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LAHORE: Pakistani teachers and students hold burning candles during a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the Peshawar school massacre of December 16, 2014, the deadliest terror attack in Pakistan’s history, ahead of the first anniversary. — AFP
Pakistan vows revenge one year after school massacre - Loss 'something that cannot be described'
LAHORE: Pakistani teachers and students hold burning candles during a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of the Peshawar school massacre of December 16, 2014, the deadliest terror attack in Pakistan’s history, ahead of the first anniversary. — AFPPESHAWAR: Pakistan's leader called yesterday for vengeance under portraits of children killed by Taleban bullets as the country marked the first anniversary of a school massacre that left 151...
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India lacks political will to stop rapes: Victim's father
NEW DELHI: The father of a student who died after being gang-raped in New Delhi three years ago said yesterday politicians still lack the will to end India's rape crisis and criticized one attacker's imminent release. Speaking on the anniversary of the 2012 assault on his daughter that sparked global outrage, the father said it was unclear if the attacker had reformed after serving the maximum legal term for a juvenile.The national government...
MANILA: A woman walks through floodwaters in suburban Manila yesterday. — AFP
Philippine typhoon death toll climbs as rescuers struggle - Widespread flooding cuts power for millions
MANILA: A woman walks through floodwaters in suburban Manila yesterday. — AFPMANILA: Rescuers on speedboats hauled rain-soaked residents off rooftops in the Philippine countryside yesterday after Typhoon Melor killed at least 11 people and cut power for millions. The typhoon tore in off the Pacific Ocean on Monday afternoon and caused widespread flooding across the northern and central regions of the island nation and dumped heavy rain on the...
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Etihad Airways appoints three UAE nationals to executive positions
Captain Salah, Ghudayer Al-Daheri & Sultan Al-MahmoudKUWAIT: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the appointment of three UAE nationals to key executive roles. Captain Salah Alfarajalla, who has been with Etihad Airways since 2007, becomes Senior Vice President Security and National Pilot Development, Ghudayer Al Dhaheri, who joined the airline in 2013, becomes Vice President Corporate Security, and...
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Memac Ogilvy PR celebrates landmark perfect ten at MEPRA Awards
KUWAIT: Memac Ogilvy PR cemented its dominance as the most awarded agency in the Middle East following a perfect ten at the Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) Awards on December 14. During the annual gala dinner, hosted at the JW Marriot Marquis in Dubai, the agency beat last year's tally by taking home nine category awards and one special award. Within the first 20 minutes of the ceremony, Memac Ogilvy PR had already secured six...
NEW DELHI: Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks as he announces the company’s plans for expanding products and services in India at a news conference yesterday. — AP
Google CEO seeks to bring millions of Indians online
NEW DELHI: Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks as he announces the company’s plans for expanding products and services in India at a news conference yesterday. — APNEW DELHI: Google's new chief executive Sundar Pichai used his first official visit to India yesterday to outline plans to bring hundreds of millions of Indians online, including installing free wi-fi at railway stations. The Indian-born Pichai said the first train station, Mumbai...
MUMBAI: An Indian girl holds a can filled with water and walks past railway tracks to defecate in the open in Mumbai, India. — AP
World Bank approves $1.5 billion for toilets in India
MUMBAI: An Indian girl holds a can filled with water and walks past railway tracks to defecate in the open in Mumbai, India. — APNEW DELHI: The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion loan for a state-led sanitation program in India, where millions of people have no access to toilets, the bank said yesterday. The loan, disbursed over a five-year period, will be used to support government efforts to provide toilets in villages and end the...
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Late Michael Jackson breaks new record with ‘Thriller’
Michael Jackson has broken another music record even after his death, with “Thriller” certified yesterday as the first album to sell more than 30 million copies in the United States. The Recording Industry Association of America announced that the 1982 work was its first “30 times platinum” album, with platinum defined as selling one million copies-meaning roughly one out of every 10 Americans has a copy. “What an exceptional...
Tunisian director Leyla Bouzid (center) receives the best fiction Muhr award from Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum during the closing ceremony of the annual Dubai International Film Festival yesterday in the Gulf emirate. Leyla Bouzid is awarded for her movie titled ‘As I open my eyes’.
Dubai Film Festival: Leyla Bouzid's Tunisian film 'As I Open My Eyes' wins big
Tunisian director Leyla Bouzid (center) receives the best fiction Muhr award from Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum during the closing ceremony of the annual Dubai International Film Festival yesterday in the Gulf emirate. Leyla Bouzid is awarded for her movie titled ‘As I open my eyes’.The 12th Dubai International Film Festival started to wind down yesterday, with a low-key afternoon awards ceremony which saw Tunisian...
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'Top Gun,' 'Shawshank' added to National Film Registry
It's a bro-centric year for movies added to the prestigious National Film Registry. Two of the most popular male-bonding movies of all time - "Top Gun" and "The Shawshank Redemption" - are being added to the collection of films preserved by the Library of Congress, the library announced yesterday. They'll be joined by an all-male quartet that's about to get an all-female reboot - the gang from "Ghostbusters." Each year, the library picks 25...
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Chennaiyin FC set up ISL final with Zico's Goa
KOLKATA: Chennaiyin FC reached the final of the Indian Super League with a 4-2 aggregate win against champions Atletico de Kolkata despite a dramatic 2-1 semi-final second leg defeat yesterday.Chennaiyin, who are coached by ex-Italy defender Marco Materazzi, will face former Brazil great Zico's FC Goa in Sunday's showpiece.Dejan Lekic gave the hosts the lead in the 22nd minute and Iain Hume doubled their advantage with a stunning goal in the 87th...
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