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Man lost three fingers in fight with butcher

KUWAIT: A Sudanese man lost three fingers during a fight with an Egyptian in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh. A security source said police received a call about the fight, so they rushed to the scene along with paramedics, but found the Sudanese had already gone to the hospital. Police went to the hospital and found the man was in the operation theater to reattach his fingers. The Egyptian, a butcher, was arrested, and faces legal action.Body foundAhmadi...

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MP files to grill 2 ministers, deepening political crisis

The National AssemblyBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Leading opposition MP Shuaib Al-Muwaizri yesterday filed to grill the foreign and finance ministers for "failing to respect the constitution and law" in a move that is expected to deepen the political crisis in the country. Muwaizri said in a brief statement that he filed to grill Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah and Finance Minister Khalifa Hamada for failing to respect article 99 of...

MUMBAI: People sit in an observation area after getting inoculated with a dose of Covishield vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus at the BKC Jumbo vaccination center in Mumbai yesterday on the second day of India's vaccination drive to all adults. - AFPn

More COVID aid lands in India as Canada, Brazil grapple with surges

MUMBAI: People sit in an observation area after getting inoculated with a dose of Covishield vaccine against the COVID-19 coronavirus at the BKC Jumbo vaccination center in Mumbai yesterday on the second day of India's vaccination drive to all adults. - AFPNEW DELHI: India struggled to contain one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks with nearly 400,000 new infections reported yesterday, as more international aid arrived in the South Asian...

KANDAHAR: People make their way along a market area in Kandahar. As the US military pressed on May 1 withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, some residents in Kandahar-the former bastion of the Taleban-were optimistic their exit will bring peace to the violence-wracked country. - AFPn

Hope and fear in Taleban bastion Kandahar

KANDAHAR: People make their way along a market area in Kandahar. As the US military pressed on May 1 withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, some residents in Kandahar-the former bastion of the Taleban-were optimistic their exit will bring peace to the violence-wracked country. - AFPKANDAHAR, Afghanistan: As the US military began formally withdrawing from Afghanistan Saturday, some residents in Kandahar-the former bastion of the Taleban-were...

In this file photo taken on November 29, 1999 Sinn Fein's President Gerry Adams (left) and chief negotiator Martin McGuinness take a brief walk outside Stormont Parliament Buildings in Belfast. - AFPn

Petrol bombs, police patrols as N Ireland 'celebrates' 100th year

In this file photo taken on November 29, 1999 Sinn Fein's President Gerry Adams (left) and chief negotiator Martin McGuinness take a brief walk outside Stormont Parliament Buildings in Belfast. - AFPBELFAST, UK: Two weeks before Northern Ireland's 100th anniversary, black smoke from a burning roadblock billowed into the Belfast sky, signaling the deep divisions overshadowing the province's centenary landmark. As hooded youths hurled masonry,...

PASADENA, Texas: A healthcare worker vaccinates a woman with the COVID-19 vaccine, as the Pasadena Public Library hosts a mobile vaccine clinic set up by the Harris County Public Health. -- AFPn

As US vaccine demand falls, states look to new solutions

PASADENA, Texas: A healthcare worker vaccinates a woman with the COVID-19 vaccine, as the Pasadena Public Library hosts a mobile vaccine clinic set up by the Harris County Public Health. -- AFPPASADENA, US: It's official: America's COVID-19 immunization campaign is stalling. While vaccination programs are lagging badly in many countries-if they've begun at all-mass vaccine sites across the US are closing due to dwindling demand, leaving the...

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Thousands call for 'spring revolution' in Myanmar

YANGON: Protesters making the three-finger salute as they take part in a flash mob as part of demonstrations against the military coup on "Global Myanmar Spring Revolution Day" in Yangon yesterday. - AFPYANGON: Thousands of anti-coup protesters marched in Myanmar yesterday, calling for a "spring revolution" with the country in its fourth month under a military regime. Cities, rural areas, remote mountainous regions and even rebel-controlled...

NASA astronauts from left:- Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, strapped in their seats inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City yesterday. - AFPn

Astronauts splash down off Florida on SpaceX craft

NASA astronauts from left:- Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi, strapped in their seats inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City yesterday. - AFPWASHINGTON: A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts back to Earth...

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Egos clash in Bezos, Musk space race

Elon Musk Jeff BezosPARIS: Even the Milky Way seems too small to keep the egos of tech billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk from colliding as they vie to conquer space. Musk aimed low with a recent tweet saying "can't get it up (to orbit)" in response to a...

Fortnite maker girds for epic court clash with Apple

ARLINGTON, Virginia: This illustration picture shows the logo from Epic Games displayed on a laptop and an Apple logo on an iPhone on April 30, 2021. - AFPSAN FRANCISCO: In a court clash with potentially huge repercussions for the world of mobile tech, Fortnite maker Epic Games takes on Apple starting today aiming to break the grip of the iPhone maker on its online marketplace. The case opening in federal court comes with Apple feeling pressure...

SAVONA, Italy: Pedestrians waves at the Costa Smeralda cruise ship as it leaves on Saturday. - AFP n

Costa Cruises sets sail again after four-month break

SAVONA, Italy: Pedestrians waves at the Costa Smeralda cruise ship as it leaves on Saturday. - AFPSAVONA, Italy: Italian cruise line Costa Cruises set sail on Saturday for the first time in more than four months, buoying an industry capsized by the COVID-19 pandemic. The flagship Costa Smeralda left the northwestern port of Savona at 6.15 pm after being landbound since December 20, when the Italian government banned cruises during the holiday...

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile: Workers of the Next Mineral mining company inspect the Comahue copper mine on March 1, 2021. - AFP n

Copper bonanza challenge for top producer Chile

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile: Workers of the Next Mineral mining company inspect the Comahue copper mine on March 1, 2021. - AFPSANTIAGO: Even as copper prices hit a ten-year high this week, political events in Chile - the world's main producer - have raised questions about whether the country will be able to continue meeting rising demand. A surge on infrastructure spending in industrialized countries, a weak dollar, and strong demand in China boosted...

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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos

Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation