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PARIS: France's President Emmanuel Macron (right) welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi upon his arrival for an international conference on Sudan which aims to provide financing breathing room for its Prime Minister as he pursues economic reforms in Paris yesterday.-AFPn

Macron hosts summit to bolster Sudan's post-Bashir recovery

PARIS: France's President Emmanuel Macron (right) welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi upon his arrival for an international conference on Sudan which aims to provide financing breathing room for its Prime Minister as he pursues economic reforms in Paris yesterday. - AFPPARIS: The French government promised yesterday to lend $1.5 billion to Sudan to help it pay off its massive foreign debt, kicking off an international summit aimed...

This aerial photo shows a port in Haikou in China's southern Hainan province. – AFPn

China retail sales slow, raising economic recovery concerns

This aerial photo shows a port in Haikou in China's southern Hainan province. – AFPBEIJING: Chinese retail sales grew at a slower pace than expected last month, data showed yesterday, raising concerns about the recovery in the world's number two economy. China was the first major economy to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic thanks to tight lockdowns and mass testing, with factories doing most of the heavy lifting as companies producing...

In this file photo fans walk past the CNN Center en route to the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. - US telecommunications firm AT&T announced on May 17, 2021 a merger between its WarnerMedia unit -- which owns CNN and HBO -- and Discovery media, creating a streaming giant that could compete with Netflix and Disney+. When the deal is finalized, AT&T will receive $43 billion and AT&T's shareholders will take stock representing 71 percent of the new company, with Discovery shareholders owning 29 percent. (Photo by Christian Petersen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

AT&T to spin off WarnerMedia in Discovery tie-up

WASHINGTON: AT&T said yesterday it was spinning off its WarnerMedia unit and combining it with Discovery, creating a new standalone media giant and ending the telecom group's ambition to become a content and delivery powerhouse. The deal carves out the AT&T division which includes HBO, Warner Bros studios and CNN, to ramp up efforts in streaming media against rivals such as Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime VideoWhen the deal is finalized, AT&T...

ALGARVE, Portugal: A passenger arrives as tour operator´s hosts wait for clients at Faro airport in Algarve, south of Portugal, yesterday. – AFPn

Portugal greets first UK tourists as travel curbs lifted

ALGARVE, Portugal: A passenger arrives as tour operator´s hosts wait for clients at Faro airport in Algarve, south of Portugal, yesterday. – AFPFARO, Portugal: British holidaymakers returned to Portugal yesterday as the country seeks to revive its battered tourism industry after lifting travel restrictions that had been imposed to curb COVID-19. Britons are the biggest contingent of tourists in Portugal, a country whose economy relies heavily...

TOKYO: People take part in a protest against the hosting of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn

Over 80 percent in Japan oppose Olympics this year

TOKYO: People take part in a protest against the hosting of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: More than 80 percent of Japanese polled oppose hosting the virus-postponed Olympics this year, a new survey showed yesterday, underlining public antipathy less than 10 weeks before the Tokyo Games. The latest downbeat poll comes after Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency Friday as the nation battles a fourth wave of...

SAN FRANCISCO: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors shoots the ball during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. - AFPn

Jazz earn No 1 seed in playoffs, Lakers settle for spot in play-in

SAN FRANCISCO: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors shoots the ball during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. - AFPLOS ANGELES: The Utah Jazz claimed top spot in the playoffs, Stephen Curry captured the scoring title, and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers settled for a spot in the play-in round as Sunday's final day of the regular season saw all 30 NBA teams in action....

GOTHENBURG: Barcelona's players raise their trophy after winning the UEFA Women's Champions League final between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Sunday. - AFPnn

Barcelona thrash Chelsea to win women's Champions League

GOTHENBURG: Barcelona's players raise their trophy after winning the UEFA Women's Champions League final between Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, on Sunday. - AFPGOTHENBURG: Barcelona became the first Spanish side to win the women's Champions League with a stunning performance to thrash Chelsea 4-0 in Gothenburg on Sunday. The La Liga champions scored all four goals inside 36 minutes as a Melanie Leupolz own goal, Alexia...

