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BD2 million in Uneasy march arrears Saudi forces shoot down Manama Houthi drone, five injured he total arrears owed Riyadh Tby government entities to the Electricity and Wa- audi Arabia’s Royal Air ter Authority stands in the Defence Force shot down neighbourhood of BD two Sa Houthi drone that was million, said Electricity and flying toward Saudi Arabia, Water Affairs Minister Dr Saudi State TV reported. Abdulhussain Mirza. The spokesperson of the An image shows drone exploding This came during Dr Saudi-led Arab coalition, Col above Abha city. Mirza’s response to a par- Turki Al Maliki, said that the liamentary question raised drone was targeting civilians rectorate of Civil Defence in by lawmaker Isa Al Kooheji. in a residential area in the city Asir Region, Colonel Moham- However, the minister did of Abha. med Al Assami, said the fall not specifically mention the After examining the debris of the fragments of the drone names of government en- of the destroyed drone, the injured four Saudi nationals, tities that owes arrears to A woman holds her nose after Turkish police fired tear gas at Istiklal, the main shopping street, in Istanbul, during coalition said that it showed including a woman, and a res- the EWA. the International Women’s Day march, yesterday. Police fired tear gas at thousands of women who took to the city’s characteristics and specifica- ident of Indian nationality. central avenue in defiance of a protest ban to demand greater rights and denounce violence. Security forces in riot tions of Iranian manufactur- Six vehicles and a number gear pushed the crowds of women — some wearing colourful wigs and masks — at the entrance to the city’s main ing. of houses were damaged in IS bride’s baby dies pedestrianised shopping street. The Spokesman for the Di- the attack. Tough action call Shamima Begum US urges UN to restore tough missile restrictions on Iran after tests London body to toughen that measure Cohen’s letter called to reflect language in a 2010 he baby son of Shami- • resolution that left no room for Tma Begum - who fled upon the council to interpretation by banning Iran London to join the Islam- “join us in imposing real Iran has carried out from “activity related to ballis- these three launches 15 ic State group - has died, a consequences on Iran tic missiles capable of deliver- members constitute the spokesman for the Syrian for its flagrant defiance in defiance of the ing nuclear weapons, including United Nations Security Democratic Forces has said. of the council’s demands. expressed will of the launches using ballistic missile Council which has listed The group, which runs UN Security Council technology.” out regulations regarding the camp where the teen- with an aim to Cohen’s letter called upon the ballistic missile tests. ager has been living, con- New York destabilise region. council to “join us in impos - firmed the death on Friday. ing real consequences on Iran The baby died of pneu- he United States accused COHEN for its flagrant defiance of the monia, according to a med- Iran yesterday of defy- council’s demands and bring der the nuclear deal with Brit- ical certificate. He was less Ting a UN Security Coun- back tougher international re- ain, France, Germany, China, than three weeks old. cil resolution with one ballistic obligatory. the entire Middle East region,” strictions to deter Iran’s missile Russia and the United States. Ms Begum left the UK in missile test and two satellite In a letter to the 15-member Cohen wrote. programme.” But Iran is still subject to a UN 2015 with two friends and launches since December and council, acting US Ambassador Asked for a response to the The United States has not yet arms embargo and other restric- was found in a Syrian refu- urged the council to “bring back to the United Nations Jonathan letter, spokesman Alireza Miry- proposed any concrete action tions. gee camp in mid-February. tougher international restric- Cohen said Iran tested a medi- ousefi for the Iranian mission by the council to toughen mis- The UN sanctions and re - She wanted to return to tions” on Tehran. um-range ballistic missile on to the United Nations said Iran sile restrictions on Iran. Any strictions on Iran are con - Britain but was stripped of A 2015 UN resolution “called Dec 1, 2018, and attempted to does not have any ballistic mis- such move would likely be op- tained in the 2015 resolution, her citizenship. upon” Iran to refrain for up to place satellites in orbit on Jan siles designed to carry nuclear posed by veto-powers Russia which also enshrines the 2015 eight years from work on bal- 15 and Feb 5. weapons “therefore none of the and China. Iran nuclear accord. European listic missiles designed to de- “Iran has carried out these ballistic missile launches of Iran Most UN sanctions imposed powers have been scrambling liver nuclear weapons following three launches in defiance of are covered by that resolution.” on Iran were lifted in Janu- to salvage the deal following an agreement with six world the expressed will of the UN Se- At a Security Council meeting ary 2016 when the UN nuclear US President Donald Trump’s powers. Some states argue that curity Council, and such provo- in December, US Secretary of watchdog confirmed that Teh- withdrawal of the United the language does not make it cations continue to destabilise State Mike Pompeo urged the ran fulfilled commitments un- States in May 2018. DON’T MISS IT BIGGER BREAK Court rejects 03 compensation lawsuit Kuwait increases annual leave to 35 days in private sector Kuwait City law in the private sector by increasing SCW programme annual leave days and granting bonuses to help women he Kuwait National Assembly’s retroactive to 2010 to workers at the end opting voluntary health and social affairs commit- of their contracts. 04 Ttee has agreed to increase annual However, the Kuwaiti Chamber of retirement leave in the private sector to 35 days Commerce and Industry has expressed scheme from 30 currently as part of a number of in a statement concerns about the retro- amendments to the labour law, according active bonuses, saying they would affect Dubai’s new to a lawmaker. the financial status of companies and MP Osama Al Shaheen said the amend- institutions and violate the rights and 06 take on desert ment applies to both Kuwaitis and expa- obligations arising from the contracts. camping triates employed in the private sector. “The increase in annual leave would Annual leave was raised to 30 days – not benefit more than 1.7 million non-Ku- including Fridays – several years ago, waiti workers, which would lead to an when the labour law underwent major increase in labour and production costs changes. in Kuwait by 15 per cent in monthly wag- Earlier, a parliamentary committee es and end of service,” a spokesperson for had recommended amending the labour The amendment was passed by National Assembly. the chamber was quoted by a local daily. 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HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday attended the second edition of Bahrain Comic Con, held under His Highness’ patronage at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC). During the event, HH Shaikh Mohammed praised the youth’s ongoing efforts in promoting and encouraging creativity and innovation across Bahrain’s thriving sectors. HH Shaikh Mohammed went on to highlight Bahrain’s strong track-record in hosting international events, adding that such events are central to reinforcing the Kingdom’s regional standings.

Labour and Social Development Minister Jameel Humaidan, the Labour Market Regulatory Authority Board Chairman, received Shura Council member Abdullah Khalaf Al Dusari. They discussed cooperation between the Labour and Social Development Ministry and the legislative branch to ensure success of the development and citizen-oriented social care programmes. They also discussed developing the work environment and Southern Governor Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa honoured the winners who took part in the heritage culture contest. Fahd Mohammed Al Kaabi boosting productivity in the private sector by implementing many initiatives ranked first, followed by Mohammed Ibrahim Janahi and Youssef Adel Malallah who shared the second spot. Khalid Abdullatif Hajji finished third. The contest is part to encourage the national competencies and ensure their continuous of events and programmes held by the Southern Governorate for employees to encourage them enrich their knowledge and enhance communication with the staff. distinction.

A Blood Donation Camp was organised by the Thattai (Bhatia) Hindu Community (Hindu Temple) at THMC Auditorium, Al Hadrami Avenue, Manama. The event has been organised for more than 30 years now. Around 150 people including Hindu Temple devotees came forward for blood donation and the event was a grand success, the organisers said.

Kalaalaya singers held a performance at Baan Saeng Thai Auditorium under the title ‘Rhythm of Love’ marking the Valentine’s Day. The event was a big hit with scores of music enthusiasts in attendance. P Unnikrishnan, Chairman and Managing Director of the Management Board of The Daily Tribune, was honoured at the event. SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 03 Qatari regime ‘torturing family of jailed royal family member’ Talal faces 22-year sentence, imposed in 2013, after he was convicted of passing bad checks

