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Mahmoud calls on parliamentarians to Amir receives credentials of Saudi envoy intensify efforts to Cabinet gives nod eliminate terrorism QNA Doha to Shura Council Speaker of the Shura Council HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud has affirmed that choosing the city of Doha as the headquarters of the election system Office of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Program on Parliamentary Participation in Cabinet okays draft decree defining electoral districts Preventing and Combating Ter- rorism is another confirmation QNA The Cabinet also approved of the world’s appreciation of Doha a draft decision of the Minister Qatar under the leadership of of Municipality and Environ- His Highness the Amir of State The Cabinet took necessary ment on the executive regula- of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin measures to issue a draft law tions for Law No 24 of 2006 Hamad Al Thani, and his wise on the Shura Council election promulgating the Law (Regu- policies. system after reviewing the rec- lation) on Agricultural Ferti- It affirms Qatar’s role His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received the credentials ommendations of the Council. lizers and Soil Conditioners in combating terrorism and of HH Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Abdullah Al Farhan The Cabinet, chaired by in GCC Countries. It also ap- working to implement the UN Al Saud at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday. HH the Amir welcomed the ambassador and wished him Prime Minister and Minister of proved a draft decision of the Convention against Terrorism success in his duties, and for the relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia further development and Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Minister of Municipality and and the United Nations Global growth. For his part, the ambassador conveyed to HH the Amir the greetings of the leader of Saudi Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Environment regarding the Counter-Terrorism Strategy and Arabia and the wishes for the Qatari people continued progress and prosperity. (QNA) page 16 also took necessary measures types of fertilizers and agricul- violent extremism conducive to to issue a draft law on the Shu- tural soil conditioners allowed, terrorism. ra Council. Prime Minister and Minister of their specifications, conditions It’s a global recognition of It also approved a draft de- Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin and procedures for their use the great support that His High- cree defining the electoral dis- Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. and circulation. ness provides to the United Na- tricts of the Shura Council and It then approved the pro- tions in its initiatives to counter their respective regions. election campaigns and the posal to renew the term of terrorism. QP signs deal to supply China The Cabinet then approved controls and procedures for membership of the committee In a speech at the high-level the draft decisions of the Min- controlling it. to coordinate search and rescue meeting to unify responses with 1 MTPA of LNG for 10 yrs ister of Interior to nominate The Cabinet also stressed mechanisms in civil aviation. in the fight against terrorism the head and members of the the continuation of work with The Cabinet took necessary through parliamentary tasks dur- QNA of this SPA, which is another election committees for the the precautionary measures measures to ratify an agree- ing the United Nations Counter- Doha testament to our long and Shura Council elections; form- that have been taken to face ment on the promotion and Terrorism Week, Al Mahmoud fruitful partnership. I would ing a nominees committee and the COVID-19 pandemic after protection of mutual invest- called on all parliamentarians Qatar Petroleum (QP) on also like to thank HE Sheikh its work system and controls; it listened to the explanation ments between the govern- in various regions of the world Wednesday entered into a Khalid bin Khalifa Al-Thani, forming a voters committee given by HE Minister of Public ment of Qatar and the govern- to intensify and coordinate their long-term Sale and Purchase the CEO of Qatargas, and and its system and controls; Health on the latest develop- ment of Equatorial Guinea. efforts to eliminate terrorism Agreement (SPA) with Shell his team for their valuable and determining the sources ments to limit the spread of which threatens everyone and for the supply of 1 million tons contributions to reinforce of finance and spending on coronavirus. Continued on page 2  does not differentiate between per annum (MTPA) of LNG to Qatars position in the LNG races and religions. page 2 China for ten years. LNG deliveries will com- market, and meet the needs LNG deliveries will com- mence in January 2022 to of our customers.” mence in January 2022 to var- various LNG terminals in Qatar Petroleum plans ious LNG terminals in China. China to supply the LNG volumes Minister of State for En- contracted under this agree- Fuel gets costlier in Qatar ergy Affairs, the President ment from its Qatargas 1 ven- Customers will have to pay more and CEO of Qatar Petroleum tion to meeting China’s grow- ture, which will become 100% for fuel in Qatar in July. Announcing HE Eng Saad bin Sherida Al ing energy needs.” owned by Qatar Petroleum as the fuel prices on Wednesday, Qatar Kaabi said, “We are pleased Al Kaabi added, “This of January 1, 2022. Petroleum said premium-grade petrol to enter into this new LNG SPA further highlights our China is considered a ma- will cost QR1.95 per litre, while the QNB leads MEA SPA with our trusted part- ability to meet the require- jor customer for Qatar and a super grade petrol will retail at QR2 ner, Shell. I am especially ments of our customers and strategic partner in the energy per litre. Both fuel grades saw a jump in The Banker’s delighted that this agreement partners across the world. sector. With the conclusion of of 10 dirhams in cost from June. ‘Top 1000 World will meet part of the demand I would like to take this op- this agreement, China will be Diesel is priced at QR1.90 per litre of Shells and customers in portunity to thank the man- supplied with approximately for July, QR0.15 more than its price in Banks’ list (PG 8) China, thereby further sup- agement and staff of Shell 12 MPTA of LNG under long June. (TNN) plementing Qatar’s contribu- for the successful conclusion term SPAs from Qatar.

300 baby hawksbill turtles European Union adds rescued in community effort Qatar to safe travel list Qatari citizens have gathered to rescue over 300 baby European Union governments according to Reuters. hawksbill sea turtles, the Ministry of Municipality and Environ- agreed on Wednesday to add Ex-EU member Britain, ment (MME) has said. The citizens informed the Protection & Qatar and 10 other countries where the highly infectious Del- Wildlife Department as the baby sea turtles appeared on their to their list of states from ta variant of the coronavirus has properties. “The hawksbill sea turtles are an endangered spe- where they will allow non- caused a sharp rise in Covid-19 cies. As such, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment essential travel, EU diplomats cases, is not on the list. would like to express its gratitude to everyone involved in pro- have said. The 11 countries joining it tecting those precious baby sea turtles,” the ministry said in Ambassadors from the are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia a tweet. The ministry also urged citizens to get in touch with EU’s 27 states approved the and Herzegovina, Brunei, Can- environmental agencies whenever they find any baby hawksbill additions at a meeting on ada, Jordan, Kosovo, Moldova, sea turtles in their local areas. (TNN) Wednesday, with the change to Montenegro, Qatar and Saudi take effect in the coming days, Arabia. (Agencies) Police Training Institute celebrates completion of foundation course on explosives The Police Training Institute celebrated the graduation of the foundation course on explosives on Wednesday in the presence of Maj Gen Dr Abdullah Yusuf Al Maal, Advisor to the Minister of Interior and vice chairman of the Police College Supreme Committee. Many officers from vari- ous ministry departments participated in the course, which lasted for five weeks. The course included introducing explosives, dealing with them, and practical training in detonation. During the course, international standards issued by the UN, including quality management for mine and explosives work, health and safety, risk management, and other training topics requiring for issuing the EOD Level 1 certificate, were discussed.A t the end of the ceremony, Al Maal distrib- uted certificates to the graduates and presented a commemorative shield to the Arab Advisory Team for Mine Action. 02 Thursday, July 1, 2021

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Quick read SHURA SPEAKER MEETS SAUDI AMBASSADOR Cabinet ratifies pact on Qatar-Equatorial Guinea Amir congratulates president of DR Congo The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday sent economic, technical ties a cable of congratulations to President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi on his country’s Independence Day. (QNA) Continued from page 1  Deputy Amir congratulates president of DR Congo The Cabinet also took necessary measures The Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani on to ratify an economic, commercial and tech- Wednesday sent a cable of congratulations to President of the Democratic nical cooperation agreement between the Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi on his country’s Independence Day. (QNA) governments of Qatar and Equatorial Guin- ea. PM congratulates Congolese counterpart The Cabinet also approved a draft memo- Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin randum of understanding between the Minis- Abdulaziz Al Thani sent on Wednesday a cable of congratulations to Prime Min- try of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs ister of the Democratic Republic of Congo Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde Kyenge in Qatar and the Presidency of Religious Affairs on his country’s Independence Day. (QNA) in Turkey for cooperation in the field of endow- ments and Islamic affairs. It then approved a draft friendship and Armed Forces carry out experimental shooting activity cooperation agreement between the munici- Qa tar Armed Forces General Command has announced that the Amiri Naval pality of Doha in Qatar and the municipality Forces Command is carrying out experimental shooting activity of the 76 mm of Lima in Peru. gun of the Hawar 05 boat in the marine shooting range O.T.D-28, located in The Cabinet reviewed the annual report for the East of Mesaieed near Fasht Al Hadid, from 6am to 6pm until July 8, Speaker of the Shura Council HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud met with Ambassador of the years 2019/2020 of the Standing Commit- 2021. The marine range is located in the east direction of the Mesaieed area, Saudi Arabia to Qatar HE Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Abdullah Al Farhan Al Saud on Wednesday. The about 40 km away, and at an angle of 105 from the port of Mesaieed, next tee for rescue and relief work and humanitar- meeting reviewed the bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and the ways of enhancing to Fasht Al Hadid, from the east. The General Command called on those who ian assistance in the affected areas of sisterly them, especially in the parliamentary field. (QNA) visit the area to take precautions for their safety. (QNA) and friendly countries and took the appropriate decision in this regard. Turkish embassy relaxes visit visa Parliamentarians must unite requirements for Qatar residents Ashraf Siddiqui against terrorism: Mahmoud Doha QNA sembly and Security Council Travelers coming to Tur- Doha resolutions, and other instru- key from Qatar, who submit ments related to terrorism, a document issued by Qatari Speaker of the Shura Coun- providing technical assistance official authorities stating cil Ahmed bin Abdullah bin and capacity-building support they have been vaccinated at Zaid Al Mahmoud has called to parliamentarians on a wide least 14 days prior to arriv- on all parliamentarians in range of their functions and ing in Turkey, and or have various regions of the world to mandates, as appropriate, to had the COVID-19 infection intensify and unite their efforts prevent and counter terrorism within the last six months to eliminate terrorism, which and violent extremism. before entry, would not be threatens everyone and does Mahmoud described ter- required to submit a PCR test not differentiate between races rorism as a dangerous scourge result upon their entrance to and religions. that threatens lives and facili- Turkey, Ambassador of Tur- Mahmoud made the re- ties and constitutes a real ob- key to Qatar HE Dr. Mustafa marks on Wednesday at the stacle to the sustainable devel- Goksu has said. high-level meeting to unify opment of many countries and The ambassador added Ambassador of Turkey to Qatar HE Dr. Mustafa Goksu responses in the fight against at the same time represents a that effective from July 1 (to- terrorism through parlia- Speaker of the Shura Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud real threat to global peace and day), all lockdown restrictions key. While 33,920,018 peo- those earning QR25,000 per mentary tasks, held via video security. across Turkey will be lifted and ple have received the first month and above will be get- conference, within the United United Nations Counter-Ter- tarians, local communities and The high-level meeting was there will be no restrictions on dose, 15,003,418 people ting three-year multiple entry Nations Counter-Terrorism rorism Program on Parliamen- civil society actors, on issues attended by the United Na- inter-city travel and travel by have received their second visa and non-Qatari passport Week. tary Participation in Prevent- related to terrorism and vio- tions Under-Secretary-Gener- public transportation as well. dose. holders with minimum salary In his speech, he stressed ing and Combating Terrorism, lent extremism, and strength- al for Counter-Terrorism, the All work places, restau- Necessary measures taken of QR7,500 are entitled to ap- that choosing Doha as the whose activities will cover all ening parliamentary coop- President of the Inter-Parlia- rants, cafes, malls and cin- by the authorities helped com- ply for visit visa to Turkey. headquarters of the Office of parliaments of the world and eration, sharing knowledge, mentary Union and a num- emas will start to operate nor- bat the COVID-19 and the vac- While Qatari passport the United Nations Counter- work with international and experiences, good practices ber of parliamentarians from mally in Turkey from today, he cination pace made it possible holders are entitled to get en- Terrorism Program on Par- regional parliamentary organi- and lessons learned. different parts of the world, said. to bring the situation back to try on arrival in Turkey, ac- liamentary Participation in sations from Doha as a global The office’s tasks also in- who all welcomed the estab- Despite the pandemic last normal, he said, adding that companying non-Qatari do- Preventing and Combating centre for supporting and clude building understanding lishment of the office in Doha year, Turkey hosted over 15.9 due to pandemic restrictions mestic workers are required to Terrorism is a confirmation building the capacities of par- and raising awareness of issues and affirmed its importance million tourists, though indi- at many tourist attraction des- obtain visa that may take two of the world’s appreciation of liamentarians from all over the and political developments re- in coordinating parliamentary cating almost a 69.14 percent tinations, there has been an days after submitting the re- Qatar under the leadership of world and coordinating their lated to terrorism and violent action to combat terrorism and decrease compared to 2019, extraordinary increase in tour- quired documents. the Amir His Highness Sheikh efforts in combating terrorism. extremism among parliamen- violent extremism. while the revenues from the ist visa applicants from Qatar The Turkish envoy said Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani The Shura speaker gave tarians, providing guidance to The participants also tourism sector decreased to to Turkey. that domestic workers of non- and his wise policy in all fields, a presentation about the of- parliamentarians on ways to praised the role and presi- $12.059 million. The Consular section in Qatari passport holders can especially in combating terror- fice’s tasks, which focus on en- facilitate the implementation dency of the Shura Council The envoy said that the Turkish embassy in Qatar accompany their employers ism. hancing public participation, of the United Nations Global in Qatar for hosting the office as of June 29, a total of is working for long hours to but processing their visas may He highlighted the im- especially the systematic par- Counter-Terrorism Strategy, and supporting it to achieve its 48,923,436 vaccine jabs clear the applications. take eight days after fulfilling portance of the Office of the ticipation between parliamen- United Nations General As- goals. were administered in Tur- Ambassador Goksu said the requirement. ‘Things are changing’: Palestinian activist to QF’s Education City Speaker Series

Tribune News Network Israeli police, and she told the The discussion, moder- tinian voices can be amplified, Doha Education City Speaker Series: ated by broadcast journal- award-winning Al Jazeera “There is a feeling that things ist Ghida Fakhry, heard senior correspondent Jamal Bravery, accountability and are changing, that a difference Ramallah-based writer and El Shayyal said, “Rather than a presenting a globally unified is being made – media cover- researcher Mariam Barghouti change of narrative, there is a front against oppression are age of Sheikh Jarrah and the say, “It’s not just about us correction in narrative and the the key to amplifying the voic- use of social media has opened finding the courage to speak floodgates (on coverage of the es of Palestinians as they stand the eyes of both Palestinians out, it’s recognising the ur- oppression of Palestinians) against Israeli violence and oc- and people internationally. gency of the situation we are have somewhat been broken cupation, Qatar Foundation’s “There is an international living under and that we have open now. Education City Speaker Series tendency to erase Palestine two choices – to be ethnically “I believe the default posi- has been told. and Palestinians – open a map cleansed or to fight back and tion of humans is to be truth- Speakers from Palestine and you won’t see a mention afford ourselves the chance ful and to want good for other and beyond shared their views virtual discussion hosted by brace freedom for everyone on our own terms”, saying: “It of Palestine. On social media, of living in Palestine as Pal- people. Looking at history, on the barriers to ensuring Qatar Foundation was Pales- and the most liberating thing crystallises how far we have to content about Palestinians is estinians. there have unfortunately been the struggle Palestinians con- tine and anti-racism advocate that Palestinians around the go, but it’s not a narrative of censored and deleted. Music, “What is important is to far too many dark chapters, tinue to face resonates around Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, who world can do is share in peo- despair, because despair is not art, literature and writing play call our oppression, whatever but ultimately they end with the world and how the narra- said, “The most liberating ple’s struggles and understand an option. a role in at least ensuring our its shape or form or uniform. liberation and a resurrection tive surrounding that struggle thing you can do is embrace this goes beyond the borders “However, there is so identity as Palestinians is not It is about challenging yourself of societies.” may now be starting to shift and support the liberation of of Palestine – recognising the much work to do in breaking erased.” and holding yourself account- “It’s so important to be in the wake of the forced evic- Palestinians through the idea power of uniting our voices down narratives simply for us The activist told the on- able, and then holding your unwavering and unapologetic tion of residents of occupied that this is a global struggle, against oppression and injus- to be seen as human.” line event’s audience, “Keep community accountable. And about the truth. I believe there East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jar- that our struggles are shared tice everywhere.” During protests against the talking about Palestine. Keep it’s about being brave. Some- has been a shift (on the Pal- rah neighbourhood and the and connected, and that free- Dr Abdel-Fattah also Sheikh Jarrah forced evictions posting about Palestine. If times, you have to be that one estine situation), and the way recent Israeli bombardment of dom for some people at the ex- spoke of the difficulty that last month, Palestine Youth talking about Palestine on so- voice, but it’s so important to forward is the persistence and Gaza in the latest edition of the pense of the freedom of others Palestinians faced, including Orchestra member Mariam cial media wasn’t powerful, do it anyway.” unapologetic nature of people global platform for dialogue. is not worth championing. her own experiences, in being Afifi was pictured smiling in people wouldn’t try to censor Giving a perspective from in an eloquent way that shows Among those joining the “What we do has to em- “afforded the ability to speak defiance as she was arrested by us.” the media world on how Pales- the truth for what it is.” Nation Thursday, July 1, 2021 03

Ministry recalls Mercedes-Benz SULAITI MEETS UKRAINE MINISTER MoQ hosts drug awareness Sprinter models of 2018 & 2019 art exhibition organised by TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and repairs. DOHA The ministry said that Al-Jumeliyah Youth Center it will work with the dealer The Ministry of Com- to monitor the maintenance Tribune news network merce and Industry, in and repair work, as well as Doha collaboration with Nasser communicate with custom- Bin Khaled Automobiles, ers to ensure that the nec- The Mall of Qatar recently host- a Mercedes-Benz dealer in essary repairs were com- ed an art exhibition organised Qatar, has announced the pleted. by Al-Jumeliyah Girls Forum, recall of Mercedes-Benz The ministry urged all a branch of the Al-Jumeliyah Sprinter models 2018-2019 customers to report any Youth Center, under the aus- due to a flaw in the screw violations to its Consumer pices of the Ministry of Culture that connects the brake Protection and Anti-Com- and Sport, with the assistance of pedal to the bearing brack- mercial Fraud Department, the Department of International et, which is not properly which processes com- Studies and Affairs of the Gener- secured, causing the brake plaints, inquires and sug- al Directorate of Drug Enforce- lights to illuminate perma- gestions through the follow- Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti met with Ukrainian Min- ment at the Ministry of Interior nently. ing channels: ister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov via videoconference on Wednesday. The two ministers and Al Reyada Girls Center. is an open space for them to The recall campaign is Call center: 16001 discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation in maritime transport and ports, as well as ways to The exhibition’s goal was to express their thoughts. We are part of the ministry’s ongo- Email: [email protected] capitalise on available investment opportunities in maritime transport. They also discussed a number shed light on the drug problem confident that this initiative has ing efforts to protect con- Social media accounts: of issues of mutual interest between the two friendly countries. The meeting was attended by Qatar’s and creatively raise awareness delivered the right message to sumers and ensure dealers Twitter: @MOCIQATAR Ambassador to Ukraine HE Hadi bin Nasser Al Hajri. (TNN) among the next generation by our visitors to raise their aware- follow up on vehicle defects Instagram: MOCIQATAR displaying portraits and paint- ness on how to tackle such an ings created by children, giving issue.” them a free space to express Curated and coordinated by their ideas and thoughts crea- Noora Al-Shahwani, Activities tively. Coordinator at Al- Jumeliyah Khalifa Al-Shahwani, direc- Girls Forum, the exhibition pro- PICPA Doha LLC(G) hosts webinar on tor, Al-Jumeliyah Youth Center vided children with a creative said: “We thank Mall of Qatar space to display their drawings for supporting this awareness in order to attract people’s at- initiative and collaborating with tention to drug abuse, follow- investment for Filipino professionals our center. This reaffirms the ing the lifting of restrictions on Mall’s effort to host various ex- COVID-19, which allows chil- Ailyn Agonia through investment. pinos. hibitions on the environment, dren to enter malls again. DOHA In his presentation, he said “A combination of hav- sport, history, and social topics Furthermore, the General one can only tell if they have ing an active and passive in- in line with its social responsibil- Directorate of Drug Enforce- The Philippine Institute of an investment if the following comes means being an em- ity programs to raise awareness ment’s Department of Inter- Certified Public Accountants criteria are present: income ployee from 8am to 5pm and on issues of great interest to the national Studies and Affairs, Doha LLC(G), a non-profit generating asset, appreciating an investor from 9pm to 1am community.” Ministry of Interior, distributed professional organisation reg- in value and with risk and re- or onwards is the secret of the Emile Sarkis, general man- educational booklets and leaf- istered with the Qatar Finan- ward. wealthy people,” he said. ager, Mall of Qatar, added: “We lets with valuable information cial Center Authority, hosted He also emphasised the He also discussed invest- thank the Ministry of Culture on how to combat drugs and a webinar on investment re- importance of having passive ing in real estate and stock and Sport and Al-Jumeliyah protect future generations from cently. income apart from an active market and concluded the Girls Forum for this important their effects. The webinar titled ‘Invest- income, adding that anyone webinar by presenting the five initiative, and we are proud to The exhibition was visited ment MasterClass’ was held can be a businessman, an en- principles of investing. host such an educational and by Maha Al-Rumaihi, Director under the administration of trepreneur and an investor at PICPA Doha LLC(G)’s artistic exhibition. We also ap- of the Youth Affairs department Chapter President Alvin Poli- ses and challenges. It was at- Incoming PICPA Doha the same time. members and associates com- preciate the Department of In- at the Ministry of Culture and do before the conclusion of the tended by 100 participants President Abdul Rahim Gan- Further stressing on why prise a diverse mix of finance ternational Studies and Affairs Sports, Fawaz Abdalla Almsei- association’s fiscal year and in from PICPA Doha, PPO-Qatar damra opened the two-hour no one should rely on one professionals with a myriad of the General Directorate of fri, Director of Youth Centers collaboration with the Philip- member organisations, PICPA session which featured the cash inflow and the need to of work experiences from dif- Drug Enforcement, Ministry of Department, Khalifa Mohsen pine Business School in Dubai. Middle East Chapters, Philip- organisation’s founder Lyn- have multiple sources instead, ferent industry groups. More Interior for the great effort to Al-Shahwani, Director of AL- The event was conducted pine Business Council, Philip- don Magsino as the resource the speaker introduced the information and upcoming combat drugs and protect our Jumeliyah Youth Center, Noora to reach the global arena of pine Business School, MMG speaker. Magsino’s advocacy “Magsino’s Cash Flow Honey- announcements are available generations. We all are uniting Al-Shahwani, Activities Coor- professionals and non-pro- Qatar Cooperative and other is making many Filipinos, comb” which he designed and at www.picpadoha.org or by our forces to shed light on this dinator at Al- Jumeliyah Girls fessionals seeking guidance distinguished guests from including overseas Filipino strategised to give more value sending an email to info@pic- critical issue in our community, Forum, Najla Alhajri, Director in dealing with financial cri- around the world. workers, financially equipped to hard-earned money of Fili- padoha.org. and this exhibition for children of AlReyada Girls Center. 04 Thursday, July 1, 2021 Nation Public Prosecution lauds graduation of new deputy public prosecutors

QNA Doha The four-year course pro- gramme aimed to prepare a The Public Prosecution team to work in major sport represented by the Institute events, including the FIFA of Criminal Studies and the World Cup Qatar 2022 Department of International Cooperation, in cooperation with the Embassy of France of Criminal Studies at the in Doha, organised a gradua- Public Prosecution Dr Saad Qatar Charity provides tion ceremony for a number Hanif Al Dosari and Ambas- of deputy public prosecutors sador of France to Qatar HE relief aid to Rohingya from a training course on Franck Gellet handed over major sports events. certificates to the partici- refugees in Bangladesh The four-year course pants in the course. programme aimed to pre- The training course pare a team to work in comes within the framework TRIBUNE NEWES NETWORK The refugees have ex- major sport events, includ- of the cooperation agree- DOHA pressed gratitude for Qatar ing the FIFA World Cup Qa- ment between the Public Charity’s relief assistance, tar 2022. Prosecution and the French Qatar Charity (QC) has dis- which has helped them meet Director of the Institute Judicial Institute. tributed food, gas cylinders, their basic needs. Fatema Be- and stoves to Rohingya refu- gum, a 30-year-old woman, gees in Bhasan Char, a re- claims that the food she re- mote Bay of Bengal Island ceived from Qatar Charity is in Bangladesh’s Noakhali enough for her family for a District. month. She expressed grati- Alwadi Hotel MGallery scoops three Rice, pulses, oil, salt, sug- tude to Qatar Charity for as- ar, and dried fish were dis- sisting refugees in their time of tributed to 2,500 Rohingya need. families, while cylinders and Solaiman, a 55-year-old honours at FACT Qatar Dining Awards stoves were distributed to refugee, stated that Qatar 4,562 refugee families to ad- Charity is one of the humani- Tribune News Network dress the fuel shortage. tarian organizations that dis- Doha The relief aid was distrib- tributes food to refugees on a uted in the presence of local regular basis. Two of Alwadi Hotel MGal- officials by the relief team of “We are receiving food lery’s outlets have been recog- Qatar Charity’s Bangladesh items that will allow us to live nised in the recent FACT Din- office to help alleviate the in dignity. However, we require ing Awards Qatar 2021 for their suffering of Rohingya refu- mosquito nets, healthcare facil- outstanding food and service. gees in Bangladesh. Qatar ities, and a schooling system,” The stunning InfinityR ooftop Charity places a high prior- said Shahida, a 35-year-old Lounge has won Best Bar Res- ity on food aid, especially in Rohingya woman. Qatar Char- taurant in Doha 2021 and Fa- light of the coronavirus pan- ity previously provided relief vorite Sundowners Restaurant demic. aid to 4,000 fire-affectedR o- in Doha 2021. Also lauded by Local officials praised hingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, the judges and public voters was Qatar Charity’s efforts in which displaced nearly 50,000 the AtTeatude Tea Lounge and distributing food, gas cylin- refugees from their camps. Terrace for the Best Tea Room Alwadi Hotel MGallery, General Manager Hani Akkari our guest’s experience through dinners. Each offers the guest an ders, and stoves to Rohingya Clothing, safe drinking water, in Doha 2021. a refined oasis, located in the thanked both the judges and the excellent service,” Akkari said. opportunity to immerse them- refugee families living on the and free medical services were The FACT Dining Awards heart of Doha, offers a journey public for their continued sup- “All of our venues provide dis- selves in themselves – for exam- remote island, and expressed among the items provided. Qatar 2021 recognises excel- through global flavours, explor- port of the hotel’s venues. tinct yet elegant food and bever- ple; Infinity offers unparalleled hope that such relief efforts Hundreds of thousands of lence in the food and beverage ing culinary traditions and cul- “This prestigious recogni- age experiences, including pool- views of the city and a cool, laid- would continue in the future, refugees from Teknaf Upa- industry, with winners awarded tures from the Middle East and tion demonstrates that our five- side dining, elevated Levantine back vibe while AtTeatude is a as the refugees are facing a zila in Cox’s Bazar have been based on public vote and critics’ beyond. star boutique hotel consistently cuisine, Afternoon Tea and sophisticated lounge offering difficult time due to the coro- transported to Bhasan Char in opinions. Alwadi Hotel MGallery’s delivers its promise to enhance beautifully executed themed world-class patisserie.” navirus pandemic. recent months. World Thursday, July 1, 2021 05

CRACKDOWN ON DEMOCRACY Amnesty News criticises in brief HK’s national Chinese students and academics in Visas stolen from Italian embassy security law in Pakistan dpa Beijing Islamabad: Immigra- Australia live in fear of Beijing: HRW tion services at Pakistani Amnesty International criti- airports have been put on cised Hong Kong’s national alert after 1,000 Schengen security law one year after it visa stickers were stolen was enacted, in a report that Australian universities were ‘failing in their duty of care to uphold the rights of students from China’: Report from the Italian embassy accuses the authorities of ar- in Islamabad, officials bitrary detention, harassment said on Wednesday. Travel- and censorship. dpa lers to Europe were being Fundamental rights are be- Sydney monitored closely to track ing restricted systematically in down the stolen visas, Hong Kong and critical voices Chinese students and aca- said at least two officials are being criminalized under demics in Australian uni- of the Federal Investigation the guise of “national security,” versities are living in fear of Harassment Agency (FIA), which deals Amnesty said in the report re- surveillance by the Beijing with immigration. (dpa) leased on Wednesday. government, a Human Rights The watchdog, which The National Security Law Watch (HRW) report released interviewed 24 students and was passed by the Standing on Wednesday said. 22 academics at Australian Seven killed, 11 Committee of the Chinese Peo- According to the report, universities, reported that missing in ferry ple’s Congress on June 30 last many pro-democracy stu- pro-Beijing supporters and the capsize near Bali year, and entered into force the dents from mainland China Chinese government following day. and Hong Kong “say they al- ‘harassed and intimidated Jakarta: Seven people ter their behaviour and self- those who express support for were killed and 11 people Amnesty called on censor to avoid threats and democracy movements’ were missing after a ferry authorities to drop all harassment from fellow class- capsized near the port on charges against people mates and being ‘reported on’ the Indonesian resort island who were exercising their by them to authorities back of Bali, an official said home.” univerities “cannot be toler- Wednesday. Strong currents human rights The watchdog, which in- ated.” caused the KM Yunice to tip terviewed 24 students and 22 “We have already taken on its side and capsize as The law was introduced in academics at Australian uni- several actions to combat for- the ship was about to reach response to mass pro-democ- versities, reported that pro- eign interference, working the Gilimanuk port during racy protests in Hong Kong, Beijing supporters and the Students cheer as they raise Chinese national flags at a square in Shaoshan, in China’s central Hunan closely with the unis,” Tudge a short trip from the Keta- and has been slammed as a tool Chinese government “har- province recently. (afp) tweeted, saying that the gov- pang harbour on Java island to silence the opposition and assed and intimidated those ernment would update for- late Tuesday, said Gede strengthen China’s powers in who express support for de- Rights Watch), the fact this of “turning a blind eye to con- per cent of all students attend- eign interference guidelines Darmada, the head of Bali’s the territory. mocracy movements.” occurs at all is enough to keep cerns about harassment and ing Australian universities “soon.” search and rescue agency. In the course of the past The rights watchdog said thousands of other students surveillance” to keep cashing came from China, with many “I am considering the Hu- At least 39 people were year, the law has brought Hong it verified three cases in which on edge and fearful,” the re- in international fees. still in the country despite bor- man Rights Report and its rescued, he said. (dpa) Kong “close to a police state and families of students in Austral- port said. “The universities should ders closing due to the health recommendations and we will created a climate of fear that is ia were requested to meet with Report author Sophie Mc- speak out and take concrete crisis. take further advice from our felt in all parts of society - from police in China regarding their Neill said that Australian uni- action to support the academic Australian Education Min- security agencies as well as Dutch man held politics to culture, education to activities. versities were “failing in their freedom of these students and ister Adam Tudge said that the the Joint Committee on Intel- over child abuse the media,” said Theresa Berg- “While this number is low duty of care to uphold the staff,” McNeill said. report raised “deeply concern- ligence and Security which is in Philippines mann, Asia expert for Amnes- (though other cases may not rights of students from Chi- HRW said that, before the ing issues,” adding that inter- inquiring into these matters,” ty’s German arm. have been reported to Human na,” accusing the institutions Covid-19 pandemic, some 10 ference by foreign entities at Tudge said. Manila: A 57-year-old Dutch At least 114 arrests have national has been arrested been ordered under the law, for alleged human traffick- she said. Amnesty called on ing and child exploitation authorities to drop all charges in a Philippine resort town against people who were exer- China free of malaria for the first time in 70 years known as a hotspot for sex cising their human rights. The tourism and child prostitu- organization also called on the dpa Director-General Tedros Ad- ficially won the fight against ease in risk areas decades ago. threatening. According to the tion, law enforcers said on UN Human Rights Council to Beijing hanom Ghebreyesus said in a malaria. China is the first Mosquito-breeding areas WHO’s latest World Malaria Wednesday. Girls aged 10, schedule an urgent debate on statement. country in 30 years to achieve have also been systematically Report, there were 229 million 13 and 14 were rescued in the human rights situation in China has won the fight “Their success was hard- this breakthrough in the west- reduced and insect repellents cases of malaria worldwide in the arrest of the suspect China and Hong Kong. against the infectious dis- earned and came only after ern Pacific region. and protective nets have been 2019, compared to 228 million in a hotel in Puerto Galera Reporters Without Bor- ease malaria, with the World decades of targeted and sus- In the 1940s, China report- made widely available. cases in 2018. town, the National Bureau ders (RSF) joined the criticism, Health Organisation (WHO) tained action. With this an- ed about 30 million cases of Malaria is transmitted by The estimated number of of Investigation (NBI) said. saying on Wednesday that the announcing on Wednesday nouncement, China joins the malaria per year. Since then, infected Anopheles mosqui- malaria deaths was 409,000 NBI agents conducted the national security law had been that the world’s most popu- growing number of countries numerous government pro- toes. A parasite triggers an in 2019, compared to 411,000 raid of the premises on June used to justify multiple abuses lous country has been officially that are showing the world grammes have led to a decline infectious disease that causes, deaths in 2018. Africa, where 21 after receiving informa- in Hong Kong, including the declared malaria-free. that a malaria-free future is a in the number of infections. among other things, high fe- 94 per cent of all malaria cases tion that the suspect had detention of journalists and the “Today we congratulate viable goal.” According to the WHO, ver, headache and chills. If occurred most recently, is by checked in two days before shutdown of the newspaper Ap- the people of China on ridding So far, according to WHO, China started to distribute malaria is not treated quick- far the hardest hit by the dis- with minors. (dpa) ple Daily. the country of malaria,” WHO around 40 countries have of- medicine to prevent the dis- ly, the disease can be life- ease. Bangladesh deploys army to Biotech says no wrongdoing as enforce coronavirus lockdown Brazil suspends dpa Mills and factories, how- other large cities for their vil- Dhaka ever, would be allowed to op- lages ahead of the seven-day vaccine deal erate as long as the their own- lockdown. Bangladesh is to deploy ers could ensure health rules A country of more than dpa army troopers to aid the civil properly. 160 million, Bangladesh’s em- New Delhi administration enforce a na- “Workers residing nearby battled health-care system has tionwide lockdown to slow the factories will be allowed carried out less than 6.6 mil- Indian pharmaceutical company Bharat the rise in coronavirus infec- inside the production units to lion coronavirus tests since the Biotech Wednesday denied any irregulari- tions, the government said on keep the operations on,” said first cases of Covid-19 emerged ties in a controversy-hit contract to supply Wednesday. Faruque Hassan, head of the in March last year. its Covid-19 vaccine to Brazil. An adequate number of Bangladesh Garment Manu- Some 904,436 cases and The Hyderabad-based firm’s reaction army troopers would be de- facturers and Exporters Asso- 14,388 deaths have been re- came a day after Brazil’s Health Ministry ployed for effective patrol on ciation. ported so far, with the highest decided to suspend the 324-million-dollar the ground alongside civilian The decision to implement daily death toll of 119 reported contract for 20 million doses of its Cov- forces during the shutdown, the strict lockdown came after on Sunday. axin. beginning on Thursday, ac- previous restrictions were only Nearly three months after The suspension was in order to give cording to an official notice. imposed loosely, and the ar- rolling out mass vaccinations time for in-depth investigations, the min- It said offices and trans- rival of the Delta variant wors- with the AstraZeneca jab, istry said. No irregularities had however portation would be shut dur- ened the situation this month. Bangladesh had to abruptly emerged in a preliminary analysis by the ing the seven-day lockdown, The government closed suspend the campaign in late country’s federal auditor CGU, the Bra- which excludes the emergency down city buses, malls, tourist April after India halted its vac- zilian Health Ministry said in a series of services. sites, and banned large social cine exports. posts on Twitter. “No one will be allowed gatherings to restrict people’s It resumed the programme The controversy has also reached the to leave home except for an movement earlier on Monday, on June 20 with more than 1 office of Brazilian President Jair Bolson- emergency during this seven- a week after it suspended long- million doses of Sinopharm aro, with one whistle-blower saying that day period,” the notice read. haul buses, railway and ferry jabs donated by the Chinese he had alerted the president’s office to the Strict disciplinary action services. government. The South Asian issue. would be taken against those Tens of thousands of peo- country is now desperately The alleged irregularities relate to high who flout the restrictions, it ple, however, struggled to looking for other countries to prices, rapid negotiations and pending added. leave the capital Dhaka and import vaccines from. regulatory approvals, NDTV news channel reported. Bharat Biotech said it followed a step- by-step approach in meetings with Brazil’s Ministry of Health since November 2020 on contracts and regulatory approval, which it received on June 4. The Indian company said it had not received any advance payments nor had it supplied any vaccines to the Brazilian Health Ministry. Covaxin has been jointly developed by Bharat Biotech and India’s state-run In- dian Council for Medical Research. It has been widely used in India’s vaccination programme. India and Brazil have the largest Cov- id-19 caseloads after the United States and Migrants and other people board a cycle rickshaw cart as they leave for their native places after Bangladesh’s both have been trying to speed up vaccina- authorities ordered a new lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus in Dhaka recently. (afp) tions amid deadly waves of the pandemic. 06 Thursday, July 1, 2021

