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'Simpsons' Tiananmen episode missing from Disney+ in Hong Kong
In this file photo a journalist stands in front of a Walt Disney's Hong Kong theme park logo prior to a press conference in Hong Kong.-AFPAn episode of "The Simpsons" in which the cartoon American family visit Tiananmen Square is missing from the Disney+ streaming service in Hong Kong, adding to concerns about mainland China-style censorship in the city. It comes at a time when authorities are clamping down on dissent, with curbs on speech...
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Matthew McConaughey not seeking Texas governorship 'at this moment'
In this file photo US actor Matthew McConaughey arrives for the Los Angeles premiere of "The Beach Bum" at the Arclight cinemas in Hollywood.-AFPMatthew McConaughey will not run for governor of Texas "at this moment", the Oscar-winning actor said Sunday, after months of speculation that he would make the leap into politics. The 52-year-old's political ambitions had caused excitement in liberal circles, and particularly among Texans appalled by...
PRETORIA: Ethiopians living in South Africa shout slogans during a protest at the US Embassy in Pretoria yesterday, against purported foreign meddling in Ethiopia. - AFPn
Ethiopia denies attack on Sudan
PRETORIA: Ethiopians living in South Africa shout slogans during a protest at the US Embassy in Pretoria yesterday, against purported foreign meddling in Ethiopia. - AFPADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia has denied it staged an attack over the weekend along its shared border with Sudan, blaming unrest in the disputed zone on rebels from its war-hit Tigray region. On Saturday Sudan's military said "several" soldiers had been killed in an attack by armed...
TBILISI: Georgia's jailed opposition leader and ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili arrives in the defendant's box for an earing at the city court of Tbilisi yesterday. - AFPnn
Georgia's ex-leader goes on trial, says 'tortured' in jail
TBILISI: Georgia's jailed opposition leader and ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili arrives in the defendant's box for a hearing at the city court of Tbilisi yesterday. - AFPTBILISI: Georgia's jailed opposition leader and ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili denounced yesterday his "politically motivated" prosecution and ill-treatment in prison as he went on trial on abuse of office charges. It was his first public appearance since he was arrested on...
NARITA: People wait to be transported to a quarantine facility after arriving at the Narita Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture yesterday. – AFPnn
Japan bars new foreign arrivals over Omicron
NARITA: People wait to be transported to a quarantine facility after arriving at the Narita Airport in Narita, Chiba prefecture yesterday. – AFPTOKYO: Japan will reinstate tough border measures, barring all new foreign arrivals over the Omicron COVID variant, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced yesterday, just weeks after a softening of strict entry rules. "We will ban the (new) entry of foreigners from around the world starting from...
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Oscar Pistorius moved to new prison for parole process
A picture taken on January 26, 2013 shows Olympian sprinter Oscar Pistorius posing next to Reeva Steenkamp at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. - AFPJOHANNESBURG: South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has moved to another prison as part of his parole process after serving half his sentence for murdering his girlfriend, prison services said yesterday. The athlete has served more than half of a 13-year jail term, the minimum required to...
HERMOSILLO: Members of the Madres Buscadoras de Sonora (Seeker Mothers of Sonora) civil organization review sacks with possible human remains inside, on the side of the road, in the outskirts of Hermosillo. - AFPnn
'I just want a bone': Mexico's search for 95,000 missing
HERMOSILLO: Members of the Madres Buscadoras de Sonora (Seeker Mothers of Sonora) civil organization review sacks with possible human remains inside, on the side of the road, on the outskirts of Hermosillo. - AFPMATAMOROS: A mother pleaded desperately with a soldier for a chance to find the remains of her son, one of more than 95,000 people whose disappearances haunt violence-plagued Mexico. "I just want a bone to lay to rest beside my husband,"...
NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) addresses the media upon his arrival to attend the winter session of the parliament in New Delhi yesterday. - AFPnn
Indian parliament votes to scrap farm reform laws
NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) addresses the media upon his arrival to attend the winter session of the parliament in New Delhi yesterday. - AFPNEW DELHI: India's parliament voted yesterday to scrap agricultural reform laws that sparked a year of huge protests by farmers, after a surprise U-turn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Thousands of farmers have been camped out on the outskirts of the capital New Delhi since last...
INDIANAPOLIS: Leonard Fournette #7 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers carries the ball down the field as Bobby Okereke #58 of the Indianapolis Colts defends in the fourth quarter of the game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday in Indianapolis, Indiana. - AFPn
Fournette's four TDs lead Bucs past Colts, Bengals pound Steelers
INDIANAPOLIS: Leonard Fournette #7 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers carries the ball down the field as Bobby Okereke #58 of the Indianapolis Colts defends in the fourth quarter of the game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday in Indianapolis, Indiana. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Tom Brady completed 25 of 34 passes for 226 yards and running back Leonard Fournette scored four touchdowns as the first-place Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Indianapolis Colts 38-31 on...
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FIFA Arab Cup kicks off in Qatar today
The FIFA Arab Cup trophy. - KUNA photosDOHA: Qatar host the FIFA Arab Cup starting today; an event seen as a precursor for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup. The tournament, which runs through December 18, gathers 16 national teams representing Arab countries and is held under FIFA's banner. Six stadiums will be used as venues for upcoming matches of the event.Head of the national and regional public relations at Supreme Committee for Delivery...
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Klopp's mentor Rangnick brings studious approach to Man Utd
Ralf RangnickLONDON: Manchester United's new interim manager Ralf Rangnick once mentored Jurgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel and now 'The Professor' will use his studious approach to revive his troubled Premier League club. United hired Rangnick yesterday after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked last week following a humiliating 4-1 defeat at Watford that featured the kind of confusion and lethargy that are anathema to the German.Solskjaer's failed...
ISTANBUL: A currency exchange office seen in Istanbul.-AFPn
Erdogan doubles down on low interest rates despite lira fall
ISTANBUL: A currency exchange office seen in Istanbul.-AFPISTANBUL: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed "no compromise" on low interest rates in comments published by Turkish media yesterday, despite a currency crisis. The embattled Turkish lira crashed last week and has continued to lose value against the dollar after a series of rate cuts by the central bank in spite of rampant inflation.Erdogan ordered Saturday the State Supervisory...
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Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA
Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey
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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle
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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya
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VIENNA: Ambassador to Austria in Vienna Talal Al-Fassam is seen during his visit to the Austrian company. — KUNA
Kuwait explores renewable energy solutions in Vienna