number four. which is more than enough showing incredible composure able to catch Morikawa, fin- He led from round one and at Royal St George’s, Sandwich in England on Sunday. (AFP) He only turned pro in 2019 to challenge to win this golf late on as Spieth applied pres- ishing 13 under, left to rue his posted the lowest-ever Open but the University of Califor- tournament. It’s just I make sure down the stretch. bogey-bogey finishthe night total for 36 holes but wilted Morikawa had the luxury ing down the fairway and two- nia graduate has now won two too many mistakes, and that’s He never looked like crack- before. and finished with a one-over of a two-shot lead as he teed off putting for a victory that never of his first eight majors. the part that I need to try to get ing though and his fourth sub- Oosthuizen ended in a 71. from the 18th tee before strid- looked in doubt to become the “I’ve had belief in myself right.” Wimbledon finalist Berrettini Koeman frustrated by Pedri’s Olympics call for Spain latest to join Olympics exodus DPA Berlin DPA line name of Australia’s Olym- Berlin pics men’s tennis team, along- Ronald Koeman believes side Nick Kyrgios. Spain should have given Bar- Italy’s Matteo Berrettini has However, Kyrgios pulled celona teenager Pedri a rest become the latest high-profile out last week due to a concern rather than call him up for the tennis player to pull out of the over the decision to ban fans Olympic Games. Tokyo Olympics after injuring from attending events due to The midfielder was a key his thigh. a spike in coronavirus cases in part of the Spain squad that The world number eight, Japan. reached the semi-finals of who had a bandaged leg in last Now world number 17 De Euro 2020, becoming the first week’s Wimbledon final loss Minaur has joined a list of ever player to start six games to Novak Djokovic, joins Ra- Italy’s Wimbledon’s 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini arrives to attend absentees which already in- in a single European Champi- Barcelona teenager Pedri who will play for Spain at the Olympics. fael Nadal, Roger Federer and a ceremony along with players of Italy’s national football team, at the cludes Roger Federer and Ra- onship or World Cup aged 18 Stan Wawrinka in withdraw- Quirinale presidential palace in Rome on July 12, 2021. (AFP) fael Nadal, while the woman’s or below. the age of 18 he has played al- man said. ing from the men’s event. tournament will be without Instead of being given time most all the complete match- “With the ball he is very Serena Williams, Simona and was informed I will not be that he will enter the Olympic Serena Williams and former off before the start of Barcelo- es, with an impressive matu- good and we can improve from Halep, Victoria Azarenka, able to compete for a couple Games. medallists Victoria Azarenka na’s La Liga campaign, Pedri is rity. “It is important for our behind with him. He also has Johanna Konta, Bianca An- of weeks.” The Olympic tennis Djokovic travels to Japan and Angelique Kerber, who in Japan for the Olympic foot- grassroots football, that young projection and a great future dreescu and Angelique Ker- events begin on July 24 and in pursuit of a ground-break- withdrew on Friday. ball tournament. people see that they are in a ahead.” Meanwhile, Koeman ber are among those to have run through to August 1. ing achievement, the Serbian “We have been advised Spain play their first game club that gives them opportu- hopes Ousmane Dembele can already announced their deci- However, the deadline to just two titles - the Olympics that Alex de Minaur has had in Group C against Egypt on nities.” Also in Spain’s squad make a swift return from injury. sion to skip the women’s tour- name new athletes passed on and US Open - away from a a positive test, as a conse- July 22 before fixtures with for the tournament is defender The France forward, nament in Tokyo. Friday, so the Italian National first men’s Golden Slam after quence, Alex, sadly will be Argentina and Australia. Eric Garcia, who re-joined whose contract at Camp Berrettini, the first Italian Olympic Committee will not triumphing at the Australian unable to join the Australian Koeman told a media con- Barca from Manchester City Nou expires at the end of the to reach a Wimbledon singles be able to name a replacement Open, French Open and Wim- team,” Australia’s chef de mis- ference: “Pedri has played a on a free transfer. 