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A flare is lit as French fishing boats protest in front of the port of Saint Helier off the British island of Jersey to draw attention to what they see as unfair restrictions on their ability to fish in UK waters after Brexit, yesterday. - AFPn

UK, France send ships to Jersey

A flare is lit as French fishing boats protest in front of the port of Saint Helier off the British island of Jersey to draw attention to what they see as unfair restrictions on their ability to fish in UK waters after Brexit, yesterday. - AFPSAINT HELIER, UK: Britain and France sent navy and coastal patrol ships to waters near the Channel island of Jersey yesterday as tensions spiraled between the two neighbors over post-Brexit fishing rights....

NEW YORK: People shop in downtown Brooklyn in New York City. Businesses in the building, service, hospitality and retail sectors are seeing solid growth as the US economy surges out of the COVID-19 slowdown. - AFPn

US service sector sees relief as virus-hit economy rebounds

NEW YORK: People shop in downtown Brooklyn in New York City. Businesses in the building, service, hospitality and retail sectors are seeing solid growth as the US economy surges out of the COVID-19 slowdown. - AFPNEW YORK: After a year of layoffs and uncertainty, data released showed the US service sector adding jobs and expanding in April, as the world's largest economy bounces back from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Payroll services firm...

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BoE sees stronger growth recovery from pandemic

LONDON: The Bank of England said yesterday the UK economy will enjoy a stronger than expected recovery this year as the country eases its coronavirus pandemic lockdowns quicker than earlier anticipated. The improved outlook comes as the BoE kept its main interest rate at a record-low 0.1 percent following a regular policy meeting this week.The UK economy is expected to rebound by 7.25 percent this year thanks to "the slightly earlier easing of...

A bathtub used by Napoleon in Saint-Helena is on display during the exhibition 'Napoleon: From Waterloo to Saint Helena, birth of the legend', at the Waterloo 1815 memorial in Braine-L'Alleud. - AFP photosn

Napoleon's bath meets its Waterloo

A bathtub used by Napoleon in Saint-Helena is on display during the exhibition 'Napoleon: From Waterloo to Saint Helena, birth of the legend', at the Waterloo 1815 memorial in Braine-L'Alleud. - AFP photosOne of the many things Napoleon Bonaparte was famous for was taking long soaks in the bath, during which he read newspapers and held forth to his entourage. It was a habit he carried over to isolated but relatively comfortable exile, reinforced...

This handout photograph shows a giant squid statue, built at a cost of nearly 250,000 USD with a national tax grant to aid communities hit financially by COVID-19 restrictions, in the town of Noto, Ishikawa prefecture.-AFP n

Japan town builds giant squid statue with COVID grant

This handout photograph shows a giant squid statue, built at a cost of nearly 250,000 USD with a national tax grant to aid communities hit financially by COVID-19 restrictions, in the town of Noto, Ishikawa prefecture. - AFPA remote Japanese fishing town has sparked debate after spending coronavirus relief funds on a giant squid statue that cost nearly $250,000 in a controversial bid to boost post-pandemic tourism. The huge pink monument with...

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Three-year old Mtoto, Africa's earliest known human burial

This handout computer-generated image shows the remains of a 3-year-old child named by the scientists "Mtoto". - AFP photosA child no older than three laid to rest sideways in an earthen grave 78,000 years ago, legs carefully tucked up against its tiny chest, is the earliest known human burial in Africa, researchers reported Wednesday. The sunken pit, in a cave complex along the coast of Kenya, was bereft of ornaments, offerings or...

This picture shows members of the K-pop boy band Blitzers posing for a photo at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. - AFP photosnn

Inside the cut-throat battle to build K-pop's next superstars

This picture shows members of the K-pop boy band Blitzers posing for a photo at a rehearsal studio in Seoul. - AFP photosThirty teenagers, thousands of hours of training, dozens of shattered dreams: it all comes to a head next week when the Blitzers will be launched into the cut-throat K-pop market, hoping to become the next BTS. An all-male septet-like the musical phenomenon that topped the US Billboard charts last year-their three years of...

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The Royal Family lead tributes to Archie Mountbatten-Windsor

The Royal Family have led tributes to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son on his second birthday. Using their official Twitter account, the Royal Family paid tribute to Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor - who has moved to the United States with his parents - on his second birthday.A post on the official Twitter account shared a picture of Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan with their son, captioning it: "Wishing Archie Mountbatten-Windsor a very...

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Love letters and the tortured inheritance of the Little Prince

It was a romance that helped inspire one of the great works of 20th-century fiction and a bitter conflict between his heirs, but a new book of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's love letters suggests a reconciliation may finally have been achieved. French aviator, poet and war hero Antoine de Saint-Exupery's "The Little Prince" is said to have sold more than 200 million copies in 450 different translations since it was first published in 1943.Much of the...

KUWAIT: People queue up to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the makeshift Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref's Kuwait International Fairground Tuesday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Lawmakers lash out at ministry over coronavirus

KUWAIT: People queue up to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the makeshift Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref's Kuwait International Fairground Tuesday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Lawmakers yesterday strongly criticized the government and the health ministry for allegedly failing to handle the coronavirus pandemic amid a shortage of vaccinations. The Ministry of Health has already rescheduled the timing of the second...

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Ministry to inform vaccinated when second dose available

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday that it will inform those who got the first jab of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine about the new date for their second shot when the country receives a new shipment of the vaccine. Ministry Undersecretary for Public Health Bouthina Al-Mudhaf said that the decision was taken as the vaccine producers, particularly AstraZeneca, may delay the delivery of the new shipment due to the growing global demand...

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Zain partners with UNICEF to launch child online safety booklet

KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa announces its Zain esports gaming brand, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Al-Bayan Bilingual School Kuwait to assist the institution in developing its esports club. The MoU is a first step for Zain towards working with schools and universities to educate students about the vast opportunities in the world of esports locally...

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