India re-opens despite record virus infections

Customers walk inside Select CITYWALK mall after the government eased a lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 in New Delhi Malls and temples opened across India on Monday after a 10-week lockdown, despite a record daily rise in new cases and predictions that the epidemic will worsen for weeks to come. The […]

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Ashghal responds to artist’s claim of plagiarism in plant maze design

The Peninsula Doha: Public Works Department Ashghal has issued a clarification in response to the infringement of intellectual property rights claim of artist Abdulhameed Al Siddiqi. In a statement on its website Ashghal stated that it “welcomes working with artists and asserts on existing prior and permanent cooperation with local artists and residents, because we […]

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New Zealand says coronavirus ‘eliminated’ and life can resume without restrictions

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern takes part in a press conference about the COVID-19 coronavirus at Parliament in Wellington on June 8, 2020. AFP / Marty MELVILLE By Praveen Menon | Reuters Wellington: New Zealand has eliminated transmission of the coronavirus domestically and will lift all containment measures except for border controls, Prime Minister […]

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Education City Stadium set to host first match

The Peninsula Doha: Brand new Education City Stadium, a venue that will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches, has been listed to stage the first Qatar Stars League (QSL) match after football activity was stalled in the country to prevent the spread coronavirus pandemic in the middle of March. According to the fixtures list […]

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Municipality takes action against throwing gloves and spitting on the road

Doha: The municipal inspectors at Al Sheehaniya Municipality caught a person for throwing gloves on the road. The inspectors also recorded violations of some provisions of general hygiene law at two commercial outlets in Al Sheehaniya where used gloves were found on the ground in front of the outlets. The inspectors also recorded two violations […]

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