up his right to a position in the Al Rayyan said that government. • The only person in Qatar she has documented We were forced to allowed to make decisions is her family’s suffering, leave our house Tamim, Al Rayyan said, who with photographic and were taken can strip anyone, even royals, and video evidence. to a house that is of their rights. “No court can do not fit for human anything about it,” she added. Al Rayyan said that Talal The only person in habitation, was framed and imprisoned Qatar• allowed to make in a deserted because he had demanded im- decisions is Tamim, area, with provements to human rights in Al Rayyan said, who temperatures Qatar. She added that the world can strip anyone, even reaching 50°C, must be told how Tamim “estab- which exposed the lished his state on human rights royals, of their rights. young children to while taking revenge on young diseases. children after imprisoning their Jeddah father in retaliation.” Asma Al Rayyan and her children during the Press conference in Geneva. AL RAYYAN Meanwhile, also at the Gene- sma Al Rayyan, the wife va Press Club, Sudanese nanny of Sheikh Talal bin Ab- as education, health care and Swiss city, she said: “The suffer- Al Rayyan said that the suf- long periods.” Sahar Abul Baki Al Sheikh told Adul Aziz Al Thani, an im- proper housing. ing of my family, including the fering of Talal’s children — Al Al Rayyan said that she has how she suffered at the hands prisoned member of the Qatari She accused the ruler of pay- four children of Sheikh Talal, Anoud, Al Joharah, Abdullah documented her family’s suf- of the regime in Doha for no royal family, has told how their ing lip service in public to hu- started with the death of my and Ahmed — began after he fering, with photographic and other reason than she was look- children have suffered and been man rights and justice while father-in-law, who also served was imprisoned, with demands video evidence. She asked the ing after the children of Sheikh deprived of their rights. subjecting her children to ex- as health minister in Qatar.” that his debts be repaid. Qatari authorities to move the Sultan bin Suhaim, who had She said her family was tar- treme hardship after impris- There was a long-standing “Revenge was not limited to family to another house, but fallen out of favour after pub- geted for revenge by the regime oning their father and freezing hostility within the royal family imprisoning the children’s fa- was told that there is no reason licly voicing his political views. in Doha as a result of family his assets. towards Sheikh Abdul Aziz, Al ther, but extended to putting to do so this was refused. She said that she was harshly feuds and long-standing hostil- Al Rayyan, a German national, Rayyan said, which has endured us under enormous pressure,” She said Tamim’s regime has penalised by Tamim’s regime in ities, Arab News reported. married Sheikh Talal in 2007. during the reigns of former she said. left her and the children des- 2017 after letting the children She listed a series of viola - He is the eldest son of Sheikh Emir Hamad bin Khalifa and his “We were forced to leave our titute, with no money to find use her phone to speak to their tions she said have been com- Abdul Aziz bin Hamad, one of son, Tamim. In revenge, Talal house and were taken to a house alternative accommodation on father, who was abroad at the mitted in revenge against the the founders of Qatar, who died was imprisoned during the rule that is not fit for human habi- their own. The children suf - time. Security officers visited family by the regime of Qatar’s in exile in Saudi Arabia in 2008. of both Hamad and Tamim, and tation, in a deserted area, with fered gravely and have been the palace to gather informa- Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Speaking at the Geneva Press is currently serving a 22-year temperatures reaching 50°C, deprived of their basic hu- tion, then later lured her out of Thani. Club, while the United Nations sentence, imposed in 2013, after which exposed the young chil- man rights, she added, while the residence by saying that she These include depriving the Human Rights Council meets he was convicted of passing bad dren to diseases, requiring them Tamim’s regime attempted to had to collect a package from children of basic rights such at the UN headquarters in the checks. to get cortisone treatments for force Talal to sign papers giving her employer. Man faces trial for burning Court rejects compensation lawsuit TDT | Manama to assess the financial value of the negotiate on the matter but the project both parties were working latter rejected any attempts of he Third High Civil Court on and in his report, the expert negotiation and finally resorted car to avenge sexual assault has rejected a lawsuit filed estimated the value of project in to the court, which rejected the Tby an electrical contracting the neighbourhood of BD140,000. lawsuit as it contradicts with the to avenge a sexual assault the have attacked cops assigned company against a commercial The defendant company arbitration procedures mentioned During his arrest, latter committed against him to arrest him, and she was held and technical services company reached out to the plaintiff to in the contract. • ten years ago. too. demanding it to pay BD127,000 the accused reportedly According to the police re- “I wanted to avenge a sexual in compensation for an unfin- resisted police officers, cords, the car owner report- assault he committed on me ished project. attacking them by a knife. ed to police that his car was 10 years ago. And I didn’t find According to lawyer Nada burned while it was parked a better way to do that than Adil, her client, the technical The Bahraini man outside his home. setting his car on fire,” the services company, had previ- • The fire caused damages to defendant told prosecutors ously contacted the other com- has been accused of the house’s fence, and detec- during questioning, admit- pany as per the contract worth putting lives in danger. tives later discovered that the ting that he was behind the BD127,000. Bahraini man was responsible incident. However, Ms Adil said that TDT | Manama for the crime. The Bahraini man has been the defendant’s company did During his arrest, the ac - accused of putting lives in not honour the contract which cused reportedly resisted po- danger. was terminated by the plain- Bahraini national is fac- lice officers, attacking them He and his mother also have tiff’s company to avoid any fi- ing trial for burning the by a knife. been charged with attacking nancial losses. Acar of a fellow national His mother is reported to on-duty police officers. The court assigned an expert Bahrainis lose appeals in kidnapping case TDT | Manama of the defendants assigned his The victim’s father rushed accomplices to kidnap the vic- him to the hospital and report- ail sentences issued tim as he received information ed the case to the police. Inves- against four Bahrainis that he was co-operating with The victim was taken tigations led to the culprits who Jwere upheld in the case of teams of police officers. from Shahrakkan were immediately arrested. kidnapping a teenager, tortur- The victim was taken from village and brought On January 31, 2018, the Pub- ing him and forcing him to state Shahrakkan village and brought to the farm in the lic Prosecution interrogated that he is a police informer. to the farm in the neighbouring neighbouring village of the defendants and charged The High Criminal Court village of Dar Kulaib, where he Dar Kulaib, where he them with kidnapping and tor- earlier sentenced the defend- was forced to confess that he turing the victim. They were ants to seven years of imprison- was a police informer while was forced to confess all sentenced by the court to ment as they were found guilty being recorded on camera. that he was a police serve a seven-year imprison- of committing the offences at After committing the crime informer. ment sentence. a farm located in Dar Kulaib the defendants released the PROSECUTORS They appealed against the Village. victim near his father’s house, verdict, but their plea was re- According to court files, the where a friend witnessed the istration number of the vehicle jected by the High Court of incident took place when one incident and recorded the reg- used by the defendants. Appeals. SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 04 Houthis committed ‘18 ceasefire violations in the last 24 hours’ The Stockholm Agreement was signed by the Yemeni government and Houthi representatives in December last year Jeddah hoods in Hodeidah using various weaponry. he Iranian-backed Houthi “The violations included militia committed 18 vio- shooting with various light Tlations against the Swed- weapons and mortars on the 1,112 ish ceasefire agreement in Ho- areas of Hais, Al Faza and Jab- violations have been deidah during the last 24 hours, aliya,” said the coalition, adding committed by Houthis the Arab coalition spokesperson that one citizen was killed and since the implementation was quoted by Arab News yes- another was injured. of agreement, says terday. Earlier yesterday, Saudi Ara- coalition spokesperson The Stockholm Agreement bia’s Royal Air Defence Force was signed by the Yemeni gov- shot down a Houthi drone that ernment and Houthi represent- was flying towards Saudi Arabia, atives in December last year. Saudi state TV reported. cy SPA said the Houthi militia The main points of the The spokesperson of the Sau- had committed 1,112 violations agreement were a prisoner ex- di-led Arab coalition, Col Turki since the Hodeidah agreement change, steps toward a cease- Al Maliki, said that the drone was implemented, leading to fire in the city of Taiz, and a was targeting civilians in a resi- 76 civilian deaths and 492 in- ceasefire agreement in the city dential area in the city of Abha. juries. of Hodeidah and its port, as The Houthi militia has com- The report said the Houth- well as ports in Salif and Ras mitted thousands of violations is continued to target civilian Issa. since the agreement came into homes, public areas and army The coalition said the Houth- force on Dec 18, 2018. positions, using a variety of is targeted several neighbour- Iranian-backed Houthi militia fighters are pictured in the port city of Hodeidah. Last month, state news agen- weapons.

Shura Council SCW programme to help women wins award Manama

opting voluntary retirement scheme he Shura Council’s Secretariat General Manama spare no efforts to facilitate the Twon the Excellence establishment of companies, the Award for Human Resourc- he Supreme Council issuance of commercial registers, es Management 2019, on the for Women (SCW) has whether conventionally or online, public sector. Tlaunched a national pro- including government employees The honour was con - gramme to help women who who retired optionally. ferred at the Sixth Gulf Fo- benefited from the optional re- Citing official statistics, he said rum for Human Resourc- tirement scheme. that Bahraini women hold 50 per es Development, which The National Guidance Pro- cent of the overall number of the was held on March 5 and gramme for Bahraini Women commercial registers issued by 6 under the patronage of aims to help those who want to the Ministry of Industry, Com- Labour and Social Devel- make a smooth transition from merce and Tourism. opment Minister Jameel the public sector to the private Bahraini Chamber of Com- Humaidan. sector or entrepreneurship field. merce and Industry (BCCI) First The event was organised The scheme aims to maintain Deputy Chairman Khalid Mo- by Actsmart for Public Rela- women’s sustainable contribution hammed Najibi expressed BCCI tions Consultancy with the to the national economy, switch readiness to support the SCW-led support of the Saudi Human safely to the private sector, en- programme to co-opt newly-re- Resources Society. courage innovative entrepreneur- tired women. Chancellor Osama ship projects and explore labour He announced that the cham- Ahmed Al Asfoor, the Shura market potential opportunities. ber would reach out to all private Council Secretary Gener- The programme was endorsed The programme was launched at a meeting held by top SCW and Labour Ministry officials. sector establishments, inform al, hailed the award which during the third meeting which them about the new scheme, hold is considered as one of the was held on December 10, 2018, forums, induction and training main national initiatives chaired by Her Royal Highness A network of guides would be ed the programme, which will programmes and engage them granted in recognition of Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al set up as part of the SCW pro- provide an adequate platform that career expos. the distinguished efforts Khalifa, Wife of HM the King and gramme, which includes also creates work opportunities. The meeting was also attend- in human resources man- SCW President. workshops and specialised ca- The programme aims Industry, Commerce and Tour- ed by the Labour Fund (Tam- agement in the public and “The programme aims at sup- reer expo. The scheme will also at supporting the fiscal ism Undersecretary for Trade Af- keen) Chief Executive Officer private sectors. porting the fiscal balance initi- highlight success stories and out- balance initiative, which fairs Nader Almoayyed said that Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Janahi, He thanked the organis- ative, which was launched by line opportunities available in the was launched by the the national guidance programme the General Organisation for ers of the Gulf Forum for the Government,” said SCW Sec- economic sectors. Government. would increase the number of Social Insurance (GOSI) CEO Human Resources Devel- retary-General Hala Al Ansari, Labour and Social Develop- women entrepreneur in the pri- Eman Mustafa Al Murbati and opment, stressing its role citing the Optional Retirement ment Ministry Undersecretary MS AL ANSARI vate sector. Economic Development (EDB) in grooming national com- Scheme. Sabah Salem Al Dosari commend- He said that the ministry would representatives. petencies. AGU to attend regional conference on water conservation TDT | Manama and is jointly organised with the Gen- It’s derived from a Master’s thesis Al Sadiq and Prof Zubari. eral Secretariat of GCC States. presented by AGU student Anwaar Al The study explains the development he College of Graduate Studies Water Resources Director in the Col- Osaimi, under the supervision of Dr of a system to measure the standards in the Arabian Gulf Universi- lege of Graduate Studies and Head of These forums contribute Thamer Al Dawood, Prof Zubari and of reference management of sewage Tty (AGU) will participate in the the Scientific Committee of the Con- to building communication Dr Humood Nasser. facilities in the Kingdom. 13th Gulf Water Conference, which is ference Prof Waleed Zubari confirmed networks between researchers The second paper discusses energy Prof Zubari announced that AGU will organised by the Water Sciences and that AGU will participate with three consumption in the fields of munici- be represented in the conference by Technology Association (WSTA) in Ku- scientific papers that will be discussed and active specialists in the pal water (drinking and sanitation) in eight students and graduates from the wait from March 12 to March 14, 2019. during the sessions of the conference. Arab world. Bahrain. It is a study conducted by Dr College of Graduate Studies. Held under the patronage of the Ku- The papers will highlight several topics PROF ZUBARI Maha Al Sabbagh, Mariam Helal, Rehab He said researchers are also voluntar- waiti Prime Minister Shaikh Jaber Al related to water and its consumption in Mohsen and Prof Zubari. ily partaking in the scientific committee Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah, the con- the Kingdom. As for the third paper, it is a study of the conference to assist in the logistic ference is themed “Water in the GCC: The first paper will shed light on Osmosis Desalination Plant on the en- prepared by Salah Al Mottawa, Siddiqa works and enrich the water technolo- Challenges and Innovative Solutions” the affects of Al Dur Seawater Reverse vironment and marine life. Al Jazeery, Mohammed Kamal, Dr Alaa gies and sciences content of the event. 05 SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 world

