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SALZBURG: A deserted shopping street is seen in the Austrian city of Salzburg yesterday, as the country returns to a nationwide partial lockdown during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. - AFP n
COVID damaged 'fabric of society'
SALZBURG: A deserted shopping street is seen in the Austrian city of Salzburg yesterday, as the country returns to a nationwide partial lockdown during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. - AFPGENEVA: Beyond killing millions and ravaging economies and health systems, the coronavirus pandemic has taken a devastating socioeconomic toll with women and migrants among the most affected, the Red Cross said yesterday. The International...
Brandon Burgos tattoos a person in the city of Puebla.—AFP photosn
Mexican 11-year-old tattooist follows in father's footsteps
Brandon Burgos tattoos a person in the city of Puebla.—AFP photosBrandon Burgos carefully tattoos a customer's arm in his father's studio in Mexico. He's only 11 years old, but the schoolboy already has around 30 creations to his name. He is following in the footsteps of his father, who says his son has a natural talent. His small hands covered by latex gloves, Brandon uses a tattoo machine under his father's supervision in his small studio in...
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'Ghostbusters' sequel scares up a N America box office lead
Sony's latest family-friendly plunge into the wacky supernatural, "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," took in an estimated $44 million over the three-day weekend to top the North American box office, industry specialist Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. The film comes 37 years after the first "Ghostbusters" and is packed with references to that classic. Original stars Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson and Sigourney Weaver all have cameos, and it...
In this file photo, Eric Clapton's 1968 Martin D-45 acoustic guitar is on display during a press preview in New York to promote Julien's Auctions Icons & Idols: Rock N Roll auction that will take place November 19th and 20th.—AFP photosn
Clapton guitar tops $600,000 in rock memorabilia auction
In this file photo, Eric Clapton's 1968 Martin D-45 acoustic guitar is on display during a press preview in New York to promote Julien's Auctions Icons & Idols: Rock N Roll auction that will take place November 19th and 20th.—AFP photosA vintage Eric Clapton guitar sold for $625,000 in New York at a weekend auction of rock memorabilia that fetched nearly $5 million in total, Julien Auctions announced. Heralded as the highlight of the sale that...
KUWAIT: This picture taken yesterday shows heavy traffic on the Fifth Ring Road. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn
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KUWAIT: This picture taken yesterday shows heavy traffic on the Fifth Ring Road. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
BERLIN: A sign requesting visitors to wear protective face masks is seen near booths of a Christmas market at Alexanderplatz in Berlin yesterday. - AFPnnn
Europe battles COVID-19 surge
BERLIN: A sign requesting visitors to wear protective face masks is seen near booths of a Christmas market at Alexanderplatz in Berlin yesterday. - AFPBERLIN: Germans faced the stark warning yesterday that they would be either "vaccinated, cured or dead" from COVID by the end of winter, as Austria took the dramatic step of returning to a partial lockdown. Belgium and the Netherlands meanwhile condemned the clashes that rocked weekend protests...
BERLIN: A sign requesting visitors to wear protective face masks is seen near booths of a Christmas market at Alexanderplatz in Berlin yesteday. – AFPnn
A tale of two Chiles: Polar opposite candidates vie for presidency
BERLIN: A sign requesting visitors to wear protective face masks is seen near booths of a Christmas market at Alexanderplatz in Berlin yesteday. – AFPSANTIAGO: Two political outsiders with polar opposite views and policies will go head-to-head in a runoff election next month to become Chile's president after trouncing candidates from traditional parties in a first round Sunday.Who are they?Far-rightOn the far right is lawyer and ex-MP Jose...
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Philippines' Duterte condemns South China Sea latest flare-up
Philippine's President Rodrigo DuterteBEIJING: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday condemned the latest flare-up in the disputed South China Sea after Chinese coastguard ships fired water cannon at Filipino boats. Duterte made the remarks at an Asian regional summit hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who vowed his country would "never seek hegemony, and certainly not bully the small".China claims almost all of the waterway,...
MARSEILLE: Leader of French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) and candidate for the 2022 French presidential election Marine Le Pen (C) answers journalists' questions after visiting a police station in the northern neighbourhoods of Marseille. - AFPnn
Le Pen facing biggest test as French far-right splinters
MARSEILLE: Leader of French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) and candidate for the 2022 French presidential election Marine Le Pen (C) answers journalists' questions after visiting a police station in the northern neighbourhoods of Marseille. - AFPMARSEILLE: On a tour of a fine-food trade show, surrounded by cheese and truffles, French far-right leader Marine Le Pen admits that the start of campaigning for next year's presidential...
CANBERRA: Handout photo taken and released on November 22, 2021 by the Australian Defence Force shows US Charge d’Affaires Michael Goldman (2nd L) signing the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement as Australia's Minister for Defence Peter Dutton (2nd R) and British High Commissioner Victoria Treadell (R) look on during a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra. – AFPn
US, Australia, UK sign key deal in nuke sub alliance
CANBERRA: Handout photo taken and released on November 22, 2021 by the Australian Defence Force shows US Charge d’Affaires Michael Goldman (2nd L) signing the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information Agreement as Australia's Minister for Defence Peter Dutton (2nd R) and British High Commissioner Victoria Treadell (R) look on during a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra. – AFPSYDNEY: Australia formally embarked yesterday on a...
BARISAL, Bangladesh: This picture taken on October 27, 2021 shows Muslim mason Taher Ali Khan posing for a picture at the Barisal Mahashashan Hindu crematorium ground during an interview with AFP in Barisal. – AFPnn
Muslim mason sculpts shrines for Bangladesh's Hindu dead
BARISAL, Bangladesh: This picture taken on October 27, 2021 shows Muslim mason Taher Ali Khan posing for a picture at the Barisal Mahashashan Hindu crematorium ground during an interview with AFP in Barisal. – AFPBARISAL: Bangladesh's minority Hindu community has endured waves of violence and persecution, but one Muslim artisan has devoted his talents to shepherding their dead along a peaceful journey to the next life. Taher Ali Khan has...
WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to speak at a press conference in this file photo. President Joe Biden has nominated Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve Chair yesterday.- AFPn
Known for bridging divides, Powell to remain at US Fed
WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell arrives to speak at a press conference in this file photo. President Joe Biden has nominated Powell for a second term as Federal Reserve Chair yesterday.- AFPWASHINGTON: A wealthy Republican with no formal economics training, Jerome Powell yesterday nonetheless won support from Democratic President Joe Biden to lead the Federal Reserve for a second term. The 68-year-old former investment...
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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP
Modi renews push for common civil code for India
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Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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ARLINGTON, US: An American Airlines jet takes off from Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington.. – AFP
Slowing global jet fuel demand adds to oil market concerns
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SUMY, Ukraine: Relatives, friends and fellow soldiers mourn over a coffin during the funeral of six Ukrainian servicemen, who were killed since Ukraine launched its offensive at the Russian border region of Kursk, in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on August 15, 2024. -- AFP
Ukraine, Russia claim advances in Kursk region
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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