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RIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina's Lionel Messi (center) vies for the ball with Chile's goalkeeper Claudio Bravo during their Conmebol Copa America 2021 football tournament group phase match at the Nilton Santos Stadium on Monday. - AFP n
Messi frustrated after draw with Chile
RIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina's Lionel Messi (center) vies for the ball with Chile's goalkeeper Claudio Bravo during their Conmebol Copa America 2021 football tournament group phase match at the Nilton Santos Stadium on Monday. - AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina superstar Lionel Messi scored a stunning freekick but Chile hit back to earn a 1-1 draw in the Copa America on Monday. Messi's magical left foot gave dominant Argentina a deserved first half...
SEVILLE: Spain's midfielder Marcos Llorente jumps over Sweden's goalkeeper Robin Olsen during the UEFA Euro 2020 Group E match at La Cartuja Stadium on Monday. - AFP n
Spain held by Sweden in opener
SEVILLE: Spain's midfielder Marcos Llorente jumps over Sweden's goalkeeper Robin Olsen during the UEFA Euro 2020 Group E match at La Cartuja Stadium on Monday. - AFPGLASGOW: Spain opened their Euro 2020 campaign with a goalless draw against Sweden in Seville on Monday after their preparations were badly affected by Covid-19, while Patrik Schick scored one of the championship's great goals in the Czech Republic's 2-0 win over Scotland. Elsewhere...
ATLANTA: Tobias Harris #12 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives to the basket against the Atlanta Hawks during Round 2, Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs on Monday at State Farm Arena. - AFP n
Young shines as Hawks rally past Sixers, Clippers rout Jazz
ATLANTA: Tobias Harris #12 of the Philadelphia 76ers drives to the basket against the Atlanta Hawks during Round 2, Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Playoffs on Monday at State Farm Arena. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Trae Young poured in 25 points and added 18 assists as the Atlanta Hawks rallied Monday to beat the Philadelphia 76ers in game four of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series. Young shot eight of 26 from the floor and drained...
BRUSSELS: President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen (left) and European Council President Charles Michel give a press conference after an EU - US summit at the European Union headquarters in Brussels yesterday. - AFPn
US, EU strike Airbus-Boeing deal
BRUSSELS: President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen (left) and European Council President Charles Michel give a press conference after an EU - US summit at the European Union headquarters in Brussels yesterday. - AFPBRUSSELS: US President Joe Biden and the EU agreed a long-term truce in the 17-year-old Airbus-Boeing dispute yesterday, as they try to push past their own disputes and turn their focus to a rising China. Negotiated in...
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Britain, Australia agree post-Brexit free trade deal
LONDON: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (right) and Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison walk in the garden of 10 Downing street in central London yesterday. Britain has agreed a post-Brexit free trade deal with Australia, London announced yesterday, adding that the nations plan to "intensify cooperation on security, climate change and science and tech". - AFPLONDON: Britain announced yesterday a major free trade agreement with...
A government organized media tour shows tourists and media members at Namtso lake in Dangxiong county, known in Tibetan as Damxung county, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. - AFPn
Herders to hoteliers: China now lures millions of tourists to Tibet
A government organized media tour shows tourists and media members at Namtso lake in Dangxiong county, known in Tibetan as Damxung county, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region. - AFPNYINGTRI, China: In a room warmed by an open wood stove, Baima says her family converted their white-brick house into a hotel as China's Communist leadership ushers tens of millions of tourists to the politically sensitive region of Tibet. Surrounded by mist-covered...
YANGON: In this file photo, people participate in a rally in support of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, as she prepares to defend Myanmar against accusations of genocide against Rohingya Muslims at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. – AFPn
Junta trial of Myanmar's Suu Kyi under way
YANGON: In this file photo, people participate in a rally in support of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, as she prepares to defend Myanmar against accusations of genocide against Rohingya Muslims at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. – AFPNAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: The trial of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi got under way yesterday, more than four months after a military coup, with junta witnesses testifying the...
KABUL: Relatives carry the body of a polio worker who were shot dead by gunmen following a string of targeted attacks on polio workers where at least four people were killed, in Nangarhar Province yesterday. — AFPn
China to launch first crew to new space station
This file photo taken on June 9, 2021 shows a Long March-2F carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft for China's first manned mission to its new space station. — AFPBEIJING: The first crew for China's new space station prepared to blast off this week for the latest step in Beijing's ambitious program to establish itself as a space power. The mission is China's first crewed spaceflight in nearly five years, and a matter of prestige...
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Kuwait commemorates World Blood Donor Day
KUWAIT: Kuwait Ministry of Health's Blood Transfusion Services Department commemorated the World Blood Donor Day yesterday under the theme: Donate blood and revive the world. Marking the World Blood Donor Day raises awareness on need of safe blood transfusion as well as shedding light on contributions of donors who help save lives of people. Hanan Al-AwadhiHanan Al-Awadhi, Acting Department head, said in a statement to KUNA. She added blood...
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KAC Chairman: 100 flights headed to Guangzhou during COVID-19 crisis
KUWAIT: The number of flights operated by Kuwait Airways to China's Guangzhou reached 100, carrying on board more than 10,000 passengers, along with the cargo flights during Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, Kuwait Airways Chairman Ali Al-Dakhan announced yesterday.He added in press remarks that he received a letter of thanks and congratulations from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Board of Directors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jia...
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MoH to boost services to limit the spread of new variants
Dr Ghanim Al-HujailanKUWAIT: Internal medicine and infectious diseases specialist at the Ministry of Health and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) fellow Dr Ghanim Al-Hujailan lauded the efforts of the health ministry to fight COVID-19, affirming that ministry officials do not spare any effort to prevent the virus from spreading.He added the country is in urgent need of quick and accurate PCR tests that are able to detect the major...
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MoH: Cases of Delta variant of COVID-19 detected in Kuwait
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The health ministry announced yesterday that it had detected an unspecified number of cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, previously known as the Indian variant, amid a clear spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in Kuwait. In a statement to KUNA, Health Ministry Spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad provided no details on the number of Delta variant cases, when they were discovered and whether they were detected among...
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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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