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KABUL: In this picture taken in Kabul shows Akrami, founder of a shelter and a restaurant where women who survived domestic violence live and work, stands at the kitchen while women cook in Kabul. - AFPnnn

Mary Akrami, fighting to keep Afghan women's shelters open

KABUL: In this picture taken in Kabul shows Akrami, founder of a shelter and a restaurant where women who survived domestic violence live and work, stands at the kitchen while women cook in Kabul. - AFPKABUL: Gathered around a tandoori oven in the kitchen of a small Kabul restaurant, a group of Afghan women prepare naan for their lunchtime customers. They are all survivors of domestic violence, and many will never be able to return to their...

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Just a dream': Hope for S Sudan dashed after horror decade

JUBA : This video grab from an AFPTV video taken on July 6, 2021 Nunu Diana, 33, a social worker and mother of four, talking during an interview at her house in Lemon Gaba, near Juba. Nunu Diana envisioned her country, the newly independent South Sudan, as "a great nation, developed, with resources." Ten years and a civil war later, she is disappointed. - AFPJUBA: In July 2011, Nunu Diana smiled through tears as South Sudan gained independence,...

US states accuse Google of app store monopoly

PARIS: File photo shows the Google logo displayed on a screen and reflected on a tablet. Dozens of US states joined forces in a lawsuit filed yesterday accusing Google of abusing its power when it comes to getting apps for Android-powered mobile devices. - AFPSAN FRANCISCO: Dozens of US states joined forces in a lawsuit filed Wednesday accusing Google of abusing its power when it comes to getting apps for Android-powered mobile devices. The...

TURIN: File photo shows the Prima 500 electric car displayed at the entrance of the Italian car giant Fiat Mirafiori car plant in Turin. Diesel or petrol cars have lived but the future is electric. - AFPnnn

EU to send petrol cars to scrap heap

TURIN: File photo shows the Prima 500 electric car displayed at the entrance of the Italian car giant Fiat Mirafiori car plant in Turin. Diesel or petrol cars have lived but the future is electric. - AFPBRUSSELS: Europe's prestigious carmakers lead the world in perfecting the internal combustion engine-but the days of the petrol motor are numbered, and the continent is changing gear. On Wednesday next week, the European Commission will unveil...

Oil on troubled waters: Row shows Gulf powers on diverging paths

VIENNA: File photo shows the logo of The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the organisation headquarters on the eve of the 171th meeting in Vienna. - AFPDUBAI: A startling public row between Saudi Arabia and brash neighbour the UAE has exposed the steadily diverging paths of once inseparable allies who are competing to profit from what may be the world's last oil boom. Wrinkles in relationships between the Gulf...

Telenor, one of the largest telecom operators in Myanmar is selling its subsidiary in Myanmar. - AFPnnnn

Norway's telecoms group Telenor quits Myanmar over military coup

Telenor, one of the largest telecom operators in Myanmar is selling its subsidiary in Myanmar. - AFPOSLO: Norwegian telecoms group Telenor said yesterday it is selling its subsidiary in Myanmar, where it is one of the major operators, as a result of the military coup there. While the agreement to sell Telenor Myanmar to M1 Group for $105 million will ensure continued operations of its fixed and wireless networks, analysts expressed concern it...

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Asian markets down over Fed signal, China tech crackdown

HONG KONG: A man walking past a panel displaying the Hang Seng Index performance.HONG KONG: Asian markets were broadly down yesterday after the Fed signalled a possible inflation-induced policy change, while concerns lingered over China's crackdown on tech giants. The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that while rising prices were expected as the US economy recovered from the pandemic, the inflation jump was higher than expected.Officials said the...

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Buckle up: Palestinian twins turn Boeing 707 into restaurant

This picture shows a view of the fuselage of a Boeing 707 aircraft being converted by Palestinian twin brothers Atallah and Khamis Al-Sairafi into a restaurant they are calling "The Palestinian-Jordanian Airline Restaurant and Coffee Shop Al-Sairafi Nablus", in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. — AFP photosPalestinian workers in the Zionist occupied West Bank are putting the final touches on a decommissioned Boeing 707 aircraft to...

The world’s tallest sand sculpture is under construction in Blokhus, Denmark. — AFP photosn

World's tallest sandcastle built in Denmark

The world’s tallest sand sculpture is under construction in Blokhus, Denmark. — AFP photosIn the small seaside town of Blokhus in Denmark, the world's tallest sandcastle has been completed, weighing nearly 5,000 tons and towering over 20 meters high, its designers said Wednesday. Standing 21.16 meters high (69.4 feet), more than three meters taller than a castle built in Germany in 2019, which previously held the title with its 17.66 meters,...

A member of the Botswana cabinet holds a 1,174-carat diamond in Gaborone, Botswana, that the Lucara Botswana found during an eleven day production run in June 2021. -AFP photosn

Botswana unearths second huge diamond in weeks

A member of the Botswana cabinet holds a 1,174-carat diamond in Gaborone, Botswana, that the Lucara Botswana found during an eleven day production run in June 2021. - AFP photosAn exceptionally large and white 1,174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company announced Wednesday, trumping another huge precious stone found in the country last month. The latest find, which fills the palm of a man's hand, was discovered on...

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Frida Kahlo exhibition brings her work alive

People attend the inauguration of the exhibition "Frida, the immersive experience" in Mexico City . — AFP photosWith larger-than-life projections of her work, music and journal extracts, a new exhibition aims to bring Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo's paintings to life to mark the 114th anniversary of her birth. "Frida. The Immersive Experience" presents 26 of the most emblematic works of the late painter, known for her striking self-portraits...

US actress and director Jodie Foster poses on stage after she received a Palme d'Or Life Achievement Award during the opening ceremony of the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. — AFP n

This is women's moment in film, Jodie Foster tells Cannes

US actress and director Jodie Foster poses on stage after she received a Palme d'Or Life Achievement Award during the opening ceremony of the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. — AFPThere has never been a better time for women to enter the film industry, American superstar Jodie Foster told the Cannes festival on Wednesday, saying movies had too long been starved of female perspectives. Addressing a large...

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BELFAST: Protestors attend a "unity over division" protest called to oppose an anti immigration demonstration in Northern Ireland on Aug 9, 2024. - AFP

N Ireland violence shocks Muslims amid sectarianism

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DHAKA: A Hindu shopkeeper (left) helps a woman put on a traditional conch shell bangle at a shop selling traditional prayer items in Shakhari Bazar, a Hindu majority area, in Dhaka on August 9, 2024. — AFP

Misinformation from India, vandalism frighten Hindus in Bangladesh

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Drilling Rig (Oriental Phoenix)

Marine region a ‘promising area’ for hydrocarbon resources: KOC

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PARIS: Gold medallists USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's gold medal basketball match against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on Aug 11, 2024. - AFP

US pip China in medals table as Games end

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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of
Investment Khalid Al-Falih

Saudi Cabinet approves new investment law