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LONDON: West Ham United’s English striker Jarrod Bowen scores his team’s first goal during the English Premier League football match between West Ham and Norwich at the London Stadium, in London on Wednesday. — AFP

Bowen at the double as West Ham return to top four

LONDON: Jarrod Bowen scored twice as West Ham returned to the top four of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at home to basement club Norwich on Wednesday. Bowen’s double, which took him to eight goals for the season, saw the Hammers go two points clear of London rivals Arsenal as David Moyes’s men posted their third straight league win.“We have to try and keep it going,” West Ham manager Moyes told the BBC of his side’s climb up the...

LONDON: Chelsea’s German defender Antonio Rudiger (center) celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the second leg of the English League Cup semifinal football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in London on Wednesday. — AFP

Chelsea ‘play with fire’ to reach League Cup final

LONDON: Thomas Tuchel said Chelsea reached the League Cup final despite “playing with fire” as Antonio Rudiger’s goal and three VAR decisions helped the Blues seal a 1-0 win at Tottenham on Wednesday. Rudiger’s first half header ensured Chelsea pressed home the advantage they had earned with a 2-0 win in the semi-final first leg last week. Tuchel’s team also had VAR official Mike Dean on their side as Tottenham were given two penalties...

ALHAMBRA, US: A sign advertises cash paid for used cars in Alhambra, California Wednesday. — AFP

Soaring US demand for used cars sends prices soaring

WASHINGTON: The used car market in the United States is seeing an unprecedented phenomenon: Owners selling vehicles for as much or more than they paid for them.The strange twist comes as a global shortage of computer chips amid the COVID-19 pandemic has stalled auto manufacturing, fueling a price increase for used vehicles, which in turn helped drive record US inflation last year. It “100 percent is a new trend,” which is unlikely to end...

MIAMI: A man walks through a shopping center in Miami, Florida on Wednesday. The seven percent increase in the Labor Department’s consumer price index (CPI) over the 12 months to December was the highest since June 1982. —AFP

Biden points to ‘progress’ as US prices hit record high last year

WASHINGTON: US consumer prices jumped last year at the fastest pace in four decades, the government confirmed Wednesday, underscoring the potent inflation wave that has sapped public support for President Joe Biden even as the economy recovers from the pandemic. The seven percent increase in the Labor Department’s consumer price index (CPI) over the 12 months to December was the highest since June 1982, as prices rose for an array of goods,...

This picture released by the Amur Tiger Center shows a Siberian tiger cub receiving treatment from Russian veterinary doctors at the Center for Rehabilitation and Reintroduction of Tigers and Other Rare Animals in the village of Alekseevka in the Russian Far East. — AFP

Russian baby tiger fights for life after frostbite, surgery

Russian animal rescuers said Wednesday they were fighting for the life of an Amur tiger cub who had been found dying from exhaustion and frostbite in the country’s far east. An emaciated female tiger cub aged around four or five months and suffering from severe frostbite and injuries was found by a local fisherman on a river bank in the south of the Primorye region late last year. The fisherman reported the find to wildlife carers who evacuated...

A corpse of a cat, thrown by youths, hang over power lines in the city of Timbuktu, Mali. As part of an age-old tradition in the city, in the desert north of the troubled Sahel state, youth hit the streets after dark in order to trap, skin and then cook cats.

On the prowl: Mali child cat hunters honor age-old tradition

Fifteen-year-old Kadi Ben Wahab puffs out his chest and poses for a photo with several friends, before setting off to hunt cats in northern Mali’s Timbuktu. As part of an age-old tradition in the city, in the desert north of the troubled Sahel state, Kadi and his band of hunters hit the streets after dark in order to trap, skin and cook cats. They dance and sing after a successful hunt, throwing the skins of their prey over the electric cables...

