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Duterte to run for vice president

Rodrigo DuterteMANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will run for vice president in next year's elections, his party said yesterday, after months of speculation about whether he would seek to stay in power. Duterte, who was elected to the top job in 2016 and is barred under the constitution from seeking another term, has previously flagged the possibility of contesting the country's second-highest office. "President Rodrigo Roa Duterte...

GENEVA: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (right) speaks with an assistant during a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on Afghanistan in Geneva yesterday.-AFPn

Taleban's treatment of women a 'red line': UN rights chief

GENEVA: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (right) speaks with an assistant during a special session of the UN Human Rights Council on Afghanistan in Geneva yesterday.-AFPGENEVA: The UN rights chief voiced grave concern yesterday at the situation in Afghanistan after the Taleban swept into power, saying their treatment of women is a "fundamental red line". Speaking at the opening of an emergency session on...

NEW YORK: People eat outside along a street in Manhattan in New York City. Despite continued concerns about the Delta variant of the COVID virus, the United States economy continues to grow with the leading economic index jumping 0.9% last month. - AFPn

Renewed recovery optimism provides boost to stocks, crude

NEW YORK: People eat outside along a street in Manhattan in New York City. Despite continued concerns about the Delta variant of the COVID virus, the United States economy continues to grow with the leading economic index jumping 0.9% last month. - AFPHONG KONG: Equities and oil prices rose again yesterday, extending a global rally fuelled by renewed optimism over the recovery outlook after Washington gave full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech's...

WASHINGTON: US Democratic Representative from Florida Kathy Castor (C) speaks at a press conference on the infrastructure bill and climate change at the US Capitol in Washington. - AFPnn

Democratic infighting delays Biden's vast US investment plans

WASHINGTON: US Democratic Representative from Florida Kathy Castor (C) speaks at a press conference on the infrastructure bill and climate change at the US Capitol in Washington. - AFPWASHINGTON: A dispute within the Democratic party has stalled US President Joe Biden's massive spending plans for the United States as Congress postponed a key vote on the measures Monday. The delay is a setback for the Democratic president, who intends to make...

BEIJING: File photo shows a staff member displaying AI-generated faces which can be selected as virtual girlfriends created by XiaoIce, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence system designed to create emotional bonds with its 660 million users worldwide. - AFPn

'Always there': The AI chatbot comforting China's lonely millions

BEIJING: File photo shows a staff member displaying AI-generated faces which can be selected as virtual girlfriends created by XiaoIce, a cutting-edge artificial intelligence system designed to create emotional bonds with its 660 million users worldwide. - AFPBEIJING: After a painful break-up from a cheating ex, Beijing-based human resources manager Melissa was introduced to someone new by a friend late last year. He replies to her messages at...

TikTok to offer in-app shopping with Shopify

CULVER CITY, California: File photo shoes the logo of Chinese video app TikTok is seen on the side of the company's office space at the C3 campus in Culver City, in the westside of Los Angeles. – AFPWASHINGTON: TikTok unveiled plans to allow users to buy products while using the video-sharing app in a partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify. The fast-growing social media app said it would begin pilot-testing TikTok Shopping with a group...

The Afghan Rug Shop owner James Wilthew poses for a photograph outside his shop Hebden Bridge, northern England.—AFP photosn

UK businesses fear for Afghan rug weavers after Taleban takeover

The Afghan Rug Shop owner James Wilthew poses for a photograph outside his shop Hebden Bridge, northern England.—AFP photosOverseas businesses selling colorful handwoven rugs and vivid handblown glass from Afghanistan are concerned for their suppliers as the Taleban's takeover of the country threatens those with links to the West. British businessman James Wilthew has built up close ties with Afghan rug weavers and sellers, buying the...

This file photo shows destruction caused by the Islamic State (IS) group at the archaeological site of Nimrud, a few days after Iraqi forces retook the ancient city from IS jihadists.—AFP photosn

Graft and security issues feed the trade in Iraq's past

This file photo shows destruction caused by the Islamic State (IS) group at the archaeological site of Nimrud, a few days after Iraqi forces retook the ancient city from IS jihadists.—AFP photosDo you want to buy a more than 5,000-year-old Sumerian tablet, listed as the property of a gentleman from Sussex in England and passed down as a family heirloom? On auction site liveauctioneers.com, bidding for the Sumerian clay tablet starts at 550...

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America's tallest man dies at age 38

The tallest man in America-he stood 7 feet 8 inches (2.35 meters) -- has died of a heart problem at the age of 38, his mother said on Facebook. Ukrainian-born Igor Vovkovinskiy had a condition called pituitary gigantism that caused excessive secretion of growth hormone. His mother, who said her son died Friday in Minnesota, had brought him from their home in Ukraine in 1989 to get medical treatment at the Mayo Clinic in the northern US state.Two...

Marion Cotillard attends a special screening of Amazon’s original movie “Annette” at Hollywood Forever in Hollywood, California. –AFP n

Marion Cotillard to be honored at San Sebastian film festival

Marion Cotillard attends a special screening of Amazon’s original movie “Annette” at Hollywood Forever in Hollywood, California. –AFPOscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain's San Sebastian film festival next month, organizers said yesterday. The 45-year-old, who won the Best Actress Academy Award for her role as Edith Piaf in "La Vie en Rose" will collect the festival's Donostia...

CinemaCon Managing Director Mitch Neuhauser speaks onstage during CinemaCon 2021 Opening Night Event: The Big Screen is Back and Sony Pictures Entertainment Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon.—AFP photosn

Sony rallies big-screen hopes with 'Spider-Man' and 'Ghostbusters' at CinemaCon

CinemaCon Managing Director Mitch Neuhauser speaks onstage during CinemaCon 2021 Opening Night Event: The Big Screen is Back and Sony Pictures Entertainment Presentation at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon.—AFP photosSpooked by the pandemic and streaming platforms, the embattled movie theater industry called on new "Ghostbusters" and "Spider-Man" films as it vowed to fight back at a major trade summit in Las Vegas Monday....

Members of the first Battalion the Coldstream Guards take part in the Changing of the Guard, in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, which is taking place for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in London.—AFP photosn

Changing of the Guard back on at Buckingham Palace

Members of the first Battalion the Coldstream Guards take part in the Changing of the Guard, in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace, which is taking place for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in London.—AFP photosSoldiers in bearskin hats and red tunics marched outside Buckingham Palace in London on Monday for the first Changing of the Guard ceremony since the pandemic began. The elite 1st Battalion Coldstream Guard...

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