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KATHMANDU, Madhyamanchal : Demonstrators stage a mock funeral symbolizing victims of sexual assault during a protest rally against rape and the increasing cases of violence on women, in Kathmandu.ÑAFP n
Teen's rape and murder sparks protest in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Madhyamanchal : Demonstrators stage a mock funeral symbolizing victims of sexual assault during a protest rally against rape and the increasing cases of violence on women, in Kathmandu.ÑAFPKATHMANDU: Hundreds of Nepal's staged a mock funeral procession in the capital Kathmandu Friday after the rape and murder of a teenage girl drew attention to a rise in sexual assault cases. Bhagirathi Bhatta, 17, went missing on Thursday last week...
LEICESTER: Leicester City's English midfielder Harvey Barnes scores his team's third goal during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Liverpool at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England yesterday. - AFPn
Alisson blunders as Leicester rocks Liverpool
LEICESTER: Leicester City's English midfielder Harvey Barnes scores his team's third goal during the English Premier League football match between Leicester City and Liverpool at King Power Stadium in Leicester, central England yesterday. - AFPLEICESTER: Liverpool crashed to a dismal 3-1 defeat at Leicester to leave their top four hopes in jeopardy after Alisson Becker's latest blunder sparked a stunning collapse from the troubled Premier League...
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Kuwait lists 851 new COVID cases, deaths near 1,000
KUWAIT: Kuwait registered 851 new coronavirus cases yesterday after announcing 1,021 new cases Friday, while total deaths reached 998 after six new fatalities were declared yesterday and seven a day before. The total number of COVID-19 infections stood yesterday at 176,903, the Ministry of Health announced.Meanwhile, the number of patients in intensive care units (ICU) increased from 122 on Friday to 129 yesterday, as the total number of patients...
AL-RAYYAN: Bayern Munich's German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer lifts the trophy as he celebrates their win in the FIFA Club World Cup final football match between Germany's Bayern Munich vs Mexico's UANL Tigres at the Education City Stadium in the Qatari city of Al-Rayyan on Thursday. – AFPn
Club World Cup highlights challenges ahead of 2022
AL-RAYYAN: Bayern Munich's German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer lifts the trophy as he celebrates their win in the FIFA Club World Cup final football match between Germany's Bayern Munich vs Mexico's UANL Tigres at the Education City Stadium in the Qatari city of Al-Rayyan on Thursday. – AFPDOHA: Organizers would have wanted to use the Club World Cup as a demonstration of readiness for next year's World Cup in Qatar, highlighting gleaming...
HOUSTON: In this file photo taken on January 2, 2021 JJ Watt of the Houston Texans participates in warmups prior to a game against the Tennessee Titans at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. – AFPn
Texans release star defensive end Watt
HOUSTON: In this file photo taken on January 2, 2021 JJ Watt of the Houston Texans participates in warmups prior to a game against the Tennessee Titans at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. – AFPWASHINGTON: Three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year JJ Watt was released Friday by the Houston Texans, who are struggling to keep top players after revamping their executive lineup. Watt announced his departure in a video posted on social media to his...
MELBOURNE: Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning against Britain's Cameron Norrie during their men's singles match on day six of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. – AFPn
Nadal maintains record bid as Djokovic races to be fit
MELBOURNE: Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning against Britain's Cameron Norrie during their men's singles match on day six of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. – AFPMELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal stayed on course for a record 21st Grand Slam title at a fan-free Australian Open yesterday as Ashleigh Barty gave locked-down Melbourne something to cheer. As Victoria state went into a snap, five-day lockdown to curb...
A worker carries a bouquet in the flower district two days before Valentine’s Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, California. –AFP n
Valentine’s Day: Flowers, chocolates or a good whipping?
A worker carries a bouquet in the flower district two days before Valentine’s Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, California. –AFPSaint Valentine’s Day may now be celebrated worldwide but traditions are often very different—and sometimes have nothing at all to do with romance. While in Europe it’s all about couples cozying up, in the US it’s more about schoolchildren celebrating friendship while in Japan women give...
This undated image released by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Bronx Zoo in New York shows a Valentine's Day gift honoring a loved one by naming a Madagascar Hissing Roach after them.—AFP photosn
For Valentine’s Day: The original ‘Name-a-Roach’ returns for 10th year
This undated image released by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Bronx Zoo in New York shows a Valentine's Day gift honoring a loved one by naming a Madagascar Hissing Roach after them.—AFP photosSince 2011 the Bronx Zoo has been offering the only Valentine’s Day gift that will last forever – the original Name-a-Roach. For the past decade, the Bronx Zoo offers the opportunity to symbolically name its 10,000-plus giant Madagascar...
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Pakistan’s ‘Charlie Chaplin’ bringing laughs to frontier city
Street actor Usman Khan (second right), dressed up as silent film star Charlie Chaplin, performs at a train station in the Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar.—AFP photosWearing a bowler hat and familiar toothbrush moustache, Pakistan’s Usman Khan darts through traffic swinging a cane, teasing motorists and shopkeepers for laughs and a few rupees with a Charlie Chaplin impersonation that has become a viral sensation. The 32-year-old...
In this file photo Pop superstars Britney Spears (right) and boyfriend Justin Timberlake (left) talk as they sit courtside at the NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia.—AFP n
‘I failed’: Skewered by Britney fans, Justin Timberlake apologizes
In this file photo Pop superstars Britney Spears (right) and boyfriend Justin Timberlake (left) talk as they sit courtside at the NBA All-Star Game in Philadelphia.—AFPJustin Timberlake on Friday apologized for moments he “fell short” and condoned misogyny, one week after the release of a blockbuster documentary on Britney Spears saw the behavior of the former boy band star come under sharp criticism. The film, produced by FX and The New...
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MP threatens PM with grilling if Cabinet not formed in a week
The National AssemblyBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Opposition MP Osama Al-Munawer yesterday threatened to file a grilling that will end the political career of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah if he does not form the new Cabinet by next Thursday. "The new cabinet has not been formed and I don't think it will be formed in the foreseeable future," Munawer told reporters."This is a clear message to the prime minister: If you don't form the...
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Kuwait faces 20-40% loss of revenues as oil demand falters
PARIS: Oil and gas producing nations face up to nine trillion dollars in lost income as the world accelerates the transition to renewable energy, saddling poorer but resource-rich nations with higher risk of stranded assets, an analysis showed yesterday. Over 400 million people live in the worst affected countries, where declining fossil fuel revenues could see government income fall by at least 20 percent, leading to cuts in public services and...
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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP
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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table
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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait population hits 4.919 million
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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP
People power rocks Bangladesh
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Al-Sawaber Complex
Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved