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Orange poised to name Heydemann as first female CEO
PARIS: French telecoms multinational Orange is days away from naming Christel Heydemann as its first female chief executive, replacing disgraced head Stephane Richard, sources close to the company said on Monday. French national Heydemann, who is currently vice president for Europe at Schneider Electric and has previously worked for Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia, is the leading candidate to succeed Richard who is to step down at the end of the month....
Shilpa Shetty
Bollywood star cleared of obscenity charges
Indian actress Shilpa Shetty has been formally cleared of obscenity charges dating from when Hollywood star Richard Gere publicly kissed her at an AIDS awareness event 15 years ago. The incident triggered a local firestorm at the time, with radical Hindu groups burning effigies of both celebrities to protest the perceived insult to Indian values. A judge soon afterwards issued arrest warrants, with both accused of various counts of obscenity and...
Seha, a ten year old rhino bull that was poached and de-horned, walks in the wild after his relocation at Marataba Conservation Camps in Thabazimbi.
South Africa rhino returns to wild after brutal attack
A 10-year-old rhino that had its horn brutally hacked off returned to the wild Monday, after 30 operations over six years to repair the gash in its face. His rescuers named the bull Sehawukele, meaning “God have mercy on us”. Called Seha for short, he was found by police stumbling near a fence in a reserve, so disfigured that he could barely hear or eat. The police called in John Marais, a wildlife vet who runs a charity called Saving the...
Photo shows a chimpanzee on a three in Nimba Range in the Guinean montane forests.
Copy or innovate? Study sheds light on chimp culture
Chimpanzees in one part of Guinea crack and eat nuts while others declined to do so even when offered tools, research published on Monday found, and the difference could shed light on their culture. As humans, we are said to have cumulative culture: skills and technologies are transmitted and refined from generation to generation, producing behaviors more sophisticated than a single person could dream up.Some experts believe this is unique to...
Artist Yumi Matsuo displays her paintings of Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu at her atelier in Joetsu, Niigata prefecture. n— AFP photos
Art and tears: Skate star Hanyu inspires diehard fans
Few athletes inspire devotion quite like figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, whose fans follow his every move, spend fortunes watching him compete and even carve sculptures of the Japanese star. Hanyu, who is aiming to complete a hat-trick of Olympic titles at next month’s Beijing Winter Games, is worshipped as an icon by his adoring legion of “Fanyu” supporters. They shower the ice with Winnie the Pooh toys after his performances and support him...
A mosaic floor is pictured during the inauguration of Mukheitim archaeological site, which houses the remnants of a Byzantine church.
Restored Byzantine church re-opens in Gaza
The remains of a fifth century Byzantine church were unveiled in Gaza on Monday following a three-year restoration project, with the strip’s Hamas Islamist rulers touting an embrace of their “Christian brothers.” The remains of a church and monastery were first discovered in Jabalia, a city in northern Gaza, in 1997 over an area spanning roughly 800 square meters.The church floor is adorned with what Hamas officials described as “rare”...
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Ziyech’s gem fires Chelsea to victory
LONDON: Thomas Tuchel saluted Hakim Ziyech after the Chelsea winger’s “brilliant” strike kept alive their faint Premier League title hopes in a crucial 2-0 win against Tottenham on Sunday. Ziyech broke the deadlock with his dazzling long-range curler early in the second half at Stamford Bridge. Thiago Silva’s header killed off Tottenham, who were furious that Harry Kane had a first half goal ruled out for a foul. Third-placed Chelsea are...
MILAN: AC Milan’s French forward Olivier Giroud goes for a header during the Italian Serie A football match between AC Milan and Juventus on January 23, 2022. — AFP
Milan lose ground in title race after Juve stalemate
MILAN: AC Milan were held to a goalless draw by Juventus on Sunday, losing ground in the Serie A title race and allowing Napoli to move second following their 4-1 thumping of Salernitana. Two points behind local rivals Inter Milan before this weekend, Milan now trail the champions by four after a largely drab affair at the San Siro and have dropped down to third after Napoli drew level with them on 49 points. With the Milan derby straight after...
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Cathay Pacific says ‘cash burn’ will worsen over Hong Kong curbs
HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific is poised to lose nearly $200 million a month from February, the embattled Hong Kong carrier reported yesterday, as the city’s COVID-19 restrictions have seen cargo flights slashed. Hong Kong has maintained some of the world’s harshest travel restrictions, isolating a city that was once one of the world’s largest logistics and transportation hubs. Air crew quarantine measures were further tightened following the...
WASHINGTON: American companies ended the year on a strong note but are worried about resurging COVID-19 infections
US firms cite COVID-19, worker shortages as main risks: Survey
WASHINGTON: American companies ended the year on a strong note but are worried about resurging COVID-19 infections, although supply issues are expected to ease, according to a survey released yesterday. Just over one third of company economists cited spiking COVID-19 cases as the biggest downside risk to the outlook, ahead of rising prices, the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) said in its quarterly Business Conditions Survey....
Refugee girls train during a session at the football pitch in the Minawao Refugee camp in Maroua. The girls, ranging in age from 15 to 20, fled with their families to Cameroon years ago, as Boko Haram jihadists wreaked havoc in their country. At a refugee camp in Minawao, in Cameroon’s Far North region, the girls took up football, forming a team with whatever equipment came to hand. — AFP photos
‘Incredible’: Refugee girls Join Africa football fiesta
Words are not enough to describe the fun and passion in their eyes as Nigerian refugee girls cheer on their side at the Africa Cup of Nations. The girls, ranging in age from 15 to 20, fled with their families to Cameroon years ago, as Boko Haram jihadists wreaked havoc in their country. At a refugee camp in Minawao, in Cameroon’s Far North region, the girls took up football, forming a team with whatever equipment came to hand.Last weekend,...
In this file photo, French designer Thierry Mugler hugs a model after his show in Paris during the Spring/Summer 2001 ready-to-wear collections. French designer Thierry Mugler, who reigned over fashion in the 1980s, died on January 23, 2022 at the age of 73 of ‘natural causes’. — AFP photos
Paris Fashion Week returns to yet more mourning
The haute couture week in Paris opened under another cloud of mourning yesterday following the death of designer Thierry Mugler, the latest in a string of big-name fashion industry deaths. Last week’s menswear shows in the French capital had already seen a highly emotional moment when Louis Vuitton presented the final collection by Virgil Abloh, who died from cancer in November at 41.Its previous fashion week in October included a memorial show...
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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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Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman
Saudi energy minister announces discovery of multiple oil, gas fields