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Finch’s century helps fire Australia to eight-wicket win over Pakistan

LONDON: The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League gets underway today with the usual razzmatazz, stacks of cash — in cricketing terms at least, pure conspicuous consumption — on display. This is the form of leather on willow that is as close to pure Americana as you are going to find.As much as $15…

Energy giants spent $1bn on climate lobbying, PR since Paris: watchdog
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Energy giants spent $1bn on climate lobbying, PR since Paris: watchdog

LONDON: The Gulf is overtaking Asia as the global leader in cryptocurrencies, as countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE embrace blockchain technology despite the crash in coin prices, according to the cofounders of a new digital-currency exchange.Bitcoin prices have plummeted by more than 50 percent in the last year, from a high of…

‘Gulf will lead digital currency world’
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‘Gulf will lead digital currency world’

LONDON: The Gulf is overtaking Asia as the global leader in cryptocurrencies, as countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE embrace blockchain technology despite the crash in coin prices, according to the cofounders of a new digital-currency exchange.Bitcoin prices have plummeted by more than 50 percent in the last year, from a high of…

Some Boeing 737 MAX orders in jeopardy, US pilots try software fix
Business

Some Boeing 737 MAX orders in jeopardy, US pilots try software fix

LONDON: The Gulf is overtaking Asia as the global leader in cryptocurrencies, as countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE embrace blockchain technology despite the crash in coin prices, according to the cofounders of a new digital-currency exchange.Bitcoin prices have plummeted by more than 50 percent in the last year, from a high of…

Flight attendant detained by immigration on return to US
World

Flight attendant detained by immigration on return to US

WASHINGTON: A Texas flight attendant who was enrolled in the government’s program for “Dreamers” flew to Mexico for work and was stopped by immigration authorities who forced her to spend more than a month in detention, her attorney said.Selene Saavedra Roman, 28, who immigrated illegally to the US as a child, was released Friday from…

Catholic priest stabbed live on TV at Canada’s biggest church
World

Catholic priest stabbed live on TV at Canada’s biggest church

WASHINGTON: Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges Friday, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump’s presidency but launching a fresh wave of political battles over the still-confidential findings.The report’s details remained a mystery, accessible to only a handful of Justice Department…

Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe; lawmakers urge immediate release
World

Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe; lawmakers urge immediate release

WASHINGTON: Special counsel Robert Mueller closed his long and contentious Russia investigation with no new charges Friday, ending the probe that has cast a dark shadow over Donald Trump’s presidency but launching a fresh wave of political battles over the still-confidential findings.The report’s details remained a mystery, accessible to only a handful of Justice Department…

Renewed US-led airstrikes pound Daesh holdouts
Middle East

Renewed US-led airstrikes pound Daesh holdouts

Renewed US-led airstrikes pound Daesh holdouts According to SDF spokesman Kino Gabriel, hundreds of Daesh fighters, including some women, still remain on the outskirts of the encampment Updated 6 min 57 sec ago AFP March 23, 2019 03:05 SOUSA, SYRIA: US-led warplanes bombed the north bank of the Euphrates River in eastern Syria on Friday…

Drug-related crimes wreak havoc on Egyptian streets
Middle East

Drug-related crimes wreak havoc on Egyptian streets

CAIRO: Last week, a drug addict in northern Giza killed four people and injured others following a domestic dispute.Earlier this month, it was revealed that the conductor who left his railcar without switching off its engine to fight with a colleague whose truck was blocking the way, ultimately causing the crash that left more than…

Council of Saudi Chambers holds KSA-Bulgarian business forum
Saudi Arabia

Council of Saudi Chambers holds KSA-Bulgarian business forum

RIYADH: The Saudi Digital Library (SDL) will host an excellence award ceremony for the scientific output of Saudi universities next Saturday.Based on the keenness of the SDL to acquire and provide for the productivity of faculty members, researchers and students, SDL has established the “Excellence Award for the Scientific Production of Saudi Universities in the…

Time for the Sun to shine on Hyderabad in the IPL
Sport

Time for the Sun to shine on Hyderabad in the IPL

LONDON: The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League gets underway today with the usual razzmatazz, stacks of cash — in cricketing terms at least, pure conspicuous consumption — on display. This is the form of leather on willow that is as close to pure Americana as you are going to find.As much as $15…

Hungary detains Syrian Daesh member accused of killings: prosecutors
World

Hungary detains Syrian Daesh member accused of killings: prosecutors

BUDAPEST: Hungarian authorities have detained a Syrian man on Friday accused of taking part in beheadings in Syria as a member of Daesh, Budapest prosecutors said in a statement.The man, not identified in the statement, is suspected of executing about 20 people in 2016, all family members of a person in Homs city who refused to…

Australians rally in support of Muslims after mosques massacre
World

Australians rally in support of Muslims after mosques massacre

BUDAPEST: Hungarian authorities have detained a Syrian man on Friday accused of taking part in beheadings in Syria as a member of Daesh, Budapest prosecutors said in a statement.The man, not identified in the statement, is suspected of executing about 20 people in 2016, all family members of a person in Homs city who refused to…

Two US service members killed in Afghanistan
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Two US service members killed in Afghanistan

BUDAPEST: Hungarian authorities have detained a Syrian man on Friday accused of taking part in beheadings in Syria as a member of Daesh, Budapest prosecutors said in a statement.The man, not identified in the statement, is suspected of executing about 20 people in 2016, all family members of a person in Homs city who refused to…

US imposes new sanctions on Iran over weapons programs
Middle East

US imposes new sanctions on Iran over weapons programs

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Friday it was imposing sanctions on 14 people and 17 entities connected to Iran’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), a body it said had played a central role in Iran’s past nuclear weapons effort.Among those designated for sanctions was the Shahid Karimi group, which works on missile and…

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