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68 hours of nonstop operations: 128+ million gallons drained in nationwide rain response
5+ hour, 58+ min ago (154+ words) DOHA: The Joint Rain Emergency Committee at the Ministry of Municipality has successfully carried out a rapid nationwide response to rainwater accumulations recorded across the country, handling all reports with high efficiency and in record time. The effort forms part…...
‘Resilient, multi-path systems key to future energy security’
21+ hour, 33+ min ago (544+ words) Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are reinforcing the central role of energy security as a cornerstone of global economic stability, prompting a shift away from traditional supply models toward more flexible and resilient systems, experts told Qatar News…...
Meta and Google found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (153+ words) A Los Angeles jury has handed down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and Google over her childhood addiction to social media. Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of…...
China’s micro-drama boom turns stalled real estate projects into lavish film sets
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (595+ words) In Xingyang, Henan province, a long-stalled project by Evergrande " the world's most indebted real estate developer " lays bare two sharply contrasting realities. On social media, frustrated buyers who paid for their long-promised flats years ago plead for updates on their…...
DoorDash to wind down Deliveroo, Wolt operations in four countries
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (204+ words) DoorDash to wind down Deliveroo, Wolt operations in four countries'Qatar Tribune Tribune News NetworkSan Francisco/ Helsinki/ LondonDoorDash Inc (NASDAQ: DASH) has announced that it is exiting four countries across its Deliveroo and Wolt brands: Qatar, Singapore, Japan and Uzbekistan The…...
Power restored to south-west Berlin after worst outage since WWII
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (157+ words) Power restored to south-west Berlin after worst outage since WWII'Qatar Tribune BerlincTypeface:> All residents of south-western Berlin were back on the grid on Wednesday following an attack on power supplies that left tens of thousands in the dark for days…...
France enacts ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer goods
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (170+ words) A French ban on the production and sale of cosmetics and most clothing containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" has gone into force. Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are human-made chemicals used since the late 1940s to mass produce the non-stick,…...
All set for the launch of HH the Father Amir Equestrian Prix
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (488+ words) DOHA: The organizing committee of the Doha Equestrian Tour announced that all preparations for the launch of the first edition of HH the Father Amir Equestrian Prix are set. The event marks the opening championship of the Doha Equestrian Tour's…...