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Balancing Free Speech And Responsible Speech Is Tricky Business For Tech Companies Vaccine Mandates

arler, which describes itself as an unbiased, free-speech alternative to larger platforms like Facebook and Twitter, was kicked off Apple’s Papp store and the Google Play store for a time following the Jan. 6 at- tack on the US Capitol. Are Coming. Good Amazon also booted the company from its cloud-computing services, effectively shutting down Parler for a time. These companies claimed that Parler was violating terms of service by not monitoring content that appeared on the site, some of which was hate- filled or inciting of violence. It was viewed as potentially contributory to the The US Has Always Needed Mandates To Overcome Serious Diseases Capitol insurrection. To make amends with Apple, Parler executives contracted with a con- Aaron E Carroll tent-moderating company that employs artificial intelligence as the first NYT line in community policing. Posts that the algorithm identifies as “incite- ment” or that are deemed to be threatening violence or constituting hate t would be nice if the United States could speech will not appear for many users. reach herd immunity with just vaccination Despite the resolution, there are recent reports indicating the popular- incentives like tickets to ballgames and free ity of the social media platform was damaged by the controversy. beer. Americans don’t like to be told what to What happened with Parler underscores the tricky business of the at- do, and public officials would almost always tempt by businesses to balance free speech with responsible speech. User ratherI hand out cash than have to punish. bans seem to be happening with greater frequency as social media plat- Some even view vaccine mandates as un- forms and digital services attempt to avoid promotion of “bad” speech. American, but they are part of our foundational Therein lies the rub: what is “bad”? What kind of speech should be re- fabric. During the Revolutionary War, inocula- stricted? Offensive speech? tion against smallpox was common in Europe. Hate speech? Irresponsible Because of this, the British Army was largely safe speech? Speech that incites from the disease, but the colonists’ army was not. violence? Gen George Washington recognized that While it is not an absolute, mandated mass inoculation was necessary to it should generally be held as win the war, though, and told Congress so in true that the best cure for bad 1777. Although he met resistance, his mandate speech is more speech. worked. While smallpox outbreaks were com- Still, communication mon over the next few years and massively af- companies must take steps fected those who were susceptible to infection, to monitor their content. The no revolutionary regiments were incapacitated platforms for communica- by the disease during the southern campaign, tion have an obligation to be and the mandate arguably helped win the years- aware. The next step beyond long war. awareness is more trouble- Today, vaccination rates are stalling in many some as companies choose areas of the United States, and now nearly all much lower than desired. The human papillo- them. Schools like ours believe that the only way what content to host and Covid-19 deaths are among the unvaccinated. In mavirus vaccine approved in the US, for exam- to get to the level of safety we need to reopen what (and who) to ban. Great Indiana, where I live, only half of people 18 or ple, protects against an extremely widespread without outbreaks or worse is to get nearly eve- caution is in order. While pri- older are fully vaccinated. and often asymptomatic sexually transmitted ryone immunized. vate companies have the legal Some states, including Ohio, have engaged in disease that can lead to cancer. Some private companies have done the same. right to control public access related to communications, special regard lotteries or prize giveaways in an attempt to en- Although the vaccine was approved in 2006, Many of our health care systems in Indiana have must be given to the concept of free speech and free exchange in the mar- tice people to get vaccinated. Those are carrots, only about half of teens are currently covered. mandated vaccination. ketplace of ideas. or positive behavioral nudges. When it comes to What’s worse, only 22 percent of 18-to-26-year- There will be pushback against mandates. Moderation of content that users post on social media sites is in or- incentives, most people like carrots. Sometimes, olds, who are most at risk for infection, are fully (Some students have filed a lawsuit against In- der. However, care must be taken to avoid meddling too much into speech though, people need sticks. vaccinated. Influenza vaccination is another that diana University, for example.) But it’s impor- regulation. When the United States was fighting small- has rarely been mandated, and the United States tant to understand that mandates don’t mean It is not a matter of legalities. Businesses are private entities and can pox long ago, it took mandates to get enough has never achieved anywhere near the rates of people will be held down and given shots against decide for themselves what content to allow. However, given their impor- people vaccinated. To eradicate polio, the same protection that health experts would like, even their will. The mandate for the Affordable Care tance to and influence of modern public discourse, any form of speech limit was true. Nearly all major infectious diseases in during pandemics. Act was a tax. Other mandates, such as those must be carefully scrutinized and weighed. the country — measles, mumps, rubella, pertus- When it comes to herd immunity, commu- imposed by cruise ship companies, mean you Social media platforms may not be required to uphold the First Amend- sis, diphtheria and more — have been managed nity matters. The rate of vaccination at the na- will be unable to take certain vacations this year ment (that is an obligation of government), but their collective power makes through vaccine mandates by schools. The result tional or state level is less important than the without vaccination. any restriction they levy highly consequential. They should, therefore, err is that the vast majority of children are vaccinat- rate among people you live or interact with. This And there must be exemptions to vaccine on the side of openness and uphold this country’s free speech principles as ed, and in time, they grow into adults who are means that smaller groups can still take action mandates. Some people can’t be vaccinated for much as possible, regardless of legal requirement or the lack thereof. vaccinated. That’s how the country achieves real to protect themselves and those around them medical reasons. Others have religious objec- There was an outcry, largely from the political right, when Parler was herd immunity. from COVID-19. A number of hospitals and tions, and such exemptions are protected by law first expelled from the app store. Many saw it as hypocritically partisan. But this process can take decades. Covid-19 healthcare settings have mandated vaccination as well as custom. We should all be comfortable There is some truth in the contention insofar as this: Death threats have is an emergency, and we don’t have that much because those settings involve higher risk. with that. To get to herd immunity, even to erad- appeared on other sites including Twitter without adverse consequences time. Some colleges and universities have also icate diseases, we don’t need vaccination rates of for Twitter; protesters and rioters involved in the Jan. 6 attack openly The mRNA vaccines, made by Moderna and required students, professors and other staff 100 percent. We just need to get to high enough posted about weapons and violence ahead of the day on Facebook, and yet Pfizer-BioNTech, will likely get full approval members to be vaccinated before returning to levels that those who are immune protect those Facebook was not banished from app stores. for use from the Food and Drug Administra- campus. The schools want to return to full class- who aren’t. And in much of the country, we’re Not to be overlooked is the substantive difference that lies in the con- tion soon, which may be necessary for broader rooms, busy dining halls and a vibrant cam- not even close. tent-moderating policies of these respective companies. Facebook and vaccine mandates. Although the vaccines are pus life. They want students to be able to go to When vaccination is the default, most people Twitter employ many content moderators in an effort to be vigilant about already known to be safe and effective, after be- football games, events and even parties without will get vaccinated. Mandates still aren’t popular; language they deem crosses their lines of acceptability. ing given to hundreds of millions of people, with fear of outbreaks. The only way to do that is to few public health measures are. But they work. Parler essentially had been relying on users to police each other. An full approval, more groups will begin mandating achieve significant levels of immunity. The only enterprise such as Parler should have on its team some players who are that their employees get vaccinated. It’s unlikely way to do that quickly and safely is through vac- (Aaron E. Carroll is a professor of geared up to know exactly what speech is being exchanged. Ignorance of the United States can overcome the pandemic cination. paediatrics at Indiana University School their own content is not acceptable. without such actions. More than 500 colleges and universities in of Medicine and the vice president for Parler and companies like it have a duty to be aware of the content they The US experience with diseases for which the United States have mandated COVID vac- faculty development at the Regenstrief host. At the same time, they have a civic duty to place the highest value pos- vaccination isn’t mandated is also instructional: cination so far. My school, Indiana University, Institute. He blogs on health research sible on free speech, a hallmark of American values. It is a tricky business. In those cases, vaccination rates have remained where I am the chief health officer, is one of and policy at The Incidental Economist.) Safety Net Needs More Than Stimulus Checks

Lena Simet & Amos Toh ties: 88% of Black adults relied on the pay- she had resumed driving. ments for at least one of these necessities The 29-year-old delivery worker told HE COVID-19 pandemic in the Unit- versus 66% of white adults. us the unemployment agency denied her ed States has left millions of people We interviewed dozens of app-based application, saying it couldn’t verify her struggling to make ends meet. Mas- “gig” workers in Texas about how they identity. She tried calling the agency for sive government spending, especially spent their stimulus checks. Gig workers hours and submitted multiple appeals, but the stimulus checks, has provided are a growing segment of the U.S. work- to no avail. crucialT relief. But the checks are just a force that is largely low paid and made up Beginning in June, gig workers in Tex- band-aid for a US social safety net that has of workers of color. Many said the pay- as and 20 other states stand to lose eligibil- been shredded by decades of budget cuts ments helped them keep a roof over their ity for extended unemployment benefits. and draconian rules. heads and put food on the table, but the These states are ending pandemic unem- As analysts with the nonprofit group relief was temporary. ployment aid early, even though Congress Human Rights Watch, we looked closely at A 29-year-old delivery worker and extended these measures until September. recent census data regarding these stimu- mother of two said the money “comes and With one in four adults nationally still fac- lus checks. We found that of the nearly 40 then goes so quickly.” A 59-year-old deliv- ing difficulty covering household expens- million adults living in a household that ery worker said it helped pay her bills but es, cutting benefits is the wrong approach. received a stimulus payment in mid-May, she was “so far behind” that “they rack up As various states and the federal gov- 60% spent a portion on food, 49% on rent as soon as you pay them.” ernment disagree on how best to provide or mortgage, 44% on utilities and 24% on Irregular cash payments can’t fix long- relief, the priority should be ensuring long- car payments. standing problems with the social safety term economic security and overhauling a In other words, this money is going to net. Census data shows that only 36% of ments, frequent website glitches, excessive claims. badly frayed safety net. Everyone should essential needs, not frills or already-flush households earning under $50,000 who wait times on helplines and lengthy pro- A 25-year-old rideshare driver we have the protection they need to secure bank accounts. lost labor income received unemployment cessing delays. The Labor Department’s spoke to said she stopped driving in March their basic human rights. Nearly 45% of households making less benefits, even though these were expanded inspector general said state unemploy- 2020, as COVID-19 was spreading rap- than $35,000 a year used the checks to during the pandemic. ment agencies struggled to overcome “an- idly. But the Texas unemployment agency (Lena Simet and Amos Toh cover three or all four of these necessities. Workers struggled to navigate strin- tiquated IT systems” and “insufficient staff- did not approve her application until two are senior researchers at Human The census data also reflect racial inequali- gent and complicated eligibility require- ing” as they tried to process the surge in months later, as her savings ran dry and Rights Watch)

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Bill Cosby’s sexual Putin accuses Britain and US assault conviction overturned by court of ‘provocation’ in Black Sea dpa ty District Attorney Bruce Philadelphia L. Castor Jr., who ultimately declined to file charges in Last week, the Russian Black Sea Fleet stationed in Sevastopol had fired at the British warship HMS Defender The Pennsylvania Supreme this case. Court has overturned Bill But Castor’s succes- dpa Cosby’s 2019 sexual assault sors reopened the case and Amsterdam/Moscow conviction, ruling that a charged Cosby in 2015, just “non-prosecution agree- days before the 12-year stat- Russian President Vladimir ment” with a previous pros- ute of limitations expired Putin has accused to United ecutor should have prevent- and amid a barrage of new States and Britain of a “provo- World War 3 ed him from being charged accusations from women cation” in the Black Sea. in the case. across the country. Last week, the Russian Even if we had sunk that ship, The 83-year-old comedi- At the time, Castor ob- Black Sea Fleet stationed in it would still be difficult to an has served more than two jected to the new prosecu- Sevastopol said it had forced imagine that this would have years of a three- to 10-year tion, saying he’d struck a the British warship HMS De- put the world on the brink of sentence in a state prison in deal with Cosby and his law- fender, which had sailed close World War III, Putin said Montgomery County, after yers not to prosecute him for to Crimea, to change course his conviction on charges he Constand’s assault if Cosby by firing warning shots and drugged and molested Tem- agreed to sit for a deposition dropping bombs. community still views it as ple University employee An- in a civil case she had filed Putin said on Wednesday Ukrainian territory, Russia drea Constand in 2004. against him. that a US reconnaissance air- sees it as its own territory. He was recently denied Excerpts from that dep- craft was also present during According to the Dutch parole, in part over his re- osition were ultimately used the incident, which was ob- ministry, the Evertsen was in fusal to admit guilt or ac- against Cosby at trial. serving the Russian reaction international waters south- knowledge any remorse for He was charged in late to the actions of the HMS De- east of Crimea at the time of crimes he maintains he did 2015, when a prosecutor fender. the incident. not commit. armed with newly unsealed Speaking on state televi- Britain also said that dur- The case had a compli- evidence - Cosby’s damag- sion, Putin defended the Rus- ing the incident last week, its cated history that began in ing deposition from her sian forces’ move. warship was passing through 2005 when Constand first lawsuit - arrested him days “Even if we had sunk that Ukrainian territorial waters. reported the alleged assault before the 12-year statute of ship, it would still be difficult Dutch Defence Minister to then-Montgomery Coun- limitations expired. to imagine that this would Ank Bijleveld-Schouten called have put the world on the the Russian operation “irre- brink of World War III,” Pu- sponsible.” tin said. “There is no justification The close encounter came for this type of aggressive ac- in the week before an interna- Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) in Moscow on Wednesday. (AFP) tion, which additionally in- News tional military exercise began crease the risk for accidents,” in the north-west of the Black warships in the Black Sea last ried out mock attacks,” the Russian territory, more specif- she said. in brief Sea involving soldiers and week. ministry said, adding that the ically the Crimean peninsula. Moscow views the Sea sailors from Ukraine, the US The Dutch Defence Min- electronic equipment of the “After the approach of the Breeze exercise as a security Britain to support permanent seat for and about 30 other countries. istry on Tuesday tweeted that frigate had also been inter- Russian jets the Evertsen im- risk and had called on the US Germany on UN Security Council Putin had called on partic- Russian jets caused “a dan- fered with. mediately changed its course to abandon it. ipants to cancel the two-week gerous situation in the Black The Russian Defence Min- away from the borders of Due to the manoeuvre, London Britain has promised Germany help in its long-running exercise, dubbed Sea Breeze. Sea near HNLMS Evertsen istry said that SU-30 and SU- the Russian Federation,” the Russia also sent the sub- efforts to secure a permanent seat on the UN Security Coun- In another encounter last last Thursday.” 24 fighter jets flew at a secure ministry said. marine Kolpino to the area cil (UNSC). “We support a new permanent seat at the United week, the Netherlands ac- “The aircraft repeatedly distance to warn the warship. The Crimean peninsula for an exercise, the Russia’s Nations Security Council for the Federal Republic of Germany,” cused Russia of flying “mock flew dangerously low over According to Moscow, the was occupied by Russia in Black Sea fleet announced said a joint statement by Foreign Ministers Dominic Raab and attacks” against one of its and close to the ship and car- Evertsen was on course for 2014. While the international on Wednesday. Heiko Maas published on Wednesday. Both sides also declared their intention to cooperate more closely on security policy, with a so-called strategic dialogue to take place every year. It is hoped this will also strengthen Khan rules out US the relationship between the two countries following Britain’s Dozens dead amid extreme Canada heatwave departure from the European Union. Britain is currently one of military support in the UNSC permanent members, along with the United States, dpa broadcaster CBC reported. China, Russia and France. The most powerful UN body has the Washington In the city of Burnaby, east Afghanistan power to pass resolutions that are binding under international of Vancouver, more than 25 dpa law. The body has a two-tier structure which gives the perma- An extreme heatwave has people died within 24 hours, Islamabad nent members a right of veto, meaning they can block any deci- brought record temperatures the Royal Canadian Mounted sion they disagree with. (dpa) to western Canada and con- Police said on Tuesday. Pakistani Prime Minister tributed to dozens of deaths. The police called on citi- Imran Khan on Wednesday On Tuesday, thermom- zens to check on neighbours said his country would not North Korea’s Kim says pandemic-related eters rose to 49.5 degrees Cel- and especially people at risk, partner up with the United ‘great crisis’ has happened sius in Lytton, British Colum- such as the elderly. States on military operations bia, “breaking the daily and “It is imperative we check in Afghanistan, as internation- S eoul North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said that a failure all-time temperature records on one another during this al forces leave the country. by senior officials to implement government decisions related for the 3rd straight day,” local extreme heat,” spokesperson “We are a ready partner in to the coronavirus pandemic has lead to a “great crisis,” state- weather authorities tweeted. Mika Kalanj said. peace but cannot be a partner run news agency KCNA reported on Wednesday. The figures were however Several air-conditioned in conflict with the US,” Prime At a meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea on Tues- preliminary and still subject A woman holds a young child under a waterfall at a park in Washing- locations were set up in Van- Minister Khan said in a speech day, Kim accused the senior officials of neglecting to implement to updates. ton recently. (AFP) couver for people to find ref- before the parliament. decisions made by the party to deal with the health crisis, put- Canadian media reported uge from the heat. Khan ruled out offering its ting country and citizens in danger, the official agency said. that dozens of deaths had More than 100 sudden since Friday, with the extreme The extreme temperatures military bases to the US for US Kim blasted “the lack of ability and irresponsibility of been reported during the deaths have been reported to heat seen as a contributing are expected to continue in forces to conduct drone strikes cadres, and called for conducting a more fierce Party-wide heatwave. the police in British Columbia cause of death in most cases, the coming days. in Afghanistan. He added that campaign against ideological faults and all sorts of negative this move in the past was “the elements being exposed among the cadres,” the agency added. darkest hour in our history,” KCNA did not provide specifics of the incident. and that the conflict inA fghan- Reclusive North Korea has so far not officially reported a istan cost thousands of lives single domestic coronavirus case but reportedly stepped up and shattered the economy. health protection measures towards the end of 2020. Forced quarantine for 249 pupils in Mallorca draws criticism “We can only tell them South Korea’s NIS intelligence service said Kim has been that going for military solution pursuing “irrational measures” to deal with the pandemic, dpa cases reported among pupils tive. home from Mallorca are now would prolong the civil war,” South Korean agency Yonhap has previously reported. (dpa) Madrid on different graduation trips Some of the pupils sent to in isolation at home, possi- he said. to Mallorca. forced quarantine had tried to bly together with thousands The forced quarantine of 249 The 249 pupils are now at leave the island but most were of close contacts and family pupils in a hotel in Mallorca the hotel Palma Bellver, which intercepted by police. members. has drawn fierce criticism has been rented by the govern- A legal process has begun, Many are said to have con- in Spain. ment for quarantine purposes. with prosecutors arguing that tracted the virus on the ferries Former US defence secretary The regional government Many protested on social the forced measure is illegal, to the island as well as at par- on the Balearic island sent the media and with posters hung according to local media re- ties in hotel rooms or at beach- pupils to quarantine because from the balconies of their ports. es, or at a concert in Palma. Donald Rumsfeld dies aged 88 they were in close contact with hotel rooms, calling the move A judge was expected to Coronavirus figureshave others who tested positive for a “kidnapping.” Broadcaster rule on the matter soon. been rising again in Mallorca, dpa coronavirus. RTVE reported that 64 of the The over 1,000 high school with the current seven-day in- Washington Overall, there have been pupils have been tested posi- graduants who tested positive cidence rate of infections per more than 1,000 coronavirus tive for coronavirus, 185 nega- for the virus upon returning 100 people at 58. Donald Rumsfeld, who served as US secretary of de- fence under president George W Bush and was an architect of the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, died on Wednesday, Lava fire keeps growing, forcing thousands his family said in a statement. He was 88. “It is with deep sadness to flee their homes in Northern California that we share the news of the passing of Donald Rums- dpa 2020 being the worst fire year day, was 19 percent contained, “It does happen,” she said. feld, an American statesman Los Angeles on record. with the National Weather “It’s not terribly common.” and devoted husband, father, It’s still early in the season, Service tweeting that smoke Deputies with the Siskiyou grandfather and great grand- File photo of US President George W Bush (left) with Secretary of The raging Lava fire in North- which tends to hit California from the area could carry over County Sheriff’s Office shot father. At 88, he was sur- Defense Donald Rumsfeld. (AFP) ern California grew to more the hardest in the summer and to Medford, Oregon. and killed a man they said rounded by family in his be- than 17,000 acres by Wednes- fall. But extreme heat created Adrienne Freeman, a opened fire on them in an loved Taos, New Mexico,” the he brought to a life dedicated As the US became mired in day morning, forcing thou- conditions for several fires to spokesperson for the Shasta- evacuation zone of the Lava statement said. to country.” the war in Iraq, he was known sands from their homes and explode this week. Trinity National Forest, told fire, authorities said. “History may remember Rumsfeld had served as for both his uncompromising offering a preview for the fire The lightning-sparked the Los Angeles Times that Siskiyou County Sher- him for his extraordinary ac- secretary of defence twice: policies and his inflammatory season ahead. Lava fire, in a fairly remote after pouring thousands of iff Jeremiah LaRue told the complishments over six dec- first from 1975 to 1977 under statements toward the domes- Gov. Gavin Newsom vis- part of Siskiyou County, gallons of water on the fire, Sacramento Bee that officers ades of public service, but Gerald Ford and then from tic opposition and about for- ited the scene Tuesday and forced the evacuation of at officials had not been able to tried to prevent the man from for those who knew him best 2001 to 2006, playing a major eign allies and foes alike. was set to brief President Joe least 8,000 residents Monday detect any more heat and had driving into the Mount Shasta and whose lives were forever role in Washington’s response Rumsfeld’s career in Biden about California’s criti- afternoon as gusty red flag “no indication to continue Vista subdivision on Highway changed as a result, we will re- to the September 11 attacks. Washington began in 1963, cal fire dangers and needs. conditions fueled the searing suppression actions.” But it 97 north of Weed after it had member his unwavering love During his second tour at when he was elected to the The state has been devastated flames. rekindled shortly afterward, been evacuated due to the fire for his wife Joyce, his family the Pentagon, Rumsfeld be- House of Representatives by fire the last few years, with The fire, which started Fri- then exploded. Monday evening. and friends, and the integrity came a polarizing figure. from the state of Illinois. Domasco launches showroom for pre-owned cars page 10

