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INDRAMAYU, Indonesia: This aerial photo shows the blaze raging on at Balongan refinery in Indramayu, West Java, operated by state oil company Pertamina, yesterday. -AFP n

Massive fire engulfs Indonesian oil refinery

INDRAMAYU, Indonesia: This aerial photo shows the blaze raging on at Balongan refinery in Indramayu, West Java, operated by state oil company Pertamina, yesterday. -AFPJAKARTA: A massive blaze broke out yesterday at one of Indonesia's biggest oil refineries after a huge explosion turned the sprawling complex into a raging inferno. Firefighters battled to contain the fire at the Balongan refinery in West Java, operated by state oil company...

Mandali, Iraq: In this file photo members of the Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitary forces stand guard on the Iraqi side of the Mandali crossing on the border with Iran. - AFPn

On Iraq's borders, a custom-evasion cartel is diverting billions of dollars

Mandali, Iraq: In this file photo members of the Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization) paramilitary forces stand guard on the Iraqi side of the Mandali crossing on the border with Iran. - AFPBAGHDAD: Along Iraq's borders, a corrupt customs-evasion cartel is diverting billions of dollars away from state coffers to line the pockets of armed groups, political parties and crooked officials. The prime beneficiaries are Iran-linked Shiite...

YANGON: This handout from Kawkareik Open News taken and released yesterday shows children taking part in a demonstration against the military coup in Kawkareik township in Myanmar's Karen state. - AFPn

'Absolutely outrageous': Biden leads condemnation of Myanmar carnage

YANGON: This handout from Kawkareik Open News taken and released yesterday shows children taking part in a demonstration against the military coup in Kawkareik township in Myanmar's Karen state. - AFPYANGON: US President Joe Biden led global condemnation of an "absolutely outrageous" crackdown by Myanmar's junta that killed more than 100 people over the weekend, as funerals were held yesterday for the victims. Soldiers and police have killed...

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stc holds AGM for year ended Dec 31, 2020

KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company (stc), a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Company's Headquarters - Olympia Mall/West Office Towers on Monday, March 29, 2021, where the attendance represented 70.324 percent from the total shareholders. The AGM was held virtually using the online platform provided...

SHANGHAI: People walk past a shop for Italian sportswear company Fila in Shanghai. - AFPn

US not yet ready to lift tariffs on Chinese imports: Trade rep

SHANGHAI: People walk past a shop for Italian sportswear company Fila in Shanghai. - AFPWASHINGTON: President Joe Biden's new trade negotiator has said the United States is not yet ready to lift tariffs on Chinese imports, but could be open to talks with Beijing. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, whose appointment was confirmed earlier this month, told The Wall Street Journal she understood the levies were hitting some American companies...

HONG KONG: Video streaming site Bilibili sank on its first day trading on Hong Kong's stock exchange on Monday as investors fret over a global sell-off in Chinese tech sharesn

Chinese streaming site Bilibili sinks on HK IPO

HONG KONG: Video streaming site Bilibili sank on its first day trading on Hong Kong's stock exchange on Monday as investors fret over a global sell-off in Chinese tech sharesHONG KONG: Video streaming site Bilibili sank on its first day trading on Hong Kong's stock exchange yesterday as investors fret over a global sell-off in Chinese tech shares. Bilibili's opening price fell just over 6 percent in early trade after the firm raised around $2.6...

BESSEMER: A sign welcomes people to Bessemer, the location of an Amazon.com, Inc fulfillment center on Sunday. - AFPn

Vote count in Amazon union drive today

BESSEMER: A sign welcomes people to Bessemer, the location of an Amazon.com, Inc fulfillment center on Sunday. - AFPBESSEMER, US: Votes are set to be counted today on whether to create the first Amazon union in the United States, at a warehouse in Alabama, after a historic, five months-long David vs Goliath campaign. "I'm proud of the workers at Amazon for standing up and saying enough," said Joshua Brewer, the local president of the Retail,...

Australia's attorney general Christian Porter (left) and Australia's defense minister Linda Reynolds (right). -AFPn n

Two Australian ministers demoted after rape scandals

Australia's attorney general Christian Porter (left) and Australia's defense minister Linda Reynolds (right). -AFPSYDNEY: Two Australian ministers were demoted from top cabinet posts yesterday as the ruling conservative party tried to draw a line under dual rape scandals that have convulsed national politics. Linda Reynolds was removed as defense minister and Christian Porter as attorney-general, as embattled Prime Minister Scott Morrison bowed...

PALMA, Mozambique: Fishermen wait near their boats at the port of Paquitequete near Pemba yesterday. - AFPn

Dozens killed in Mozambique Islamist attack

PALMA, Mozambique: Fishermen wait near their boats at the port of Paquitequete near Pemba yesterday. - AFPMAPUTO: Dozens of people were killed in coordinated jihadist attacks in northern Mozambique's Palma town, the government said on Sunday, four days after the raid was launched and forced the evacuation of thousands of survivors to safety in the provincial capital Pemba. Seven people were killed in an ambush during an operation to evacuate...

MANILA: Residents caught by police breaking quarantine health protocols sit in a police vehicle in Manila yesterday on day one of government's imposing stricter lockdown, as hospitals in the capital struggle to cope with a surge in coronavirus infections. - AFPn

Philippines locks down economic hub to fight virus surge

MANILA: Residents caught by police breaking quarantine health protocols sit in a police vehicle in Manila yesterday on day one of government's imposing stricter lockdown, as hospitals in the capital struggle to cope with a surge in coronavirus infections. - AFPMANILA: More than 24 million people in the Philippines' economic hub entered a lockdown yesterday, as officials warned the week-long restrictions could be extended if coronavirus...

PRETORIA, Gauteng: Workers inspect newly constructed trains at the PRASA Wolmerton depot near Pretoria.—AFP n

S Africa's rail stations in ruins after COVID lockdown plunder

PRETORIA, Gauteng: Workers inspect newly constructed trains at the PRASA Wolmerton depot near Pretoria. — AFPJOHANNESBURG: South Africa's railway infrastructure has been ravaged during coronavirus lockdown, with thieves plundering anything from cables and handrails to bricks and doors. In the strictest months of confinement last year, looters went to work on unguarded stations and railway infrastructure, making off with almost anything that...

An undated recent handout image shows a stray dog rescued by a volunteer after suffering from a broken leg and several gunshot wounds, in Qatar's capital Doha.-AFP photosn

Animal abuse surges in Qatar as strays displaced

An undated recent handout image shows a stray dog rescued by a volunteer after suffering from a broken leg and several gunshot wounds, in Qatar's capital Doha.-AFP photosFreya the dog was found with "half her face blown off", Bernie was stabbed and badly burnt, Diana is struggling to raise her puppies after being riddled with pellets: strays in Qatar are facing a spike in abuse. The Gulf nation has long struggled with animals abandoned by...

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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos

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