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Khalid al-Eid stole the spotlight in the Diamond Tour as the twelfth round of the Longines Hathab – Qatar Equestrian Tour wrapped up at the Qatar Equestrian Federation’s main arena yesterday.Riding Raker, al-Eid clinched the 150cm class with a sharp round in 40.68 seconds, edging out Cyrine Cherif, who clocked 41.26 seconds on Easy Boy. Mohammed Saeed Haidan settled for third after posting 42.55 seconds aboard Wathnan Stand, as the top riders delivered a tight contest at the highest level. In the Bronze Tour (120cm), Anaz al-Anaz claimed top honours with a winning time of 56.45 seconds on Be Bop de Lyons. Faris Saad al-Qahtani followed in 57.86 seconds on Foudre du Banney, while Hussein Saeed Haidan placed third in 60.87 seconds on Gringo. The team event saw Marwan Al Shaqab take first place with a combined time of 144.78 seconds. Al Adeed Al Shaqab finished second, while Al Shaqab team secured third.Earlier, Salha Khalid al-Obaidli impressed in the Future Riders Tour (90cm), winning in 24.79 seconds on Violet Van Het Koetshuis. Alqaqaa bin Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani finished second on Bon Suela, with Salman Faisal al-Marri third on Suol Rebel. Speaking after the round, Ali Yousef al-Rumaihi, Vice Chairman of the Organising Committee, said the tour continues to grow in stature and quality.“We saw strong competition, which highlights the riders’ readiness and determination to perform at their best. With only two rounds remaining, attention now turns to the race for points and the overall standings as riders push to secure the title. The intensity also reflects the championship’s success in attracting elite international riders while continuing to support and develop local talent, strengthening Qatar’s presence on the showjumping stage.” Related Story Source link
The stage is set for the HH the Amir Basketball Cup semi-finals, scheduled to take place at Al Gharafa Indoor Sports Hall tomorrow. In the opening semi-final, Al Ahli will take on last year’s runners-up Al Arabi at 6:00pm. The second semi-final will see defending champions Al Rayyan face Al Sadd at 8:00pm. Al Rayyan booked their place in the semi-finals with a series of strong performances, including a commanding 104-82 victory over Al Gharafa in the quarter-finals. Al Arabi also impressed, cruising past Qatar SC with a 104-73 win. Al Ahli and Al Sadd secured their spots in the last four after defeating Al Wakrah (85-72) and Al Shamal (107-96), respectively. Meanwhile, the Qatar Basketball Federation (QBF) has announced the release of tickets for the final, set to be held on May 6. Prices start from QR15, while children under the age of five can enter free of charge. This initiative reflects the federation’s commitment to encouraging family attendance and enhancing the fan experience at one of Qatar’s premier basketball competitions. With the tournament’s growing popularity and the closely matched teams competing for the title, the final is expected to attract a large crowd and deliver an exciting conclusion to the championship. Tickets are available for purchase via the Snoonu mobile application through the following link: https://apps.snoonu.com/#/scity?event_id=1762200b-fd00-450e-aafa-db15e3049c8d Related Story Source link
Norway said on Friday it would present a bill in parliament by year-end to ban children from using social media until they turn 16, making technology companies responsible for the task of age verification. Several European nations are seeking to rein in children’s use of social media after Australia took the lead with a world-first ban on under-16s last December.”We are introducing this legislation because we want a childhood where children get to be children,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said in a statement.”Play, friendships, and everyday life must not be taken over by algorithms and screens. This is an important measure to safeguard children’s digital lives.”The government did not say which applications would be targeted.Australia’s ban covers Meta apps such as Instagram and Facebook as well as TikTok, Snapchat, Google’s YouTube and Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter.YouTube in a statement on Friday said it had invested for over a decade in children’s safety to ensure its platforms deliver age-appropriate experiences that also empower parents.”That way, we preserve access to learning for millions and avoid pushing young people onto less safe places on the internet,” the company said.Norway will introduce its bill in parliament by the end of 2026, the minority Labour government said. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche; Editing by Essi Lehto, Clarence Fernandez and Sharon Singleton)Oslo, April 24, 2026 (AFP) -Norway said Friday it will present a bill this year making it the latest country seeking to ban social networks for under 16s, adding that technology companies will be responsible for verifying the age of its users.”We are introducing this legislation because we want a childhood where children get to be children. Play, friendships, and everyday life must not be taken over by algorithms and screens,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in a statement.”This is an important measure to safeguard children’s digital lives,” he added.Several European countries, such as France, Spain, and Denmark have already said they will introduce a digital age of majority for social networks and others like Australia and Türkey have already done so.The European Commission has also made clear its determination to take action to protect children and adolescents, notably by unveiling in mid-April an age-verification app that will soon be made available to European citizens.”I expect technology companies to ensure that the age limit is respected. Children cannot be left with the responsibility for staying away from platforms they are not allowed to use,” added Norwegian Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance Karianne Tung.”That responsibility rests with the companies providing these services. They must implement effective age verification and comply with the law from day one”.The government said the number of children with phones or using social media had declined due to a host of measures it had already taken, including “national screen-time guidelines and recommendations for mobile-free schools.” Source link
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Conflict, drought and shrinking aid will keep global hunger at critical levels in 2026, with food insecurity expected to worsen in some of the world's most fragile countries, according to the 2026 *Global Report on Food Crises.And two-thirds of people facing food crises globally last year lived in just 10 countries, with a third of them in Sudan, Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), a UN-backed yearly report said yesterday.Conflict remained the main driver of acute food insecurity, according to the report, based on data from the United Nations, the European Union and humanitarian agencies.And with conflicts and climate extremes ‘likely to sustain or worsen conditions in many countries’, the outlook for 2026 is ‘bleak’, it said.’Acute food insecurity remains highly concentrated (in) 10 countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Sudan, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, and Yemen,’ the report said.Improvements in some countries, such as Bangladesh and Syria, were ‘almost fully offset by notable deteriorations’ in Afghanistan, DR Congo, Myanmar and Zimbabwe, it said.For the first time in the report, which is in its 10th edition, famine was confirmed in two separate contexts – in Gaza and parts of Sudan – in the same year.In total, 266mn people in 47 countries and territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025, while 1.4mn people faced catastrophic conditions in parts of Haiti, Mali, Gaza, South Sudan, Sudan and Yemen.In 2025 alone, 35.5mn children worldwide were acutely malnourished, including nearly 10mn suffering from severe acute malnutrition.Looking at this year, the report said severity levels remained critical, with only Haiti expected to escape from the worst ‘catastrophic’ band thanks to a slight improvement in security and increased humanitarian aid.It also warned about the sharp decline in international aid and said the Middle East war risked aggravating existing crises by increasing the numbers of displaced in a region already hosting millions of refugees, and driving up fertiliser costs.The blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil supply route, has sent fertiliser prices soaring since they rely on oil-based inputs.’Now we're in planting season,’ Alvaro Lario, head of the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), told AFP. ‘So for sure this current food shock – both with the energy prices going up and also fertilisers going up – I think it's going to have a massive impact in terms of production.’He called for more help to small-scale farmers, for example by investing in water- and climate-resilient crops.Crises could be eased by farmers producing fertiliser locally as well as improving soil health so that less of it is needed, he added.Even before the added stress of this latest war, West Africa and the Sahel looked likely to remain under heavy pressure this year from conflict and persistent inflation, particularly in Nigeria, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.Nigeria alone is projected to see one of the largest increases in food insecurity in 2026, with 4.1mn more people expected to face acute hunger.In East Africa, failed rains across much of the Horn of Africa are expected to deepen suffering in Somalia and Kenya, where drought, insecurity, high food prices and reduced humanitarian aid are likely to drive worsening conditions.The report also warned that humanitarian and development financing for food sectors in crisis fell sharply in 2025 and is projected to decline further.Humanitarian food-sector funding is estimated to have dropped by some 39% last year from 2024 levels, while development assistance contracted by at least 15%.The IFAD is also working on boosting investment by local private sectors.’Creating the instruments and incentives for the local private sector… is a very important way of making that sustainability and that development money go a longer way,’ Lario said. Source link
Noble International School has achieved 100% pass in the All India Secondary School Examination of CBSE Grade 10 in the academic year 2025-26. Diyana Noureen secured 498/500, achieving 99.6%., Eshal Ashima secured the second position with 98%, while Davis Johny achieved the third position with 97.4%. Thirty-eight out of 124 students secured 90% and above, with 13 students achieving 95% and above. Source link
