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LUSAIL, Qatar: Football supporters watch the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final football match between Egypt's Al-Ahly and Germany's Bayern Munich on a giant screen in Lusail, around 20Km north of the Qatari capital Doha, on Monday. – AFPn

Doha drive-in delights expat footie fans at Club World Cup

LUSAIL, Qatar: Football supporters watch the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final football match between Egypt's Al-Ahly and Germany's Bayern Munich on a giant screen in Lusail, around 20Km north of the Qatari capital Doha, on Monday. – AFPLUSAIL, Qatar: A drive-in cinema opened during Qatar's coronavirus crisis to offer respite from strict distancing rules switched from horror films to football fever on Monday to show Bayern Munich's Club World...

LOS ANGELES: In this file photo members of small business owners practice social distancing in front the TCL Chinese Theatre prior to a 'Save Small Business' protest in Los Angeles, California. Small businesses saw no light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel as optimism about the US economy waned.-- AFPn

Small US businesses increasingly fearful about economy: Survey

LOS ANGELES: In this file photo members of small business owners practice social distancing in front the TCL Chinese Theatre prior to a 'Save Small Business' protest in Los Angeles, California. Small businesses saw no light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel as optimism about the US economy waned.-- AFPWASHINGTON: Small businesses saw no light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel as optimism about the US economy waned in January, according to an...

LONDON: People watch as a British Airways Airbus A321-251NX aircraft prepares to land at London Heathrow Airport in west London.-AFPn

British Airways eyes greener jet fuel from 2022

LONDON: People watch as a British Airways Airbus A321-251NX aircraft prepares to land at London Heathrow Airport in west London.-AFPLONDON: British Airways yesterday unveiled a partnership with US startup LanzaJet to produce jet fuel aimed at cutting carbon emissions from 2022. The announcement comes as the global aviation industry is looking to bounce back from a collapse in demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic grounding planes. "Despite...

YOKOHAMA: A man rides his bicycle past signage at the Nissan Motor global headquarters in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture yesterday.-AFPn

Crisis-hit Nissan upgrades annual forecast despite its Q3 net loss

YOKOHAMA: A man rides his bicycle past signage at the Nissan Motor global headquarters in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture yesterday.-AFPTOKYO: Crisis-hit Japanese carmaker Nissan yesterday upgraded its full-year forecast for the second straight quarter, as the global auto industry shows signs of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The embattled firm beat market expectations to return an operating profit for the first time in four quarters, but...

nnHuawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei speaks during a press briefing in Taiyuan, in China's northern Shanxi province yesterday. - AFPnnnn

Huawei CEO hopes for reset with US under Biden govt

Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei speaks during a press briefing in Taiyuan, in China's northern Shanxi province yesterday. - AFPTAIYUAN, China: The CEO and founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei called yesterday for a reset with the United States under President Joe Biden, after the firm was battered by sanctions imposed by Donald Trump's administration.In his first appearance before journalists in a year, Ren Zhengfei said his "confidence...

Owner Susanne Schreiber (right) watches as a customer shows her antigen virus test upon entering Schreiber's hairdressing salon in Vienna.-AFP photos n

Austrians rush to get haircuts but only after a test

Owner Susanne Schreiber (right) watches as a customer shows her antigen virus test upon entering Schreiber's hairdressing salon in Vienna.-AFP photosAustria's hairdressing salons were among the businesses reopening on Monday as the country's third virus lockdown eases but a negative COVID test result is now a prerequisite for a visit to the barber. Schools, shops and museums are also opening for the first time since late December and school...

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Soviet spy gadgets to go under hammer in Beverly Hills

A German Minifon P55 miniature steel wire recorder and spy wristwatch with hidden microphone is displayed during an auction preview for "The Cold War Relics Auction - Featuring the KGB Espionage Museum Collection" at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California.-AFP photosCyanide-filled fake teeth and cigarette packs concealing cameras are among the Soviet spy gadgets going under the hammer at a Beverly Hills auction this week. Many retro...

This combination of pictures shows Jordanian make-up artist Alaa Bliha, 27, speaking to a journalist(left), and after completing her make-up to resemble Queen Elizabeth II, in the basement apartment where she lives with her mother and young brother in the capital Amman.-AFP photosn

Jordan make-up artist lightens lockdown with celebrity impressions

This combination of pictures shows Jordanian make-up artist Alaa Bliha, 27, speaking to a journalist (left), after completing her make-up to resemble Queen Elizabeth II, in the basement apartment where she lives with her mother and young brother in the capital Amman.-AFPA young Jordanian make-up artist has beaten the lockdown blues and shot to online fame with videos of herself imitating famous figures from across the Arab world and beyond. From...

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Star Greek actors lose jobs as #MeToo claims grow

Giorgos KimoulisThree Greek theatre and television stars have lost lucrative jobs, the latest on Monday, as a chorus of sex harassment, abuse and bullying allegations grows in a #MeToo awakening in Greece. Giorgos Kimoulis, regarded as one of Greece's finest actors, has been removed from this year's Athens and Epidaurus Festival, the country's premier arts festival said Monday after a flurry of bullying claims from actresses. The festival said...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives the commemorative coins from Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Dr Mohammad Yousef Al-Hashel. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosn

Amir receives commemorative coins on national anniversaries

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives the commemorative coins from Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Dr Mohammad Yousef Al-Hashel. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Dr Mohammad Yousef Al-Hashel at Seif Palace yesterday. During the meeting, Dr Hashel handed His Highness the Amir three...

KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (center) is seen during the tour. - KUNAn

Interior Minister inspects correctional facilities

KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah (center) is seen during the tour. - KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait's Interior Minister Sheikh Thamer Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah stressed the necessity of continuing inmates' rehabilitation and training inside correctional facilities and the implementation of judgments on how to deal with inmates according to the requirements stipulated in international human rights charters.This came in a...

His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives the commemorative coins from Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Dr Mohammad Yousef Al-Hasheln

Defense minister mulls cooperation with envoys

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah meets Ukraine's Ambassador to Kuwait Balanutsa Oleksandr. - Defense Ministry photosKUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah yesterday held talks with ambassadors of Ukraine, the UK and Belgium; Balanutsa Oleksandr, Michael Davenport and Leo Peeter respectively, on cooperation between Kuwait and the envoys'...

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