US military asked to house 5,000 Venezuela suspends work, child migrants: Pentagon classes due to blackout Caracas, Venezuela

enezuela’s government suspended work and Vclasses yesterday due to a massive electricity blackout that has ground much of the country to a halt, the vice pres- ident said. President Nicolas Madu- A Honduran boy looks through a fence from inside a warehouse used as a ro -- who has denounced the shelter for migrants in Piedras Negras, Coahuila state, Mexico, on the US blackout as an act of “sabotage” border -- made the decision “in order to facilitate efforts for the recov- Washington, United States “DoD will work with the ery of electricity service in the military services to identify country,” Vice President Delcy he administration of US potential locations for such Rodriguez tweeted. TPresident Donald Trump support, and will work with The government said the has asked the Department of HHS to assess any DoD fa - blackout was affecting 23 of Defense to prepare to house cilities or suitable DoD land the crisis-wracked country’s 24 up to 5,000 unaccompanied for potential use to provide states. migrant children amid what it temporary shelter for unac- The blackout in the capital calls a mounting “crisis” at the companied alien children,” he was total and hit at 4:50 pm US-Mexico border, the Penta- said. (2050 GMT), just before night- gon said Thursday. The request for beds is pre- fall. Caracas is one of the world’s The Department of Health ventative -- they will not defi- most crime-ridden cities, so People cross a street during a power cut in Caracas and Human Services ( HHS) nitely be used. people set out for home early, “requested DoD support to But it comes amid a surge well before the sun went down. happens,” said the mother of Roraima Energia said. identify space to house up to in the number of families Traffic lights went out and the two. The only one of Brazil’s 27 5,000 unaccompanied alien and unaccompanied children subway system ground to a halt, Critics blame the government states not connected to its na- children on DoD installations, crossing the US border from triggering gridlock in the streets for failing to invest in upkeep tional grid, Roraima gets half if needed, through Septem- Mexico illegally, most of them and huge streams of angry peo- Power shortages of the electrical grid, although its supply from the Guri plant. ber 30, 2019,” said Pentagon fleeing poverty and violence in ple trekking long distances to and starvation are the government often blames Maduro is struggling in the spokesperson Lieutenant Central America. Most request get home from work. the result of the external factors when the lights face of a challenge by opposi- Colonel Jamie Davis. asylum. Telephone services and ac- Maduro regime’s go out. tion leader Juan Guaido, who cess to the internet were also incompetence The state power company has declared himself interim knocked out. Corpoelec said there has been president and is now backed by The capital’s international sabotage at a big hydroelectric some 50 countries led by the airport was hit, according to US SECRETARY OF STATE MIKE plant called Guri in Bolivar United States. Top Chinese officials plagiarised social media posts from would- POMPEO state, one of the largest in Latin US Secretary of State Mike be travelers. America. It gave no details. Pompeo said Maduro is wrong university theses A Copa Libertadores soccer The Guri plant also sup - to blame the US or any other Beijing, China restive region of Xinjiang are game in the city of Barquisimeto plies cheap electricity to the country for Venezuela’s woes. among a half-dozen officials was postponed. west of the oil-rich country neighboring Brazilian state “Power shortages and starva- op Chinese Communist who borrowed from other Venezuela is “victim of the for years, but have eventual - of Roraima, which has had to tion are the result of the Madu- TParty officials plagiarised people’s work without citing imperial electrical war!” Rodri- ly spread to Caracas and other resort to using its own, cost - ro regime’s incompetence,” he parts of their university theses, them, the analysis showed. guez tweeted. areas. lier thermoelectric plants tweeted. an AFP review has found, test- The State Council, China’s “United Venezuelans will win. “We are tired. Exhausted,” following the power cut in Guaido tweeted that Vene- ing the government’s pledge cabinet, released last year the The putschists will not pass.” said Estefania Pacheco, a sales Venezuela. zuela has plenty of hydroelec- to crack down on academic first ever national guidelines to executive forced to walk 12 kilo- “During the night, attempts tric plants and more. misconduct. enforce academic integrity in ‘Tired, exhausted’ meters (seven miles) from her were made to restore the Bra- “We have water, oil and gas. A former vice president, a research following a series of Venezuelans are wearily ac- office in eastern Caracas to her zil-Venezuela interconnection, But unfortunately, we have supreme court judge, a former plagiarism scandals, warning customed to blackouts. They home across town. but it was not possible because an usurper in Miraflores,” he top public security official, and that those caught would be have been common in the “It is so sad every time this it presented a lot of instability,” wrote. the powerful party chief in the “severely punished”. SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down in Atlantic Ocean: NASA Washington, United States

he SpaceX Dragon capsule Tsuccessfully splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean yesterday after more than six days in space, completing its demonstration KNOW WHAT mission for US space agency NASA. “Good splashdown of Dragon It represents the first confirmed!” the SpaceX account private space mission tweeted along with an image to the ISS, as well as of the capsule showing its four main white and orange para - the first time a space chutes deployed as two boats vessel capable of sped toward it. carrying people was Live footage from NASA launched by the US in showed the capsule’s main eight years parachutes opened without a hitch, and it splashed down at 8:45 am (1345 GMT), com- the 1981-2011 space shuttle pro- pleting a mission to demon - I’d say hypersonic re- gram. strate that it could reliably and entry is probably my Only a test dummy was aboard safely carry astronauts to the In- Dragon gently and successfully undocked from the ISS Friday at 0732 GMT biggest concern for the test, but the first manned ternational Space Station (ISS). flight aboard Dragon is sched- ELON MUSK Launched on Saturday from the following day before detach- SpaceX, founded by Elon NASA in 2014 to develop the next FOUNDER AND HEAD OF SPACEX uled for July with two astronauts the Kennedy Space Center in ing early Friday for its return to Musk in 2002, was selected generation of space vehicles for -- a date that could be postponed Florida, Dragon docked at ISS Earth. along with the Boeing group by US astronauts, after the end of until later this year. SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 06

A view of a tourist caravan camped at a mountain campsite in the Dubai emirate’s exclave of Hatta, near the Omani border.

It’s fun, with the fire and hanging with friends and all that, but I personally prefer to sleep in a room with a bed and a private Dubai’s new take on desert camping bathroom, and that’s AFP | Hatta, United Arab Emir- what we get here ates plush mountainside lodgings ly opt to escape the hustle and hanging with friends and all while oil prices also dropped, af- and beach camps, as it seeks to UAE bustle of the city. that, but I personally prefer to JAMIL FAHMY fecting the as a whole. put its own mark on the glamp- Dubai welcomed a record 15.9 sleep in a room with a bed and Several glamping sites, some ust over 100 kilometres ing trend that has swept world million visitors in 2018, many of a private bathroom, and that’s A DUBAI RESIDENT on the beach, have popped up (62 miles) from Dubai’s tourism destinations. whom were drawn to its mega what we get here,” he told AFP. across the UAE in recent years, Jskyscrapers, Mohammed “This place is far from the malls, luxurious hotels and pris- “It’s great to be an adventurer with options to participate in al-Kaabi strolls through the cities and the high-rises,” said tine beaches. and explore and cook fireside, yoga classes, star gazing or kay- tranquil desert with his friends Kaabi, sporting the traditional It hopes to push the figure up and that’s what we did. aking. as the sun sets. full-length white Emirati robe to 20 million visitors annually “But when the time came, we For Jay, a 37-year-old Briton, Kaabi, 27, hails from a long worn by men. by next year, when it hosts the retreated into the beautiful room glamping offers a new experi- line of Emiratis, a people with “Camping is very popular in six-month global trade fair, Expo and slept on a bed.” ence after a decade in the UAE. a centuries-old bedouin histo- the UAE, but when you want 2020. “We’re fairly outdoorsy, we ry tied inextricably to the local to bring the family it becomes The mountainous eastern ‘Five-star camping’ came here kayaking before, we desert. more complicated,” he added, Hatta desert has lots to offer Rooms with modern ameni- did the big zip line,” he said, Today, he is among a at a campsite in Hatta, near the “glampers” with a taste for ad- ties, including bathrooms and referring to the Hatta zip wire. fast-growing group drawn to a Omani border. venture but also for their home beds, start from 400 dirhams But, he added with a laugh new wave of a tradition of de- “But here, safety and comfort comforts. (about $110, 100 euros) per night that with the usual no-frills style sert camping but with all the are provided for.” Near the Hatta dam, campers at the Hatta site, which opened of camping “you haven’t got a trappings of comfort, style and have a choice between a trailer, in October. shower or all the facilities” so modernity. A room with... a bed caravan or five-star lodge fully The Hatta camping project, glamping is a welcome step-up. With “glamping”, short for Camping is still a beloved equipped with TVs and pow- part of Dubai’s plan to use tour- “You get the outdoors and all “glamorous camping”, Dubai way of life for many Emira - er points for charging a smart- ism to diversify revenues, is also of that, and nature, and you can aims to expand on its renown tis, who take their equipment phone. home to a 350-metre zip wire. barbeque -- but you can also for luxurious city living and its and head for the desert from Seated outside a trailer, Jamil Last year, Dubai faced a have a shower and get clean! tradition of camping. the fall months onwards, when Fahmy, a Dubai resident from downturn in the real-estate Betting on tourism at a time the scorching summer heat has Saudi Arabia, said glamping was market due to a of low oil prices, Dubai is now faded. the perfect way to escape the supply glut, offering stays in chic desert Tourists and expat residents city without compromis- trailers, in also in - ing on hygiene. creas- “It’s fun, with ing- the fire and SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 07

‘Tim Apple’ goes viral on social media after Trump gaffe Lawyer sorry for ‘tainting’ Ghosn’s fame with disguise Tokyo, Japan

lawyer representing ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn on Friday apolo- Apple CEO Tim Cook has slyly changed his name to “Tim Apple” on Twitter A gised for “tainting” the tycoon’s reputation by suggesting he dis- Washington, United States other suggestions for the pres- guise himself as a workman to ident including Bill Microsoft leave detention on bail. pple chief executive (Gates), Elon Tesla (Musk) and Ghosn sparked confusion and ATim Cook turned into even George America (Wash- some derision by walking out of “Tim Apple” on social media ington). a Tokyo jail on Wednesday after Thursday after a slip-up by One user posted an image more than 100 days in custody, The disguise was US President Donald Trump of Cook speaking with Trump sporting a blue construction all planned and sparked a viral moment on with an apple fruit superim- worker’s jacket, a light blue cap carried out by me. Twitter. posed over his face, while an- and a facemask. Due to my amateur The Twittersphere react- other wrote “wondering what Lawyer Takashi Takano said plan, the fame he ed after a Wednesday White the heck #PresidentOrange is the bizarre get-up was a bid to has built over a House meeting where the US talking about.” protect Ghosn’s privacy, and lifetime was tainted. president thanked “Tim Ap- It was not the first time particularly to avoid media ple” for the tech giant’s invest- Trump -- who is known tracking him to the residence I caused tangible and ments and job creations. for creating nicknames like where he will live while out on intangible damage to Cook changed his Twitter “Crooked Hillary” -- made a bail. many people. I feel display name the following mix-up of this nature. But Takano acknowledged the sorry about that morning, using his first name Last year he introduced plan backfired, with the world’s followed by the Apple icon to CEO Marillyn Hewson of the media instead snapping pho- LAWYER TAKASHI TAKANO WROTE IN A get in on the fun. defense giant Lockheed as tos and filming video of Ghosn, BLOG ARTICLE Some Twitter users offered “Marillyn Lockheed.” transformed from his previously suave executive image. “The disguise was all planned outfit. and carried out by me,” Takano His release was the latest wrote in a blog article posted twist in a saga that has gripped Death toll in attack on political Friday. the business world in Japan and “Due to my amateur plan, the beyond since his November 19 gathering in Kabul rises to 11 fame he has built over a lifetime arrest. Kabul, Afghanistan was tainted.” Ghosn, who faces three charg- “I caused tangible and intan- Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn (C) is escorted as he walks out of the es of financial misconduct, must he death toll in an attack gible damage to many people. I Tokyo Detention House following his release on bail in Tokyo adhere to strict conditions in Ton a political gathering in feel sorry about that,” he added. addition to the nearly $9 million Kabul attended by many senior Takano said his only goal had he paid in bail. Afghan leaders has risen to 11 been to prevent the media from He must stay in a residence in with another 95 wounded, the locating Ghosn’s residence. Tokyo designated by the court, interior ministry said Friday. “Not only would he not be with a surveillance camera in- Thursday’s attack in the Af- able to have his life back but stalled at the door. Footage from ghan capital, commemorating also his health would be dam- the camera must be submitted the death of a Shiite leader, aged” if the home was located, to the court periodically. was claimed by the Islamic Takano said. He can only use a computer at State group. “The life of his family and his his lawyer’s office and will not Authorities had put the toll neighbours would be threat- be able to access the internet. at three dead and 32 wounded A wounded Afghan boy receives ened. We definitely needed to But a senior Tokyo prosecutor late on Thursday. medical treatment avoid such a situation.” said Friday that the decision to “Unfortunately the attack Walk in the park grant bail could risk “destruc- led to 11 deaths including three Around a dozen mortar However, Japanese media on tion of evidence”. women, and 95 others wound- shells were fired on those Friday filmed Ghosn with his Carole Ghosn (R), wife of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, and his “We believe the conditions for ed,” Nasrat Rahimi, acting in- attending the open-air rally wife and one of his daughters daughter Caroline (L) leave after Ghosn left the Tokyo Detention House the bail are not effective,” said terior ministry spokesman, marking 24 years since the outside his Tokyo residence. Shin Kukimoto, deputy chief of told AFP. death of Shiite leader Hazara Footage aired on television On the day of his release, later tracked the vehicle around the Tokyo District Public Pros- The majority of the casual- Abdul Ali Mazari, a security showed the family walking in a Ghosn was widely filmed and Tokyo. ecutors Office. ties were civilians, he added. source told AFP. park during the afternoon. photographed in the bizarre Japanese media then devoted Takano said Ghosn’s bail will Rahimi also blamed the Tal- Fired from the roof of a near- As they returned several disguise, including as he got news programmes to dissecting be cancelled if any of the rules iban for the attack, despite the by building, most of the shells hours later by car, a press pack into a minivan complete with Ghosn’s disguise, with some sta- are violated and “he would have IS claim. The Taliban has de- are said to have fallen on sur- crowded around Ghosn but he a workman’s ladder. Media in tions even dressing up doubles to return to the tough life in nied involvement. rounding houses. did not make any comment. helicopters and on motorbikes in similar garb to discuss the custody.” India dynamites mansion of fugitive celebrity jeweller AFP | Mumbai, India Winslet and Priyanka Chop - ndian authorities yesterday ra-Jonas before his downfall Idynamited the multi-mil- last year. lion-dollar seafront mansion of He fled India in February 2018 fugitive billionaire and jeweller after being accused a central role to the stars Nirav Modi, officials KNOW WHAT in a $1.8-billion fraud involving said. Punjab National Bank (PNB), the The 33,000 square-foot prop- country’s second-largest public erty near Mumbai, believed to be Indian authorities lender. Modi and his uncle and worth $14 million, was seized af- business partner Mehul Choksi, ter Modi was accused of involve- have seized assets of also a diamond merchant, alleg- ment in a massive bank fraud Modi worth around edly defrauded PNB out of more that rocked India’s corporate $90 million including than $40 million. community. his jewellery busi- Authorities say the pair divert- “We have razed the structure ness, overseas bank ed large sums of the loan mon- to the ground using dynamite,” accounts, a London ey illegally to invest in foreign Bharat Shitole, an official for property worth companies. government of the western state Choksi fled to Antigua while of Maharashtra, said. around $7.8 million the Financial Times reported last Video footage aired by Indi- and two others in New June that Modi was in Britain. an news channels showed the York valued at $29 Shitole said authorities de- sprawling bungalow crumble to million. cided to demolish the seaside the ground within seconds of the mansion rather than put it up for controlled blast. across the world and boasted auction because it was illegally Modi, 48, owned luxury jewel- celebrity customers including built and had violated environ- lery stores in several major cities Nirav Modi’s Alibaug Bungalow destroyed using dynamite sticks (Courtesy of great Indian mutiny). Inset, Nirav Modi actresses Naomi Watts, Kate mental regulations. 08 SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 society

