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His Excellency Ambassador Ibrahim Yousuf Abdullah Fakhro, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Muhammad Aejaz, Ambassador of Pakistan to Qatar, and His Excellency Naser Rashid Al Nuaimi, Managing Director of Private Engineering Firm, attended the inauguration ceremony of the festival at Souq Waqif yesterday. Photo: Rajan Vadakhemliil/The Peninsula. DOHA: The first Pakistan Mango Festival “Al-Khamba”, featuring around 50 companies and 100 stalls, kicked off yesterday in a large air-conditioned tent on the eastern square of Souq Waqif. The 10-day long festival will offer a variety of Pakistani mangoes, including popular varieties such as Sindri, Chaunsa,…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When Ngarauru Mako told his family he was canceling Christmas celebrations and celebrating Matariki, the Maori new year holiday that is making a comeback in New Zealand, his children didn’t believe him. “We grew up with Christmas because it’s something everyone does, but I realised it wasn’t my thing,” said Mako, who is indigenous to New Zealand’s Maori people. “I decided to cancel Christmas, become the Grinch and take on Matariki.” Now in its third year as a national holiday in New Zealand, Matariki marks the Lunar New Year with the rising of a star…

.Pexels “Twenty years from now you’ll be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did. So throw away your ropes and set sail from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” While this pithy statement may sound like the words of a modern podcaster, it was actually the words of 19th century English poet Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain.Number Novelist and essayist of the century. Much of Twain’s advice has surprising longevity, and his advice seems perfectly suited to today’s growing number of entrepreneurs: For a myriad of reasons,…

Friday’s top news stories and transfer rumours…Express Manchester United are ready to let Marcus Rashford leave the club this summer following interest from across Europe, according to reports.Alejandro Garnacho’s surprise move to Saudi Arabian Pro League club Al Hilal this summer could intensify Manchester United’s interest in the right winger.Manchester United have reportedly had an bid rejected by Paris Saint-Germain for Manuel Ugarte. Chelsea have reportedly approached Newcastle over a big move for Alexander Isak. For a more accessible video player, use Chrome browser A selection of Alexander Isak’s best Premier League goals for Newcastle in the 2023/24 season Following…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the navy’s upgrades will “dramatically improve its combat capabilities.” Photo credit: Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Russian Navy is set to receive more than 40 ships this year.Putin said the upgrades to the Russian Navy will “dramatically improve its combat capabilities.”Russia’s war against Ukraine has caused heavy losses for the Russian Navy. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the country is working hard to strengthen its naval forces.”A lot is being done in this…

The vehicles, which feature a solar-powered refrigeration system and power storage and sharing technology connected to the vehicles, will allow truck owners to avoid high fuel costs and could recoup their investment in just six months, said Eric Mak, CEO of Sunlight Ecotech, a sponsor of the project and supplier of the trucks’ solar panels.”We hope to start selling our first vehicles in about four months,” Mak said at the launch event. “We also plan to sell 1,000 units in Hong Kong within three years. We also plan to bring our solar-powered refrigerated trucks to the Australian market.”Eric Chen, professor…

“If we continue to allow China to do what they’re doing to us, we’re going to be dominated by China. They’re killing us as a country, Joe,” the former president said, accusing Biden of being a “Manchurian candidate” in China’s flashlight..Former US President Donald Trump and US President Joe Biden. Photo: CNN via ZUMA Press Wire/dpaInstead of raising prices for consumers, Trump argued his plan would result in countries like China “paying the United States a lot of money, significantly reducing our budget deficit and giving us a lot of power to do other things.”The economy was a major focus…

According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Global Liveability Index, Vienna, Austria, is the most “liveable” city in the world.Alexander Spatali | Moment | Getty ImagesBuoyed by perfect scores for stability, healthcare, education and infrastructure, Vienna topped this year’s list, closely followed by Western European cities, with Copenhagen in Denmark in second and Zurich in Switzerland in third.According to the EIU’s 2024 Global Liveability Index, Vienna’s overall score was the highest on the list, but it suffered slightly in the areas of culture and environment due to a “lack of major sporting events”.”The EIU’s Liveability Index rose slightly over the…

The former chief of school police in Uvalde, Texas, has been indicted in connection with the botched response to the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.Uvalde County Jail officials confirmed that Pedro “Pete” Arredondo was booked into the jail just before 5 p.m. Thursday on 10 counts of child abandonment or child endangerment. Arredondo’s bail was set at $100,000, or $10,000 per count. He posted the bail shortly after being booked.Local media reported that former officer Adrian Gonzalez also was indicted. The charges were first reported by the San Antonio Express-News. District…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Taylor Swift performed a sold-out concert in Paris. Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images via TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift’s “Hellas Tour” caused hotel prices to rise in Portugal, Spain and Sweden, but not in France.Analysts said France’s large population and hotel capacity diluted the economic impact of Swift’s concert.Upcoming shows in the small European country could see higher accommodation prices and inflation. Taylor Swift’s “Eraser Tour” has hit five European countries so far, with sold-out shows causing hotel prices to soar in every country except France.Three of the four countries Swift…