THE Great Divergence by Timothy Noah is a book about income inequality, and if you're thinking, "Do we really need another book about income inequality?" the answer is yes. We need this one. ...
WARSAW BEFORE a ball was even kicked, the issue of racism flared up at the European Championship after the Netherlands players said Polish spectators made monkey chants at them during a training session.
DOHA FILIPINOS in Qatar on Friday sang their national anthem with pride and recited the Pledge of Allegiance in celebration of the 114th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine independence...
MILAN GLOBAL stocks dropped on Friday after the US Federal Reserve's chairman indicated there were no immediate plans to boost growth in the world's largest economy, wiping out gains made on China's surprise interest rate cut...
NOVAK Djokovic and Rafael Nadal set-up a history-making French Open final on Friday courtesy of devastating straight-sets, semi-final wins which confirmed their mastery of the men's game. ...
DOHA THE Next Generation Kindergarten (TNG) DOHA TWELVE students of DPSModern Indian School (DPSMIS) took part in the 13th annual Global Classrooms International Model United Nations Conference in New York recently. They were accompanied by the school's MUN Director Marie Luthra. The conference brought together 2,400 high school students from around the world to discuss diverse and pressing international issues at the United Nations headquarters. The students represented Iraq in six committees (IAEA, Earth Summit, IMF, UNESCO, GA1 and GA6) and debated issues such as the effects of atomic radiation...
DOHA THE Pakistan Education Centre (PEC) organised a colourful drama festival in its premises in Mesaimeer area recently. Students of all the wings participated in the event. Malik M Farooq, deputy head of mission at the Pakistan embassy attended the function as the chief guest. The evening started with a beautiful performance by the students of KG Wing featuring an English story Goldilocks and the three bears followed by an Urdu poem Piyasa Kawa (a thirsty crow) to show that God helps those who help themselves....
DOHA BHAVANS Public School organised a 'No Tobacco' campaign recently. The event was held to mark the 'No Tobacco Day', and was supported by Supreme Council of Health in Qatar. The campaign involved students, teachers besides non-teaching staff members. Literature highlighting the harmful effects of various forms of tobacco was distributed to the students and staff members. School President Saleem Ponnambath inaugurated the session and shared his own experience "on the harmful effect on health of smoking." "As an ideal", he urged the students to take up the responsibility of spreading the message ...
WASHINGTON THE US trade deficit shrank in April, but only because a big drop in imports offset the first decline in US exports in five months. The Commerce Department said on Friday that the trade deficit narrowed 4.9 percent in April to $50.1 billion. US exports, which had hit a record the previous month, fell 0.8 percent to $182.9 billion. Sales of everything from commercial jetliners to industrial machinery declined. Imports, which also set a record in March, dropped an even faster 1.7 percent to $233 billion. The trade gap remains wide and could weigh on growth in the April-June quarter...
KUALA LUMPUR THE global oil market is well supplied and can cope with the loss of Iranian crude to Western sanctions, oil officials and executives, including the heads of Total and Royal Dutch Shell, said this week. An increase in global crude supplies and falling crude prices have helped cushion the impact of sanctions targeting Iran's controversial nuclear programme. "The market is well supplied. There is no shortage," the head of French oil firm Total said at a conference in Malaysia when asked if he was concerned about the loss of Iranian supply on the oil market. ..
BERLIN SPAIN is to apply to the eurozone's bailout fund on Saturday for help to recapitalise its ailing banks, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. Spanish lenders need billions to shore up their accounts, but cannot tap into a government fund because Madrid is itself saddled with debt. The country's borrowing costs have surged in recent weeks to levels which forced Portugal, Ireland and Greece to ask for financial lifelines. Spain was expected to confirm the application to the Eurogroup panel of eurozone finance ministers on Saturday, the sources said, without giving any figures....
QATAR lost to South Korea in a Group A match of Asia's final round qualifier of the 2014 World Cup at the Al Sadd Stadium in Doha, on Friday. South Korea won the match by 4-1. Qatar is still looking for its first ticket to the World Cup finals finals and a win over the South Koreans could have put them in a right frame of mind for the remaining matches in the grueling year-long campaign. Qatar had begun its campaign on a promising note by defeating Lebanon 1-0 in a away match last week. South Koreans, the Group A top seed, came from behind with an inspiring performance to cancel Qatar's 22nd minute lead...
WITH his long victory drought behind him, Tiger Woods arrives at the 112th US Open at The Olympic Club seeking to end yet another dry spell — four years without a major championship title. A victory at The Memorial in his final US Open tuneup had fans atwitter, but after an erratic season that has included two USPGA Tour victories, a disappointing Masters and a whiff of injury, Woods said he'll leave it to others to make the definitive statement "Tiger's back".
THE International Cricket Council on Friday named Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga as the event ambassador for the World Twenty20 to be held in the island nation later this year. The explosive fast bowler with the sling-arm action is expected to play a key role in Sri Lanka's fortunes in the 12-nation event starting on September 18. Malinga will be the "face" of the World Twenty20 advertising campaign in the host nation and will promote the event globally, the ICC said in a statement. "His distinct, stylish and colourful personality is synonymous with the intensity of Twenty20 cricket...
IDENTIFYING people by scanning the irises of their eyes may not be as reliable as some governments and the public might think. That's according to new research suggesting that irises, rather than being stable over a lifetime, are susceptible to ageing effects that steadily change their appearance over time. With iris recognition now being used at border control in countries such as the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, this has huge implications, says Kevin Bowyer, a professor of computer science at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
MILEY Cyrus, the former Disney Channel child star whose growing pains have been played out in the glare of the world's media, announced her engagement at the age of 19 to Hunger Games actor Liam Hemsworth. Cyrus, whose Hannah Montana TV series made her a teen idol, said she was engaged to marry her Australian boyfriend Hemsworth, 22, after a three-year romance. The news quickly became one of the world's top trends on Twitter, bringing thousands of congratulations from fans, as well as questions over the wisdom of settling down so young...
ACTRESS Sridevi's comeback film English Vinglish was written with only her in mind, says producer R Balki, whose wife Gauri Shinde has directed the movie. "English Vinglish is a very special film for me because it marks the comeback of Sridevi, possibly one of the greatest performers. It was written and discussed keeping Sridevi in mind," Balki said. Sridevi scorched the silver screen with films like Sadma, Chandni, Chaalbaaz, Mr India and Lamhe. Her last movie, Judaai was , released in 1997. In English Vinglish, Sridevi plays a woman who struggles to speak in English. She plays a simple woman who struggles with English language...
BEIJING CHINESE President Hu Jintao on Friday told his Iranian counterpart, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, that he saw 'new progress' in international talks on Iran's nuclear programme.
WASHINGTON REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not doing enough to ensure his political actions are not influenced by his multimilliondollar fortune, officials with President Barack Obama's campaign said on Thursday...
