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DOOPLAYA: This handout photo from the KNU Dooplaya District taken and released yesterday shows a protester holding a sign during a demonstration against the military coup in Dooplaya district in Myanmar's Karen state. – AFPnnn

'No regrets': Myanmar dissidents evade junta with life on the run

DOOPLAYA: This handout photo from the KNU Dooplaya District taken and released yesterday shows a protester holding a sign during a demonstration against the military coup in Dooplaya district in Myanmar's Karen state. – AFPBANGKOK: Burner phones, safehouses, sheltering with rebels and months away from loved ones -- Myanmar anti-coup activists have been driven underground by a brutal crackdown but have no regrets about choosing life on the run....

BAKU: Wales' midfielder Joe Morrell (left) is challenged by Turkey's midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu during at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. - AFP n

Italy cruise into Euro 2020 last 16 as Wales close on knockouts

BAKU: Wales' midfielder Joe Morrell (left) is challenged by Turkey's midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. - AFPPARIS: Italy became the first team to reach the knockout stage of Euro 2020 as midfielder Manuel Locatelli scored twice in a 3-0 win over Switzerland in Rome on Wednesday, while Wales moved to the brink of joining them by beating Turkey. The Azzurri, now unbeaten in 29 matches and having won their last 10...

ADELAIDE: The selected Australian Olympic swimming team poses for photos after the Australian swimming trials yesterday. - AFP n

McKeown, Titmus sizzle as Australian trials wrap up

ADELAIDE: The selected Australian Olympic swimming team poses for photos after the Australian swimming trials yesterday. - AFPADELAIDE: Kaylee McKeown capped a perfect build-up to the Tokyo Olympics with the year's fastest 200m backstroke at the Australian trials yesterday, while Ariarne Titmus fired another warning to American great Katie Ledecky. The 19-year-old McKeown, who smashed the 100m backstroke world record this week, set a new...

BRASILIA: In this file photo taken on June 13, 2021, view of the ball before the start of the Conmebol Copa America 2021 football tournament group phase match between Brazil and Venezuela at the Mane Garrincha Stadium. - AFP n

Controversial Copa America fails to captivate host Brazil

BRASILIA: In this file photo taken on June 13, 2021, view of the ball before the start of the Conmebol Copa America 2021 football tournament group phase match between Brazil and Venezuela at the Mane Garrincha Stadium. - AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: Driving by his neighborhood stadium, Paulo Torres takes his eyes off the road long enough to look the familiar venue over in disbelief. "What? Messi is going to play here?" Like many Brazilians, the Rio de...

SALT LAKE CITY: Royce O'Neale #23 of the Utah Jazz drives into Reggie Jackson #1 of the LA Clippers in Game Five of the Western Conference second-round playoff series at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Wednesday. - AFP n

Top-seeded Sixers, Jazz on the brink after Hawks, Clippers win

SALT LAKE CITY: Royce O'Neale #23 of the Utah Jazz drives into Reggie Jackson #1 of the LA Clippers in Game Five of the Western Conference second-round playoff series at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Wednesday. - AFPLOS ANGELES: The top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz were left on the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs on Wednesday as the Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers notched against-the-odds victories on the road. In...

HONG KONG: This picture taken on June 9, 2021 shows a general view of bars and local businesses in the popular entertainment district Wanchai in Hong Kong. - AFPnn

Pandemic sparks surge in Hong Kong 'devil's breath' cash drugging

HONG KONG: This picture taken on June 9, 2021 shows a general view of bars and local businesses in the popular entertainment district Wanchai in Hong Kong. - AFPHONG KONG: A spiked drink, a puff of dust, missing memories, and an empty bank account. Hong Kong's entertainment district Wanchai has been battered by a coronavirus-driven collapse in tourism and as times get desperate, several men have seen their night out turn into a nightmare. It...

TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (L) and Shigeru Omi, President of the Japan Community Health Care Organization, attend a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPnn

Japan lifting virus emergency one month before Olympics

TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (L) and Shigeru Omi, President of the Japan Community Health Care Organization, attend a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Japan's government yesterday approved lifting Tokyo's virus emergency just over a month before the Olympics, but set new restrictions that could sharply limit fans at Games events. The state of emergency in place in Tokyo...

SINHUPALCHOK: This general view shows houses submerged in flood waters in Sindhupalchok, some 70 km northeast of Kathmandu, after heavy monsoon rains caused the overflowing of the Melamchi River. - AFPnnn

Death toll rises as monsoon floods hit Bhutan, Nepal

SINHUPALCHOK: This general view shows houses submerged in flood waters in Sindhupalchok, some 70 km northeast of Kathmandu, after heavy monsoon rains caused the overflowing of the Melamchi River. - AFPTHIMPU: At least a dozen people have been killed in Bhutan and Nepal and several others are missing as torrential monsoon rains hit the region, triggering landslides and inundating homes, officials said yesterday. The annual monsoon season is...

TOULOUSE, France: An Airbus A330-800 aircraft takes off from Toulouse Blagnac airport, near Colomiers. Britain and the US have suspended retaliatory tariffs levied during a 17-year dispute over state aid for European planemaker Airbus and US rival Boeing, London announced yesterdayon June 17, 2021.n

UK, US reach deal over Airbus-Boeing row

TOULOUSE, France: An Airbus A330-800 aircraft takes off from Toulouse Blagnac airport, near Colomiers. Britain and the US have suspended retaliatory tariffs levied during a 17-year dispute over state aid for European planemaker Airbus and US rival Boeing, London announced yesterday. - AFPLONDON: Britain and the US have suspended retaliatory tariffs levied during a 17-year dispute over state aid for European planemaker Airbus and US rival Boeing,...

In this file photo, Microsoft CEO Satya Narayana Nadella speaks. Microsoft Wednesday named chief executive Satya Nadella as chair of its board. - AFPn

Microsoft gives more power to Nadella with board election

In this file photo, Microsoft CEO Satya Narayana Nadella speaks. Microsoft Wednesday named chief executive Satya Nadella as chair of its board. - AFPSAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Wednesday named chief executive Satya Nadella as chair of its board, strengthening his grip on a pioneering US technology company he rejuvenated for a new age. Nadella was unanimously elected head of the Microsoft board of directors, where he will guide the agenda...

Major banks and airlines were among businesses hit by a fresh global online outage yesterday, with the problem traced to US-based tech provider Akamain

Major banks, airlines hit in new global online outage

Major banks and airlines were among businesses hit by a fresh global online outage yesterday, with the problem traced to US-based tech provider Akamai. - AFPSYDNEY: Major banks and airlines were among businesses hit by a fresh global online outage yesterday, with the problem traced to US-based tech provider Akamai. An hour-long blackout hit a number of US airlines and several Australian financial firms as well as other companies dotted around...

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We Still Have Time To Change

By Nejoud Al-Yagout is disconcerting and alarming that so many people in our society are distressed. Women are distressed for many reasons, ranging from fear of violence and harassment to the fact that there is not a single female representing our society in parliament. Expatriates are distressed because they face daily abuse and discrimination in a country that seems hellbent on getting rid of them, discarding its heritage of...

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