Rotary Club of Sulmaniya held a regular lunch meeting at the Westin Hotel in City Centre. Guest speaker was Shaikha Alshaiba who spoke about her inspirational experience as an athlete. She spoke about her experience being an amputee athlete.

Area 10 (Division D, District 20) Toastmasters Annual Contest was held at GPIC Club. The event witnessed heated verbal wars between contestants who competed in four Speech categories – International Speech, Evaluation Speech, Table topics & Humorous speech. District 20 Director Khurram Salman congratulated the 150 Toastmasters who reached the GPIC club premises to attend the event and registered his happiness on the progress happening in the Area 10 Region. All the winners, organisers, the Key sponsor - GPIC and the sponsor, Yateem Air-conditioning were given certificates and trophies in the finale.

Al Fajer Private school participated in the flower arrangement contest in Bahrain International Garden Show sponsored by the Bahrain Garden Club. There were three entries from AFS and among scores of participants from different schools, AFS bagged the following awards: First Place in 8 years old category (by Jana Mustafa of Grade 3), Second Place in 10 years old category (by Jenan Turki of Grade 5). Winners of the contest were awarded certificate of recognition at the Bahrain International Garden Show. The Pleasure Riders celebrated Women’s Day by felicitating it’s women riders. Rajani Vijay, Dr Brinda Rajesh, Quratulain Zahid Annie and Tintu Binu were among those honoured.

The New Millennium School, DPS Bahrain, welcomed its new batch of Grade X and XII with great zeal and enthusiasm. The children were warmly welcomed into their new grades by their loving homeroom teachers. The day began with an assembly conducted by the teachers wherein a special prayer was read out by the teachers, followed by a pledge and thought based on the importance of hard work and positivity in life. Principal Arun Kuumar Sharma in his motivational address, congratulated the students on their successful promotion to the next grades. 08 SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 09 society

Rotary Club of Sulmaniya held a regular lunch meeting at the Westin Hotel in City Centre. Guest speaker was Shaikha Alshaiba who spoke about her inspirational experience as an athlete. She spoke about her experience being an amputee athlete.

Area 10 (Division D, District 20) Toastmasters Annual Contest was held at GPIC Club. The event witnessed heated verbal wars between contestants who competed in four Speech categories – International Speech, Evaluation Speech, Table topics & Humorous speech. District 20 Director Khurram Salman congratulated the 150 Toastmasters who reached the GPIC club premises to attend the event and registered his happiness on the progress happening in the Area 10 Region. All the winners, organisers, the Key sponsor - GPIC and the sponsor, Yateem Air-conditioning were given certificates and trophies in the finale. Fajar private school children went on a field trip to Al Areen Wildlife Park last week. It was a fun-filled experience for them as they interacted and played with the wonderful animals in the park.

Al Fajer Private school participated in the flower arrangement contest in Bahrain International Garden Show sponsored by the Bahrain Garden Club. There were three entries from AFS and among scores of participants from different schools, AFS bagged the following awards: First Place in 8 years old category (by Jana Mustafa of Grade 3), Second Place in 10 years old category (by Jenan Turki of Grade 5). Winners of the contest were awarded certificate of recognition at the Bahrain International Garden Show. The Pleasure Riders celebrated Women’s Day by felicitating it’s women riders. Rajani Vijay, Dr Brinda Rajesh, Quratulain Zahid Annie and Tintu Binu were among those honoured.

BKS Open Team Badminton Championship 2019 was held at BKS Diamond Jubilee hall. Thirty-six teams with 9 players participated in 5 categories. BKS Masters headed by Madhu Menon won in the highest level named Flight -Championship by defeating NBC of Saudi Arabia headed by Shihab by 3-2. The prizes distributed by BKS President P.V Radhakrishna Pillai and Gen Secretary M P Raghu and the sponsors of the events. The title sponsor for The New Millennium School, DPS Bahrain, welcomed its new batch of Grade X and XII with great zeal and enthusiasm. The children were warmly welcomed into their new grades by their loving homeroom the event was – Contratech teachers. The day began with an assembly conducted by the teachers wherein a special prayer was read out by the teachers, followed by a pledge and thought based on the importance of hard work and and the Mega sponsor was positivity in life. Principal Arun Kuumar Sharma in his motivational address, congratulated the students on their successful promotion to the next grades. Ammis Restaurant. 10 SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 business ‘Won’t sign China takes up new foreign investment law The bill will ban the• illegal transfer of technology and “illegal government China trade interference” in foreign businesses

Beijing, China pact unless hina’s parliament took up Cyesterday a draft foreign investment law that could help smooth out trade talks with the This will certainly US as the world’s top two econo- Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on as his tea cup is refilled during the second provide a more mies angle towards a deal. comprehensive and it’s ‘great’’ The legislation was present- plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the ed at a session of the National People in Beijing more powerful rule People’s Congress in Beijing and of law guarantee for is expected to be approved on lectual property rights of for- China’s premier on Tuesday foreign investment March 15, the last day of the eign investors and foreign-in- laid out a lower growth target interests annual parliamentary meeting. vested enterprises and bars the of 6.0 to 6.5 per cent this year, The bill will ban the illegal use of administrative means to down from 6.6pc growth in transfer of technology and “ille- force technology transfer,” said 2018. NING JIZHE gal government interference” in Ning Jizhe, vice chairman of Official data Friday showed VICE CHAIRMAN OF CHINA’S STATE PLANNER foreign businesses, a key point China’s state planner, the Na- China’s exports and imports in Washington’s contention that tional Development and Reform plummeted much more than Beijing steals American tech- Commission. expected in February, adding nology. “This will certainly provide a to worries. well”. The law aims to assuage con- more comprehensive and more Its roller-coaster stock market Chinese Foreign Minister cerns about China’s business powerful rule of law guarantee ended the day down sharply Wang Yi said Friday that the environment for foreign firms, for foreign investment inter- with the benchmark Shanghai two sides have made “signif- but earlier versions of the draft ests,” Ning told reporters earlier Composite Index losing 4.40 icant progress” but he blast- drew criticism from some busi- this week. percent. ed hawks in Washington who ness groups. Beijing sees the law as a tool US President Donald Trump have advocated a “decoupling” The law “clearly stipulates to attract more foreign invest- said Thursday trade negotia- between the two countries’ that the state protects the intel- ment as its economy slows. tions were “moving along pretty economies.