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34,495.43 10,730.68 52482.71 1,769.80 Dow +203.14 pts QE -18.43 pts sensex -66.95 pts Gold +0.35 % QIB’s ‘How Money Works?’ benefits 1,629 students over 3 academic yrs page 9 Price percentage Price percentage 26.23 Brent 75.13 +0.49 % WTI 73.55 +0.78 % Silver +1.27 % QNB Group leads MEA QIIB launches special summer campaign for in The Banker’s ‘Top Visa credit card holders

Tribune News Network 1000 World Banks’ list Doha Tribune News Network QIIB on Wednesday an- Doha nounced the launch of its special summer Visa Credit QNB Group, the largest finan- Cards campaign that pro- cial institution in the Mid- vides cardholders with the dle East and Africa (MEA), opportunity to win three val- continues to lead the Middle uable prizes on a daily basis East and Africa ranking on the from July 1 until August 31 ‘Top 1000 World Banks’ list, this year. the largest and most impor- Throughout the campaign tant edition of the year in ‘The period, QIIB Visa credit card Banker’ magazine. holders can leverage their QNB was ranked first in everyday spending, whether Qatar and the region with To- inside or outside of Qatar, to tal Assets rising 9 percent to win the three daily valuable $282 billion from December prizes of smartwatches from 2019 that placed it on the 79th The QNB Group headquarters in Doha. ‘Apple’, ‘Garmin’ and ‘FitBit’. position in the global ranking. In order to be eligible to This evaluation comes weightings are all equal and QR1 trillion ($282 billion) that three continents providing a win, the customer is not re- by analysing each bank’s are prepared to analyze every emphasised the Group’s con- comprehensive range of ad- quired to make any registra- strengths and weaknesses bank in comparison with other tinuous efforts and vision to vanced products and services. tion or take any other action, through eight categories like banks. become a leading bank in the The total number of employ- however, the customer shall growth, profitability, opera- Last year, the Group MEASEA region. ees is 27,000 serving 20 mil- only use QIIB Visa Credit Card tional efficiency, asset qual- marked a milestone achieve- QNB Group’s presence lion customers operating for making daily payments, ity, return on risk, liquidity, ment when it became the first through its subsidiaries and through 1,000 locations, with inside or outside Qatar. soundness, and leverage. banking institution in the re- associate companies extend to an ATM network of more than The daily number of The performance category gion to achieve total assets of more than 31 countries across 4,400 machines. credit card usage will be de- cisive in winning the daily prizes. Under the conditions that have been set in the QIIB Summer Credit Card Offer, every local payment Only 17% of Qatari consumers to revert transaction will be deemed as one winning opportunity, while each overseas payment QIIB Business Development and Alternatives Channels Sector Head to pre-pandemic shopping habits: SAS transaction will be deemed as Omar Abdelaziz Al Meer two winning opportunities. Accordingly, three card- Credit Card offer especially needs in the field of pay- Tribune News Network moved online in the last year and a half. holders among QIIB card- after the recent drop in COV- ments, in an easy, safe, and Doha The percentage of new digital users since holders who made the ID-19 cases and with many speedy manner.” the pandemic started stood at 27 percent highest number of daily pay- countries gradually opening Meer said, “We wish that Less than a fifth (17 percent) of Qatari in the Middle East & Africa (MEA), the ments, will automatically win their doors again for travel all our customers win and consumers will revert to the same balance highest of any region surveyed. the three prizes. In case the and tourism. Our Visa Credit feel as winners once they of online and offline shopping as before More than half are now considered number of transactions equal Cards help our customers obtain the QIIB Credit Card the COVID-19 pandemic, SAS has said in to continue using digital platforms, the digital users, also the highest of any region. between two cards, the total make their payments with Visa given the many features its research report. ones that will move to a more offline ex- These digitally savvy consumers are shown paid amount by each card- ease and security locally and that this card provides to dif- According to a survey conducted by perience, and the ones who are keen to to be intolerant of poor levels of service. holder in all the daily trans- internationally.” ferent categories of custom- the leader in analytics, exactly three- return to the same balance as before the The proportion of Qatari consumers that actions will determine the He said, “We are keen to ers. We are pleased to wit- quarters of respondents say their shop- pandemic. They then need to plan mar- would ditch a brand after just one or two winner. mark this summer’s awards ness the steady expansion ping habits have changed permanently. keting campaigns tailored to each group.” poor experiences was 45 percent, while 37 Commenting on the as a reflection of the boom of our QIIB Visa Cardhold- Almost four in ten (38 percent) say To achieve this, Grabiec said, organi- percent say they would change provider or launch of QIIB Visa Credit seen by QIIB in the field of ers’ base for various catego- they will continue to use digital channels sations of all sizes can use cloud-based brand after 3-5 poor experiences. Card Summer Offer, QIIB digital transformation as we ries, including the new ones for tasks like shopping and banking more technologies such as analytics and AI to Effectively, 82 percent of consum- Business Development and launched QIIB Pay that sup- launched by QIIB that tar- than they did before the outbreak. analyse the customer data they have and ers in Qatar will shift brand loyalty after Alternatives Channels Sec- ports contactless payment geted specific segments such SAS Customer Intelligence Practice create actionable insights for each indi- one to five poor experiences. For those tor Head Omar Abdelaziz solutions and includes many as salary cards, domestic Head for CEMEA Radoslaw Grabiec said, vidual customer. brands and service providers that suc- Al Meer said, “We are very channels with great features labour cards, business and “Customer-facing organisations need to The findings of the survey show the ceed in delighting customers, there are pleased to add excitement that suit different categories corporate cards, and other distinguish between customers that plan extent to which consumer commerce has rewards to be reaped. this summer with our Visa of customers and meet their categories.”

Indian brands hog limelight at Al Darwish Jewellery Showroom Satyendra Pathak and expertise, ARAYA has design. It is a young brand for Doha established its credibility in the generation of millennials. the world of high jewellery. “The Ysabella by RK brand Indian jewellery brands Each rare stone is carefully is known for unparalleled de- ARAYA, Ysabella and Indi- sourced and brought from signs, meticulous crafting an-Italian brand Moratti are mine to market at one of the and natural purity. It embod- hogging the limelight at the family’s seven distinguished ies elegance and taste with a recently opened Al Darwish diamond facilities worldwide. wide and exotic range of time- Jewellery Showroom in Doha. With this unparalleled access less pieces in an effortless Built on a family legacy to resources and a powerful combination of heritage and dating back to over 110 years, legacy, ARAYA can deliver ex- contemporary influences. RK ARAYA has unmatched access ceptional value to each of its Jewellers today stands proud to the finest gemstones and discerning clients in Qatar,” as a shining beacon of what resources across the globe. Nusrath said. a high-end jewellery brand Approaching high jewellery as Indian-Italian brand Mor- ought to be,” Rohan Sharma a wearable modern artform, atti, which has entered the of Ysabella by RK said. ARAYA’s design philosophy Middle East market by open- “All our products are combines modern aesthetics ing its first outlet in Qatar, manufactured in house. As we and techniques to create func- has now become a point of make the designs ourselves, tional and versatile pieces. reference for its extraordinary we ensure that the quality is “We have been receiving creations at the showroom. top-notch, the design does an overwhelming response “Each masterpiece is a not lose its original aesthetic to our products ever since we work of art that comes from and most importantly the have opened our outlet under an exhilarating journey be- thought of its creator is com- the umbrella of Al Darwish tween multi-ethnic cultures municated in the manufac- Jewellery in Doha. Qataris and brought to life by the Outlets of Indian jewellery brands ARAYA, Ysabella and Indian-Italian brand Moratti at the recently opened Al Darwish Jewellery Showroom in Doha. tured piece,” Sharma said. have a great liking for our hands of fine Italian and In- “We are proud of our as- jewellery and we made it eas- dian craftsmen,” Sameer Dar- fine Italian craftsmen, each Al Darwish family and the lik- tions especially of our female between fashion and jewel- sociation with the Al Darwish ier for them to come, see and bari of Moratti said. Moratti masterpiece is a work ing for our products among clients in Qatar,” he said. lery,” Darbari said. family. It is their liking for our select our products directly “Each of our designs is of art brought to life and tells Qataris gave us the confidence “Moratti works to pursue Ysabella by RK, another products that made us open from the showroom,” ARAYA a result of an exhilarating a different story, a story that to open this outlet in Qatar. perfection and shape a uni- Indian brand attracting the this outlet in Doha. Our prod- Sales and Marketing Manager journey between multi-eth- we are now proud enough to We have been receiving a very verse of jewellery that is un- attention of many visitors at ucts are well known among Nabeena Nusrath said. nic cultures and influences, share with people in Qatar,” good response ever since this forgettable. Blending the in- the showroom, is a line of fine Qataris. I am sure this outlet “Built on five genera- through nature. Translated Darbari said. showroom has opened. Our spirations of the east and the jewellery inspired by modern will make us more popular tions of trust, knowledge, into reality by the hands of “Our association with the goal is to come to the expecta- west create a perfect synergy European architecture and among them,” he said. Economy & Business Thursday, July 1, 2021 09 QDB, MAGNiTT release first Qatar venture capital market report Tribune News Network than the QR21M deployed in Doha 2019. Although the VC eco- system demonstrated resil- Qatar Development Bank ience against the pandemic, (QDB) has cooperated with re- the number of registered deals search platform MAGNiTT to only rose by two YoY to finish release the first of its kind “Qa- 2020 at 24. tar Venture Investment Report The report also sheds light 2020”. The report, which was on the critical role played by prepared by MAGNiTT, was accelerators in driving invest- commissioned by QDB, given ment rounds in Qatar in 2020, its position as one of the key contrary to the regional trend. players in the venture capital It shows that, in Qatar’s ven- (VC) investment in the State of ture investment ecosystem, Qatar. accelerated programs were The landmark report aims responsible for 33% of all to showcase the impact of ven- transactions. This defied the ture investment in Qatar, the trend noted in MENA where evolution of the Qatar funding COVID-19 forced a slowdown ecosystem, give an overview of accelerator programs, with of the Qatar investment land- accelerated deals dropping by scape, and provide a map of nine percentage points YoY in the Qatari ecosystem. It focus- 2020 (accounting for 23% of es on VCs due to their impor- all deals in 2020). tance in any economic market Philip Bahoshy, CEO of in general, since they are one MAGNiTT, said, “The Qatari This picture shows one of the in-persons sessions of QIB’s “How Money Works?” programme held before the outbreak of COVID-19 in Qatar. of the first sources of support ecosystem, similar to other for SMEs and start-ups, being leading ecosystems across among the first investment MENA, has shown signs of a sources to quickly transfuse positive rebound from 2020 this important sector with and the pandemic. A strong QIB’s ‘How Money Works?’ benefits the funds it urgently needs to start to 2021 has been driven achieve its growth and harness by increased government ini- the innovation it can bring to tiatives, private participation the market. in investment rounds and in- QDB’s CEO Abdulaziz bin creased capital being deployed 1,629 students over 3 academic yrs Nasser Al Khalifa, said: “In into tech-based startups which our goal to continue support- was charted in the 2020 Qatar for the record number of high ing SMEs and entrepreneurs Venture Investment report.” The programme reached students of 82 high schools school and university students due to their importance to the The report highlights that who benefited from our pro- diversification of our economy, the need for digitalization in and universities in Qatar with 41 QIB volunteers taking The ‘How Money Works’ gramme. This has been one of we set our sights toward ven- 2020 made a positive impact programme has achieved our most successful financial ture capital, which is consid- on the E-commerce, F&B and part in the sessions since 2018 outstanding results and we literacy initiatives in Qatar so ered an integral component of Home Services sectors, add- have surpassed the total far, and I would like to thank the support ecosystem for this ing that in terms of Qatar’s top number of students by 30% all the QIB volunteers for important sector. startup industries by funding, Tribune News Network All sessions were tailored standing results and we have working along with our team “VCs are at the forefront F&B and E-commerce collec- Doha to introduce secondary and surpassed the total number of that we had initially to deliver the programme. I toward unlocking the unbound tively accounted for 53% of all first year university students students by 30% that we had targeted to support across look forward to new future col- potential of startups & SMEs VC funding in the ecosystem. It Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) to best practices related to initially targeted to support the programme. laborations with QIB.” and accelerate their growth also states that the number of announced the successful con- earning money, budgeting, across the programme.” Launched in 2018 by Qatar and specifies incentives and startups to raise funding from clusion of its financial literacy expenditure planning, saving “QIB launched its financial Mashaal Abdulaziz Al Islamic Bank in collaboration commitments that help them the Home Services sector went programme “How Money and investment. Additionally, literacy programme as a dem- Derham, Assistant General with INJAZ Qatar, “How Mon- achieve competitiveness. from one in 2019 to three in works?” in its third academic banking security standards onstration of its contribution Manager, Head of Corporate ey works?” is a three-year in- “This report will highlight 2020. year with 1,629 high school and personal finance protec- and commitment towards the Communications and Quality novative financial literacy pro- the continuous growth we are The MAGNiTT report does and university students ben- tion were studied throughout. achievement of Qatar’s Na- Assurance at QIB gramme. It reflects QIB’s core witnessing in this area thanks not limit its coverage to QDB’s efiting from it since its launch Mashaal Abdulaziz Al tional Vision 2030 in devel- social responsibility values, to the forward-thinking, col- activities, but also covers the in 2018. Derham, Assistant General oping human capital and ad- and the bank’s commitment to lective efforts of QDB and the broader investment ecosystem Developed by QIB in col- Manager, Head of Corporate vancing all of society through collaboration and we look for- educating the young genera- other stakeholders operating in the country. It is considered laboration with INJAZ Qatar, Communications and Quality knowledge. The huge interest ward to continuing our fruitful tion in Qatar on elementary within the country.” the first of its kind for Qatar the programme has reached Assurance at QIB, said, “We this programme received re- partnership in favour of new notions and practices related The report highlights some and among the first in the re- students of 82 high schools believe in the importance of flects our commitment and we generations and future leaders to finance and business. Due very crucial key points, includ- gion, with only a handful of and universities in Qatar, and empowering the next gen- are very appreciative of the ef- of the Qatari society.” the situation related to COV- ing VC funding in Qatar’s per- reports being release for the its sessions were held by 41 eration and future leaders forts of the QIB volunteers in Raymond Obeid, Direc- ID-19, and for the safety of sistence through COVID-19, MENA region to date. QIB volunteers who took part and equipping them with the delivering this highly success- tor of Operations at INJAZ students and volunteers, all with a growth of 9% between To download the full re- in delivering the programme proper financial knowledge. ful programme,” she said. Qatar, said, “INJAZ Qatar is sessions of the programme in 2019 and 2020. port, please visit the QDB web- across the past three academic The ‘How Money Works’ pro- “We would like to thank very proud of this successful the 2020-2021 academic year Startups in Qatar raised site at www.qdb.qa/en/publi- years. gramme has achieved out- INJAZ Qatar for this great collaboration with QIB, and were held via digital channels. QR22M in 2020, slightly more cations.

China’s Didi ride-hailing service up QNB launches ‘Awesome Life 61 percent after Wall Street debut Agencies Rewards Weekend’ offer in Villaggio