2021-22 season, is recovering final, announced his decision in to join Fabio Fognini, Lorenzo bledon in 2021. sion Ian Chesterman said. lot. We will have to give him a Koeman tipped the from surgery on a knee injury an Instagram post on Sunday. Sonego and Lorenzo Musetti. “We are very disappointed break, everyone needs it during 20-year-old former Barca sustained at Euro 2020 that is “I am extremely disap- “Representing Italy is the De Minaur withdraws for Alex and he is shattered the [European] summer. “As academy player to have a big expected to keep him out for pointed to announce my with- biggest honour for me so it is after positive test at not being able to come. It Pep Guardiola said, playing impact on the first team when four months. drawal from the Tokyo Olym- devastating to miss the Olym- Alex de Minaur is “shattered” has been his dream to repre- two important tournaments in he is able to link up with the “I am very disappointed pic Games,” Berrettini said. pics,” Berrettini added. to be missing the Tokyo Olym- sent Australia at the Olympic the summer is too much, but club following the Olympics. with his injury,” Koeman added. “I had an MRI scan yes- Despite the flurry of with- pics after he tested positive for Games since he was a child, we can’t do anything. “He comes from here and, “He brought us a lot last year, terday on the thigh injury I drawals, world number one COVID-19. but he sent his best wishes for “Pedri’s European Cham- despite his youth, he already different from what we have. I sustained during Wimbledon Djokovic confirmed this week De Minaur was the head- the team.” pionship was phenomenal. At has a lot of experience,” Koe- hope he can come back soon.” Sports Monday, July 19, 2021 15 Sensational recovery sees Hamilton win

Gubbass (Sean Levey) wins the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes at New- bury Racecourse on Saturday. (Pic: Francesca Altoft focusonracing.com) home British GP DPA Jassim Al Attiyah’s Berlin Lewis Hamilton of Mer- Gubbass stays unbeaten cedes was sensational to recover from a 10-second Tribune News Network Irish Romance), who was rid- penalty after a collision with den by Ben Curtis, for a half- championship leader Max Jassim Bin Ali Al Attiyah’s length score. Verstappen of Red Bull to win Gubbass (IRE) (Mehmas x The Tom Dascombe- his home British Grand Prix Vida Amorosa) remained trained and Jane Elliott-rid- at Silverstone two laps to the unbeaten in two starts when den Delmona (IRE) (Dandy end of the race on Sunday. winning the Weatherbys Su- Man x Imelda Mayhem) was Verstappen was out of the per Sprint Stakes, a Class 2 a further head behind in third. race in the first lap after collid- five-furlong race for two-year- Gubbass is trained by ing with Hamilton, who’s now olds, at Newbury in UK on Richard Hannon, who told one victory away from a 100th Saturday. Racing TV: “It’s sort of by ac- career win. Starting from gate 15 in the cident that he’s had the 99- “I always try to be very 22-runner field, the bay colt day layoff. We looked at tak- measured. Max, he’s very ag- took closer order down the ing him to Royal Ascot and he gressive. centre of the track as the field wasn’t quite himself. Regardless of whether I was divided into two parts. He’s grown. He’s certainly agree with the penalty, I just As they entered the final two a very good horse and it didn’t kept working,” Hamilton said. furlongs, Gubbass answered surprise me that he won. Sean Charles Leclerc of Ferrari all of Sean Levey’s urgings to has always loved him. He rides nipped past the two drivers hold off stablemate Symphony him every day and he says he’s after the incident and led for Perfect (IRE) (Fast Company x a very good horse.” most of the race, but couldn’t hold off Hamilton’s threat and wenHopet wide on lap 50, al- lowing the Briton to overtake. This was the first win for Shoriful, Shakib guide the seven-time world cham- pion and his Mercedes team in five races, all of these won Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton holds up the trophy as second-placed Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc (R) looks on the Bangladesh to series win by Red Bull. Hamilton now podium after the Formula One British Grand Prix race at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, England on Sunday. (AFP) closed the gap to Verstappen ICC follow-through of the bat, thus and it’s eight points behind in Results & Standings Harare resulting in a hit-wicket. the drivers’ championship. In Bangladesh’s reply, In the contructors’ stand- 1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1hr 58 min 23.283 Retired: Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull-Honda) 1st After Shoriful Islam’s spell Liton Das and Tamim Iqbal ings, Mercedes are now four sec, 2. