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NAIROBI: Kenya Airline Pilots Association (KALPA) secretary general Murithi Nyagah, (second left) speaks during a media brief, amid strike by Kenya Airways pilots organized by-KALPA, at their offices next to Jomo Kenyatta International airport in Nairobi on November 5, 2022. — AFP

Kenya Airways flights disrupted due to pilot strike

NAIROBI: Kenya Airways flights were disrupted Saturday as a strike by its pilots demanding better working conditions grounded over a dozen planes, affecting thousands of passengers, the country’s transport minister said. The airline, part owned by the government and Air France-KLM, is one of the biggest in Africa, connecting multiple countries to Europe and Asia, but it is facing turbulent times, including years of losses. The Kenya Airlines...

KOBE: Players from Yokohama F Marinos celebrate after taking Japan’s professional J-League football title following their 3-1 victory over Vissel Kobe to put them at the top of the standings on November 5, 2022. — AFP

Marinos grab J-League title

TOKYO: Australian manager Kevin Muscat said it felt “a little bit surreal” after leading Yokohama F Marinos to the J-League title in Japan on Saturday after a nervy end to the season. Marinos lifted the trophy after a 3-1 win away to Vissel Kobe on the final day, clinching the title two points ahead of defending champions Kawasaki Frontale, who beat FC Tokyo 3-2. Muscat follows in the footsteps of current Celtic manager and Australian...

PARIS: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz Garfia returns the ball during the men’s singles quarter-final tennis match between Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Denmark’s Holger Rune on day 5 of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 - Paris Masters (Paris Bercy) - indoor tennis tournament on November 4, 2022. — AFP

Alcaraz retires with injury as Djokovic races into semis

PARIS: World number one Carlos Alcaraz retired from his Paris Masters quarter-final against Holger Rune on Friday with an abdominal injury, while defending champion Novak Djokovic made quick work of Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti. Alcaraz, the reigning US Open champion, lost the first set and was trailing 3-1 in a second set tie-break when he decided to stop, having received treatment to his left side at the previous changeover. “It’s something...

TEXAS: Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Jessica Pegula of the United States in their Women’s Singles Group Stage match during the 2022 WTA Finals, part of the Hologic WTA Tour on November 04, 2022.— AFP

Sabalenka books WTA Finals semis; Jabeur eliminated

FORT WORTH: Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula 6-3, 7-5 on Friday and advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA Finals as second-ranked Tunisian Ons Jabeur was eliminated. Greece’s Maria Sakkari, ranked fifth, beat Jabeur 6-2, 6-3 on Friday night to finish unbeaten in round-robin play. Her victory assured Sabalenka of second place in the Nancy Richey Group and a berth in the knockout stages. Seventh-ranked Sabalenka had done her part with the...

LEXINGTON: Irad Ortiz Jr a board Forte (far left #4) runs to victory in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile during the 2022 Breeders Cup at Keeneland Race Course on November 04, 2022.— AFP

Forte upsets Cave Rock to win Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

WASHINGTON: Forte outraced favored Cave Rock down the stretch for a 1 1/2-length upset victory Friday in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile to become the early 2023 Kentucky Derby favorite. Todd Pletcher-trained Forte charged late and Cave Rock, weakened by an early challenge from 30-1 longshot Hurricane J, won the 1 1/16th-mile race in 1:43.06. “The horse deserves the credit. He raced so good,” jockey Irad Ortiz said after his 15th career Cup win....

Organist Dylan David Shaw plays the Midmer-Losh pipe organ ‘Poseidon’ - the world’s-largest pipe organ at the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The tune of Bach’s famous toccata rises in a monumental, vibrant sound in every corner of the auditorium. In Atlantic City, on the east coast of the United States, “the world’s largest organ” is coming back to life, thanks to the people behind the scenes. — AFP photos

Renaissance of world’s largest pipe organ

You’ve never felt Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor quite like this: in Atlantic City, the largest organ in the world is coming back to life. The pipe organ in the New Jersey city’s Boardwalk Hall was constructed in the 1920s, during the seaside resort area’s golden age. But the instrument suffered the wrath of a hurricane in 1944, and wear and tear after years of quasi-abandonment for a while left it unusable. Now, through private...

US singer and songwriter Dolly Parton arrives for the 57th Academy of Country Music awards at the Allegiant stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Music’s A-listers celebrated a new crop of legends entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this weekend, among them country queen Dolly Parton and rap agitator Eminem. - AFP photos

Music world celebrates Dolly Parton, Eminem at Rock Hall of Fame

The music world gathered in Los Angeles to honor some of its finest acts on Saturday - inducting the latest class of luminaries including Dolly Parton and Eminem into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The country queen and rap agitator are joined by pop futurists Eurythmics, smooth rocker Lionel Richie, new wave Brits Duran Duran, confessional lyricist Carly Simon and enduring rock duo Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo in entering the music...

In this handout photo provided by NASA, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher in Cape Canaveral, Florida. — AFP photos

NASA rolls rocket out to Space Center launch pad

NASA rolled out its largest-ever rocket to a launch pad in Florida on Friday and will try again 10 days from now to blast off on a much-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon. After two launch attempts were scrubbed this summer because of technical problems, the rocket returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building to protect it from Hurricane Ian. The US space agency used the time to carry out minor repairs and to recharge the batteries that power...

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One dead, dozens hurt as gale hits Spain dance music festival

One person died and dozens more were injured early Saturday as powerful winds hit a music festival near the Spanish resort of Valencia, causing the stage to partially collapse, medics said. The incident occurred shortly after 4:00 am (0200 GMT) at the Medusa Circus of Madness dance music festival on Cullera beach, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Valencia.“At 4:18 am, part of the stage at Medusa Festival collapsed in Cullera due to a...

Charred debris and caution tape are seen at the site where US actress Anne Heche crashed into a home in Mar Vista, California.

Actor Anne Heche legally dead after crash

Hollywood actor Anne Heche has been declared legally dead, one week after she crashed her car into a Los Angeles building, a spokeswoman said Friday. Heche, 53, had been comatose in hospital with a severe brain injury since the fiery collision on August 5.Having lost all brain function, she is “legally dead according to California law,” though her heart is still beating as her family keeps her body on life support while exploring organ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 08: (L-R) Kezii Curtis, Keith L. Williams, Momona Tamada, Jesse Williams, Owen Wilson, Michael Pena, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost, Abby James Witherspoon, Josh Koenigsberg and Jessie Mueller attend the Paramount+ 'Secret Headquarters' premiere at Signature Theater on August 08, 2022 in New York City. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Paramount+/AFP (Photo by Bryan Bedder / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

New Owen Wilson superhero film bets on streaming power

Film “Secret Headquarters,” out Friday, was originally slated for a theatrical release-before creators opted to put it out exclusively on the streaming platform Paramount Plus instead. In the old days, the move akin to a straight-to-video release might seem like a slight-but the film’s directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman say the release strategy appeals to kids, the movie’s target audience. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 08: A display...

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Moody’s affirms Kuwait’s ratings at A1; maintains stable outlook

NEW YORK: Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) has on Thursday affirmed the government of Kuwait’s long-term local and foreign currency issuer ratings at A1. The outlook remains stable. The decision to affirm the ratings is underpinned by Moody’s assessment that Kuwait’s balance-sheet and fiscal buffers will remain strong for the foreseeable future, which preserve macroeconomic and external stability and anchor the credit...

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