Didi Global Inc., a Chinese ride- Tribune News Network purchase using QNB Life Rewards The Bank’s various payment hailing service, jumped 16% Doha cards at any store in Villaggio Mall products always aim to bring the Wednesday shortly after making on weekends, will earn Double best features and benefits to its its U.S. stock market debut. Qatar National Bank (QNB), points. This offer is valid every Fri- customers to enrich their lives and The stock opened at $16.65 on the largest financial institution in day and Saturday, from 02 July to provide them with a unique shop- the New York Stock Exchange. The the Middle East and Africa, has 31 July 2021. ping experience that suits their Beijing-headquartered company’s launched an awesome offer in The Life Rewards program is lifestyle. With the gradual lifting initial public offering of 288 mil- partnership with Villaggio Mall, an award winning total relation- of travel and shopping restrictions, lion shares was priced at $14 a offering a globally recognized ship loyalty program, rewarding QNB’s customers can expect more share. The company said it aimed shopping experience in Qatar. customers to accumulate Life such promotions in the coming to spend 30% on technology devel- QNB customers will earn double Rewards points through various months opment, another 30% to expand Life Rewards points at all stores in retail banking products and chan- The QNB Group’s presence outside China and 20% on new Villaggio Mall, from luxury brands nels interactions, in addition to through its subsidiaries and asso- products. boutiques, jewellery, and fashion day-to-day purchasing activities. ciate companies extends to more Didi’s U.S. market debut comes stores to various cafés and res- Life Rewards points can be re- than 31 countries across three con- a day after the company said it lost taurants inside the mall, by using deemed at over 800 outlets span- tinents. It provides a comprehen- $5.5 billion over the past three QNB Life Rewards cards. ning across multiple industries in- sive range of advanced products years, though the company also This partnership with Villaggio cluding fashion, restaurants, and and services. It employees more touted its global reach and invest- comes as part of the Bank’s com- electronics, or payment of credit than 27,000 people,operating out ments in developing electric and Didi’s U.S. market debut comes a day after the company said it lost $5.5 billion mitment to reward its loyal cus- card and utilities bills, point of 1,000 locations, and has an self-driving cars. Didi operates in over the past three years. tomers and deliver the best cus- transfer to another QNB customer ATM network of more than 4,400 16 countries, though almost 90% tomer experience. Customers, who and many more. machines. of the 493 million customers who cent Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. said was an effort to curb traf- used the service at least once in the Didi acquired rival Kuaidi in fic congestion and prevent crime past year are in China. 2016 and Uber Technologies Inc.’s linked to ride-hailing services. The company founded in 2012 China operation the following Drivers were required to be resi- by Will Wei Cheng, a veteran of year, ending a battle in which the dents of cities and towns where e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, American company said it was los- they worked and to be more close- says it aims to become the “world’s ing $1 billion a year. ly supervised. largest one-stop transportation China’s populous ride-hailing Didi has plowed money into platform” and operator of vehicle market has gone through abrupt development of self-driving, elec- networks. changes as the ruling Communist tric vehicles and other technology. “We aspire to become a truly Party tries to nurture development The company launched an elec- global technology company,” said of technology while keeping con- tric car last year with Chinese au- Cheng and president Jean Qing trol of promising industries. tomaker BYD Auto, a unit of BYD Liu in the prospectus. Liu is a for- Founded as a smartphone- Ltd. mer Goldman Sachs managing based taxi-hailing service, it Didi lost 15 billion yuan ($2.3 director and the daughter of Liu launched ride-hailing in 2014 and billion) in 2018, 9.7 billion yuan Chuanzhi, founder of computer expanded abroad in 2018 by ac- ($1.5 billion) in 2019 and 10.6 bil- maker Lenovo Group. quiring Brazil’s 99 Taxis and set- lion yuan ($1.6 billion) last year, Early investors included Ap- ting up operations in Mexico. according to its prospectus. It says ple Inc., Japan’s Softbank, Alibaba In 2015-16, regulators tight- Didi had $3 billion in cash as of and Chinese internet giants, Ten- ened control in what state media Dec. 31. 10 Thursday, July 1, 2021 Economy & Business Microsoft exec: US home Lulu-Ali Bin Ali draw: 30 people win gold coins contract Targeting of signings see Americans’ big rebound records in May ‘routine’ Agencies Agencies Federal law enforcement More Americans signed agencies secretly seek the contracts to buy homes in data of Microsoft customers May, a surprising rebound thousands of times a year, after months of cooling in according to congressional the housing market, where testimony Wednesday by a lack of inventory has senior executive at the tech- pushed prices to record nology company. levels. Tom Burt, Microsoft’s cor- The National Associa- porate vice president for cus- tion of Realtors’ index of tomer security and trust, told pending home sales rose members of the House Judi- 8% to 114.7 in last month, ciary Committee that federal the highest reading for May law enforcement in recent since 2005. That’s up from years has been presenting the 106.2 in April. An index of company with between 2,400 100 is equal to the level of to 3,500 secrecy orders a year, contract activity in 2001. or about seven to 10 a day. Contract signings, con- A “mega draw” held as part of a promotion jointly organised by the Lulu Hypermarket Qatar and the Ali Bin Ali (MARS) at Lulu’s D-Ring Road branch on Wednesday saw 30 “Most shocking is just how sidered a barometer of pur- people winning gold coins. While 15 winners received 8-gram coins each, the rest got 4-gram coins apiece. The draw was held under the supervision of Ministry of Commerce routine secrecy orders have chases that will take place and Industry Inspector Rashid Abdulhadi, and was attended by officials of Lulu Hypermarket Qatar and Ali Bin Ali (MARS). become when law enforce- in the next one-to-two ment targets an American’s months, are 13.1% ahead of email, text messages or other where they were one year sensitive data stored in the ago with the country in the cloud,” said Burt, describing throes of the coronavirus the widespread clandestine outbreak. It’s just the sec- surveillance as a major shift ond month-over-month from historical norms. increase so far in 2021 Charges expected Thursday for The relationship between but potentially foretells a law enforcement and Big strong finish to the summer Tech has attracted fresh scru- season. tiny in recent weeks with the While there’s no short- revelation that Trump-era age of people in the market Trump’s company, says top exec Justice Department prosecu- to buy, many have been tors obtained as part of leak forced out by the lack of investigations phone records properties for sale, which son Miller, a longtime former tigation was “in search of a belonging not only to journal- along with rising material Trump said the senior adviser to the Republi- crime.” ists but also to members of costs, have sent new and can, spun the looming charges Trump Organization law- Congress and their staffers. existing home prices to re- company’s ac- as “politically terrible for the yers met virtually with Man- Microsoft, for instance, was cord highs. tions were in no Democrats.” hattan prosecutors last week among the companies that Last week, the Com- “They told their crazies in a last-ditch attempt to dis- turned over records under a merce Department report- way a crime and their supplicants in the suade them from charging the court order, and because of ed that sales of new homes mainstream media this was company. Prosecutors gave a gag order, had to then wait fell for the second straight Agencies about President Trump. In- the lawyers a Monday deadline more than two years before month. The 5.9% decline stead, their Witch Hunt is to make the case that criminal disclosing it. in May followed a 7.8% re- Donald Trump’s company persecuting an innocent 80 charges shouldn’t be filed. Since then, Brad Smith, treat in April. The median and his longtime finance chief year-old man for maybe taking Ron Fischetti, a lawyer for Microsoft’s president, called price of a new home sold in are expected to be charged free parking!” Miller tweeted, the Trump Organization, told for an end to the overuse of May jumped to $374,400, Thursday with tax-related apparently referring to Weis- the AP this week that there secret gag orders, arguing in up 18.1% from a year ago. crimes stemming from a New selberg, who is 73. was no indication Trump him- a Washington Post opinion NAR also reported last York investigation into the Trump, who’s been criti- self was included in the first piece that “prosecutors too week that sales of previous- former president’s business cal of President Joe Biden’s batch of charges. often are exploiting technol- ly-occupied homes fell for dealings, people familiar with immigration policies, was in “There is no indictment ogy to abuse our fundamental the fourth straight month the matter told The Associated Texas visiting the U.S.-Mexico coming down this week freedoms.” Attorney General in May. The median sales Press. border on Wednesday. He did against the former president,” Merrick Garland, meanwhile, price for an existing home The charges against the not respond to shouted ques- Fischetti said. “I can’t say he’s has said the Justice Depart- topped $350,000 last Trump Organization and the Former US President Donald Trump and his son Donald Trump Jr tions about the charges as he out of the woods yet complete- ment will abandon its practice month, a record high and company’s chief financial of- participated in a briefing with ly.” of seizing reporter records likely obstacle for many ficer,A llen Weisselberg, ap- cases to arise from the two- assigning two of her lawyers to state officials. Weisselberg, a loyal lieu- and will formalize that stance would-be home buyers, pear to involve non-monetary year probe led by Manhattan work with Vance on the crimi- Trump had blasted the tenant to Trump and his real soon. particularly first-timers. benefits the company gave to District Attorney Cyrus Vance nal probe while she continues investigation in a statement estate-developer father, Fred, Burt is among the wit- Lawrence Yun, chief top executives, possibly in- Jr., a Democrat who leaves of- a civil investigation of Trump. Monday, deriding Vance’s of- came under scrutiny, in part, nesses at a Judiciary Commit- economist of the NAR, cluding use of apartments, fice at the end of the year. Messages seeking com- fice as “rude, nasty, and totally because of questions about his tee hearing about potential said he expects to see more cars and school tuition. Prosecutors have been ment were left with a spokes- biased” in their treatment of son’s use of a Trump apart- legislative solutions to intru- listings in the second half The people were not au- scrutinizing Trump’s tax re- person and lawyers for the Trump company lawyers, rep- ment at little or no cost. sive leak investigations. of 2021 as homebuilding thorized to speak about an cords, subpoenaing docu- Trump Organization. Weis- resentatives, and long-term Barry Weisselberg man- House Judiciary Com- picks up and the federal ongoing investigation and did ments and interviewing wit- selberg’s lawyer, Mary Mul- employees. aged a Trump-operated ice mittee Chairman Jerrold Na- mortgage forbearance pro- so on condition of anonym- nesses, including Trump ligan, declined to comment. Trump, in the statement, rink in Central Park. dler said in opening remarks gram winds down. But even ity. The Wall Street Journal insiders and company execu- The Manhattan district attor- said the company’s actions Barry’s ex-wife, Jen Weis- Wednesday that the Justice with lumber prices retreat- was first to report that charges tives. ney’s office declined to com- were “things that are stand- selberg, has been cooperat- Department took advantage ing slightly, home buyers were expected Thursday. A grand jury was recently ment. ard practice throughout the ing with the investigation and of outdated policies on digital shouldn’t expect prices to The charges against Weis- empaneled to weigh evidence Trump’s spokesperson did U.S. business community, and turned over reams of tax re- data searches to target jour- come back down too much. selberg and the Trump Organ- and New York Attorney Gen- not immediately respond to a in no way a crime” and that cords and other documents to nalists and others in leak in- ization would be first criminal eral Letitia James said she was request for comment, but Ja- Vance’s probe was an inves- investigators. vestigations. Automall: Domasco launches showroom for pre-owned cars

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Doha Marketing Services Company (DOMASCO), a member of the Al-Futtaim Group and a leading player in the automobile industry in Qatar, has opened its first dedicated showroom for mul- ti-brand pre-owned cars, Au- tomall. Domasco is a trusted brand in Qatar when it comes to selling new and certified pre-owned cars from Honda, We wanted to elevate the Volvo and GAC Motor, and experience for a customer with the launch of Automall, looking for a pre-owned it will extend this trust to all vehicle and challenge the pre-owned vehicles. status quo of what benefits Automall provides an ex- trust that Automall provides to pay in cash or avail Au- ceptional choice of multiple or assurance can be to the vehicles it sells. tomall’s in-house finance brands and models to the provided with a pre-owned Automall’s vision is to option at attractive interest customer to meet every budg- vehicle. With Automall, ensure that majority of the rates and low monthly in- et requirement. From a com- customers get the assurance vehicles being purchased are stallments. Customers look- pact hatchback to the largest Automall promises ease in not only buying a pre-owned car but also in selling your pre-owned car. from a trusted name like of good quality and hence ing for a more traditional SUV and even a variety of Domasco and a professional will be able to meet the high approach can walk in to the commercial vehicles, all are “We wanted to elevate the owned vehicle,” said Faisal ined by experts. standards set by the company Automall showroom located available at Automall. experience for a customer Sharif, Managing Director at Automall also provides at- experience through a in retailing quality vehicles in Markhiya near TV round Automall promises ease in looking for a pre-owned ve- Domasco Automall. tractive service plans so that qualified and experienced to its customers by providing about. Attractive offers on not only buying a pre-owned hicle and challenge the status All cars once purchased the vehicles can be serviced sales staff to buy or sell a warranty and service pack- the car and in house financ- car but also in selling your quo of what benefits or assur- undergo a complete vehicle at Domasco’s own compe- pre-owned vehicle. ages on the majority of these ing can be availed. pre-owned car. Automall will ance can be provided with a history check, a multi-point tent service centres by well vehicles. Domasco has a diversified buy any car for cash or let you pre-owned vehicle. With Au- check and a comprehensive trained technicians. This also Faisal Sharif, Automall provides the portfolio of passenger cars, trade in your existing car for tomall, customers get the as- safety inspection before be- keeps the customer at ease by MD, Domasco Automall flexibility to buy/ reserve the motor bikes, commercial a pre-owned car. At Automall surance from a trusted name ing sold to the next customer. keeping the cost of servicing cars online on www.domasco. vehicles, marine and power all car brands and models are like Domasco and a profes- Thus, the customer can rest in check. com/automall by paying a products, watches and elec- accepted, and customers can sional experience through assured that the vehicle they Further assurance on se- months or 20,000 KM war- small deposit which is later tronics representing some of be assured of a fair market a qualified and experienced are buying is in good condi- lect vehicle’s being purchased ranty, whichever comes first, adjusted with the cost of the the world’s most visible and price for their vehicle. sales staff to buy or sell a pre- tion and thoroughly exam- is provided in the form of 12 which further enhances the car. Customers can choose award-winning brands. Economy & Business Thursday, July 1, 2021 11

Al khaliji to announce Q2 results on July 15 When do e-vehicles become cleaner than gasoline cars? Analysis find e-car needs to be driven around 22k kms before it does less harm to environment than a gas-guzzler

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You glide silently out of the Tesla showroom in your sleek new electric Model 3, satisfied you’re looking great and doing your bit for the planet. But keep going - you’ll have to drive another 13,500 miles (21,725 km) before you’re doing less harm to the environment than a gas-guz- Al Khalij Commercial Bank (al khaliji) on Wednesday an- zling saloon. nounced that its Board of Directors will meet on July 15, 2021, That’s the result of an to approve and disclose the lender’s second quarter (Q2, 2021) analysis of data from a model results. that calculates the lifetime emissions of vehicles, a hotly debated issue that’s taking center stage as governments around the world push for greener transport to meet cli- mate targets. OPEC+ to meet as oil The model was devel- oped by the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago and hits multi-year highs includes thousands of param- eters from the type metals in Agencies plus variant, a highly transmis- an electric vehicle (EV) battery sible strain that originated in to the amount of aluminium or Opec+ will consider whether to India, is causing concern over plastic in a car. open the spigots to increase sup- the sustainability of the current Argonne’s Greenhouse ply when it convenes for minis- recovery. Gases, Regulated Emissions terial meetings on Thursday, “Markets have primarily and Energy Use in Technolo- as oil prices trade at multi-year priced in OPEC+ raising pro- gies (GREET) model is now The production of a mid-sized EV saloon generates 47 grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) per mile during the extraction and production process, or highs. duction by half a million barrels being used with other tools to more than 8.1 million grams before it reaches the first customer. The alliance of oil producers, a day at tomorrow’s meeting, help shape policy at the U.S. led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, and a lesser number would now Environmental Protection model, which had more than would have to drive 78,700 car would produce over 4.6 the country, according to Vijay is expected to convene both the cause a spike in prices,” said Jef- Agency (EPA) and the Califor- 43,000 users as of 2021, to miles to reach carbon parity million grams, the analysis Subramanian, IHS Markit’s joint ministerial monitoring frey Halley, senior market ana- nia Air Resources Board, the come up with some answers. with the Corolla, according to showed. global director of carbon diox- committee and its main session lyst for the Asia-Pacific region at two main regulators of vehicle The Tesla 3 scenario above the analysis of data generated The EPA said it uses ide (CO2) compliance. on Thursday. Oanda. emissions in the United States. was for driving in the United by Argonne’s model. GREET to help evaluate He said using such an ap- Oil prices have rallied about “Month and quarter-end Jarod Cory Kelly, prin- States, where 23% of electricity The analysis showed that standards for renewable fuel proach showed there were since the beginning of the year flows will see choppy range trad- cipal energy systems ana- comes from coal-fired plants, the production of a mid-sized and vehicle greenhouse gases long-term benefits from shift- amid optimism over the reo- ing today ahead of the meeting lyst at Argonne, said making with a 54 kilowatt-hour (kWh) EV saloon generates 47 grams while the California Air Re- ing to electric vehicles. pening of economies and rising tomorrow.” EVs generates more carbon battery and a cathode made of of carbon dioxide (CO2) per sources Board uses the model Some are less positive demand as people begin to com- Earlier this month, Opec than combustion engine cars, nickel, cobalt and aluminum, mile during the extraction and to help assess compliance with about EVs. mute to work or travel over the maintained its bullish outlook mainly due to the extraction among other variables. production process, or more the state’s low-carbon fuel University of Liege re- summer. Widespread vaccina- on the recovery of crude de- and processing of minerals in It was up against a gas- than 8.1 million grams before standard. searcher Damien Ernst said in tion efforts, concentrated largely mand in the second half of the EV batteries and production of oline-fueled Toyota Corolla it reaches the first customer. The EPA said it also used 2019 that the typical EV would in developed economies, have year. the power cells. weighing 2,955 pounds with a By comparison, a similar Argonne’s GREET to develop have to travel nearly 700,000 also helped to usher in confi- The exporters’ group expects But estimates as to how fuel efficiency of 33 miles per gasoline vehicle generates 32 an online program that allows km before it emitted less CO2 dence among consumers seek- oil demand to grow at 6 million big that carbon gap is when a gallon. It was assumed both grams per mile, or more than U.S. consumers to estimate than a comparable gasoline ing to resume outdoor activities. bpd, with total consumption ex- car is first sold and where the vehicles would travel 173,151 5.5 million grams. the emissions from EVs based vehicle. He later revised his Brent, the international pected to hit 96.6 million bpd. “break-even” point comes for miles during their lifetimes. Michael Wang, senior on the fuels used to generate figures down. benchmark for more than half of The number of new Cov- EVs during their lifetime can But if the same Tesla was scientist and director of the electric power in their area. Now, he estimates the the world’s oil, was trading flat id-19 cases worldwide had de- vary widely, depending on the being driven in Norway, which Systems Assessment Center The results of the analysis break-even point could be be- at $75 a barrel at 1.20pm UAE clined gradually since hitting a assumptions. generates almost all its elec- at Argonne’s Energy Systems are similar to those in a life-cy- tween 67,000 km and 151,000 time on Wednesday. West Texas peak in April but has increased Kelly said the payback pe- tricity from renewable hydro- division, said EVs then gener- cle assessment of electric and km. Ernst told he did not Intermediate, which tracks US sharply over the past fortnight, riod then depends on factors power, the break-even point ally emit far less carbon over a combustion-engine vehicles in plan to change those findings, crude grades, was up 0.59 per according to Worldometer. such as the size of the EV’s would come after just 8,400 12-year lifespan. Europe by research group IHS which were based on a differ- cent at $73.41 a barrel. Brent is “The immediate oil demand battery, the fuel economy of miles. Even in the worst case sce- Markit. ent set of data and assump- up 44 per cent since the start of remains strong and immediate a gasoline car and how the If the electricity to recharge nario where an EV is charged Its “well-to-wheel” study tions than in Argonne’s model. the year, while WTI has gained supply remains restrictive amid power used to charge an EV is the EV comes entirely from only from a coal-fired grid, it showed the typical break-even Some other groups also more than 50 per cent. Opec supply cuts,” said Ipek generated. coal, which generates the ma- would generate an extra 4.1 point in carbon emissions continue to argue that EVs However, concerns over the Ozkardeskaya, senior analyst at A series of variables were jority of the power in countries million grams of carbon a year for EVs was about 15,000 to are not necessarily cleaner or growing spread of the Delta- Swissquote Bank. plugged into the Argonne such as China and Poland, you while a comparable gasoline 20,000 miles, depending on greener than fossil-fueled cars.

