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NAGASAKI: Doves fly during a memorial service for victims of the US atomic bombing at the Nagasaki Peace Park yesterday, as the city marks the 76th anniversary of the bombing. - AFP n
Nagasaki marks atomic bomb anniversary
NAGASAKI: Doves fly during a memorial service for victims of the US atomic bombing at the Nagasaki Peace Park yesterday, as the city marks the 76th anniversary of the bombing. - AFPNAGASAKI: The Japanese city of Nagasaki yesterday commemorated the 76th anniversary of its destruction by a US atomic bomb, with the mayor calling for the global community to build on a new nuclear ban treaty. Nagasaki was flattened in an atomic inferno that killed...
LE BOURGET: Supporters try to spot an aircraft that just landed as they gather outside Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, as Argentinian football player Lionel Messi was expected to arrive yesterday. - AFPn
Cost-benefit weighs in favor of Messi at PSG
LE BOURGET: Supporters try to spot an aircraft that just landed as they gather outside Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, as Argentinian football player Lionel Messi was expected to arrive yesterday. - AFP PARIS: Barcelona could not afford to keep Lionel Messi but Paris Saint-Germain have made their move for the 34-year-old and, while the cost of the deal may be astronomical, it is still likely to be a very smart bit of business if or when it...
ZURICH: Former president of World football's governing body FIFA, Sepp Blatter, waves as he leaves the building of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland to attend a hearing in Zurich yesterday. - AFPn
Ex-FIFA boss Blatter meets Swiss prosecutor in payment probe
ZURICH: Former president of World football's governing body FIFA, Sepp Blatter, waves as he leaves the building of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland to attend a hearing in Zurich yesterday. - AFPZURICH: Former world football chief Sepp Blatter yesterday met with a Swiss prosecutor investigating suspected fraud surrounding a FIFA payment to Michel Platini, as the long-running probe inches towards a conclusion. Former FIFA...
NEW DELHI: Gold medalist India's Neeraj Chopra, surrounded by his fans and security personnel displays his medal upon his arrival at the airport in New Delhi yesterday, after competing in the men's javelin throw event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. - AFPnn
India showers cash on Olympic hero Chopra
NEW DELHI: Gold medalist India's Neeraj Chopra, surrounded by his fans and security personnel displays his medal upon his arrival at the airport in New Delhi yesterday, after competing in the men's javelin throw event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. - AFPNEW DELHI: Indian companies and governments promised cash and gifts worth more than two million dollars to javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra after he won India's first ever Olympic athletics gold medal....
TOKYO: Fireworks light up the sky over the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, on Sunday. - AFPn
Tokyo counts cost of $15 billion pandemic Olympics 'gamble'
TOKYO: Fireworks light up the sky over the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Tokyo, on Sunday. - AFPTOKYO: Tokyo awoke to a huge bill and soaring coronavirus cases yesterday after pulling off a mid-pandemic Olympics that at times looked impossible and had a mixed reception to the end. Olympic officials have been predictably bullish, saying the Games offered hope and uplifting moments, and went off...
HONG KONG: File photo taken on February 22, 2012 shows the logo of online shopping portal Alibaba.com is seen near its office in Hong Kong. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said yesterday that it was cooperating with a police investigation into sexual assault allegations aired by a company employee. – AFPn
Alibaba CEO sacks manager accused of rape, condemns 'forced drinking culture'
HONG KONG: File photo taken on February 22, 2012 the logo of online shopping portal Alibaba.com is seen near its office in Hong Kong. – AFPBEIJING: Alibaba yesterday fired a manager accused of rape, as its CEO condemned the "ugly forced drinking culture" affecting one of China's most famous companies. Sexual assault has got increasing attention in China recently, with celebrities -- including Chinese-Canadian superstar Kris Wu, who was accused...
DHAHRAN: File handout picture shows Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil and gas company's Dhahran oil plants, in eastern Saudi Arabia. Aramco said yesterday its second quarter profits for 2021 nearly quadrupled compared to the same period last year. - AFPn
Aramco Q2 profits bounce back to pre-pandemic levels
DHAHRAN: File handout picture shows Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil and gas company's Dhahran oil plants, in eastern Saudi Arabia. Aramco said yesterday its second quarter profits for 2021 nearly quadrupled compared to the same period last year. - AFPRIYADH: Energy giant Saudi Aramco's second quarter profits for 2021 have bounced back to pre-pandemic levels due to higher oil prices, nearly quadrupling compared to the same period last year. The...
SEOUL: File photo taken on January 18, 2021 shows Lee Jae-yong (C), vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arriving at a court for a trial in his bribery scandal involving former South Korean president Park Geun-hye in Seoul. - AFPnn
Jailed Samsung chief granted release on parole: Justice Ministry
SEOUL: File photo taken on January 18, 2021 shows Lee Jae-yong (C), vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arriving at a court for a trial in his bribery scandal involving former South Korean president Park Geun-hye in Seoul. - AFPSEOUL: The jailed de facto leader of the giant Samsung group will be released early on parole this week, South Korea's justice ministry said yesterday, easing concerns over a possible leadership vacuum at the...
A mermaids swims during MerMagic Con. - AFP photos
Part of our world: Mermaids mingle at US convention
A mermaids swims during MerMagic Con. - AFP photosTresses swirled and fins shimmered as thousands of people donned tails to dive into a weekend of all things mermaid at the MerMagic convention in Virginia. Held at an aquatic center in Manassas, in the eastern United States, the convention is billed as the world's largest dedicated to mermaids, and attracts enthusiasts from all walks-or swims-of life."It is really for everyone, because you don't...
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Syrian children hold 'Tent Olympics' of the displaced
Displaced Syrian boys stand on the podium after winning medals during the so-called “Camp Olympics 2020” in the town of Fuaa, in the northwestern Syrian last major rebel bastion of Idlib. — AFP photosHurling a javelin, leaping over hurdles and sprinting beyond rows of tents to win gold, displaced children in the northwest of war-torn Syria staged their very own Olympics. As the Tokyo Olympics wrapped up at the weekend, 120 boys from 12...
Abdel Mobdi Moussalam, 48, cuts papyrus reads from his land in the village of Al-Qaramous in Sharqiyah province, in Egypt's northern fertile Nile Delta region, northeast of the capital. — AFP photosn
Egypt papyrus makers keep tradition alive despite tourism slump
Abdel Mobdi Moussalam, 48, cuts papyrus reads from his land in the village of Al-Qaramous in Sharqiyah province, in Egypt's northern fertile Nile Delta region, northeast of the capital. — AFP photosIn the lush green fields of Egypt's fertile Delta Valley, farmers and artisans are struggling to make a living as they keep alive the Pharaonic-era tradition of making papyrus. In the 1970s, an art teacher in the village of Al-Qaramus taught farmers...
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Johnny Depp to be honored by San Sebastian film festival
Johnny DeppHollywood star Johnny Depp, who lost a libel case last year against a British newspaper that labeled him a "wife-beater", will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain's San Sebastian film festival, organizers said yesterday. The 58-year-old, best known as the swaggering Jack Sparrow in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, will collect the festival's Donostia award at a ceremony on September 22 in "recognition of his...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
US orders nuclear submarine to Mideast
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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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KURSK: This handout photograph taken and released by the Government of Kursk region of Russia on August 9, 2024, shows women and children being evacuated from the town of Rylsk in Kursk region. — AFP
Putin orders Russian army to ‘dislodge’ Ukrainian forces
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HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan female workers sort and process dry Saffron at a facility in Herat. – AFP
Three years after return of Taleban, Afghan economic woes loom large