with Chinese President Xi Jin- Washington, United States ping, which officials said was expected to be held late this resident Donald Trump month to seal an agreement, said yesterday he will could slip into April. Pnot agree to a pact with Kudlow told CNBC that talks China to resolve the months- have “advanced enormously,” long trade war unless it is a echoing comments from a ‘One more push’ “very good deal.” Chinese diplomat in Beijing The economic superpowers earlier Friday. Grimsby, United Kingdom have been locked in a trade But “you saw them walk union with the EU. battle since last summer, strik- away from North Korea and May wants a written guar- ing out with steep tariffs on just saying that... it could ap- rime Minister Theresa antee from Brussels that this more than $360 billion in two- ply to trade,” he said, referring PMay yesterday urged the will not be the case. EU officials way trade, which is beginning to Trump’s recent summit in EU to make “one more push” say the backstop must stay in to sap economic growth and Hanoi with the North Korean to get the Brexit deal over place until a new trade deal is business confidence. leader Kim Jong Un, which the line in time for Britain’s signed -- no matter how long “I am confident but... if this ended early and without an exit from the bloc in three that takes. isn’t a great deal, I won’t make agreement. weeks. EU ambassadors met in a deal,” Trump told report- “I don’t want to hang a time- The beleaguered leader’s re- Brussels on Friday to dis- ers as he departed the White table on this,” Kudlow said. US quest for an additional conces- cuss how they might proceed House to visit tornado-dam- Trade Representative Robert sion from Brussels comes with ahead of next week’s crucial aged Alabama. Lighthizer “is doing the best Britain on the brink of crashing events in London, with the But he added, “We will do he can.” out of the European Union after March 29 deadline looming very well either way, with or “There may be a meeting 46 years with very few arrange- large. without a deal.” in Florida, Mar-a-Lago be - ments in place. “The EU stands united, we US and Chinese officials have tween the two leaders, maybe The British parliament is set are not interested in the blame said they are making progress late this month or early next to vote Tuesday on May’s ex- game,” EU chief negotiator toward a resolution of the dis- month.” isting deal with Brussels after Michel Barnier said after the pute but a US diplomat in Bei- He credited Trump’s tough rejecting it by a historic margin talks. jing said Friday that an agree- negotiating strategy and “ag- in January. “We are interested in the re- ment was not imminent. gressive tariffs” for bringing But last-gasp negotiations be- sult... and we are still working.” White House economic Beijing to the negotiating ta- tween UK and EU envoys ended But Dutch Prime Minister adviser Larry Kudlow ac - ble. in acrimony on Wednesday and Mark Rutte took a tougher line, knowledged Trump’s planned “We have them over a bar- May still lacks the assurances saying May was seeking “impos- meeting at his Florida resort rel,” he said. she has been after to get her deal sible” concessions from the EU. approved by MPs. May has scheduled a poten- May told an audience of fac- tial series of votes that could tory workers in the North Sea include one on Thursday asking US job creation screeches to a halt in Feb fishing port of Grimsby that the EU to grant London an exit Britain may never split off from day delay. Washington, United States ment rate fell and hourly wag- the other 27 nations if Brussels But May said such a deferral es saw their biggest gains in failed to help her now. would create “continuing un- ob creation ground to a nearly a decade, more evidence The deal “needs just one more certainty” that ruins the busi- Jvirtual halt in the United of the tight labor market. push to address the final, specif- ness climate and potentially States last month, the gov - US employers added just ic concerns of our parliament,” leads to Brexit never happening. ernment reported yesterday, 20,000 net new positions for May said. “If we go down that road, we a stinging blow to President the month, only a fraction of “Because if MPs reject the might never leave the EU at all,” Donald Trump’s hopes for un- what economists had been ex- deal, nothing is certain. It would she said. diminished economic growth pecting, while unemployment be at a moment of crisis.” Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in central “That would be a political this year. The sudden collapse fell two tenths to 3.8 percent, London failure. It would let down the in hiring showed deep job cuts its lowest level since Octo - ‘Damage to democracy’ keep the Irish border open with Some lawmakers in May’s more than 17 million people in the construction retail and ber, according to the close - The deal is stuck on the so- the UK’s Northern Ireland -- a Conservative Party fear that the who voted to leave the EU and transportation sectors. ly-watched Labour Depart- called “backstop” solution that province with a past history of arrangement will keep Britain do profound damage to their Despite that the unemploy- ment report. London and Brussels devised to sectarian violence. trapped long-term in a customs faith in our democracy.” SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 11

Japan’s fourth quarter growth The great tax escape revised up to 0.5pc ‘Nearly a third’ British billionaires moved to tax havens London, United Kingdom

early a third of Britain’s billionaires have either Nmoved or are relocating to tax havens, where some have broken UK law by bankrolling political parties, a major inves- tigation said on Thursday. The Times newspaper pub- lished a series of reports de - Shoppers at a market in Japan (Courtesyof Retail Asia) tailing allegations of Britain’s ultra-rich hiding billions of the summer receded. pounds from the UK Treasury Tokyo, Japan Japan’s household spend- in taxes over the past decade. ing in January edged up 2.0pc, The report came out days af- apan’s economy grew faster beating a market expectation ter the government drew public Jthan initially thought in the of a 0.5pc decline, a separate fury for delaying a vote on pro- October-December quarter, survey by the internal affairs posed legislation aimed at end- due partly to strong corporate ministry said. ing secret company ownership British Prime Minister Theresa May is depicted with a Pinocchio nose reading investment, official figures Housing costs, vehicle and in offshore territories. “Brexit” piercing a representative of the British economy on a carnival float at showed yesterday. telecommunications-related “We must stop tax evasion the Rose Monday carnival street parade in Duesseldorf, western Germany, The world’s third-biggest fees and education costs were so that the wealthiest pay their economy grew 0.5 per cent among the reasons for the rise fair share,” Margaret Hodge, since business owners hold a quarter-on-quarter, up from in spending, the ministry said, a leading lawmaker from the large portion of their company’s the preliminary figure of 0.3 ahead of the start of a new fis- main opposition Labour Party shares. percent, the cabinet office cal year in April. who co-sponsored the tax haven said. The Friday data suggest a measure, tweeted in response to Tax-evading The latest figure -- an an- mild turnaround after eight KNOW WHAT The Times reports. The Times said those in Companies registered in off- nualised 1.9pc -- is slightly consecutive quarters of growth “Public registers and more shore tax shelters such as the better than market expecta- ended in January-March last transparency are the next big the process of moving Channel Islands or countries tions, confirming that Japan year, interrupting a winning step for fairer tax.” included Jim Ratcliffe, like Switzerland and the Unit- The Times said that 28 has bounced back to growth streak not seen since the heady Prime Minister Theresa Britain’s richest man ed Arab Emirates pay little to out of the 93 British as the negative impact from a days of Japan’s “miracle” boom May’s government did not im- and a major Brexit no tax. billionaires it found series of natural disasters over of the 1980s. mediately respond to the inves- supporter. His chemicals The Times said the exodus through public records tigation. firm is valued at £35 was spurred by a hike in income “have moved to tax billion ($46 billion). tax rates for top earners to 50 Knights and dames percent in 2010, which was re- havens or are in the The Times said that 28 out duced to 45 percent in 2013. process of relocating” India signs $3 bn submarine of the 93 British billionaires it ish billionaires and 408 UK busi- New rules from 2013 making found through public records ness owners live, could cost the a switch in tax residency easier deal with Russia: reports “have moved to tax havens or Treasury up to £4 billion. also contributed, The Times New Delhi, India said that the submarine, the are in the process of relocating”. Asked about his rumoured said. third India has leased from It said almost half of move last October, Ratcliffe told But some of its most damning tions worth £5.5 million over ndia has signed a $3 billion Russia, would be delivered the 28 have left in the past Britain’s Press Association news allegations concerned political the past decade. Ideal to lease a third Rus - by 2025. decade. agency that he was staying in contributions. Prime Minister Theresa sian nuclear-powered subma- Last October Russian Presi- The Times said those in the Britain. The Times said successive May’s Conservatives accepted rine for 10 years, giving Delhi dent Vladimir Putin and Indi- process of moving included Jim The Times said big business UK governments have failed £1 million from these entities a boost in the Indian Ocean, an Prime Minister Narendra Ratcliffe, Britain’s richest man owners were trying to avoid to properly enact a 2009 law in the months leading up to the media reports said. Modi met and inked a deal for and a major Brexit supporter. paying Britain’s relatively high banning large donations from 2017 snap general election, The A defence ministry spokes- Delhi to buy Russia’s S-400 His chemicals firm is valued at 38.1 percent income tax on div- anyone residing abroad for tax Times said. man declined to confirm the surface-to-air missile defence £35 billion ($46 billion). idends -- the cash payments purposes. It added that several of these agreement but the reports system for $5.2 billion. The Sunday Times reported made by corporations to their It said tax-evading business billionaires have also received last month that Ratcliffe’s move shareholders. owners and their companies honorary titles such as baron, to Monaco, where it said 10 Brit- It is effectively a profit tax, have made political contribu- knight and dame. World’s biggest sovereign fund to dump oil and gas stocks: Norway Canada jobless Oslo, Norway the state’s revenues. Tesla gets $520 mn funding rate holds at The revenue from the state- orway’s sovereign wealth owned oil and gas companies 5.8pc in February Nfund, the world’s biggest are placed in the sovereign for first Chinese plant Ottawa, Canada and which is fuelled by petro- wealth fund -- commonly re- Shanghai, China dollars, will divest its oil and ferred to as the “oil fund” but as Beijing pushes the industry Tesla remains in the lead, but anada added 56,000 gas holdings to reduce its ex- formally known as the Gov- away from fossil fuel vehicles. is followed by three Chinese Cmostly full-time jobs posure to the oil sector, the ernment Pension Fund Glob- lectric carmaker Tesla Manufacturing locally is ex- brands -- BAIC, BYD and Zotye -- in February, but the unem- Norwegian government an- al -- which Oslo then taps to Ehas won more than $520 pected to help Tesla avoid some according to analysis provider ployment rate remained nounced yesterday. balance its budget. million in loans from Chinese of the impact of trade tensions Jato Dynamics. unchanged at 5.8 per cent, While the decision is based At the end of 2018, the fund banks to build its first over - between the US and China, as the government statistical solely on financial consider- had holdings worth around seas car plant near Shanghai, well as reduce its production The US giant will make agency said Friday. ations and not on the envi - $37 billion in the oil sector, the first foreign automaker to costs. Coming on the heels of ronment or climate change, with significant stakes in wholly own a factory in China. According to a regulatory fil- its Model 3 sedans at a jobs surge at the start of a divestment by an investor Shell, BP, Total and Exxon- The funding, announced on ing, Tesla has secured $521 mil- the factory -- initially the year, economists had worth more than $1 trillion Mobil among others. Thursday, is an important boost lion from four domestic banks targeting 3,000 cars a forecast a slight drop in the will undoubtedly be seen as a The decision “does not re- for the California-based firm, -- the Industrial & Commer- week unemployment rate. major blow to polluting fossil flect any specific view on the which has been in negotiations cial Bank of China, the Chinese But only Ontario -- the fuels. oil price, future profitability or with Beijing for years over Construction Bank, Agricul- most populous region and The government of Norway, sustainability of the petrole- building the plant in the world’s tural Bank of China, and the an economic hub -- saw an the biggest hydrocarbon pro- um sector. This assessment is biggest electric car market. Shanghai Pudong Development uptick in jobs in the month, ducer in western Europe, said thus independent of the gov- The US giant will make its Bank. according to Statistics Can- it would exclude companies ernment’s current petroleum Model 3 sedans at the factory Tesla shares rose more than ada. classified as exploration and policy, which remains un - -- initially targeting 3,000 cars a two percent in after-hours New The Western prairie prov- production companies from changed,” the govern- week before ramping up annual York trading. ince of Manitoba shed 3,300 the fund. ment said. production to 500,000 -- which China is by far the world’s net jobs, while others saw “The objective is to reduce it plans to have operational by biggest car market and sales no real change. the vulnerability of our com- the end of the year. there have been on an upwards “Is the Canadian econo- mon wealth to a permanent Tesla chief executive Elon trajectory for years, although my a dead parrot, or like the oil price decline,” Finance Musk was in China in Janu - they slipped 2.8 percent in 2018. one in the Monty Python Minister Siv Jensen said in a ary for the groundbreaking Sales of electric vehicles and skit, maybe it’s just resting, statement. of the factory, where he said hybrids have meanwhile con- since today’s jobs data seem The decision follows a rec- he planned to approach local tinued to swell -- jumping 62 to suggest that there’s a lot ommendation made the Scan- banks for the money to get the percent last year -- but only of life left in it,” CIBC Capi- dinavian country’s central plant built and into production. make up just four per- tal Markets chief economist bank in 2017. Oil and gas rep- Musk is betting on China’s cent of overall sales Avery Shenfeld mused in a resent almost half of exports growing market for electric cars in China. research note. of Norway’s and 20 percent of SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 12

