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PHOENIX: Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket during Game One of the 2021 NBA Finals on Tuesday at Phoenix Suns Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. – AFPn

Paul powers Suns over Bucks in NBA Finals opener

PHOENIX: Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket during Game One of the 2021 NBA Finals on Tuesday at Phoenix Suns Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. – AFPPHOENIX: Chris Paul made sure his long-awaited NBA Finals debut would be one to remember, scoring 32 points and adding nine assists to spark the Phoenix Suns over the Milwaukee Bucks 118-105 in Tuesday's opening game of the championship series. The 36-year-old backcourt maestro, in his...

LONDON: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur reacts against Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka during their women's quarter-final tennis match on the eighth day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on Tuesday. – AFPn

Jabeur 'honored' to represent Africa as Wimbledon dream ends

LONDON: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur reacts against Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka during their women's quarter-final tennis match on the eighth day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on Tuesday. – AFPLONDON: Ons Jabeur will not be lifting the Wimbledon women's singles trophy this year but she said she was "honored" to have represented Africa with such style and gusto. Aryna Sabalenka ended...

TOKYO: Vehicles and pedestrians move through a street in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district yesterday. – AFPn

Virus emergency to be imposed in Tokyo during Olympics: Reports

TOKYO: Vehicles and pedestrians move through a street in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district yesterday. – AFPTOKYO: The Japanese government plans to impose a virus state of emergency in Tokyo during the Olympics, reports said yesterday, meaning spectators could be barred from venues. The emergency measures -- less strict than a blanket lockdown -- would be in force until August 22, several Japanese media outlets reported, following a rise in cases...

A domestic cattle stands next to a dwarf cow named Rani, whose owners applied to the Guinness Book of Records claiming it to be the smallest cow in the world, at a cattle farm in Charigram, about 25 km from Savar. – AFP photosn

Thousands flock to see dwarf cow in Bangladesh

A domestic cattle stands next to a dwarf cow named Rani, whose owners applied to the Guinness Book of Records claiming it to be the smallest cow in the world, at a cattle farm in Charigram, about 25 km from Savar. – AFP photosThousands of people are defying a nationwide coronavirus lockdown in Bangladesh to see Rani, a 51-centimetre (20-inch) tall cow whose owners claim it is the world's smallest. The 23-month-old dwarf cow has become a media...

In this file photo, a member of Paris auctioneer Tajan displays a previously undiscovered drawing by Leonardo da Vinci at the auction house in Paris. — AFP n

Sale of rare da Vinci drawing triggers legal battle in France

In this file photo, a member of Paris auctioneer Tajan displays a previously undiscovered drawing by Leonardo da Vinci at the auction house in Paris. — AFPA small pen-and-ink drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, which lay buried unrecognized in a box for decades, was at the center of an acrimonious battle between its owner and France's culture ministry in a case that opened in a Paris court yesterday. The court began hearing if the drawing...

Saira Banu (third left), wife of late Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, mourns near his body at her residence along with Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray (left) and actor Dharmendra (right) after he died at the age of 98 in Mumbai yesterday. – AFP photosn

Tributes pour in for Bollywood veteran Dilip Kumar

Saira Banu (third left), wife of late Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, mourns near his body at her residence along with Chief Minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray (left) and actor Dharmendra (right) after he died at the age of 98 in Mumbai yesterday. – AFP photosTributes poured in yesterday from actors, politicians, sports stars and even an animal rights group after much-loved Bollywood veteran Dilip Kumar died aged 98. Born Mohammed Yusuf...

(From front left) US director and Jury President of the 74th Cannes Film Festival Spike Lee, and Jury members French actress and director Melanie Laurent, South Korean actor Song Kang-Ho and French-Senegalese director Mati Diop, (back, from left) French actor Tahar Rahim, Austrian director Jessica Hausner, Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho, US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and French-Canadian singer Mylene Farmer attend the opening ceremony of the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.—AFP n

Spitting image: Cannes grossed out by festival spit tests

(From front left) US director and Jury President of the 74th Cannes Film Festival Spike Lee, and Jury members French actress and director Melanie Laurent, South Korean actor Song Kang-Ho and French-Senegalese director Mati Diop, (back, from left) French actor Tahar Rahim, Austrian director Jessica Hausner, Brazilian director Kleber Mendonca Filho, US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and French-Canadian singer Mylene Farmer attend the opening ceremony...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Director General of KFAS and the award-winning students. - KUNA photosn

Amir reassures on successful medical tests in phone call with Crown Prince

KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Director General of KFAS and the award-winning students. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a phone call on Monday from His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, informing him, Sheikhs, government and National Assembly members on the successful...

KUWAIT: People queue in their cars to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru inoculation site at the Jaber Causeway on Monday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Up to 6,000 people vaccinated daily at Jaber Causeway center

KUWAIT: People queue in their cars to receive a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru inoculation site at the Jaber Causeway on Monday. - Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Between 5,000 and 6,000 people are vaccinated daily at the Kuwait Vaccination Center on Jaber Causeway. Due to the weather conditions, the working hours are from 5:00 pm to 1:00 am. The staff at the center are doing hard work in the extremely hot...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's meeting. - KUNAn

Pakistani medics to back up local health sector

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's meeting. - KUNAKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet, in its weekly session on Monday, approved a request presented by Ministry of Health on recruiting Pakistani doctors, nurses and technicians to back up the health sector, and direct flights to Azerbaijan as of July 7. The meeting headed by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad...

KUWAIT: Hind Al-Salem with Hamad Al-Matar and Zain and KU officials during the visit. nn

Zain takes part in welcoming Kuwait University's freshmen

KUWAIT: Hind Al-Salem with Hamad Al-Matar and Zain and KU officials during the visit.KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, took part in welcoming freshmen students at Kuwait University's Admission and Registration Hall in Shuwaikh. The initiative, which featured strict health measures, came in line with the start of the admission and registration period of the new academic year, and reflected the company's keenness in...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's meeting. - KUNAnnnnn

Arabi organizes vaccination campaign for employees

KUWAIT: Arabi WLL made a wide vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, which included all the company's employees, in cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Health. The vaccination campaign was held recently, at the Millennium Hotel and Conference Centre in Kuwait, with the presence of field medical units. The vaccination process was carried out in a flexible, easy and well-organized manner, which resulted in the successful...

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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

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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

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LONDON: Police officers stand guard outside the East London Mosque after Friday prayers in Tower Hamlets in London on August 9, 2024. — AFP

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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