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) at 3.871, 3. lap, Sebastian Vettel (GER/Aston Martin-Mercedes) Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Mercedes) 11.125, 4. Lando Norris 41st lap of 4/46 reduced the hosts to started tentatively to make points behind leaders Red (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) 28.573, 5. Daniel Ricciardo World championship standings 240, Shakib Al Hasan’s un- sure they didn’t give away early Bull. (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes) 42.624, 6. Carlos Sainz Drivers: 1. Max Verstappen (NED) 185 pts, 2. Lewis beaten 96 helped Bangladesh wickets to the bowlers. Iqbal’s “We’ve got the best crowd (ESP/Ferrari) 43.454, 7. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Alpine- Hamilton (GBR) 177, 3. Lando Norris (GBR) 113, 4. clinch the series 2-0 on Sunday (20) wicket however did trig- here. It’s a dream to win in Renault) 1:12.093, 8. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin- Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 108, 5. Sergio Perez (MEX) 104, 6. Mercedes) 1:14.289, 9. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine- Charles Leclerc (MON) 80, 7. Carlos Sainz (ESP) 68, 8. and consolidate their second ger a mini-collapse as Bangla- front of them all,” Hamilton Renault) 1:16.162, 10. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri- Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 50, 9. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 39, spot in the ICC Cricket World desh went from 39/0 to 50/3 said. Honda) 1:22.065, 11. Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri- 10. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 30, 11. Fernando Alonso Cup Super League standings. as Das (21) and Mohammad Leclerc was second and Honda) at 1:25.327, 12. George Russell (GBR/ (ESP) 26, 12. Lance Stroll (CAN) 18, 13. Esteban Ocon Bangladesh made it diffi- Mithun (2) fell cheaply. The secured his first podium since Williams-Mercedes) 1 lap, 13. Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA/ (FRA) 14, 14. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) 10, 15. Kimi Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) 1 lap, 14. Nicholas Latifi (CAN/ Raikkonen (FIN) 1, 16. Antonio Giovinazzi (ITA) 1, 17. cult for themselves in the chase visitors got into further trouble the British GP last year, while Williams-Mercedes) 1 lap, 15. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/ George Russell (GBR) 0, 18. Mick Schumacher (GER) 0, but Shakib Al Hasan, as he has when Mosaddek Hossain was Hamilton’s team-mate Valt- Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) 1 lap, 16. Sergio Perez (MEX/Red 19. Nicholas Latifi (CAN) 0, 20. Nikita Mazepin (RUS) 0 done so often for his team in run out trying to steal a single teri Bottas was third. Bull-Honda) 1 lap, 17. Nikita Mazepin (RUS/Haas- Constructors: 1. Red Bull-Honda 289 pts, 2. Mercedes the past, ensured the visitors as the scoreboard read 75/4. “It’s difficult to enjoy 100 Ferrari) 1 lap, 18. Mick Schumacher (GER/Haas- 285, 3. McLaren-Mercedes 163, 4. Ferrari 148, 5. Ferrari) 1 lap AlphaTauri-Honda 49, 6. Aston Martin-Mercedes 48, 7. got home with three wickets in The experienced duo of per cent. I gave all of me but it Fastest lap: Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull-Honda) Alpine-Renault 40, 8. Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 2, 9. hand and five balls to spare. Shakib and Mahumudullah was not enough in the last two 1:28.617 on 50th lap (average speed: 239.318 km/h) Williams 0, 10. Haas-Ferrari 0. Looking to make a come- bailed The Tigers out of trou- laps. The team is working in- back into the series, Zimbabwe ble while keeping their re- credibly well. was taken to the medical cen- and debris on the track. chose to bat first after winning quired run rate in check with I’m incredibly proud of tre at Silverstone. Red Bull After a standing start, the the toss. The hosts got off to their 55-run stand from 61 them,” a visibly disappointed later said he was taken to the Monegasque held on to the a poor start as Taskin Ahmed balls. Zimbabwe felt they were Leclerc said. local hospital for “further pre- position despite Hamilton’s dismissed Tinashe Kamunhu- back in the game with wickets Bottas, who was overtaken cautionary tests.” Later in the attack and engine issues. kamwe (1) in the very first over of Mehidy Hasan Miraz (6) by Leclerc in the first lap, said evening, he tweeted that he The Briton served his before Tadiwanashe Maruma- and then Afif Hossain (15) be- his start was “my weakest part. was all right. 