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Evergrande dream turns to nightmare for property buyers
SHENZHEN, China: The Evergrande headquarters is reflected on a puddle along a street in Shenzhen, southeastern China yesterday as the Chinese property giant said it is facing "unprecedented difficulties" but denied rumors that it is about to go under. - AFPBEIJING: Sleepless nights are now the routine for Ji Wenchen six months after she laid out $100,000 for a deposit on a new apartment that is yet to be completed by China's rattled property...
LAS VEGAS: Quarterback Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders throws against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half of their game at Allegiant Stadium Monday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. - AFPn
Carr shines as Raiders rally past Ravens in thrilling OT opener
LAS VEGAS: Quarterback Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders throws against the Baltimore Ravens during the second half of their game at Allegiant Stadium Monday night in Las Vegas, Nevada. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Derek Carr's 31-yard touchdown pass to Zay Jones lifted the Las Vegas Raiders to a 33-27 overtime win over the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL season opener for both teams on Monday night. The thrilling Las Vegas victory capped the opening week...
MANCHESTER: India's captain Virat Kohli bounces a ball on a cricket bat during a team practice session ahead of the fifth cricket Test match between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on September 8, 2021. - AFPn
Kohli backed to continue as India captain
MANCHESTER: India's captain Virat Kohli bounces a ball on a cricket bat during a team practice session ahead of the fifth cricket Test match between England and India at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on September 8, 2021. - AFPNEW DELHI: Virat Kohli will continue to captain India in all three formats, a top national cricket board official said yesterday, after speculation that the batting great could be replaced as skipper for...
TIRASPOL: FC Sheriff's players attend a training session before a Moldovan league match at Sheriff Stadium in Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria on September 11, 2021. - AFPn
Separatist Transnistria relishes Champions League 'fairytale'
TIRASPOL: FC Sheriff's players attend a training session before a Moldovan league match at Sheriff Stadium in Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria on September 11, 2021. - AFPTIRASPOL, Moldova: Fans of European giants Real Madrid and Inter Milan will see their teams face unusual competition this autumn: a club from a tiny separatist region in one of Europe's least known countries, Moldova. After a couple of failed attempts, Sheriff FC are...
US socialite Kim Kardashian arrives for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. – AFP photosn
Stars dazzle in defiant fashion at 'surreal' Met Gala
US socialite Kim Kardashian arrives for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. – AFP photosNew York is done with dressing down: The splashy black-tie Met Gala returned Monday, with a cohort of Gen-Z's glitterati hosting the A-lister bash famed for its over-the-top panache-and, despite the pandemic, this year the fashion was so fierce one guest wielded a sword. The crowd of some 400 actors, athletes, poets and...
Fans gather next to an artwork showing a motorcycle sitting atop a guitar neck during the inauguration of the Johnny Hallyday esplanade in Paris.-AFP photosn
'French Elvis' Johnny Hallyday honored with new statue
Fans gather next to an artwork showing a motorcycle sitting atop a guitar neck during the inauguration of the Johnny Hallyday esplanade in Paris.-AFP photosAdoring fans paid tribute to late French rocker Johnny Hallyday yesterday as a statue went up in Paris in honor of the "French Elvis". The beloved star, who died in December 2017, will also be feted with a concert and his very own "Johnny's Bar" at one of the city's biggest arenas. But like...
Canadian conductor Kwame Ryan leads a rehearsal of “The Time of Our Singing” opera, created by Belgian musician Kris Defoort and inspired by a novel of US author Richard Powers at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie theatre in Brussels.—AFPn
New Belgian opera evokes US racial discord
Canadian conductor Kwame Ryan leads a rehearsal of “The Time of Our Singing” opera, created by Belgian musician Kris Defoort and inspired by a novel of US author Richard Powers at the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie theatre in Brussels.—AFPBaroque, jazz, rap: Centuries of musical heritage intertwine to tell the tale of a mixed-race family in a new opera being premiered in Brussels based on an epic novel of America's troubled 20th century....
In this file photo French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis (right) and French film director Samuel Benchetrit pose during a photocall for the film « Cette musique ne joue pour personne” (This music is played for nobody) during the 14th Francophone Angouleme film festival in Angouleme, western France. –AFP nn
Theatre debut 'perilous', says French star Vanessa Paradis
In this file photo French actress and singer Vanessa Paradis (right) and French film director Samuel Benchetrit pose during a photocall for the film « Cette musique ne joue pour personne” (This music is played for nobody) during the 14th Francophone Angouleme film festival in Angouleme, western France. –AFPShe's been in front of cameras since she was a little girl, but Vanessa Paradis admits that treading the boards for the first time...
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets France's Ambassador to Kuwait Claire Le Flecher. - KUNA photosn
Foreign minister receives credentials of France's ambassador, UNHCR envoy
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets France's Ambassador to Kuwait Claire Le Flecher. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: Kuwait's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received yesterday at the Foreign Ministry the credentials of France's Ambassador to Kuwait Claire Le Flecher.The Foreign Minister wished the new ambassador success and progress in...
BEIRUT: Donations through the Alghanim Industries, Kuwait Red Crescent Society alliance arrive in Beirut, Lebanon.n
Alghanim Industries supports KRCS local and regional efforts
BEIRUT: Donations through the Alghanim Industries, Kuwait Red Crescent Society alliance arrive in Beirut, Lebanon.KUWAIT: Driven by Executive Chairman Kutayba Y Alghanim's commitment to humanitarian aid and social responsibility, Alghanim Industries, one of the region's largest private companies, continues to support the Kuwait Red Crescent Society, funding several key initiatives inside and outside Kuwait. The joint efforts of Alghanim...
Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibin
General Assembly to focus on COVID-19 ramifications, vaccine: Kuwait's envoy
Ambassador Mansour Al-OtaibiNEW YORK: The 76th UN General Assembly will focus on the ramifications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the world as well as finding balanced means to distribute vaccines globally, said a Kuwait diplomat yesterday. Arab officials would focus in their participation on trying to solve crises and issues pertaining to the Middle East especially the plight of the Palestinian people Kuwait's Permanent...
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Finance Minister Khalifa Hamadah (left) and the World Bank's Regional Director Esam Abo-Sulaiman sign the memorandum of partnership. - KUNAn
Kuwait, World Bank ink partnership memo
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Finance Minister Khalifa Hamadah (left) and the World Bank's Regional Director Esam Abo-Sulaiman sign the memorandum of partnership. - KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait's Finance Minister and Minister of State for Economic and Investment Affairs Khalifa Hamadah and Regional Director of the World Bank for Saudi Arabia and the Arab Gulf Countries Esam Abo-Sulaiman signed yesterday a memorandum of partnership. The document is complementary to...
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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
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INCHEON, South Korea: This photo taken on Aug 8, 2024 shows a sniffer dog taking part in a demonstration of bedbug detection in passengers' luggage at Incheon International Airport. - AFP
S Korea sniffer dog searches for Paris bedbugs