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New Zealand plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the world's toughest crackdowns on the tobacco industry, arguing that other efforts to extinguish smoking were taking too long. People aged 14 and un..
The State of Qatar participated in the fifth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Forum Tuesday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the title "Invest in Humanity" and will continue until Oct. 28. The delegation of the Stat..
The global technology leader today announced its evolution to Hitachi Energy. Formerly Hitachi ABB Power Grids, the business has renewed its Purpose to ‘advancing a sustainable energy future for all’. Speaking from its global hea..
On the occasion of International Translation Day on September 30, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) held a webinar The Ins and Outs of Translation Theories that shed light on how translation i..
August 15 turned out to be an unforgettable day, especially for the inhabitants of the capital city – Kabul as an atmosphere of fear reigned. Venturing for peace, instantaneously slipped away when the 20-year war in the region culminated, as th..
Bahrain could have suffered a severe economic blow if it had been subject to an economic blockade by its biggest neighbors. The country has done relatively well in the last year. According to government data, Bahrain's economy contracted 3.9% in ..
REUTERS As a former player in the Afghanistan women's national soccer team, Fanoos Basir saw no future for herself under Taliban rule. She fled, and is now in a reception centre for refugees in France, mourning the life she left behind. ..
QNA Qatars climate challenges and how they can be tackled as the nation pursues a future built on sustainable development will be the focus of the first Qatar Climate Change Conference 2021, hosted by Qatar Foundation. The conference - sponsore..
REUTERS When 20-year-old Salgy found out last week that she had topped some 200,000 students who took Afghanistan's university entrance exam this year, she was elated. For months, she had locked herself away in her room in the capital Kabul..
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