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KUALA LUMPUR: This handout photo from the Malaysia National Palace taken and released yesterday shows Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (L) and his wife Datin Sri Muhaini binti Zainal Abidin (R) posing for pictures with Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah (2nd L) and Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (2nd R) after a swearing-in ceremony for the incoming prime minister at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur. -AFPn
Malaysia's PM to fix virus hit economy
KUALA LUMPUR: This handout photo from the Malaysia National Palace taken and released yesterday shows Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (L) and his wife Datin Sri Muhaini binti Zainal Abidin (R) posing for pictures with Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah (2nd L) and Queen Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah (2nd R) after a swearing-in ceremony for the incoming prime minister at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur....
LOS ANGELES, California: File photo shows rideshare drivers demonstrate against rideshare companies Uber and Lyft during a car caravan protest in Los Angeles. - AFPn
California 'gig worker' ballot ruled unconstitutional
LOS ANGELES, California: File photo shows rideshare drivers demonstrate against rideshare companies Uber and Lyft during a car caravan protest in Los Angeles. - AFPSAN FRANCISCO: A California voter-approved referendum that lets many "gig workers" be treated as independent contractors was ruled unconstitutional on Friday, setting up more legal fights over the controversial measure. The labor legislation known as Proposition 22 -- heavily backed...
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Huawei launches Huawei Watch 3 series, Huawei nova 8 in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) yesterday announced the launch of HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series including elegant looking HUAWEI WATCH 3 and HUAWEI WATCH 3 Pro and sleek beautiful camera phone - the Huawei nova 8 the latest nova family member that empowers people to explore and share. The HUAWEI WATCH 3 Series bring consumers convenient and smart life experiences that are underpinned by enhanced interaction, independent connectivity and...
LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines (left) looks at Yordenis Ugas of Cuba after being knocked down during the WBA Welterweight Championship boxing match at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. - AFPn
Pacquiao nears end after Ugas upset
LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines (left) looks at Yordenis Ugas of Cuba after being knocked down during the WBA Welterweight Championship boxing match at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. - AFPLAS VEGAS: Yordenis Ugas bludgeoned Manny Pacquiao ever closer to retirement on Saturday, upsetting the veteran Filipino boxing icon with a comprehensive defeat. In his first fight after a two-year absence from the ring, Pacquiao...
TOKYO: The Paralympics symbol is pictured in front of the National Stadium, the main venue of the games, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn
Tokyo Paralympics to open under shadow of pandemic
TOKYO: The Paralympics symbol is pictured in front of the National Stadium, the main venue of the games, ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: The Tokyo Paralympics open tomorrow after a year-long pandemic delay and with the virus continuing to cast a long shadow as Japan battles a record surge in cases. As at the Olympics, the event will be marked by strict virus rules, with almost all spectators banned and...
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Kuwait's Hashash becomes Gulf's first FIBA female referee
Muneera Al-HashashKUWAIT: Muneera Al-Hashash was granted an official refereeing license by FIBA (the International Basketball Federation) after successfully meeting set requirements and passing mandatory tests, making her the first female to do so in Kuwait and all the Arabian Gulf states.A press statement on Saturday by President of Kuwait's Basketball Federation Rasheed Al-Enzi congratulated Hashash on this achievement which "reflects the...
A picture shows the Sufi mosque in Tripoli’s coastal city of Zliten, 150 kilometers east of the Libyan capital, which is alwo a zawiya—an Arabic term for a Sufi institute offering religious education and free accommodation to travellers—also includes boarding school and a university.—AFP photosn
Sufis strive to protect their heritage in war-torn Libya
Picture shows the Sufi mosque in Tripoli’s coastal city of Zliten, 150 kilometers east of the Libyan capital, which is also a zawiya — an Arabic term for a Sufi institute offering religious education and free accommodation to travellers — also includes boarding school and a university.—AFP photosBullet holes scar the minaret of the Sufi mosque in Libya's Zliten, but followers of the Muslim mystical tradition are working to renovate and...
In this file photo a visitor walks past impressionist paintings in the under crowded Musee d'Orsay in Paris.—AFP n
Dark days for tourism in the City of Light
In this file photo a visitor walks past impressionist paintings in the under crowded Musee d'Orsay in Paris.—AFPFew tourists are gazing at the Mona Lisa or wandering the streets of Paris this summer, dashing hopes that the top tourist destination would see brighter days after last year's pandemic-linked desertion. The City of Light has seen between 3.6 million and 4.7 million visitors between June and August, down from 10 million in 2019,...
In this file photo bear cubs climb a tree as they see a large male bear (not pictured) approaching at a bear observatory near the Tusnad touristic resort in central Romania.—AFP photosn
Census could be blessing or bane for Romania's bears
In this file photo bear cubs climb a tree as they see a large male bear (not pictured) approaching at a bear observatory near the Tusnad touristic resort in central Romania.—AFP photosRomania will soon conduct a census of its protected brown bears using DNA for the first time, with tensions raised between villagers fearing further attacks and conservationists warning against looser hunting laws. Incidents with hungry bears descending into...
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New York's 'homecoming' concert called off as hurricane nears
Earth, Wind and Fire perform a soundcheck in New York's Central Park, a day before the"We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert".—AFP photosNew York City shut down on Saturday its star-studded concert meant to mark its "homecoming" in the wake of the pandemic's worst devastation, over the threat of severe weather as Hurricane Henri churned closer. Barry Manilow, who was on a line-up that included Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Paul Simon, was...
In this file photo taken on January 01, 1920 US-born singer-entertainer Josephine Baker poses in Paris in the 1920s.—AFP photosn
Musical legend Josephine Baker to enter France's Pantheon
In this file photo taken on January 1, 1920 US-born singer-entertainer Josephine Baker poses in Paris in the 1920s.—AFP photosThe remains of Josephine Baker, a famed French-American dancer, singer and actress who also fought in the French resistance during WWII, will be moved to the Pantheon mausoleum in November, an aide to President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday. It will make Baker, who was born in Missouri in 1906 and buried in Monaco in...
The cast pose on stage at the El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center following a production of a superhero-themed COVID-19 play in San Bernardino, California.—AFP photosn
Superhero battles COVID lies in California theater production
The cast pose on stage at the El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center following a production of a superhero-themed COVID-19 play in San Bernardino, California.—AFP photosIs it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Captain Empathy, a superhero ready to vanquish misinformation about vaccines in a Hollywood-style twist on the fight against COVID-19. Wearing a yellow cape, the warrior battles the evil Coronavirus with medical science as his superpower in...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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