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WASHINGTON, DC: In this file photo taken on May 08, 2020, then US President Donald Trump speaks with US representative Kevin McCarthy as he meets with Republican members of the US Congress in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. - AFPn
Trump flexes political muscle, meets top House Republican
WASHINGTON, DC: In this file photo taken on May 08, 2020, then US President Donald Trump speaks with US representative Kevin McCarthy as he meets with Republican members of the US Congress in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. - AFPWASHINGTON: Donald Trump met with US House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Florida Thursday amid a tug of war over the Republican Party's future, with congressional leadership appearing...
Security personnel search a car at a checkpoint in the city of Bamiyan Province. A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into a base for Afghan defense forces in the country's east yesterday, killing at least eight security personnel in an attack claimed by the Taleban. - AFPn
Eight Afghan security personnel killed in pre-dawn Taleban attack
Security personnel search a car at a checkpoint in the city of Bamiyan Province. A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into a base for Afghan defense forces in the country's east yesterday, killing at least eight security personnel in an attack claimed by the Taleban. - AFPJALALABAD: A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into a base for Afghan defense forces in the country's east yesterday, killing at least...
The GameStop logo sign is seen above the store in Culver City, California. Texas's attorney general announced on Friday a probe into Robinhood and 12 other online stock exchanges after they suspended trading on GameStop and other volatile equities. - AFPn
GameStop surges in frenzied trading but equities tumble
The GameStop logo sign is seen above the store in Culver City, California. Texas's attorney general announced on Friday a probe into Robinhood and 12 other online stock exchanges after they suspended trading on GameStop and other volatile equities. - AFPNEW DELHI: Global stocks finished an ugly week with another volatile session Friday as the buying frenzy over GameStop and some other equities resumed amid stepped-up scrutiny from regulators....
ARLINGTON: This photo illustration shows the logo of WallStreetBet on a computer and the Reddit logo on a mobile phone in Arlington, Virginia on Friday. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said its regulators were keeping an eye on the whipsawing share prices of some Wall Street stocks that had been targeted by a social media-driven campaign intended to make wealthy hedge funds suffer. -- AFPn
Regulators take notice as Reddit onslaught continues
ARLINGTON: This photo illustration shows the logo of WallStreetBet on a computer and the Reddit logo on a mobile phone in Arlington, Virginia on Friday. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday said its regulators were keeping an eye on the whipsawing share prices of some Wall Street stocks that had been targeted by a social media-driven campaign intended to make wealthy hedge funds suffer. -- AFPNEW YORK: The US Securities and...
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Taxes and food certificates: UK counts Brexit costs
A worker moves wheels of Stilton blue cheese in a refrigerated container at the Hartington Creamery near Matlock in the Derbyshire Dales - AFPLONDON: A tangle of post-Brexit paperwork, duties and taxes is disrupting commercial ties between Britain and the European Union that have often taken years to build, piling extra costs on small firms that can make cross-Channel trade unprofitable. Changes since the UK's departure from the bloc's single...
NEW DELHI: Police cordon off an area at a street after an explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Friday.-AFPnnn
Explosion outside Israeli embassy in New Delhi
NEW DELHI: Police cordon off an area at a street after an explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Friday.-AFPNEW DELHI: A small bomb exploded outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Friday as it marked the anniversary of setting up diplomatic relations with India. No injuries were reported but an Israeli official told AFP the incident was being treated as terrorism.The windows on three nearby cars were blown out by what police...
WUHAN: Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic leave after visiting a museum exhibition about China's fight against COVID-19 in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province yesterday.-AFPn
WHO virus probe team visits Wuhan propaganda exhibit
WUHAN: Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic leave after visiting a museum exhibition about China's fight against COVID-19 in Wuhan, China's central Hubei province yesterday.-AFPWUHAN: A team of WHO experts investigating the origins of the coronavirus toured a propaganda exhibition celebrating China's recovery from the pandemic in Wuhan yesterday, after a meeting at the hospital...
GENEVA: UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen speaks during a press conference following the conclusion of the fifth round of Syrian Constitutional Committee session on Friday at the United Nations Offices in Geneva. - AFPn
Syrian constitution talks stumble at UN
GENEVA: UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen speaks during a press conference following the conclusion of the fifth round of Syrian Constitutional Committee session on Friday at the United Nations Offices in Geneva. - AFPGENEVA: Talks on a new constitution for Syria hit a brick wall this week, with the United Nations mediator concluding Friday: "We can't continue like this". The fifth round of discussions between 15 representatives each from...
AR-RAYYAN: Supporters of Mexico's Tigres UANL football club, clad in masks due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, gather to support their team at an event for fans outside Education City Stadium in the Qatari city of Ar-Rayyan yesterday, ahead of their match against Ulsan Hyundai FC the following week. - AFPn
Mexican fans roar in Qatar ahead of Club World Cup
AR-RAYYAN: Supporters of Mexico's Tigres UANL football club, clad in masks due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, gather to support their team at an event for fans outside Education City Stadium in the Qatari city of Ar-Rayyan yesterday, ahead of their match against Ulsan Hyundai FC the following week. - AFPDOHA: Despite only having a handful of fans, Mexico's Tigres will be able to count on the support of the diaspora in Qatar as rivalries...
SHKODER: Albanian boxer Elsidita Selaj, 20-year old, poses for a photo during a training session at a gym in the city of Shkoder, on January 21, 2021. - AFPn
In Albania, first female boxer punches past the patriarchy
SHKODER: Albanian boxer Elsidita Selaj, 20-year old, poses for a photo during a training session at a gym in the city of Shkoder, on January 21, 2021. - AFPSHKODER: At age 15, Elsidita Selaj decided she wanted to box. Through sheer stubbornness she has succeeded, breaking down her family's resistance and sexist attitudes to become Albania's first -- and only -- competitive female boxer. "In the beginning, boxing was for me an impossible,...
MELBOURNE: Germany's Alexander Zverev hits a return during a practice session in Melbourne yesterday. - AFPn
Up to 30,000 a day allowed into Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Germany's Alexander Zverev hits a return during a practice session in Melbourne yesterday. - AFPMELBOURNE: Daily crowds of between 25,000 and 30,000 will be allowed to watch the Australian Open, organizers said yesterday in a big boost to the season's opening Grand Slam. Aggressive restrictions on incoming travel have helped keep the coronavirus largely at bay in Australia, making it one of the few places in the world where fans can...
LIMBE: Cameroonian security forces patrol at the football stadium in Limbe on January 23, 2021 in the Anglophone zone of Cameroon, during a football match of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). - AFPn
Cameroon host championship against backdrop of war and fear
LIMBE: Cameroonian security forces patrol at the football stadium in Limbe on January 23, 2021 in the Anglophone zone of Cameroon, during a football match of the African Nations Championship (CHAN). - AFPLIMBE: A stone's throw from the Mungo River which partly marks the dividing line between Cameroon's anglophone and francophone regions stand armored vehicles and trucks filled with soldiers. They have been there on careful watch since the...
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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP
Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters
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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table
Why small-scale project visas can be problematic
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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
Britain hit by worst rioting in 13 years
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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