10-second penalty during ni (13) was scalped by Mehidy fore Shakib found an able ally But we leave this weekend “Glad I’m ok. Very disap- the pitstop and rejoined the Hasan in the sixth over. in Mohammad Saifuddin. with a lot of positives for the pointed with being taken out track in fifth but fought his Captain Brendan Taylor Shakib was awarded the team going forward.” like this. The penalty given way back to the top three and and Regis Chakabva then con- Player of the Match for his all- Verstappen started on pole does not help us and doesn’t eventually reached Leclerc solidated the innings with a round performance of 96* and but was immediately put un- do justice to the dangerous with two laps left. 47-run stand. 2/42. With the series at 2-0 in der pressure by Hamilton. The move Lewis made on track. Both dove down at Copse Shakib Al Hasan provided Bangladesh’s favour, the two Dutchman hung onto the lead, Watching the celebrations and Hamilton attempted the the crucial breakthrough for teams will clash in the finalO DI but the drivers battled through while still in hospital is disre- overtaking. Bangladesh as he cleaned up in Harare on Tuesday, 20 July. every corner and collided at spectful and unsportsmanlike Leclerc could have had the Chakabva (26). Taylor (46) Scores: Bangladesh 242 for Copse. behavior but we move on,” opportunity to fight back but then got out in absolutely bi- 7 (Shakib 96*, Saifuddin 28*, The impact pitched Ver- Verstappen wrote on Twitter. the Ferrari driver went wide, zarre fashion - the Zimbabwe Jongwe 2-46) beat Zimbabwe stappen into a spin and out of Leclerc then took the lead, ending his chances of a win. captain shadow-practised a 240 for 9 (Madhevere 56, Taylor the race as a result. He had to Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates on his car at the but the session was red flagged Next stop is the Hungarian shot but failed to control the 46, Shoriful 4-46) by 3 wickets. be helped out of the car and Silverstone circuit in England on Sunday. (AFP) due to damage in the barriers Grand Prix on August 1. Buttler, Mahmood shine in England’s win Dhawan, Kishan star in India’s ANI Moeen Ali then joined Headingley stand-in skipper Jos Buttler seven-wkt win over Sri Lanka in the middle and the duo Jos Buttler’s 59-run knock counter-attacked, taking Eng- ANI and Saqib Mahmood’s three- land’s score to 66/2 after the Colombo wicket haul helped England end of the sixth over. Ali (36) defeat Pakistan by 45 runs in perished on the ball bowled Shikhar Dhawan (86*) and the second T20I of the three- by Mohammad Hasnain but Ishan Kishan (59) starred with match series here at Heading- Liam Livingstone and Buttler the bat as India defeated Sri ley on Sunday. ensured momentum does not Lanka by seven wickets in the With this win, England has drop for the hosts. first ODI of the three-match levelled the three-match series The 52-run stand for the series here at the R Premadasa at 1-1 and the series decider fourth wicket was finally Stadium on Sunday. will now be played on Tues- ended in the 14th over as But- With this win, India has day. Chasing 201, Pakistan got tler (59) was sent back to the gained a 1-0 lead in the three- off to a flying start as open- pavilion, reducing England match series. ers Babar Azam and Moham- to 137/4. Jonny Bairstow (5) Chasing 263, India rallied mad Rizwan put on 50 runs and Livingstone (38) per- on the 85-run stand for the in quick succession. However, England’s Jos Buttler hits a shot during his innings of 59 in the second ished soon after and England second wicket between Dha- England came back in the T20I against Pakistan at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, was reduced to 164/6 in the wan and Kishan as they chased India’s Ishan Kishan (R) and captain Shikhar Dhawan gesture during sixth over as Saqib Mahmood England, on Sunday. (AFP) 16th over. down the target in 36.4 overs the first One-Day International against Sri Lanka at the R.Premadasa dismissed Babar (22). Sohaib In the final overs, Pakistan with seven wickets to spare. Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. (AFP) Maqsood played an innings of Shadab Khan (36*) and and Moeen Ali helped England managed to take wickets at 15 runs off just 10 balls but he Imad Wasim (20) showed post 200 in the allotted twenty regular intervals and as a re- Scoreboard was dismissed by Adil Rashid some resistance with the bat overs. sult, England was bowled out Sri Lanka Extras: (lb 3, nb 1, w 12) 16 (w1). K. Pandya 10-1-26-1 (w1) Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Shaw), 2-143 and Pakistan was reduced to but Pakistan kept on losing Sent into bat first, England for 200. A. Fernando c Pandey b Chahal 32 Total: (For 9 wickets, 50 overs) 262 India (Target: 263) (Kishan), 3-215 (Pandey). 