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'Hard' or 'soft' Brexit? UK election chaos fires debate
May in weakened position after losing majority LONDON: Britain’s Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Minister) David Davis arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London yesterday following the June 8 snap general election in which the ruling Conservatives lost their majority. —AFPLONDON: Supporters of "hard" and "soft" Brexit tried to take advantage of the political chaos in Britain on Monday...
Bangladesh arrests 10 Islamist extremists as raids continue
DHAKA, June 12, 2017 (AFP) - Bangladesh police Monday widened a sweeping crackdown against Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, arresting at least 10 suspected extremists and seizing weapons, suicide vests and literature on Islamic jihad.The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) counter-terrorism force detained the suspects in a second day of raids targeting the homegrown extremist outfit blamed for numerous atrocities, including a cafe siege...
Underground Mumbai child sex trade a concern
Millions of children labor in India, some in sweltering heat NOIDA, India: In this June 8, 2017 photo, Indian boy Brijesh, who claims to be 16 year old but doesn’t know his birthday, poses for a photo as he sits on corn stalks next to a busy expressway. — APNOIDA, India: Every 100 m or so along a busy expressway on the outskirts of New Delhi, you’ll find a child selling corn - quite possibly a child too young to be working legally....
Sharif to be questioned over family’s wealth
KARACHI: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be questioned on Thursday by investigators probing how his family obtained its vast wealth, the first time a sitting Pakistani premier has appeared before any investigative agency. Sharif's office yesterday confirmed the prime minister had received a summons by the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), set up by the Supreme Court to investigate corruption claims that surfaced following the Panama...
'No place for the poor' in India's Smart Cities
MUMBAI: Indian workers walk past fencing at a construction site for the forthcoming metro train project yesterday. — AFPMUMBAI: An ambitious government plan to upgrade India's cities risks further marginalizing poor and minority communities and hastening slum evictions, while failing to address the reasons villagers move to urban areas, campaigners said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Smart Cities Mission aims to modernize 100 cities by 2020...
Philippines flag raised on I-Day in war-torn Marawi
Blasts rock besieged city MARAWI, Philippines: A man rides his motorcycle past shuttered shop fronts sprayed with pro- Islamic State group graffiti yesterday. —AFPMARAWI, Philippines: Filipinos marked their country's Independence Day by raising the national flag Monday in a southern city where troops pressed assaults to quell a three-week siege by Islamic State group-aligned militants that has left 270 combatants and civilians dead. Many were...
Iran targets World Cup spot as China and Qatar target survival
SEOUL: Iran could become just the second team to advance through qualifying for the 2018 World Cup - after Brazil - while China and Qatar could be officially eliminated from contention in Asian qualifiers this week. Led by former Real Madrid and Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz, Iran has appeared at four World Cups but never managed back-to-back qualifications. Should Iran, four points clear at the top of Group A, defeat Uzbekistan in Tehran in...
Kohli's brutal honesty brings India together
LONDON: India's captain Virat Kohli (2nd R) shakes hands with South Africa's David Miller after the ICC Champions Trophy match between South Africa and India at The Oval in London on Sunday. – AFPLONDON: Virat Kohli says India's Champions Trophy demolition of South Africa was fuelled by his refusal to spare his players from criticism. Kohli's side crushed South Africa by eight wickets at The Oval in their final Group B fixture to set up a...
Bradley’s stunning early goal helps US to 1-1 tie at Mexico
MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s Hirving Lozano (L) vies with US’s Geoff Cameron (R) during their 2018 FIFA World Cup Concacaf qualifier football match in Mexico City, on Sunday. — AFPMEXICO CITY: Michael Bradley watched Hector Moreno’s pass to Javier Hernandez in the center circle and thought back to the videos he had seen of the star pushing the ball back. So even before Chicharito tapped the ball toward Hector Herrera, Bradley stepped up. The US...
Qatar can defend economy and currency: FM
Qatar Central Bank 'operating normally despite crisis' DOHA: With the new high-rise buildings of downtown Doha in the background, Qatari women and a man enjoy walking by the sea in Doha. — APDUBAI: Qatar can easily defend its economy and currency against sanctions by other Arab states, Qatari finance minister Ali Sherif Al-Emadi told CNBC television in an interview broadcast yesterday.He added that the countries which had imposed sanctions...
Oil prices depressed despite OPEC output cut extension
.KUWAIT: Surveying the oil markets at the start of May, when prices were under pressure and ranging between $49-$51 per barrel (bbl), OPEC ministers could be forgiven for believing that a decision to extend their 6-month production cut agreement for an additional 9 months, to March 2018, would be just the prescription to boost the oil price. After all, the agreement achieved a surprisingly high level of compliance, removing almost 1.8 mb/d of...
Marissa Mayer departs as Yahoo ends its run
Iconic Silicon Valley company selling core internet operations Marissa MayerSAN FRANCISCO: Marissa Mayer was hailed as Yahoo's savior when she took charge of the pioneering internet firm five years ago. But Mayer was unable to stem the decline of the iconic Silicon Valley company, which is set to close a deal on Tuesday selling its core internet operations to telecom giant Verizon. She is likely headed for the exit as Yahoo ends two-decade run as...
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