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Athletes back Richardson after marijuana costs her Tokyo 100m

Sha'Carri RichardsonNEW YORK: US sports stars from Olympic track champion Michael Johnson to NFL and NBA stars backed Sha'Carri Richardson after she was suspended for using marijuana and lost her 100m Olympic berth. The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced a one-month ban after she tested positive for marijuana, a banned World Anti-Doping Agency substance. Richardson said she took the drug to cope with the pressure of trying to reach the...

SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD: Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton arrives to the third practice session at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria, yesterday, ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix. – AFPnn

F1 champion Hamilton extends contract with 'incredible' Mercedes

SPIELBERG BEI KNITTELFELD: Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton arrives to the third practice session at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria, yesterday, ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix. – AFPLONDON: Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has extended his contract with Mercedes until 2023, the team announced yesterday. Hamilton, 36, has won six of his seven F1 titles with the outfit since joining them in 2013....

LOS ANGELES: In this file photo taken on May 28, 2021 a 'Now Hiring' sign is posted in front of an ice-cream shop in Los Angeles, California. - AFPn

Biden hails 'historic' rebound as US adds 850,000 jobs in June

LOS ANGELES: In this file photo taken on May 28, 2021 a 'Now Hiring' sign is posted in front of an ice-cream shop in Los Angeles, California. - AFPWASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday cheered the "historic" US rebound from the COVID-19 crisis as the economy gained 850,000 new jobs in June, cementing the evidence of a broad recovery. The uptick was better than expected and came after two months of disappointing results, buoyed by big...

Kristalina Georgievan

IMF sees much stronger US growth, 2021 GDP +7.0%

Kristalina GeorgievaWASHINGTON: The IMF is bullish on the US economic recovery, predicting growth will hit 7 percent this year-much stronger than previously forecast and "the fastest pace in a generation," the Fund said in a report. The cheery analysis is a boon to President Joe Biden's administration and comes amid data showing an improving job market and on the eve of the all-important official employment report. The International Monetary...

PARIS: A total of 130 countries have agreed a global tax reform ensuring that multinationals pay their fair share wherever they operate, the OECD said, but some EU states refused to sign up.nn

Global tax deal backed by 130 nations

PARIS: A total of 130 countries have agreed a global tax reform ensuring that multinationals pay their fair share wherever they operate, the OECD said, but some EU states refused to sign up. - AFPPARIS: A total of 130 countries have agreed a global tax reform ensuring that multinationals pay their fair share wherever they operate, the OECD said, but some EU states refused to sign up. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development...

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A familiar question at Cannes: Where are the women?

With just four women among the directors behind the 24 films in competition for the Palme d'Or, a familiar script is playing out at Cannes. Only one woman has ever won the film industry's most prestigious prize: Jane Campion for "The Piano" in 1993. Debates over whether to blame the festival's selection committee, or the wider film industry, have become as routine as sunshine and champagne on the Croisette.The debate reached new heights in 2018....

Nicole Kidmann

COVID makes the Cannes parties even more exclusive

Nicole KidmanThe battle for after-party invites was always fierce at the world's most glamorous festival, but thanks to social distancing rules it will be even harder than usual to get past the doorman in Cannes this year. "We won't be able to do just whatever we want," warned Cannes Film Festival president Pierre Lescure. "We are not going to have a lot of parties and big gatherings that could create difficult consequences." The parties had...

This combination of file pictures (from left, up to down) shows the Jury of the 74th Cannes Film Festival, including US director Spike Lee, French actress and director Melanie Laurent, US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, French singer Mylene Farmer, Austrian film director Jessica Hausner, French actor Tahar Rahim, Brazilian Director Kleber Mendonca Filho, South-Coreen actor Song Kang-ho and French movie director Mati Diop. - AFP n

Cinema glitz returns with a reborn Cannes

This combination of file pictures (from left, up to down) shows the Jury of the 74th Cannes Film Festival, including US director Spike Lee, French actress and director Melanie Laurent, US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, French singer Mylene Farmer, Austrian film director Jessica Hausner, French actor Tahar Rahim, Brazilian Director Kleber Mendonca Filho, South-Coreen actor Song Kang-ho and French movie director Mati Diop. - AFPThe Cannes Film...

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Films competing for Cannes Palme d'Or

Here are the 24 films competing for the Palme d'Or as the Cannes Film Festival returns from July 6 to 17, with a jury led by US director Spike Lee.'Annette' by Leos Carax, FranceAdam Driver and Marion Cotillard star as a glamorous celebrity couple whose lives are upended by the arrival of their first child. The first film in a decade from auteur Carax is also the first in English from the eccentric French mind behind arthouse favourites "Holy...

The Velvet Undergroundn

Cannes film-makers celebrate musical heroes

The Velvet UndergroundIt will be a feast for the ears as well as the eyes on the Croisette this year with a string of films celebrating musical heroes across different eras and cultures.Opening SparksWild film-maker meets legendary band in the opening film of the festival on July 6. "Annette" by French director Leos Carax features Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver, but the real stars may prove to be the US band Sparks. Cult favorites since the...

Dr Abdullah Al-Sanadn

Kuwait suffers from unprecedented spread of COVID-19 Delta variant

Dr Abdullah Al-SanadKUWAIT: The health system in Kuwait like the rest of the world is suffering from an unprecedented case of severe spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19, head of the Supreme Committee for COVID-19 Dr Khaled Al-Jarallah said yesterday. Kuwait's Ministry of Health had said on Wednesday that 1,836 people were infected with the novel coronavirus and eight others, including seven unvaccinated, died of the disease in the past 24...

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah (center) is seen during his visit to the 26th Al-Soor Brigade in the northern region. - Defense Ministry photosn

Defense Minister visits Soor Brigade North Kuwait

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah (center) is seen during his visit to the 26th Al-Soor Brigade in the northern region. - Defense Ministry photosKUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah yesterday went on inspection visit to the 26th Al-Soor Brigade in the northern region. He was accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff of the Army...

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Summer enters its final stages

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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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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - AFP

Guards get new arms as Iran vows to punish Zionists

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VINHEDO, Brazil: An aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 62 people on board on Aug 10, 2024. - AFP

Brazil plane crash kills 62