SUINING: The Titanic is being brought back from the deep, more than a century after its ill-fated maiden voyage, at a landlocked Chinese theme park where tourists can soon splash out for a night on a fullscale replica.
The project’s main backer was inspired to recreate the world’s most infamous cruise liner by the 1997 box office hit of the same name once the world’s top-grossing film and wildly popular in China.
The original luxury vessel, the largest of its time and branded “unsinkable” by its owners, has become a byword for hubris ever since it plunged into the depths of the Atlantic in 1912 after striking an iceberg, leaving more than 1,500 people dead.
PARIS: The Turkish Grand Prix, which was only drafted onto the Formula One calendar as a replacement for the canceled Canada GP two weeks ago, was itself axed on Friday.
Formula One chiefs, forced into another change due to Covid-19 protocols, announced that they will instead return to the sport’s safe haven of Austria.
The decision was made in the wake of the “announcement of new travel restrictions imposed by several countries in which F1 teams are based, affecting travel from Turkey,” they said.
“Following discussions with the promoter in Turkey and relevant stakeholders, it will not be possible to have the race in Turkey between June 11-13.
Interreligious coexistence a blessing not a threat
Johnnie Moore & Saud Al-Sarhan
May 14, 2021 01:39
People gather to eat Iftar, the meal to end their fast at sunset, on the last day in the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at food court area in Cairo Festival City Mall, Egypt May 12, 2021. (Reuters)
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Looking back on Ramadan, it is clear that the “interfaith iftar” has become a common experience in many large cities around the world. These events see Muslims invite adherents of other faiths, especially from the Abrahamic family, to join them to break the daily fast in their home, mosque or community center during the holy month. While they might appear to be a new trend, they are actually almost as old as Islam itself. A careful reading of history shows us that the most brilliant periods of Islamic history were when the followers of the Abrahamic religions lived as neighbors, studied together and shared life’s joys and sorrows.
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the spread of a new variant of coronavirus first detected in India could disrupt plans to move to eliminate most remaining lockdown measures in June, although it would not delay the next step in easing. "We will proceed with our plan to move to step three in England from Monday, but I have to level with you that this new