Uber settles Dutch probe for Global stock markets plunge 2.3 mn euros London, United Kingdom Spreadex analyst Connor Camp- bell. orld stock markets In midday deals, London’s tanked yesterday as FTSE 100 index dived 1.0pc in Wdisappointing US job value, with miners hit hard by creation figures and the Euro- worries over demand from key pean Central Bank’s decision to commodity consumer China. slash its growth and inflation In the eurozone, Frankfurt fell forecasts fuelled pessimism over 0.7pc and Paris shed 0.7pc, ex- the global outlook. tending Thursday’s ECB-fuelled The US government reported losses. that job creation ground to a The European single curren- virtual halt last month, the latest cy meanwhile struggled to re- The Hague, Netherlands warning of a lean road ahead bound from a near two-year low after the ECB’s announcement of $1.1177 that was struck the S ride-hailing giant and China unveiling a target for previous day. UUber is to pay more than growth that would be its slowest 2.3 million euros to settle a in three decades. ECB ‘sounds alarm bells’ Dutch criminal probe into Wall Street opened solidly The ECB said Thursday that the breach of local taxi laws, down after the jobs announce- eurozone interest rates would prosecutors said yesterday. ment, which also follows the be stuck around historic lows The Netherlands settle- US Federal Reserve indicating it until the year’s end at best, ment is the latest in a series will hold off any fresh rate hikes with bank boss Mario Draghi around the world which has this year. warning the eurozone was forced the company to shell US employers added just “coming out of, and maybe we out millions over regulatory 20,000 net new positions in Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange still are in a period of contin- breaches. February, down from 311,000 ued weakness and pervasive Dutch prosecutors in January -- and far below the Key figures around 1540 GMT that would be a clear positive uncertainty”. opened an investigation in 173,000 economists had project- for the global growth outlook.” The economic outlook has re- 2015 into UberPop, a service London - FTSE 100:  1.0pc at 7,086.75 points ed -- according to a US Labor mained shrouded in gloom this that linked amateur drivers Department report. Frankfurt - DAX 30:  0.7pc at 11,434.53 ‘Selloff continues apace’ year over Brexit, China’s slow- with customers through a James Knightley, chief inter- Paris - CAC 40:  0.7pc at 5,229.01 Asia had joined the selloff ear- down, and the ongoing global smartphone application, national economist at Dutch lier on Friday after data showed trade war. after a local court ruling EURO STOXX 50:  0.9pc at 3,280.01 bank ING, said the jobs report China’s trade fell off a cliff last “Rather than ‘Brexit un - banned the scheme. “clearly disappointed”, adding Tokyo - Nikkei 225:  2.0pc at 21,025.56 (close) month. certainty’ we should be talk- Uber pulled the plug on that “it offers support to the Hong Kong - Hang Seng:  1.9pc at 28,228.42 (close) Exports plunged more than ing about ‘Eurozone uncer - UberPop in the Netherlands dovish shift in the Federal Re- 20pc in February, while imports tainty’, given that Germany later that year in favour of Shanghai - Composite:  4.4pc at 2,969.86 (close) serve’s policy stance”. were also sharply down -- both is flirting with recession and other Uber services that use But he said the unemployment New York - Dow:  0.7pc at 25,283.49 missing expectations by some Italy is in recession,” VTB Cap- professional drivers. number “contradicts virtually Euro/dollar:  at $1.1227 from $1.1193 at 2200 GMT margin. ital analyst Neil MacKinnon “Uber has agreed to a all other evidence on the jobs Pound/dollar:  at $1.306 from $1.3085 “The stock market selloff has said. settlement of 2.33 million market”. continued apace today, with a “The ECB has already sound- euros ($2.5 million),” the “Falling unemployment and Euro/pound:  at 85.96 pence from 85.55 pence sharp drop in Chinese exports ed the alarm bells for the euro- Dutch public prosecution rising wages should be the fo- Oil - Brent Crude:  $1.78 at $64.49 per barrel leading to further weakness zone,” he added. service said. cus,” he said, after the jobless Oil - West Texas Inter:  1.63 cents at $55.03 across the board,” said IG analyst Oil prices were down more The sum consisted of a rate fell two tenths to 3.8 per Joshua Mahony. than onepc after the Norwegian fine of 2.025 million to be cent, its lowest level since Oc- “Shaken by the collapse in government said its sovereign paid by Uber and its subsid- tober. Chinese trade, the European wealth fund -- the world’s larg- iaries “and criminal gains of “Taking this all together we adding that “after all, Corporate and if the US and China can in- markets headed into Friday af- est -- would divest its stakes in 309,409 euros,” it added in a aren’t too concerned,” he said, America looks in decent shape deed resolve their trade issues ternoon in a sorry state,” said oil and gas. statement.

Finland govt resigns over failed reforms US presidential hopeful Warren wants Helsinki, Finland breakup of Google, Facebook, Amazon innish Prime Minister Juha Reuters post that on their way to the FSipila’s centre-right gov- top, the companies purchased ernment resigned yesterday enator Elizabeth Warren potential competitors, like after failing to push through Ssaid yesterday that if elected Facebook’s acquisition of Ins- a flagship social and health US president she would seek to tagram. care reform package, just five break up Amazon.com Inc, Al- “They’ve bulldozed compe- weeks ahead of a legislative phabet Inc’s Google and Face- tition, used our private infor- election. book Inc as part of a structural mation for profit, and tilted the There has been a hard fought change to the tech sector aimed Elizabeth Warren playing field against everyone struggle for the wide-reaching at promoting competition. else. And in the process, they reform for over a decade, di- Warren, who is seeking to vying to take on US President have hurt small businesses and viding successive governments. stand out in a Democratic field Donald Trump in the Novem- stifled innovation,” Warren Sipila called the failure to crowded with progressives ber 2020 election, said in a blog wrote. pass the reform “a major dis- appointment”. He has since 2015 headed a coalition made up of his Centre Party, the conservative National Facebook launches offensive to combat Coalition, and the eurosceptic Blue Reform party, a moderate Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä (C) arrives to announce his cabinet’s misinformation on vaccines faction spun off from the far- resignation at the Prime Minister’s official residence Kesäranta in Helsinki, right. Finland Washington, United States vice president for global policy The three parties were un- management, said the social able to agree among them - Among the reforms discussed healthcare. acebook launched an offen- media network would reduce selves on the package, which were a centralisation of services Claims that the reforms Fsive Thursday to suppress the distribution of false data Sipila had made one of his top into new regional healthcare would bring three billion eu- the spread of misinformation and provide users with author- priorities in office. He had authorities -- which would ros ($3.3 billion) of savings to about vaccines on the 2.3-bil- itative information about vac- repeatedly threatened to re- take over from the current lo- the country’s welfare bill have lion-member social network. cinations. sign if the reforms did not go cal municipalities -- and the also been repeatedly called into The company has faced pres- “We will reduce the rank- through. use of more private health care question. sure in recent weeks to tackle ing of groups and pages that A former businessman who providers, a subject of heated Sipila threw in the towel the problem, amid outbreaks spread misinformation about earned millions as an IT en- debate. But the coalition part- when it became clear the gov- of measles around the United vaccinations in news feed trepreneur before becoming ners were unable to agree on ernment would not be able to States attributed to growing and search,” Bickert said in a prime minister in 2015, Sipila issues such as how much the submit a proposal to parliament numbers of parents who refuse statement. considered the shake-up as key system should be opened up to before the election set for April to vaccinate their children. Facebook also will remove to cutting the ballooning costs give patients freedom of choice, 14. US lawmakers have decried the misleading content from of treating a rapidly ageing pop- among others. “My government works on the higher incidences of pre- search recommendations and ulation. A recent scandal of neglect a ‘results or resign’ principle. ventable diseases in the wake predictions, reject advertise- The proportion of over allegations that came to light I am a man of principle and of a movement against child ments found to contain misin- 65-year-olds in the Nordic in privately-run elderly care in politics you have to carry vaccination, in large part due to formation about vaccines, and country, which has a popula- homes helped turn the political responsibility,” Sipila told re- rumors they can cause health or disable accounts that continue tion of 5.4 million, is expected mood further against any more porters, adding: “I am taking developmental issues. to violate company policies on Monika Bickert, Facebook’s vice to reach 26 percent by 2030. privatisation of the country’s my share of responsibility.” Monika Bickert, Facebook’s vaccine information, she said. president 13 SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019

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Movie Review ‘Captain Marvel’ is far more than you think it is

or a film that’s almost completely a sadly overdue cause for celebration, end of the story, their contributions incoherent for most of its first like a kid blowing out their birthday to this $152-million behemoth would Fact — and seldom finds its footing candles on the 21st try). seem totally anonymous. after that — “Captain Marvel” is rather The context behind Yon-Rogg’s ax- As much as this movie can be seen as clear about its one big idea. ioms couldn’t be clearer, nor the mes- a step in the right direction, it’s so eager Jude Law, playing an alien military sage more pointed: Women are always to get to the promised land that it trips commander named Yon-Rogg, mans- being told that they’re too “emotional” over itself right out of the starting gate. plains it to his promising female pro- to lead, but Vers’ convoluted journey The first and most fatal mistake of the tege as they spar during the opening will lead her to see that emotions can script that Boden and Fleck co-wrote scene. “There’s nothing more danger- be a superpower unto themselves, and with Geneva Robertson-Dworet is that ous to a warrior than emotion,” he barks that her vulnerability is also her great- it reduces Vers — or Carol Danvers, as at Vers (Brie Larson). “You have to let est strength. If only Vers’ movie didn’t she’s later and better known — to an go of the part of yourself that makes treat that sentiment like a self-fulfilling amnesiac for most of her adventure; in you vulnerable.” He’s Morpheus, she’s prophecy; if only it earned the beautiful other words, Captain Marvel is far and Neo, and this is the dojo fight from “The idea that it lays out at the start. away the least compelling thing about Matrix” if it were less visceral and more As generic and retrograde as “Black “Captain Marvel.” explicitly gendered. Panther” was specific and revolution- Her journey begins on the futuris- But “Captain Marvel,” despite ex- ary, “Captain Marvel” is a frustrating tic planet of Hala, where Carol lives pectations and appearances, is not a disappointment at a time when every alongside a humanoid species called the groundbreaking science-fiction saga inclusive blockbuster is fought over as Kree, and fights as a member of their from the 1990s. On the contrary, it’s though it could be the decisive battle Brie Larson in Captain Marvel elite military Starforce. Their mission: the 21st instalment of the 21st centu- in our never-ending culture wars. That To eliminate a race of shapeshifting ry’s most popular mega-franchise, and disappointment is only deepened by the and Ryan Fleck, whose previous work charged with all the verve and human- aliens known as the Skrulls, who can somehow the first to centre on a hero- fact that the film was directed by the (“Sugar,” “Half-Nelson,” and “Missis- ity that’s missing here. If not for some imitate any lifeform they see. So far, so ine (a fact that makes the film’s arrival talented indie twosome of Anna Boden sippi Grind” being the highlights) is grounded character work towards the “Star Trek.” 14 SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019

