THE Philippine Commission on Human Rights marked its 25th anniversary this month by launching its Human Rights on Wheels programme, which seeks to educate people about their rights and provide victims ways of going after their abusers...
THE widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins may help elderly patients with high blood pressure avoid developing atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm abnormality tied to stroke. ...
RAAJIV TRIPATHI DOHA WORLD record holder David Rudisha came within a whisker of setting a meet record in the 800 metres race at the Samsung Diamond League opener on Friday.
DOHA A MONTH-LONG exhibition by Bahrain-based Lebanese photographer Camille Zachariah titled 'Coastal Promenade' opened on Thursday at Katara, the Cultural Village...
FACEBOOK'S record initial public offering is already oversubscribed, a source familiar with the share listing said, days after the world's largest social network ...
DOHA JUSTIN GATLIN of the United States pipped Asafa Powell of Jamaica by a split second to win the 100m race in 9.87seconds, while Allyson Felix (also from the United States) took top honours with a time of 10.92 seconds in the women's race, at the opening meeting of the...
SHE'S not obsessing over them or anything, but there are some things that the actress Greta Gerwig would like to clear up, a few misconceptions that peeve her...
DOHA REACH Out To Asia (Rota) recently celebrated the success of its volunteer trip to Cambodia by hosting a Reflection Event for the fifteen female student volunteers, parents and school officials involved in the visit at the Qatar Foundation Club House. According to a Rota press release, the volunteers showed pictures from their trip and recited testimonials on how the trip had changed their opinions about Cambodia and its people at the event. Director of Rota Essa al Mannai said, "This was Rota's third Volunteer Trip to Cambodia. ...
DOHA KATARA Art Centre Fashion Boutique will be organising an abaya fashion show titled 'The Art of Being a Woman' from May 11 to 31. The show is part of Katara's commitment of providing a platform for emerging talents and it will feature 15 abayas exclusively designed by the multi-talented Italian designer, Enrica BB for the boutique, said a press release issued by Katara recently. Enrica BB is also an artiste, a choreographer and theatre director who reflects upon her experiences from Africa to the Middle East observing the culture and the feelings of women.
DOHA GULF Trading and Contracting (GTC) company has appointed Thailand-based Onyx Hospitality Group as the operator of its 120-room Amari Doha Hotel scheduled to open in September. According to an Onyx press release issued recently, the hotel is Onyx's first step for expansion in the Middle East for the Amari brand. Located just 15 minutes from Doha International Airport, the property also boasts of a prime position for exploring Doha's historic and cultural sites, including the Islamic Art Centre and Souk Waqif, which is ranked number one of things to do in Doha by Lonely Planet readers....
MAJOR bank stocks fell sharply on Friday after JPMorgan Chase surprised investors by announcing a $2 billion trading loss. JPMorgan's stock dropped 9 percent in early trading, the most of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones industrial average. Gains in technology, energy and other stocks mitigated the losses. After the first half-hour of trading the Dow was off 18 points at 12,837. Broader market indicators were mixed. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell one point to 1,356 and the Nasdaq composite index, which is weighted toward technology stocks, edged up eight points to 2,942. The direction for financial stocks was clear...
OIL demand from emerging countries this year will offset lower consumption by advanced economies in the OECD, the International Energy Agency said on Friday. In its monthly report, the IEA said global demand growth would gradually accelerate throughout 2012 from close to zero growth in the first quarter to an expansion of 1.2 million barrels per day by the fourth quarter. "Global oil consumption is set to rise by 0.8 million barrels per day in 2012, to 90 mbd, with gains in the non- OECD more than offsetting declining OECD demand," the IEA said.
NEW DELHI INDIA'S industrial output shrank in March for the first time in five months, data on Friday showed, piling pressure on the central bank and other policymakers to act quickly to boost the stumbling economy. Manufacturing, mining and electricity output in Asia's third-largest economy contracted by 3.5 percent from a year earlier, defying market expectations of a 1.5-percent rise. "Growth risks have clearly gained prominence with today's numbers," HSBC's chief India economist Leif Eskesen said. "Industrial production fell flat on its nose," he added....
MADRID WORLD number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Madrid Masters on Friday, losing 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 to Serb compatriot Janko Tipsarevic. Djokovic's quarter-final defeat comes a day after world number two Rafael Nadal was defeated by fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in the third round. Roger Federer, the 16-time Grand Slam champion, who faces Spain's David Ferrer later on Friday, could move to second in the world behind Djokovic should he win the title on Sunday. Tipsarevic earned only his second career win against Djokovic...
BERLIN BAYERN Munich is out to break its losing streak to German champions Borussia Dortmund in Saturday's domestic cup final as its Champions League showdown with Chelsea looms. Dortmund has beaten Bayern both home and away for the last two seasons on its way to claiming back-to-back league titles and Borussia is bidding to win the league and cup double for the first time in its 103-year history. The last of Dortmund's two previous German cups wins was back in 1989, while Bayern come to Berlin's Olympic Stadium chasing its 16th cup title. ...
MADRID THE Spanish league season reaches its climax on Sunday and, while Real Madrid has already wrapped up the title, there is plenty still to play for at both ends of the table. Madrid ended Barcelona's run of three consecutive championships by clinching the 32nd Liga crown of its history with three rounds of games remaining, but Jose Mourinho's side will still have plenty of motivation for its final game of the season at home to Mallorca. If it wins on Sunday, it will break a new Spanish league record in reaching the 100- point mark - Barcelona holding the record of 99 set in 2009/10. Meanwhile, Barcelona go to Betis on ...
BANISH the dry, boring chicken breast from your dinner table. Learn the best ways to cook this versatile cut – it can be tender, juicy and full of flavour. Stir fried chicken with bok choy Serves 4 Total time:: 2200 mmiinnuutteess In restaurants, stir-frying is done in extra-large woks over very high heat. To approximate the effect at home, don't crowd the meat in the pan, and make sure the wok and oil are nice and hot before you add the chicken. Remember, stir-frying is fast – have all your ingredients prepped before you begin.
IT is rather odd, never quite free of the perpetual "it looks like a?.?.?." problem. The earliest Volvos looked like boxes, along with most other cars of the 1920s. The Carioca, introduced in 1935, looked like a Chrysler Airflow; the Philip prototype of 1953 strongly resembled the Darrin-designed '51 Kaiser; and the '50s 122 Amazon was so similar to an Aero Willys that some US car magazines suggested actual American tooling was involved. It wasn't. The models that popularised Volvo's products outside its native country and the rest of Scandinavia, the PV444 and its PV544 derivative, were no exception....
SINGER Rihanna makes sure she fits in a 25-minute exercise plan, broken down into five segments, in her daily schedule, even if it means training at 2 am. "Rihanna looks amazing right now. I have put her on a special 25-minute-a-day workout that consists of five mini workouts. She does it five days a week, wherever she is in the world," contactmusic.com quoted her trainer Harley Pasternak as saying. "One of my trainers travels with her to ensure she does it, but as it only takes 25 minutes and can be done anywhere, it's easy for her to fit around her busy schedule and even her holidays," he said...
MAIDUGURI NIGERIAN troops arrested a suspected leading Boko Haram militant in a raid on Friday, hours after the restive city where the Islamist group is based was rocked by blasts and gunfire.
WASHINGTON THE United States posted a budget surplus for the first time in 42 months in April on a rise in tax receipts and a drop in government spending, although it partly reflected a shifting of some payments to other months.
