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The American children lost to stray bullets
WASHINGTON: (Left) John Ayala holds up a picture on Dec 17, 2020 of his grandson, Davon McLean, 11, killed by a stray bullet on July 4, 2020. (Right) This photo received from the DC Metropolitan Police Department on Dec 21, 2020 shows a picture of homicide victim Carmelo Duncan. - AFP WASHINGTON: Carmelo Duncan was strapped into his car seat when he was hit by multiple stray bullets, becoming at just 15 months old one of the youngest shooting...
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3 French police killed by domestic violence suspect
AMBERT, France: French gendarmes speak with a man at the gendarmerie yesterday after three gendarmes were killed and a fourth wounded by a gunman they confronted in response to a domestic violence call in Saint-Just. - AFP SAINT-JUST, France: Three police officers were killed and a fourth wounded in central France yesterday when a man opened fire as they responded to a domestic violence call, the deadliest attack in years on French security...
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UK health service urges Brexit extension to avert catastrophe
LONDON: Passengers board a Eurostar train at St Pancras International station in London yesterday as services prepare to resume following a 48 hour closure of the French border, due to a new coronavirus strain being discovered in the UK. -AFP LONDON: Britain's public health service urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday to extend the country's Brexit transition period or risk pushing hospitals already struggling with coronavirus "over the...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 20, 2018, Myanmar migrants and Thai workers gather fresh shrimps at a seafood market in the Thai coastal province of Samut Sakhon. - A Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak linked to a Thai seafood market in Samut Sakhon province surpassed 1000 cases on December 22, 2020, as authorities weigh up whether to introduce a wider lockdown. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Myanmar ethnic group sentences child murderer to death
In this file photo, Myanmar migrants and Thai workers gather fresh shrimps at a seafood market in the Thai coastal province of Samut Sakhon. - AFP YANGON: A minority ethnic group that unofficially controls a swathe of eastern Myanmar has sentenced a man to death for the kidnap, rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. An official from the Shan State Progress Party said Wednesday the death penalty was "the only option" for the 30-year-old, who...
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Montreal offers 'light therapy' in pandemic winter
Passers-by in Montreal enjoy the 'Loop', one of the five light installations on display to bring some comfort to residents of a city that has been battered by months of coronavirus in Montreal, Quebec. -AFP photos In the heart of downtown Montreal, residents of a city battered by months of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic can now indulge in a little seasonal "light therapy". A special sound and light display has been set up to try to bring...
TOPSHOT - A student (C) takes a face mask from a basket held by an elephant (L) from the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace, dressed in a Santa Claus costume and wearing a face mask, outside the Jirasat Wittaya School in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya on December 23, 2020. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Elephant Santas spread virus awareness among Thai children
A student (center) takes a face mask from a basket held by an elephant (left) from the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace, dressed in a Santa Claus costume and wearing a face mask, outside the Jirasat Wittaya School in the central Thai province of Ayutthaya.-AFP photos Christmas and Thailand's love of elephants combined yesterday when four of the giant creatures dressed as Santa turned up at a school just outside Bangkok, complete with huge coronavirus...
Earnmore Chikavaza, a villager, shows off his bountiful harvest of mandere (chafer beetles, also called Christmas beetles) in a dish after a successful search for the protein-rich edible insects in Mhondoro, Zimbabwe, on December 16, 2020. - In Zimbabwean towns, food tastes have become westernised, but in the countryside, there remains a time-honoured tradition of eating insects, mopani worms and white ants -- the bounty of rich soil and luxuriant vegetation. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP)
Christmas grub: Zimbabwean beetle makes a seasonal snack
Earnmore Chikavaza, a villager, climbs up branches of a musasa tree (brachystegia spiciformis) to shake and dislodge mandere (chafer beetles, also called the Christmas beetle) from hiding in the leaves down to the ground in his search for the protein-rich edible insects in Mhondoro, Zimbabwe.-AFP photos Earnmore Chikavaza takes a mouthful of fried beetles and munches happily, downing the crunchy snack with a mouthful of water. He runs out of...
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Thousands of trucks mass at Dover in cross-Channel chaos
RAMSGATE: An aerial view shows lines of freight lorries and heavy goods vehicles parked on the tarmac at Manston Airport near Ramsgate, south east England on Tuesday.-AFP LONDON: France and Britain reopened cross-Channel travel yesterday after a 48-hour ban to curb the spread of a new coronavirus variant but London has warned it could take days for thousands of trucks blocked around the port of Dover to get moving. The major transit hub reopened...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 23, 2005 A worker inspects newly smelted copper anode sheets for delivery at the Dachang Copper companies refinery, in Shanghai on November 23, 2005. - China, a major consumer of raw materials, is seeking to position itself as an international marketplace for the brokerage of these assets and has just launched a futures contract on the hot copper market. (Photo by MARK RALSTON / AFP)
China launches bid to become commodities market player
SHANGHAI: A worker inspects newly smelted copper anode sheets for delivery at the Dachang Copper companies refinery, in Shanghai. China, a major consumer of raw materials, is seeking to position itself as an international marketplace for the brokerage of these assets and has just launched a futures contract on the hot copper market. -AFP LONDON: China, a big raw materials consumer, hopes to position itself as a global commodities marketplace...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 23, 2005 A worker inspects newly smelted copper anode sheets for delivery at the Dachang Copper companies refinery, in Shanghai on November 23, 2005. - China, a major consumer of raw materials, is seeking to position itself as an international marketplace for the brokerage of these assets and has just launched a futures contract on the hot copper market. (Photo by MARK RALSTON / AFP)
China launches bid to become commodities market player
SHANGHAI: A worker inspects newly smelted copper anode sheets for delivery at the Dachang Copper companies refinery, in Shanghai. China, a major consumer of raw materials, is seeking to position itself as an international marketplace for the brokerage of these assets and has just launched a futures contract on the hot copper market. - AFP LONDON: China, a big raw materials consumer, hopes to position itself as a global commodities marketplace...
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Fitch Ratings affirms KIB's long-term IDR at 'A+' with a stable outlook
Sheikh Mohamed Jarrah Al-SabahRaed Jawad Bukhamseen KUWAIT: Fitch Ratings, one of the leading global credit ratings agencies, has affirmed Kuwait International Bank (KIB)'s Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A+' and viability rating (VR) at "bb-", with a stable outlook. This stable outlook on KIB's long-term IDR reflects the outlook on the Kuwaiti sovereign rating. In its report issued on 22 December 2020, Fitch stated that KIB's Issuer...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 26, 2020, US singer-songwriter Ariana Grande arrives for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. - Ariana Grande announced on December 21, 2020 she is engaged in a series of photos of her and her fiance, Dalton Gomez, a luxury real estate agent, and her engagement ring. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)
Pop superstar Ariana Grande announces engagement
In this file photo US singer-songwriter Ariana Grande arrives for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.-AFP US pop superstar Ariana Grande has announced her engagement to Los Angeles luxury real estate agent Dalton Gomez. The "Stuck With U" singer, 27, confirmed the news in an Instagram post Sunday showing photos of her fiance and her diamond engagement ring, with the caption "forever n then some.""Sooo happy for u guys!" wrote Kim...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
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