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KUWAIT: Several pictures showing signs outside residential buildings in Kuwait saying that apartments are available for rents. 'For Rent' signs have noticeably increased in Kuwait as building owners race to fill vacant apartments, even offering reduced rents in some areas. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn

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KUWAIT: Several pictures showing signs outside residential buildings in Kuwait saying that apartments are available for rents. 'For Rent' signs have noticeably increased in Kuwait as building owners race to fill vacant apartments, even offering reduced rents in some areas. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

TOKYO: Russia's Angelina Melnikova (left) is congratulated by USA's Simone Biles as Russia wins the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Center in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn

Biles withdrawal stuns Olympics

TOKYO: Russia's Angelina Melnikova (left) is congratulated by USA's Simone Biles as Russia wins the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Center in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles sent shockwaves through the Olympics yesterday, tearfully citing concerns for her mental health after a dramatic withdrawal mid-competition during the women's team final....

LEVERKUSEN: Fire engines are seen as smoke rises from a landfill and waste incineration area at the Chempark industrial park run by operator Currenta following an explosion in Leverkusen's Buerrig district, western Germany, yesterday. - AFPn

One dead in blast at German chemical site

LEVERKUSEN: Fire engines are seen as smoke rises from a landfill and waste incineration area at the Chempark industrial park run by operator Currenta following an explosion in Leverkusen's Buerrig district, western Germany, yesterday. - AFPLEVERKUSEN: One person has died and four are missing after an explosion at a chemical park in western Germany, the site operator said yesterday, urging residents to stay indoors as a column of black smoke...

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Koreas restore severed cross-border communications in surprise thaw

Sung Kim, the top US diplomat in charge of North Korea negotiations. - AFPSEOUL: North and South Korea signalled a surprise thaw in relations yesterday, announcing the restoration of cross-border communications that were severed more than a year ago and an agreement between their two leaders to improve ties. The joint announcement, which coincided with the anniversary of the end of the Korean War, was the first positive development since a...

SINGAPORE: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks (L) speaks with Singapore's Minister of Defence Ng Eng Heng during the 40th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Fullerton lecture in Singapore yesterday. - AFPn

US says China's sea claims have 'no basis' in international law

SINGAPORE: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks (L) speaks with Singapore's Minister of Defence Ng Eng Heng during the 40th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Fullerton lecture in Singapore yesterday. - AFPSINGAPORE: Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said yesterday that Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea have "no basis in international law", taking aim at China's growing assertiveness in the hotly contested...

OSLO: File photo shows NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks with people outside Oslo's Cathedral following a memorial service on July 22, 2021, ten years after a right-wing extremist killed 77 people in twin attacks. - AFPnn

NATO chief urges 'settlement' in Afghanistan

OSLO: File photo shows NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks with people outside Oslo's Cathedral following a memorial service on July 22, 2021, ten years after a right-wing extremist killed 77 people in twin attacks. - AFPBRUSSELS: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg yesterday reiterated calls for a "negotiated settlement" with the Taleban in Afghanistan, admitting the country faced a "deeply challenging" security situation as foreign troops...

HONG KONG: Senior counsel Clive Grossman (R), who is representing Tong Ying-kit, leaves the High Court in Hong Kong yesterday, after Tong was convicted of terrorism and inciting secession in the first trial conducted under a national security law imposed by China. – AFPnn

HK court convicts man in national security trial

HONG KONG: Senior counsel Clive Grossman (R), who is representing Tong Ying-kit, leaves the High Court in Hong Kong yesterday, after Tong was convicted of terrorism and inciting secession in the first trial conducted under a national security law imposed by China. – AFPHONG KONG: A Hong Kong court convicted a former waiter of terrorism and inciting secession yesterday in the first trial conducted under a national security law that was...

WASHINGTON: In this file photo the seal of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seen outside of a headquarters building in Washington. - AFPn

IMF sees 6% world growth, warns developing nations falling behind

WASHINGTON: In this file photo the seal of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seen outside of a headquarters building in Washington. - AFP photosKUWAIT: The global economy will expand by six percent this year, but disparities between nations are widening as advanced economies accelerate while developing countries fall behind, the IMF said yesterday. While the forecast for global growth is unchanged from the previous estimate in April,...

LONDON: Shoppers carry Selfridges bags as they walk past Selfridges flagship store on Oxford street in central London. — AFPn

British department store Selfridges up for sale: Report

LONDON: Shoppers carry Selfridges bags as they walk past Selfridges flagship store on Oxford street in central London. — AFPLONDON: British department store chain Selfridges Group has been put up for sale by Canada's Weston family for £4.0 billion ($5.5 billion, 4.7 billion euros), media reports said Monday. Credit Suisse has been appointed to start looking for a buyer, Britain's domestic Press Association newsire reported without citing its...

CHIBA: US's Carissa Moore competes during the women's Surfing gold medal final at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, in Chiba, yesterday during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. – AFPnn

Surfing's coming home: Hawaiian wins historic Olympic gold

CHIBA: US's Carissa Moore competes during the women's Surfing gold medal final at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, in Chiba, yesterday during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. – AFPICHINOMIYA: Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore said she was bringing Olympic gold home to the sport's roots after winning a historic inaugural title at the Tokyo Games yesterday. Moore beat South African Bianca Buitendag in the final to become surfing's first women's Olympic...

TOKYO: USA's Lydia Jacoby (left) celebrates winning with third-placed USA's Lilly King after the final of the women's 100m breaststroke swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo yesterday. – AFPn

US teen dethrones King to claim 'insane' Olympic breaststroke gold

TOKYO: USA's Lydia Jacoby (left) celebrates winning with third-placed USA's Lilly King after the final of the women's 100m breaststroke swimming event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo yesterday. – AFPTOKYO: US teenager Lydia Jacoby eclipsed teammate and Olympic champion Lilly King to claim 100m breaststroke gold yesterday in one of the biggest upsets yet in the Tokyo pool. The 17-year-old Games debutant...

TOKYO: Bermuda's Flora Duffy celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the women's individual triathlon competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo yesterday. – AFPn

Bermuda's Duffy celebrates 'cool moment' after making Olympic history

TOKYO: Bermuda's Flora Duffy celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the women's individual triathlon competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo yesterday. – AFPTOKYO: Triathlete Flora Duffy reveled in a "cool moment" after delivering the first Olympic gold medal in history for the tiny island of Bermuda in Tokyo yesterday. The 33-year-old crossed the line in the women's race in 1hr 55min 36sec,...

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