Photo shows wind turbines of the Storheia wind farm, one of Europe’s largest land-based wind parks, in Afjord municipality, Norway. On a gusty mountain crest, the Jama brothers weave between wind turbines that stretch as far as the eye can see, on what used to be their animals’ winter pasture. Climate emergency or not - for these reindeer herders, the turbines have to go. — AFP photos

Earth, wind, reindeer: Lapland herders see red over turbines

On a gusty mountain crest, the Jama brothers weave between wind turbines that stretch as far as the eye can see, on what used to be their animals’ winter pasture. Climate emergency or not-for these reindeer herders, the turbines have to go. “Before, the area was perfect for our reindeer. The place was pristine, unspoiled by human activity. Now, everything has been ruined for years to come,” laments Leif Arne, the younger of the brothers, at...

File photo shows the entrance to the Bonanza Creek Ranch where the film ‘Rust’ was filmed in Santa Fe, New Mexico. — AFP

‘Rust’ armorer sues film ammunition supplier over death on set

The armorer on the set of “Rust” sued the film’s ammunition supplier Wednesday, accusing him of leaving real bullets among the dummy cartridges, resulting in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was the armorer in charge of weapons on the Western movie set in New Mexico, where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot Halyna Hutchins in October after being told his firearm was safe.Film industry safety rules completely...

Jury members talk around a table on which are displayed Epiphany cakes (galette des rois) during the ëBest epiphany cakesí contest.

French bakers fume at cut-price supermarket baguettes

French bakers have taken aim at a major supermarket chain that is offering inflation-busting low prices for baguettes, saying the move would undermine competition in one of the country’s prized industries. The Leclerc group said in newspaper ads on Tuesday that “because of inflation, the average price of baguettes could increase significantly. That’s unthinkable,” vowing to cut into its profit margins to cap the cost of the signature...

NEW YORK: In this file photo, the price of gasoline is displayed at a gas station in New York. —AFP

US consumer prices rose 7% in 2021

WASHINGTON: US consumer prices in 2021 rose at the fastest pace in four decades, the government announced yesterday, an inflation wave that has troubled President Joe Biden as the economy recovers from the pandemic. The consumer price index (CPI) in the 12 months to December jumped seven percent, the highest since June 1982, the Labor Department said, with housing, autos and energy among the biggest contributors.However, month-on-month CPI growth...

MUMBAI: Infosys chief executive and managing director Salil Parekh briefs the media yesterday.—AFP

India’s Infosys hikes growth forecast after strong quarter

MUMBAI: India’s Infosys raised its full-year revenue guidance yesterday, with the software giant forecasting robust demand for digital services after another strong quarter. The country’s second-largest IT firm exceeded analyst expectations with revenues of 318.67 billion rupees ($4.31 billion) in the three months to December 31, up 23 percent from last year.Net profit at the Bangalore-headquartered company rose nearly 12 percent to 58.09...

LONDON: London’s powerful City financial sector still reigns on the continent despite losing key business and bankers to rival hubs.—AFP

London’s City finance reigns in Europe despite Brexit fallout

LONDON: One year after Britain’s formal exit from the European Union, London’s powerful City financial sector still reigns on the continent despite losing key business and bankers to rival hubs.“London has spent hundreds of years as a global financial center. Brexit will not change that, certainly not anytime soon,” said Lee Wild, head of equity strategy at Interactive Investor. The City, whose skyscraper offices are largely deserted by...

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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk past old Lada cars parked and ready to carry goods in the vicinity of a busy market in Addis Ababa. – AFP photos

The last of Ethiopia’s Soviet-era Lada cars

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KUWAIT: Kuwait’s new Amir HH Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah salutes as he swears in before lawmakers as the country’s 17th Amir, at the Kuwaiti parliament, on December 20, 2023 in Kuwait City. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Amir’s first year leading Kuwait drives development and unity

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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers convene for their weekly meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium. — KUNA

Cabinet approves MoU with China to accelerate Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port

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Floating diwaniya on a yacht trip.

Kuwait’s hidden appeal

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A design of a bridge with the sea stretching on both sides.

Vision for a sustainable Kuwait