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KIGALI, Rwanda: Rwanda's President Paul Kagame speaks during an interview with international media at the presidency office in Kigali, on Friday. - AFP n

France genocide acknowledgement a 'big step,' says Kagame

KIGALI, Rwanda: Rwanda's President Paul Kagame speaks during an interview with international media at the presidency office in Kigali, on Friday. - AFPKIGALI, Rwanda: Rwandan President Paul Kagame says France's recent acknowledgement over its role in the 1994 genocide in his country is "a big step"-even if it didn't come with an apology. His counterpart Emmanuel Macron, during a historic visit to the east African nation this week, recognized...

HONG KONG: Pro-democracy activist Figo Chan (center) gestures as he walks to a Hong Kong Correctional Services van before being driven to the District Court in Hong Kong on Friday.-AFP n

HK activist Figo Chan says jail will make him 'a better man'

HONG KONG: Pro-democracy activist Figo Chan (center) gestures as he walks to a Hong Kong Correctional Services van before being driven to the District Court in Hong Kong on Friday. - AFPHONG KONG: Hong Kong democracy campaigner Figo Chan wore an "Avengers" hoodie into court for his jail sentence in a nod to his love of the comic series and its tale of heroic redemption. He says prison will make him a "better man". Chan, 25, was one of eight...

BANGKOK: In this handout photo health workers administer doses of vaccine for the COVID-19 coronavirus for inmates at Minburi Remand Prison in Bangkok, amid a surge in cases of the virus in Thai prisons.-AFP n

Coronavirus sweeps through Thailand's overcrowded prisons

BANGKOK: In this handout photo health workers administer doses of vaccine for the COVID-19 coronavirus for inmates at Minburi Remand Prison in Bangkok, amid a surge in cases of the virus in Thai prisons. - AFPBANGKOK: A coronavirus surge sweeping through Thailand's prisons has thrown the spotlight on the kingdom's overcrowded penal system, where some inmates have less space to sleep than the inside of a coffin. As of yesterday, almost 25,000...

BAMAKO, Mali: In this file photo Colonel Assimi Goita (center), President of CNSP addresses to the press during the ceremony of the 60th anniversary of Mali's independence in Bamako.-AFP n

Mali constitutional court declares Goita transitional president

BAMAKO, Mali: In this file photo Colonel Assimi Goita (center), President of CNSP addresses the press during the ceremony of the 60th anniversary of Mali's independence in Bamako. - AFPBAMAKO, Mali: Mali's constitutional court on Friday named Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of the post-coup junta, as the country's transitional president. The judgment stipulated that Goita would "exercise the functions of transitional president to lead the...

HAMPTON, Virginia: US President Joe Biden poses with service members at Joint Base Langley-Eustis on Friday. - AFP nn

Biden pitches $6 trillion budget

HAMPTON, Virginia: US President Joe Biden poses with service members at Joint Base Langley-Eustis on Friday. - AFPWASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget to "reimagine" the US economy and stave off Chinese competition, though driving the United States into record debt - and with Congress first needing to give approval. Announcing the proposed spending, Biden said a post-pandemic United States "cannot afford to...

WASHINGTON: Activists take part in a protest outside of the Old Ebbitt Grill to call for a full minimum wage with tips for restaurant workers on May 26, 2021. - AFP n

In US, tipped workers still feel pandemic crunch

WASHINGTON: Activists take part in a protest outside of the Old Ebbitt Grill to call for a full minimum wage with tips for restaurant workers on May 26, 2021. - AFPWASHINGTON: As the number of COVID-19 cases soared in Washington through the fall and winter, Tizoc Zarate waited tables at a local restaurant - but struggled to put enough food on the table for himself and his girlfriend. Zarate, 22, says he is angry about the health risks he faced,...

Energy giant Total rebrands as shareholders back climate plan

PARIS: Total Chief Executive Officer Patrick Pouyanne and Total employees remove a cover to reveal the new TotalEnergies logo during its unveiling ceremony in La Defense on Friday. – AFPPARIS: French oil and gas major Total on Friday won near-unanimous shareholder support for its climate strategy along with a new name, TotalEnergies, marking its shift - but NGOs dismissed it as "bogus". Only a tiny minority rebelled against the company's plans...

CHICHESTER: Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos speaks by a Rolls Royce Boat Tail on show at the company's Goodwood headquarters on May 27, 2021. - AFP n

Rolls-Royce drives up car luxury with 'Boat Tail'

CHICHESTER: Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Muller-Otvos speaks by a Rolls Royce Boat Tail on show at the company's Goodwood headquarters on May 27, 2021. - AFPCHICHESTER, United Kingdom: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, which along with the wider luxury goods sector is recovering strongly from pandemic fallout, has launched a "Boat Tail" automobile - tailor-made for just three ultra-wealthy clients. With a rear resembling a yacht deck and opening up for...

TOKYO: Buildings are seen at dusk as a shinkansen, or high-speed bullet train, passes by in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn

Japan extends virus emergency until month before Olympics

TOKYO: Buildings are seen at dusk as a shinkansen, or high-speed bullet train, passes by in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Japan's government on Friday extended a coronavirus emergency in Tokyo and other parts of the country until just a month before the Olympics, fuelling doubts about whether the Games can go ahead safely. Organizers said they would now wait to make a decision on whether to allow local fans at the Games until the emergency ends...

DOHA: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (center) competes in the Women's 100M final during the Diamond League athletics meeting at the Qatar Sports Club stadium in the capital Doha on Friday. - AFPn

Fraser-Pryce storms to 100m victory at Doha Diamond League

DOHA: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (center) competes in the Women's 100M final during the Diamond League athletics meeting at the Qatar Sports Club stadium in the capital Doha on Friday. - AFPDOHA: Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce raced to victory in the 100m at the Diamond League in Doha on Friday in a confidence boost in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympics. The 34-year-old four-time world champion timed an impressive season's...

BAGHDAD: Kuwait's archer Abdullah Malallah participates in the Archery Arab Cup Final in Baghdad, Iraq. n

Kuwait's Malallah wins gold at Archery Arab Cup

BAGHDAD: Kuwait's archer Abdullah Malallah participates in the Archery Arab Cup Final in Baghdad, Iraq.By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwaiti archer Abdullah Yacoub Malallah won the gold medal at the Archery Arab Cup final held in Baghdad. The archer broke the Arab and Kuwait record by scoring 687 points. Meanwhile, Kuwaiti archer Amer Al-Hajiri placed sixth. This achievement will help place Kuwait in a distinguished spot in the Arab ranking, as...

BARCELONA: FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta holds a press conference at the Auditorium 1899 of the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, on Friday. - AFPn

Laporta 'moderately optimistic' Messi will stay at Barca

BARCELONA: FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta holds a press conference at the Auditorium 1899 of the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, on Friday. - AFPMADRID: Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Friday he is "moderately optimistic" Lionel Messi will stay but would not guarantee the future of Ronald Koeman, with further talks planned between club and coach next week. Laporta also remained defiant over Barca's continuing membership of the...

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