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JUBA: Displaced villagers stay with their belongings along a road after being evacuated from flooded water in Juba, South Sudan. - AFP n

'Too much water': Floods wreak misery in S Sudan

JUBA: Displaced villagers stay with their belongings along a road after being evacuated from flooded water in Juba, South Sudan. - AFPJUBA: Children's textbooks, utensils, clothing and crops: all lost to rising floodwaters that have forced tens of thousands of people in South Sudan to leave their wrecked homes as overflowing rivers deluge farmland and swallow up livestock. Barely 16 kilometers from the capital Juba, the devastation is apparent,...

PANMUNJOM: In this file picture, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (left) signs the guest book next to his sister Kim Yo Jong during the Inter-Korean summit at the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom. - AFP n

North Korea's Kim calls US offer of talks a 'petty trick'

PANMUNJOM: In this file picture, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (left) signs the guest book next to his sister Kim Yo Jong during the Inter-Korean summit at the Peace House building on the southern side of the truce village of Panmunjom. - AFPSEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un condemned a US offer of dialogue as a "petty trick", state media reported yesterday, and accused the Joe Biden administration of continuing a hostile policy against...

GRAVELINES: Migrants, including families, embark on the beach of Gravelines, as a ferry of the Danish shipping company DFDS sails in the Channel (Manche), near Dunkirk, northern France. - AFP n

Small boats and big tensions between France and Britain

GRAVELINES: Migrants, including families, embark on the beach of Gravelines, as a ferry of the Danish shipping company DFDS sails in the Channel (Manche), near Dunkirk, northern France. - AFPESCALLES: "The moment they are in the boats at sea, they've won," says a French policeman as he looks out across a windswept departure point for migrants heading across the Channel to Britain. Day and night, military police officers like Maxence, a bearded...

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Qatar to hold its first ever Formula One Grand Prix

DOHA: Qatar will hold its first ever Formula One Grand Prix in November replacing the cancelled Australian GP, organizers announced yesterday. The race will take place at the Losail International Circuit north of Doha on Nov 21 and will form the first part of a Middle Eastern ending to the Formula One season as it will be followed by races in Saudi Arabia and the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.Qatar has also signed a 10-year deal to host...

KUWAIT: An aerial view of the Arabian Gulf coast from Sharq. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

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KUWAIT: An aerial view of the Arabian Gulf coast from Sharq. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

MANCHESTER: Manchester United's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (center) celebrates with Manchester United's Swedish defender Victor Lindelof at the final whistle in the UEFA Champions League at Old Trafford stadium on Wednesday. - AFP n

Ronaldo rescues 'lucky' Man Utd from more Villarreal misery

MANCHESTER: Manchester United's Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (center) celebrates with Manchester United's Swedish defender Victor Lindelof at the final whistle in the UEFA Champions League at Old Trafford stadium on Wednesday. - AFPMANCHESTER: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted Manchester United "got lucky" after Cristiano Ronaldo marked his record-breaking 178th Champions League appearance with a 95th-minute winner to beat Villarreal 2-1 at...

LISBON: Benfica's Brazilian defender Lucas Verissimo (left) heads the ball in front of Barcelona's Dutch forward Memphis Depay and Benfica's Argentine defender Nicolas Otamendi during the UEFA Champions League match at the Luz stadium on Wednesday. - AFP n

Beleaguered Barcelona thumped by Benfica in Champions League

LISBON: Benfica's Brazilian defender Lucas Verissimo (left) heads the ball in front of Barcelona's Dutch forward Memphis Depay and Benfica's Argentine defender Nicolas Otamendi during the UEFA Champions League match at the Luz stadium on Wednesday. - AFPLISBON: Barcelona suffered more European humiliation on Wednesday after a 3-0 defeat by Benfica left them in serious danger of failing to make it out of their Champions League group. A hammering...

TURIN: Juventus' Italian forward Federico Chiesa (second left) shoots past Chelsea's Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to open the scoring during the UEFA Champions League match at the Juventus stadium. - AFP n

Chiesa strikes to give Juve huge win over holders Chelsea

TURIN: Juventus' Italian forward Federico Chiesa (second left) shoots past Chelsea's Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy to open the scoring during the UEFA Champions League match at the Juventus stadium. - AFPTURIN: Federico Chiesa proved to be a big game player once again with the only goal in Juventus' 1-0 Champions League win over holders Chelsea which could kick-start their faltering season. Sat 10th in Serie A after a succession of...

PITTSBURGH, US: US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo (right) speaks to the press as Trade Representative Katherine Tai looks on during the inaugural US-EU Trade and Technology Council in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.-AFPnnn

US, EU pledge joint action on tech issues, semiconductors

PITTSBURGH, US: US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo (right) speaks to the press as Trade Representative Katherine Tai looks on during the inaugural US-EU Trade and Technology Council in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.-AFPPITTSBURGH: US and EU officials pledged to join forces to deal with a host of technology and trade issues to secure semiconductor supplies and counter China's dominance. The inaugural meeting of the Trade and...

MANILA: Lockdowns and other restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus have shattered the Southeast Asian economy.-- AFPn

Philippine economy to take 10 years to recover from virus

MANILA: Lockdowns and other restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus have shattered the Southeast Asian economy. - AFPMANILA: The Philippine economy will take more than a decade to return to pre-pandemic growth, an official said yesterday, warning the next two generations of Filipinos would be paying for the cost of COVID-19. Lockdowns and other restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus have shattered the...

CHICAGO: In this file photo a worker collects shopping carts at a Walmart store in Chicago, Illinois. - AFPn

Walmart to hire 150,000 US workers ahead of holiday season

CHICAGO: In this file photo a worker collects shopping carts at a Walmart store in Chicago, Illinois. - AFPCHICAGO: Walmart announced Wednesday it will hire 150,000 more workers in the United States, joining other large companies in staffing up ahead of the holiday shopping season. The nation's biggest private employer, Walmart said "most" of the new positions in its home market would be permanent, full-time roles spread across the country.The...

A woman stands in front of an empty frame hung up at the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, Denmark.—AFP n

Danish artist loaned $84,000 by museum keeps cash, says it's art

A woman stands in front of an empty frame hung up at the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, Denmark.—AFPA Danish museum loaned an artist 534,000 kroner ($84,000) in cash to recreate old artworks of his using the banknotes, but he ended up pocketing the money and sending blank canvasses with a new title: "Take the Money and Run". Jens Haaning, a Danish artist, was commissioned by the Kunsten Museum in the western city of Aalborg to reproduce two works...

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AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Boats are moored in waters in front of the Auckland city skyline, New Zealand. People are leaving New Zealand in record numbers as unemployment rises, interest rates remain high and economic growth is anemic, government statistics show. – AFP

People leave New Zealand amid rising economic crisis

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Chalet rental scams continue throughout summer in Kuwait

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BAGRAM: Taleban military vehicles parade to celebrate the third anniversary of their takeover of Afghanistan at Bagram Air Base on Aug 14, 2024. - AFP

Military show marks 3 yrs of Taleban rule

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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah preside over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. - KUNA

Cabinet mourns Sheikh Salem Al-Ali

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LONDON: Pedestrians walk in the winter sunshine down Oxford Street in central London. Britain’s unemployment rate has unexpectedly dropped to 4.2 percent and wage growth has slowed to the lowest level in nearly two years, official data showed Tuesday. – AFP

UK wages growth tumbles; German investor morale falls