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Queen Elizabeth II thanks well-wishers as she turns 95

In this file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II walks through "The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries" at Westminster Abbey in London. - AFPLONDON: Queen Elizabeth II yesterday thanked well-wishers for their messages of support after the death of her husband, Prince Philip, as she turned 95 and spent her first birthday without him in more than seven decades. "My family and I would like to thank you all for the support and kindness shown to us in...

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Millions of Americans are jobless, yet firms struggle to hire

ARLINGTON, Virginia: In this file photo taken on Aug 04, 2020, a restaurant displays a "Now Hiring" sign amid the coronavirus pandemic. - AFPWASHINGTON: More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of American remain jobless, but even as the economy reopens some employers are finding hiring an unexpected challenge. From fears of being infected with the coronavirus to trouble finding childcare to the lure of generous unemployment...

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Graveyard: China's failed share-cycle scheme from above

SHENYANG, China: This aerial photo taken on April 19, 2021 shows abandoned public shared bicycles at a lot in northeastern Liaoning province. - AFPBEIJING: Handlebars tight in snaking rows of color, thousands of abandoned bicycles line an open field outside the city of Shenyang, relics of a shared bike mania that has overwhelmed China's cities. The turquoise, blue and yellow bicycles, arranged in long lines, some piled on top of each other, bear...

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Boeing CEO Calhoun given more time to chart comeback

David CalhounNEW YORK: Boeing announced on Tuesday that David Calhoun would remain CEO potentially through 2028 as the aviation giant navigates a multi-year comeback following the 737 MAX scandal and the COVID-19 travel industry collapse. Boeing raised the company's retirement age for Calhoun to 70, ensuring a measure of continuity during a still-uncertain time in aviation and as questions linger over the company's practices after two tragic MAX...

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Nigerians feel squeeze as prices soar

MOWE, Nigeria: Vendors display food for sale at a market in Ogun State on April 19, 2021. - AFPLAGOS: Nigerian haulage operator Waheed Ibikunle and his family used to eat boiled eggs every day as part of their breakfast. With the price of a crate of eggs almost doubling since January to 1,500 naira ($4), the family has had to cut them from their daily diet. "I had no choice than to instruct my wife to adjust. The children are not happy because...

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Oil prices recover one year on from historic subzero plunge

LONDON: One year ago, crude oil prices plunged into the abyss, wiped out by the global coronavirus pandemic and disagreement within OPEC. Twelve months on, prices have recovered and are rising, boosted by the global vaccination rollout and brightening optimism over demand. Oil has returned to its pre-pandemic price, hovering around $65 a barrel, with predictions from Goldman Sachs it will rise above $80 in the coming months.Strong indications are...

French, London-based artist Camille Walala poses inside the newly created High Street shop in the Design Museum in west London.-AFP photosn

COVID-hit UK museum reopens early... as a supermarket

French, London-based artist Camille Walala poses inside the newly created High Street shop in the Design Museum in west London. - AFP photosTouching artwork is strictly forbidden in most museums, let alone buying it and taking it home. But the Design Museum in London wants visitors to do precisely that. It has transformed its gift shop to create what it describes as "the world's first artist-designed supermarket" as a way of getting around...

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Four weddings and a fine: Taiwan couple maximize leave with repeat weddings

Keen to make the most of a statutory holiday for newlyweds, a couple from Taiwan found a novel way to maximize their honeymoon-by marrying four times in just over a month. The unusual story, confirmed by Taipei's Labor Department yesterday, is the latest to go viral and highlight innovative, if somewhat bizarre, loophole wrangling by Taiwanese citizens. Taiwanese companies are legally obliged to offer eight days of paid leave to newlyweds. But an...

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Veni, vidi, bici: Is Rome ready for a cycling 'revolution'?

People ride their bicycle along the river Tiber in Rome. - AFP photosWith its historic seven hills, crazy traffic, cobbles and notoriously crumbling roads, Rome has never been the ideal city for cyclists-but with the coronavirus pandemic, things are changing. As elsewhere, streets emptied by Covid-19 restrictions have given cyclists room to breathe, but a new network of bike lanes and generous government subsidies to buy bicycles have also...

Instagram lets users filter insults in private message requests

This file photograph shows the logo of the social network Instagram on a smartphone, in Toulouse, south-western France.Instagram started offering users yesterday the option to filter incoming direct message requests for hurtful language, a step aimed at showing the Facebook-owned social network is serious about reducing online harassment. "Because DMs are private conversations, we don't proactively look for hate speech or bullying the same way...

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Sri Lanka's 'Mrs World' quits amid criminal charges

Caroline Jurie (second left) removes the crown of Pushpika de Silva during the onstage fracas.-AFPA Mrs World winner facing criminal charges after an on-stage fracas at a Sri Lankan beauty pageant has relinquished her title, organizers said yesterday. Caroline Jurie made international headlines after yanking the crown off the winner at the local segment of Mrs World in Sri Lanka at a Colombo theatre this month. Jurie won the entire Mrs World...

In this picture Arthur Jones, director of a documentary about the Titanic's Chinese survivors, The Six, poses during an interview in Shanghai.-AFP photosn

Documentary tells 'unknown' story of Titanic's Chinese survivors

In this picture Arthur Jones, director of a documentary about the Titanic's Chinese survivors, The Six, poses during an interview in Shanghai. - AFP photosA new documentary film has revealed the "completely unknown" story of six Chinese men who survived the sinking of the Titanic and adds a new chapter to the history of the world's most famous ship. With Oscar-winning director James Cameron as executive producer, "The Six" has earned glowing...

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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP

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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP

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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

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Kuwaiti Ambassador to China Jasem Ibrahem Al-Najem with Standing Committee of National Committee of Political Consultative Conference member Cai Guanxin.

China highlights growing investment opportunities in Kuwait