71/2 in the 9th over. wickets at regular intervals got off to a bad start as opener M. Bhanuka c Shaw b K Yadav 27 Did not bat: L. Sandakan P. Shaw c Fernando b D. de Silva 43 Bowling: Chameera 7-0-42-0 (w5), B. Rajapaksa c Dhawan b K Yadav 24 Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Fernando), 2-85 S. Dhawan not out 86 Udana 2-0-27-0 (w3), De Silva 5-0-49- Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali and no batsmen managed to Jason Roy (10) was sent back Scores: England 200 all out D. de Silva c Kumar b K. Pandya 14 (Rajapaksa), 3-89 (Bhanuka), 4-117 I. Kishan c Bhanuka b Sandakan 59 2, Sandakan 8.4-0-53-1 (w3), Asalanka then dismissed Rizwan (37) stay at the crease for a long to the pavilion by Imad Wasim (Jos Buttler 59, Liam Living- C. Asalanka c Kishan b Chahar 38 (Shanaka), 5-166 (Asalanka), 6-186 M. Pandey c Shanaka b D. de Silva 26 3-0-26-0 (w1), Hasaranga 9-1-45-0 and Mohammad Hafeez (10) time. As a result, England reg- in the first over of the innings. stone 38, Mohammad Hasnain D. Shanaka c H. Pandya b Chahal 39 (Hasaranga), 7-205 (Shanaka), 8-222 S. Yadav not out 31 (nb1), Karunaratne 2-0-16-0. in quick succession and Paki- istered a victory by 45 runs. Dawid Malan (1) disappointed 3-51); Pakistan 155/9 (Mo- W. Hasaranga c Dhawan b Chahar 8 (Udana), 9-262 (Chameera). Extras: (lb5, nb1, w12) 18 Toss: Sri Lanka. stan was reduced to 93/4, still Earlier, Jos Buttler’s knock with the bat and as a result, hammad Rizwan 37, Shadab C. Karunaratne not out 43 Bowling: Kumar 9-0-63-0 (w5), Chahar Total: (For 3 wickets, 36.4 overs) 263 Result: India won by 7 wickets. I. Udana c Chahar b H. Pandya 8 7-1-37-2 (w2), H. Pandya 5-0-33-1 (nb1), Did not bat: H. Pandya, K. Pandya, D. Next Match: Tuesday (July 20th). needing 106 runs to win off of 59 runs aided with useful England was reduced to 18/2 Khan 36*, Saqib Mahmood D. Chameera run out (Kumar) 13 Chahal 10-0-52-2 (w3), Yadav 9-1-48-2 Chahar, B. Kumar, Y. Chahal, K. Yadav. just 47 balls. knocks by Liam Livingstone in the third over. 3-33). 16 Monday, July 19, 2021 The Last Word 88% of Qatar’s brands change customers’ digital experiences due to pandemic, says survey Tribune News Network DOHA

As many as 88 percent of Qatar’s IT decision-makers have had to fundamentally change their customer ex- periences in response to the pandemic, Sitecore, a global leader in digital experience management software, has revealed. The research, conducted by YouGov MENA, surveyed more than 650 IT decision- makers across 12 countries in the Gulf Cooperation Coun- cil, the Levant and Egypt. In response to changing customer demands, 88 per- IOFS, Qatar’s Baladna cent of Qatar’s IT decision- makers said their brands created a deeper connection with their customers over the explore opportunities past year. The pandemic has also accelerated organisations’ digital transformation road- to ensure food security maps. Among respondents, 75 percent in Qatar said Tribune News Network their brands had advanced Doha their marketing technology stack more in the last year Officials of the Islamic than in the previous three Organization for Food Se- years before 2020. Thanks curity (IOFS) recently vis- to these new technological ited Baladna, Qatar’s largest capabilities, 88 percent of dairy and beverage producer, Qatar’s respondents said to explore how to ensure they experimented with a food security for its member number of new marketing states. approaches during the pan- Mohammed Alkhotani, Sitecore Director-General of Is- demic. lamic Organisation for Food “With 88 percent of Qa- Security Yerlan Baidaulet and tar’s brands changing their Ambassador of Kazakhstan to customer experience in re- Qatar HE Askar Shokybayev sponse to the pandemic, re- were given a comprehensive gional brands understand tour of the Baladna’s 2.4 mil- that they need to prioritise lion sq metres farm. The Bal- digital experiences, especial- adna team showed the group ly for Millennials and Gen- around the milking parlour, eration Z customers,” said restaurant and three separate Mohammed Alkhotani, area processing facilities. vice-president – Middle East The group discussed and Africa, Sitecore. “Lead- the expertise and technical ing Middle East brands, such know-how related to sus- as Mashreq Bank, emphasise tainable agriculture, rural the need to put technology development and farming firmly at the centre of their technology which could help business to consistently cre- member states ensure food ate personalised experienc- security. es.” They considered the More than 50 years on challenges of ensuring ef- from Mashreq’s inception, Key