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CAPE TOWN: An employee at the Afrigen biotechnology company and Vaccine Hub facility, works in a laboratory in Cape Town. - AFP n

Africa sets sights on innovative mRNA jab

CAPE TOWN: An employee at the Afrigen biotechnology company and Vaccine Hub facility, works in a laboratory in Cape Town. - AFPCAPE TOWN: South African biotech consortium is working on a messenger RNA jab based on the Moderna formula in a ground-breaking drive to end Africa's life-threatening lack of COVID vaccines. Cape Town-based Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines is leading a pilot project, backed by the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) and...

KUWAIT: This picture taken on October 2, 2021 shows a view of the Boulevard Park in Salmiya. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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KUWAIT: This picture taken on October 2, 2021 shows a view of the Boulevard Park in Salmiya. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

SKOPJE: Germany's forward Timo Werner celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification Group J football match between North Macedonia and Germany at the Toshe Proeski National Arena in Skopje on Monday. - AFPn

Germany qualify for Qatar 2022, Belgium made to wait

SKOPJE: Germany's forward Timo Werner celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification Group J football match between North Macedonia and Germany at the Toshe Proeski National Arena in Skopje on Monday. - AFPPARIS: A Timo Werner double on Monday helped Germany stamp their ticket for the 2022 World Cup with a 4-0 win over North Macedonia, but Belgium will have to wait until next month after Wales carved...

KUWAIT: Yarmouk Sports Club's basketball team.

Yarmouk basketball back after Arab tourney participation

KUWAIT: Yarmouk Sports Club's basketball team.By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Yarmouk Sports Club's basketball team returned home from Egypt after participating in the 33rd Arab Clubs Championship. The club was placed in the second group of the tournament, which also included Al-Zahraa from Tunis, Wakra from Qatar, Sharjah from the UAE and Younani from Sudan. Yarmouk lost two matches and won two others, while it displayed an excellent level in its...

KUWAIT: Members of Kuwait's Irada Disabled Sports Club's table tennis delegation.n

Disabled club's table tennis team leaves for Spain

KUWAIT: Members of Kuwait's Irada Disabled Sports Club's table tennis delegation.By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait's Irada Disabled Sports Club's table tennis team left for Costa Brava, Spain to participate in the Spanish open table tennis tournament. Club Chairman Duaij Al-Hajiri, who is also the head of the delegation, thanked the Public Authority for Sport for their efforts to process travel requirements, allowing the team to join the...

SAITAMA: Japan's midfielder Takuma Asano (center) celebrates with his teammates after Australia's defender Aziz Behich scored an own goal during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers group B football match between Japan and Australia at Saitama Stadium in Saitama yesterday. - AFPn

Japan's boss urges team to build on crucial win

SAITAMA: Japan's midfielder Takuma Asano (center) celebrates with his teammates after Australia's defender Aziz Behich scored an own goal during the 2022 Qatar World Cup Asian Qualifiers group B football match between Japan and Australia at Saitama Stadium in Saitama yesterday. - AFPSAITAMA: Under-fire Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu urged his team to build on the dramatic 2-1 win over Australia yesterday that jolted their flatlining World Cup...

SAO PAULO: Fulaninhas amateur basketball team players pose for a photo during a training session, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 6, 2021. - AFPn

In Brazil, where football reigns, basketball makes steady inroads

SAO PAULO: Fulaninhas amateur basketball team players pose for a photo during a training session, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 6, 2021. - AFPSAO PAULO: For much of Brazil, football remains almost a religion. But the spectacle, glamour and quality of play in the NBA is making basketball the sport of choice for a steadily increasing number of fans -- both men and women. Emiliana Ramos first fell in love with the NBA in the 1990s during the...

SEATTLE: Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels looks on during the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on October 2, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. - AFPn

Shohei Ohtani: Japan's baseball 'Frankenstein' enjoying monster success

SEATTLE: Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels looks on during the game against the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park on October 2, 2021 in Seattle, Washington. - AFPTOKYO: He's the "Frankenstein" taking baseball by storm and following in the legendary footsteps of Babe Ruth -- but Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani is still humble enough to pick up litter. Ohtani this season became Major League Baseball's biggest star after a breakthrough...

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Macron announces 30-bn-euro plan to re-industrialize France

PARIS: France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during the presentation of "France 2030" investment plan at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris yesterday.-AFPPARIS: President Emmanuel Macron yesterday announced a plan worth 30 billion euros ($35 billion) to re-industrialize France, saying the country should reclaim its crown as a global leader in innovation. Speaking at the Elysee Palace six months before a presidential...

WASHINGTON: The outlook for the low-income developing country group has darkened considerably due to worsening pandemic dynamics, said IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath yesterday.—AFPn

IMF warns pandemic darkening prospects in developing countries

WASHINGTON: The outlook for the low-income developing country group has darkened considerably due to worsening pandemic dynamics, said IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath yesterday.—AFPWASHINGTON: The ongoing hit from the COVID-19 pandemic and the failure to distribute vaccines worldwide is worsening the economic divide and darkening prospects for developing nations, the IMF said yesterday. Global economic growth this year and next is expected...

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Georgieva keeps IMF helm despite scandal

Kristalina GeorgievaWASHINGTON: Kristalina Georgieva was secured in her job at the helm of the International Monetary Fund Monday, after the Washington-based crisis lender's board reaffirmed its confidence in the scandal-hit Bulgarian economist. Georgieva's role at the institution was called into question after the September 16 publication of the findings of an investigation carried out at the request of the ethics committee of the World Bank,...

An auction catalog is displayed during the New York press and public exhibition of the “Property From The Life And Career Of Amy Winehouse” by Julien’s Auctions in New York.—AFP photosn

Amy Winehouse belongings expected to reach $2 million at auction

An auction catalog is displayed during the New York press and public exhibition of the “Property From The Life And Career Of Amy Winehouse” by Julien’s Auctions in New York.—AFP photosHundreds of items that belonged to late Grammy-winning artist Amy Winehouse, including the dress she wore during her final concert, are going up for auction in the United States. Auction house Julien's will put the more than 800 personal effects-which...

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