Demi Lovato sends herself Shawn Mendes likes Spielberg pays flowers after split tribute to man with Henry Levy rumoured ex Hailey who ‘gave birth’ to his career Los Angeles Baldwin’s photo, Los Angeles t seems American singer teven Spielberg is Demi Lovato is practicing Justin Bieber reacts Sheart-broken as Isome much needed self-love Sidney Sheinberg, the after her split with Henry Levy. Los Angeles MCA/Universal execu- Almost a day after news tive who nurtured the broke that the ‘sorry not sor- ustin Bieber is too secure about rela- filmmaker, is ry’ singer and her boyfriend, tionship with wife Hailey Bald- no more. fashion designer Henry Jwin to feel threatened by Shein- Levy, had decided to call it her past. berg, who quits, Lovato decided deal On Wednesday, Beiber took served for with the heartbreak herself to Instagram and shared a more than The 26-year-old, in her series of photos of his wife. Justin 20 years as Steven Instagram story, shared a Shortly after he posted, her Bieber Beiber President and Spielberg picture of pink and white rumoured ex, Shawn Mendes, and Bald- COO of MCA, roses, with a note that read, liked a photo of her driving a car, win getting engaged came Inc and Universal Studi- “You’re beau- which rapidly prompted the fans Shawn Mendes out, he had texted Hailey os, died on Thursday at tiful, you’re to wonder if the ‘Treat You Better’ and congratulated her. his home in Beverly Hills. loved and singer was low-key flirting. “That’s what it is. I think He was 84. you’re worthy However, before anyone could comment everybody wants there to be more Sheinberg’s son Jona- of a happy and or speculate further the ‘Sorry’ singer re- - there’s not,” he said. than confirmed the news healthy life.” sponded to the like and said “Their friends Justin and Hailey, after exclu- in an email, reports vari- She captioned relax.” sively dating for a while, decided ety.com. the story as “Because While fans speculated otherwise, Mendes to make things official and se- Spielberg also issued Henry Levy sometimes you have to denied that they were ever in a relationship, cretly tied the knot in a New York a statement in which he send yourself flowers.” asserting that they are just friends. courthouse in September 2018. said: “My heart is broken “Demi and Henry decided to split be- “Obviously Hailey and I are friends, and it While they are yet to host another at this news. cause none of her family members approved was just really cool for me to be able to walk wedding ceremony for their friends of her getting into a relationship so quickly with her because she’s a vet and it was my and families, the couple successfully and wanted her to focus on herself and Demi first year, so it kind of took the pressure off painted the Internet red with their Hailey Private plane her health. Demi felt distracted and over- Lovato a little bit, No, we were not making our big never-ending social media PDA, giv- Baldwin whelmed, and wanted to take a breather debut,” people quoted Mendes as saying. ing all couples out there married carrying Jason and truly get healthy,” a source told E Mendes added that when news about life goal. Momoa makes Online. emergency landing Los after fire scare Chris Pratt talks Angeles EMI countersues Los Angeles about playing Kanye West villain in ‘The Kid’ va Longoria to enforce 2003 private plane car- is set to star rying “Aquaman” Los Angeles A Ein new roman- publishing agreement star Jason Momoa had tic-drama ‘Sylvie’. New York to make an emergency ctor Chris Pratt says The 43-year-old actress will be landing after a fire scare. Ahe agreed to play the one of the leads in the mov- MI on Thursday countersued Kanye West to en- The private jet which bad guy in upcoming west- ie which is set in New York force a 2003 publishing agreement that the rapper was on route ern feature “The Kid” as City between the 1950s and Eand entrepreneur considers unfair and wants to Phoenix, it presented him the op - 1960s, however, details about declared void. Arizona portunity to do something her character are being kept The complaint was filed in Manhattan federal court made the different. under wraps. six days after an unredacted version of West’s own landing Pratt, who has mostly The former ‘Desperate House- lawsuit in California was made public. shortly af- played the protagonist or wives’ star will appear alongside West accused EMI of trying to bind him to a potential ter taking Jason Momoa supporting character in Tessa Thompson as the titular lifetime of “servitude” under a lopsided contract that he off from films, such as said became unenforceable on Oct. 1, 2010, and even for- Palm Springs, California, “Jurassic bade him from deciding when to “retire as a songwriter.” according to Fox News. World” EMI, however, accused West of a “fla- The 39-year-old actor and grant attempt to forum shop” to try also shared the news on “Guard- to benefit from a California state his Instagram story. ians law declaring personal services of the contracts unenforceable after sev- Galaxy” character who has a summer en years. series, is romance with aspiring saxo- The New York-based affili- Jan-Michael Chris Pratt portraying phonist Robert – played by ate of Sony Corp said West’s Vincent, star of the villain in the new film former NFL player Nnamdi publishing agreement which has been directed by Asomugha – after he takes is not such a contract, Airwolf and The his “The Magnificent Sev- a job at her father’s re- and required that any Winds of War, en” co-star Vincent D’On- cord store in Harlem disputes be resolved ofrio. and when the pair in New York, whose dies at 74 The film also features fatefully reconnect law “strictly prohibits Los Angeles Ethan Hawke, Dane De - several years later, they such gamesmanship.” Haan and Jake Schur, find their love for an-Michael Vincent, among others. each other is still Jbest known for playing Appearing on “Jimmy strong. Corey Feldman shocked after daredevil pilot Stringfel- Kimmel Live!”, Pratt said low Hawke in 1980s TV se- he enjoyed playing the bad watching ‘Leaving Neverland’ ries Airwolf, has died at the guy in the film. Los Angeles age of 74, it has emerged. fending Jackson with a The Den- series of tweets, insist- ver-born ac- ctor Corey ing that the late singer tor also ap- Feldman says never touched him inap- peared with Ahe has watched propriately during their Charles Outdoor Catering • Choice of high quality “Leaving Neverland” friendship. Bronson in • Tailor made menus and found the documentary He appeared on Head- The Mechan- Jan-Michael Team Offers: for Non-Veg. & Veg. about late Michael Jackson Corey Feldman line News on Thursday ic, with Burt Vincent • Professional Party shocking and disturbing. to clarify his previous re- Reynolds in Hooper and Set-up & Supervision The two-part four-hour long marks, reports variety.com. in seminal surfing film Big • Catering for any documentary is built around the “I don’t want to be perceived as I’m Wednesday. He was nomi- number of guests. testimony of adults -- Wade Robson here to defend Michael Jackson be- nated for a Golden Globe • Attractive rates. and James Safechuck -- who allege cause I can no longer do that. I can- for 1971 film Going Home that they were abused as children not in good consciousness defend and again in 1984 for min- Eva by Jackson. anyone who is being accused of such iseries The Winds of War. For Reservations, Call:Umm Al Hassam 17728699 Seef District 17364999 Longoria Feldman was criticized for de- horrendous crimes,” Feldman said. 15 SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 sports

Ladies golf championship commences Rennes stun Arsenal TDT | Manama wenty-three ladies Chelsea, Napoli close on Europa League quarters Trepresenting several different clubs competed in the 31st Bahrain Ladies Pedro could have had at least a Golf Open which teed off Arsenal capitulated hat-trick as Denys Boyko denied yesterday morning at Awali • him four times after the Span- Golf Club. after Sokratis iard had turned home Olivier At the end of day one, Papastathopoulos’s Giroud’s flick to give Chelsea an two ladies vied for the lead, red card and need a early lead. Sarah Hobday and Jin Ha big performance when Willian was more accurate Kwak shot gross scores of with a brilliant free-kick 25 89. Behind them are Johan- they host the French minutes from time to double na Haslett and Ariette Paul side at the Emirates Chelsea’s lead and substitute on 94, with Lynn St. Law- Stadium next week Hudson-Odoi surely put the tie rence and Kerry Diaper on beyond Kiev with a smart finish 96. Goals by Pedro, a minute from time. Day two will commence • “The third goal for us is really at 9am with order of play Willian and Callum very important,” said Chelsea allowing the ladies with the Hudson-Odoi earned manager Maurizio Sarri. highest gross score head- Chelsea a 3-0 victory “3-0 is an important result, ing out first and those with over Dynamo Kyiv at but of course we have to play the lowest teeing off at the second leg so we have to be 10:20am. Stamford Bridge careful.” Sarri’s former side Napoli are AFP | Rennes, France Chelsea’s Willian whips his free-kick over the wall and into the top corner also well on course for the quar- ters as early goals from Arkadi- Mourinho ruled out helsea and Napoli closed in a competition which repre- caution equalled a red card. usz Milik and Fabian Ruiz, plus in on the Europa League sents their only hope of silver- Bourigeaud struck the wall a second-half own goal from of China job with quarter-finals, but Arse- ware this season, and offers a from the resulting free-kick, but Jerome Onguene, earned a 3-0 C BETTER Cannavaro poised nal face a major battle to reach potential route into next sea- the ball came back to him and he win over last season’s semi-fi- the last eight after a 3-1 defeat son’s Champions League with sent a stunning half-volley into nalists Salzburg. AFP | Shanghai, China away to Rennes on Thursday. Arsenal sitting outside the top the far corner. Valencia beat Krasnodar Alex Iwobi gave the Gunners four in the Premier League. KNOW Petr Cech, back facing one of thanks to Rodrigo’s double at the ose Mourinho will not a perfect start in north-western “I think we can do better, 3-1 is his former clubs, made several Mestalla, but Viktor Claesson’s Jbe China’s new coach, France at a raucous Roazhon hard for us,” said Emery. interventions before being beat- second-half strike will give the its football association said Park, but the match hinged on “We are going to think for en again in the 65th minute, as Russians hope of reaching the yesterday, amid widespread the sending-off of Arsenal de- next week. We will start with Arsenal had recovered Mehdi Zeffane’s cross from the last eight on home soil in the reports that Italian World fender Sokratis Papastathopou- 11 against 11, without Sokra - from a first-leg deficit right deflected in off Monreal, second leg. Cup winner Fabio Cannava- los four minutes before half- tis, without (Alexandre) Laca- to beat BATE Borisov and Sarr added the potentially Inter Milan could regret ro is instead poised to take time. zette, but if we play like we did in the last round crucial third goal two minutes a missed penalty by Marcelo the job. Benjamin Bourigeaud equal- in the first 40 minutes, with from time. Brozovic as the Italian giants Mourinho has been ised moments later, and the our supporters also, we will drew 0-0 away to Eintracht out of work since being Chelsea cruise hosts’ second-half pressure paid have the possibility to come Sokratis sent off Frankfurt. sacked by Manchester off as a Nacho Monreal own goal back.” Chelsea may also need this Sevilla won the Europa United in December and put Rennes ahead before Ismaila The Gunners recovered from After Iwobi’s early opener, the competition to get back in the League three years in a row be- the 56-year-old has been Sarr’s late header gave them a a first-leg deficit to beat BATE game turned just before half- Champions League next season tween 2014 and 2016 with Em- linked with a number of two-goal cushion in the tie. Borisov in the last round, but time when Hatem Ben Arfa and the Blues eased past Dyna- ery as coach, but the most suc- coaching jobs, the latest Unai Emery’s side must now Rennes are a step up in quality played in Sarr, who was hauled mo Kiev 3-0 at Stamford Bridge cessful side in Europa League being his former club Real turn the tie around in the second and are revelling in what is al- back by Sokratis just outside the courtesy of goals from Pedro history have work to do after Madrid. leg in London next Thursday if ready their best ever European area. The Greek defender had al- Rodriguez, Willian and Callum twice blowing a lead to draw 2-2 One role he will not be they are to progress any further run. ready been booked, so a second Hudson-Odoi. at home to Slavia Prague. taking is with China’s na- tional team, who have been without a coach since Mar- cello Lippi left at the end of Hummels hits out at ‘unjustifiable’ axe Real Madrid exit a warning January. AFP | Berlin is to my eyes, unjust given Cup, but they were off form for Barcelona - Valverde everything we have done and during poor displays by the en- Fellaini calls time day after Thomas Muel- everything we have achieved.” tire team in Russia last year. AFP | Barcelona Aler vented his anger, Mats The World Cup winning trio Germany host Serbia on on Belgium career Hummels expressed his own have earned 246 caps between March 20 in their first friendly rnesto Valverde has re - disbelief at Joachim Loew’s de- them. of 2019, before playing a Euro Efused to rule Real Madrid AFP | Paris cision to definitively axe a trio Hummels’ disbelief came in 2020 qualifier away to the out of the title race but says of senior Bayern Munich stars the wake of similar expressions Netherlands four their Champions League exit ormer Manchester Unit- from the Germany squad. of grief from Mueller. days later. should serve as a warning to Fed midfielder Marouane Defending champions Ger- “The more I think about it, Barcelona when they play Fellaini retired from inter- many were dumped out of the the more the way it was done, Lyon next week. national duty with Belgium 2018 World Cup in the first makes me angry,” said Mueller Barca are at home to Rayo on Thursday, just over a round, and were then relegated in a two-minute video message Vallecano on Saturday in La month after swapping Old from the top flight of the new posted on his social networks. Liga, four days before hosting Trafford for China. Mats UEFA Nations League, pushing “The coach’s sudden decision Lyon in Europe, with the tie “After twelve years of Hummels Real Madrid’s Welsh forward Gareth Loew to announce a changing obviously left me puzzled. A hanging in the balance follow- Bale looks dejected after losing the representing Belgium at the of the guard in the national side coach must make sporting deci- ing a goalless draw in the first match against Ajax highest level, I have decided earlier this week. sions, no problem, I do not have leg. to retire from senior inter- The 59-year-old Germany a problem with that. Their position is more com- and because of the maths. national football,” Fellaini boss flew to Munich in per - “But it’s mostly the charac- fortable in the league, where “We see the Real Madrid said on his Twitter account. son on Tuesday to tell Mueller, ter of the decision that I don’t they sit seven points ahead situation from a distance and “It has not been an easy Hummels and Jerome Boateng understand. Mats, Jerome and of Atletico Madrid and 12 in with respect, because we know decision for me and not one that their international careers I are still able to play at the front of Real, but Valverde that football is what it is, a lot I take lightly. were over. highest level.” insists there is no room for can change in a week. “However, I feel that the “Independently of what I Bayern Munich coach complacency. “When we see there are time is right for me to step believe to be an unjustifiable Niko Kovac also expressed “I do not rule out any teams that go out of the Cham- down and allow the next decision (a decision which I surprise Thursday. team, none of us do,” Val- pions League after having good generation of Belgian play- respect of course), it’s the way “I don’t think it’s fair verde said at a press con- leads, and teams that are strong ers to continue this very in which it was done is just un- to dump a player on the ference yesterday. and powerful, it tells us how successful period in Belgian believable,” Hummels wrote on scrap heap at 29 years “Atletico is now the difficult it is to go through. football history.” Twitter. old,” he said. closest rival and our ob- Nobody is safe.” Fellaini, 31, made 87 ap- “Thomas, Jerome and I have Mueller, Boateng jective is to keep this dis- Barca face Rayo, who are pearances for Belgium and given our all for the national and Hummels were tance at least. I do not 19th in La Liga, on the back of was part of the squad that team and have done for years. at the core of the side rule out Real Madrid consecutive victories over Real finished third at last year’s So this way of doing things which won the 2014 World either out of respect at the Santiago Bernabeu. World Cup. SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 16 Khawaja, bowlers help Australia outplay India Usman Khawaja’s maiden ODI hundred helped Australia to a fine 32-run victory in Ranchi despite another immense innings from Virat Kohli

