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An employee works on a truck assembly line at a factory for the vehicle manufacturing company Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp. (JAC) in Qingzhou in eastern China's Shandong province yesterday.-AFPn
China industrial output, retail sales rebound
An employee works on a truck assembly line at a factory for the vehicle manufacturing company Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp. (JAC) in Qingzhou in eastern China's Shandong province yesterday.-AFPBEIJING: China's industrial output and retail sales surged in the first two months of the year, official data showed yesterday, underscoring the country's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Industrial production spiked a forecast-busting 35.1...
MADRID: In this file photo, cyclists working for the food delivery services Deliveroo and Glovo ride their bikes in Madrid. - AFPn
Deliveroo says London share sale will raise £1.0bn
MADRID: In this file photo, cyclists working for the food delivery services Deliveroo and Glovo ride their bikes in Madrid. - AFPLONDON: Takeaway meals app Deliveroo said yesterday that its upcoming London stock market listing would raise £1.0 billion ($1.4 billion, 1.2 billion euros). The company has already picked London for its initial public offering (IPO) but has not yet indicated the amount of shares nor the total valuation of the...
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Beyonce makes history, Taylor wins top prize and Megan slays at Grammys
In this handout photo US singer Beyoncé accepts the Best Rap Performance award for "Savage" onstage during the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center.-AFP photosWomen won every major Grammy at Sunday's history-making gala, a joyful night for music's biggest stars after a devastating year for the industry, with Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion and Taylor Swift triumphing at the socially distanced event anchored by electrifying...
(From left) In this screengrab Jin, J-Hope, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jimin, and RM of BTS perform onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards broadcast.n
Key winners at the 2021 Grammy Awards
(From left) In this screengrab Jin, J-Hope, Suga, Jungkook, V, Jimin, and RM of BTS perform onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards broadcast.Album of the Year: Taylor Swift, "folklore"Record of the Year, recognizing overall performance on a song: Billie Eilish,"Everything I Wanted"Song of the Year, for songwriting: H.E.R., Dernst Emile II and Tiara Thomas, "I Can't Breathe"Best New Artist: Megan Thee StallionBest Music Video: Beyonce,...
(From left) Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat.-AFP
Music's stars stage big return to red carpet for Grammys
(From left) Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat. - AFPRapper Megan Thee Stallion, the queen of the hot girl summer, sizzled on the Grammys red carpet Sunday as music's biggest stars emerged from a year of pandemic lockdowns in their best couture. At the Emmys last year and the Golden Globes last month, red carpets were muted affairs, with only a few stars actually in attendance-and the rest Zooming in from home, in either gowns or pajamas. But...
KUWAIT: Deputy Chief of Kuwait National Guard Lieutenant General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is seen during the tour. – KUNA n
National Guard Deputy Chief inspects troops
KUWAIT: Deputy Chief of Kuwait National Guard Lieutenant General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is seen during the tour. – KUNAKUWAIT: Deputy Chief of Kuwait National Guard Lieutenant General Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday visited personnel of the third battalion for protecting key state installations. Kuwait National Guard said in a statement Sheikh Ahmad's tour included the forces stationed at the...
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Roads' repair ongoing during curfew hours
KUWAIT: The public works ministry takes advantage of the partial curfew to maintain and pave roads in several regions of Kuwait. The work is much easier in the absence of traffic during the lockdown hours from 5pm to 5am, effective between March 7 and April 8. - KUNA
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Amir heads to Europe after successful medical tests in US
KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah departed the United States yesterday, heading to Europe on a private visit. HH the Amir had undergone successful medical examinations in New York. - KUNA
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Kuwait registers 7 deaths, 1,063 new COVID-19 cases
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Court revokes membership of Dahoum, ignites political crisis
The National AssemblyBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Kuwait's constitutional court yesterday revoked the parliamentary membership of leading opposition MP Bader Al-Dahoum for being convicted of insulting HH the Amir seven years ago, in a surprising ruling that is certain to ignite a political crisis that has engulfed the country for months.The court, whose rulings are final, also deprived Dahoum from running for public office for life, applying a highly...
COLOMBO: Burqa-clad Muslim women climb down a flight of stairs at a zoological park yesterday. - AFP n
Lanka brings in detention, bans burqa
COLOMBO: Burqa-clad Muslim women climb down a flight of stairs at a zoological park yesterday. - AFPCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka Saturday announced using a controversial anti-terror law to deal with religious extremism and gave itself sweeping powers to detain suspects for up to two years for "deradicalization". Separately, the government also said it will soon outlaw the burqa, formalizing a temporary ban imposed in April 2019 after deadly bomb attacks...
A handout picture released yesterday shows a view of an ancient Christian structure carved in the bedrock discovered in Egypt's Western Desert. - AFP n
Christian ruins found in Egypt
A handout picture released yesterday shows a view of an ancient Christian structure carved in the bedrock discovered in Egypt's Western Desert. - AFPCAIRO: A French-Norwegian archaeological team has discovered new Christian ruins in Egypt's Western Desert, revealing monastic life in the region in the fifth century AD, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said on Saturday. "The French-Norwegian mission discovered during its third excavation campaign...
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA
Kuwait army alert, govt prepared
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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP
Hamas names Sinwar new chief
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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP
No end in sight for UK riots
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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt
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Senior military officers discuss security issues