Hefty penalty Robinhood pays $70 million to settle range of allegations

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Last year, Robinhood agreed “We are glad to put this mat- to pay $65 million to settle accusa- Robinhood Financial will pay ter behind us and look forward to tions by the Securities and Ex- nearly $70 million to settle a wide continuing to focus on our custom- change Commission that it failed range of allegations, including that ers and democratizing finance for to disclose the full details of its it gave customers misleading in- all.” said Jacqueline Ortiz Ramsay, dealings with high-speed traders formation and improperly allowed Robinhood’s head of public policy and didn’t get the best prices for some users to make riskier trades communications. customers trading on its app. after they lied about their trading Among the examples cited With its swelling ranks of experience. in FINRA’s settlement was the oftentimes younger and more The financial penalty is the suicide of a 20-year-old customer inexperienced customers, Robin- largest ever ordered by the Finan- last year. A note found after his hood has been a central player in cial Industry Regulatory Authority, death said he was confused about the rising importance of smaller- a non-governmental organization how he could have used borrowed pocketed investors on Wall Street. that oversees the brokerage indus- money to trade when he thought Known in the industry as try, and one that “reflects the scope he had turned off that feature. The “retail investors” to distinguish and seriousness of Robinhood’s day before he died, Robinhood them from pension funds and violations,” said Jessica Hopper, showed the customer that his cash other professional investors, many head of FINRA’s department of balance was negative $730,165.72, are investing their savings for the enforcement. when it was actually negative first time in an attempt to slow the Since its 2014 launch, Robin- $365,530.60. widening gap between themselves hood has shaken up the brokerage FINRA said he was one of and wealthier households. Many industry with zero-commission more than 800,000 customers also have encouraged each other trading and an easy-to-use app that Robinhood allowed to make on social media to pile into certain that’s drawn a new generation certain kinds of trades that could stocks en masse. That’s caused of investors into the market. It automatically trigger the use of some maniacal moves for “meme already has more than 31 million borrowed money, even if they had stocks.” customers, many of whom were turned off the ability to trade “on GameStop this year has soared earlier getting left behind as the margin.” He was also an example from $20 to $483, fallen back to stock market rose without them. of the more than 135,000 custom- Robinhood Financial will pay a $57 million fine and return another $12.6 million to thousands of its customers to settle roughly $40 and now trades at But it’s also faced criticism and ers where Robinhood’s website accusations of a wide range of supervisory failures, such as hurting customers by giving them misleading information and around $210, for example. Trading penalties from a range of regula- and mobile app gave inaccurate improperly allowing some to make riskier trades. got so wild earlier this year that tors over allegations that it encour- numbers for their cash balances Robinhood and other brokerages aged novices to make trades too from December 2019 to June bots often approved customers cusing it of failing to reasonably another $12.6 million to thou- temporarily blocked trading in risky for them and hurt them in 2020. based on “inconsistent or illogi- supervise the technology it relied sands of its customers. It’s not the GameStop and a handful of other other ways. FINRA also accused Robin- cal information.” They gave the on. The most serious occurred on company’s first settlement with stocks, raising the ire of many Robinhood neither admitted hood of using “approval bots,” OK to some customers who were March 2, 2020 and continued into FINRA. In 2019, it agreed to pay customers. nor denied the allegations in the with only limited oversight, to de- younger than 21 but also said the following day, when Robin- $1.25 million following accusa- Robinhood, which says it’s settlement announced Wednesday. cide whether to allow customers to they had more than three years of hood customers couldn’t get into tions that it didn’t do everything trying to promote “investing for In a blog post, Robinhood detailed trade options. Such trades can be experience in trading options, for their accounts as the pandemic it should to find the best prices for everyone,” is preparing to sell its how it has improved support for riskier than simply buying stocks, example. caused upheaval across markets. customers trading stocks. Robin- own stock on the market in one its customers, including the ability with the potential for quicker and Past outages at Robinhood In its settlement, Robinhood hood neither admitted nor denied of Wall Street’s most anticipated to call in and talk with a service bigger losses. FINRA said those were also cited, with FINRA ac- will pay a $57 million fine and pay the allegations in that settlement. initial public offerings. 12-year-old QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Abhimanyu QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune becomes youngest Grandmaster in chess history page 15 THURSday, JULY 1, 2021 Djokovic sails past Anderson; Andreescu falls by the wayside DPA London All eyes on Asia Novak Djokovic looked in ominous form during a sec- ond-round victory over Kevin ahead of the AFC Anderson on Wednesday to stay on course for a third straight Wimbledon title. Asian Qualifiers – But Bianca Andreescu be- came the highest seed to fall in the women’s draw at Wim- Road to Qatar draw bledon after losing in the first round to Alize Cornet. AFC Based on the special FIFA World number one Djoko- Kuala Lumpur Ranking released for Asian vic produced a scintillating dis- teams on June 18, top seeds play against the South African The focus of the world’s most Japan and the Islamic Repub- in what was a repeat of the 2018 populous Continent and be- lic of Iran will take their places final at theA ll England Club. yond will be riveted on Kuala in Pot 1, with Pot 2 comprising A straight-sets victory Lumpur on Thursday, 1 July Australia and Korea Republic proved enough for Djokovic to 2021, when the virtual draw while Pot 3 will include Saudi claim the Championship three for the final round of theA FC Arabia and the UAE. years ago and he again made Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qa- Pot 4 will contain Iraq and light work of the big-serving An- tar takes centrestage as Asia’s China PR, followed by Oman derson to progress into round top 12 nations discover their and Syria in Pot 5 and debu- three with a 6-3 6-3 6-3 win. opponents in their quest to tants Vietnam and Lebanon The Serbian, who is look- seal the coveted spots for the completing the line-up in Pot 6. ing to draw level with Roger FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The draw will begin with Pot Federer and Rafael Nadal on With the excitement and 6, with the first and second balls 20 grand slams, experienced anticipation reaching fever drawn from each pot placed in some difficulties on the slip- pitch, some of Asia’s most re- Groups A and B respectively un- pery Centre Court surface but nowned tacticians are expected til the sequence is completed all a standing ovation at the end to join the virtual draw, which the way through to Pot 1. provided a clear indicator of will divide 12 teams into two The AFC Asian Qualifiers – who came out on top. groups of six each, with the Road to Qatar is scheduled to Denis Shapovalov, the winners and runners-up seal- be played on the following 10 10th seed, joined the top seed ing their places for the global match days: September 2 and in the third round with a walk- showpiece, while the third- 7, October 7 and 12, and No- over after Pablo Andujar had placed teams will advance to vember 11 and 16, 2021, as well to withdraw with a rib injury. the Asian playoff to determine as January 27 and February 1, Elsewhere, the wet weath- the side that will advance to the 2022, before reaching its cli- er during the first two days intercontinental playoff. max on March 24 and 29, 2022. saw a number of first round ties still to be completed. Queen’s Club winner Mat- teo Berrettini backed up his exploits from earlier in the Wimbledon Results month with victory over Guido Men’s Singles (1st Round): Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, Taylor Fritz (31), United States, def. Brandon Pella on Court Three. def. Corentin Moutet, France, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0; Kei Nakashima, United States, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5; Nishikori, Japan, def. Alexei Popyrin, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, The Italian seventh seed 6-4; Matteo Berrettini (7), Italy, def. Guido Pella, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1; Benjamin Bonzi, France, was pegged back in the sec- Serbian Novak Djokovic celebrates his victory over South Africa’s Kevin Anderson during the men’s singles second round on the third day of the Argentina, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0; Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, def. def. Marco Trungelliti, Argentina, 6-1, 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; ond set before he was able to 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Club in London on Wednesday. Djokovic won 6-3, 6-3, 6-3. (AFP) Jaume Munar, Spain, 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (5); Jeremy Chardy, Steve Johnson, United States, def. Dennis Novak, progress with a 6-4 3-6 6-4 France, def. Aslan Karatsev (20), Russia, 7-6 (4), 7-6 Austria, 7-6 (7), 6-2, 7-5. (6), 6-3; Botic van de Zandschulp, Netherlands, def. Second Round: Denis Shapovalov (10), Canada, def. 6-0 win. Sam Querrey, who reached Spaniard Fernando Verdasco his return and also progressed Ukrainian, booked her place Gregoire Barrere, France, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-6 (3); Pablo Andujar, Spain, walkover; Novak Djokovic (1), Nick Kyrgios edged a the semis four years ago, on his way to a 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 against Thiago Monteiro. in the second round with a 6-3 Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, def. John Isner (28), United Serbia, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3; thriller against the 21st claimed the scalp of Pablo success and Lorenzo Sonego, Former US Open cham- 2-6 6-3 win over Alison Van States, 7-6 (5), 2-6, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4; Sam Querrey, Denis Kudla, United States, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, seed Ugo Humbert after he Carreno Busta - the 11th seed seeded 23, also progressed pion Andreescu, who is seeded Uytvanck. United States, def. Pablo Carreno Busta (11), Spain, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2; Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, def. Jiri 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-5; James Duckworth, Australia, def. Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-3, 5-4, ret.; Daniel Evans clinched the decider 9-7 with - in straight sets and 12th seed with relative ease. fifth, was playing just her sec- Asked whether she would Radu Albot, Moldova, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1; Jordan Thompson, (22), Britain, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4; their match suspended late Casper Ruud was also dumped It was not the case for ond ever match at the grass prefer to play on the main Australia, def. Casper Ruud (12), Norway, 7-6 (6), 7-6 Karen Khachanov (25), Russia, def. Egor Gerasimov, on Tuesday night. A fall brief- out after he lost in five to Jor- Aslan Karatsev (20) and John grand slam and first since show court or see her team (3), 2-6, 2-6, 6-2; Marcos Giron, United States, def. Belarus, 6-1, 7-6 (3), 6-3. ly threatened to derail the dan Thompson. Isner (28), who saw their 2017, but was taken down 6-2 win, she said: “That’s a very Emil Ruusuvuori, Finland, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 0-6, 6-4; Daniel Elahi Galan, Colombia, def. Federico Coria, Women’s Singles (2nd Round) Australian’s hopes but he was Another decider was re- Wimbledon challenges end in 6-1 by Cornet. tricky question. Well I would Argentina, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5; Lorenzo Sonego (23), Elise Mertens (13), Belgium, def. Zhu Lin, China, 6-2, quickly back on his feet to fin- quired between Gael Monfils, the first round, but Marin Cilic Elina Svitolina is mean- prefer to play on Centre Court Italy, def. Pedro Sousa, Portugal, 6-2, 7-5, 6-0; Grigor 6-0. ish the job. seeded 13th, and Christopher and Taylor Fritz - the 32nd while dreaming of a super Sat- and then Ukraine beat Eng- Dimitrov (18), Bulgaria, def. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, Aryna Sabalenka (2), Belarus, def. Katie Boulter, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; Mikael Ymer, Sweden, def. Britain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Home favourite Cameron O’Connell and it was the for- and 31st seeds respectively urday where she plays on Cen- land, that’s the ideal.” Second Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, France, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 5-7, 6-4, 6-3; Elena Rybakina (18), Kazakhstan, def. Claire Liu, United Norrie, who finished runner- mer who prevailed 4-6 6-2 7-6 - made it through following tre Court in round three and seed Aryna Sabalenka of Bela- Carlos Alcaraz, Spain, def. Yasutaka Uchiyama, Japan, States, 6-4, 6-4. up at Queen’s Club, won his (5) 4-6 6-4. straight-set wins. then watches Ukraine beat rus also had a battle but beat 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Felix Auger-Aliassime (16), Iga Swiatek (7), Poland, def. Vera Zvonareva, Russia, first-round tie with Lucas The 18th seed Grigor Dim- Canadian Felix Auger-Ali- England in Euro 2020. Britain’s Katie Boulter in three Canada, def. Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3; 6-1, 6-3. Pouille 6-7 (6) 7-5 6-2 7-5. itrov had less trouble against assime, the 16th seed, enjoyed The fifth seed, who is sets in the second round. Sabalenka prevails over battling Boulter on Centre Court aking her Centre bian teenage debutante Ma- serve. A Sabalenka double saw the second seed fend off a Court debut against ria Camila Osorio Serrano or fault handed Boulter a 4-3 string of break points and she Ma home favourite, and Russian No.32 seed Ekaterina break advantage and the Brit gave out a huge roar when she seeded No.2 at a Grand Slam Alexandrova for a place in the secured the opening set on closed out the win in just over for the first time, Aryna Sa- second week. the 39-minute mark. two hours. balenka knew she had a huge “It was a really tough Boulter was under pres- “Of course I was nervous target on her back match today, she’s an unbe- sure on serve early on in the a lot today, especially I didn’t and that she was in for a lievable player and it was a second but kept pulling off feel the court well in the begin- difficult afternoon againstK a- really, really tough match. I one escape after the other un- ning and I’m really happy that tie Boulter in the Wimbledon don’t know how – maybe be- til Sabalenka finally mustered I found my rhythm back in second round on Wednesday. cause of you guys, I didn’t a break with a massive back- the second set and I won this The 23-year-old from Be- want you to be more happy hand to inch ahead 4-2. match,” she said. larus has been one of the best than you were in my match, Sabalenka had begun to Before walking off court players on tour over the past so I really wanted to win this cut down on her unforced she made an appeal to the three seasons, picking up 10 match,” Sabalenka joked with errors, and was causing seri- Centre Court audience. career titles – including two the crowd, who were strongly ous damage with her signa- “I have one question guys, this year – and rising to a in favour of their home player ture bulldozing shot-making. will you support me the same career-high No.4 in the world. throughout the duel. Serving for the second set, in the next round as you did Still, one gaping hole in Sa- “No, no, I mean it was a the Belorusian had to stave [with Boulter] today?” she balenka’s resume is the fact great atmosphere anyway, I off a break point before she asked, her query met with re- she has yet to reach the quar- enjoyed it from the beginning levelled the match 80 min- sounding applause. ter-finals at a Grand Slam, until the end, no matter what utes in. “Thank you so much.” and the pressure continues to was the score. I’m really happy Sabalenka drew first When Boulter was side- mount for her to check that with this win.” FOOTBALL FEVER! Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka kicks the ball after losing a point to Britain’s Katie Boulter blood in the decider, moving lined for a large portion of the item off her bucket list. There are 215 places be- during their women’s singles second round match on the third day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships forward 2-1 before Boulter 2019 season dealing with a A battling 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 vic- tween Sabalenka and Boulter at The All England Club in London on Wednesday. (AFP) took a medical timeout for spinal stress fracture, the idea tory over Boulter on Wednes- in the world rankings, but you her right elbow, which was of one day competing again day earned Sabalenka a spot wouldn’t have guessed it from Boulter, who suffered a to the Championships, while nis and Boulter looked un- taped up from the start of the at Wimbledon was one of the in the Wimbledon third round watching the start of their con- career-threatening back in- Sabalenka racked up a tour- fazed by the occasion of taking match. The Brit broke right biggest motivating factors that for the first time in her career, test on a buoyant Centre Court jury in 2019, hasn’t played leading 30 match-wins this on the Belarusian world No.4. back, at love, upon resump- got her through her struggles. and could be just what she – their matching Nike dresses much this year at tour level, season heading into Wednes- The pair traded breaks tion of play but Sabalenka re- The 24-year-old will no doubt needs to gain confidence in hardly the only thing they had but gained some momentum day’s clash. in the opening two games, gained her advantage to forge take heart from her brave per- her campaign this fortnight. in common, as their level of from her quarter-final run in It was a power-hitting feeling each other out be- a 4-2 gap. formance on Wednesday. She will next take on Colom- play matched up. Nottingham in the build-up showdown of first-strike ten- fore finding their rhythm on A marathon eighth game (wimbledon.com) Sports Thursday, July 1, 2021 13

Team deserves the love of the whole country: Ukraine coach Shevchenko DPA minute later. I’m singing it’s Glasgow There was no time to rest as within three minutes Dejan coming home Artem Dovbyk scored a late Kulusevski forced Bushchan goal in extra time and secured to make a superb save, Yarmo- to show my Ukraine in the Euro 2020 quar- lenko just inside the penalty ter-finals with a 2-1 win over area shot straight at Olsen and happiness: 10-man Sweden on Tuesday. Forsberg hit the bar after a The game went into ex- brilliant individual play. tra time after a 1-1 draw and “I thought we were the bet- Mourinho Dovbyk shot the winner in the ter team, we conceded an un- 121st minute. Ukraine, in their necessary goal and then hit the backs England first Euro quarter-finals, will post and the crossbar. We de- ANI now face England in Rome. served better, but that wasn’t London to be today,” Forsberg said. The game went into extra AS Roma coach Jose Mour- time and Sweden were down inho has said England should to 10 men after Danielson saw be able to reach the finals of Neither side wanted to lose a red card for a late challenge the ongoing Euro 2020. so we got this drama at the on Artem Besedin, who had to Mourinho’s remarks came end. With this performance be helped off the field and sub- after the Three Lions defeated and commitment, our team stituted. Germany 2-0 in the round has deserved the love of “Of course it’s tough to of 16 match to qualify for the play extra time outnumbered. quarterfinals. Now, England the whole country. We battled as a team and will square off against Ukraine Ukraine coach promised to not give up. Then in the quarterfinals of the Andriy Shevchenkoe with the last play, a cross and a tournament. header, they score. It’s incred- “I’m singing it’s coming ibly tough,” Forsberg added. home to show my happiness. The Three Lions advanced Play from both sides was But it’s not yet coming home. after a 2-0 win over Germany very careful and Sweden’s plan England need balance in the earlier on Tuesday. to defend their way to a pen- bad moments and in the good Oleksandr Zinchenko alty shootout seemed to work moments. The same way the opened the scoring for Ukraine until fine cross by Zinchenko media is critical in the bad mo- after a great cross from An- launched Dovbyk to head ments, we have to be balanced driy Yarmolenko, who missed Ukraine players and staff celebrate scoring their side’s second goal during UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 match against Sweden at Hampden home a dramatic winner that now, there’s still a long way to a great chance to extend the Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday. (PA Wire/dpa) was only official after a video go. In the normal conditions lead for his side before Swe- review. England are going to be in the den equalized shortly before hiy Sydorchuk stopped by the whole country,” Ukraine coach Yarmolenko had their first ef- Zinchenko free-kick. Instead, “We tried to control the final, becauseI don’t see them the break. woodwork. Andriy Shevchenko said. fort blocked by keeper Robin Ukraine saw Sweden equalize game but it wasn’t that way losing against the teams they In-form Emil Forsberg, Sweden were down to 10 It was the Swedish side Olsen before Zinchenko broke thanks to Forsberg. His shot from time to time. But the could face in the next rounds,” who scored his fourth goal at men in the first half of extra who dominated the early the deadlock. Yarmolenko from 25 metres flicked offI l- team has fully fulfilled our Mourinho told talkSport, as the tournament, shot from time after Marcus Danielson stages of the game and had a sent the ball across to the far lia Zabarnyi and bounced up, plan,” Shevchenko said. reported by Goal.com. distance to beat keeper Geor- saw a red card. double chance in the seventh post and Zinchenko blasted a out of reach of keeper Georgiy Sweden coach Jan Aders- “But we must respect foot- giy Bushchan and tie things “Neither side wanted to minute. First, Forsberg got left-foot shot giving Olsen no Bushchan. son said he felt his side was ball and the unpredictability. up. lose so we got this drama at the one shot away and then Albin chance. The second half kicked off “going to score in the end, but France are not in the quar- Forsberg then hit the end. With this performance Ekdal had his shot deflected They could have extended with Ukraine’s Serhiy Sydor- unfortunately it didn’t work ter-finals because they didn’t post twice in the second half, and commitment, our team behind the goal. their lead when Yarmolenko chuk hitting the post and out. The red card decided the respect the game in the final while Ukraine also saw Ser- has deserved the love of the Ukraine responded as struck over the top after a Forsberg doing the same just a game. It’s a painful defeat.” ten minutes. I’m very, very pleased. I just hope it ends well, I hope it comes home. But football is football. So I would say to them calm down and Quick read just focus on the next game. Zinchenko: Ukraine must stop ‘amazing’ Sterling But, in my opinion, England Danes excited for are ready for anything and I quarters ‘even it if DPA need to try to somehow stop him Championship is over for will be very disappointed if we was at the South Pole’ Berlin because he’s on a roll now. Ukraine’s Artem Besedin after don’t make the final, because “Who is the strongest oppo- a bad foul in the round of 16 we should, we should, we defi- Copenhagen: Denmark coach Oleksandr Zinchenko says nent that I have ever played? I match against Sweden. nitely should,” he added. Kasper Hjulmand has again Ukraine must find a way to stop have said several times that it’s Marcus Danielson caught In the match between criticized the decision to play the “amazing” Raheem Sterling the footballers from Manches- him with his studs on the England and Germany, Harry their Euro quarter-final against but they should not fear facing ter City, those that I see every left knee and was sent off in Kane and Raheem Sterling got the Czechs on Saturday in Baku, England in a Euro 2020 quar- day at training.” England are Ukraine’s 2-1 extra-time win. among the scoring charts to but says his excited squad ter-final on Saturday. the only team in the tourna- “A more accurate diagnosis hand Gareth Southgate’s side would play anywhere to keep Ukraine beat Sweden 2-1 ment who have not conceded can be made after an MRI, but a 2-0 win. their dream alive. “Sporting-wise after extra-time at Hampden a goal but Zinchenko says it is clear that such an injury As a result of this win, Eng- there are places that I would Park on Tuesday courtesy of a Ukraine should be motivated requires long-term treatment land defeated Germany in the rather play. But even if it was last-gasp winner from Artem by the challenge of breaching that will not allow Artem to play knockout match of a major at the South Pole, we would be Dovbyk. their resolute defence. in the near future,” a Ukraine tournament for the first time excited for a Euro quarter-final,” Andriy Shevchenko’s side “It is really difficult to team statement said, adding since the 1966 World Cup final. he told a news conference on travel to Rome to face the score against England, they that muscles had been dam- Kane who has been wit- Wednesday. Hjulmand is resigned Three Lions at the Stadio Ol- Ukraine’s Artem Dovbyk celebrates scoring his side’s second goal against are really well organized,” said aged and a cruciate ligament nessing a lean patch of form, to the long journey but has also impico, with Gareth South- Sweden at Hampden Park in Glasgow on Tuesday. (/PA Wire/dpa) Zinchenko. “They have a re- tear could not be ruled out. finally was able to break the lamented the capital of Azerbai- gate’s side having beaten Ger- ally good set of footballers and Ukraine have only ever deadlock after his goal against jan being in another time zone many 2-0 at Wembley. target in the win over Sweden, the best wingers in the world. the substitute bench prob- reached the last eight of a ma- Germany and his reaction was to Copenhagen and Amsterdam, Sterling opened the scor- knows Ukraine will have to Right now he is in amazing ably costs [the same] as three jor tournament once before – enough to show how pleased where Denmark have played thus ing for England with his third keep a close eye on his Man- form,” he said. Ukrainian teams.” at the 2006 World Cup. Coach he was with the goal. far. A Danish journalist’s tweet goal of the tournament before chester City team-mate in the “He is great, he makes the Andriy Shevchenko said: “The On the other hand, Ster- has gone viral after he asked Harry Kane sealed the victory. Eternal City. difference. We obviously need to Besedin ruled out boys will play for Besedin ling has now scored 15 goals in a website how to drive to Baku Zinchenko, who was on “Raheem Sterling is one of pay attention to him and we will Meanwhile, the European against England.” his last 20 games for England. from Copenhagen. He was told to travel through the strife-torn city of Donetsk near the Ukraine- Russia border or through Crimea, which Russia annexed from Ukraine. Either route would take Loew takes responsibility for Germany’s elimination over 50 hours and over 4,100 kilometres. (dpa) DPA after the game “as I have rarely back Hummels and Mueller, their clubs.” Berlin experienced,” Loew said. who missed Germany’s best Manuel Neuer is 35 but is There was no big goodbye opportunity to score against expected to stay in the national Czech captain Joachim Loew has taken speech, just “thank you” ex- England and right after the op- set-up. Darida returns responsibility for Germany’s changes. ponents opened the scoring. Loew said he hasn’t given to training elimination at Euro 2020 after Loew’s highlight was the “I didn’t reproach him at “any concrete thought” of a 2-0 defeat to England in the World Cup title in 2014, but he all. Such chances have often what’s next for him and that he Prague: Czech captain round of 16 that also ended his couldn’t take the momentum been missed. hasn’t even planned holidays Vladimir Darida trained with time as national coach. into Euro 2016 and failed to Logically, it would have yet. his team again on Wednesday “I always had absolute con- defend the World Cup trophy helped us a lot, the stadium He added that “of course I after appearing to recover from fidence in this team and be- in Russia in 2018 with a group would certainly have been very will be available” to new coach a mystery injury. He missed lieved in them. stage exit. quiet,” Loew said. Hansi Flick but believes that the Euro last 16 win over the I am sorry that we disap- He said the semi-final de- “I think Thomas can han- Flick will bring his own ideas Netherlands with the problem pointed our fans. I take re- feat against France at Euro dle such a situation well and “I have been in constant con- but could now face the Danes sponsibility for this elimina- 2016 was the biggest one for will come to terms with it,” he tact with Hansi over the last in the quarter-final in Baku on tion,” Loew told his final news him. Portugal then beat France added. few months. Saturday. The Czechs have conference on Wednesday. in the final. Whether veterans such as Even now during the tour- refused to say what the mid- “Carrying this responsibil- “If we had beaten France, Mueller (31), Hummels (32) nament we have spoken on the fielder’s complaint was “out of ity is not always very easy. But which was possible, we would Outgoing Germany head coach Joachim Loew attends an online press and also Toni Kroos (31) will phone or exchanged text mes- consideration and respect for after 15 years on the front line, certainly have won the Euro- conference after Tuesday’s elimination in the UEFA EURO 2020 round remain for the next cycle of the sages,” Loew said. For the time the player, who doesn’t want I’m also glad I can step back a pean title,” Loew said, also la- of 16 match against England. (dpa) national team is still unknown. being, however, there are no that.” It is unclear how many bit,” the coach said. belling the England defeat on But Germany director Oliver plans for a meeting. Czech fans will travel to Azer- Loew had already an- Tuesday as one that “also hurts generation. culties. In the end, due to the Bierhoff said he hasn’t heard Loew also said he would baijan. “In any case, we don’t nounced earlier this year he me a lot.” But the coach failed to get coronavirus and some injuries, anything about retirements so at some point be in contact expect there to be as many in would leave his position after After the 2018 World the best out of his younger there was also not the oppor- far. Mesut Oezil, who quit the Ger- Baku as there were at the last Euro 2020 and said “that was Cup, Loew dropped veterans players, while also struggling tunity to play in and form the But Bierhoff admitted: “We many team in 2018 after a row match in Budapest,” a national not the farewell we all imag- Thomas Mueller, Mats Hum- to find a game concept to fit his team the way it needed to be,” have players who are no longer over being photographed with team spokesperson said. (dpa) ined.” mels and Jerome Boateng team. Loew said. quite so young, who have to Turkish President Recep Tayy- Some players were very sad to try to make way for a new “There were many diffi- For Euro 2020 he brought take on more responsibility at ip Erdogan. 14 Thursday, July 1, 2021 Sports ‘Iron sharpens iron’: McLaughlin on being pushed by champion rival Muhammad