findings ● 88% of Qatar brands created a deeper connection with ficient milk production and confident that our collective As of April 28, 2021, Founded in 2014, Bal- the bank maintains an unwa- climate challenges. Baladna experience in achieving dairy adna has grown from an am- vering commitment towards customers over past year installed milking machines self-sufficiency in a difficult Baladna’s herd of cattle bitious entrepreneurial en- customer centricity. Wheth- reached 22,754, with an ● 75% of Qatar brands advanced marketing tech stack that worked 24 hours a day, environment will be valuable terprise into Qatar’s largest er it is transforming ideas more in 2020 than in 2017-2019 an automated system for col- to the member countries of average milk yield of 38.4 dairy and beverage producer, into solutions or harness- lecting manure and advanced the Islamic Organization of litres per cow per day. The supplying over 85 percent of ing digitisation to provide ● 88% of Qatar brands experimented with new marketing ventilation systems to keep Food Security.” company currently offers a the country’s fresh milk. a seamless banking experi- approaches during pandemic cows cool. Ambassador Shokybayev After a successful listing ence; developing products ● This year, Baladna is in- said, “I can say with all con- range of more than 250 on the Qatar Stock Exchange that empower and meet the Mashreq Bank digitally transforms customer vesting in crop farming as fidence that Baladna is one of products spanning milk, in December 2019, Baladna needs of customers’ is a value experiences with Sitecore solutions part of the group’s backward the most unique projects im- yoghurt, laban, cheese and has maintained its consist- deeply ingrained within the integration strategy to be- plemented in Qatar. The most non- dairy products, ent and rapid growth to en- bank. Through Mashreq’s intuitive and user-friendly YouGov MENA (@You- come the producer of many important thing is that thanks including juices and organ- sure healthy, natural food digital-first approach, cus- website is imperative in digi- Gov_MENA) conducted the raw materials used for Balad- to this project, the state was resources can contribute to tomers can benefit from a tal transformation. survey among 688 IT deci- na’s goods. Baladna is work- able not only to ensure its ic fertilisers the self-sufficiency of the banking experience that is In collaboration with sion-makers in the Middle ing with the Federal Land food security, but also to reach State of Qatar. As of April 28, convenient, tailored to their Sitecore, Mashreq Bank not East and North Africa: GCC Consolidation and Rehabili- a level where the company is same time, the most comfort- 2021, Baladna’s herd of cattle needs and meets their evolv- just enhanced the overall ex- (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, tation Authority (FELCRA) ready to become a transna- able conditions for animals reached 22,754, with an aver- ing demands. perience on its website, but Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE), to help Malaysia achieve self- tional enterprise, exporting are created. The main prior- age milk yield of 38.4 litres Mashreq embarked on an also implemented a Sitecore Egypt and the Levant (Iraq, sufficiency in fresh milk. high-quality and in-demand ity for Kazakhstan is also en- per cow per day. The com- exciting digital transforma- content management system Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Commenting after the products to foreign markets. suring food security and the pany currently offers a range tion journey with a key ob- that enables the bank to de- Syria). visit, Baladna Managing Di- “Separately, I would like development of high-quality, of more than 250 products jective of improving the ex- liver content across all cus- The research was com- rector Ramez Al Khayyat to note that most of the pro- competitive and export-ori- spanning milk, yoghurt, laban, perience of our customers by tomer channels through an missioned by Sitecore, re- said, “Baladna played a piv- cesses of Baladna are fully ented products. Therefore, cheese and non- dairy prod- offering them superior ser- API, which makes it a pow- flecting on COVID-19 im- otal role in Qatar’s journey to automated and thought-out we are very interested in co- ucts, including juices and or- vices, whenever and wher- erful tool for its mobile and pacts and priorities going safeguard food security. I feel to the smallest detail. At the operating with Baladna.” ganic fertilisers. ever they need. A modern, web developers. forward.

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