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TOPSHOT - Southampton's English defender Jack Stephens (C) vies with Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino (R) during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Liverpool at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, southern England on January 4, 2021. (Photo by Michael Steele / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Liverpool stumble again in a 1-0 Southampton defeat
SOUTHAMPTON: Southampton's English defender Jack Stephens (center) vies with Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Roberto Firmino (right) during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Liverpool on January 4, 2021. - AFP SOUTHAMPTON: Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool are suffering a "rusty moment" after a 1-0 defeat at Southampton extended the defending champions' winless run in the Premier League to three games. Danny Ings's...
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The Crown Prince Cup tournament
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Qadesiya faced off against Tadhamon while Kuwait battled Burqan as the four teams made it to the semi finals of HH the Crown Prince Cup tournament. The final two quarterfinal matches saw Qadesiya defeat Arabi 1-0 with great difficulty while Tadhamon defeated Jahra 2-1. Qadesiya started the match by scoring a goal in the 2nd minute only to be disallowed by the referee after consulting with the VAR. Qadesiya lost...
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Zain reflected national spirit, led social innovation in 2020
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister inspects ‘Shlonik’ Operations Center in the presence of ministers and Bader Al-Kharafi KUWAIT: By all measures, 2020 has been an exceptional year, having presented numerous health, economic, and social challenges to the entire world. With the year closing, Zain has found itself to have reflected a spirit of national unity and commitment in the social sustainability values it has always adopted year after...
People look at a Tesla Model Y car at a Tesla showroom in Beijing on January 5, 2021. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
Tesla appears to have plenty of momentum after meteoric 2020
BEIJING: People look at a Tesla Model Y car at a Tesla showroom in Beijing yesterday.-AFP NEW YORK: After shares rocketed higher in 2020 on surging auto deliveries, Tesla enters 2021 with plenty of momentum even as its vision of taking electric cars mainstream remains a way off. The auto industry disruptor led by Elon Musk wowed Wall Street yet again over the weekend, reporting annual car deliveries of 499,550, just shy of its 2020 target of...
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European stocks dip after new UK lockdown
LONDON: European stock markets drifted lower yesterday, echoing a subdued performance on Wall Street overnight, as investors fretted over a worsening coronavirus crisis after Britain imposed a fresh lockdown. London stocks dipped 0.1 percent in midday deals after the UK government implemented new national restrictions set to last weeks-but also announced an extra £4.6-billion package for virus-battered businesses.In early afternoon eurozone...
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Ooredoo Group and Ericsson sign five-year, strategic 5G agreement
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulla Al-Thani (left) and Fredrik Jejdling KUWAIT: Ooredoo Group and Ericsson have signed a global frame agreement for the supply of 5G radio, core and transport products and solutions, as well as related implementation and integration services for all 10 of the Group's operating companies in Qatar, Indonesia, Algeria, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Tunisia, Myanmar and Maldives.The agreement covers Ericsson Radio System,...
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India plans to cull thousands of birds over avian flu
SHIMLA: Tens of thousands of poultry will be slaughtered in India after an outbreak of deadly avian influenza was found to have killed scores of birds across the country, officials said yesterday.-AFP SHIMLA: Tens of thousands of poultry will be slaughtered in India after an outbreak of deadly avian influenza was found to have killed scores of birds across the country, officials said yesterday. At least six Indian states have stepped up efforts...
Democratic candidates for Senate Jon Ossoff (L), Raphael Warnock (C) and US President-elect Joe Biden (R) stand on stage during a rally outside Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 4, 2021. - President Donald Trump, still seeking ways to reverse his election defeat, and President-elect Joe Biden converge on Georgia on Monday for dueling rallies on the eve of runoff votes that will decide control of the US Senate. Trump, a day after the release of a bombshell recording in which he pressures Georgia officials to overturn his November 3 election loss in the southern state, is to hold a rally in the northwest city of Dalton in support of Republican incumbent senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. Biden, who takes over the White House on January 20, is to campaign in Atlanta, the Georgia capital, for the Democratic challengers, Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)
Georgia could shape Biden presidency
(Left) Democratic candidates for Senate Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock and US President-elect Joe Biden stand on stage during a rally outside Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta on Monday. (Right) US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as Republican incumbent senator Kelly Loeffler speaks during a rally Dalton, Georgia on Monday. - AFP ATLANTA: After an unprecedented campaign that mobilized US President Donald Trump and his successor Joe Biden,...
A lone pedestrian walks through Leadenhall market in the City of London, as Britain enters a national lockdown in London on January 5, 2021. - England's six-week lockdown, which began at midnight, emulates the first national coronavirus curbs in place from March to June -- but goes further than another instituted in November when schools remained open. Authorities in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have all taken similar measures, putting the UK as a whole in lockdown. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP)
Britain shuts schools as Germany braces for extended lockdown
BERLIN: A lone pedestrian walks through Leadenhall market in the City of London, as Britain enters a national lockdown in London yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Britain closed its schools yesterday ahead of a new national lockdown, with Germany set to extend its own restrictions as Europe battles surging coronavirus infections. The British government announced an extra £4.6 billion ($6.3 billion, 5.1 billion euros) to help battered businesses...
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China court sentences ex-banker to death for $260m bribes, bigamy
TIANJIN: This handout photo taken on August 11, 2020 and released by the Second Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin, shows Lai Xiaomin (center), former chairman of China Huarong Asset Management Co, standing during his trial at the Second Intermediate People's Court in Tianjin. - AFP BEIJING: The former chairman of one of China's largest state-controlled asset management firms was sentenced to death yesterday for soliciting $260 million in...
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Iran eyes Biden but could conflict still erupt with Trump?
A handout photo made available yesterday shows Iranian military officials inspecting drones on display prior to a military drone drill at an undisclosed location. - AFP WASHINGTON: Iran has opened the new year with a gambit to pressure President-elect Joe Biden, but fears are rising that conflict could erupt instead with Donald Trump, who still commands US military might in his chaotic final stretch. Iran announced Monday it was stepping up...
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Virus-hit Italy gripped by political crisis
ROME: Conte, a once obscure law professor who has never himself been elected, has so far proved surprisingly adroit at navigating the choppy waters of Italian politics. ROME: Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has more than enough on his plate as he deals with a raging coronavirus pandemic, but also faces the more immediate challenge of staying in office. Despite a soaring COVID-19 death toll and with a deadline looming to come up with a...
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