Tyson Fury (left) and Anthony Joshuan

Fury vs Joshua title showdown in Saudi Arabia on August 14

Tyson Fury (left) and Anthony JoshuaLONDON: Tyson Fury said Sunday his long-awaited world heavyweight title unification bout against Anthony Joshua would take place in Saudi Arabia on August 14. "Massive announcement FURY VS JOSHUA IS ON AUGUST 14 in The kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The worlds (sic) biggest sporting event all eyes on us," Fury tweeted. Between them, the two British boxers hold all four major versions of the heavyweight title. Saudi...

BILBAO: Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane gestures during the Spanish League football match between Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Madrid CF at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao on Sunday. - AFPnn

Zidane denies telling players he will leave Real at end of season

BILBAO: Real Madrid's French coach Zinedine Zidane gestures during the Spanish League football match between Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Madrid CF at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao on Sunday. - AFPMADRID: Zinedine Zidane has denied already telling his players he will resign as Real Madrid coach at the end of the season. Zidane was asked again about his future after Madrid's 1-0 victory away at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, a win that keeps them...

MANCHESTER: Demonstrators protest against Manchester United's owners outside Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, north west England, on Thursday, ahead of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Liverpool. - AFPn

Solskjaer hopes fans will cheer not jeer on return to Old Trafford

MANCHESTER: Demonstrators protest against Manchester United's owners outside Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, north west England, on Thursday, ahead of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Liverpool. - AFPLONDON: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes Manchester United fans will ditch their protests against club owners, the Glazer family, and cheer on the team when supporters return to Old Trafford for the first time in...

Iraqi Kurdish youths play the PUBG video game on a mobile phone in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq.—AFP photosn

Iraqis find escape, success on a virtual battleground

Iraqi Kurdish youths play the PUBG video game on a mobile phone in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq. — AFPBashar Abo Khalil's PUBG character dashes around a wall in a pink dress and samurai helmet, thwacking an enemy with a frying pan-standard fare in the mobile game that is a mega-sensation in Iraq. The online star, known as G2G, is one of many Iraqis hooked on PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds-a battle royale...

In this file photo visitors and staff wearing protective face masks, walk down the Main Street of Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, near Paris.—AFP n

Disneyland Paris to reopen June 17 as COVID curbs ease

In this file photo visitors and staff wearing protective face masks, walk down the Main Street of Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, near Paris. — AFPDisneyland Paris, Europe's biggest tourist attraction, said yesterday it would reopen on June 17 as France eases COVID-19 restrictions. The theme park, which employs 17,000 people, closed between March 13 and July 15 last year and has been shut again since October 30. It has had to cancel its...

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MOSCOW: Muscovites crowd the counter of a Soviet bank to change their rubles into foreign currency in Moscow in this file photo. -- AFP

Russian economic growth dips in second quarter as inflation rises

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An operator with the call sign Yuri demonstrates the capabilities of a robot dog at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Aug 7, 2024. - AFP

Ukraine to let robodogs loose on frontlines

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VIENNA: Fans of US singer Taylor Swift, swifties, gather after the singer's concerts were cancelled in Vienna, Austria, on August 8, 2024. — AFP

Plot to attack Taylor Swift show in Austria linked to Islamic State

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BERLIN: The CEO of German industrial conglomerate Siemens Roland Busch gives a speech during a ceremony for the laying of the corner stone for ‘Siemensstadt Square’, a new Siemens project in Berlin.- AFP

Siemens profits soar on software demand and AI ‘boom’

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BAGHDAD: Activists demonstrate against female child marriages in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024, amid parliamentary discussion over a proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law. — AFP

Fears for women’s rights as Iraqi bill resurfaces