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PARIS: (from L) French Prime Minister Jean Castex, Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti and French Health Minister Olivier Veran leave the Elysee presidential Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris. - AFPn

French justice ministry searched in probe against minister

PARIS: (from L) French Prime Minister Jean Castex, Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti and French Health Minister Olivier Veran leave the Elysee presidential Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris. - AFPPARIS: French police were searching the ministry of justice yesterday as part of a conflict of interest probe against the justice minister, a former star defence lawyer, a judicial source said. Eric Dupond-Moretti was named justice...

TUBIZE: Belgium's Spanish coach Roberto Martinez oversees a training session at the team's base camp at the Belgian National Football Center in Tubize on Wednesday. - AFPnn

De Bruyne, Eden Hazard absent from Belgium training ahead of Italy clash

TUBIZE: Belgium's Spanish coach Roberto Martinez oversees a training session at the team's base camp at the Belgian National Football Center in Tubize on Wednesday. - AFPBRUSSELS: Kevin De Bruyne and Eden Hazard yesterday were both absent from Belgium's final training session before their Euro 2020 quarter-final against Italy. Captain Hazard and midfielder De Bruyne both hobbled off during Belgium's 1-0 last-16 win over Portugal last weekend. De...

SAINT PETERSBURG: Spain's players attend a training session in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday. - AFPnn

History favors Spain as Switzerland seek repeat Euro 2020 coup

SAINT PETERSBURG: Spain's players attend a training session in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday. - AFPSAINT PETERSBURG: Switzerland will try to follow up their shock elimination of world champions France at Euro 2020 against Spain tonight after reaching the quarter-finals of a major tournament for the first time in 67 years. Vladimir Petkovic's side recovered from two goals down to force extra time against much-fancied France and prevailed on...

LOS ANGELES: The Phoenix Suns pose for a photo after winning the Western Conference Finals of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on Wednesday at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. - AFPn

Paul stars as Suns rout Clippers to reach NBA finals

LOS ANGELES: The Phoenix Suns pose for a photo after winning the Western Conference Finals of the 2021 NBA Playoffs on Wednesday at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Chris Paul erupted for 41 points to lead the Phoenix Suns into the NBA Finals on Wednesday with a series-clinching 130-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Suns -- who squandered the opportunity to wrap up the Western Conference Finals at home on...

LONDON: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur returns against US player Venus Williams during their women's singles second round match on the third day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on Wednesday. - AFPnn

Jabeur hopes exploits galvanize Arab women to play on tennis tour

LONDON: Tunisia's Ons Jabeur returns against US player Venus Williams during their women's singles second round match on the third day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on Wednesday. - AFPLONDON: Ons Jabeur says "being the only Arab (woman)" on the tennis tour "is not easy" but she hopes one day there will be a whole group of them like the Americans and French. The 26-year-old...

PEJA: Kosovo's Judo trainer Driton Kuka (right) leads a training session at the Ippon judo club in the town of Peja on June 16, 2021. - AFPn

How a Kosovo tourism hub became a judo juggernaut

PEJA: Kosovo's Judo trainer Driton Kuka (right) leads a training session at the Ippon judo club in the town of Peja on June 16, 2021. - AFPPEJA: Already famous for its local beer, spectacular scenery and Orthodox monastery, a small city in Kosovo has added another feather to its cap: conveyor belt for Olympic talent. Peja, known as Pec to Serbs, on the edge of a mountainous national park with wide canyons and craggy peaks, will supply all five...

KUWAIT: Zain's Waleed Al-Khashti with Kuwaiti MMA professional competitor Ahmad Al-Busairi.n

Zain supports Kuwaiti MMA champion Ahmad Al-Busairi

KUWAIT: Zain's Waleed Al-Khashti with Kuwaiti MMA professional competitor Ahmad Al-Busairi.KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its support and sponsorship of Kuwaiti mixed martial arts (MMA) professional competitor Ahmad Al-Busairi. The national athlete recently raised the Kuwaiti flag high at international arenas by attaining two silver medals in two grappling adult open competitions held at Chicago and New...

LOS ANGELES: In this file photo, a 'Help Wanted' sign is posted beside Coronavirus safety guidelines in front of a restaurant in Los Angeles, California. - AFPnn

US jobless claims fall to 364,000

LOS ANGELES: In this file photo, a 'Help Wanted' sign is posted beside Coronavirus safety guidelines in front of a restaurant in Los Angeles, California. - AFPWASHINGTON: New applications for unemployment benefits fell last week to 364,000, according to government data released yesterday, the lowest since March 14, 2020 when the pandemic lockdowns began. That was a decline of 51,000 new jobless claims for the week ended June 26, according to the...

TOKYO: Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has hit its highest level since 2018, a key business survey showed yesterday. - AFPn

Japan business confidence hits highest level since 2018

TOKYO: Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has hit its highest level since 2018, a key business survey showed yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has hit its highest level since 2018, a key business survey showed yesterday as they bet on a strong post-pandemic recovery despite some setbacks. The Bank of Japan's Tankan business survey-a quarterly poll of about 10,000 companies-showed a reading of plus 14...

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OPEC+ summit could lead to modest rise in oil output'

LONDON: The OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries started their meeting yesterday and were expected to agree to boost output in August to meet demand and limit recent price rises. The cost of crude oil has surged back to levels last seen in October 2018, which would normally support arguments in favor of boosting production. India, the world's third-largest consumer of crude, has urged OPEC+ to phase out its current regime of cuts and allow...

Tim Berners-Lee's source code for the World Wide Web was sold as an NFT. - AFPn

World Wide Web source code NFT sells for $5.4m

Tim Berners-Lee's source code for the World Wide Web was sold as an NFT. - AFPNEW YORK: Tim Berners-Lee's source code for the World Wide Web sold Wednesday for $5.4 million in the form of non-fungible token (NFT). Sotheby's in New York organized the weeklong sale of the program that paved the way for the internet we know today more than 30 years after its creation.The lot included an animated version of Berners-Lee's nearly 10,000 lines of code...

Pedestrians look at wreaths and pictures attached to the gates of Kensington Palace to celebrate what would have been Princess Diana's 60th birthday in London yesterday. - AFPn

William and Harry reunite for Diana statue tribute

Pedestrians look at wreaths and pictures attached to the gates of Kensington Palace to celebrate what would have been Princess Diana's 60th birthday in London yesterday. - AFPPrinces William and Harry set aside their differences yesterday to unveil a new statue of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday. The brothers took the wraps off the tribute in the garden of Diana's former London home at Kensington Palace,...

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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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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

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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

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