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Page 1/13 Typhoon death toll rises to 331
HOI AN, Vietnam: Typhoon Ketsana extended its destructive rampage through Southeast Asia yesterday, blowing away whole villages in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos as the regional death toll rose to 331. The storm has unleashed some of the worst flooding in a decade to hit the region, having already subme [more...]
Posted on:10/1/2009 Over 1,000 feared dead in Indonesia quake
Jakarta: A massive earthquake wreaked havoc on the Indonesian island of Sumatra yesterday, with officials saying it could have killed more than 1,000 people as homes and buildings collapsed.
At least 75 people were confirmed dead after hospitals and hotels crumbled, and as fires raged in the coas [more...]
Posted on:10/1/2009 PM calls for fight against corruption
DOHA: In a major move, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, yesterday called on his cabinet colleagues and senior government officials to continue to fight against corruption.
His call came during a cabinet review of the Global Corruption Report [more...]
Posted on:10/1/2009 GCC rail project to cost up to $25bn
DUBAI: The Gulf rail network will cost between $20bn and $25bn, up from $14bn, as the six oil producers seek to create a similar model to Europe’s Eurostar, a regional official said yesterday.
Mohammed Obaid Al Mazrouie, assistant secretary general for economic affairs at the Gulf Co-operation C [more...]
Posted on:10/1/2009 Qatar gives $600,000 for Yemeni students
SANA’A: Yemen’s Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Mohammed Mutahar yesterday received the Qatari annual financial grant of $600,000 in support of scholarships for Yemeni students. The grant was handed over by Qatar’s ambassador to Sana’a H E Jassim Al Buainain during a meet [more...]
Posted on:10/1/2009 Rents fall 35pc: Report
DOHA: Rents here have declined by 35 percent since October last year, and some 5,000 new housing units are entering the market in the present half of 2009.
This was disclosed by a prominent real estate company whose evaluation and advisory division yesterday released a report on the real estate s [more...]
Posted on:10/1/2009 French mayors worry burqa ban can’t be enforced
PARIS: Several mayors of French towns faced with growing demands from Muslim residents say they fear a proposed ban on head-to-toe burqa and niqab veils could not be enforced and might even prompt more women to cover up.
The mayors expressed their doubts to a parliamentary panel set up to study a [more...]
Posted on:10/1/2009 Official allays fears about flu vaccine
DOHA: Pacifying the tensions on the safety of H1N1 vaccines, which will be given to people here once available, experts say that the on going test trails being conducted are just to remove fear. Rumours have been going on that the vaccines lack the necessary examination to be administered.
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Posted on:10/1/2009 Schools to cancel morning assemblies
DOHA: Most schools would cancel morning assemblies as they re-open next week, as a precaution against swine flu, in line with the guidelines from the Supreme Council of Health (SCH).
Some schools said they would also discourage students from exchanging greetings through kissing and hugging, par [more...]
Posted on:10/1/2009 Filipinos still awaiting news of flood-hit
By CHRIS V PANGANIBAN
DOHA: Barely a week after the worst storm disaster that hit the Philippines, Filipinos based here are still seeking more information about flood casualties that may have affected their loved ones back home.
Noli Perez, chairman of Aguman Kapampangan and president of Found [more...]
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