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Taleban PM calls for Muslim nations to recognize Afghan government
KABUL: The Taleban's prime minister called yesterday on Muslim nations to be the first to officially recognise the government that seized power in Afghanistan in August. No country has yet recognised the Taleban government, with nations watching to see how the hardline Islamists-notorious for human rights abuses during their first stint in power between 1996 and 2001 -- will rule this time around.Although the group has promised a softer brand of...
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No-confidence motion filed against defense minister
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Ten opposition lawmakers yesterday filed a no-confidence motion against Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah following a grilling in which he denied allegations of not acting on a series of violations and for taking a decision to admit women in the military. National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said after the grilling debate that he received the no-confidence motion and that voting on the motion will take...
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Coalition hits Yemen after UAE attack
SANAA: The Saudi-led coalition killed 14 people in air strikes on Yemen’s rebel-held capital, a medical source said yesterday, after an attack by Houthi insurgents on the United Arab Emirates sent regional tensions soaring. Sanaa residents were combing the rubble for survivors of the strikes that levelled two houses, hours after the Houthis had killed three people Monday in a drone and missile attack on the UAE capital Abu Dhabi.Houthi...
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Winter storm blankets US and Canada
MONTREAL: A major winter storm blanketed a swathe of North America in snow stretching up the east coast from Georgia to Canada, disrupting travel and cutting power to thousands of homes. The Canadian capital Ottawa, which was under a blizzard warning Monday, saw nearly 48 cm of snow, Environment Canada said.Ottawa paramedics thanked an eight-year-old boy for helping save an elderly man he found nearly buried in snow on Monday. “The gentleman...
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Frustrated Biden enters second year looking to fight
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden 1.0 was a calming, grandfatherly figure, a low-key veteran coming out of retirement in 2020 to heal a nation deeply divided by Donald Trump. A year later, meet Biden 2.0 – the frustrated, angry fighter. “I’m tired of being quiet,” he said last week in a blistering speech. Biden was referring specifically to his many fruitless “quiet conversations” behind the scenes with senators in a doomed effort to get his...
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Microsoft to buy US gaming giant Activision Blizzard
WASHINGTON: Microsoft announced yesterday a $69 billion deal to purchase US gaming giant Activision Blizzard, the firm behind hits like "Call of Duty" that has been hit by allegations of sex discrimination against women. "This acquisition will accelerate the growth in Microsoft's gaming business across mobile, PC, console and cloud and will provide building blocks for the metaverse," Microsoft said in a statement.Activision, the California-based...
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Desperate Afghans queue for free bread as poverty crisis deepens
KABUL: In the early hours of each morning, Muhajira rushes in freezing temperatures to a modest bakery in the Afghan capital to wait for warm naan bread to be distributed. On some days, it is all her family, and the others who have joined the queue, will eat for the day."If I don't bring bread from here, we will go to bed hungry," mother of two Muhajira Amanallah told AFP yesterday. "I even thought of selling my daughters, but I backed down and...
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US airlines warn of 'calamity' if 5G deployed near airports
WASHINGTON: The chief executives of America's largest airlines warned of a "catastrophic disruption" to travel and shipping operations if telecommunication firms roll out their 5G technology as planned today without limiting the technology near US airports. Verizon and AT&T have already twice delayed the launch of their new C-Band 5G service, due to warnings from airlines and aircraft manufacturers concerned that the new system might interfere...
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Chip crisis pushes European car sales to new low
PARIS: EU car sales fell to a new low last year as the auto sector was hobbled by the COVID pandemic and a shortage of computer chips, industry figures showed yesterday. Registrations of new passenger cars in the EU slid by 2.4 percent in 2021, to 9.7 million vehicles, the worst performance since statistics began in 1990, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). That follows the historic fall of nearly 24...
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OPEC: 'Robust' oil demand to overcome Omicron threat
PARIS: Global demand for oil is expected to remain "robust" in 2022 and overcome short-term disruption caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said yesterday. But the Saudi-led group of top oil producers warned future virus strains and pandemic-related travel restrictions could threaten the global economic recovery. The positive forecast comes as prices for the benchmark Brent crude oil reached...
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Images reveal devastation in Tonga
WELLINGTON: A volcano that exploded on the Pacific island nation of Tonga has almost disappeared from view, new images revealed yesterday, with swathes of the island nation smothered in grey ash and dust or damaged by a tsunami. Tonga has been virtually cut off from the rest of the world since Saturday’s volcanic blast—one of the largest recorded in decades. The volcano erupted 30 kilometres (about 19 miles) into the air and deposited ash,...
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Breivik seeks parole decade after Norway massacre
OSLO: Just 10 years after carrying out the deadliest peacetime attack in Norway, right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik yesterday asked a court for parole, a request widely expected to be denied. Wearing a black suit, white shirt and beige tie, Breivik, 42, appeared before the district court in the southern region of Telemark, convened for security reasons in the gymnasium of the Skien prison where he is incarcerated.He lifted his arm in a...
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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP
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