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Houthi strike kills 3 in UAE; Kuwait condemns attack
ABU DHABI: A suspected drone attack killed three people in a fuel tank blast in Abu Dhabi yesterday, officials said, as Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced a “military operation” in the United Arab Emirates. Two Indians and a Pakistani died as three petrol tanks exploded near the storage facility of oil giant ADNOC, while a fire also ignited in a construction area at Abu Dhabi airport.Kuwait yesterday “strongly condemned” the attack by the...
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Indian states clamor for Tesla factory after Musk's tweet
MUMBAI: Indian politicians are clamoring for Elon Musk's attention on Twitter, chasing the coveted right to host a Tesla factory, after the billionaire said government "challenges" were delaying his electric car company's local launch. Tesla's hopes to sell its vehicles in one of the world's biggest markets have been stalled by efforts to negotiate lower import duties, which can be as high as 100 percent. After being quizzed about a potential...
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World's 10 richest men doubled wealth during COVID: Report
PARIS: The world's 10 wealthiest men doubled their fortunes during the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic as poverty and inequality soared, a report said yesterday. Oxfam said the men's wealth jumped from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion, at an average rate of $1.3 billion per day, in a briefing published before a virtual mini-summit of world leaders being held under the auspices of the World Economic Forum.A confederation of charities that...
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Tonga cut off by volcanic blast, fears grow for coastal towns
SYDNEY: The Pacific Island nation of Tonga was virtually cut off from the rest of the world yesterday, after a massive volcanic blast that crippled communications and stalled emergency relief efforts. It is two days since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano exploded, cloaking Tonga in a film of ash, triggering a Pacific-wide tsunami and releasing shock waves that wrapped around the entire Earth.But with phone lines still down and an undersea...
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COVID-flu joint booster jab possible late 2023: Moderna
GENEVA: Moderna aims to roll out a combined COVID-flu-RSV booster vaccine in late 2023, the US pharmaceutical firm said Monday, hoping a joint jab would encourage people to get an annual shot. The single vaccine for COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus – a common virus that causes the cold, but can be more serious for infants and elderly people – could appear on the market before 2024.“Best-case scenario will be the fall of...
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Millions hunker down as storm hits eastern US
Millions of Americans hunkered down as a major winter storm hit the eastern United States with heavy snow and ice knocking power out for an estimated 190,000 customers as of early yesterday. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the storm was bringing a miserable combination of heavy snow, freezing rain and high winds, impacting the southeast and coastal mid-Atlantic before moving up to New England and southern Canada.A swath from the upper...
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Texas hostage-taker named as British citizen, 2 arrested
TEXAS: The man who held four people hostage at a Texas synagogue was identified by US authorities as a British citizen Sunday, while UK police later arrested two teens over an attack that President Joe Biden called an "act of terror."The captor, who died in the 10-hour siege in the small town of Colleyville on Saturday, was named by the FBI as 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram. Hours later, Britain's counter-terrorism police arrested two people and...
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A year after arrest, Navalny says no 'regret' about return to Russia
MOSCOW: The Kremlin's most prominent critic Alexei Navalny said yesterday he did not regret returning to Russia a year ago, despite his jailing and a historic crackdown on the opposition. Navalny was detained in a Moscow airport on his return to Russia from Germany on January 17 last year, ushering in a months-long crackdown that has seen his most prominent allies imprisoned or exiled."I don't regret it for a second," Navalny wrote in a post on...
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Taleban stage show of strength with parade after protests
MAYMANA, Afghanistan: Taleban fighters paraded through a northwest Afghan city in a show of strength at the weekend, days after reinforcements were sent to quell unrest over the detention of a popular commander. Protests erupted last week in Maymana, capital of Faryab province, after an Uzbek Taleban commander was detained for alleged links to a kidnapping plot.The unrest sparked fears of tensions between Uzbek and Pashtun civilians and Taleban...
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N Korea fires more suspected missiles, flouts new sanctions
SEOUL: North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles yesterday, Seoul said, its fourth weapons test this month as Pyongyang flexes its military muscle while ignoring offers of talks from the United States. Despite biting international sanctions, Pyongyang has conducted a string of weapons tests this year, including of hypersonic missiles, as leader Kim Jong Un pursues his avowed goal of further strengthening the military.Reeling...
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Coronavirus cases decline but rate of infection rises
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The number of new coronavirus cases dropped for the second day yesterday, but the infection rate continued to rise, according to figures released by the health ministry. The ministry reported 4,503 new cases yesterday, down from 4,417 cases reported on Saturday and 4,881 cases, the highest ever, reported on Friday. The ministry also reported one death yesterday.The ministry said the infection rate remains high at 14.5 percent,...
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‘Disappointed’ Djokovic deported from Australia
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic was deported from Australia yesterday having lost a high-stakes legal battle over his coronavirus vaccination status and with his dream of clinching a record 21st Grand Slam in tatters. Hours after a Federal Court unanimously upheld the cancellation of his visa on public order grounds, an “extremely disappointed” Djokovic complied with a direction to leave the country.The humbled star boarded a flight from...
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Crackdown on visa violators
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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain
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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
Stampede at India religious event kills 116
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen
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Interior cracks down on residency violators