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Turkish currency crisis turns political with lawsuit threat
ISTANBUL: Turkey's currency crisis turned increasingly political yesterday after a top minister urged citizens to sue economists who comment on social media about the lira's slide. Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati's unusual remarks late Wednesday followed the banking regulator's decision to file complaints against more than 20 people-including a former central bank governor-over their Twitter posts.Turkey's beleaguered currency entered a tailspin...
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Cash-strapped Tunisia to borrow $7bn more in 2022
TUNIS: Debt-ridden Tunisia unveiled a 2022 budget on Tuesday that will see it borrow almost $7 billion more, as it seeks to stimulate an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic. The 2022 finance law boosts spending by over three percent year on year to 57.3 billion dinars ($19.8 billion, 17.6 billion euros), finance minister Sihem Boughdiri said.The deficit is expected to hit some 6.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), she told...
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2021: A year of space tourism, flights on Mars, China's rise
From the Mars Ingenuity helicopter's first powered flight on another world to the launch of the James Webb telescope that will peer into the earliest epoch of the Universe, 2021 was a huge year for humanity's space endeavors. Beyond the science milestones, billionaires battled to reach the final frontier first, an all-civilian crew went into orbit, and Star Trek's William Shatner waxed profound about what it meant to see the Earth from the...
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As pandemic crisis bites, young Cubans find solace in sect with African origins
Five blindfolded young men kneel before a priest who is uttering blessings in the West African language Yoruba, while they vow to be brave, respectful and good to their community. But this scene is not taking place in West Africa: this is Cuba, and the five young men here are converting to Abakua, a uniquely Cuban spiritual practice.Faced with economic hardships and the COVID-19 pandemic, many young Cubans have sought refuge in religion,...
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Years after war, health sector ailing in Mosul
Months after a minor motorbike accident, Amer Shaker is still suffering from poor treatment at a hospital in Iraq's Mosul, forcing him like many others to seek help elsewhere. "At public hospitals, we have to pay for everything," said Shaker. "As soon as we arrived, we paid for the medicine, bandages, the anaesthesia."But for the past seven months, he has been treated free of charge at Al-Wahda hospital, opened by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in...
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Japan faces royal dilemma as ancient monarchy shrinks
Japan's imperial family is facing extinction due to a shortage of eligible emperors, but some experts say the ideas floated in a government inquiry for boosting the dwindling number of royals are out of touch. With women barred from the throne under male-only succession rules, the place of Emperor Naruhito, 61, will one day be filled by his nephew Prince Hisahito instead of his only child Princess Aiko.But if 15-year-old Hisahito does not have a...
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Aleppo bathhouse boom as Syria crisis turns showers cold
The ancient bathhouses of Syria's second city Aleppo are filling up again, not because of a revived fad, but due to power cuts that have made hot showers a luxury. "We mainly rely on electricity to heat water at home, but the electricity is cut off most of the time," said Mohammed Hariri from a crowded bathhouse where he had waited half an hour for his turn."Here, we take all the time we need showering," the 31-year-old told AFP. With their...
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'Snow guns' spewing manmade Olympics snow raise concerns
YANQING, China: Bright yellow turbines line the slopes of the Beijing Winter Olympics, spraying out the artificial snow needed for the Games to take place. Manmade snow has been used to varying degrees since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. But February's Beijing Games will depend almost entirely on artificial snow because they are happening in one of the driest parts of China.With just five weeks until the Games begin,...
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India make 'perfect start' to series with victory over South Africa
CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA: India completed a convincing 113-run win on the fifth day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion yesterday to make a "perfect start" to the series. Resuming on 94 for four in a chase of 305 to win, South Africa were bowled out for 191, losing their last three wickets in the first two overs after lunch.Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami took three wickets each. Fellow fast bowler Mohammed...
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Djokovic 'trying' to get to Australian Open
SYDNEY: Novak Djokovic could still play at the Australian Open, a Serbian teammate said Thursday, despite the world number one's last-minute decision to pull out of the ATP Cup in Sydney. The 20-time Grand Slam champion withdrew from this week's teams event days before its start on Saturday, heightening doubts over whether he will defend his Australian Open title. Djokovic has refused to confirm if he has been inoculated against Covid-19, with...
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New Cabinet sworn in by Crown Prince, vows to press reforms
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The new 16-member Cabinet headed by HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah was sworn in yesterday by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who called on the ministers to continue with reforms, implement economic programs and push the wheel of development.HH the Crown Prince also said he was hopeful and optimistic that fruitful cooperation will prevail between the government and the National...
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World hits record COVID cases; WHO warns of ‘tsunami’
PARIS: The world smashed a record number of COVID infections in a week, an AFP tally revealed yesterday, as the WHO warned a tsunami of cases from both the Omicron and Delta variants of COVID-19 will push health systems towards the brink of collapse. The highly transmissible variant propelled the United States, France and Denmark into fresh records yesterday. The AFP tally showed registered infections were up 37 percent to 6.55 million globally...
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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
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Saudi energy minister announces discovery of multiple oil, gas fields