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KUWAIT: Firefighters battle a blaze at a commercial complex under construction in Jahra yesterday.n

Two perish in Jahra mall fire

KUWAIT: Firefighters battle a blaze at a commercial complex under construction in Jahra yesterday.KUWAIT: Two workers perished in a fire in a three-floor commercial complex under construction in Jahra yesterday while firemen safely rescued five others from the scorching blaze. The workers who were rescued were stranded in the burning building, Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) said in a press release. The two deaths resulted from dense smoke inside the...

LONDON: A picture that circulated on social media on Saturday shows Leicester players Hamza Choudhury and Wesley Fofana showing support for the Palestinians after winning the FA Cup final.n

Leicester players show support for Palestinians

LONDON: A picture that circulated on social media on Saturday shows Leicester players Hamza Choudhury and Wesley Fofana showing support for the Palestinians after winning the FA Cup final.LONDON: Leicester players Hamza Choudhury and Wesley Fofana showed support for the Palestinians after winning the FA Cup final on Saturday. English midfielder Choudhury and French defender Fofana were seen holding a Palestinian flag. Choudhury had the flagged...

UNCASVILLE: Class of 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Class poses for a group photo during Enshrinement Ceremony on Saturday at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. - AFP n

Kobe Bryant inducted posthumously into Basketball Hall of Fame

UNCASVILLE: Class of 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame Class poses for a group photo during Enshrinement Ceremony on Saturday at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. - AFPNEW YORK: Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant was inducted posthumously into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday part of a star-studded group that also included Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett. Bryant was inducted as part of the Class...

INDIANAPOLIS: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James #23 looks on during the game against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. - AFPn

LeBron returns as Lakers stay in playoff hunt

INDIANAPOLIS: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James #23 look on during the game against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. - AFPLOS ANGELES: LeBron James made a successful return from injury as the Los Angeles Lakers kept alive their hopes of an automatic NBA playoff spot with a 122-115 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. James finished with 24 points while Anthony...

HOUSTON: Dana White places the belt on Charles Oliveira after he defeated Michael Chandler during their Championship Lightweight Bout at the UFC 262 event at Toyota Center on Saturday in Houston, Texas. - AFPn

Oliveira 'lion of lions' KOs Chandler to win UFC lightweight belt

HOUSTON: Dana White places the belt on Charles Oliveira after he defeated Michael Chandler during their Championship Lightweight Bout at the UFC 262 event at Toyota Center on Saturday in Houston, Texas. - AFPHOUSTON: Brazil's Charles Oliveira rallied with brutal efficiency to knock out American Michael Chandler early in the second round at UFC 262 in Houston, Texas, on Saturday and be crowned new lightweight champion. "I am proving to everybody...

GLASGOW: Police make an arrest as Rangers fans celebrate in George Square in Glasgow on Saturday, after Rangers lift the Scottish Premiership trophy for the first time in 10 years. - AFPn

Arrests made as Rangers fans' title party turns violent

GLASGOW: Police make an arrest as Rangers fans celebrate in George Square in Glasgow on Saturday, after Rangers lift the Scottish Premiership trophy for the first time in 10 years. - AFPGLASGOW: Three police officers were injured and more than 20 arrests made after Rangers fans packed into the streets of Glasgow on Saturday to celebrate winning the Scottish Premiership with an unbeaten record. Steven Gerrard's side had already been confirmed as...

In this photo taken on April 22, 2021, gallery workers display an artwork titled 'Femme assise pres d'une fenetre (Marie-Therese)' by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso during a photocall at Christie's auction house in central London. - AFP nn

Picasso painting sells for $103m in New York

In this photo taken on April 22, 2021, gallery workers display an artwork titled 'Femme assise pres d'une fenetre (Marie-Therese)' by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso during a photocall at Christie's auction house in central London. - AFPPablo Picasso's "Woman Sitting Near a Window (Marie-Therese)" sold Thursday for $103.4 million at Christie's in New York, the auction house said. The painting, completed in 1932, was sold after 19 minutes of...

David Garcia places a pizza on a lava river that comes down from the Pacaya volcano at the Cerro Chino hill in San Vicente Pacaya municipality, Guatemala, on May 11, 2021. - AFP photos n

Cooked at 1,000 degrees Celsius: Guatemala's volcanic pizza

David Garcia places a pizza on a lava river that comes down from the Pacaya volcano at the Cerro Chino hill in San Vicente Pacaya municipality, Guatemala, on May 11, 2021. - AFPGuatemala's Pacaya volcano has been erupting since February, keeping local communities and authorities on high alert. But for David Garcia, the streams of molten lava oozing down the mountainside have become his kitchen. Garcia, a 34-year-old accountant, serves up "Pacaya...

This aerial photo taken on April 27, 2021 shows a still-under-construction replica of the Titanic ship in Daying County in China's southwest Sichuan province. - AFP n

Huge Titanic replica to open as Chinese tourist destination

This aerial photo taken on April 27, 2021 shows a still-under-construction replica of the Titanic ship in Daying County in China's southwest Sichuan province. - AFPThe Titanic is being brought back from the deep, more than a century after its ill-fated maiden voyage, at a landlocked Chinese theme park where tourists can soon splash out for a night on a full-scale replica. The project's main backer was inspired to recreate the world's most...

Italian rock band Maneskin perform the song Zitti E Buoni on Saturday. n

Eurovision makes COVID-lite return in the Netherlands

Italian rock band Maneskin perform the song Zitti E Buoni on Saturday. - AFPThe kitschy glamour of Eurovision is back, with the Dutch hosting a scaled-down, coronavirus-safe version this week after the song contest was cancelled last year. Around 3,500 COVID-tested fans will be allowed to attend the May 22 final in Rotterdam as the return of the pageant injects some glitz into Europe's cautious reopening. French singer Barbara Pravi, dubbed a...

Umbrellas are seen by the sea at Falaserna (Phalasarna) beach on the western coast of Crete island on Saturday. - AFP n

'Forget COVID': Tourists return to Greece

Umbrellas are seen by the sea at Falaserna (Phalasarna) beach on the western coast of Crete island on Saturday. - AFPTourists basked in the warmth, sun and crystal waters of Crete on Friday for long-awaited holidays as Greece kickstarted its tourism season after last year's pandemic misery. "I hope to forget this damn COVID," said Jil Wirries, a 28-year old student from Hanover, Germany, as he collected his luggage at the island's Heraklion...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosn

Kuwait's Amir receives greetings on Eid Al-Fitr from Crown Prince, senior officials

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photoKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday received a cable of congratulations from His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the advent of Eid Al-Fitr. His Highness the Amir also received congratulations...

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