Venus Williams of the United States serves against Andrea Petkovic of Australia Germany Kohli century • A. Finch lbw b Yadav 93 went in vain as Zampa U. Khawaja c Bumrah b Shami 104 takes vital scalps G. Maxwell run out (Jadeja/Dhoni) 47 Venus out-lasts Petkovic to S. Marsh c Shankar b Yadav 7 Chasing Australia’s M. Stoinis not out 31 advance at Indian Wells 314,• India lost three P. Handscomb lbw b Yadav 0 A. Carey not out 21 AFP | Indian Wells, United Williams was playing her wickets inside seven Extras (w6, lb4) 10 States first match since a third-round overs for 27 runs Total (5 wickets, 50 overs) 313 loss to then world number one India (target 314) ormer world number one Simona Halep at the Australi- AFP | Ranchi, India S. Dhawan c Maxwell b Richardson 1 FVenus Williams emerged an Open. R. Sharma lbw b Cummins 14 from a back-and-forth battle “I haven’t played in forever, V. Kohli b Zampa 123 with a 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 victory over so that was challenging in it- pener Usman Khawaja’s A. Rayudu b Cummins 2 German Andrea Petkovic to self, to get back into competi- maiden one-day inter- M.S. Dhoni b Zampa 26 reach the second round at In- tion,” said the 38-year-old who Onational century and in- K. Jadhav lbw b Zampa 26 dian Wells on Thursday. next faces third-seeded Czech cisive bowling helped Australia Australian’s Usman Khawaja (R) plays a shot as India’s MS Dhoni looks on V. Shankar c Richardson b Lyon 32 The US veteran said she Petra Kvitova -- this year’s outplay India by 32 runs to stay R. Jadeja c Maxwell b Richardson 24 wasn’t feeling her best, and Australian Open runner-up. alive in the five-match series run opening stand to guide their K. Yadav c Finch b Cummins 10 was at a loss for words to ex- Serena Williams, also play- yesterday. team to 313 for five after being M. Shami c Cummins b Richardson 8 plain the win. ing her first tournament since Adam Zampa led the bowling put in to bat. J. Bumrah not out 0 “I don’t know honestly. I’m falling in the Australian Open charge with three wickets in- Finch, whose last significant Extras (b1, lb10, w4) 15 still trying to figure it out,” said quarter-finals, opens with a cluding the prized scalp of India one-day score was a 100 in Eng- Total (all out, 48.2 overs) 281 Williams, who closed out the blockbuster second round captain Virat Kohli, for 123, to land in June 2018, struck form first set after a visit from the match against another former help dismiss the hosts for 281 in with his 19th ODI 50 but fell 41 trainer, before Petkovic had world number one Victoria 48.2 overs while chasing 314 in short of the three-figure mark ODI centuries have been run mark. the second set all her own way. Azarenka. Ranchi. India lead the series 2-1. after being trapped lbw off scored by Virat Kohli Kohli, the world’s top-ranked Williams was broken as she Azarenka, now ranked Fast bowlers Pat Cummins Kuldeep Yadav, who took three ODI batsman, tried to set up In- served for the match at 5-2 in 48th in the world, defeated and Jhye Richardson also took wickets. dia’s chase after they were in the third, wasting one match Vera Lapko in straight sets on three wickets each and com- His 99-ball knock was laced trouble at 86 for four following point. Wednesday to set up the clash bined to wipe off the Indian tail with 10 fours and 3 sixes. the departure of Dhoni for 26. Petkovic had a game point that will highlight the night after Kohli’s second successive The left-handed Khawaja, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The 30-year-old Kohli built to extend the match before session. ton gave the tourists a scare. who hit 11 fours and a six in his Yadav soon tried to check crucial partnerships including Williams broke her in the final Williams, seeded 10th, has Kohli, who hit a match-win- 113-ball knock, kept up the pace Australia’s surge with his left- an 88-run fifth-wicket stand game seal the victory. won 17 of their 21 prior en - ning 116 in the second ODI, during a 46-run second-wicket arm wrist spin as he sent back with Kedar Jadhav to challenge “Every day is not your best counters but Azarenka won smashed 16 fours and a six dur- stand with the in-form Glenn Shaun Marsh, for seven, and the opposition attack. day but that doesn’t mean the their most recent meeting -- in ing his 95-ball knock before be- Maxwell, who made 47. Peter Handscomb, for nought, Vijay Shankar also made a heart and desire aren’t there,” the 2016 Indian Wells final. ing bowled off Zampa’s leg-spin Khawaja fell to paceman Mo- in the space of three deliveries. useful 32 but the ever-increas- Williams said. “I’m just hap- Since then both have become googly for 123. hammed Shami and Maxwell, But Marcus Stoinis, on 31, ing run rate got to the Indian py things went my way in the mothers, Serena to daughter For Australia, Khawaja, who who smashed three fours and and Alex Carey, on 21, put on chase. third set. It got really close Alexis Olympia and Azarenka made 104, and skipper Aaron three sixes in his 31-ball blitz, an unbeaten 50-run stand to The fourth ODI is on Sunday there. to son Leo. Finch, who hit 93, put on a 193- was run out by wicketkeeper take Australia well past the 300- in Chandigarh.

Solskjaer urges Rashford to follow Klopp not stressing over Salah slump Ronaldo’s example AFP | London urgen Klopp insisted Liverpool AFP | Manchester United favourite Cristiano Ronal- “I keep battering him with Jare in the Premier League title He (Salah) has an unbelievable do’s example. it that he should also score race thanks to Mohamed Salah’s record, that’s all. His goals anchester United caretaker Rashford calmly converted as many goals as Rom after goals despite the Egyptian’s falter- brought us where we are - not Mmanager Ole Gunnar Solsk- the stoppage-time penalty that training sessions have fin- ing form of late. jaer has challenged Marcus Rash- saw United complete an incred- ished. You should always get Salah missed two huge chances only (his goals), but a big part ford to be more ible comeback to progress to the them simple tap-ins, like Rom as Liverpool drew for the of it ruthless in quarter-finals of the Champions scored in the last few games. fourth time in six league JURGEN KLOPP front of goal League on away goals by beating “Rashy’s goals are some - games in a 0-0 stale- by following Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 away on times worldies and he does mate away to Ever- striker or offensive player and you have former Wednesday. have a sensational strike ton last weekend chances in a game, you want to score with However, that was the England of the ball. to fall one point them, that’s clear,” said Klopp ahead of international’s first goal in six “But you see the im- behind Man- Burnley’s visit to Anfield on Sunday. games. The 21-year-old began Sol- provement and ma- chester City “But as a manager I’m more than used to skjaer’s reign as United’s main cen- turity in Cristiano’s at the top of that, that players don’t score all the time, so tre-forward but has moved back to goals from when he the table. that’s how it is. a wide role, with Romelu Lukaku was young to now, he Last “He has an unbelievable record, that’s coming in to score six times in scores more from in- season’s all. His goals brought us where we are - not three matches, including twice in side the box and that’s Premier only (his goals), but a big part of it.” the French capital. what Rashy has to im- League Liverpool no longer have a first title in 29 Ronaldo made his name in Man- prove as well.” Player of years in their own hands with nine games chester before going on to be - United’s remarkable the Year of the Premier League season remaining. come Real Madrid’s all-time top recovery in Paris, becom- has now However, with City feeling the physical goalscorer during nine seasons in ing the first side in European scored strain of trying to complete a historic quad- Spain, leaving to join Italian giants Cup history to overturn los- just ruple of trophies, Klopp insisted there is Juventus last summer. ing the first leg 2-0 at home, once in still plenty of reason for optimism. But Solskjaer wants Rashford to appears to have all but guaran- his last sev- “We always said we wanted to be in a po- see out his entire career at United, teed Solskjaer the manager’s job en games. sition to fight for the top spot in the league as well as learning from the Por- on a permanent basis. However, he and we are still in it,” added the German. tuguese’s progression from wing He revealed to a Norwegian remains only one “That’s all we need to be positive, opti- Marcus wizard to prolific goalscorer. podcast earlier this week that his goal behind City’s mistic and excited in a very positive way Rashford “There are legends we’ve had at contract with Molde, the club to Sergio Aguero in about the challenge.” this club that have stayed so long which he was supposed to return the race for the And Klopp is not just concentrating on and been one-club players, and in June following the end of his Premier League pre-match preparation for his players, but we hope Rashy’s gonna be one of temporary stint with United, had Mohamed golden boot. Liverpool fans too with Sunday’s clash them,” said Solskjaer. been terminated. Salah “When you are a kicking off at midday.

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