Worldathletics The top two protagonists – nyone watching the indeed, the two fastest closing stages of the women in history for the Awomen’s 400m hurdles event – came off the final final at the USO lympic Trials bend level with one would have had a serious case another, just as they had of deja vu. done at the World The top two protagonists – Athletics Championships indeed, the two fastest women in history for the event – came Doha 2019. off the final bend level with one another, just as they had way, which was really what we done at the World Athletics wanted to do. I’m really happy Championships Doha 2019. with how it turned out and the On that occasion in the time that I produced. Qatari capital, not much sepa- “I think I saw the benefit of rated Dalilah Muhammad and the 60m and 100m hurdles in Sydney McLaughlin as they practice,” she said of her early negotiated the final barriers season racing programme. before Muhammad went on to “For a lot of my season we win in a world record of 52.16, were doing the 100m hurdles just 0.07 ahead of McLaughlin. but a lot of people didn’t un- Fast forward two years to derstand because they didn’t Eugene’s Hayward Field and see where it was translating to the two women found them- in our practices for the 400m selves in pretty much the same hurdles. I knew right away it situation at the US Olympic was making sense. As time Trials. Shamier Little was ac- progressed and the strength tually level with the pair up un- started to build, it definitely re- til the eighth hurdle, at which flected that we could get to this point she lost enough balance point. Bobby knows how to put to take her out of contention things together when it counts. for the victory. Muhammad “It’s just trusting the pro- had the slight advantage at Dalilah Muhammad and Sydney McLaughlin compete in the cess,” she said. “There really that point, but McLaughlin Women’s 400 Meters Hurdles during day ten of the 2020 was nothing to fear. It was just moved up a gear at the ninth U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team Trials at Hayward Field in putting it all together.” hurdle and inched ahead. Eugene, Oregon. on June 27, 2021.(Getty Images/AFP) There was one slight con- And that’s where the deja cern, though – the conditions. vu ended, because McLaugh- Due to the extreme heat in lin charged towards the finish Eugene on the final day of the line to stop the clock at 51.90, “It was a really great com- US Trials at the age of 16, joined Bobby Kersee’s group 51.16. something really fast.” US Trials, with temperatures smashing Muhammad’s world petition, as always, and I clocking a world U20 record at UCLA, where she trains It wasn’t until June that She didn’t race again until reaching 41C/105F, the pro- record by more than a quarter knew it was going to be a fast of 54.15. She went on to finish alongside the likes of multiple McLaughlin contested her the US Trials, where she made gramme was moved to much of a second with the first sub- race,” she added. “My coach fifth in her semifinal at the Rio world and Olympic champion first 400m hurdles race of the history with her 51.90 run, later in the day. It didn’t faze 52-second run in history. and I have been training for Games, just nine days after her Allyson Felix. year. Showing no signs of rust, adopting a stride pattern that McLaughlin, though. “Oh my gosh!” was the this; this is what our year has 17th birthday. Kersee, who also coached McLaughlin crossed the line is still relatively new to her. “You can’t control what 21-year-old’s immediate reac- been about, just getting to this In the five intervening Hayes to her biggest triumphs, in 52.83 – the fastest season- “My goal was to just ex- happens to you, just how you tion as she crossed the line. point. years, McLaughlin broke has made a few changes to opening performance of any ecute my race plan,” she said. respond to it,” she said. “It defi- “It’s one of those moments “We really put it together. many more age-group re- McLaughlin’s approach to rac- 400m hurdler in history. “We knew my steps would be nitely was a little bit of a throw that you dream about and I’m super grateful and happy cords, enjoyed a successful US ing. Her season started in Feb- “It was different opening different than what they have in our plan, but we were pre- think about when you’re going to be on the team and I’m ex- collegiate campaign in 2018 ruary with a 60m hurdles ap- up so late (in the 400m hur- been in the past. If we execut- pared for that. Bobby is always to be able to put it together. cited to see what happens in at the University of Kentucky pearance, then she stuck with dles),” she said. “But I knew, ed that, we knew there was go- talking about Muhammad Ali I knew, from the moment I Tokyo.” under the tutelage of Edrick the sprint hurdles during her seeing some of the mistakes I ing to be a fast time. – ‘You have to be ready for that woke up today, it was going This will be McLaughlin’s Floreal, and then turned pro- firstfew outdoor appearances, made in that race and still be- “The goal was to go 14 left hook’, he says.” to be a great day. Afterwards second Olympics. She fa- fessional. After being coached eventually reducing her 100m ing able to have that time, that (strides) through the first four In fact it was another Mu- there was a real ‘I did it’ mo- mously qualified for her first for a brief stint by 2004 Olym- hurdles PB to 12.65. At one once we cleaned it up and got hurdles, which I did, then my hammad, Olympic champion ment and I’m going to cherish Olympic team in 2016 when pic 100m hurdles champion of her competitions, she also my stride patterns right, we stride pattern kicked in and Dalilah, that McLaughlin had this for the rest of my life. finishing third at that year’s Joanna Hayes, McLaughlin raced the 400m flat, clocking were going to be able to do I went 15 for the rest of the to be ready for.

La Liga Fixtures 2021-22 Bahrain’s 400m world champ Naser out of Olympics DPA next year’s World Champion- Barca to host Real Madrid in October Berlin ships in Eugene, United States. The Nigerian-born sprinter DPA Blancos requested an away fix- virus pandemic. Bahrain’s 400 metre world was provisionally suspended Madrid ture to start 2021-22 as rede- Spanish health minister champion Salwa Eid Naser at the beginning of June 2020 velopment work continues at Carolina Darias confirmed has been found guilty of anti- because she was unavailable for Barcelona will get to their Bernabeu home, mean- earlier this month that fans doping rule violations and doping tests three times within host the first Clasico clash ing Carlo Ancelotti will have to would be allowed to return for is banned for two years, the a year and even four times in against Real Madrid after the wait a little longer for his first games in the new campaign, Court of Arbitration for Sport total in the period leading up full fixture list for the 2021-22 home match since returning to though the emergence of the said on Wednesday. to the 2019 World Champion- La Liga season was revealed the Spanish club. Delta variant across Europe CAS has overturned Eid ships in Doha, Qatar. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, reigning may put those plans on hold. Naser’s non-punishment by However, as the inspectors The opening fixture in the champions Atletico Madrid La Liga president Javier the World Athletics discipli- had rung the wrong doorbell rivalry will take place at Camp will start their title defence Tebas, however, insisted last nary tribunal. The World An- during one of their visits, this Nou on October 24, 10 games away at Celta Vigo. week that he hopes stadiums ti-Doping Agency and World incident was not classified as into the new campaign, with The first Madrid derby, to be will be back at full capacity by Athletics - against its own In this file photo taken on October 03, 2019 Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser a missed test. In addition, the the returning meeting to be hosted by Los Blancos, will take November. disciplinary tribunal - had ap- reacts after winning the Women’s 400m final at the 2019 IAAF Athletics first and last missed tests had held at the Santiago Bernabeu place in December, with the sec- Speaking on June 23, pealed the acquittal. World Championships at the Khalifa International stadium in Doha. (AFP) not been within the prescribed on March 20 next year. ond fixture – a potential title Tebas said: “I believe we can As a result, the suspen- 12-month period that would It remains to be seen decider – scheduled for May 8. start the season with 60 per sion begins this Wednesday, visional suspension between meaning the 23-year-old will have led to a ban. CAS did not whether Barca, who will start Barca will close out their cent capacity. Some areas of subtracting the period of pro- June 4 and October 14, 2020, miss the Tokyo Olympics and agree with this line of argument. their season at home to Real season at home to Villarreal, Spain will have more, some Sociedad on the weekend of with Madrid hosting Real Be- less. But by November or De- August 14-15, will still be able tis and Atleti travelling to Real cember we should be at 100 to call on Lionel Messi, whose Sociedad. per cent.” contract with the Catalan club Wednesday also saw confir- La Liga 2021-22 opening runs out at the end of June. mation of the date for the Copa day fixtures: Barcelona v IOC chief Bach urges higher vaccination The 34-year-old is yet to del Rey final, which will take Real Sociedad Cadiz v Levante commit to a new deal, though place at Estadio de la Cartuja in Celta Vigo v Atletico Madrid Barca president Joan Laporta Seville on April 23 next year. Deportivo Alaves v Real Madrid rates among Tokyo Games participants has stressed his confidence an Barring the last two match- Elche v Athletic Bilbao Osasu- agreement will be reached. days, the entirety of the 2020- na v Espanyol Real Mallorca v DPA the media representatives will Madrid, meanwhile, kick 21 season had to be played Real Betis Sevilla v Rayo Valle- Berlin also be vaccinated,” he added. off their season on the road behind closed doors due to the cano Valencia v Getafe Villarreal Bach also urged athletes against Deportivo Alaves. Los ongoing impact of the corona- v Granada. International Olympic to familiarize themselves with Committee (IOC) president the comprehensive meas- Thomas Bach has called for ures against the spread of the an even greater effort to have coronavirus during the Tokyo more people involved in the Games. Quick read Games vaccinated against the “I need hardly remind you coronavirus. that we are all representing Everton announce former Liverpool boss Benitez as new coach In a letter to the Olympic the Olympic Movement, and London: Everton have confirmed the controversial appointment of former Liver- athletes community, Bach said the eyes of the world will be on pool manager Rafael Benitez as Carlo Ancelotti’s replacement. Benitez, who won that 84 per cent of the mem- us, scrutinizing our every ac- the Champions League with Liverpool in 2005, has agreed a three-year contract bers of the foreign delegations tion,” Bach stressed. to take over at Goodison Park. It is far from a universally popular appointment, will arrive in Japan already Criticism on the staging of however, with a section of the fanbase totally opposed to the notion of Benitez vaccinated. the Games continues around managing their club.Supporters’ animosity towards the Spaniard has been raised “Even if these figures are al- three weeks before the open- above the usual level reserved for a Liverpool manager ever since his “small club” ready beyond our initial expec- French skateboarder Madeleine Larcheron, poses during a press ing ceremony of the postponed Spanish manager jibe after a 2007 Merseyside derby, although he has since sought to clarify he tations, I nevertheless appeal conference at the skate park in Biarritz, France, on Wednesday. Tokyo Olympics, set to start on Rafael Benitez. was referring to them having the mentality of a small team in their approach to to your Olympic ambition and Larcheron will take part in the park skateboarding competition with July 23. the game. However, when it became apparent he was the front-runner to succeed passion to continue to make France’s skateboarding team at Tokyo 2020 Olympics from July 23 In recent polls, a majority Ancelotti, who made a surprise return to Real Madrid four weeks ago, some fans have campaigned every effort to make these fig- to August 8, 2021. (AFP) of Japanese people have spo- against him getting the job. Benitez becomes the first man to have managed both Liverpool and Ever- ures even higher,” Bach wrote. ken out in favour of another ton since William Edward Barclay in the 1890s, who made the move in the opposite direction. (DPA) Members of the IOC staff to 100 per cent of them vacci- “According to our informa- postponement or cancellation will arrive in Japan with close nated or immune, Bach said. tion, some 70 to 80 per cent of of the Games. Sports Thursday, July 1, 2021 15 Twelve-year-old Abhimanyu becomes youngest GM in chess history

sweet career so far. He de- the highest title in chess. wish him all the best.” same playing hall. Breaks Sergey feated the 15-year-old Indian Karjakin told Chess.com: Mishra spent several However, in his final at- GM Leon Luke Mendonca Somehow I am quite philo- months in Budapest, Hungary tempt this month, he suc- Karjakin’s with the black pieces, secur- sophic about this because I playing back-to-back tourna- ceeded. As several chess play- ing a performance rating felt like it has been almost ments, chasing the title and ers stayed in Budapest for this 19 yr-old record higher than 2600 over nine 20 years and it is really too the record. He scored both his long period, the organizers rounds, which constitutes a much! It had to be broken. first and second GM norms created one last event, this Tribune News Network GM norm,” stated an official Sooner or later I was sure there, at the April Vezerkep- time a Swiss group called the Doha release on chess.com. that it will happen. I was com- zo tournament and the May Vezerkepzo GM Mix. Having Mishra (often called pletely sure that one of the 2021 First Saturday tourna- been invited to the FIDE World Abhimanyu Mishra on “Abhi”) broke Russian GM Indian guys would do it much ment, both round-robins of Cup in Sochi, Mishra knew this Wednesday became the Sergey Karjakin’s record that earlier. Somehow I was very 10 players specially set up for was going to be his last chance youngest chess grandmaster has stood for 19 years. lucky that it didn’t happen. scoring norms. before leaving Hungary. (GM) in history. The 12-year- On August 12, 2002, Kar- Yes, I am a little sad that I He couldn’t immediately He was well on his way to old player from New Jersey jakin, a world championship lost the record, I don’t want to follow it up in his next three his third GM norm after start- scored his third GM norm challenger in 2016, secured the lie, but at the same time I can tournaments in the Hungar- ing with 5/6, but then Mishra in Budapest, having already grandmaster title at the age of only congratulate him and it’s ian capital, which basically lost in round seven to the Slo- crossed the required 2500 Elo 12 years and seven months. no problem. I hope that he will started every two weeks: the vak GM Milan Pacher. rating barrier. Mishra, born on February go on to become one of the top May and June Vezerkepzo He then bounced back with “Today, Mishra won the 5, 2009, took 12 years, four Abhimanyu Mishra has become world’s youngest GM at 12 years chess players and it will be just and the June First Saturday a win against the Hungarian biggest game of his short but months, and 25 days to obtain and 4 months. a nice start to his big career. I round-robins, held in the FM Bence Leszko.

TOUR DE FRANCE Pogacar claims dominant time trial win on stage five

Agencies Tony Martin collided with her PARIS cardboard sign at high speed, The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia. taking a large part of the pelo- Defending champion Tadej ton with him to the ground. Pogacar claimed a dominant She left the scene soon MCG Ashes Test to have time trial victory on stage five after. as Mathieu van der Poel nar- Stage five results 85% crowd capacity, rest rowly retained the yellow jer- 1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team sey, reports BBC.com. Emirates) 32:00; 2. Stefan Pogacar, 22, finished the Kung (Swi/Groupama-FDJ) will have full attendance: CA 27.2km course in 32 minutes - +19secs; 3. Jonas Vingegaard ANI “The 2021-22 summer of 19 seconds quicker than Stefan (Den/Jumbo-Visma) +27secs; Melbourne international cricket promises Kung in second on the day. 4. Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo- to be one of the biggest ever. The Slovenian’s stunning Visma) +30secs; 5. Mathieu Cricket Australia on The anticipation around both ride saw him put more time van der Poel (Ned/Alpecin-Fenix) Wednesday confirmed that all the men’s and women’s Ashes into his rivals and almost +31secs; 6. Kasper Asgreen the Ashes Tests will have 100 is building, especially as we claim the overall race lead. (Den/Deceuninck-QuickStep) per cent crowd capacity except have witnessed some incred- But Van der Poel produced +37secs; 7. Primoz Roglic (Slo/ for the Boxing Day Test at the ible Test cricket in the UK. a defiant effort to finish fifth in Jumbo-Visma) +44secs; 8. Mat- MCG as it will have an 85 per “The Ashes rivalry is one of Laval and is now eight seconds tia Cattaneo (Ita/Deceuninck- cent crowd in attendance. the biggest in world sport, and ahead of Pogacar. QuickStep) +55secs; 9. Richie The 2021-22 international we hope that conditions will al- “It was a really good day Porte (Aus/Ineos Grenadiers) cricket season in Australia low as many fans as possible to for me, luckily I had perfect Same time; 10. Alexey Lutsenko is set to be one of the biggest attend,” said Hockley in an of- conditions,” said Pogacar, who (Kaz/Astana) +1min ever, with up to 59 days of the ficial CA release. now has four stage wins at the General classification after world’s best cricket featuring “In addition to the Ashes, Tour overall. Team UAE Emirates’ Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia celebrates his white jersey of best young on the podium stage five the inaugural Test match be- we’re incredibly excited to host “I gained time so I’m su- at the end of the 5th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, a 27 km time trial 1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned/ tween Australia and Afghani- international cricket across 11 per happy and excited for the between Change and Laval, on Wednesday. (AFP) Alpecin-Fenix) 16hrs 51mins stan, the Men’s Ashes series, venues and seven states and whole Tour. “I would love to 41secs; 2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/ and Women’s Ashes against territories, ensuring fans all have the yellow jersey too but already has an imposing lead sustained a dislocated shoulder Police arrest woman UAE Team Emirates) +8secs; 3. England, the multi-format across the country have the op- it also looks super nice on over his main rivals. in a crash on stage three, re- responsible for mass crash Wout van Aert (Bel/Jumbo-Visma) Women’s series versus India portunity to see the best play- Mathieu.” Jumbo-Visma’s Roglic, corded 33:18 to finish 16th. The spectator responsible +30secs; 4. Julian Alaphilippe and the respective Men’s ODI ers in the world. We continue Pogacar is now likely to who is heavily bandaged after The Welshman is now 12th for the serious mass crash in (Fra/Deceuninck-QuickStep) and T20I matches against to work closely with venues take the yellow jersey before being caught up in crashes on overall, 1:54 back on Pogacar, the first stage of the Tour de +48secs; 5. Alexey Lutsenko New Zealand and Sri Lanka. and governments across Aus- the week ends, having claimed the first few days, produced a while Richard Carapaz just France was taken into custody (Kaz/Astana) +1min 21secs; 6. All venues will be sold to tralia to ensure that events are it on the penultimate stage last fine ride to finish seventh on had to limit his losses, with by police on Wednesday, the Pierre Latour (Fra/Total-Energies) 100 per cent capacity, except held safely and greatly appre- year by overhauling compatri- the stage. the Ecuadorian slipping from AFP news agency reported. +1mins 28secs; 7. Rigoberto for the Boxing Day Test at the ciate their support,” he added. ot Primoz Roglic in a thrilling He has moved up to 10th third to ninth overall, 10 sec- The woman is accused of Uran (Col/EF Education Nippo) MCG which will have an initial The Men’s Ashes is slated time trial. overall but is already 1:48 down onds ahead of Thomas. deliberately endangering pub- +1min 29secs; 8. Jonas Ving- capacity of 85 per cent. to begin on December 8 at Defending it over two on his fellow pre-race favour- “I went out conservatively, lic safety and according to the egaard (Den/Jumbo-Visma) Tickets will be fully refund- the Gabba and the five-match weeks will represent a new ite. It was a tough day for In- maybe too conservatively, but report she is French. +1min 43secs; 9. Richard ed if any venue is required to series will conclude with the challenge for him and his UAE eos Grenadiers’ leaders as 2018 it’s just what I had,” Thomas She caused a mass crash on Carapaz (Ecu/Ineos Grenadiers) reduce capacity due to the on- final Test from January 14-18, Team Emirates squad, but he winner Geraint Thomas, who told ITV4. Saturday when German cyclist +1min 44secs. going pandemic. 2022 at Perth. Ready to bat at any After 2019 World Cup heartbreak, WTC position for Pakistan, says Maqsood win is definitely the highlight: Taylor ANI that we were finally able to get ANI you play for your country you Auckland one across the line,” he added. Derbyshire have to think like a country- When asked about retir- man,” Masood said in an offi- New Zealand middle-order After the heartbreak of ing from international cricket, Pakistan batsman Sohaib cial release issued by PCB. batsman Ross Taylor on 2019, it was nice to finally Taylor said: “It’s still sinking Maqsood on Wednesday said On staging a comeback in Wednesday said winning the be out there and be there in that we can call ourselves he is ready to bat at any posi- the national team after five World Test Championship with Kane and go and world champions, but I’m still tion for his team. years, Sohaib said: “I have no (WTC) is one of the biggest celebrate it with a lot of loving the game of cricket. I The Pakistan team is prac- pressure. I know the world will highlights of his career. still want to learn and still get ticing in Derbyshire to get not stop spinning if I lose from The Kiwis had suffered guys. A lot of guys who have better, so that’s a good sign. ready for the three ODIs and here. So I will opt for a fearless a heartbreaking loss at the been in this team and But, yeah, at this stage I just three T20I series against Eng- approach. I am clear in my hands of England in the 2019 experienced a lot of highs want to keep playing cricket, land starting from July 8 in mind. I have nothing to lose.” World Cup final after the 50- and lows over a long period whatever level that is, for as Cardiff. Sohaib has been re- Sohaib is committed not to over action and Super Over of time. long as I can.” called in the national team af- make mistakes again and said: ended as a tie. “New Zealanders for ter a dream run of form in the “I had an issue with my shot However, earlier this Ross Taylor whatever reason retire at 34 recently concluded Pakistan selection earlier but I have month, New Zealand man- or 35, and once I got to 37 I Super League (PSL). He scored tried to overcome my mistakes aged to change its fortunes as “After the heartbreak of Ross Talyor (left) and Kane Williamson after guiding New Zealand to can understand why they do 428 at 47.56 from 12 matches as much as I can.” the side defeated India in the 2019, it was nice to finally be victory in the World Test Championship final against India at Ageas – you get asked the question in the tournament and was de- When asked to comment WTC final by eight wickets to out there and be there with Bowl in Southampton, England. a lot, your age comes into clared the player of the tourna- on playing for the first time take the Test mace home. Kane and go and celebrate it question a lot more when you ment, player of the final, and in England, the right-handed “I guess at the start of my with a lot of guys – BJ [BJ Wa- forget. It was still touch and go of hard work over the last two do things exactly the same best batsman of the tourna- batsman responded, “Yes I career, there were a few ups tling], Boulty [Trent Boult], when I went out there to bat; or so years.” as what you were doing two ment. He helped his side clinch am playing for the first time and downs. We played in a Tim [Southee], a lot of guys to get through that hard peri- “It was just nice to have years ago, but you’re doing the PSL title for the first time. in England, but the national few inconsistent sides, but, who have been in this team od and Kane’s been a fantastic been there. But, I think, I’ve them wrong because of your “I have played at number side has been touring England no, I guess over the last few and experienced a lot of highs captain and ambassador for seen the photo a lot. A lot of age which is sometimes a bit three in Abu Dhabi-leg of PSL for quite a while in the last few years, the team has built into and lows over a long period of the game and our country. And people have sent it to me and hard to swallow. 6, but in the same event, I bat- years so I believe the condi- a fantastic consistent side and time,” he added. for him to be out there and on I think the photo of Kane and “Regardless of when I ted at number five as well.I f tions shouldn’t be that diffi- after the heartbreak of the Talking about the WTC that last ball before, he sort of I come off probably speaks do pull up stumps, I still you look into my domestic ca- cult for us. English conditions 2019 World Cup, this is defi- final, Taylor said: “Once the gave me a stare: ‘hurry up and louder than words. The photo feel like I can play domestic reer, I have scored a lot of runs are always good for white-ball nitely the highlight and I think winning runs were hit, walk- finish it so that he doesn’t have says it all, I think. Obviously, we cricket, I still love playing for at different batting positions, cricket. Though England is probably makes up for that,” ing off with Willamson and to. So it was nice to hit the were very happy with what we my country and I still love so I am available to bat at any World Champions, we will ESPNcricinfo quoted Taylor the discussions afterwards, boundary and celebrate what had achieved but also there was playing for Central Districts position for my team. When play good cricket.” as saying. it’s something that I’ll never was a tough match with a lot a little bit of relief in there too as well,” he added. 16 Thursday, July 1, 2021 The Last Word Amir receives credentials of new ambassadors

QNA sador of Colombia HE Jaime Ale- Doha jandro Amn Hernandez. HH the Amir welcomed the The Amir His Highness Sheikh ambassadors, wished them suc- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani re- cess in their duties and hoped for ceived the credentials of five new further development and growth ambassadors to Qatar at the Ami- in the relations between Qatar ri Diwan office on Wednesday. and their countries. HH the Amir received the cre- For their part, the ambassa- dentials of Ambassador of Saudi dors conveyed to the greetings Arabia HE Prince Mansour bin of the leaders of their countries Khalid bin Abdullah Al Farhan Al to HH the Amir and their wishes Saud, Ambassador of Nigeria HE of progress and prosperity for the Yakubu Abdullah Ahmed, Am- Qatari people. bassador of the Republic of Korea An official reception ceremo- HE Joon Ho Lee, Ambassador of ny was held for the ambassadors Equatorial Guinea HE Benigno upon their arrival at the Amiri Pedro Matute Tang and Ambas- Diwan. HBKU’s CSE achieves record Sidra Medicine research team establishes animal behaviour billion-cell reservoir simulation pipeline for precision medicine Tribune News Network feat for giant oil and gas fields Doha A team of researchers at Sidra CSE’s QASR software offers powerful tool for oil and gas industry to optimise reservoir performance Medicine has established an animal behaviour pipeline to Tribune News Network extract oil and gas or to develop fields in Qatar and the region, an better understand the impact of Doha an optimal production strategy important factor given the car- odour-guided behaviour on hu- based on the physics and petro- bonate nature of the country’s man diseases like autism, ano- Signalling a major advance- physical properties of the sub- reservoirs. rexia and other appetite related ment in optimising oil and gas surface hydrocarbon reservoirs. Once put into use by oil and disorders. recovery and exploration in the Reservoir simulation is crucial gas companies, engineers will be The pipeline is part of Sidra Dr Luis R Saraiva and Dr Diogo Manoel complex reservoirs of Qatar and for assessing the economics of able to model the giant oil and Medicine’s precision medi- the world, the College of Sci- any reservoir development pro- gas fields of the MiddleE ast and cine programme. The research organism and lead to diseases, chine learning, we were able to ence and Engineering (CSE) at ject under different drilling and in turn save millions of dollars combined animal behaviour such as autism or appetite- dig deeper into the behavioural Hamad Bin Khalifa University operating scenarios and making with more precise field develop- quantification with artificial in- related disorders,” added Dr data. (HBKU) has become the first ac- strategic investments. ment strategies. A second, very telligence to generate the most Saraiva. “These analyses uncovered ademic institution in the world Dr Ahmad Sami Abushaikha Higher stakes amid a new important use, will be to model comprehensive study of mouse In collaboration with other the most relevant features of the to develop and simulate a 1.014 era of growth for Qatar’s oil carbon dioxide (Co2) sequestra- olfactory behaviour and study US-based researchers from dataset, shedding light on the billion computational cell model phenomena involved. The team and gas industry have in- tion projects to store millions how these animal odour-guided Arizona State University and predictability of animal behav- for giant oil and gas fields. used 115 nodes and 4,600 cores creased the demand for mod- of tons of greenhouse gases in behaviours relate to human Monell Chemical Senses Cent- iour based on the physicochem- Computer simulation allows to run the calculations, deploy- els that can rapidly simulate depleted reservoirs which will smell perception. er, the researchers at Sidra ical properties of the molecular petroleum engineers and geo- ing the vast computational pow- hundreds of millions of res- have massive environmental Dr Luis R. Saraiva, principal Medicine compared mouse ol- stimulus. We also intend to in- scientists to model the dynamic er of supercomputers at HBKU’s ervoir cells – an ability now benefits. Moreover, it can be de- investigator (Associate Level) factory behaviours to human clude these tools as one of the behaviour of hydrocarbons in Salam Cluster. possible with QASR. There are ployed to assess the feasibility of from the Human Genetics De- smell perception scores and phenotyping approaches of the their subsurface reservoirs, an The in-house simulation only four reservoir simulators emerging technologies such as partment at Sidra Medicine, found that both species share functional genomics unit here, ability which lets them reliably software is funded by CSE at in the world that can simulate blue hydrogen. said: “Our aim was to develop three fundamental properties. as an integrating part of our manage and predict future per- HBKU and a research grant by a billion-cell model for giant Dr Ahmad Sami Abushai- a high-throughput behavioural These included factors such as precision medicine endeavor.” formance. Qatar National Research Fund fields. They are developed by kha elaborated on the achieve- quantification platform to bet- odour valence (i.e., attraction Dr Saraiva, who was also the CSE researchers developed (QNRF). large-scale international com- ment: “We set out with a global ter understand how animals re- vs. repulsion) as the most im- lead author of the study, added: a state-of-the-art reservoir sim- Dr Ahmad Sami Abushai- panies, including Saudi Aram- ambition of developing a Qatari spond to environmental odours. portant aspect of smell percep- “Our study generated the most ulation software, QASR (Qatari kha, associate professor at co, ExxonMobil, Schlumberger reservoir simulator to model This would then open the path- tion; that molecular properties comprehensive atlas of mouse Advanced Simulations for Res- HBKU CSE’s Division of Sus- and Stone Ridge Technology. Qatar’s and the region’s unique way to see whether the molecu- of odour molecules can be used olfactory behaviours to date ervoirs), that accurately mimics tainable Development, headed Although these simulators are physical phenomena and to lar properties of these odorants to predict both mouse and hu- and provided unique and novel the petroleum fluid flow at the the initiative. He is the lead present in the oil and gas in- work with industry to meet their can be used to predict animal man smell perception; and that insights into how mouse olfac- Earth’s subsurface reservoirs principal investigator of the dustry, QASR is the only one need for reliable solutions that behaviour as measuring animal odour concentration can have a tory behaviours relate to human while using the most advanced project that comprises princi- that exists in academia. can underpin crucial economic behaviour is often used in pre- big impact on odour-guided be- smell perception. The experi- technologies. pal investigators: Dr Longlong QASR surpasses currently decisions. The result is an ad- clinical animal models.” haviours. mental approach we developed This billion-cell model was Li, postdoctoral fellow, HBKU available simulators by includ- vanced simulation platform “In addition, despite its im- The findings were recently for this study combines meas- able to forecast oil and gas pro- CSE; Dr Denis Voskov, associ- ing several new features and with a fast turnaround time that portant role in modelling hu- published in the prestigious sci- uring animal behaviour with duction for a giant oil and gas ate professor, Delft University, functionalities. Using software, will be invaluable to oil and gas man disease, big data analytical entific journal ‘Current Biology’ the predictive power of artificial field with as many as 540 well Netherlands; Dr Kirill Terek- physics and advanced numeri- companies. The ability to model approaches to analyse behav- in May 2021. intelligence. connections for a period of 15 hov, research scientist, Russian cal schemes, QASR can predict projects that will boost green- iour have rarely been extended Dr Diogo Manoel, staff sci- “Our goal here is to exploit years. The simulation, which Academy of Sciences; and Prof the hydrocarbon flow more ac- house gas storage is also a cru- to pre-clinical animal models. entist from the Genetic Depart- artificial intelligence to cut short would take years without a su- Hamdi Tchelepi, professor, curately than models used in cial step toward environmental We believe this methodology ment at Sidra Medicine who the time needed for the repur- percomputer, was completed in Stanford University. standard practice. Importantly, sustainability for the industry developed at Sidra Medicine was the first author of the study, posing of medical drugs for the just under 36 hours of simula- Simulation models are rou- the simulator is tailored to the especially with any new tran- would help us to better under- said: “Using a combination of treatment of neurological dis- tion time - a major feat in view tinely used by Qatar’s oil and specific geological and physi- sition towards blue-hydrogen stand how genetic mutations analytical methods including eases, including autism, intel- of the complexity of the physical gas companies to predict how to cal characteristics of oil and gas technology. in humans can affect the entire multivariate statistics and ma- lectual disability and ataxia.” WCM-Q researchers examine stress among student nurses

Tribune News Network epidemiology of stress among use of positive coping strategies. preventable, it can be effectively Doha student nurses and offer sugges- They also made various rec- managed. Coping with stress- tions on how it can be managed. ommendations, including that ors, especially during the clinical Stress among student nurs- Dr Ravinder Mamtani, pro- nursing institutions should es- training of the nursing curricu- es in the Middle Eastern and fessor of population health sci- tablish a strong support system lum, is essential to maximising North African (MENA) region ences and vice dean for student for students and educators to knowledge and productivity and has been examined in the lat- affairs-admissions, population equip them with effective cop- prevent burnout among nursing est study from Weill Cornell health, and lifestyle medicine, ing strategies. Reducing the students. Medicine – Qatar’s (WCM-Q) said understanding the causes number or intensity of stressors “It is in all our interests to Institute for Population Health of stress and how student nurs- through curriculum revision have a well-staffed and healthy (IPH). es currently deal with it could and improving students’ coping nursing workforce who are men- Published in the journal improve retention rates, clini- response could also contribute tally resilient and able to suc- ‘Systematic Reviews’, the re- cal and academic performance to the reduction of stress levels cessfully cope with the inevitable search studied all the litera- and boost the overall number of Dr Sohaila Cheema and Dr Ravinder Mamtani among students, while nursing stress caused by the profession.” ture related to stress in nursing people within the nursing pro- faculty should be encouraged The research paper was enti- students between 2008 and fession. sionals worldwide. In nursing identified, which showed that lem solving, regulation of emo- to mentor students to develop tled, ‘Perceived stress, stressors, 2021 in 20 MENA countries, He said: “In countries students, high stress level has the primary causes of stress tions and venting of emotions and strengthen problem-based, and coping strategies among namely, Algeria, Bahrain, Dji- throughout the world, includ- the potential to result in anxiety, among student nurses undergo- -- but the researchers said that rather than emotion-based be- nursing students in the Middle bouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Ku- ing the MENA region, there depression and burnout, and ul- ing clinical training were assign- the link between the stressors haviour to cope with stress and East and North Africa: an over- wait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, is a shortage of professional timately this impacts upon their ments, workload and patient and the coping strategies was to provide a supportive clinical view of systematic reviews.’ To Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qa- nurses, and we know that men- future performance within the care, limited leisure time, low unclear. However, they said that learning environment. read it in full, visit https://sys- tar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, tal health-related conditions are profession.” grades and exams. Individuals there is a clear need to identify Dr Sohaila Cheema, as- tematicreviewsjournal.biomed- Tunisia, the UAE and Yemen. becoming increasingly preva- Seven systematic reviews tend to manage the stress using effective strategies to reduce ex- sistant dean for the IPH, said: central.com/articles/10.1186/ The aim was to understand the lent among healthcare profes- and 42 primary studies were one of three strategies – prob- cessive stress and increase the “While stress may not always be s13643-021-01691-9